PowerPoint: Slide Masters & Layouts Flashcards
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You right-click a slide in Normal view and choose 'Reset Slide.' What does this action do?
Answer: Restores placeholder size, position, and formatting to match the current layout
Reset Slide restores the slide's placeholder positions, sizes, and formatting to the defaults defined in its assigned layout.
Which of the following changes made on the Slide Master will NOT automatically update slides that have manually overridden that property?
Answer: Changes to properties manually formatted on the slide itself
Manual formatting applied directly on a slide overrides master/layout settings and will not be updated when the master changes.
You need to apply a different Slide Master to only selected slides without affecting other slides. What should you do?
Answer: Select slides in Slide Sorter, then on the Design tab right-click the theme and choose 'Apply to Selected Slides'
On the Design tab, right-clicking a theme thumbnail offers 'Apply to Selected Slides,' which changes only the highlighted slides.
What is the purpose of the 'Preserve Master' option in Slide Master view?
Answer: It prevents PowerPoint from deleting the master if no slides use it
Enabling Preserve Master ensures PowerPoint keeps the Slide Master even if all slides using it are deleted, so it stays available for future use.
Where is the correct location in the Ribbon to change the slide size (widescreen vs. standard) for a presentation using a custom Slide Master?
Answer: Slide Master tab > Slide Size
In Slide Master view, the Slide Master tab contains the Slide Size button where you can switch between standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) or set custom dimensions.
You delete a slide layout that is currently assigned to several slides. What happens to those slides?
Answer: PowerPoint prevents you from deleting a layout that is in use
PowerPoint does not allow deleting a slide layout that is actively assigned to one or more slides; you must reassign those slides first.
A SmartArt graphic placed on the Slide Master appears on slides, but a user wants to replace it with different content on a single slide. What is the best approach?
Answer: Both A and B are valid, with different tradeoffs
You can hide background graphics to suppress the master's SmartArt and add your own, or redesign the layout with a placeholder — both are valid strategies with different implications.