Presentations Glossary

Symbols: Add an Em Dash in PowerPoint

You may want to quickly add an em dash within your text container—be it a placeholder, text box, shape, or even a table. It’s very easy to add an em dash, and there is more than one way to achieve this task, although there may be some differences, and all ways may not work in the version of PowerPoint you are using. But certainly, using one of these options, you will be able to add an em dash in PowerPoint.

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Interface Overview: Toolbox in PowerPoint

Other than the menus, the toolbars, and the Ribbon, PowerPoint’s interface contains a floating set of tabs called the Toolbox. The Toolbox has four tabs: Custom Animation, Scrapbook, Reference Tools, and Compatibility Report. Each of these tabs is filled with options that let you perform important tasks within PowerPoint.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Apple Mac

Toolbox in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 01 05 20
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Interface Overview: Formatting Toolbar in PowerPoint

Like the Standard Toolbar, the Formatting Toolbar continues to exist in PowerPoint on some versions, even though these new versions have the Ribbon. You can see the Formatting Toolbar right below the Standard Toolbar.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Apple Mac

Formatting Toolbar in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 01 05 19
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Interface Overview: Standard Toolbar in PowerPoint

PowerPoint sports the Ribbon interface but some versions continue having menus and toolbars. Among the most important of the toolbars is the Standard Toolbar that is located beneath the menu bar.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Apple Mac

Standard Toolbar in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 01 05 18
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Interface Overview: Outlining Toolbar in PowerPoint

PowerPoint provides many toolbars, and these can be handy for one-click operations. But since there are so many toolbars, you might not have all of them visible, or maybe you have also created a customized toolbar. The Outlining toolbar helps organize the title and text content of the slides, in other words, it just works with the outline of the presentation. This can be a good thing, since this makes it easier to organize your outline, in the process, you can add or merge slides, and do much more.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Outlining Toolbar in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002

Tutorial Code: 01 05 17
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