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| Animation | The way items move onto a slide. |
| Elements | The text, pictures, colors, and fonts on a slide. |
| F5 key | Pressing the F5 key starts the slide show. |
| Layout | The placement and choice of the elements on a slide. |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | The presentation application in Microsoft Office. |
| Normal view | Displays a presentation in a window divided into three panes, which allows a slide, the outline, and speaker notes to be edited. |
| Notes pane | Contains notes for the speaker that correspond to the displayed slide. |
| Outline pane | Contains the text of all the slides in a format similar to Outline view in Word. |
| Placeholder | An object on a slide that contains text. |
| PowerPoint presentation | A collection of slides stored in a file. |
| PowerPoint template | An already formatted presentation which can be modified to fit specific needs. |
| Presentation | An informative talk, such as a lecture or speech, that usually includes visuals. |
| Slide | An individual screen of a presentation. |
| Slide indicator | Indicates the current slide and the total number of slides in a presentation. |
| Slide Master | A slide that is used to change the font on all the slides in a presentation. |
| Slide pane | Displays one slide at a time as it will appear in the presentation. |
| Slide Show view | Displays the current slide in full-screen size as it appears during a presentation. |
| Slide Sorter view | Displays miniature slides that allow the order of slides to be modified. |
| Slide transition | The way one slide changes to the next in Slide Show view. |
| Visuals | Slides projected onto a large screen while a speaker talks. |
| Animation Schemes command | Displays the Slide Design task pane, which is used to add animation to a presentation. Found in the Slide Show menu. |
| Clip Art command | Displays the Insert Clip Art task pane, which is used to add a picture to a slide. Found in the Picture submenu in the Insert menu. |
| Delete Slide command | Deletes the currently displayed slide. Found in the Edit menu. |
| Design button | Displays the Slide Design task pane, which is used to change the background and fonts of a presentation. Found on the toolbar. |
| End Show command | Ends the slide show. Found in the menu displayed by right-clicking during a slide show. |
| Expand All button | Collapses or expands the text in the outline pane. Found on the toolbar. |
| Header and Footer command | Displays a dialog box used to include information in the footer of all slides in a presentation. Found in the View menu. |
| New Slide command | Adds a new slide after the current slide and displays the Slide Layout task pane, which is used to select a layout for the new slide. |
| Normal view button | Displays a presentation in Normal view. Found in the lower-left corner of the window. |
| Notes Page command | Displays one slide and the corresponding notes as they will appear when printed. Found in the View menu. |
| Print Preview command | Displays the presentation as it will appear when printed. Found in the File menu. |
| Slide Master command | Displays the Slide Master, which allows the fonts on all slides to be changed at once. Found in the Master submenu in the View menu |
| Slide Navigator command | Displays a dialog box used to specify the number of a slide to display. |
| Slide Show button | Starts the presentation from the currently displayed slide. Found in the lower-left corner of the window. |
| Slide Sorter view button | Displays all the slides in a presentation in Slide Sorter view. Found in the lower-left corner of the window. |
| Slide Transition command | Displays the Slide Transition task pane, which is used to add transitions to a presentation. Found in the Slide Show menu. |
| View Show command | Starts the presentation from Slide 1, no matter what slide is currently displayed. Found in the Slide Show menu. |