Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcut to create a new presentation.
Control + N
Command used to quit the current presentation on screen but leave the PowerPoint program open?
Close
To cut off portions of a graphic that you do not want to show.
Crop
A form of graph in which numeric values are represented by horizontal or vertical rectangles.
Table
A document that contains formatting, styles, and sample text that you can use to create new documents.
Template
Keyboard shortcut to Open Presentation
Control + O
The area at the top of Microsoft Office applications where you can access the programs features
The Ribbon
A collection of diagrams and images that can be added to Word documents or PowerPoint slides in order to enhance the visual appeal of the information being presented.
Smart Art
A dot or symbol that marks an important line of information or designates items in a list.
Bullet
A predefined set of colors, fonts, and visual effects that you apply to your slides for a unified, professional look.
Theme
Keyboard shortcut to Paste
Control + V
A pane that enables you to manage all the animation effects on the active slide.
Animation Pane
Portable Document Format
Characteristics of your presentation--Located on Info page
Properties
Prearranged sets of placeholders for various types of slide content.
Slide Layout
Keyboard shortcut to cut what's selected
Control + X
A sub classification of features within a ribbon tab
The Ribbon Group
The "File" menu of Microsoft Office applications open the backstage view, Where you can set document- level properties
Backstage View
The file menu of Microsoft Office applications open the backstage view, Where you can set document- level properties
Backstage view
Colors used in a theme, reoccurring throughout the presentation.
Theme Color
Keyboard shortcut to remove the last update or change made to a document, spreadsheet, presentation, or database
Undo (Control + Z)
The lists of animation and transition effects.
Animation/transition gallery
A slide that stores information about the formats applied in a presentation, such as theme, fonts, layouts, and colors.
Slide Master
Formats applied to images that make pictures resemble sketches or paintings.
Artistic Effects
A part of the same theme that you've selected, but are usually a different look
Theme Variant