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The first step of learning how to use presentation software is understanding the terminology you will encounter as you work through this lesson.
-A- An action button is an item that can be added to a presentation that contains pre-programmed commands for performing commonly done tasks. An example of an action button is the right pointing arrow which, when clicked during a presentation, will advance the viewer to the next slide.
Animation refers to visual effects that are added to individual items (such as titles, bulleted text and graphics) on a slide rather than to the slide itself. Animation that is applied to the changing of one slide to the next is known as "Transistion".
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A bulleted list is used to enter key points or phrases. Each key point or phrase begins with a bullet, which is a small dot, square or other graphic. The 'Enter' key on the keyboard is used to end one list item and begin another one with a new bullet. The bulleted list layout is the preferred method of presenting text in a slideshow.
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A predefined set of complementary colors that can be applied to elements in a PowerPoint presentation.
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A design theme is a predefined set of formatting options that control the look and feel of your presentation. Theme settings include backgrounds, layout, colors, fonts, sizes and bullets.
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Flipping an object (either horizontally or vertically) will create a mirror image of the object in the direction that is chosen.
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When printing a PowerPoint presentation, it is important to check the print settings before sending the file to print. One of the options most commonly used is to print a presentaton is the "Handouts" option rather than "Full Page Slides". The handouts options allows you to print multiple slides on a page, saving paper, ink and toner.
The master view that determines the layout and formatting of the printable handouts. (see also "Master" and "Slide Master"). -L-
When adding a new slide to a presentation, you must first decide on the type of layout you would like to use. There are several different types of layouts available in PowerPoint and the layout that you choose depends on the type of information that you will be displaying on the slide. For example, the first introductory slide in a presentation would most likely use the Title Slide Layout, while a Bulleted Slide Layout would be more appropriate for a slide that is covering several key points presented in a list. Other slide layouts include Content Layout (which could contain items such as images, video and charts) and Section Header Layout (which assists you in breaking up and separating sections of a larger presentation into manageable parts). In addition to the predefined layouts, you can also choose the Blank Layout option which would allow you to place items wherever you would like to on the slide.
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The Slide Master is a template that stores all of the design options that you would like to apply including font styles, placeholder sizes and positions, color schemes and background designs and images. The power of the slide master comes when you would like to make a change to all slides in a presentation. For example if you would like to add a logo or image to the bottom right corner to all slides in your slideshow, you could simply add the image to the Slide Master in the desired location. Every slide based on the Slide Master would then have the image added to it. The Slide Master can also be used to make global changes in formatting such as font type, size, bullet shape and color. There are also similar Master templates for speakers notes and handouts.
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The Normal View in Powerpoint displays three items as you work on creating your presentation. The items in the normal view are the Slides and Outline Pane (found on the left of side of the window), the Slide Pane (the main area of the window for working on the content of your slides) and the Notes Pane (found at the bottom of the window).
The Notes Master view determines the layout and formatting of the printable speaker's notes. (see also "Master" and "Slide Master").
The Notes Pane is the white area at the bottom of the Powerpoint window, directly below the main Slide Pane. It is used to add speaker notes to your slides that will not appear to your audience during the slideshow.
The Notes Page View displays an image of the current slide as well as any Notes that have been added to it in the Notes Pane. In the Notes Page View, the area in which you can type is larger and allows you to add additional items to your notes such as images.
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The Outline View is found on the left side of the PowerPoint window with the Slides and Outline Pane. You control how the pane displays your presentation in this pane by using Slides and Outline tabs at the top of the pane. The Slide view will show miniature images of your slides (complete with images, layout and formatting) while the Outline View will only show the text (in bullet form) that exists on each slide. The outline view is very useful for proofreading an entire presentation, editing text, or exporting text-based content to another application such as Microsoft Word.
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A placeholder on the slide is a holding area where you will add your content. When you choose a particular slide layout, it will included standard placeholders (in the shape of rectangles) in which you can click to either type text or insert another item, such as an image. Additional placeholders can be added to the standard slide layout as needed.
: A presentation file is the end result of what is created using the PowerPoint application. The presention file contains any work that you have done in PowerPoint such as your slides, text, images, sound, transitions, animations, timing settings and notes pages.
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Rotating an object is the action of turning an object on a slide so that it faces another direction. When a placeholder is selected in Powerpoint, a green dot will appear at the top of the placeholder. This dot can be used to rotate the object to the desired new angle.
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A slide is an individual page (or screen) in a slideshow. Content such as text (bullets), images, sound, animations, etc. are added to each slide.
When adding a new slide to a presentation, you must first decide on the type of layout you would like to use. There are several different types of layouts available in PowerPoint and the layout that you choose depends on the type of information that you will be displaying on the slide. For example, the first introductory slide in a presentation would most likely use the Title Slide Layout, while a Bulleted Slide Layout would be more appropriate for a slide that covering several key points presented in a list. Other slide layouts include Content Layout (which could contain items such as images, video and charts) and Section Header Layout (which assists you in breaking up and separating sections of a larger presentation in to manageable parts. In addition to the predefined layouts, you can also choose the Blank Layout option which would allow you to place items wherever you would like to on the slide.
