PowerPoint Lesson 1: Vocabulary

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command
A tool (such as an icon, a button, or a list) that tells PowerPoint to perform a specific task.
backstage view:
The view accessed via the File tab that contains tools and commands in Office 2016.
dialog box launcher:
An arrow in the lower, right corner of some command groups on the ribbon that opens a dialog box related to the command group.
dialog box:
A box that displays additional options or information you can use to execute commands.
drop-down arrows:
Small, downward-pointing arrows next to tools on the Ribbon that provide drop-down lists with additional options.
drop-down list:
A list that displays options you can choose (such as a list of fonts) by clicking the option you want.
File tab:
In Office 2016, the tab that takes you to Backstage view to access Save, Print, Options, and other commands.
grayscale:
A viewing mode in which there are no colors, only shades of gray.
group:
Task-specific groups divided among the command tabs appropriate to the work a user currently performs.
Normal view:
The default PowerPoint view that lets you focus on an individual slide.
Notes Page view:
A PowerPoint view that shows one slide at a time, along with any notes that are associated with the slide.
placeholder:
A box that can hold either text or a graphic object.
Reading view:
A PowerPoint view that is similar to the Slide Show view except it is in a window rather than filling the entire screen.
ribbon:
  1. A broadband that runs across the top of the PowerPoint window that organizes commands and tools into an easy-to-use interface. The ribbon was introduced in Office 2007.
screen tip:
A tip that appears when the mouse pointer rests on a tool. A basic ScreenTip displays the tool’s name and shortcut key (if a shortcut exists for that tool).