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What is PowerPoint?

presentation software

What is another name for a presentation?

slide show

What is the collection of slides in a presentation?

deck

What can slides contain?

1) diagrams 2) charts 3) tables 4) pictures 5) shapes 6) video 7) sound 8) animation effects

What help one slide flow gracefully into the next slide?

transitions

What is a specific design with coordinating colors, fonts, and special effects such as shadows and reflections?

theme

What is a set of four alternate designs associated with themes?

variants

What differs in variants?

colors, fonts, and design elements

What orientation are slide layouts?

landscape

What are boxes with dotted or hatch-marked borders that are displayed when you create a new slide?

Placeholders

What is the 7x7 rule?

each slide should have a maximum of seven lines, and each line should have a maximum of seven words (does not apply to direct quotations and definitions)

What should you avoid when entering text on a slide?

line wraps

Why should you avoid line wraps?

because the audience's eyes want to stop at the end of the line

How many changes can you Undo?

up to the last 20

How do you reverse an Undo?

Redo button

What is a segment of text with the same format that begins when you press ENTER in a text box?

paragraph

What is a position within a structure, such as an outline, that indicates the magnitude of importance?

level

How many levels does PowerPoint allow for?

five paragraph levels

Where is the zoom feature?

the slider and adjacent buttons in the lower-right corner of the screen

How can you modify the format of text?

font typeface, font style, font size, font color

What defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols?

font typface

What indicates how the characters are formatted?

font style

What are the four standard font styles in PowerPoint?

regular (AKA Roman), italic, bold, bold italic

What specifies the height of the characters and is gauged in points?

font size

How much of an inch is a point?

1/72

What font style has a slanted appearance?

italic

If the mini toolbar disappears from the screen, how can you display it once again?

right-click the text, and the mini toolbar should appear

When you click the New Slide button, which slide layout does PowerPoint give you?

Title and Content

How do you create a new slide without using the Title and Content slide layout?

Click the New Slide Arrow

What are the six icons in the middle of the Slide pane?

table, chart, SmartArt graphic, pictures, online pictures, or video

What is a list of paragraphs, each of which may be preceded by a bullet character, such as a dot, arrow, or checkmark?

bulleted list

What do lower-level paragraphs usually consist of in a multi-level bulleted list?

information that supports that point in the higher-level paragraph it is nested under

What must you do before you can type text into a content placeholder?

select it

What is creating a lower-level paragraph called?

demoting text

What is creating a higher-level paragraph called?

promoting text

What font style displays somewhat thicker and darker than those in a regular font style?

bold

What specifies the arrangement of placeholders on a slide?

layout

Where can you choose a slide layout?

layout gallery

Which layout has no placeholders?

Blank layout

What is the default view?

Normal

Where can you type in Notes for the presenter to use during the presentation?

Notes Pane

What two controls appear on a graphic when you click on it?

selection rectangle and sizing handles

How do you change the size of a picture and keep the width and height in proportion to each other?

drag the corner sizing handles

What 2 things can you control in a slide transition?

speed and sound

What appears next to the slide in the Slide Tabs when a transition is added?

a star

What is the keystroke shortcut to Start From Beginning?

F5

What is the keystroke shortcut to Start from the Current Slide?

SHIFT+F5

What is the quickest way to back-up one slide while running a show?

left arrow

Where is the toolbar that allows you to navigate through your slides while running your show?

in the lower-left corner

What should you always do before running your show, even if you are just testing features?

save your presentation (CTRL+S)

What should you do if a theme has layouts you won't be using?

delete those slides from the presentation

How do you select non-consecutive slides?

press CTRL and then click on the slides

How do you display the shortcut menu?

right-click

What determines the overall lightness or darkness of the entire image?

brightness

What determines the difference between the darkest and lightest areas of the image?

contrast

How do you remove effects from a picture?

Click the Reset Picture button

What is a named group of formatting characteristics?

a style

What should you do if the Picture Tools Format tab is no longer displayed on the ribbon?

click the picture

How do you insert special characters like Greek capital letters and symbols?

Insert tab, Symbol

What does the point change to when it indicates the shape has been added to the clipboard?

a plus sign

How do you keep the proportions of the original shape when changing the size?

press SHIFT while dragging a corner

How do you move your shape to a precise location on the screen?

use the ARROW keys or CTRL+ARROW for micro movements

In what ways can you format text in a shape?

font, font color, font size, and alignment

How do you delete a shape?

click the shape and then press DELETE

How do you delete multiple shapes?

hold CTRL while clicking on the shapes you want to delete and then press DELETE

What must you first do to change a font?

Select the letters you want to format

What happens to the text if you rotate or flip a shape that has text in it?

it rotates or flips with it

How can you add depth and help the letters display prominently?

add a shadow behind the text

What does the Format Painter do?

copies the formatting from one element to another

What does the pointer shape look like when Format Painter is active?

a paint brush

What is the EASIEST way to copy a shape or image?

select the object, press CMD/CTRL+C, then press CMD/CTRL+V

What is the content that makes up the interior of a shape, line, or character?

fill

What are the four fills available?

1) solid 2) gradient 3) picture or texture 4) pattern

What is one color used throughout the entire slide?

solid fill

What is one color shade gradually progressing to another shade of the same color or one color progressing to another color?

gradient fill

What uses a specific file or image that simulates a material, such as cork, granite, marble, or canvas?

picture or texture fill

What adds designs, such as dots or dashes, which repeat in rows across the slide?

pattern fill

What allows you to see through the background so that any text on the slide is visible?

transparency

What feature allows you to move the background away from the slide borders in varying distances by percentage?

offset

What repeats the background image many times vertically and horizontally on the slide?

tiling option

How can you insert a background on all of the slides simultaneously?

click the "Apply to All" button on the Format Background menu

What is a decorative effects tool that allows you to change the shape and the path of text?

WordArt

What is the effect that adjusts the interior of a letter in WordArt?

WordArt Text Fill

What can you change in the WordArt fill?

1) solid color 2) texture 3) picture 4) gradient

What is the exterior border surrounding each letter or symbol in WordArt?

WordArt Text Outline

What can you change in the WordArt outline?

1) outline color 2) weight 3) and style

What adds emphasis or depth to the characters in WordArt?

WordArt Text Effect

What are some of the WordArt effects?

1) shadows 2) reflections 3) glows 4) bevels 5) 3-D rotations

What are lines measured in?

points

What is the name for line width?

weight

In what increments can you change the weight of a line?

in 1/4 point increments

What are the 3 ways you can change a WordArt outline?

weight, color, style

What is a word similar in meaning to an inappropriate or duplicate word?

synonym

What is a list of synonyms and antonyms?

thesaurus

On which tab is the thesaurus?

Review

On which tab is the spelling checker?

Review

What is the keystroke for the thesaurus?

SHIFT+F7

What is the keystroke for the spell checker?

F7

Where do you add speaker notes?

in the Notes Pane

How do notes print regularly?

on Notes pages