i learned half the definitions in the section i read, i learned about views and panes and the parts of a presentation.i learned about titles, subtitles, text areas, templates, adding text and pictures, and making a presentation.

Powerpoint vocab

Presentation: A formal or an informal report, usually given orally, sometimes called a “speech” or a “talk”.

Thumbnails: small sized views

Splitter Bars: horizontal or vertical bars that separate the left, slide l and notes panes in normal view.

Title: Slide: the first slide in a presentation

Title: the name of the presentation.

Placeholder: a preset location reserving space for a slide element.

Title Area: a placeholder for the slides title\

Text Area: a placeholder for a subtitle or a numbered bulleted list.

Object Area: an area reserved for objects

Rich Text Format: a file format with the extension .rtf that enables text to be transferred and read by different applications, such as word.

Auto content wizard: a tool to help you create a presentation easily with preprogrammed layouts, design, and text.

Boilerplate text: standard text wich is appropriate for that type of presentation


Indent level- is a number that indicates the indent and importance of the subtitle in relation to the title.

Promote-If you want to move a subtitle to the next higher level, you can promote

Demote-You can demote a subtitle to a lower level, which increases the indent and reduces the type size.

Object –nontext elements such as charts, tables, clip art, and other information.

Subtitle- Any text that follows the title and gives more detail about the title is called a subtitle.