In many Microsoft app windows, a horizontal strip near the top of the window that contains tabs (pages) of grouped command buttons that you click to interact with the app.

• Pane

• Ruler

• Window

• Ribbon

A page in an application program’s Ribbon, or in a dialog box, that contains a group of related commands and settings.

• tab

• slide thumbnails

• ribbon

• group

A PowerPoint feature in which you combine multiple objects into one object.

• groups

• copy

• cut

• paste

The bar at the bottom of the program window that shows information about the document or slides, including the current page/slide number, the total number of pages/slides, the word count, and the on/off status of spelling and grammar checking, and contains the view buttons, the Zoom level button and the Zoom slider.

• status bar

• task bar

• view bar

• ribbon

A box on a slide reserved for the title of a presentation or slide.

• title placeholder

• subtitle placeholder

• text placeholder

• object placeholder

A software program used to organize and present information typically as part of an electronic slide show.

• word processing software

• presentation software

• spreadsheet software

• preperations software

A box with a dotted border and text that you replace with your own text.

• status bar

• text placeholders

• text bar

• word placeholders

A customizable toolbar that contains buttons you can click to perform frequently used commands.

• Notes pane

• Backstage View

• Status Bar

• Quick Access toolbar

A section of a window, such as the Navigation pane in the File Explorer window.

• status bar

• thumbnails

• tabs

• panes

A button on the status bar in PowerPoint that opens the Notes pane.

• View bar

• Notes bar

• Slideshow button

• Notes button