MOS PowerPoint: Slide Masters & Layouts 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You apply a new theme to a presentation that already has a customized Slide Master. What happens to your customizations?
- All customizations are preserved exactly
- The new theme replaces the Slide Master, removing customizations (Correct answer)
- PowerPoint adds the new theme as a second Slide Master
- Only font customizations are overwritten
Correct answer: The new theme replaces the Slide Master, removing customizations
Applying a new theme replaces the existing Slide Master and its layouts, which overwrites any manual customizations you had made.
Question 2: How do you rename a custom slide layout in Slide Master view?
- Double-click the layout thumbnail and type a new name
- Right-click the layout thumbnail and choose Rename Layout (Correct answer)
- Use the Slide Master tab > Layout Name field
- Layouts cannot be renamed in PowerPoint
Correct answer: Right-click the layout thumbnail and choose Rename Layout
Right-clicking a layout thumbnail in Slide Master view reveals a context menu with the Rename Layout option.
Question 3: A picture placeholder on a layout shows a gray box with an image icon. What does clicking that icon do on a normal slide?
- Opens Slide Master view
- Opens the Insert Pictures dialog to let you choose an image (Correct answer)
- Applies a random stock photo
- Converts the placeholder to a text box
Correct answer: Opens the Insert Pictures dialog to let you choose an image
Clicking the picture icon inside a picture placeholder launches the Insert Pictures dialog so the user can browse for an image.
Question 4: You want a watermark text to appear on every slide but remain non-editable by other users. After placing it on the Slide Master, what additional step best prevents editing?
- Lock the presentation with a password
- Set the text to white color
- Protect the Slide Master by restricting editing permissions in the Info tab (Correct answer)
- There is no way to prevent editing on the Slide Master
Correct answer: Protect the Slide Master by restricting editing permissions in the Info tab
Using File > Info > Protect Presentation options, you can restrict permissions so other users cannot modify the Slide Master.
Question 5: Which of the following placeholder types can be inserted into a slide layout in Slide Master view?
- Content, Text, Picture, Chart, Table, SmartArt, Media, Online Image
- Only Content and Text
- Content, Text, Picture, Chart, Table, SmartArt, Media (Correct answer)
- Content, Text, and Picture only
Correct answer: Content, Text, Picture, Chart, Table, SmartArt, Media
The Insert Placeholder menu in Slide Master view offers Content, Text, Picture, Chart, Table, SmartArt, and Media types — Online Image is not a placeholder type.
Question 6: What is the effect of hiding the background graphics on a specific slide?
- It removes the background from all slides using the same layout
- It removes Slide Master graphics only from that one slide (Correct answer)
- It deletes the graphics from the Slide Master permanently
- It converts the slide to use a blank layout
Correct answer: It removes Slide Master graphics only from that one slide
The 'Hide Background Graphics' option on the Design tab applies only to the selected slide, suppressing inherited Slide Master graphics without altering the master.
Question 7: In Slide Master view, the top-most large thumbnail represents:
- The first slide of the presentation
- The Slide Master that governs all layouts below it (Correct answer)
- The Title Slide layout
- The default Normal view layout
Correct answer: The Slide Master that governs all layouts below it
The large top thumbnail in Slide Master view is the Slide Master itself; the smaller indented thumbnails below it are the individual slide layouts it controls.
MOS PowerPoint: Slide Masters & Layouts 3
You apply a new theme to a presentation that already has a customized Slide Master.
What happens to your customizations?