PowerPoint Certification PowerPoint Slide Creation and Design 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PowerPoint feature lets you save a customized set of fonts, colors, and effects as a reusable package?
- Slide Layout
- Slide Master
- Theme (Correct answer)
- Template
Correct answer: Theme
A Theme bundles a coordinated set of colors, fonts, and effects that can be saved and reapplied across presentations.
Question 2: When inserting a table on a slide, which tab appears on the ribbon to provide table-specific formatting tools?
- Format
- Table Design (Correct answer)
- Insert
- Layout
Correct answer: Table Design
The Table Design tab (part of the Table Tools contextual group) appears when a table is selected, offering style and border options.
Question 3: A presenter wants every slide to display the company logo in the same position without manually placing it on each slide. What is the best approach?
- Copy and paste the logo on each slide
- Use the Slide Master to place the logo once (Correct answer)
- Insert the logo as a header
- Use a watermark effect
Correct answer: Use the Slide Master to place the logo once
Placing the logo on the Slide Master propagates it to all slides that use that master without manual repetition.
Question 4: Which SmartArt category is most appropriate for showing a series of steps in a sequential process?
- Hierarchy
- Cycle
- Process (Correct answer)
- Relationship
Correct answer: Process
The Process category is designed to show sequential steps or workflow stages moving from one point to the next.
Question 5: What does the 'Format Painter' tool do when applied to a text box in PowerPoint?
- Changes the text box fill color only
- Copies formatting from one object and applies it to another (Correct answer)
- Converts text to WordArt
- Resets formatting to the default theme
Correct answer: Copies formatting from one object and applies it to another
Format Painter copies all formatting properties (font, size, color, effects) from a source object and pastes them onto a target object.
Question 6: Which slide aspect ratio is the current default for new PowerPoint presentations?
- 4:3
- 16:9 (Correct answer)
- 16:10
- 3:2
Correct answer: 16:9
PowerPoint defaults to the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, matching most modern monitors and projectors.
Question 7: A designer needs to align multiple shapes so their top edges are flush. Which PowerPoint feature accomplishes this precisely?
- Distribute Horizontally
- Align Top (Correct answer)
- Group
- Snap to Grid
Correct answer: Align Top
Align Top (found in Arrange > Align) moves all selected shapes so their top edges line up with the topmost selected object.
PowerPoint Certification PowerPoint Slide Creation and Design 2
Which PowerPoint feature lets you save a customized set of fonts, colors, and effects as a reusable package?