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Vocab Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 option 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 |
| 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 activities 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 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 view that allows the user to preview a presentation on the screen ececpt its in a window rather than filling the entire screen |
| Ribbon | A strip of icons that appears across the top of the powerpont window;divided into tabs, each of which contains groups of related tools |
| Screen tip | A pop-up box that gives a cmmands name when you point at its button on the ribbon |
| Shortcut menu | A menu that appear when you right-click an area or object |
| 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 presentaions slides in a single window; suited for reoranzing 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 presentations content can be displayed on screen, such as normal view, slide shorter view, or slide show view |
| Zoom | The amount of magnification used to show content onscreen; the higher the zoom, the larger the content |