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 prompt 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 of editable text area, appearing as a curly capital I. If you click when the I-beam pointer is displayed, the insertion moves to that spot. |
KeyTip | 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 keying that letter or number activates the associated tool |
Normal view | PowerPoint's default view, suited for edited 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 corer 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 except it's in a window rather than filling the entire screen |
Ribbon | A strip of icons that appears across the top of the PowerPoint window divided into tabs, each of which contains groups of related tools. |
ScreenTip | 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 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, or Slide Show view |
zoom | The amount of magnification used to how content onscreen; the higher the zoom, the larger the content |