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Comparison of
PowerPoint Presenters
A Usability Test of Microsoft
PowerPoint and Keynote

Cole Sonday
March 31st
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................3
METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................... 3
TASKS.............................................................................................................................................3
TEST ENVIRONMENT.........................................................................................................................3
EVALUATIVE CRITERIA/RATING SCALE..................................................................................................4
RESULTS................................................................................................................4
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................... 4
TASK 2......................................................................................................................................... 6
TASK 3......................................................................................................................................... 8
TASK 4....................................................................................................................................... 11
TASK 5....................................................................................................................................... 13
TASK 6....................................................................................................................................... 16
TASK 7....................................................................................................................................... 18
TASK 8....................................................................................................................................... 21
TASK 9....................................................................................................................................... 23
TASK 10..................................................................................................................................... 26
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................29
BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................................30
APPENDIX: RAW DATA..........................................................................................30
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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft PowerPoint and Keynote are two popular, presenting tools that are very accessible and
easy-to-use for new/first-time users of these programs or experienced users. This white paper
presents the results of a usability test between these two programs and their performance with
typical users, who have average and competent knowledge of using a computer, but no
background in these programs.

Methodology
Tasks
1) Create a new presentation or open an existing presentation
2) Select the theme of your slideshow presentation
3) Create new slides
4) Revise the layout of your slides
5) Access the master slide tool
6) Edit the: font, size, and color
7) Insert a chart into your slideshow
8) Place and position an image in your slide
9) Add transitions to your slideshow
10) Share the Slideshow with other presenters/colleagues

Test Environment
The test was conducted within a reasonable setting and one that would apply to typical users,
such as a quiet, remote and focused environment or one that is focused with colleagues engaging
in similar programs. First time users would need to limit environmental disruptions in order to be
able to focus and engage properly with the tasks in the programs.

This usability test involved 2021 Microsoft PowerPoint (Version 16.47) and Apple Keynote
(Version 11.0.1) on a 2020 MacBook Pro with macOS Big Sur (Version 11.2.3).
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The year and form of the program could affect the user’s experience especially with the program
of Microsoft PowerPoint and possibly Keynote. Varying environments also are dependent upon
what the user defines as either disruptive or helpful in their process of learning and engaging
with the various tasks.

Evaluative Criteria/Rating Scale

In this comparison, every task will be conducted in both programs with being tested with the five
metrics. The metrics for this test are as follows:

Effective: The task for this test was fully completed and the goal was reached.

Efficient: The number of clicks for each task were reasonable as well as the amount of
time it took to complete the task.

Engaging: The resources and toolbars associated with the different programs are
appealing and enhance user experience.

Error Tolerant: Errors within each program were easy to correct and didn’t provide any
difficulties to the user experience. Program does give occasional feedback with the errors.

Easy to Learn: The task was easy and simple enough to learn, with the tools and
resources provided by the program. Programs are similar enough to provide no confusing
experiences.

The 5 metrics, expressed previously, will be graded through the use of a Likert Scale. A
high score, such as 4 will express the user’s opinion of the statement to be strongly
agreed with. A lower score such as a 1 will express the user’s opinion of the statement to
be strongly disagreed with. The following scores of 3 and 2 will be partial scores towards
opposite ends of the scale.

Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly

Agree Disagree
4 3 2 1

Results

TASK 1

Create a new presentation or open an existing presentation

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When beginning with the first program, Microsoft PowerPoint 2021, the user should first
open up the program. I first opened the program and when it started up I was presented with
a window of options to choose from, in order to create my first presentation. In order to
create my new presentation, I simply clicked on “Blank Presentation” (Figure 1: Microsoft
PowerPoint Opening View). To open an existing presentation, I would click on an option
from the list bellow or select “Open” from the bottom of the left toolbar.

Create Presentation

Open Presentation

Figure 1: Microsoft PowerPoint Opening View

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In comparison, when starting with the Keynote Program, I first needed to open up the program.
As soon as the program was opened I was given a different interface than that of Microsoft

Open Presentation

Create Presentation

PowerPoint. Rather than give me a variety of options I was given a list of old documents to
choose from, to open a previous presentation, or I was allowed to create a new presentation, by
clicking on the “New Document” button at the bottom of the window (Figure 2: Keynote
Opening View).

