PowerPoint Certification Slide Master and Layouts Flashcards
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What is a Slide Layout in relation to the Slide Master?
Answer: A child template that inherits from the Slide Master but can be individually customized
A Slide Layout is a child of the Slide Master that defines a specific arrangement of placeholders while inheriting master-level styles.
How do you rename a custom Slide Layout in Slide Master view?
Answer: Right-click the layout thumbnail and choose Rename Layout
Right-clicking a layout thumbnail in Slide Master view reveals the context menu option to rename it.
Which placeholder type is typically found only on the Title Slide layout and not on content layouts?
Answer: Subtitle placeholder
The Subtitle placeholder is a distinct element on the Title Slide layout, separate from the body content placeholder used on standard layouts.
When you delete a placeholder from a Slide Layout in Slide Master view, what is the effect?
Answer: New slides using that layout will not include that placeholder
Deleting a placeholder from a layout means new slides based on that layout won't include it, but existing slide content is unaffected.
What is the purpose of the 'Insert Placeholder' button in Slide Master view?
Answer: To add a new placeholder type (text, picture, table, etc.) to a layout
The Insert Placeholder button lets you add various placeholder types—text, picture, chart, table, etc.—to any slide layout.
If you apply a new Theme from the Design tab while in Slide Master view, what is affected?
Answer: The entire Slide Master and all its child layouts
Applying a theme in Slide Master view updates the master and all its associated layouts with the new fonts, colors, and effects.