PowerPoint 2016 for Mac’s work area below the Ribbon continues to be tri-paned. These three panes comprise the Slides Pane, the Slide Area, and the Notes Pane. The Slides Pane is the thin strip on the left side of the PowerPoint 2016 interface that contains thumbnails of all your slides.
Learn about the Slides Pane in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.
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