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A
Action button
Active cell
After Previous
Alignment
Animated GIF
Animation
Annotation
A type of hyperlink, created from the list of shapes,
that has built-in actions or links associated with it, or
you can change the action that occurs when the
action button is clicked.
Displays with a dark, heavy border around the cell; it
is the cell in which data may be entered, deleted, or
edited.
Allows you to set the timing of animation to
dynamically start after any previous animations on
the slide occur.
The placement of an object or text as it relates
vertically or horizontally to the document.
A file format used for graphic images such as clip art;
in this format, images are presented in a specific
order and are contained in a single file to create the
illusion of animation by displaying frames of the
graphic one after the other in quick succession.
Any type of motion or movement that occurs.
A note or highlight that can be saved or discarded.
Area chart
Similar to a Line chart, it shows changes over time
and the total value across a trend.
Autof it
An option that resizes a column to accommodate the
largest entry.
A feature that anticipates formatting based on what
AutoFormat As you type. There are several formatting options; each
You Type
can be turned on or off independently of the others.
B
Banded
columns
A table setting that enables you to format even
columns differently from odd columns to make the
table easier to read.
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Banded rows
Bar chart
A table setting that enables you to format even rows
differently from odd rows to make the table easier to
read.
Shows comparisons among individual items. In a bar
chart, the X-axis (horizontal) is the value axis and the
Y-axis is the category axis.
Emphasizes one slice of the pie by representing the
slice as a bar, showing how the data in the slice is
Bar of Pie chart
further divided.
Basic Custom
Slide Show
A separate presentation saved with its own title and
that contains some of the slides from the original
presentation.
Black slide
Displays at the end of every slide show to indicate the
slide show is complete.
Bold
Text emphasis in which the text is darker than the
surrounding text; used to emphasize key words.
Border
Brightness
Browser
A frame around a picture.
The perceived radiance or luminosity of an image.
A software application that interprets HTML files and
displays them as Web pages; can also play embedded
sound and video files, and follow hyperlinks.
Bubble chart
Similar to the X Y (scatter) chart, it compares three
sets of data instead of two.
Bullet
A typographical symbol, such as a square or diamond,
used to introduce items in a list.
Bulleted level
Bulleted lists
An outline level designated by a bullet, which is a
symbol, such as a filled circle or asterisk, used to set
off an item in a list.
A group of items that use bullet symbols to introduce
each item in a list; used when the items in the list can
be displayed in any order.
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C
Cap style
The style applied to the end of a line.
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Caption
The text that helps to identify or explain a picture or a
graphic.
Category axis
Also known as the Horizontal axis (X-axis), it displays
categories such as months, years, or quarters.
Text labels, identifying the categories, that are
Category labels displayed along the Horizontal axis (X-axis).
CD-R
CD-RW
Cell
Removable media that can be written to only one
time.
Removable media that be written to multiple times.
The intersection of a row and a column.
Cell address
Another name for cell reference, it is the combination
of the column letter and the row number.
Cell reference
Another name for cell address, it is the combination of
the column letter and the row number.
Change case
Allows you to change the case of selected text to all
uppercase (all capital letters) or all lowercase.
Character
spacing
Chart
Chart area
Allows you to change the spacing between characters
or letters.
A graphical representation that helps you display data
in a meaningful way.
Defines the entire chart, including the Chart Title, the
Category Axis, the Value Axis, the Plot Area, and the
Legend.
The individual items in a chart, including the Chart
Area, Plot Area, Category Axis, Value Axis, Chart Title,
Chart elements
Axis Titles, Data Labels and Legend.
A predefined layout or format that can be used to
Chart template create a chart.
Chart title
The name of the chart (optional).
Chart type
Determined by the data you want to display and the
analysis applied to the data.
Chevron
A symbol that indicates more information or options
are available.
Clip art
A collection of predefined graphic images included
with Microsoft Office or downloaded from the Web.
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Clip art is also available from several vendors and can
be purchased as a CD-ROM collection or used on a
royalty paid basis.
Clip Art task
pane
Clipboard
Clustered
Column chart
Used to search for clip art either on your computer or
on the Microsoft Office Web site.
A temporary storage area that allows you to copy one
or several items and then paste the item(s) into any
Office document.
Vertical rectangles grouped together.
Collapse
When you collapse a slide in Outline view, only the
slide title displays.
Column chart
Best applied when the data represents the
comparison of values across categories.
