Chapter 1 PowerPoint
Smart Guides
PowerPoint displays SMART GUIDES automatically when a photo, illustration, shape, or other object is close to lining up with another slide element.
Resizing
RESIZING includes enlarging or reducing the size of a graphic.
Slide Pane
The large area in the middle, called the SLIDE PANE, displays the slide you currently are developing and allows you to enter text,tables, charts, graphics, pictures, video, and other elements
Normal View
The default view is NORMAL VIEW, which is composed of three areas that allow you to work on various aspects of a presentation simultaneously
Paragraph
A PARAGRAPH is a segment of text with the same format that begins when you press the Enter key and ends when you press the Enter key again.
Theme
A document THEME is a specific design with coordinating colors,fonts, and special effects such as shadows and reflections.
Thumbnail Pane
As you create the slides, miniature views of the individual slides, called thumbnails, are displayed in the THUMBNAIL PANE.
Point
A POINT is 1/72 of an inch in height.
Slide Transition
A SLIDE TRANSITION is a special effect used to progress from one slide to the next in a slide show
Bulleted List
A BULLETED LIST is a list of paragraphs, each of which may be preceded by a bullet character, such as a dot, arrow, or checkmark
Variants
Each theme has a set of four alternate designs, called VARIANTS
Format
Examples of how you can modify the appearance, or FORMAT, of these typed characters on the screen and in print include changing the font, style, size, and color.
Clip
A CLIP is a single media file, such as a photo, illustration, sound, or video.
Printout
A HARD COPY or PRINTOUT is information that exists on a physical medium such as paper.
Layout
A LAYOUT specifies the arrangement of placeholders on a slide.
View
A view is the mode in which the presentation appears on the screen.
Color
COLOR defines the hue of the characters.
Italicized
ITALICIZED text has a slanted appearance
Green Computing
Society encourages users to contribute to GREEN COMPUTING, which involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste
Font
The FONT, or typeface, defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols.
Insert Pictures Dialog Box
The INSERT PICTURES DIALOG BOX allows you to search for clip art by using descriptive keywords.
Drag And Drop
This process of sliding or dragging and then dropping the thumbnail in a new location is called DRAG AND DROP.
Layout Gallery
Using the LAYOUT GALLERY, you can choose a slide layout.
Slide Show view
When making a presentation, you use SLIDE SHOW VIEW.
Slide Indicator
When you drag the scroll box, the SLIDE INDICATOR shows the number and title of the slide you are about to display.
Hard Copy
A HARD COPY or PRINTOUT is information that exists on a physical medium such as paper.
Level
A LEVEL is a position within a structure, such as an outline, that indicates the magnitude of importance.
Presentation
A power point PRESENTATION,also called a SLIDESHOW, can help you deliver a dynamic, professional-looking message to an audience.
Slide Show
A power point PRESENTATION,also called a SLIDESHOW, can help you deliver a dynamic, professional-looking message to an audience.
Selection Rectangle
A selected graphic appears surrounded by a SELECTION RECTANGLE, which has small squares and circles, called SIZING HANDLES or move handles, at each corner and middle location
Sizing Handle
A selected graphic appears surrounded by a SELECTION RECTANGLE, which has small squares and circles, called SIZING HANDLES or move handles, at each corner and middle location
Multilevel Bulleted List slide
A slide that consist of more than one level of bulleted text is called MULTILEVEL BULLETED LIST SLIDE.
Automatically Update Properties
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED PROPERTIES include file system properties, such as the date you crate or change a file, and statistics, such as the file size
Black Slide
After the last slide appears during a slide show, the default PowerPoint settings is to end the presentation with a BLACK SLIDE
Scroll Arrow
After you have created at least two slides, a scroll bar containing SCROLL ARROWS and SCROLL BOXES will appear on the right edge of the window
Scroll Boxes
After you have created at least two slides, a scroll bar containing SCROLL ARROWS and SCROLL BOXES will appear on the right edge of the window
Demoting
Creating a lower-level paragraph is called DEMOTING text; creating a higher-level paragraph is called PROMOTING text.
Promoting
Creating a lower-level paragraph is called DEMOTING text; creating a higher-level paragraph is called PROMOTING text.
Custom Layout
If none of these standard layouts meets your design needs, you can create a CUSTOM LAYOUT.
Placeholders
PLACEHOLDERS are boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are displayed when you create a new slide.
Document Properties
PowerPoint helps you organize and identify your files by using DOCUMENT PROPERTIES, which are the details about a file such as the projects author, title, and subject.
Size
SIZE specifies the height of the characters and is guaged by a measurement system that uses point
Standard Properties
STANDARD PROPERTIES are associated with all Microsoft Office files and include author title, and subject
Style
STYLE indicates how the characters are formatted.
Notes Pane
The NOTES PANE, by default, is hidden at the bottom of the window.
Landscape Orientation
The Slide layouts are set up in LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION
Deck
The collection of slides in a presentation is called a DECK, resembling a deck of cards that are stacked on top of each other.
Office.com Clip Art
This material is contained in the OFFICE.COM CLIP ART collection of drawings, photos, sounds, and other media files shared among Microsoft Office applications.
Title Show
When you open a new presentation, the default TITLE SLIDE layout appears.