Remember back when the ability to create a slide show \rpresentation using PowerPoint was cutting-edge technology? \rPowerPoint presentations changed the way that companies and \rseminars did business. It was easy to take along your \rpresentation material; just grab your laptop and go. Sound and \rvisual effects, fancy screen designs, bulleted features ¨C \rpresentations had it all.

Everybody had a PowerPoint presentation. Those who didn¡¯t use \rthis type of presentation material really felt the pressure to \rconform. Plus it wasn¡¯t difficult to see how bored their \raudiences were becoming with nothing visual to hold their \rattention.

When the technology bubble burst a few years back, and the \rafter-effects of 911 dealt a serious blow to the economy, \rbusiness travel budgets became practically non-existent. At the \rsame time, globalization was becoming the new buzzword. To stay \rin business and be better able to conduct business globally, more \rand more companies developed websites. Other advances in \rtechnology helped reign in and at the same time expand the global \rmarketplace.

Today, slide show presentations still are valuable sales and \rmarketing tools used by all types of large, small and even \rhome-based businesses. They¡¯re also a favorite of anyone giving a \rseminar.

In an effort to keep up with today¡¯s fast pace of business and \rits global nature, many marketing departments are realizing the \rbenefits of emailing their slide show presentations. That¡¯s \rright. Presentations that used to be viewed primarily in a room \rfull of marginally-interested decision makers can now be directly \rposted on a website or delivered via email instantaneously to the \rright person. Viewing PowerPoint presentations sent via email is \ras easy as reading your email. But it¡¯s even better because you \rget sound and animation, too.

Using a powerful conversion program called PowerConverter, you \rcan quickly convert your PowerPoint 2000, XP or 2003 slides to \rbrowser-friendly Flash. Simply install this software, push a \rbutton and save the presentation as a .SWF or a .EXE file.

Select .SWF file formats for fast streaming viewing on a web \rsite. Save as a .EXE and the conversion will include the Flash \rviewer as well as the presentation. That way, those receiving \rthe file won¡¯t need any additional software to view it. This \rformat is great for distributing smaller, self-running CD-ROMs.

No longer do you have to wait forever to get your marketing \rmaterials into the hands of the right person. No longer do you \rhave to worry that your marketing materials will be out of date \rbefore those you are sending it to even have a chance to look at \rit. Files can be instantly updated, saving businesses time and \rmoney ¨C the two most important things that a business needs to \rstay competitive.

Plus, there¡¯s no need to worry that the picture clarity will \rdiminish after the conversion process, even as the slide show \rpresentation is compressed by as much as 97%! You do have an \roption to improve the picture quality should you need it. Just \rnote that this will increase the size of your file.

PowerConverter is available in three different versions, each \roptimized for a different version of PowerPoint. There¡¯s the lite \rversion optimized for PowerPoint 97. PowerConverter 2000 is \roptimized for PowerPoint 2000 and the XP version of \rPowerConverter is optimized for PowerPoint 2002, XP and 2003.

Remember, for your business to survive, you¡¯ve got to always stay \rone step ahead of your competition. The folks over at \rPresentationPro understand this. They had the foresight to \rdevelop a product that could take PowerPoint 2000 presentation \rmaterials to the next level. If you¡¯re not already taking \radvantage of this impressive slide show conversion technology, \rdon¡¯t wait any longer.

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