PowerPoint Certification PowerPoint Skill Development 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which feature allows you to apply a consistent set of fonts, colors, and effects across an entire presentation?
- Slide Layout
- Theme (Correct answer)
- Template
- Style Set
Correct answer: Theme
A Theme applies coordinated fonts, colors, and effects uniformly across all slides.
Question 2: What does the 'Morph' transition do in PowerPoint?
- Fades slides in and out
- Animates objects smoothly between two slides with matching elements (Correct answer)
- Rotates the entire slide
- Applies a 3D flip effect
Correct answer: Animates objects smoothly between two slides with matching elements
Morph creates smooth animation by transitioning matching objects between consecutive slides.
Question 3: When using Slide Master, changes made to the master slide affect:
- Only the current slide
- All slides that use that master's layouts (Correct answer)
- Only new slides added after the change
- Only title slides
Correct answer: All slides that use that master's layouts
Slide Master changes propagate to all slides using layouts derived from that master.
Question 4: Which keyboard shortcut starts the slideshow from the beginning?
- Shift+F5
- F5 (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+P
- Alt+F5
Correct answer: F5
F5 always starts the presentation from the very first slide.
Question 5: What is the purpose of the 'Format Painter' tool in PowerPoint?
- Applies slide transitions
- Copies formatting from one object and applies it to another (Correct answer)
- Changes the color theme
- Inserts a picture from the internet
Correct answer: Copies formatting from one object and applies it to another
Format Painter copies an object's formatting and pastes it onto selected target objects.
Question 6: Which view is best for reordering slides quickly in a large presentation?
- Normal view
- Reading view
- Slide Sorter view (Correct answer)
- Outline view
Correct answer: Slide Sorter view
Slide Sorter view displays thumbnail grids that can be dragged to reorder slides efficiently.
Question 7: What does 'Compress Pictures' do in PowerPoint?
- Reduces file size by lowering image resolution (Correct answer)
- Crops invisible areas from all images
- Converts images to vector format
- Merges all images into a single layer
Correct answer: Reduces file size by lowering image resolution
Compress Pictures reduces image resolution and removes cropped areas to decrease file size.
Which feature allows you to apply a consistent set of fonts, colors, and effects across an entire presentation?