| A | B |
| Design Template | provide consistent background, color scheme, and design |
| Slide Layouts | provide placeholders for titles, bulleted lists, clipart, etc. |
| Normal View | focus on development of one slide |
| Notes Page View | develop speaker notes |
| Slide Sorter | rearrange slides; display all slides |
| Slide Show | run electronic presentation |
| Print What: Slides | print one slide per page |
| Print What: Handouts | print copies for audience |
| Print What: Speaker Notes | print speaker notes |
| Slide Show Toolbar | commands for navigation among slides, ending the slide show, etc.; bottom-left during slide show |
| Transitions | applied to entire slide to create distinct break points between slides |
| Custom Animation | applied to individual objects to control visual effects, timing, and sound |