A box containing choices for color and other special effects. A palette appears when you click a toolbar button, such as Border or Fill Color.
path
A map to the location of the folder that contains a file. For example, C:\My Documents\Letters\Mom.doc means the document Mom.doc is stored in the Letters folder, which is stored in the My Documents folder (on the C: drive).
PIM
Personal Information Manager. Software (such as the Contacts folder in Outlook) in which you track information about contacts and keep notes on your interaction with those contacts.
Places bar
The vertical bar on the left side of the Open and Save As dialog boxes that contains buttons for frequently used folders.
pop-up menu
See [shortcut menu]
portrait
The vertical orientation of a page; opposite of landscape, or horizontal, orientation.
presentation
A group of related slides you can create by using PowerPoint.
promote
To indent a line of text less than the previous line, indicating a greater level of importance.