Command tab
Compatibility
Mode
Compound type
Displays the commands most relevant for a particular
task area, such as inserting, designing, and
animating.
Ensures that files created in previous versions of
Microsoft Office can be opened in Office 2007, and
can also be saved in a format that can be used by
previous versions of Office.
A line style composed of double or triple lines.
Compress
To reduce the size of the data so that when it is
saved, it occupies less storage space.
Contextsensitive
A program feature, such as a help topic or a menu,
that changes depending on what you are currently
doing in the program.
Contextsensitive
commands
Contiguous
Commands that change depending on the action
taken.
Adjacent or next to each other.
Contrast
The amount of difference between the light and dark
extremes of color in an image.
Copy
A copy, or duplicate, of the selected text that is
placed on the Clipboard.
The process of duplicating an item and inserting it in
Copy and paste new location.
Crop
The process of removing unwanted areas of a picture.
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Crop lines
Crop tool
The lines that display at the corners, sides, top, and
bottom of a picture when the Crop button is clicked
and that are dragged to crop a picture.
The tool that displays with the mouse pointer when
the Crop button is clicked.
An area that contains a list of animation sequences
for the selected text or object. From this task pane,
Custom
you can add entrance, exit, and emphasis effects and
Animation task
motion paths; create triggers; and modify how a
pane
sound or animation will start.
Custom Slide
Show
Displays only the slides you wish to display to your
audience in the order you select.
Cut and paste
The process of removing an item from its original
location and inserting it in a new location.
Cycle
A SmartArt layout used to represent a continuing
sequence of stages or events in a circular flow.
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D
Dash type
Data labels
Data series
Data table
Datasheet
Demote
Destination file
Dialog Box
Launcher
A line composed of various combinations of dashes.
The actual data values displayed on chart elements
such as columns, markers, or slices.
A set of data.
A small table below the chart that displays the actual
data values.
A table composed of horizontal rows and vertical
columns in Microsoft Graph that allows you to enter
data, import data, or copy and paste data from
another application to be used in your chart.
To apply a lower or subordinate outline level. When
an item is demoted, the indent of the item increases,
or moves to the right.
A file into which information is pasted.
A small icon that, when clicked, opens a dialog box or
task pane of related options.
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Document
Inspector
Domain name
A PowerPoint feature that reviews the presentation for
hidden data or personal information that may be
stored in the presentation or in the document
properties.
A user friendly name that represents an IP address.
Similar to a Pie chart, it shows the relationship of
parts to a whole; however, it may contain more than
Doughnut chart
one set of data.
Drag
To depress the left mouse button, move the mouse,
and then release the mouse button.
Drag and drop
To move text by selecting the text and then dragging
the selection to a new location.
DVD-R
Removable media that can be written to only one
time.
DVD-RW
Removable media that can be written to multiple
times.
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E
Editing
Electronic
spreadsheet
E-mail client
Embed
Embedded
The process of making changes to the contents of a
presentation.
Microsoft Excel 2007.
Software program that allows you to compose and
send e-mail.
To save a file so that it is part of the presentation.
A type of object that is saved with, and becomes part
of, the PowerPoint file.
Animation effects that cause a font on a slide to
change from normal to bold formatting or change the
Emphasis effect
fill color of an object.
An animation effect applied as the text or object is
Entrance effect introduced into the slide during a slide show.
Exit effect
An animation effect applied as the text or object
leaves the slide or disappears during a slide show.
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Expand
When you expand a slide in Outline view, the outline
displays.
Explode
Manually pull out a slice or slices so that it stands
away from the pie for emphasis.
Exploded Pie
chart
Displays all the slices disconnected, or exploded, from
each other. In this type of pie chart individual slices
cannot be manipulated.
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F
Fades and
Dissolves
File extension
Fit to slide
Gradual transitions of one slide to another by means
of gradual dimming or brightening of the slide.
Also called the file type, it identifies the format of the
file or which application created it.
In a photo album, selecting this option allows the
picture to occupy all available space on the slide with
no room for a frame or caption.
Flash drive
A compact removable drive that is plugged into the
USB port of the computer.
Font
A set of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks with
the same design, shape, and appearance.
Font face
The specific name of the particular character set, such
as Calibri or Times New Roman.
Font size
Footer
Format
The height of the text measured in points.
Information that displays at the bottom of every slide
or that prints at the bottom of slide handouts or notes
pages. It is possible to include footers on all slides or
on individual slides.
