Definition: Located on the right side of the screen, the Task pane changes to show options that are available for the current task that you are working on. For example, when choosing a new slide, the
Slide Layout task pane appears; when choosing a
design template, the Slide Design task pane appears, and so on.
Also Known As: Task area, Task window
Examples: When Mary clicked on the Design button on the PowerPoint toolbar, the task pane on the right of the screen switched to the Slide Design task pane.
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- PowerPoint 2003 and earlier
- PowerPoint 2007
