| A | B |
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| Backstage View | The view that opens when you click the File tab |
| Command | A button |
| Current Slide | The slide that is currently being edited. |
| Dialog Box Launcher | In some command groups on the Ribbon |
| Dialog Box | A box that prompts the user for additional information when executing a command. |
| Drop-Down Arrow | A small |
| Drop-Down List | A list that appears once a drop-down arrow is clicked |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Notes Page view | A view that displays a single slide and its associated notes. |
| Placeholder | On a slide |
| Quick Access Toolbar | Toolbar at the upper-left corner of the PowerPoint window that provides easy access to tools you use frequently |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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; the higher the zoom |
