Originally Posted by DeafFlyer
Photoshop Elements (linked above) is Photoshp without some of the bells and whistles. It still has a lot of power and sounds good for what you want. It is less than a hundred dollards to get it. Check it out.
...and indeed is less than $50 from this source, which I have used a few times in the past for various items:
www.computersworth.com
I actually bought the $44 Photoshop Elements (and rather disposable digital camera) from this site with no problems; I've also gotten anitvirus and Office software from this site cheap. Never a problem.
Pros and cons of using Photoshop Elements vs. Powerpoint:
--Photoshop Elements apparently doesn't have a selection to change slides via mouse click; instead, you have to choose a time duration for the slides. This could be very tricky for you.
--Photoshop Elements allows some very easy pan/zoom effects (known in the business as "Ken Burns" effects) that may be nice to enhance your presentations.