Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Vocabulary

presentation-a presentation is a formal or an informal report usually given orally sometimes called a speech or a talk.

thumbnails-the slides tab contains small-size views called thumbnails of all slides in the presentation.

splitter bars-horisontal or vertical bars called splitters bars.

title slide-the first slide in a presentation is called the title slide.

title-the main topic of any slide is displayed in the title

placeholder-is a preset location reserving space for a slide elements.

title area -is a placeholder for the slide's title

text area-is a placeholder for a subtitle or a numbered or bulleted list

object area-is reserved for objects

Rich Text Format (RTF)-a file format with the extension .rtf that enables text to be transferred and read by different applications, such as word

AutoContent Wizard-is a tool to help you create a presentation easily with preprogrammed layouts design and text

boilerplate text-standard text which is appropriate for that type of presentation

indent level-is anumber that indicates the indent and imprtance of the subtitle in relation to the title

promote-it decreasing the indent and increasing the type size

demote-a subtitle to a lower level which increases the indent and reduces the type size.

object-which are nontext elements such as charts tables clip art pictures photos movies clips or other types of information

subtitle-any text that follows the title and gives more detail about the title is called a subtitle