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Command: A tool that tells PowerPoint to perform a specific task. |
drop-down list: A list that displays options you can choose (such as a list of fonts) by clicking the option you want. |
Backstage view: The view accessed via the File tab that contains tools and commands in Office 2016. |
File tab: In Office 2016, the tab that takes you to Backstage view to access Save, Print, Options, and other commands. |
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. |
grayscale: A viewing mode in which there are no colors, only shades of gray. |
dialog box: A box that displays additional options or information you can use to execute commands. |
group: Task-specific groups divided among the command tabs appropriate to the work a user currently performs. |
drop-down arrows: Small, downward-pointing arrows next to tools on the Ribbon that provide drop-down lists with additional options. |
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: 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). |
Slide Sorter view: A PowerPoint view that displays all the slides in a presentation on a single screen. |
Slide Show: A PowerPoint view that view lets you preview your presentation on the screen, so you can see it the way your audience will see it. |
text box: As the name implies, a box that holds text that you type into it. |
views: The various ways you can view PowerPoint presentations within the application. |
tabs: Areas of activity on the Ribbon that contain groups or collections of related |