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| Backstage view | The view that opens when you click the File tab. |
| Command | A button, list, or other clickable option on the Ribbon |
| Current slide | The slide that is currently being edited. |
| Dialog box | A box that prompts the user for additional information. |
| Dialog box launcher | In some command groups on the ribbon, a small icon that opens a dialog box related to that group. |
| Drop-down arrow | A small, downward-pointing arrow next to some tools on the Ribbon. |
| Drop-down list | A list that appears once a drop-down arrow is clicked, allowing you to choose from available options. |
| File tab | The tab on the Ribbon that opens Backstage view. |
| Group | A set of related tools on the Ribbon. |
| I-beam pointer | The mouse pointer when over a text box or editable text area, appearing as a curly capital I. |
| KeyTip | A letter or number that appears next to an onscreen tool when the alt key is pressed. |
| Mini toolbar | A small toolbar that appears when the mouse pointer is placed on a selected text object. |
| Normal view | PowerPoint's default view, suited for editing individual slides. |
| Notes Page view | A view that displays a single slide and its associated notes. |
| Placeholder | On a slide, a box that holds a specific type of content, such as text. |
| Quick Access Toolbar | A toolbar at the upper-left corner of the PowerPoint window that provides easy access to tools frequently used. |
| Ribbon | A strip of icons that appears across the top of the PowerPoint window; divided into tabs, each of which contains groups of related tools. |
| ScreenTip | A pop-up box that gives a command's name when you point at tis button on the Ribbon. |
| Shortcut menu | A menu that appears when you right-click an area or object. |
| Slide Show view | A view that allows the user to preview a presenation on the screen as it will appear to the audience. |
| Slide Sorter view | A view that displays all of a presentation's slides in a single window; suited for reorganizing slides. |
| Tab | A labeled section of the ribbon; contains a group of related tools. |
| Text box | A container that holds text on a slide. |
| Views | The ways in which presentation content can be displayed onscreen. |
| Zoom | The amount of magnification used to show content onscreen. |