Figure 2: Keynote Opening View

Task 2

Select the theme of your slideshow presentation

To select the theme of my slideshow presentation, when using the Microsoft PowerPoint
program, I would continue from my new presentation and then go up to the top toolbar. I clicked
on “Design” from the top tabs and then was given a new toolbar. From there I selected my
design from the small window or would enlarge my selection by clicking the small arrow below
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that window (Figure 3: Microsoft PowerPoint Design Toolbar). The theme was then applied to
my whole slideshow.

Design Options

Figure 3: Microsoft PowerPoint Design Toolbar

When switching to the Keynote program, I selected the theme of my slideshow with the first
option it gives me, after I have created my new presentation (Figure 4: Keynote Design
Templates Interface). Versus the Microsoft PowerPoint program, Keynote easily allows me to
access and immediately choose my
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themes instead of having to go out of my way to access a different toolbar or menu. This was
much easier for me to choose from between the two programs.

Theme
Options

Figure 4: Keynote Design Templates Interface

Task 3

Create new slides

To create new slides for my slideshow, using the Microsoft PowerPoint interface, I started by
continuing off with my new presentation template and by going up to “Home” tab and clicking
on it. I then moved my cursor across the toolbar to the icon that said, “New Slide” and clicked on
it (Figure 5: Microsoft PowerPoint New Slide Option). When clicking on the arrow next to it, I
was given a variety of options where I could choose different layouts of my new slide.
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For this task, when scoring it on the metric of the effectiveness of the program, I gave it a 4 for
how easy it was to complete the task. When scoring the program for the metric of efficiency I
scored it as a 4 for the little time it took and the reasonable number of clicks that was needed to
complete the task. When using the metric of engaging to score, I gave it a 4 due to the appealing
factor for the user and how it enhanced my experience. I gave it a 4 under the metric of error
tolerant due to the fact that there were no errors, and no corrections were necessary. Within the
metric of how easy to learn the program was, I gave it a 4 due to the simpleness of the task with
the tools and resources, and the programs were comparingly similar.

New Slide/Layout

Figure 5: Microsoft PowerPoint New Slide Option

Switching to the Keynote program, I continued off with my new presentation and slid my cursor
up to the top toolbar of the program. In the same area, compared to the Microsoft PowerPoint
interface, was the option to add a slide to my presentation. I went ahead and clicked on the
button and the program immediately give me a list of options to choose from, to decide which
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layout I want for my new slide. Comparatively, this immediate option, gives this program the
slight advantage compared to PowerPoint (Figure 6: Keynote New Slide Option).
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When scoring this program using the metric of effectiveness, I gave it a 4 because I was able to
fully complete the task and my goal was reached. When scoring it on the metric of efficiency, I
scored it as a 4 because the number of clicks that it took to complete the task was simple enough
and took little time. On the metric of engaging, I gave the program a score of 4 because it was
reasonably appealing and enhanced my user experience. On the metric of error tolerance, I gave
the program a 4 due to no errors that I had with the program and even so, feedback was easily
accessible. When scoring the program on the easy to learn metric, I scored it as a 4 because the
programs were comparatively similar, and the task was simple enough to complete with the
resources and tools of the program.

New Slide

Figure 6: Keynote New Slide Option

Task 4

Revise the layout of your slides

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When attempting to revise the layout of my slide on Microsoft PowerPoint, I continued with my
current slideshow and slid my cursor up to the “Home” tab and clicked on it (unless already
there, which I was). I then clicked on the “Layout” button next to the “New Slide” button. I
choose a new layout option from the drop-down menu of layout styles and it applied to my new
slide (Figure 7: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Layout).

When scoring this program, using the metric of effectiveness, I scored it with a 4 because I
completed the task easily and my goal was reached. Under the metric of efficiency, I gave the
program a 4 because the number of clicks for this task was reasonable and a minimal amount of
time was taken. With the metric of engaging, I scored it as a 4 because the resources for this task
was appealing in the program and it enhanced my experience. Under error tolerance, I scored it
as a 4 because there were no errors, and this program does give good feedback. Under the metric
of easy to learn, I gave it a 4 because the programs were similar enough to provide no confusion
and the task was simple enough to learn with the resources.
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Slide Layout

