PowerPoint Basics

These flashcards encompass basic PowerPoint terminology and functionalities essential for understanding slide creation and formatting.

Insert menu

The menu that allows you to add audio and video to a slide.

Lasso Select tool

A tool used to encircle drawings and convert them to text or shapes in PowerPoint.

Gridlines

Non-printing, thin, dotted lines that help align objects on the slide.

Slide Master

The option used to format the text on all slides at once.

Group option

The option used to bring multiple images or shapes into a single unit.

Outline view

A feature that displays only the text on your slides, excluding pictures or graphical items.

Format Background option

An option found in the Design menu for customizing the background of slides.

Header & Footer

The button in the Insert menu used to add slide numbers, author names, and dates to all slides.

Apply to All button

The option used to apply settings, like slide numbers, to all slides within a presentation.

Order Objects

An option used to arrange one shape over another and alter them as needed.