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90 Part II: Preparing and Producing Professional Results<br />

Benefits of XML<br />

The <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> system uses <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> Open XML format as the default<br />

format for all applications. Files saved in <strong>Office</strong> PowerPoint <strong>2007</strong> are assigned the .pptx<br />

file extension. Saving a file in XML offers a number of benefits for users. <strong>First</strong>, XML<br />

enables you to separate data and formatting so that information you create in one<br />

application can easily be used in other forms. Secondly, XML files are much smaller<br />

than traditional files—especially when it comes to the graphics-intensive files that <strong>Office</strong><br />

PowerPoint creates—so the new <strong>Office</strong> PowerPoint <strong>2007</strong> files are much smaller, easier to<br />

download, manage, and share.<br />

Improvements for Team Presentations<br />

Today’s workforce is becoming increasingly mobile. We’re no longer tied to our desks (or,<br />

at least, not for long!) when we need to finish a project or finalize a presentation for review.<br />

<strong>Office</strong> PowerPoint <strong>2007</strong> offers several different ways you and your team members can continue<br />

to work on presentations, whether you are all working in the same office or on different<br />

continents.<br />

Enhancements in Shared Workspace Technology<br />

The previous version of <strong>Office</strong> PowerPoint included support for shared documents—so if your<br />

company is using <strong>Microsoft</strong> <strong>Office</strong> SharePoint technologies, you can create a shared document<br />

workspace where your presentations can be stored and shared among coworkers. <strong>Microsoft</strong>®<br />

<strong>Office</strong> SharePoint® Server <strong>2007</strong> is supported in <strong>Office</strong> PowerPoint <strong>2007</strong>, which gives you<br />

access to new features, including the project workflow and approval process. If you are routing<br />

your presentation for review to a number of members on your team, you can use the workflow<br />

process to create a task list for team members with automatic alerts to let them know when the<br />

presentation has been updated in the server space and is ready for review.

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