A feature of Microsoft Office programs that produces buttons with context-sensitive menus directly over the document being edited. Different Office programs use different Smart Tags. PowerPoint has Paste Options, AutoCorrect Options, AutoFit Options, and AutoLayout Options.
information, such as a phone number or email address, found in an instant message and underlined for your use. Clicking a smart tag allows you to act on the information, such as sending a text message to a mobile phone number, sending an email to an email address, or adding the information to your address book.
Any of several buttons that appear after PowerPoint actions such as autocorrections to text, the copying and pasting of text, the autofitting text, and selection of slide layouts. Items accompanied by Smart Tags are underlined with purple dots on the screen.