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
