Term | Definition |
Aspect ratio | the relationship of an object’s height to its width. |
Callout | a special type of label in a drawing that consists of a text box with an attached line to point to something in the drawing. |
Chart | a graphical representation of data. |
Clip art | graphics that are stored in the clip organizer or available online that you can insert in any presentation. |
Crop | to remove part of a picture. |
Diagram | a visual representation of data to help readers better understand relationships among data. |
Floating object | an object in a document that acts as if it were sitting in a separate layer on the page and can be repositioned anywhere on the page. |
Graphic | a picture that helps illustrate the meaning of the text and make the page more attractive; graphics include predefined shaped, diagram. charts, as well as photographs and drawings. |
Inline object | an object in a document that can be repositioned as if it were a character in the line of text. |
Keyword | a word or phrase used in a search. |
Object | anything that appears on the screen that you can select and work with as a whole, such as a shape, picture, or chart. |
Pull quote | text copied from a document and set off in a text box. |
Rotation handle | a green circle that appears connected to a selection rectangle around an object and that you can drag and rotate the object. |
Selection rectangle | the box that appears around an object when it is selected. |
Sidebar | text set off from the main body of text in a text box that provides additional information for the reader. |
Sizing handle | a square, circle, or set of three dots that appears on a selection rectangle around an object t and that you can drag to resize the object. |
Smart Art | a graphic diagram that visually illustrates text and includes formatted graphics. |
Text box | a shape specifically designed to hold text. |
Word art | stylized text that is treated as an object. |