To change the design or configuration of the text
characters.
A feature that allows you to duplicate formatting from
Format Painter one part of a presentation to another.
Frame
Full path
The border around a picture in a photo album.
Includes the drive, the folder, and any subfolders in
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which the file is contained.
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G
Gallery
GIF
Gradient fill
Graphic
Gridlines
Group
A collection of available choices that may be applied.
Stands for Graphics Interchange Format and is a file
format used for graphic images.
A gradual progression of several colors blending into
each other, or shades of the same color blending into
each other.
The general term used to describe a drawing, clip art,
or a photo.
Nonprinting dotted lines that form a grid of 1-inch
squares that displays on the slide to help you size and
align objects.
Related command buttons associated with the
selected command tab.
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H
Handouts
Hard return
Header
Header row
Heading styles
Hierarchy
HLDN
Printed pages that display slide contents. Handouts
can be set to display one, two, three, four, six, or
nine slides per page.
Created by pressing the Enter key.
Information that prints at the top of a document.
The top row of the table, which is formatted
differently from the rows containing data.
Built-in, predefined formatting styles.
A SmartArt layout used to display hierarchical
information or reporting relationships in an
organization either horizontally or vertically.
Stands for High Level Domain Name. This is the upper
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level domain, such as .com, .org, .gov. etc., to which
the lower level domain belongs. Also referred to as a
top level domain.
Also known as the Category axis, it displays
Horizontal axis
categories such as months, years, or quarters.
(X-axis)
HTML
HTTP
Hyperlink
Hyperlinked
Custom Slide
Show
HyperText
Markup
Language
(HTML)
Stands for HyperText Markup Language. It is the
language used to code Web pages.
Stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is the
protocol used on the World Wide Web to define how
messages are formatted and transmitted.
A navigational element used in a document,
presentation, or Web page that, when clicked, will link
to, or take you to, another location. In a PowerPoint
presentation, hyperlinks can also be used to link to a
slide in the presentation, to a slide in a different
presentation, or to a custom slide show.
A quick way to navigate to a separate slide show from
within the original presentation.
A language used to create Web pages that can be
viewed in a Web browser.
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I
Indicates, with a blinking vertical line, where text or
Insertion point graphics will be inserted.
Integrated
Integration
Internet
A term for a Microsoft function, meaning that the
same chart tools are available in PowerPoint 2007,
Excel 2007, and Word 2007.
Microsoft Office programs support sharing information
through linked or embedded objects.
A global network composed of millions of computers.
IP address
A unique set of numbers, composed of a network ID
and a machine ID.
Italic
Text that is characterized by a slight slanting to the
right.
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J
Join type
JPG (or JPEG)
The specified style when two lines connect with each
other.
Stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group; a file
format used for photos and includes the .jpg or .jpeg
file extension.
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K
Kerning
Keywords
Kiosk
The adjustment of the space between characters.
Text that describes and can be used to locate images.
A booth made up of a computer and monitor that can
include a touch screen, used for self-running slide
shows generally located in public places such as a
mall or trade show.
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L
Landscape
orientation
Layout
Leading
Legend
Line chart
Line spacing
The page is wider than it is tall when printed, using an
8 1/2-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper.
The placement of objects on a slide by using
placeholders in a specific arrangement that can be
customized.
See line spacing.
The text box generally located beside or below the
chart that identifies the color of a column, pie slice, or
marker with its data value.
Best chart type to display trends over time.
The distance between lines of text in a paragraph;
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sometimes called leading.
Line style
Line weight
Link
Linked
List
Live Preview
Local drive
Locally
Lock Aspect
Ratio
Loop
The manner in which a line displays.
The line measurement that is calculated in points (pt).
The point size selection ranges from 1/4 pt to 6 pts.
The method of incorporating sounds into a
presentation by storing sound or audio files outside
the presentation.
A linked file is saved as a separate file, as opposed to
embedded, and is not saved as part of the PowerPoint
file. Any changes made to the data must be made in
the linked file, not in PowerPoint.
A SmartArt layout used to display nonsequential or
grouped blocks of information.
A technology that shows the results of applying an
editing or formatting change as you move the pointer
over the results presented in a gallery or list.
Usually Drive C, it is the hard drive located in the
computer.
On your computer.
A check box that enables you to lock the aspect ratio
of a table so that when you are resizing a table, the
height and width of the table change in proportion to
each other.
