PowerPoint Chapter 1 Key Terms
Theme
A collection of formatting choices that includes colors, fonts, and special effects.
Placeholder
A container that holds content.
Annotation
A note or drawing added to a slide during a presentation.
PowerPoint Presentation
A presentation saved with a .pptx extension.
Thumbnail
A slide miniature
Presenter View
A specialty view that delivers a presentation on two monitors simultaneously.
Transition
A specific animation that is applied when a previous slide is replaced by a new slide.
Variant
A variation of the theme you have chosen, using different color palettes and font families.
Storyboard
A visual design that helps you plan the direction of your presentation slides.
Slide Show
An electronic method to deliver your message using multiple slides.
Layout
Defines containers, positioning, and formatting for all of the content that appears on a slide.
Slide Sorter View
Displays thumbnails of your presentation slides, allowing you to view multiple slides simultaneously.
Status Bar
Located at the bottom of the screen in Normal view, this contains the slide number, spelling check, Notes, and Comments buttons, and options that control the view of your presentation.
Normal View
The default PowerPoint view, containing two panes that provide max flexibility in working with the presentation.
Slide
The most basic element of PowerPoint, analogous to a page in a Word document.
Animation
The movement applied to an object or objects on a slide.
Slide Show View
The view used to deliver a completed presentation full screen to an audience, one slide at a time.
Notes Page View
Used if the speaker needs to enter and edit large amounts of text for reference in the presentation.
Reading View
Used to view a slide show full screen, one slide at a time, for performing a thorough review of the slides without the full interface onscreen.
PowerPoint Show
Uses a .ppsx extension.
