ICDL Presentation (ICDL) study guide
ICDL Presentation · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
ICDL Presentation is a module-based digital-skills certification that assesses whether a candidate can build, edit and deliver slide-based presentations with confidence. It is one of the modules grouped under ICDL CORE, which ICDL Foundation describes as "core digital skills for employability and productivity" - the practical, everyday skills expected of students entering further study and of employees in almost any role. The ICDL Presentation study guide has 6 sections and about 1,677 words.
01Using the Application
A presentation program is a workspace with a ribbon of tabs, a slide thumbnail pane, an editing area, and a notes pane. Candidates should know the purpose of Home, Insert, Design, Transitions, Animations, Slide Show, Review and View tabs, and the difference between the Quick Access Toolbar, which holds frequently used commands, and the ribbon itself.
321 words, about 2 min02Developing a Presentation
Developing a presentation means moving from an idea to a structured slide sequence. Know how to add slides with a chosen layout, duplicate, delete, reorder by dragging thumbnails, and create sections to group slides.
295 words, about 1 min03Text
Text lives in placeholders or text boxes. Select text to format characters; select the placeholder border to format the whole object.
289 words, about 1 min04Charts and Graphs
A chart turns a table into a visual argument. Know how to insert a chart, open its data sheet, add or remove series and categories, switch rows and columns, and change the chart type.
271 words, about 1 min05Graphical Objects
Graphical objects include pictures, shapes, icons, SmartArt, tables, audio and video. Know how to insert them, resize using handles, rotate, crop, and restore proportions.
247 words, about 1 min06Managing Presentations
Managing presentations covers slide show settings, custom shows, hyperlinks and action buttons, rehearsal timings, presenter view, printing and export. Know Set Up Show options: presented by a speaker, browsed by an individual, or at a kiosk; loop continuously; show without narration or animation.
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