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| command | A tool (such as an icon, a button, or a list) that tells PowerPoint to perform a specific task. |
| backstage view | The view accessed via the File tab that contains tools and commands in Office 2016. |
| dialog box launcher | An arrow in the lower, right corner of some command groups on the ribbon that opens a dialog box related to the command group. |
| dialog box | A box that displays additional options or information you can use to execute commands. |
| drop-down arrows | Small, downward-pointing arrows next to tools on the Ribbon that provide drop-down lists with additional options. |
| drop-down list | A list that displays options you can choose (such as a list of fonts) by clicking the option you want. |
| File tab | In Office 2016, the tab that takes you to Backstage view to access Save, Print, Options, and other commands. |
| grayscale | A viewing mode in which there are no colors, only shades of gray. |
| group | Task-specific groups divided among the command tabs appropriate to the work a user currently performs. |
| Normal view | The default PowerPoint view that lets you focus on an individual slide. |
| Notes Page view | A PowerPoint view that shows one slide at a time, along with any notes that are associated with the slide. |
| placeholder | A box that can hold either text or a graphic object. |
| Reading view | A PowerPoint view that is similar to Slide Show view except it is in a window rather than filling the entire screen. |
| ribbon | A broad band that runs across the top of the PowerPoint window that organizes commands and tools into an easy-to-use interface. The ribbon was introduced in Office 2007. |
| screen tip | A tip that appears when the mouse pointer rests on a tool. A basic ScreenTip displays the tool’s name and shortcut key (if a shortcut exists for that tool). |
| Slide Sorter view | A PowerPoint view that displays all the slides in a presentation on a single screen. |
| Slide Show | A PowerPoint view that view lets you preview your presentation on the screen, so you can see it the way your audience will see it. |
| text box | As the name implies, a box that holds text that you type into it. |
| views | The various ways you can view PowerPoint presentations within the application. |
| tabs | Areas of activity on the Ribbon that contain groups or collections of related PowerPoint commands. |
