PowerPoint 2013 Unit A

Insertion point

A blinking vertical line that indicates where your text appears when you type in the placeholder.

Presentation software

A computer program you use to organize and present information to others.

Theme colors

A set of 12 coordinated colors for text, fill, line, and shadow.

Theme effects

A set of effects for lines and fills.

Theme fonts

A set of fonts for titles and other text.

Online collaboration

A term given to the feedback that all Office programs have the capability to incorporate across the Internet or a company network.

Copyright law

A type of intellectual property law that protects works of authorship, including books, Web pages, computer games, music, artwork, and photographs.

Ribbon

A wide band spanning the top of the PowerPoint window that organizes all of PowerPoint's primary commands.

Fair use

An exception to copyright that permits the public to use copyrighted material for certain purposes without obtaining prior consent from the owner.

Intellectual property

Any idea or creation of the human mind

Object

Any item on a slide that can be modified.

Text Placeholders

Boxes with dotted borders, where you enter text.

View Shortcuts

Buttons on the status bar that allow you to switch quickly between PowerPoint views.

Groups

Commands are further arranged into these on the Ribbon based on their function.

Tab

Each set of primary commands is identified by this.

Embed the fonts in your presentation

How do you preserve the look of your presentation on any computer?

Status bar

Located at the bottom of the PowerPoint window, this bar shows messages about what you are doing and seeing in PowerPoint, including which slide you are viewing and the total number of slides.

PowerPoint's 6 primary views

Normal view Outline view Slide sorter view Notes page view Slide show view Reading view

Slide thumbnails

Small images viewed in the left pane in Normal view.

Subtitle text placeholder

The bottom text placeholder on the title slide labeled "Click and add subtitle".

Panes

The name for the two areas the normal view is divided into.

Thumbnails pane

The pane on the left in Normal view, which displays the slides of your presentation.

Normal view

The primary view that you use to write, edit, and design your presentation.

Title placeholder

The top text placeholder on the title slide that is labeled "Click to add title".

Copyright infringement

The unauthorized use of protected work, that can result in legal action.

Views

These allow you to see your presentation in different forms.

Sizing handles

These appear around the border of the selection box, allowing you to change it's shape or size by dragging one of them.

C

These are the building blocks that make up a presentation slide. a) Thumbnails b) Views c) Objects d) Text placeholders

Live Preview

This allows you to see how your changes affect the slides before actually making the change.

AutoFit Options Button

This button indicates that PowerPoint has automatically decreased the font size of all the text in the text object so it fits inside the text object.

Comments button

This button on the status bar allows you to open the Comments pane.

Notes button

This button on the status bar allows you to open the Notes pane.

Content placeholder

This can be used to insert text or objects such as tables, charts, or pictures.

Slide layout

This contains text and object placeholders that are arranged in a specific way on the slide.

Slide pane

This displays the current slide in your presentation.

Selection box

This has a dashed line border and appears around the placeholder, indicating that it is selected and ready to accept text.

Theme

This includes theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects to create a cohesive look.

Zoom slider

This is located in the lower-right corner of the status bar and is used to zoom the slide in and out quickly.

Quick Access Toolbar

This provides access to common commands such as Save, Undo, Redo, and Start From Beginning. It is always visible no matter which Ribbon tab you select.

False

True or False: It is difficult to enter and edit text in PowerPoint.

False

True or false: Notes appear on the slides when you run a slide show.

Double-tapping text to edit, and tapping and dragging slides to rearrange them

What are some common gestures you can use in touch mode?

Visual appeal, graphics, and presentation design

What are the three things that work to communicate your message?

Audience and delivery location

What are the two major factors in the type of presentation you create?

Black-and-white or color handouts, on-screen slide show, and online broadcast

What are three output choices for a presentation?

To review your work and have a hard copy

What are two reasons for printing your presentation?

A blank one, or one with a formatted design

What are your choices when starting a new PowerPoint presentation?

Save it for future use

What can you do with custom-created themes?

Who you are giving it to and how you are presenting it

What do you need to keep in mind when preparing to create a presentation?

It becomes a text object

What happens to a placeholder after text is entered in it?

The general subject matter is not protected, but how you express it is

What is and isn't protected by copyright?

Speaker notes help to remember key details...handouts can be used as a reference during the presentation

What is the function of speaker notes and audience handouts?

One that reads like a story and contains appropriate visual aids

What type of presentation has the greatest impact on the audience?

They take up no disk space and are accessed using SkyDrive

Why take advantage of Microsoft Office Web Apps?

Cloud computing

Work done in a virtual environment.

D

You can use PowerPoint to create: a) slides that you display b) speaker notes for the presenter c) handouts for the audience d) all of the above