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Let us learn about the various components of PowerPoint window.
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 - PowerPoint.
Control Buttons: The Control buttons are present on the right side 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
2019 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.
Slides/Outline Pane: The Slides/Outline pane is located on the left side of the window.
The Slides pane shows thumbnail of each of the slides in the presentation. The Outline
pane shows a text outline of all the information on the slides. It is ideal for previewing the
structure of a presentation.
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. It is a pre-formatted container on a slide for content (text, graphics, or video).
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 design theme 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, graphics, 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 Blank Presentation in
Click on File tab. 1 the Backstage View. 2
When you start PowerPoint, the program automatically starts a new presentation for you and
name it 'Presentation 1'.
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