PowerPoint

slide show

A PowerPoint presentation

multilevel bulleted list slide

A slide that consists of more than one level of bulleted text

Thumbnail pane

As you create the slides, miniature views of the individual slides

demoting

Creating a lower-level paragraph

variants

Each theme has a set of four alternate designs, called

Review and Enhance Slides and Printouts

Find and Replace Text (PPT 113) Find and Insert a Synonym (PPT 114) Add Notes (PPT 115) Check Spelling (PPT 117) Insert a Slide Number (PPT 118) Print Speaker Notes (PPT 121)

Insert and Format WordArt

Insert WordArt (PPT 103) Change the WordArt Shape (PPT 104) Apply a WordArt Text Fill (PPT 106) Change the Weight of the WordArt Outline (PPT 106) Change the Color of the WordArt Outline (PPT 107)

deck

The collection of slides in a presentation

Slide pane

The large area in the middle (displays the slide you currently are developing and allows you to enter text, tables, charts, graphics, pictures, video, and other elements)

landscape orientation

The slide layouts are set up in

Three layouts are for text:

Title Slide, Section Header, and Title Only

Five are for text and content:

Title and Content, Two Content, Comparison, Content with Caption, and Picture with Caption

bulleted list

a list of paragraphs, each of which may be preceded by a bullet character, such as a dot, arrow, or checkmark

clip

a single media file, such as a photo, illustration, sound, or video.

slide transition

a special effect used to progress from one slide to the next in a slide show

Pattern fill

adds designs, such as dots or diamonds, that repeat in rows across the slide.

transparency

allows you to see through the background

Placeholders

boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are displayed when you create a new slide.

Notes pane

by default, is hidden at the bottom of the window.

Office.com Clip Art

collection of drawings, photos, sounds, and other media files shared among Microsoft Office applications

promoting

creating a higher-level paragraph

level

is a position within a structure, such as an outline, that indicates the magnitude of importance. PowerPoint allows for five paragraph levels.

theme

is a specific design with coordinating colors, fonts, and special effects such as shadows and reflections.

view

is the mode in which the presentation appears on the screen

offsets

moves the background away from the slide borders in varying distances by percentage

Gradient fill

one color shade gradually progressing to another shade of the same color or one color progressing to another color

Solid fill

one color used throughout the entire slide

Tiling options

repeat the background image many times vertically and horizontally on the slide;

layout

specifies the arrangement of placeholders on a slide

custom layout

specifies the number, size, and location of placeholders, background content, and optional slide and placeholder-level properties

The default view is (Normal view)

which is composed of three areas that allow you to work on various aspects of a presentation simultaneously

layout gallery

you can choose a slide layout