SmartArt

that lets you add diagrams to your PowerPoint slides, with smart at it lets you create list diagrams etc

small caps

is when you type with no capital letters

slope

the time it takes for a signal to switch from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0

Slides/Outline pane

is the designated area that lets you see the visual of all the slides created in that power point

Slide Show view

is the part of power point that lets you view how the slide show will look

Slide pane

is the designated area that lets you see the slides

Slide masters

is the slide that determines the format and background that all slides will have

Slide Master view

is the view that lets you see the masterslide

Sizing handle

is the handles on a picture that lets you resize the picture so that all porportions are equal

Single-spaced

is a tye of paragraph format that lets you put one space between lines

Simple Payback Period

is a financial metric, like NPV, ROI, and IRR

Sigma

i could not find what sigma stands for

Shortcut menu

is the menu that shows all of the shortcuts that have been made on the computer

Serif fonts

are semi-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols

Selection

is when you click the mouse then scroll over data then the higlighted part is the selection

Select query

it helps you retrieve and display specific database records

section

is a designated area on the screen that holds certain data

Scroll bars

are the bars that let you scroll up and down and side to side

ScreenTip

is tips that pop up as you scroll over a icon they show you the name of the icon and what it does

Sans serif fonts

is fonts that does not have the small features called "serifs" at the end of strokes

Rotation handle

is the handles that pop up when you click a picture that lets u rotate the picture

Right-aligned

is when you aligned text a graphic object to the right margin

rich text format (RTF)

A standard developed by Microsoft Corporation for formatting text files in such a way that the formatting survives transfer not only between applications on a computer, but also between computers on a network

Ribbon

in microsoft 07 it replaced the tool bar, the ribbon is the bar that holds all of the common tools

Reviewing pane

the pane where you can view the complete text of a tracked change or comment in a markup balloon To see these items, and to see items such as inserted or deleted graphics or text boxes

Restrict Permissions

is when the computer restricts you from doing certain things because ur profile does not have those rights

Reports

are information that the computer sends to the user when something is interfering or when something isnt working right

Replace

to substitute something in for another thing

Repeat

is a function wehen you press down a key then it repeats the letter

Relative Cell Reference

a relative cell reference identifies the location of a cell or group of cells

Relationship

a connection between two computers or between to electronic devices

Relational database

A database that maintains a set of separate, related files (tables), but combines data elements from the files for queries and reports when required

Referential integrity

A database management safeguard that ensures every foreign key matches a primary key

redo

To reverse an undo operation

Records

is a set of data that is bind together to make a file

Record

a complete set of information. Records are composed of fields, each of which contains one item of information. A set of records constitutes a file

Range

In data entry validation, a group of values from a minimum to a maximum. With spreadsheets, a series of cells that are worked on as a group. It may refer to a row, column or rectangular block defined by one corner and its diagonally opposite corner. A geographic distance. A group of frequencies.

R-squared value

is the value of a statistical term saying how good one term is at predicting another

Quick Style gallery

a gallery where it holds old formats that the computer tags as most used

Quick Access toolbar

is a customizable toolbar that contains a set of commands that are independent of the tab that is currently displayed

Queries

is a request for information from a database

Properties

is the settings of a certain peice of data

Programs

a set of instructions that the computer executes

Print queue

Disk space that holds output designated for the printer until the printer can receive it

Print driver

A software routine that converts an application program's printing request into the language the printer understands.

Primary key field

The field in a database table that is indexed and maintains the main sequence of the table. For example, account numbers are typically primary keys

Present value

is the absolute value or the thing that the represents

Portrait

is refering to when a text document is in the horizontal view

Portable Document Format (PDF)

is an open standard for document exchange

Point

To move the cursor onto a line or image on screen by rolling a mouse across the desk or by pressing the arrow keys.