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Section 6B: Presentation

Check your progress 1

1. What is the difference between a presentation and a slide show?

A. A slide show is a series of screens of information. A presentation is a talk
accompanied by a slide show.

Check your progress 2

1. What are the advantages of using a wizard to create a slide show over
creating one yourself? What are the disadvantages?
A. Advantages: can be prepared quickly, easy to choose designs and
colours.
Disadvantages: may not be suitable for your subject matter.

Check your progress 3

1. What aspects of a design that you can achieve with a slide master would be
more difficult with the AutoContent wizard or with a template?
A. The content and exact positioning of common components on all the
slides; the use of logos and other design features of your own.

Check your progress 4

1. Why is it useful to print speaker notes?

A. These give the content of your talk and can be referred to when you when
you are making a presentation.

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End-of-section questions
Multiple-choice questions

1. Which of the following is an example of presentation software:

A MS Excel
B MS Access
C MS PowerPoint
D MS Word
A. C

2. A set of pre-designed formats of text or colour scheme in PowerPoint is

called:
A Slide
B Presentation scheme
C Schema
D Template
A. D

3. All of the following are views present in PowerPoint except:

A Sorter view
B Slide sorter view
C Slide show view
D Slide view
A. D

4. Which of the following are uses of presentation software:

I To enhance public speaking
II To deliver customised lectures
III To present project reports
IV To present sales or marketing ideas
A I, II and III only
B I, II and IV only
C I, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV
A. D

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5. Flying, drive-in and camera effects are types of what type of slides effects?
A Action
B Transition
C Animation
D Colour scheme
A. C

Structured questions

1. a. What is meant by slide layout?

b. List three types of slide layouts in PowerPoint.
A. a. Slide layout refers to the general arrangement of various slide
components such as title, text and picture.
b. Chart and text, Column and text, Clip art and text, Media clip and text

2. a. Name the basic elements of a slide.

b. Briefly describe each of the elements you identified in your answer to Q2a.
A. a. Titles, Subtitles, Drawing objects, Clip art and pictures
b. Title – a descriptive heading identifying the slide
Subtitle – a descriptive message or brief description of the slide data
Drawing objects – auto shapes, curves, lines, word art, etc
Clip art and pictures – graphics or pictures that are available in the clip
art gallery

3. In a well designed slide, speaker notes will be present.

a. What are speaker notes?
b. List the steps for inserting speaker notes in a slide.
A. a. A small image of the slides along with some explanatory notes that can
aid the presenter of the slide show.
b. Step 1: Open the slide for which you want to include speaker notes.
Step 2: Choose View  Notes Page
Step 3: Click on the text placeholder, then begin typing your speaker
notes.

4. a. List four ways in which a new presentation can be created.

b. List four views of a slide.
A. a. autocontent wizard, design template, sample presentation, blank
presentation
b. Normal, Outline, Slide, Slide sorter, Slide show, Notes page

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5. Briefly describe the following terms as they relate to PowerPoint:
a. Slide
b. Template
c. Wizard
A. a. Slide – an electronic page in a presentation
b. Template – a set or pre-designed formats of text or color scheme
c. Wizard – an interface that asks you to respond to questions and then
uses your answers to automatically layout and format your presentation