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[[File:WingIt.png|thumb|The software logo.]]
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'''WingIt''' is a computer program advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. It is a presentation program, parodying [[wp:Microsoft PowerPoint|Microsoft PowerPoint]] as well as [[wp:Apple Keynote|Apple Keynote]] and [[wp:OpenOffice.org Impress|OpenOffice.org Impress]] to a lesser extent. The program was created by FACADE. The term "wing it" is an idiom meaning to improvise, suggesting that many computer-made presentations are created on the fly.
'''WingIt''' is a computer program advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] created by FACADE. It is a presentation program, parodying [[wp:Microsoft PowerPoint|Microsoft PowerPoint]] as well as [[wp:Apple Keynote|Apple Keynote]] and [[wp:OpenOffice.org Impress|OpenOffice.org Impress]]. Like the real-life programs and as suggested by its radio ads, users of WingIt tend to use by reducing complicated messages to simple bullet points and elevating style over substance. The term "wing it" is an idiom meaning to improvise, suggesting that many computer-made presentations are created on the fly.
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Revision as of 07:18, 20 January 2011

The software logo.

WingIt is a computer program advertised in Grand Theft Auto IV created by FACADE. It is a presentation program, parodying Microsoft PowerPoint as well as Apple Keynote and OpenOffice.org Impress. Like the real-life programs and as suggested by its radio ads, users of WingIt tend to use by reducing complicated messages to simple bullet points and elevating style over substance. The term "wing it" is an idiom meaning to improvise, suggesting that many computer-made presentations are created on the fly.