The method of playing a sound repeatedly from start
to finish until it is manually stopped.
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M
Marker
A small indicator displayed on a line to indicate the
data value.
Markup
A type of language that differs from a programming
language because it uses tags instead of code.
Matrix
A SmartArt layout used to show the relationship of
components to a whole in quadrants.
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Merge
Microsoft
Graph
Microsoft
Outlook
Express
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Viewer
Mini toolbar
To combine two or more cells into a single cell.
A program that can be used to create charts or
graphs if Microsoft Excel 2007 is not available.
Microsoft's e-mail client used with Windows XP.
A program used to run a presentation on a computer
that does not have the Microsoft PowerPoint
application installed.
Displays when you click a slide title or bulleted item in
the Slides/Outline pane. The Mini toolbar is a small
toolbar containing frequently used formatting
commands and is sometimes accompanied by a
shortcut menu of other frequently used commands,
which displays as a result of right-clicking a selection
or of selecting text.
Mitered
The terms used to describe corners of a border that
are angled to fit precisely.
Motion path
An animation effect that determines how and in what
direction text or objects will move on a slide.
Mouse Over
Move
An action will occur by merely placing your mouse
pointer on the Action button. It is not necessary to
click.
To remove text from the current location and place it
on the Clipboard.
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N
Name Box
Navigate
Navigation
tools
Network drive
The location where the cell address or cell reference
displays.
To move around in a presentation.
Buttons that display on the slides during a slide show
that allow you to perform actions such as move to the
next slide, the previous slide, the last viewed slide, or
to the end of the slide show.
A common drive on another computer, usually a
server, that is available to others working on the
network.
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Noncontiguous
Normal view
Notes Page
view
Notes pages
Notes pane
Nonadjacent or not next to each other.
The window is divided into three panes: the
Slides/Outline pane, the Slide pane, and the Notes
pane.
The active slide displays at the top of the document,
and an area for entering notes displays at the bottom
of the document.
Printed pages that contain the slide in the top half of
the page and speaker notes in the bottom half of the
page.
Displays below the Slide pane and allows you to type
notes regarding the active slide.
A group of items that use consecutive numbers or
letters to introduce each item in a list; used to display
Numbered lists a sequence of items that have definite steps, a
sequence of actions, or are in chronological order.
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O
Object Linking The program-integration technology used to share
and Embedding information between Office programs.
(OLE)
Office menu
A list of document-related commands, such as Print,
Save, and Open.
On Click
Allows you to set the timing of animation because the
animation is triggered by the mouse click.
Outline view
A view in Microsoft Word that distinguishes the
importance of data by the level of indentation.
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P
A feature used to copy presentations to a CD-R or CDPackage for CD RW drive.
Palette
A set of colors representing a range of choices.
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Paragraph
Paste
Photo album
Picture bullet
Pie chart
Any text that has a hard return at the end of it.
To insert an item from the Clipboard into a new
location.
A stylized presentation format with the following
selections: 1, 2, or 4 photos on a slide. The format
may include a title or caption for the photo(s) but it
does not include content placeholders, which are
common in other slide layouts.
A bullet that uses a picture, or image, for the bullet
character.
Used to plot a single data series, a pie chart shows
the relationship of parts to a whole. Values on a pie
chart are displayed as percentages and cannot be
negative values.
Emphasizes one slice of the pie by representing the
slice as another, smaller pie showing how the data in
Pie of Pie chart
the slice is further divided.
Pixel
The term that is short for picture element and
represents a single point in a graphic image.
Placeholder
Displays the location on a slide for text or other
content.
Platform
The combination of hardware and software used on a
computer.
Plot area
Point
Portrait
orientation
PowerPoint
Help
Defines the area with the gridlines (if displayed) and
the plotted data whether in columns, lines, slices or
markers.
A measurement equal to 1/72 of an inch.
The page is taller than it is wide when printed, using
an 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper.
Provides you with information and step-by-step
instructions for performing tasks.
Presentation
The arrangement or order of slides as presented to
the viewing audience.
Print Preview
Enables you to see how a presentation will look when
printed using the print options that you select.
Process
A SmartArt layout used to show a progression,
sequential steps in a task, a workflow, or a timeline.
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Promote
Protocol
Publish
To apply a higher, or more important, level to an
item. When an item is promoted, the indent of the
item decreases, or moves to the left.
A set of rules.
