Microsoft PowerPoint Vocabulary

to line up

• align

• crop

• gridlines

• loop

To make an object on a slide enter, emphasize or exit the slide (to do something cool)

• transition

• animation

• duration

• live preview

checks spelling and grammar automatically

• autocorrect

• spell and grammar checker

• header

• footer

The file tab- where you can do things with your file like share, print, or save and protect it

• file tab

• backstage

• presentation software

• pdf

a tool that allows you to copy animations or formatting easily from one object to another

• painter

• format

• crop

• object

At the top of the window, this toolbar contains commonly used action buttons like quick print, save and undo and can be customized by the user to include more buttons.

• header

• footer

• quick access toolbar

• ribbon

a cool visual effect that happens when a presentation moves from one slide to the next slide

• animation

• transition

• duration

• loop

to make items on a slideshow or document shades of gray, no color

• Grayscale

• hyperlink

• painter

• format

a feature in Microsoft Office that allows the user to see what formatting changes would look like without actually selecting a formatting choice just by hovering your cursor over the choice

• live preview

• loop

• kiosk

• ribbon

software used to create a sequence of text and graphics, and often audio and video, to accompany a speech or public presentation.

• Presentation Software

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• live preview

• Microsoft Word