| A | B |
| accessible | Content that can be viewed by a wide variety of computer users, including those who may have disabilities that require them to use adaptive technologies such as screen reading programs. |
| comment | A note you insert on a slide while reviewing. |
| encrypting | The process of transforming data into a non-readable form for security purposes |
| Mark as Final | A setting that prevents changes from being made to a presentation unless the user chooses to acknowledge the warning and edit it anyway; does not provide security. |
| markup | The changes identified between two versions of a presentation when using Compare. |
| metadata | Data about data. In PowerPoint, this refers to items such as the author’s name (taken from the name you are logged into Office or Windows with), the subject, and any keywords you may have assigned to it. |
| null string | Blank, with no characters or spaces. |
| password | A word or phrase that you must type for access to an encrypted file |
| PDF | Page Description Language, one of the page layout formats to which PowerPoint can export; requires Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat to read. |
| PowerPoint Show | A presentation that opens by default in Slide Show view. |
| Windows Movie Video | The format that PowerPoint saves to when creating videos from presentation files. |
| XPS | One of the page description languages that PowerPoint can output to; requires an XPS Viewer utility to view; this utility comes with Windows Vista and higher and can be downloaded free from Microsoft for other Windows versions. |