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Title Bar: The Title bar is located at the top of the PowerPoint window. It shows the name
of the current presentation or the name by which the presentation is saved. It also shows
the name of the program.
Control Buttons: The Control buttons are present on the right of the Title bar. There are
three buttons Minimize button, Maximize/Restore Down button, and Close button.
Quick Access Toolbar: The Quick Access Toolbar appears on the left side of the PowerPoint
2021 Title bar. It contains commonly used command buttons such as Save, Undo, Redo and
Slideshow.
Ribbon: The Ribbon is made up of Tabs and Groups. Each tab has a set of commands
present in the shape of tool buttons.
Outline Pane: The Outline pane is located on the left side of the window. The Outline pane
shows a text outline of all the information on the slides.
Speaker's Notes Pane: The Speaker's Notes pane is where the speaker can write notes
for himself. These notes can only be viewed by the speaker. They do not appear when the
presentation is running.
Placeholder: The Placeholder is a dotted box on a slide which may contain text, pictures,
video, etc.
Status Bar: The Status bar is located at the bottom of the PowerPoint window. It displays
information about the number of current slide, total number of slides and what design
theme was used.
CREATING A NEW PRESENTATION
A presentation is made up of a series of slides. A single page of the presentation is called a
slide. A slide can have text, animation, videos, sound effects and voice over. When many slides
are run together one after the other, it is called a slideshow.
To create a new presentation, follow the given steps:
Click on the 1 Select New
File tab. 2 option.
Click on Blank
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Presentation.
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