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Vocab PPTL01
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Backstage View | The view that opens when you click the File Tab, containing commands for managing files, setting program options, and printing. |
Command | A button, list, or other clickable options on the Ribbon. |
Dialog Box | A box that prompts the user for additional information when executing a command. |
Dialog Box Launcher | In some command groups on the Ribbon, a small icon that opens a dialog box related to that group. |
Drop Down Arrow | A small, downward-pointing arrow next to some tools on the Ribbon. |
Drop Down List | A list that appears when a drop-down arrow is clicked, allowing you to choose from available options. |
File Tab | The tab on the Ribbon that opens the Backstage View. |
Group | A set of related tools on the Ribbon. |
I-Beam Pointer | The mouse pointer when over a text box or editable text area, appearing as a curly capital I If you click when the I-Beam Pointer is displayed, the insertion point moves to that spot. |
Key Tip | A letter or number that appears next to an onscreen tool when the Alt key is pressed; keying that letter or number activates the associated tool. |
Mini Toolbar | A small toolbar that appears when the mouse pointer is placed on a selected text object; provides commands for working with the text. |
Normal View | PowerPoint's default view, suited for editing individual slides; includes the Slide pane, Notes pane, and Slides/Outline pane. |
Notes Page View | A view that displays a single slide and its associated notes. |
Placeholder | On a slide, a box that holds a specific type of content, such as text. |
Quick Access Toolbar | Toolbar at the upper-left corner of the PowerPoint window that provides easy access to tools you use frequently, such as Save and Undo. |
Reading View | A view like slide show that allows the user to preview a presentation on the screen except it's in a window rather than filling the entire screen. |
Ribbon | A strip of icons that appear across the top of the PowerPoint window; divided into tabs, each of which contain a group of related tools. |
Screen Tip | A pop-up box that gives a command's name when you point at its button on the Ribbon. |
Shortcut Menu | A menu that appears when you right-click an object or area. |
Slide Show View | A view that allows the user to preview a presentation on the screen as it will appear to the audience. |
Slide Sorter View | A view that displays all of a presentation's slides in a single window; suited for reorganizing slides. |
Tab | A labeled section of the Ribbon; contains a group of related tools. |
Text Box | A container that holds text on a slide. |
Views | The ways in which presentation content can be displayed onscreen, such as Normal View, Slide Sorter View, and Slide Show View. |
Zoom | The Amount of magnification used to show content onscreen; the higher the zoom, the larger the content. |