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| Backstage view | The view that opens when you click the File tab, containing commands for managing files, setting program options, and printing. |
| 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 when executing a command. |
| 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 the 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. If you click when the I-beam pointer is displayed, the insertion point moves to that spot. |
| KeyTip | A letter or number that appears next to an onscreen tool when the Alt key is pressed; keying that letter or number activates the associated tool. |
| Mini toolbar | A small toolbar that appears when the mouse pointer is placed on a selected text object; provides commands for working with the text. |
| Normal view | PowerPoint’s default view, suited for editing individual slides; includes the Slide pane, Notes pane, and Slides/Outline pane. |
| 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 | Toolbar at the upper-left corner of the PowerPoint window that provides easy access to tools you use frequently, such as Save and Undo. |
| Reading View | A view like Slide Show view that allows the user to preview a presentation on the screen except it’s in a window rather than filling the entire screen. |
| 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 its 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 presentation 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, such as Normal view, Slide Sorter view, or Slide Show view. |
| zoom | The amount of magnification used to show content onscreen; the higher the zoom, the larger the content. |