Figure 7: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Layout

Using the comparative program, Keynote, to adjust my slide layout, I continued with my
previous slideshow presentation. I first begun by trying to figure out how to revise my slide
layout. The only way I was able to understand how to change it was by deleting the slide and
adding a new slide and changing the layout through that option. In order to make it simpler, I
continued to search the toolbar on the right of the program. I clicked on “Change Master” and it
gave me a drop-down menu of options to choose from (Figure 8: Keynote Slide Layout Menu).
This isn’t as easy to navigate or understand as Microsoft PowerPoint.
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When scoring this program under the metric of effectiveness, I gave it a 4 because the task was
fully completed the goal was reached. Under efficiency, I scored it as a 3 because the number of
clicks required took more than expected and took a little more time than needed. Under the
metric of engaging, I gave it a 3 because the resources and toolbars were too simple and the
resource to engage the layout wasn’t easily understood, but it was still appealing. Under error

Slide Layout Menu

tolerance, I gave it a 2 due to the fact that I had to delete when beginning because I needed to
find a simpler way to change the layout and the program doesn’t give much feedback on how to
change the layout. Under easy to learn, I scored it as a 2 because it wasn’t similar to the other
program and it was a little confusing and the resources were not as clear.

Figure 8: Keynote Slide Layout Menu

Task 5

Access the master slide tool

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When attempting to access the master slide tool, using the Microsoft Office Program, I first
started off by going to the program and looking for the option to open the “Master Slide”. I
clicked on the “Slideshow” tab under the top ribbon and found no resource labeled as “Master
Slide. I went to the “View” tab and promptly found the “Slide Master” resource. I clicked on the
“Slide Master” and it allowed me to access all the different slide layouts and edit them (Figure 9:
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Master).
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When scoring this program under the metric of effectiveness, I gave it a score of 4 because the
test of this task was fully completed, and my goal was reached. Under the metric of efficiency, I
scored it as a 3 because the number of clicks for this task was a little unreasonable because I
didn’t know where the slide master option was. The engaging metric of this program I gave a 4
because the resources and toolbars associated with this task was appealing and enhanced my
experience. Under the error tolerance metric, I gave it a 4 due to the fact that while an error was
made the program did give exceptional help on finding the proper resource that I was looking
for. I scored it on a 3 under the easy to learn metric, because it wasn’t too simple. s

Master Slide Toolbar

Figure 9: Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Master

When switching to the other program, Keynote, I attempted to access the master slide resource
by first starting off under the main page of my slideshow. I looked at the top of the toolbar and
found no resource to access the master slide tool. I was able to find the “Edit Master Slide” tool
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resource in the toolbar to the right and was able to access the Master Slide immediately (Figure
11: Keynote Master Slide Tool).

When scoring this program under the effectiveness metric, I gave it a 4 because the test for this
task was fully completed the goal was reached. Under the efficiency metric I scored it as a 4
because the number of clicks for this task was reasonable. In the engaging metric I gave it a 4
because the resources and toolbars with this program made enhanced my experience. With the
error tolerance metric, I gave it a 4 because no errors occurred with this task. Under the easy to
learn metric, I gave it a 4 because the task was easy enough to learn with this program and the
resources provided made it simple.

Master Slide Toolbar

Figure 10: Keynote Edit Master Slide Toolbar

Task 6

Edit the: font, size, and color

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For the task of editing the font, size, and color of the text of my slideshow, using Microsoft
PowerPoint, I first started with my continued mock slideshow presentation. Using the blank
template, I put in some text to test the task on. To edit the font of my slideshow I located the
dropdown menu for the fonts under the “Home” tab (while I was already there). I choose an
example font “Cooper” for the title. I then used the text size dropdown menu to change the size
of the text of the title. I used the text color button to change the color of the title text to blue
(Figure 11: Microsoft PowerPoint Font, Text Size, and Text Color Menu).

When using the metric of effectiveness to grade the program, I scored it at a 4 due to the fact that
I fully completed the test of this task using Microsoft PowerPoint. Under the metric of
efficiency, I gave the program a score of 4 because the number of clicks that it took to complete
the task was reasonable. Using the metric of engaging I gave a score of 4 because the toolbar and
resources provided enhanced my user experience. Under the metric of error tolerance, I scored
the program at a 4 because no errors were made, and it didn’t provide any difficulties. With the
metric of easy to learn I gave it a 4 because it was very easy to learn this task with the resources
provided.
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Font, Text Size, and Text color

Figure 11: Microsoft PowerPoint Font, Text Size, and Text Color Menu

Using the comparison program, Keynote, I started with the basic of my mock presentation on the
home screen of the program interface. From there I tried to look at the toolbar on the interface
for any sign of the option to change the text’s font, size, or color but I did not see any options. I
directed my cursor towards the right toolbar of the program but saw no other resource either. I
selected the text box and the toolbar on the right changed into a formatting toolbar for the text.
From there I was able to select the text font, size, and color by clicking on the “Text” menu of
the format toolbar. I changed the font size to 95 point, and changed the font to Copperplate,
using the font dropdown menu. I used the text color menu following those tools to change the
color of the text to blue (Figure 12: Keynote Text Format Menu).

