ICDL Advanced Presentation flashcards
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- Slide master
- A template layer that stores fonts, colors, placeholders, and background for all layouts beneath it. Edits there propagate to every slide using those layouts.
- Theme
- A named combination of color scheme, font scheme, and effect scheme. Applying a theme restyles theme-based content across the presentation unless slides carry direct formatting overrides.
- SCQA structure
- A persuasive narrative order: situation, complication, question, answer. The answer is stated early so executive audiences receive the conclusion before supporting detail.
- Contrast ratio guideline
- A minimum ratio of about 4.5:1 between text and background for body text. Low-contrast combinations such as gray on white fail under bright projection.
- Pacing rule
- An estimate of 1.5 to 2 minutes per content slide. A 20-minute presentation therefore needs roughly 10 to 13 content slides plus title and closing slides.
- Handout master
- A separate master controlling the printed handout layout, such as slides per page and header text. Editing it does not change the on-screen slide master.
- Placeholder inheritance
- Text typed into a layout placeholder adopts the theme fonts and formatting from the slide master. A manually drawn text box does not inherit those settings.
- Outline view import
- A view where heading levels become slide titles and sub-levels become bullet indentation levels, letting you build slide structure from an outline quickly.
- Sections
- Named groups of slides shown in the thumbnail pane that can be collapsed or expanded. Sections organize editing but do not create visible dividers during a show by default.
- Reuse Slides
- A command that imports slides from another presentation file. A keep-source-formatting option decides whether the destination theme or the original formatting applies.
- Slide size settings
- A per-file setting: Standard 4:3 is 10 by 7.5 inches; Widescreen 16:9 is 13.333 by 7.5 inches. Changing it after content exists rescales or distorts objects.
- Speaker notes
- Per-slide text stored with the presentation, hidden from the audience during a show by default, and printable as Notes Pages or visible in presenter view.
- Alt text
- A text description attached to pictures, charts, or shapes that screen readers announce. Purely decorative objects can be marked as decorative to skip them.
- Find and Replace limits
- The command searches slide text but does not reach text inside charts, tables, or grouped shapes, so those must be edited directly.
- Pie chart rule
- Use a pie chart only for a single data series showing parts of one whole. Multiple series or negative values should use bar, column, or another chart type.
- Line versus scatter
- A line chart shows a trend over time with ordered categories. A scatter chart plots two numeric variables to reveal correlation between them.
- Row/Column switch
- A chart command that swaps which data dimension is plotted as series and which as categories, changing the chart's interpretation without altering the underlying data.
- Embedded chart data
- Chart values live in a worksheet stored inside the presentation file. Edit Data opens that sheet, and the chart redraws as values change.
- SmartArt layouts
- Prebuilt diagram structures grouped by relationship type: list, process, hierarchy, cycle, and matrix. Converting to shapes makes each node individually editable.
- Grouping objects
- Combining selected objects so they move, resize, and format as a single unit. Ungrouping restores individual selection and independent formatting.
- Crop versus compress
- Crop hides part of a picture without deleting image data. Compress reduces file size by lowering resolution and optionally discarding cropped areas permanently.
- Transition versus animation
- A transition is the effect between one slide and the next. An animation applies to an object within a slide, such as text or a chart entering.
- Animation Pane
- A panel listing animations on the current slide, where order, start trigger, duration, and delay are set for each animated object.
- Linked versus embedded objects
- Embedded objects are stored inside the presentation and travel with it. Linked objects reference an external source file and break if that file moves or is deleted.
- Table header and banding
- A header row identifies columns and banded rows alternate shading for readability. Merging cells removes them from sorting and calculation logic.
- Presenter view
- A speaker-only display showing the current slide, next slide, notes, and a timer, while the audience monitor shows only the running slide show.
- Kiosk mode
- A slide show setting that loops the presentation continuously and disables advancing by mouse click, typically used at unattended displays and exhibitions.
- Rehearse Timings
- A feature that records how long each slide is displayed while you practice, and can save the show to advance automatically using those recorded durations.
- Custom slide show
- A named subset of slides with its own order, presented without deleting or hiding the originals. Multiple custom shows can exist in one presentation file.
- Hide Slide
- A setting that keeps a slide in the file but skips it during the slide show. The slide stays visible in the editing pane with a crossed-out marker.
- Export formats
- PDF preserves layout for distribution; MP4 video bakes in animations, transitions, and timings; handouts export slides per page to PDF or a word processor.
- Broadcast presentation
- A feature that shares the running slide show online via a link. The audience views it in a browser and does not receive the presentation file.