PowerPoint Tutorial 2
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active
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The state of a textbox in which it is selected and you can add or delete text or otherwise modify the text inside it. (PPT 14)
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animation
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A special effect applied to an object, such as a graphic or a bulleted list, that makes the object move. (PPT 32)
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AutoFit
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A PowerPoint feature that changes the line spacing and the font size of the text if you add more text than will fit in the placeholder. (PPT 11)
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bulleted item
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One paragraph in a bulleted list. (PPT 9)
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bulleted list
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A list of "paragraphs" (words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs) with a special symbol (dot, dash, circle, box, star, or other character) to the left of each paragraph. (PPT 9)
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Clipboard
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A temporary storage area on which text or other objects are stored when you cut or copy them. (PPT 18)
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content placeholder
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Contains the slide content, which can be text, a table, a chart, a graph, a picture, clip art, or a movie. (PPT 7)
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contextual spell-checking
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The feature in PowerPoint that flags words that are spelled correctly but are used incorrectly. (PPT 45)
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copy
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To select text or an object, and use the Copy command to place a copy of it on the Clipboard so that you can paste it somewhere else. (PPT 18)
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cut
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To remove selected text or a selected object from its original location and place it on the Clipboard using the Cut command. (PPT 18)
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demote
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To move an item lower in the outline, for example, by changing a slide title into a bulleted item on the previous slide or changing a first-level bullet into a second-level bullet. (PPT 22)
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Emphasis
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A type of animation effect in which the appearance of text and objects already visible on the slide changes or the text or objects move. (PPT 35)
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Entrance
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A type animation effect in which text and objects animate as they appear on the slide; one of the most commonly used animation types. (PPT 35)
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Exit
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A type of animation effect in which text and objects leave the screen before the slide show advances to the next slide. (PPT 35)
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first-level bullet
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A main paragraph in a bulleted list. (PPT 9)
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font size
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The size of the characters you type, measured in points. (PPT 9)
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font style
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The formatting attributes applied to text, such as bold and italic. (PPT 14)
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font
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The design of a set of characters. (PPT 9)
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footer
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Text that appears on every slide, but depending on the theme applied, it might not always appear at the bottom of a slide. (PPT 42)
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Full Page Slides
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A print option that prints each slide full size on a separate piece of paper; speaker notes are not printed. (PPT 52)
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graphic
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A picture, shape, design, graph, chart, or diagram. (PPT 12)
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Handouts
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A print option that prints the presentation with one, two, three, four, six, or nine slides on each piece of paper. (PPT 52)
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layout
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A predetermined way of organizing the objects on a slide, including title text and other content (bulleted lists, photographs, charts, and so forth). All layouts, except the Blank layout, include placeholders to help you create your presentation. (PPT 7)
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Motion Paths
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A type of animation effect in which text and objects follow a path on a slide. (PPT 35)
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Normal view
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Displays slides one at a time in the Slide pane, allowing you to see how the text and graphics look on each individual slide, and displays thumbnails of all the slides in the Slides tab or all the text of the presentation in the Outline tab. (PPT 4)
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Notes Page view
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A view in PowerPoint in which each slide appears in the top half of the presentation window and the speaker notes for that slide display in the bottom half. (PPT 44)
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Notes Pages
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A print option that prints each slide as a notes page, with the slide at the top of the page and speaker notes below the slide, similar to how a slide appears in Notes Page view. (PPT 52)
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Notes pane
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Area of the PowerPoint window that contains notes (also called speaker notes) for the presenter to refer to when delivering the presentation. (PPT 2)
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Outline
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A print option that prints the text of the presentation as an outline. (PPT 52)
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Outline tab
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Area of the PowerPoint window that shows an outline of the titles and text of each slide in the presentation. (PPT 2)
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placeholder
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A region of a slide reserved for inserting text or graphics. (PPT 5)
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point
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The unit of measurement for measuring font size. One point equals 1/72 of an inch. Text in a book is typically printed in 10- or 12-point type. (PPT 9)
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progressive disclosure
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An animation process in which bulleted items appear on a slide one at a time. (PPT 35)
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promote
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To move an item higher in the outline, for example, by changing a second-level bullet into a first-level bullet or changing a first-level bulleted item into a slide title the item. (PPT 22)
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Reading view
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Displays each slide so that it almost fills the entire screen, but it also displays the title bar and status bar, and provides navigation buttons on the status bar for moving from slide to slide as you review the presentation. (PPT 30)
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second-level bullet
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A bullet below and indented from a first-level bullet. Also called subbullet. (PPT 9)
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sizing handles
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The small circles and squares that appear at each corner and on the sides of an active text box which you can drag to make the text box larger or smaller. (PPT 14)
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Slide pane
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The area of the PowerPoint window that displays the currently selected slide as it will appear during your slide show. (PPT 3)
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Slide Show view
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Displays each slide so that it fills the entire screen with no toolbars or other Windows elements visible on the screen, one after the other, and displays special effects applied to the slides and to the text and graphics on the slides. (PPT 28)
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Slide Sorter view
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Displays all the slides in the presentation as thumbnails. (PPT 25)
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Slides tab
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Area of the PowerPoint window that shows a column of numbered slide thumbnails so you can see a visual representation of several slides at once. (PPT 2)
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speaker notes
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Information that appears in the Notes pane that the presenter can refer to when delivering the presentation to help him remember what to say when a particular slide appears during the presentation. Also called notes. (PPT 2)
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spell-checking
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Using the PowerPoint spell checking tools to correct any spelling errors in the text of your presentation. (PPT 45)
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subtitle text placeholder
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The smaller text placeholder below the title text placeholder, designed to contain a subtitle for the presentation. (PPT 5)
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template
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A PowerPoint file that contains a theme, sample text, and graphics on the slides or slide background to guide you as you develop your content. (PPT 34)
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text box
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A container that holds text. (PPT 6)
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text placeholder
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A placeholder designed to contain text. (PPT 5)
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theme
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A coordinated set of colors, fonts, and other design elements that are applied to the components of a presentation. (PPT 2)
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theme colors
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The colors used for the background, title text, body text, accents, background colors and objects, and graphics in a presentation. (PPT 12)
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theme fonts
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Two fonts or font styles, one for the titles (or headings) and one for text in content placeholders. (PPT 12)
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thumbnails
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Miniature images of each slide. (PPT 2)
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title text placeholder
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The larger text placeholder on the title slide, designed to hold the presentation title. (PPT 5)
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transition
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A special effect you can apply to change the way slides appear during a slide show. (PPT 33)
