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| Outline | The view that shows a multilevel list of the titles and text of each slide in a presentation. |
| Placeholder | The predefined area inside a slide where text may be entered |
| Promote/Demote | Rearranging a multilevel list of text in an outline by moving it from one level to another |
| Rehearse Timings | A command used to record the time a presenter spends on each slide in order to run the show automatically in the future |
| Remove Background | A command used to set an image background to transparent |
| Self-Running Presentation | A type of presentation that runs on its own but can also be set to accept user interventions to advance to another slide or return to a previous one |
| Sizing Handles | The small circles and squares that surround a graphic that has been selected |
| SmartArt | Preformatted graphical lists and process diagrams that can be easily inserted and modified in a presentation |
| Smart Guides | Faint blue dashed lines that appear as you drag an object toward a drawn shape when the edges or center of the object are aligned |
| Status Bar | The area that contains the zoom control and PowerPoint view buttons |
| Target | The link location within a presentation, a different presentation, or a page on the World Wide Web |
| Template | A theme, sample text, and graphics on a slide or slide background to guide you through creating a presentation |
| Theme | A coordinated set of colors, fonts, and other design elements applied to the components of a presentation |
| Title Bar | The area of the window that contains the Quick Access Toolbar, filename, and Window control buttons |
| Transitions | Visual effects in the form of movements from one slide to another |