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V-PPT L01 Basics
PPT L1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Command | A button, list, or other clickable option on the Ribbon. |
| Backstage view | The view that opens when you click the File tab, containing commands for managing files, setting program options, and printing. |
| 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 once 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 |
| 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 view that allows the user to preview a presentation in the screen except it's in a window rather that filling the entire screen. |
| Ribbon | A strip of icons that appear across the top of the PowerPoint window; divided into tabs, each of which contains groups 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 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 presentation's slides in a 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, or Slide Show view |
| Zoom | The amount of magnification used to show content onscreen; the higher the zoom, the larger the content |