Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 — part of the Microsoft Office 2010 suite — was released in mid-2010. It was succeeded by Office 2013, Office 2016, and (in the second half of 2018) Office 2019.

Older versions of Microsoft Office are more susceptible to security vulnerabilities and may not support several advanced features in the Microsoft 365 platform. Microsoft ended support for Office 2010 with Service Pack 1 in October 2014, though business users on Service Pack 2 will receive extended support until October 2020.

Upgrade to a more modern version of Microsoft Office to get the latest advanced features and malware protection. We're keeping this article mainly for its historical value and because some people with very old machines (or people in businesses or schools with slow upgrade cycles) still use PowerPoint 2010 despite its obsolescence.

For those of you who started with PowerPoint 2007, this screen will look familiar. However, there are some new additions to PowerPoint 2010 in terms of features, and some subtle additions in terms of small changes to existing features in PowerPoint 2007.