| A | B |
| slide | individual pages of your presentation |
| transitions | effects that can be run between slides to signal a shift from one slide to the next |
| animations | effects that allow you to reveal the points on a slide one by one |
| slide sorter view | displays a reduced image of all the slides in a grid-like fashion. This view makes it easier to rearrange the slides in a presentation and add transitions and special effects. |
| placeholders | predefined areas on Master slides and AutoLayouts that designate where specific objects or text should be placed |
| template | slide or presentation that provides a predefined format and color scheme that can be applied to another presentation |
| notes page | contain a reduced image of a slide as well as an area to include speaker's notes |
| autoshapes | shapes that are drawn automatically when you click the button representing the shape, and drag the drawing tool to the desired size |
| master slide | slide that holds the formatting for the title, the text, and any background items that appear on the slides |
| bullets | dots, arrows, or other symbols used to identify items in a list |
| autolayout | contains ready-made placeholders for titles, text, and objects such as clip art, graphs, and charts |
| title slide | an AutoLayout that provides placeholders for a title and a subtitle for a presentation |
| outline view | allows you to work with slide titles and main text without being distracted by background colors and graphics. You can see most of the text in your presentation at a glance instead of scrolling from slide to slide |
| selection box | appears around a text box when it is selected on a PowerPoint slide. It includes the selection handles. It also appears around items as you click-and-drag the mouse pointer around a group of objects you want to select |