| A | B |
| AutoFit | A feature that automatically resizes text as it is typed so that it fits within a placeholder |
| Content | The text, graphics, and other objects that appear on a slide |
| Contrast | Difference in lightness and darkness of two colors |
| Current slide | The slide displayed in the Slide pane |
| Layout | The arrangement of objects on a slide |
| Normal view | The default view which divides the window into a three panes: a left pane, Notes pane, and Slide pane |
| Notes Page view | Used to create and format notes and format the layout of the Notes page |
| Notes pane | Contains any speaker notes that were typed to correspond to the current slide. Displayed in Normal view |
| Notes master | A master slide that changes the formatting of the notes pages |
| Placeholders | Container on a slide that holds text and other content such as graphics |
| Presentation | An informative speech that usually includes visuals |
| Slide master | A master slide that changes the formatting of all slides in the presentation |
| Slide pane | Displays the current slide. Displayed in Normal view |
| Slide Show view | Displays the current slide in full-screen size |
| Slide Sorter view | Displays thumbnails of all the slides in the presentation |
| Slides tab | Displays smaller versions of the slides |
| Theme | A set of layouts, formatting, and backgrounds used to quickly change the design of an entire presentation |
| Thumbnail | A smaller version of a slide |
| Time stamp | The date that is automatically updated in a footer |
| Title slide | The first slide in a presentation, which usually includes the title and author |
| Visuals | Slides, transparencies, a flipchart, a white board, or handouts of printed material that are viewed while a speaker talks |