Business Technology Division

1. Alignment--The positioning of text in a text box on a slide, such as centered, right, left, and justified, that affects the entire paragraph.

2. Anchor--A fixed point in a drawing object in which a portion of the object is locked into position.

3. Aspect ratio--A dimensional change in a visual that is demanded by a change in medium or orientation.

4. AutoContent Wizard--A tool that guides a planner through the steps of a proposed presentation.

5. Axis--An imaginary line that aligns either items in a category or the value of items. When aligning values, the axis becomes the measuring stick of the graph.

6. Balance--A general matching of like elements on a sidle so that no one element overwhelms another.

7. Cascading menu--A term used by Microsoft to describe submenus accessed by choosing a secondary menu from main menu choices.

8. Data label--The printed name or value that appears at or corresponding to a data point.

9. Data Marker--A mark on an axis that identifies a data point.

10. DOCK--A blank area on any side of a presentation window for parking a toolbar.

11. Drawing object--An illustration created with PowerPoint drawing tools.

12. Embedded objects--Objects that are a permanent part of the presentation.

13. Grid--An invisible network of criss-crossing lines 1/12 inch apart.

14. Guides--Two straightedges, one vertical and one horizontal, that are used to align objects on a slide.

15. Handout Master--A view in which a handout template can be created or modified.

16. Legend--The name and its corresponding indicator that identity a category of items on a chart.

17. Link--The connection between a source document and a picture of the source that appears on a slide. Updates to the original will be reflected on the slide when updated. Linked objects are not actually stored in a presentation.

18. Luminance--The amount of black and white added to a color.

19. Master slide--The slide that provides formatting of the basic slide elements for all slides in a presentation.

20. No-do bar--Angled line across a simple picture indicating that the action depicted is not allowed.

21. Notes Pages view--A view in which speaker's notes are attached to each slide.

22. Permanent text--Text on a master slide that is reproduced on all slides in a presentation.

23. Placeholder--A designated location on a slide in which titles, text, art, graphs, charts, or other objects can be inserted.

24. Presentation--A collection of slides that are displayed in a timed sequence to convey information.

25. RTF--A method used by many word processing programs to format text documents that retain certain minimal attributes.

26. Saturation--The intensity of a color.

27. Slide Layout--A slide design that contains placeholders for text and graphics objects.

28. Slide Master--A view in which a slide template can be created or modified.

29. Teaser--Words or visuals designed to "hook" and audience.

30. Template--A pattern for a slide or presentation.

31. Theme--The specific and overall purpose of the presentation that is consistently supported by all the elements.

32. Tick mark--A visual maker that evenly divides values on the axis.

33. Timestamp--A selection in the Advance Search dialog box for entering information about the last time a presentation was saved.

34. Tone--The voice of a presentation. The active voice is generally better than the passive voice in a sales presentation.

35. ToolTip--A small yellow box that displays the name of a tool when the mouse pointer is over that button.

36. Transition effects--The visual way in which one slide replaces another.

37. View--The perspective from which you look at a presentation.

38. Wizard--A utility that asks a series of questions and produces a presentation based on the answers.

39. WordArt--Subprograms used to create special effects with text.

    
    
    

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