Using the effectiveness metric to score this program, I scored it at a 4 because was able to
complete the test of this task and reach my goal. Under the efficiency metric, I scored it at a 3
because the number of clicks it took to complete the task was a little less reasonable and efficient
than needed, compared to Microsoft PowerPoint. Under the engaging metric, I gave it a score of
3 because the resources and toolbars associated with the program didn’t help enhance my
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experience with the task. When looking at the error tolerance metric, I scored it at a 4 because no
errors were committed while attempting to complete the task. Under the metric of easy to learn, I
gave it a score of 3 because the task was not as simple to learn, and the resources were not as
helpful in this program as it was with the comparing.

Figure 12: Keynote Text Format Menu

Task 7

Insert a chart into your slideshow

When attempting to insert a chart using the Microsoft Office interface, I used my previous mock
presentation as my test subject. I started by using the second slide of my presentation because the
title and content layout provides the perfect area to insert a chart into. As soon as I look at the
slide, there is an option to insert a chart/graph into the content box. A dropdown menu appears
giving you a wide variety of charts and graphs to choose from. Alternatively, another less
efficient example to insert a chat into my slide was when I went under the “Insert” tab. The
module “Models” menu gives me the ability to also choose the specific chart I want from the
dropdown menu it provides (Figure 13: Microsoft PowerPoint Chart Menu).
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When scoring the Microsoft PowerPoint program under the metric of effectiveness, I scored it at
a 4 because I was able to complete the test for this task. Using the metric of efficiency, I scored
the program at a 4 due to the number of clicks for this task was reasonable and so was the
amount of time to complete. Under the metric of engaging, I scored it at a 4 because the
resources and toolbars in the program enhanced my user experience. Under the metric of error
tolerance, I scored it at a 4 because there were no errors, and the program didn’t provide any
difficulties. Under the metric of easy to learn, I gave the program a 4 because of the simplicity of
the task and the tools and resources were helpful.

Charts Menu

Figure 13: Microsoft PowerPoint Chart Menu

Using the comparison program to Microsoft Office, I used my mock slideshow presentation as
the similar test subject for me to commit this task to. I began by starting with the same slide
layout in this program, title and content slide, and looked at the top toolbar to locate the “Chat”
button. Unlike PowerPoint, this program doesn’t give the same simple experience as having a
button in the textbox to insert a chart into. However, it does have a “Chart” Menu on the top
toolbar. I clicked on that button and it provided me with a dropdown menu of charts to choose
from, slightly similar to the Microsoft PowerPoint menu (Figure 14: Keynote Chart Menu).
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When scoring the Keynote program under the effectiveness metric, I scored it at a 4 because the
task for this test was fully completed. Under the efficiency metric, I scored it at a 4 due to the
fact that the number of clicks for this task was reasonable and simple. Under the engaging metric
I scored it at a 4 because the resources and toolbars associated with the program and task were
enhancing my user experience. Under the error tolerance metric, I gave it a score of 4 because
there were no errors experienced. With the easy to learn metric, I gave it a score of 3 due to the
fact that the task was easy and simple but compared to Microsoft Office it didn’t make it as
similar and simple as it could have.
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Charts Menu

Figure 14: Keynote Chart Menu

Task 8

Place and position an image in your slide

Starting with the program of Microsoft Office, I used my test subject mock presentation to
commit to this task. I began the task by using the same layout, title and content, under a blank
slide in my presentation. In the content textbook provided, there is the option to insert a picture
with a “File” menu popping up following it. The same task can be completed in a less efficient
manner, when I would go under the “Insert” tab and select the “Pictures” Menu from the toolbar.
I then had the ability to select a picture from file or from the photo browser, or from clipart
(Figure 15: Microsoft PowerPoint Picture Menu and Photo Design).
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When scoring the program of Microsoft PowerPoint using the metric of effectiveness, I scored it
at a 4 because the test for this task was completed and the goal was achieved. Under the metric of
efficiency, I scored it at a 4 because the number of clicks for each task were reasonable as was
the amount of time it took to complete it. Under the metric of engaging, I gave it a 4 due to the
fact that the resources and toolbars of the program were appealing and enhanced my experience.
Under the error tolerance metric, I scored it at a 4 because there were no errors, and the program
gave minimal difficulties. When looking at the easy to learn metric, I gave it a score of 4 because
the task was simple enough to complete with the tools and resources provided.
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Picture Menu Access

