None of the MS application icons are shown except Word.

flparker,

My question still stands, then, for Word can be installed as a part of the Works Suite.

flparker,

If she goes to Start|All Programs she should be able to launch PowerPoint from its listing there if it is installed on her computer. PowerPoint is a part of Microsoft Office. Does her computer have Office installed?

Or she could get OpenOffice, which has a freeware equivalent of Powerpoint (and which can read and create Powerpoint compatible presentations).

If she just wants to look at a powerpoint presentation rather than create one, she could get the powerpoint viewer from

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/officeupdate/CD010225551033.aspx

Otherwise it looks as if she would need to buy Office or Powerpoint stand alone software.