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Package for CD

A feature that helps you ensure that you have all the presentation components you need when you have to transport a PowerPoint presentation for use on a different computer.

page

See data access page.

page banner

A textual or graphic image that displays the title of a Web page.

Page Based On Schedule component

A FrontPage component that displays the contents of a file for a limited period of time.

Page component

A FrontPage component that displays the contents of a file wherever it is inserted.

page hits

The number of visits a Web page or site receives.

page title

The text that is displayed on the page banner of a Web page and in the title bar of a Web browser.

Page view editing window

The FrontPage window in which a Web page is edited.

Page view

The FrontPage view from which page creation and editing tasks are done. This view displays the open page or pages in the Page view editing window.

PANTONE

A color model that defines hundreds of spot- color inks or process colors by combining CMYK inks.

paper stock

Paper of a particular weight and texture.

paragraph

In word processing, any amount of text that ends when you pressthe F key.

paragraph formatting

Collectively, the settings used to vary the look of paragraphs.

paragraph style

A set of formatting that can be applied to the paragraph containing the insertion point by selecting the style from a list.

parameter query

A query that prompts for the information to be used in the query, such as a range of dates.

parsing

In Access, the process of analyzing a document and identifying anything that looks like structured data.

password

A unique set of letters and characters used to allow access to files or processes.

permission

An attribute that specifies how a user can access data or objects in a database.

permissions

Authorization status that allows access to designated documents or programs.

Personal Address Book

An address book for personal contacts and distribution lists, rather than work- related contacts. The e-mail addresses and distributions lists in this address book are stored in a file with a .pab extension.

Personal Folders file

A data file in which Microsoft Outlook saves messages, appointments, tasks, and journal entries on your computer.

Personal Web Server (PWS)

An application that transmits information in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages by using the Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP). It provides the ability to: publish Web pages on the Internet or over a local area network (LAN) on an intranet.

pessimistic locking

Locking a record for the entire time it is being edited.

photo album

A personal collection of digital images to use in presentations.

picture

A scanned photograph, clip art, or another type of image created with a program other than Word.

Picture Based On Schedule component

The component that displays the contents of designated graphics files for a specified period of time.

PivotChart

An interactive chart that is linked to a database.

PivotTable

An interactive table that is linked to a database.

pixel

Short for picture element. One pixel is a measurement representing the smallest amount of information displayed graphically on the screen as a single dot.

Places bar

A bar on the left side of the Save As and Open dialog boxes that provides quick access to commonly used locations in which to store and open files.

Plain Text

A format for Outlook e-mail messages that does not support any textformatting but is supported by all e-mail programs.

plot area

The area that includes the data markers and the category (x) and value(y) axes in a chart.

point

A measurement for the size of text. A point is equal to about 1/72 of an inch.

POP3

A common protocol used to retrieve e-mail messages from and Internet e- mail server.

populate

To fill a table or other object with data.

portrait

Vertical orientation in which the page is taller than it is wide.

portrait mode

A display and printing mode whereby columns run parallel to the long edge of a sheet of paper.

posting

Transferring files or messages to a Web site or server.

PowerPoint Viewer

A program that allows you to show a slide show on a computer that does not have PowerPoint installed.

precedents

The cells that are used in a formula.

presentation window

The electronic canvas on which you type text, draw shapes , create graphs, add color, and insert objects.

Preview pane

The FrontPage window in which Web pages can be viewed before they are published.

primary key

One or more fields that determine the uniqueness of each record in a database.

Print Layout view

A view that shows a document as it will appear on the printed page.

Print Preview

A view of a report that allows users to see exactly how the report will look when printed.

print style

A combination of paper and page settings that determines the way items are printed. For most items, Outlook provides a set of built-in print styles, and you can create your own.

Printing plate

A prepared surface from which printing is done.

private

A property of an appointment or meeting that prevents other users fromseeing its details even if they have permission to view your calendar.

private store

A database for storing public folders in an Exchange sever.

privileges

Access rights that enable or restrict a user in viewing or modifyinga Web site.

Problems report

A FrontPage report that contains information about broken or slow links and errors.

procedure

VBA code that performs a specific task or set of tasks.

Process color

A method of commercial printing that can produce all the required colors on a printed page.

profile

A group of e-mail accounts and address books configured to work together in Outlook.

program window

The main window in a program that includes many of the menus , tools, and other features found in all Microsoft Office program windows , as well as some features that are unique to a specific program or version.

promote

In an outline, to change body text to a heading, or to change a heading to a higher-level heading. To remove an indent on a bulleted item or sub-point of a slide, moving it up in the outline to it a higher-level item (a bulleted item or title).

properties

Information about a PowerPoint presentation such as the subject, author, presentation title, and so on.

property

A setting that determines the content and appearance of the object to which it applies.

publishing

Copying your Web site files to a Web server to display the site to the intended audience.

pure black and white

A black and white image that displays only black and white without any shades of gray.