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| Animation Painter | a tool with which you apply animations to multiple objects |
| Animation | a simulation of movement added to graphics or text. |
| Backstage View | a view that replaces the File menu that appeared in previous versions of Office. |
| Broadcasting | a method that instantly presents your slides to a remote audience who can view your presentation even if they don't have PowerPoint installed on their computer. |
| Bullet Point | an item in a list in which each list entry is preceded by a symbol |
| Coauthoring | a method that enables people from different locations to simultaneously use a single file stored on a SharePoint 2010 Server for business and Windows Live for home. All modifications are instantly tracked and flagged. |
| Comment | text embedded in a presentation for documentation or reviewing purposes. |
| Compressing | a method that reduces the size of a set of data |
| Contextual Tab | a tab containing groups of buttons that represent commands for customizing and formatting the selected object. |
| Diagram | a drawing that depicts processes |
| Document Workspace | a temporary space |
| Gallery | a set of thumbnails that show the effect of each option. |
| Graphic | any image--such as a picture |
| Group | a set of commands on a tab that all relate to the same type of object or task. |
| Live Preview | a feature that shows you what the presentation would look like if you applied the option to which you are pointing. |
| Normal View | a view that displays three panes:Overview |
| Notes Pane | an area in Normal View where you can add simple text notes about the current slide. |
| Outline Tab | a tab in the Overview pane on the left side of the program window that shows all the text on the slides displayed as an outline. |
| Overview Pane | a pane in Normal view that contains the Slides and Outline tabs. |
| Placeholder | a box with dotted or hatch-marked borders that is part of most slide layouts. A placeholder holds title and body text or objects such as charts |
| Quick Access Toolbar | a toolbar located in the upper-right corner of the program window that displays the Save |
| Reading View | a view that allows you to view your presentation in slide show mode with full animation effects and media support |
| Ribbon | an area at the top of the PowerPoint 2010 window where many PowerPoint 2010 functions are available to help you use the application efficiently. |
| Slide Pane | an area in Normal view that shows the currently selected slide as it will appear in the presentation. |
| Slide Show View | a view in which each slide fills the entire screen |
| Slide Sorter View | a view in which the slides of the presentation are displayed as thumbnails so that you can easily reorganize them. |
| Slides Tab | a tab in the Overview pane that displays thumbnails of all the slides in the presentation. |
| SmartArt | an Office graphic format that visually represents information or ideas. |
| Tab | an organizational element of the ribbon that displays related groups of buttons. |
| Theme | a set of unified design elements that provides a specific look for your presentation by using a combination of colors |
| Thumbnail | a miniature representation of a graphic |
| Title | a name you designate for a slide in the Title placeholder. |
| Transition | a special effect that marks how one slide moves off and the next slide moves onto the screen. |
| Web App | a tool that provides full-screen |
| Web Browser | a program with which you can view HTML files and access Web pages. |