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Introduction to PowerPoint 2003
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Definitions
Presentation: The primary type of file PowerPoint is used to create. Presentations typically have the file extension
.ppt; however, you can also save PowerPoint presentations as Adobe Acrobat documents with the file extension .pdf.
Finally, you can save your presentation as a web page, with the file extension .html or .htm.
Slides: Individual parts of a presentation. Slides are similar to the individual pages in a print document, and can
contain text, graphics, and animation.
Layout: The specific arrangement of text and images on a slide. Layouts can be very simple, consisting of simple
titles and text, or they can be more complex and include elaborate colors and images. You can also include
animation, sounds, and other multimedia objects in your layout.
View: Microsoft PowerPoint has three main views: normal view, slide sorter view, and slide show view. Normal view
is the main editing view. Slide sorter view is an exclusive view of your slides in thumbnail form, helpful for rearranging
the order of your slides. Slide show view takes up the full computer screen, like an actual slide show presentation. In
this full-screen view, you see your presentation the way your audience will.
Design Template: The specific “look” of a slide or group of slides. A design template can be very basic - with black
text on a white background - or it can be very colorful and complex. Typically, PowerPoint presentations have the
same design template for all slides, although it is possible to select a different design template for each slide. Later,
I’ll show you how to select different design templates.
Slide Show: The way a presentation appears when you are presenting it. When you display your slides in a slide
show, the slides typically take up the whole screen, and they appear in sequence.
Placeholder: Boxes with dotted or hatch-marked outlines that appear when you create a new slide. These boxes act
as "placeholders" for objects such as the slide title, text, clip art, charts, and tables. Placeholders are sometimes
called “text boxes.”
Sizing handles: Small circles that appear along the edges of the selection rectangle around an object on your slide.
You drag a sizing handle to change the shape or size of an object. To maintain the proportions of an object while
resizing, simply drag a corner handle.