Positioned
Photo

Figure 15: Microsoft PowerPoint Picture Menu and Photo Design

When using the comparative product program, Keynote, I used the same mock slideshow
presentation as my test subject for this task to be completed on. I began with the same slide
layout as the opposite program, the title and content layout. While there is an option, similar to
one given by Microsoft PowerPoint, in the slide layout dropdown menu, to choose a specific
layout for title and photo, I went ahead and attempted the same steps previously used. I went to
the top toolbar and located the button marked “Media”. I selected it and it gave me a dropdown
menu of various media to insert. I choose “Picture and it allowed me to insert a picture from my
files. Instead of replacing the textbook, it allows me to insert a photo while still keeping the text,
which is one advantage. I positioned a random, sample photo in my slide (Figure 16: Keynote
Picture Menu and Photo Design).

When going over the effectiveness metric of this program, I gave it a score of 4 because the test
for this task was fully completed and the goal was reached. Under the metric of efficiency, I gave
it a score of 4 because I was able to complete the task with a reasonable amount of clicks and
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time. Under the metric of engaging, I gave it a score of 3 because the resources and toolbars were
appealing but didn’t enhance my experience, due to the fact that I couldn’t select photos from my
computer files. Under error tolerance, I scored it at a 4 because there were no errors committed
within the program during the task and no difficulties as well. When looking at the easy to learn
metric, I scored it at a 3 because the program was simple to learn the task through but was not as
comparatively similar to the following program.
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Picture Menu Access

Positioned
Photo

Figure 16: Keynote Picture Menu and Photo Design

Task 9

Add transitions to your slideshow

When using the program of Microsoft PowerPoint with this task, I used the same mock
presentation to use as a test subject for the task. I am using the 3 test slides to insert transitions
into for the task. I start off by leading with the title slide and clicking on the “Transitions” tab on
the toolbar. From the “Transitions” toolbar I select a transition from the menu provided or click
on the dropdown menu to view the full menu of applicable transitions. I chose the “random bars”
transition for the title slide. I then went to the second slide and chose the “reveal” transition.
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Then I went to the third and final slide and choose the “wipe” transition (Figure 17: Microsoft
PowerPoint Transition Menu).

When scoring the Microsoft PowerPoint program using the effectiveness metric, I gave it a 4
because the test for this task was completed the goal was reached. For the efficiency metric, I
gave it a 4 because the number of clicks and the amount of time it took to complete was
reasonable. Under the engaging metric, I graded it at a 4 because the resources and toolbars
provided enhanced my user experience and was appealing. Under the error tolerance metric, I
scored it at a 4 because no errors were encountered, and the program provided no difficulties.
With the easy to learn metric, I gave it a 4 due to the fact that the task was simple enough to
learn with the tools and resources provided.
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Transition
Toolbar

Figure 17: Microsoft PowerPoint Transition Menu

Switching to the comparative program, Keynote, I used the same mock slideshow presentation I
had created as the test subject for this task. I had the same number of test slides to experiment
with and started with the title slide, as before. When looking at the main toolbar I saw that there
was an “animate” option near the right-hand corner. I selected it and it brought up a transition
toolbar on the right side allowing me to “add an effect” to the slideshow. I added the “grid”
transition to the title slide. Then I added the “droplet” transition to the second slide. On the third
and final slide I added the “reveal” transition (Figure 18: Keynote Transition Toolbar Menu).
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When scoring the Keynote program, using the effectiveness metric, I scored it at a 4 because the
test for this task was completed and the goal was reached. Under the efficiency metric, I scored it

Transition
Toolbar

at a 4 because the number of clicks it took to complete the task was reasonable. Using the
engaging metric, I scored it at a 4 due to the fact that the resources and toolbars associated with
the program enhanced my user experience. Using the error tolerance metric, I scored it at a 4
because no errors were encountered, and the program gave no difficulties. When scoring the easy
to learn metric, I gave it a score of 4 because the task was easy and simple enough to learn with
the tools the program provided.

