Microsoft Office/PowerPoint Terminology

Ask A Question Box - Provides quick access to help. AutoContent Wizard - A wizard that produces a presentation with a general structure and suggested topics based on options you choose regarding the presentation output. AutoCorrect - Corrects capitalization, grammar, and spelling errors automatically as you type. AutoShapes - Ready-made shapes you can draw on the slides in your presentation by choosing a shape from the AutoShapes drop-down menu. Clip Art - Professionally designed images that you can add to documents. You can change the size, appearance, and location of clip art after it has been inserted into a document. Design Template - The background, fonts, bullets, formatting, and color scheme that you can apply to define the look of your presentation. Expanded Menu - A menu that displays both common and less-common commands after you pause the mouse pointer over it. Floating Toolbars - Toolbars that are not attached to the edge of the program window. Indents - Used to align bullets and text on a slide. Line Spacing - The vertical distance between lines of text. Normal View - The view you use to create and edit your presentation. It consists of three working areas: the Outline and Slides tabs, the Slide pane, and the Notes pane. Notes Pane - In Normal view, the Notes Pane is used to create notes for each slide in your presentation. Outline and Slides Tabs - One of the panes in Normal view, you use the Outline and Slides tabs to toggle between an outline of the text in your presentation and a thumbnail view of each slide. Presentation - An interaction between a speaker and an audience. A presentation usually includes one or more visual aids: in the case of PowerPoint, these are slides. Sizing Handles - Small circles or squares that appear along the border of a selected slide or object. Slide Pane - In Normal view, the area in the center of the application window where you create and format your slide content. It displays the current slide. Slide Sorter View - All slides in the presentation are displayed at once on the screen. In this view, you can rearrange, copy, and delete slides. Task Pane - Provides quick access to commands related to your current task. Transition Effects - In a slide show, a transition determines how the display changes as you move from one slide to the next. WordArt - A tool you can use to create unique text effects. Text objects you create with read-made effects to which you can apply additional formatting options.