ACA Navigating the User Interface 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a 'floating' panel in Adobe CC applications?
- A panel that is transparent and shows the canvas beneath it
- A panel that is undocked and can be freely positioned anywhere on screen (Correct answer)
- A panel that auto-hides when the cursor moves away
- A panel that displays real-time previews
Correct answer: A panel that is undocked and can be freely positioned anywhere on screen
A floating panel is one that has been undocked and exists as a free-standing window you can drag anywhere.
Question 2: In Adobe Premiere Pro, which panel is used to preview and trim footage before adding it to a sequence?
- Program Monitor
- Source Monitor (Correct answer)
- Timeline panel
- Project panel
Correct answer: Source Monitor
The Source Monitor is used to preview, set In/Out points, and prepare clips before placing them in a sequence.
Question 3: How do you reset a workspace to its default panel arrangement in Adobe CC applications?
- File > Reset Workspace
- Edit > Preferences > Workspace
- Window > Workspace > Reset [Workspace Name] (Correct answer)
- View > Reset Layout
Correct answer: Window > Workspace > Reset [Workspace Name]
Going to Window > Workspace > Reset [Workspace Name] restores the selected workspace to its saved default layout.
Question 4: In Adobe applications, what does the Hand tool allow you to do?
- Select and move objects on the canvas
- Scroll or pan the view of the document without moving any objects (Correct answer)
- Rotate the canvas view
- Measure distances between objects
Correct answer: Scroll or pan the view of the document without moving any objects
The Hand tool pans the document view so you can navigate around the canvas without altering objects.
Question 5: What is the keyboard shortcut to zoom in on the canvas in most Adobe CC applications?
- Ctrl/Cmd + Plus (+) (Correct answer)
- Ctrl/Cmd + Up Arrow
- Ctrl/Cmd + Z
- Ctrl/Cmd + Spacebar
Correct answer: Ctrl/Cmd + Plus (+)
Ctrl+Plus (Windows) or Cmd+Plus (Mac) zooms into the document in most Adobe applications.
Question 6: In Adobe Illustrator, what is the Artboard and how do you create a new one?
- The artboard is the printable area; create one via File > New Artboard
- The artboard is the total canvas space; create one via the Artboard tool or Artboards panel (Correct answer)
- The artboard is the color workspace; created automatically
- The artboard defines crop marks; created in Document Setup
Correct answer: The artboard is the total canvas space; create one via the Artboard tool or Artboards panel
An artboard defines the active design area in Illustrator, and new ones are added using the Artboard tool or the Artboards panel.
Question 7: Which panel in Adobe Photoshop displays the history of recent editing actions and allows you to undo multiple steps?
- Actions panel
- History panel (Correct answer)
- Timeline panel
- Info panel
Correct answer: History panel
The History panel records each edit as a state, letting you click any previous state to revert to it.
ACA Navigating the User Interface 3
What is a 'floating' panel in Adobe CC applications?