PowerPoint Modules 1 & 2 Short Answer

The mode in which the presentation appears on the screen is referred to as its _____.

a. view

After the last slide appears during a slide show, the default PowerPoint setting is to end the presentation with a _________ slide. Instead, it is a good idea to end the presentation with a final closing slide that is an exact duplicate, or very similar copy of your title slide.

Black

You can run spell check in PowerPoint by pressing the _____ key.

F7

A __________ is a position within a structure, such as an outline, that indicates the magnitude of importance.

Level

A ________________ is a segment of text with the same format that begins when you press the ENTER key and ends when you press the ENTER key again.

Paragraph

There are four background fills available: Solid, Gradient, Picture or Texture, and ________ fill.

Pattern

Creating a lower-level paragraph is called ______________.

Demoting

T/F A task pane will NOT remain open and visible while you work on the document.

F

T/F To access the shortcut menu for an object left-click it.

F

T/F You must use a Text Box to add text to a shape.

F

T/F You should provide a handout of your presentation to the audience beforehand. CLASS

F

Pressing the _____ key runs the slide show starting with the first slide.

F5

In ________________ orientation the slide width is greater than the slide height.

Landscape

A ____________ specifies the arrangement of placeholders in a slide. PowerPoint has nine to choose from.

Layout

All presentations should follow the ___ x ___ rule which provides a guideline for the maximum number of lines on a slide and maximum number of words on a line.

7 7

Each theme has a set of four ___________. Each has the same overall composition, but colors, fonts and designs elements vary.

Alternate designs

A collection of slides in a presentation is called a ________.

Deck

You can format WordArt using an _________, which help add emphasis or depth to the characters (Ex. Shadows, reflections, glows, bevels and 3-D rotations).

Effect

A slide that consists of more than one level of bulleted text is called a ______________ bulleted list.

Multilevel

The default view in PowerPoint is Normal view, which is composed of three working areas: Slides Tab, Slides Pane, and _______ Pane.

Notes

___________________ are boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are displayed when you create a new slide.

Placeholders

The letters in the WordArt style have an outline around the edges. As with fonts, outlines also are measured in ___________ size.

Points

When making a presentation you use _________ _________ view. You can start by clicking its button on the lower-right corner of the status bar.

Slide show

___________ __________ view allows you to look at several slides in the presentation at one time.

Slide sorter

A ___________ _____________ is a special animation effect used to progress from one slide to the next in a slide show. You can control the speed and add sound to the effect.

Slide transition

PowerPoint displays ____________ _________ when a photo, illustration, shape, or other object is close to lining up with another slide element.

Smart guides

A ________ is a named group of formatting characteristics. PowerPoint provides more than 25 that enable you to easily change a pictures look to a more visually appealing look, including a variety of shapes, angles, borders and reflections.

Style

T/F PowerPoint provides more than 25 picture styles that enable you to change a picture's look.

T

T/F SmartArt can be used to add variety to your presentations. CHECKLIST

T

T/F WordArt effects include shadows, reflections, glows, bevels, and 3-D rotations.

T

T/F You can hyperlink from one slide in your presentation to another slide, and back again. CHECKLIST

T

By default, a _________ and _________ layout is used when you add a new slide to a presentation.

Title content

A document _________ is a specific design with coordinating colors, fonts, and special effects such as shadows and reflections.

Theme

The purpose of the _________ slide is to introduce the presentation to the audience. Giving the audience an initial sense of what they are about to see and hear.

Title

_____ are used to position the content on a slide.

a. Layouts

If none of the standard layouts meets your needs, you can create a _____.

a. Quick Styles layout

The chapter suggested that you choose graphics that ____.

a. create interest in the presentation

Creating a multi-level bulleted slide involves __________.

a. promoting b. demoting (both a and b)

_______ are animation effects used to progress from one slide to the next.

a. slide transitions

People remember at least ______ more information when a document they are viewing contains visual elements.

b. 1/3

The 7 x 7 rule stats that ______.

c. a slide should not have more than seven lines that have no more seven words in each

The ________ are the most effective part of a presentation. HANDOUT

c. speaker's presentation skills

The _____ allows you to type comments to yourself for use during your presentation.

d. Notes Pane

Graphics appeal to audiences with different _______.

d. all of the above

The presenter's ________ establish(es) the tone and tempo of the presentation. HANDOUT

d. all of the above