The Slide Master is a template that stores all of the design options that you would like to apply including font styles, placeholder sizes and positions, color schemes and background designs and images. The power of the slide master comes when you would like to make a change to all slides in a presentation. For example if you would like to add a logo or image to the bottom right corner to all slides in your slideshow, you could simply add the image to the Slide Master in the desired location. Every slide based on the Slide Master would then have the image added to it. The Slide Master can also be used to make global changes in formatting such as font type, size, bullet shape and color.
A slide show is a series of slides that are saved together in a presentation and are displayed to an audience in sequence. A slide show can be manually advanced from slide to slide by the presenter, or made self-running based on timing settings saved in the presentation file. In PowerPoint, you can view your slide show using the slide show menue and have the option to begin from the beginning of the presentation or from the current slide that you are working on.
The Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint allows you to view thumbnail versions of all slides contained in a presentation on one screen. This view is commonly used to duplicate, delete or rearrange slides in a slideshow, add or modify slide transitions and timing and make a change to a number of slides at once.
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A template is a file that you begin with when creating a new presentation. It contains predefined settings much like a theme, but also can contain layout items and graphical items that pertain to a particular topic or type of presentation. Examples of existing templates in Microsoft PowerPoint include: calendars, agendas, flyers, labels, reports and certificates. It is also possible to create your own template if there is specific type of presentation that you create frequently.
A design theme is a predefined set of formatting options that control the look and feel of your presentation. Theme settings include backgrounds, layout, colors, fonts, sizes and bullets.
When creating a presentation with animation and transitions, you have a choice as to how and when items appear. One option is to have items appear when the presenter clicks the mouse button. The second option is to set timing options on the individual animations so that they occur on their own with no intervention needed by the presenter. Most often, a combination of both options is used. For example, the transition from slide to slide may be set to manual so that the presenter controls when the slideshow advances based on how long it takes to complete the topic on the slide. In the same presentation, however, individual animations may be set on the slide (such as bullets that fly in from the right). These may be set to automatically appear, after a 2-3 second delay.
Transitions in a slide show refer to the animation that is applied to make one slide forward to the next. Slide transitions range from simple to quite dramatic and should be used selectively for effect as too much movement on the screen can cause viewer distraction. Often the very basic "blank" transition is best. This transition simply changes the view from one slide to the next without special animation.
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There are different ways to view your presentation while working in PowerPoint and each has its own purpose. Views are broken into two groups: Presentation and Master. Examples of Presentation Views include Normal, Slide Sorter, and Notes. Master Views include the Slide Master, Handout Master and Notes Master.
Bullet or bulleted list, design template, slide layouts and slide types, slide views.
Slide master.
Whether you're new to PowerPoint or need a quick refresher, here's a list of the 10 most common PowerPoint terms. Knowing these can make using the program easier and help you create your very best presentations.
Information in this article applies to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010; PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Mac, and PowerPoint Online.
Think back to the days of the old-fashioned slideshow that used a slide projector. PowerPoint produces an updated version of sorts. Slideshows can comprise text and graphics or be completely covered by a single picture, as in a photo album.
Each page of a PowerPoint presentation is called a slide . The default orientation of the slide is landscape. You can change the slide orientation and the slide size. Add text, graphics, and pictures to the slide to enhance its appeal and illustrate your point.
Bullets are small dots, squares, dashes, or graphic objects that begin a short descriptive phrase. Almost every slide type in PowerPoint contains a placeholder text box for a bulleted list. You'll use these bulleted list text boxes to enter key points or statements about your topic. When creating the list, press Enter to add a new bullet for the next point you want to add.
Think of a design template as a coordinated package deal. When you decorate a room, you use colors and patterns that work together. A design template acts in much the same way. Even though different slide types can have different layouts and graphics, the design template ties the whole presentation together in an attractive package.
The terms slide type and slide layout are used interchangeably. PowerPoint has a few types of slide layouts. Depending on the type of presentation you are creating, you may use several different slide layouts or just keep repeating the same few.
Slide types/layouts include, for example:
There are several ways to view slides and slideshows. These views are:
Located on the right side of the screen, the task pane changes to show options that are available for the current task that you are working on. For example, when changing the background for a slide, the Format Background task pane appears; when adding animations, you'll set animation options in the Animation pane.
Slide transitions are the visual effects that appear as one slide changes to another. PowerPoint offers several different transitions, such as fade and dissolve.
In Microsoft PowerPoint, animations are visual effects applied to individual items such as graphics, titles, or bullet points, rather than to the slide itself. Apply preset visual effects to paragraphs, bulleted items, and titles from a variety of animation groupings.
PowerPoint Online is the web version of PowerPoint. It allows a PowerPoint presentation to be played on any computer, even one that doesn't have PowerPoint installed. To use PowerPoint Online, you'll need a Microsoft account or an Microsoft 365 work or school account. To view a presentation in a web browser, save the presentation to OneDrive or Dropbox and open it in PowerPoint Online.
