PowerPoint Unit 1

Organization Chart

A SmartArt graphic used to show hierarchy and relationships of people or objects

Status Bar

A bar at the bottom of the program window that provides information about the current file and process

Zoom Slider

A bar in the lower-right corner of an Office program window that you can use to increase or decrease the size of the document on screen

Placeholder

A boxed outline on a slide that can be used to insert text or an object when clicked

Microsoft Office Button

A button that opens a menu with commands for working with files, including commands for opening, saving, printing, and creating new files

PowerPoint Presentation

A computer slide show created in PowerPoint

Grouping

A feature that allows you to move, format, or resize several objects as if they were on object

SmartArt Graphic

A graphic diagram that visually illustrates text and includes formatted graphics

Chart (graph)

A graphical representation of data

Rotate Handle

A green circle that appears connected to a selection rectangle around an object and that you can drag to rotate the object

Blank Presentation

A new presentation that does not have theme elements, text, or objects

Tab

A section of the Ribbon that contains related commands

Quick Access Toolbar

A small customizable toolbar at the top of the screen with buttons for common commands such as Save and Undo

Outline Tab

A tab used to enter text in Normal view, located on the left side of the window in the same pane as the Slides tab

Column

A vertical stack of cells in a table or worksheet

Notes Page View

A view in PowerPoint for working on the speaker notes page; includes placeholders for the slide notes.

Slide Sorter View

A view in PowerPoint that displays a thumbnail of each slide in the order in which they appear in the presentation; used to rearrange slides, check timings and view slide transitions.

Slide Show View

A view in PowerPoint that shows the slides on the full screen with the animations and transitions

Motion Paths

A way to animate an object by drawing the path on the slide

Task Pane

A window along the left side of the program window that contains options and commands

Adjustment Handle

A yellow diamond-shaped handle that appears on a selected object. Drag the handle to change the appearance of the object

Animation

Adding motion to an object

Ribbon

An area at the top of an Office program window that contains commands for working with the open file; the commands are organized under tabs.

Handle

Appear when an object is selected and are used to drag to resize the object

Slide Master

Determines the graphics and layout for the slides in a presentation. Each theme has a slide master, and slide masters include layout masters

Datasheet

Displays the data for a chart, table or query in rows and columns, with records in rows and fields in columns

Slides Tab

In Normal view the tab on the left side of the PowerPoint window that displays thumbnails of each slide

Publishing

Placing a presentation in a format for others to use; published presentations include handouts, Package for CD, and presentations on a document management server, in a document workspace, and on the Web

Thumbnails

Small graphic image

WordArt

Stylized text that is treated as an object

Table

Text or graphics organized in columns and rows

Hyperlink

Text, cell, or an object that when clicked "jumps to" another location, such as another file, location or a Web site. Also called a link.

Effects Options

The Entrance, Exit, and Emphasis animation features such as pinwheel, diamond and fly effects that you can use to animate objects

Live Preview

The Office 2007 feature that lets you point to the various choices in a gallery or palette and see the results before applying

Slide Transitions

The animated way in which a slide appears and leaves the screen during a slide show

Transition

The animated way in which a slide appears and leaves the screen during a slide show

Title Bar

The bar at the top of the program window with the names of the program and the current file

Row

The horizontal placement of cells in a table or worksheet

Cell

The intersection of a column and a row in a table or a worksheet

Slide Pane

The main work area of the selected slide in Normal view

Handout Master

The master view for the audience handouts; includes placeholders for the slides, footer, and the date and slide number

Notes Master

The master view for the notes pages. Includes placeholders for the slide, notes, header, footer, date and slide number

Slide Layout

The placement of placeholders or objects on a slide that determines how all of the objects on a slide are arranged

Normal View

The view in PowerPoint that includes the Slides/Outline tabs on the left, the Slide pane showing the selected slide in the center, and the Notes pane beneath the Slide pane. Commonly used to place objects on the slide.

Layout

The way content and text placeholders are placed on the slide

Layout Master

in the slide master, the individual layouts that determine the location of content and text placeholders for the slides.