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| layouts | Determine how content is positioned on a slide. |
| placeholders | Boxes with dotted (hash-marked) borders that are displayed when a new slide is created. |
| drag and drop | Allows the order of slides to be changed by clicking on the slide thumbnail and dragging and dropping it in a new location. |
| fill effects | Add pattern and texture to a background creating depth in a slide. |
| slide show view | View used when making a presentation in PowerPoint. |
| live preview | Shows a large view of the current slide on the right side of the window. |
| splitter bar | Used to adjust the width of the Slide pane when dragged with the height of the Notes pane border. |
| promting | Creating a higher level paragraph. |
| demoting | Creating a lower level paragraph. |
| shadow | Helps to display letters prominently by adding a shadow behind the text. |
| background styles | 12 designs that may include color, shading, patterns, and textures in PowerPoint. |
| pop-up menu | Shortcut menu that appears when you right-click a slide in Slide Show view. |
| print what list | List in the Page Setup group (or Print dialog box) that contains options for printing slides, handouts, notes, and an outline. |
| slide transition | Special animation effect used to progress from one slide to the next in a slide show. |
| animation | Special visuals and sound effects applied to text or content in a slide. |