The default design template when starting a PowerPoint presentation is a plain, white slide. When you want to design your own template, use the Slide Master . After you update the Slide Master with your design choices, all the slides in your presentation will use the fonts, colors, and graphics in the Slide Master. Each new slide that you create takes on these aspects.
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Definition of terms used in this chapter:.
Animation | a visual or sound effect added to an object or text on a slide |
Animation Pane | the pane that displays additional options that can be applied to animations |
Audio | sound files that can be recorded and embedded into a presentation |
Background image | an image that can be added to the background of a PowerPoint slide and will be automatically resized to fill the entire slide |
Clustered column | a type of chart that displays more than one data series in clustered vertical columns; commonly used for direct comparison of multiple series, but they become visually complex quickly |
Contiguous | slides that are adjacent to each other in a presentation |
Color Variant | a variation on the presentation theme style or color |
Crop | a command that removes unwanted or unnecessary areas of a picture |
Crop to shape | a command that removes unwanted or unnecessary areas of a picture and forms it into a specified shape |
Effect options | additional enhancements such as sound and timing that can be applied to an animation |
Embedding | the integration of links, images, videos, gifs, and other content from a variety of digital sources into a presentation |
Eyedropper | a tool that captures the exact color from an object on your screen and then applies it to any shape, picture, or text |
Fit | a function of the crop command that allows you to resize the picture so that the entire picture displays inside the picture area while maintaining the original aspect ratio |
Homepage | the main page of a website |
Keep source formatting | maintains formatting options from the source file |
Layout | the arrangement of elements in a PowerPoint slide such as title and subtitle, lists, pictures, shapes, charts, tables, and media |
Lock aspect ratio | a graphic option in which the ratio between height and width remains constant but the height and width can increase or decrease |
Microsoft PowerPoint | a presentation program used to create business, educational, or informal presentations |
Noncontiguous | slides that are not adjacent to each other in a presentation |
Normal view | the primary editing view in PowerPoint where you write and design your presentations |
Notes pages | a printout that contains the slide image on the top half of the page and notes that you have entered on the notes pane in the lower half of the page |
Notes pane | a printout that contains the slide image on the top half of the page and notes that you have entered on the notes pane in the lower half of the page |
Online pictures | allows you to find and insert online pictures into your presentation from a variety of sources |
Outline view | a PowerPoint view that displays the presentation outline to the left of the slide pane |
Placeholder | a box on a slide with a dotted border that holds the title, body text, or other content such as charts, tables, and media |
Presentation | the process of communicating on a topic to an audience, typically a demonstration, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, or build goodwill or to present a new idea or product |
Presentation software | computer software used to display information in the form of a slide show, published to the web, or recorded to watch as a video |
Print options | although presentations are not typically printed, this will allow efficient options for when printing is necessary |
Print preview | provides a preview of what the presentation will look like when printed |
QuickStyles | styles listed in the styles list that can be accessed at any time; can be predefined or created |
Reading view | a view in PowerPoint that displays a presentation in a manner similar to a slideshow but in which the taskbar, title bar, and status bar remain available in the presentation window |
Remove background | automatically removes unwanted portions of a picture; markers can be used to indicate areas to keep or remove from the picture |
Reuse slides | allows you to take slides from an existing presentation and insert them into a new presentation without the need to open the old presentation; also allows you to keep the original formatting or apply the formatting used in your new presentation |
Screen clipping | a type of screenshot that allows you to take a quick snapshot of part of the screen and add it into a presentation |
Screenshot | a picture of one’s computer screen that can be inserted into a presentation |
Shape styles | applies preset colors and effects to quickly enhance the appearance of your shape or textbox |
Slide decks | a collective group of slides in a presentation |
Slideshow | occupies the full computer screen exactly the way your presentation will look on a big screen when your audience sees it |
Slide sorter | displays a miniature version of each slide |
Slide | a presentation page that can contain text, pictures, tables, charts, and other multimedia or graphic objects |
SmartArt | a visual representation of information that you create by choosing from among various layouts to communicate your message or ideas effectively |
Smart guides | dashed lines that display on your slide when you are moving an object to assist you with alignment |
Speaker notes | helps presenters recall important points, such as key messages or stats, as they give a presentation |
Status bar | located at the bottom of the PowerPoint window; shows messages and information about the view, such as the slide number and the current theme template used |
Template gallery | thousands of pre-made templates available in Google Slides |
Templates | pre-made Google Slides presentations that can be used as-is or modified to fit your needs |
Themes | a set of unified design elements that provides a coordinated look for your presentation by applying colors, fonts, and effects |
Theme styles | a coordinated group of theme attributes that can be applied to shape styles |
Title slide | a slide layout that is commonly used as the first slide in a presentation and contains an introduction to the presentation |
Transitions | motion effects that occur in slideshow view when you move from one slide to another during a presentation |
Trim | refers to taking off either part of the beginning or end of a media clip |
URL | stands for Uniform Resource Locator, also commonly known as a web address |
WordArt | a gallery of text styles with which you can create decorative effects, such as shadowed or mirrored text |
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