Displays the program title as well as the filename you assign your presentation upon saving it.4 When pointed outside of the text area, the pointer becomes an arrow.The title bar: Located at the very top of the screen. When pointed at text, the pointer becomes a cursor, assuming the shape of an I-beam. (Look for "Click to add." prompts) When you click inside the placeholder, a blinking text insertionpoint-or cursor-appears, and you can enter text.The pointer/cursor: It moves on-screen in the direction you move yourmouse. When printed out, the slide image and notes for that slide appear together on the same page.Text Placeholders: Located inside the slide. Lets you type speaker notes foreach slide. You can also click on a thumbnail to advance your presentation to that slide.Notes Pane: Located beneath the slide pane. Clicking and dragging a thumbnail allows you to rearrange the slides in yourpresentation. Displays thumbnail versions of slides in your presentation. Slides Tab Located to the left of the slide pane. This is the area where you’ll type your slide text.3 Youcan crop, frame and rotate the image, among other things.)Slide Pane: The large white typing area that features “Clickto add ” text prompts. For instance, ifyou click once on an image to select it, the Format tab appears, offering you ways to adjust the selected image. Clicking on the down arrow gives you access to other common functions that you can add to the toolbar.2Ĭontextual Command Tabs: Tools appear directly above a tab and provide access to options that pertain to a just completed action. The Home tab, forinstance, has a Font group that contains formatting options for adjusting font, font size, bold face, underline and italics.The Paragraph group contains icons that control margins, spacing and indentation, among other things.Quick Access Toolbar: This is a customizable toolbar that provides access to commonly used functions such as Save or Undo Last Action. Those related functions are further organized into groups. RibbonThe ribbon, which spans across the top of the PowerPoint screen, replaces the old Menu Bar and toolbars used in MicrosoftOffice programs up through version 2003.It organizes related functions into tabs. Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010Open PowerPoint 2010 Double-click on the PowerPoint icon on the desktop.About the Editing Screen1 29Close Your Presentation, without Exiting PowerPoint. 23Re-arrange Slides in Your Presentation Using the Slide Sorter. 23Hyperlink to a Web Site Containing a Video Clip. 19Import an Image from the World-Wide Web. IntroductiontoMicrosoft OfficePowerPoint 2010The Himmelfarb Health Sciences LibraryQuestions? Ask us.Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 by Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library is licensed undera Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.