Powerpoint Module 1 Flashcards
Microsoft Powerpoint
A full-featured presentation app that lets you produce professional-looking presentation files and then deliver them to an audience; also called PowerPoint.
presentation
A PowerPoint document that lets you create and deliver a dynamic, professional-looking message to an audience in the form of a slide show.
slide show
A term used to describe a PowerPoint presentation.
deck
A collection of slides in a presentation, resembling a deck of cards stacked on top of each other, that is used to enhance an oral presentation.
slide
A page in a PowerPoint presentation file on which you insert text, shapes, illustrations, pictures, and media objects such as videos.
Title slide
The first slide in a presentation, usually containing the presentation title and other identifying information, such as the presenter’s or the company’s name; Title Slide is the default layout that appears when you create a new presentation.
insertion point
A blinking vertical line that appears when you click in a paragraph, cell or text box; indicating where new text or an object will be inserted.
theme
A predefined, coordinated set of colors, fonts, graphical effects, and other formats that can be applied to documents, spreadsheets, presentations, publications, and Access forms and reports to give them a consistent, professional look.
pointer
A small symbol on the screen that becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing, the application you are using, and the pointer’s location on the screen.
scrollbar
Bars on the right edge (vertical scroll bar) and bottom edge (horizontal scroll bar) of a document window that let you view a document that is too large to fit on the screen at once.
scroll box
A box in a scroll bar that you can drag, or click above and below, to display different parts of a window.
scroll arrow
Small triangular “up” and “down” arrows at each end of a scroll bar that you use to adjust your window view in small increments.
status bar
The gray bar at the bottom of Office app windows that shows status information about the currently open document, worksheet, database, or presentation, as well as containing commands for viewing the file in different ways and for changing the zoom percentage.
ribbon
In many Microsoft app windows, a horizontal strip near the top of the window that contains tabs of grouped commands and buttons.
tab
A section of the ribbon or a dialog box that contains a group of related commands and settings.
group
In Office apps and in Windows, a section of a tab on the ribbon containing related commands.
Home tab
A tab on the ribbon that contains the more frequently used commands; also called the primary tab. Also called the primary tab.
active tag
The ribbon tab currently displayed.
tool tabs
Tabs that appear in addition to the main tabs on the ribbon when you perform certain tasks or work with objects, such as pictures or tables; also called contextual tabs.
gallery
A collection of choices, often graphical, arranged in a grid or list, that you can browse through before making a selection, such as fonts or templates.
live preview
An Office feature that shows the results that would occur in your file, such as the effects of formatting options on a document’s appearance, if you clicked the option you are pointing to.
ScreenTip
A label that appears when you point to a button or object, that may include the name, purpose, or keyboard shortcut for the object; may also include a link to associated help topics.
Dialog box launcher
A small arrow in the lower-right corner of some ribbon groups that, when clicked, displays a dialog box or task pane with more options.
pane
A section of a window, such as the navigation pane in the File Explorer window or the Slides pane in PowerPoint.
Tell me box
A search box on the ribbon that is used to find a command or access the application Help system.
Quick access toolbar
A customizable toolbar at the left edge of the title bar that contains buttons for frequently used commands.