It displays the name of the program (Microsoft
PowerPoint) and the given name of the presentation
that is currently open (Presentation1 by default).
It contains a list of options with a simple click to it
gives you the access to its command. (File, Edit, View,
Insert, Format, Tools, Slide Show, Window, Help)
It contains shortcut buttons of the most commonly
used commands, such as opening, saving, and
It contains buttons used for formatting, such as font
type, font size and style, paragraph alignment, and
Outline/ Slide Tab
It shows pure text and it is used for creating and editing
the content of your presentation.
It is used to navigate through a slide by clicking on a
thumbnail to go to that specific slide.
It displays the current slide that you are working on.
The slide pane shows only one slide at a time.
It contains a list of commands that are relevant to
whatever you are doing in PowerPoint.
This pane is used as “cheat-sheet”. This is where you
can add notes to be used as a guide of the things you
want to say during your presentation.
These buttons are used to quickly switch between
different PowerPoint views.
It contains buttons and menus used to draw and
Different View Orientations
Slide Show View
Has three panes: Outline and Slide tab, the slide pane,
the Notes pane
Let’s you work on your presentation’s every aspect in
All slides of your presentation are displayed as
thumbnails (miniature slides)
Lets you add, delete, move slides, add slide transitions,
preview slide animations on multiple slides
Included in the normal view which lets you organize
and develop your presentation’s content
Lets you type all the text of your presentation and
arrange them accordingly
Slide Show View
Lets you preview your presentation in an electronic
Used when delivering your presentation to an audience
Types of Placeholders
An imaginary box that holds the title of the slide
Holds other text like a bullet list lines, or paragraph
Holds objects such as graphics, charts, media clips, etc.