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Jane's Quick Tips
Tip 4
The PowerPoint Window

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Viewing the PowerPoint Window

Take a moment to identify the many parts of the Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 presentation window.

PowerPoint Window with parts identified

i.e. The PowerPoint Window

Microsoft PowerPoint Screen Elements

Screen Element

Description

Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) Displays buttons to perform frequently used commands with a single click. Frequently used commands in PowerPoint include Save, Undo, and Repeat.
Office button Displays a list of commands related to things you can do with a presentation, such as opening, saving, printing, or sharing.
Ribbon Organizes commands on tabs, and then groups the commands by topic for performing related presentation tasks.
Command tab Displays the commands most relevant for a particular task area, such as inserting, designing, and animating.
Group Related command buttons associated with the selected command tab.
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).
Slide pane Displays a large image of the active slide.
Notes pane Displays below the Slide pane and allows you to type notes regarding the active side.
Status bar A horizontal bar at the bottom of the presentation window that displays the current slide number, number of slides in a presentation, Design Template, View buttons, and Zoom slider. The status bar can be customized to include other information.
View buttons A set of commands that control the look of the presentation window.

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