To save a PowerPoint presentation as an HTML file.
Transitions that move out, or push out, the previous
Push and Cover slide and cover it with the incoming slide.
Pyramid
A SmartArt layout used to display proportional,
interconnected, or hierarchical relationships.
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Q
Quick Access
Toolbar
Displays buttons to perform frequently used
commands with a single click. Frequently used
commands in PowerPoint include Save, Undo, Repeat,
and Print. For commands that you use frequently, you
can customize the Quick Access Toolbar by adding
additional buttons.
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R
Radar chart
Random
Range
Recoloring
Relationship
Shows the comparison of aggregate values of a
number of data series usually relative to a center
point.
A type of transition that uses horizontal or vertical
bars; the Random selection cycles through several
different transitions each time it is applied.
A group of cells either contiguous (adjacent) or
noncontiguous (not adjacent) that are treated as one
object.
The application of a stylized color or hue to a picture.
A SmartArt layout used to compare the relationship
between two ideas and to display the containment,
proportional, or interconnected relationships among
more than two ideas.
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Resolution
RGB color
model
Ribbon
Rich Text
Format (RTF)
Rotate handle
The fineness of detail at which the image displays on
the screen or when printed; based on the number of
pixels per inch.
A color standard named for the three primary colors
of red, green, and blue.
Organizes commands on tabs, and then groups the
commands by topic for performing related
presentation tasks.
A non-application-specific file format used to transfer
formatted text documents between applications.
Used to rotate, or turn, a placeholder or text box to
any desired angle.
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S
Scatter chart
(XY chart)
ScreenTip
Search engine
Shape
Shortcut key
Shows the relationship of numeric values in several
data series without regard to time.
A small box that displays information about, or
displays the name of, a screen element.
An information retrieval system that searches a
database for information matching a keyword or
phrase.
Ready-made objects in a recognizable form, such as
arrows or rectangles.
A key or a combination of keys that when pressed will
perform the same action that would otherwise require
several actions.
A context-sensitive menu that displays commands
Shortcut menu and options relevant to the selected object.
A file format that saves a presentation as a single
Single File Web
Web page and integrates all supporting information
Page (MHT,
into one file.
MHTML)
Sizing handles
Used to increase or decrease the size of an object;
the small circles and squares that display at the
corners and sides of a selected object or text. You
drag the handles to change the size of the object.
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Slice
Slide icon
Slide master
Slide
Slide pane
Slide show
Slide Sorter
view
A category in a pie chart that represents a part of the
whole and shows the contribution of each value to the
total.
A small picture of the slide.
The part of a template that stores information about
the formatting and text that displays on every slide in
a presentation. The stored information includes such
items as the placement of text and objects or
placeholders, and the size of placeholders for text and
objects.
The individual page that includes any combination of
text, graphics, images, video, or sound.
Displays a large image of the active slide.
Slides display one at time and at the full height and
width of the computer screen.
Displays the slides in the presentation numbered and
on one screen as a set of thumbnails.
Slides/Outline
pane
Displays either the presentation outline (Outline tab)
or all of the slides in the presentation in the form of
miniature images called thumbnails (Slides tab).
Smart tag
A button that displays, providing quick access to
context-sensitive commands.
SmartArt
Source file
Speaker notes
Spell-checking
feature
Spin box
Split
Designer-quality representations of information that
you can create by choosing from different predefined
layouts.
A file from which information is copied.
Consist of additional information the presenter wants
to discuss but prefers not to include in the
presentation. Speaker notes are typed in the Notes
pane and can be printed below a picture of each slide.
Compares the spelling of words to those in the
PowerPoint dictionary. PowerPoint automatically
checks spelling and indicates any misspelled or
potentially misspelled words by including a wavy red
line below the affected word.
A small box with up and down arrows that enable you
to move (or spin) through a set of values.
To create two or more cells from an existing cell.
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Stacked
Column chart
Status bar
Shows the relationship of individual items to the
whole while comparing each value across categories.
At the bottom of the presentation window, a
horizontal bar that displays the current slide number,
number of slides in a presentation, View menu, View
options, Design Template, and Zoom slider. The
status bar can be customized to include other
information.
Stock chart
Shows the fluctuation of stock prices or other
fluctuating data, such as temperatures.
Strikethrough
Text that displays with a horizontal line through the
center of the text.
