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This section introduces the most important components of a presentation graphics program in general and explains the underlying concepts by illustrating how Presentations is used.

A presentation contains the following basic elements:

▪Slides: These are the "pages" of a presentation.

▪Objects: These are slide components, such as pictures, drawings or tables, that you can insert into your presentations.

▪Slide designs: These are predefined design templates that make it easier for you to create attractive presentations with a consistent look.

▪Slide layouts: These are predefined layout schemes with predefined areas for texts and objects. They are suitable for both new slides and for changing the layout of existing slides.

▪Color schemes: These are predefined sets of coordinated colors that let you change the color scheme of your entire presentation with just a few clicks.

▪Text: The last section introduces functions for working with text.

Each of these components is described in detail in the following sections.