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| Align objects | To line up objects like images, tables, and charts with respect to each other - left edges, right edges, centered over each other, top edges, bottom edges, centered horizontally. |
| Animation | An effect applied to part of a slide controlling the entrance, emphasis, or exit of that part. |
| Bitmap image | An image which defines the color of each pixel in the image |
| Clip art | Images which can be inserted into document, usually drawings in vector format. |
| Color scheme | A set of colors and fills for the parts of a slide |
| Custom animation | Animation that you have chosen and modified for selected slide parts |
| Default | What happens unless you have changed the setting or make a specific choice |
| Demote | To change the outline level of text in an outline hierarchy. |
| Docked toolbar | A toolbar that is fixed to an edge of a window. |
| Drawing Bar | A toolbar, usually docked to the bottom edge of the window, which has tools for creating, formatting, and managing drawing objects. |
| Effect | A transition or animation for slides |
| Emphasis | A change in a slide part that draws attention to it after it is revealed. Examples: change of color, change of size, blinking, spinning |
| Entrance | How a slide part is revealed |
| Exit | How a slide part leaves the screen |
| File extension | The part of a file's name that follows the dot, like mypresentation.ppt or myimage.gif |
| File name | The name you see in an Explorer window for the file, such as worldtraveloffer.ppt. |
| File type | A file or document always has a file type, which tells how the information is stored in the file. A program can only work with certain file types. The file extension (the letters after the dot in the file name) are specific for a file type. The extension for PowerPoint presentations is ppt. (Your computer may not be set to display the extensions.) |
| Floating toolbar | A toolbar that is not attached to an edge of a window. It can be moved by dragging. |
| Footer | An area at the bottom of a slide or printed page, above the margin, that will be repeated on each slide or page. You often find the page or slide number, the creation date, and copyright info in a footer. |
| Format | To set a characteristic of the appearance of text or an object, such as its font, its size,or its background. |
| Header | An area at the top of a slide or printed page, below the margin, that is repeated on each slide or printed page. You might see the company name, logo, address, or decorative art in the header. |
| Hyperlink | A file which is included by linking to another file in a way that allows it to be displayed in the newly created file. |
| Menu bar | The Menu bar contains commands or menus of commands for the program. |
| Merge cells | To combine two or more cells into a single cell |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer | Software that allows a computer without PowerPoint to show a PowerPoint slide show. |
| Navigation pane | At the left of the Normal view in PowerPoint, the Navigation Pane has two tabs: Outline and Slides. |
| pane | A section of the program window. PowerPoint in Normal view has 3 panes: Navigation which shows either the outline or thumbnails of the slides, Slide, and Notes |
| Notes page | A view which shows a slide and its notes on a single page for printing |
| Notes Pane | A small pane at the bottom of the Normal view in which you can write notes to yourself or to be printed on handouts. |
| Slide layout | The arrangement of placeholders on the slide |
| Page Setup dialog | The PowerPoint Page Setup dialog offers fewer choices than in many other programs. You can choose the orientation of slides and print-outs but not the page margins. The Slides sized for: box has several choices, which affect the proportions of your slides. |
| Play button | A button which causes the Slide Pane to run the animations and transitions of the displayed slide |
| .ppt | File extension for PowerPoint presentations. |
| .doc | File extension for Word documents. |
| .pdf | File extension for permanent document files. |
| .xls | File extension for Excel spreadsheets. |
| .mdb | File extension for Microsoft Access database |
| .wav | File extension for audio files |
| .aup | File extension for Audacity audio files prior to exporting as a .wav or .mp3 |
| Presentation | A set of slides for use on-screen or in printed handouts, primarily to accompany a speaker |
| Print dialog | A dialog for controlling how your presentation prints |
| Print Preview | View of a presentation that show what will print |
| Print Preview Bar | Toolbar at the top of the Print Preview window. Contains commands and buttons for controlling what is printed and how it is printed |
| Rehearse timings | To step through a slide show and record the number of seconds between changes |
| Slide | in computing: one of a set of images to be shown on a monitor or projected onto a screen |
| Slide layout | The arrangement of placeholders on the slide |
| Slide show | Displays the slides on the monitor as they will be shown on a screen |
| Standard Bar | A toolbar which has buttons and commands for the most commonly used actions, like Open, Save, Print, Preview, Spell Check, Undo and Redo |
| Status Bar | A bar at the bottom of the window which has areas that tell you of the current status of the program. In PowerPoint you will see a Message Area, Design Template area, Language area, and Status area for icons about spell check and printing. |
| Task Pane | A feature since Microsoft Office 2002, which appears at the right of the window and offers choices for doing a task, such as creating a new document or inserting clipart, etc |
| Template | A file that already has a set of formatting choices along with temporary text that guides you in what to say |
| Thumbnail | A small image of a larger image or document |
| Timings | The set of time intervals between changes in a presentation |
| Title Bar | Bar at the top of the window that contains the title of the current document, the name of the program, and the window control buttons - Minimize, Maximize, Close. |
| Transition | An effect that controls how the next slide comes into view |
| View | A combination of window parts that work well together for a task |
| View: Masters | The Masters view shows the Title and Slide masters for a presentation. You set the default placeholders and formatting for a presentation on the masters |
| View: Normal | The Normal view includes the Slide pane, Navigation pane, and Notes pane. |
| View: Notes | The Notes View shows the slides, one per page, with their notes below |
| View: Print Preview | The Print Preview view shows how the slides will print. There are several layouts to choose from |
| View: Slide Show | The Slide Show opens the presentation full screen so you can see how your audience will see the slides. |
| View: Slide Sorter | In Slide Sorter view you see rows of thumbnails of all the slides. You can drag the slides to new locations or delete them |
| Views Bar | A bar at the bottom of the Navigation Pane. The buttons switch you to a different view. The Views Bar buttons vary depending on your version of PowerPoint. |
