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| Active cell | A selected cell in a graph datasheet. |
| AutoContent wizard | Helps you get your presentation started by creating a sample outline using information you provide. |
| Background | The area behind the text and graphics of your slide. |
| Bullet | A small graphic symbol, often used to identify a line of text in a list. |
| Cell | A rectangle in a Graph datasheet where you enter data. |
| Chart | The component of a graph that graphically portrays your Graph datasheet information. |
| Clip Art | Professionally designed pictures that come with PowerPoint. |
| Color scheme | The basic eight colors that make up a PowerPoint presentation. |
| Common Tasks toolbar | A toolbar that contains buttons for common tasks performed in PowerPoint. |
| Crop | Hides part of a picture or object using the Cropping tool. |
| Data label | Information that identifies the data in a column or row. |
| Data series | A column or row of the datasheet. |
| Datasheet | The component of a graph that contains the information you want to display on your Graph chart. |
| Design Templates | Prepared slide designs with formatting and color schemes that you can apply to an open presentation. |
| Dialog box | A box that displays the available command options for you to review or change. |
| Drawing toolbar | A toolbar that contains buttons that let you create lines and shapes. |
| Folder | A subdivision of a disk that works like a filing system to help you organize files. |
| Formatting toolbar | The toolbar that contains buttons for the most frequently use formatting commands, such as font type and size. |
| Graph | The datasheet and chart you create to graphically display information. |
| Main text placeholder | A reserved box on a slide for the main text points. |
| Master text placeholder | The placeholder on the Slide Master that controls the formatting and placement of the Main text placeholder on each slide. If you modify the Master title placeholder, each Title placeholder is affected in the entire presentation. |
| Menu bar | The horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the PowerPoint commands. Click a menu name to display a list of commands. |
| Object | The component you place or draw on a slide. Objects are drawn lines and shapes, text, clip art, imported pictures, and embodied objects. |
| Organizational chart | A diagram of connected boxes that shows reporting structure. |
| Outline view | Displays the titles and main text of all the slides in your presentation. |