PART 1
Some PowerPoint Definitions
Templates. Backgrounds and color combinations that you can choose from that set the mood for your presentation. Find out how to choose a template in Part 2: Opening PowerPoint
Views. Different ways you can look at your presentation. You can choose slide view, outline view, slide sorter view, note page view, or slide show. Slide views are discussed in Part 4: The Many Views of Your PowerPoint Presentation.
Masters. Places to set the standard look and feel of entire presentations by adding your own logo, special clip art, the date, and/or page numbers. For example, whatever you place on a slide master will be shown on every slide, whatever you place on a handout master will be on every handout page, etc. See Part 7: Using Master Pages to Make Global Changes.
Layouts. The guides for each individual slide, and include layouts for inserting graphs, charts, tables, clip art, and columns, among others. See Part 3: Creating Slides - New Layouts.
Objects. The actual things that you want to place on a slide such as clip art, WordArt, pictures, sound, movies, graphs, charts, and tables.
Transitions and Effects. Transitions are the movements from one slide to another. Effects are the movements that give you control over the content flow on each individual slide in your presentation. See Part 6: Building Transitions and Effects on Your Slides.
Output. Besides the electronic output and viewer, you can print your slides as overhead transparencies. Other options include printing to paper as notes to yourself, as handouts to your class, or just as an outline.
Next: Opening PowerPoint
August 14, 2003
Prepared by Chris Sales, User Support Services
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