PowerPoint Slide Creation and Design Flashcards
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Which grid and guides option ensures shapes snap to a consistent invisible grid while being dragged on a slide?
Answer: Snap to Grid
Snap to Grid constrains object movement to grid intervals, ensuring consistent positioning across the slide.
You need to present a hierarchy with a CEO at the top and department heads below. Which SmartArt layout is most appropriate?
Answer: Organization Chart
The Organization Chart SmartArt layout is specifically designed to display hierarchical relationships such as corporate reporting structures.
What is the primary benefit of using Slide Layouts over manually positioning placeholders on each slide?
Answer: Layouts enforce consistent structure automatically across slides
Slide Layouts provide predefined placeholder positions and sizes that enforce visual consistency across all slides using that layout.
Which font characteristic is generally recommended for slide body text to maximize on-screen legibility?
Answer: Sans-serif fonts like Calibri at 18pt or larger
Sans-serif fonts at 18pt or larger are easier to read on screen because they lack decorative strokes and remain clear at typical viewing distances.
A user inserts a text box but wants it to expand vertically as more text is typed. Which autofit setting enables this?
Answer: Resize Shape to Fit Text
Resize Shape to Fit Text automatically increases the text box height as content grows, preventing text from being cut off.
To maintain exact proportions when resizing an image on a slide, what should you hold while dragging a corner handle?
Answer: Shift
Holding Shift while dragging a corner handle constrains the resize to the image's original aspect ratio, preventing distortion.
Which PowerPoint feature allows you to save a fully designed slide, including layouts, theme, and sample content, as a reusable starting point for future presentations?
Answer: Template (.potx)
A PowerPoint Template (.potx file) saves the complete design — master, layouts, theme, and optional sample slides — for reuse in new presentations.