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| Placeholder | A dashed line box where you place text or objects |
| Presentation graphics application | A software program used to organize and present information |
| Presentation window | The area or “canvas” where you work and view your presentation. You type text and work with objects in the Presentation window. |
| Scroll | To move within a window to see more of the window contents. |
| Selection Box | A slanted line border that appears around a text object or placeholder indicating it is ready to accept text. |
| Sizing Handle | The small square at each corner of a selected object. Dragging a resize handle resizes the object. |
| Slide Icon | A symbol that appears next to a slide in Outline view. |
| Slide miniature | A reduced color version of the current slide that appears in a small window. |
| Standard Toolbar | The rows of buttons, or toolbar, that perform the most frequently used commands, such as copy and paste. |
| Text Box | A box within a dialog box where you type information needed to carry out a command. |
| Text Object | Any text you create with the Text Tool or enter into a placeholder. Once you enter text into a placeholder, the placeholder becomes a text object. |
| Title | The first line or heading in Outline view |
| Title Bar | The horizontal bar at the top of the window that displays the name of the document or the application. |
| Title Placeholder | A reserved box on a slide for a presentation or slide title. |
| Title Slide | The first slide in your presentation |
| Toggle Button | A button that turns a feature on or off. |
| Toolbar | A graphical bar with buttons that perform certain PowerPoint commands, such as opening and saving. |
| Transition | The effect that moves one slide off the screen and the next slide on the screen during the slide show. Each slide can have its own transition effect. |
| Window | A rectangle area on your screen where you view and work on presentations |
| Wizard | A guided approach that steps you through the task. |
