For many years we’ve had a consistent user interface with Microsoft PowerPoint that is easy to navigate with key elements having some prominence. Successfully, we’ve made the transition in using not only the 97/2003 PowerPoint version but also the PowerPoint 2007 version.

A big shift in the user interface has caused some unwanted discomfort in learning a new menu system that no longer uses the “File” menu system. Instead, a ‘pretty’ button-heavy interface has laced the 2007 software with many changes – it’s almost like learning new software, not just about new options.

One key element to having success using the software is navigation. If you can’t menu items, you’re going to struggle until that is not an issue. The good news is, there are charts which can help speed things up.

You can find a PowerPoint 2007 Cheat Sheet (thanks to http://www.computerworld.com) that will help you find menu items so you’re able to access functions of PowerPoint like you had in the previous software. In case you don’t notice, there are 8 pages in that sheet about all the buttons. It will also give you keyboard shortcuts for those who take advantage of quick access!