Stripes and
Bars
Style
Subordinate
level
Suffix
Surface chart
Synonyms
Transitions that use horizontal and vertical blinds,
checkerboard, or comb designs.
Similar to a theme in PowerPoint, it is a predefined
format based on a set of colors, a set of fonts, and a
set of line and fill effects that are stored as a set.
A lower level of an outline.
The portion of the domain name after the dot (.).
Enables you to find combinations between two sets of
data when both the categories and values are
numeric.
Words with similar meanings.
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T
Table
Table gridlines
Tag
A collection of rows and columns.
In a table, the lines between columns and rows.
Used in markup languages, tags indicate descriptions
such as size, color, position, and other formatting
types.
Task pane
A smaller window within an Office application that
provides commonly used commands.
Template
A predefined document that contains formatting
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information.
Text box
The boundary that defines an area of text.
Text effects
Formatting styles such as Shadow, Reflection, Glow,
Bevel, 3-D Rotation, and Transform.
Text pane
A separate area where you can enter and edit bulleted
items.
Text shadow
Text that displays with a shadow on the lower right of
each character.
Theme
Theme colors
Theme effects
Theme fonts
Thesaurus
A set of coordinated design elements, such as fonts,
graphics, and colors, that provide a consistent look for
your presentation.
A set of four text and background colors, six accent
colors, and two hyperlink colors.
Sets of lines and fill effects.
The default font faces associated with the theme used
in the presentation, including the fonts used for
headings and body text.
A research tool that provides a list of synonyms.
ThreeContains a depth axis.
dimensional (3D)
Thumbnail
Tiling
Timeline
Title bar
Miniature image.
Positioning that causes an image to fill the space with
multiple copies of the same image.
A graphical representation that indicates, or counts,
the number of seconds the animation takes to
complete.
Displays the program icon, the name of the
document, and the name of the program. The
Minimize, Maximize/Restore Down, and Close buttons
are grouped on the right side of the title bar.
Title slide
The first slide in the presentation; frequently contains
special formatting so that it is easily distinguishable.
Toggle button
Click the button once to turn it on and click it again to
turn it off.
Total row
The last row of the table; similar to the header row, it
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is often formatted differently from other rows
containing data.
Track
Transition
sound
The term for a song on a CD.
A prerecorded sound that can be applied and will play
as a transition occurs.
Transition
speed
The timing of the transition-Slow, Medium, or Fastbetween all slides or between the previous slide and
the current slide.
Transitions
An animation effect that occurs when a presentation
moves from slide to slide in Slide Show view.
Transparency
Defines how much light can pass through an object or
how clear it is.
Trendline
A line on a chart that draws attention to an upward or
downward trend.
Trigger
A setting that, when clicked, causes a specific item to
produce a result such as play a sound.
Trigger icon
Triple-clicking
TrueType
The icon denoting that instead of using the sound
icon, clicking an item such as text or an image will
play the sound.
Clicking three times in rapid succession.
The scalable font technology built into Windows and
Macintosh.
TwoFlat.
dimensional (2D)
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U
Underline
Underlined text that has one or more horizontal lines
under the text.
URL
Stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It defines the
address of documents and resources on the Web.
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V
Value axis
Also known as the Vertical axis (Y-axis), it displays
numeric values at specific intervals.
Value data
Information, such as amount sold, inventory, or
population that is quantifiable.
Vertical axis
(Y-axis)
View options
Also known as the Value axis, it displays numeric
values at specific intervals.
A set of commands that control the look of the
presentation window.
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W
.wav
The file extension for a waveform audio data sound
file.
Web browser
Software that formats Web pages so that they display
properly.
Web page
A document that can be viewed on the Internet.
Web server
A computer that contains Web pages and responds to
requests from Web browsers.
Wipes
Transitions that occur by means of a line passing over
the screen in a specific direction.
With Previous
Allows you to set the timing of animation so that
several animations will display simultaneously.
Word wrap
A feature that moves, or wraps, text to the next line
based on margin settings.
WordArt
Worksheet
World Wide
Web (WWW)
A selection of decorative text objects, with readymade effects, available for you to insert into a
presentation.
A collection of horizontal rows and vertical columns
that allows you to enter your data in cells.
A collection of documents on the Internet.
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X
X-axis
Also known as the Horizontal axis or the Category
axis, it displays categories such as months, years, or
quarters.
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Y
Y-axis
Also known as the Vertical axis or the Value axis, it
displays numeric values at specific intervals.
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