Figure 18: Keynote Transition Toolbar Menu

Task 10

Share the Slideshow with other presenters/colleagues

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Starting with Microsoft PowerPoint, I will continue to finish up the tasks using my mock
slideshow presentation to properly share my slideshow with other presenters/colleagues. In order
for me to share my presentation, I first need to save my PowerPoint under a name. So, I gave it
the title of “Mock Presentation”. I then went under the program toolbar, under “file” and went
down to share. With Microsoft PowerPoint, I need to save it to their Cloud called OneDrive to be
able to share it with others. Only those with OneDrive can access and edit it. There are also other
options through the dropdown menu for sharing, such as emailing a copy of the file to others. For
the sake of professionalism, I kept it under OneDrive (Figure 19: Microsoft PowerPoint Share
Menu).
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When scoring PowerPoint under the metric effectiveness, I scored it as a 4 due to the fact that the
test for this task was completed and the goal was reached. For the metric of efficiency, I gave it a
4 because the number of clicks for this task was reasonable. Under the engaging metric, I scored
it as a 4 due to the fact that the resources and the toolbars associated with the program was
appealing and enhanced my user experience. Under the error tolerance metric, I gave it a 4
because there were no errors encountered and the program gave no difficulties. With the easy to
learn metric, I scored it as a 3 because the task was simple and easy enough to learn with the
tools but the interface was not as friendly with the Apple software as is Keynote.

File Menu

Share Menu

Figure 19: Microsoft PowerPoint Share Menu

Using the comparison program, Keynote, finishing up the final task using my mock slideshow
presentation, I will try to share my slideshow with other presenters or collogues. First I need to
save the slideshow under a file name, as stated before. I will give this presentation the title of
“Mock Slideshow” before attempting to share it. Unlike with PowerPoint, the Keynote interface
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seems to have their own toolbar menu titled “share”. Clicking on the menu gave me a dropdown
menu with a couple different options. I chose the option of “collaborate with others” and it
required me to save it to iCloud, Apple’s version of OneDrive. When this was completed a
window came up giving me the option of emailing the iCloud file to others, using text
messaging, copying the link to send in another program, or using Airdrop. I selected emailing it
out under a “mock” email to a friend (Figure 20: Keynote Share Menu).

When scoring the Keynote program interface using the effectiveness metric, I gave it a 4 because
the test for this task was fully completed. Under the metric of efficiency, I scored it as a 4
because the number of clicks for each task was reasonable as was the amount of time it took to
complete. With the metric of engagement, I gave the program a score of 4 because the resources
and toolbars associated with the program made it appealing and enhanced my user experienced.
With the error tolerance metric, I scored it as a 4 because no errors were encountered, and the
program gave no difficulty to the user experience. The metric of easy to learn, I scored it as a 4
due to the fact that the task was easy and simple enough to learn with the tools and resources
provided, plus the Keynote interface works much better with the Apple software compared to the
Microsoft PowerPoint.
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Figure 20: Keynote Share Menu

Conclusions and Recommendations

The overall conclusion between these two programs is that altogether, they share a similar
interface but there are some noticeable differences between the user experience with each
program. The Microsoft PowerPoint program appears to have a higher range of tools and
resources for the user versus the Keynote interface, but the Keynote interface is much more
based for first-time users and a much more easily accessible and navigational program. The
Microsoft Program is preferred in most professional settings such as school, corporations, and
retail environments. Keynote is an acceptable format in some cases, but it is difficult since the
operating system required for Apple is sometimes not widely accessed, whereas PowerPoint can
be accessed under multiple different operating systems. The first choice through my overall user
experience would be Microsoft PowerPoint because of the highly encouraged user-friendly
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nature, while it may be a little overwhelming to first time users. Microsoft Office provides an
excellent website to help with certain questions with this program. Keynote would be a second
option from my overall user experience with it, due to the fact that the range of resources it has is
little compared to PowerPoint.
I would suggest that the owners of Keynote improve the interface to include more tools and
resources for users to be able to compare with Microsoft PowerPoint. I believe that Microsoft
Office could improve PowerPoint through increasing their user interface by making it more
accessible and navigational for first time users. I think that the toolbars under Keynote could also
be worked on and improved upon because of how little toolbars were accessible during my user
experience.

Bibliography
Microsoft PowerPoint. Created by Microsoft Office 365. Version 16.47. 2021 copyright.

Keynote. Created by Apple Inc. Version 11.0.1. 2003-2021 copyright.

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