Presentation Assistant Pro

A laptop and a projector are excellent tools for presentations. They are very useful in many fields of expertise, from teaching to business. If you need to highlight something, you could stay next to the projection and use a stick or a laser pointer, but this can be ineffective if the projection is too large or out of reach. Presentation Assistant Pro includes a series of tools, which can be used to highlight objects, show keystrokes, mouse clicks or draw shapes anywhere on your screen, regardless of what application you are running.

The 6.25 Mb installation file will launch a standard setup wizard. You only need to accept the terms and conditions, provide a destination path and select one or two shortcuts. The application is constantly updated and it is compatible with all Windows platforms.

You can choose to work on a basic editor, which resembles the standard Paint application, using various drawing tools. The software makes it possible to use the same drawing tools directly on your screen. The main interface is compact and it consists of multiple tabs, where you will find numerous tools and options. The Screen page is where you can choose to work in the editor or on your screen, select different zoom tools and take snapshots of your screen, which are loaded automatically in the editor.

You can find various annotation functions, on the software's Tools page. If you want your audience to focus on a specific item, you can use the Spotlight tool. When selected, the whole screen will be darkened, except for a rectangular area, which you can move and resize like a window. You can also place arrows, a clock and a timer on your screen. Presentation Assistant Pro comes with a few tools for the mouse pointer as well. You may activate a larger pointer, which can be seen from a distance, highlight the cursor or enable a spotlight around the pointer.

Another function will indicate when you click with the left or right mouse button. It is also possible to set the application to display your keystrokes, in case you are using shortcut keys. If you drag and drop .exe files to a list, on the Task page, you will be able to run them faster and easier. Additionally, the application lets you place audio files, in a different list, on a separate page and play them.