GMetrix Exam Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. In Autodesk Inventor, which panel or browser entry lets you edit the dimensions and constraints of a previously created feature? → Model Browser (right-click > Edit Feature)
2. When placing an image in InDesign, how do you fill a frame proportionally so no white space shows but the image may be cropped? → Object > Fitting > Fill Frame Proportionally
3. When using the Paintbrush tool, which option ensures the brush stroke path stays selected after you finish drawing it? → Keep Selected
4. In Excel, what function calculates the average of a range of cells? → =AVERAGE()
5. When you right-click a sketch in the Inventor Model Browser and choose 'Share Sketch,' what does this enable? → Multiple features can reference and consume the same sketch profile
6. What does the formula =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A5, B1:B5) do? → Multiplies corresponding values then sums the results
7. What is the maximum number of artboards you can have in a single Photoshop document? → There is no fixed limit
8. What is the purpose of 'Text Wrap' applied to an image in InDesign? → Forces surrounding text to flow around the image rather than behind or over it
9. Which paragraph formatting option prevents a single last line of a paragraph from appearing alone at the top of the next page? → Widow/Orphan control
10. Which Word option controls whether spell check ignores words typed in ALL CAPS? → Proofing > Ignore words in UPPERCASE
11. Which of the following doesn't constitute a project plan phase? → Budget Discussion
12. In InDesign, what does 'preflight' check before you package or export a publication? → Missing links, missing fonts, and overset text
13. Which Inventor tool allows you to taper the side walls of an extruded feature, making them angled rather than perpendicular to the sketch plane? → Taper Angle option in the Extrude dialog
14. Which GMetrix report type is most useful for identifying which specific skills a student needs to improve before taking a certification exam? → Skills Gap Report
15. Which blending mode makes white pixels transparent and preserves dark pixels, useful for texture overlays? → Screen
16. Which method is used to convert a color image to grayscale while controlling how each color channel contributes to the final brightness values? → Black & White adjustment layer
17. The Blob Brush tool differs from the regular Brush tool in that it: → Merges overlapping strokes into a single filled shape
18. In GMetrix, what is the purpose of the 'Study Mode'? → To allow students to see correct answers immediately after each question
19. Which chart type in Word is best suited for showing the proportion of parts to a whole? → Pie chart
20. What does the 'Refine Edge' (or 'Select and Mask') workspace help you accomplish? → Improving selection edges, especially around fine details like hair or fur
21. Which of the following statements accurately sums up a copyright? → The exclusive right to copy, distribute, and profit from a work
22. Which Inventor termination type extrudes a feature exactly to the surface of an existing face, even if that face is curved? → To Surface
23. What happens when you drag with the Eraser tool across a closed filled shape in Illustrator? → Cuts through the shape creating two or more separate closed paths
24. What does the 'Content-Aware Scale' feature do that regular Free Transform does not? → Intelligently protects important areas while resizing
25. In Excel, what does the IFERROR function do? → Returns a specified value instead of an error message when a formula produces an error
26. What does =DAYS("2026-12-31", "2026-01-01") calculate? → The number of calendar days between the dates
27. To share a PowerPoint presentation via email as an attachment directly from within the app, which path do you use? → File > Share > Email > Send as Attachment
28. What happens when you Alt-click (Option-click on Mac) on the eye icon of a layer in the Layers panel? → It toggles visibility of all other layers
29. Which Inventor tool creates a new solid body by rotating a closed sketch profile around a specified axis? → Revolve
30. What is the result of pressing Ctrl+J (Cmd+J on Mac) with an active selection? → The selected pixels are copied to a new layer