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Question 1Manage presentations

You are preparing a slide deck in PowerPoint for the web and want a consistent visual style applied to every slide at once. Which feature should you use?

  1. Slide Sorter view
  2. Notes Page view
  3. Presenter Coach
  4. Slide Master Correct answer.

Explanation

The Slide Master stores layouts, fonts, colors, and placeholder positions that apply to all slides using those layouts. Editing the master propagates formatting changes across the whole deck without touching each slide individually.

Question 2Manage presentations

A deck must open directly in full-screen presentation mode when the audience double-clicks the file. Which file format should you save it as?

  1. .pptx
  2. .thmx
  3. .potx
  4. .ppsx Correct answer.

Explanation

A PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) launches straight into Slide Show view when opened, which suits kiosks and handoffs to presenters. The standard .pptx opens in editing view instead.

Question 3Manage presentations

You need to add a section header that groups slides 5 through 12 in the presentation outline. What is the correct action?

  1. Use Outline view to promote slide 5 to a top level
  2. Right-click slide 5 in the thumbnail pane and choose Add Section Correct answer.
  3. Insert a Section Header layout slide before slide 5
  4. Apply a new slide master to slides 5 through 12

Explanation

Sections are created from the thumbnail pane context menu and can be renamed and collapsed to organize the deck. They are organizational markers, not slide content, so no layout or master change is needed.

Question 4Manage presentations

You want a company logo to appear in the same position on every slide without adding it 30 times. What is the most efficient approach?

  1. Add the logo to the slide footer text box
  2. Insert the logo on the Slide Master Correct answer.
  3. Paste the logo onto each slide and align manually
  4. Insert the logo into the notes master

Explanation

Placing the logo on the Slide Master (or a specific layout) makes it appear on every slide that uses that master or layout. This keeps the position consistent and lets you update it once.

Question 5Manage presentations

Which view lets you reorder and delete many slides quickly by dragging thumbnails?

  1. Outline view
  2. Normal view
  3. Slide Sorter view Correct answer.
  4. Reading view

Explanation

Slide Sorter view displays slides as thumbnails so you can drag to reorder, multi-select, and delete them efficiently. It is the standard view for large-scale deck reorganization.

Question 6Manage presentations

You insert a picture on slide 3 and want it to fade in automatically when that slide appears. Which pane do you use?

  1. Animation Pane Correct answer.
  2. Accessibility Pane
  3. Selection Pane
  4. Comments Pane

Explanation

The Animation Pane lists and manages animations on the current slide, including start timing such as With Previous and After Previous. Setting the picture's animation to start automatically makes it fade in without a click.

Question 7Manage presentations

A presentation must be delivered with no internet connection, and you want to guarantee fonts and media play correctly on the venue computer. What should you do?

  1. Save as PDF
  2. Email the .pptx file
  3. Upload it to OneDrive
  4. Package the presentation for CD Correct answer.

Explanation

Packaging copies the presentation plus linked media and embedded fonts into a folder or image so it runs on another machine. This avoids missing fonts and broken media links at the venue.

Question 8Manage presentations

You want every slide to display its slide number in the lower-right corner. Where do you enable this?

  1. Design > Slide Size
  2. Insert > Header & Footer Correct answer.
  3. View > Slide Master > Insert Placeholder
  4. Transitions > Apply to All

Explanation

The Header & Footer dialog contains the Slide number checkbox that applies numbering to slides. It can be applied to all slides or just the current one.

Question 9Manage presentations

A slide contains a chart, a text box, and a picture that overlap. You need to hide the chart temporarily to check the layout behind it. Which tool do you use?

  1. Animation Pane
  2. Selection Pane Correct answer.
  3. Grid Settings
  4. Format Painter

Explanation

The Selection Pane lists every object on the slide and provides an eye icon to hide or show each one. Hiding an object lets you inspect overlapping content without deleting anything.

Question 10Manage presentations

You want a title slide and a closing slide to use a dark background while all content slides stay light. What is the best approach?

  1. Create a second slide master with dark layouts Correct answer.
  2. Change the background of each dark slide individually every time you edit
  3. Add a dark rectangle shape to the title and closing slides
  4. Apply a dark theme to the entire presentation

Explanation

Multiple slide masters let one deck host distinct design families, each with its own layouts and background. Assigning dark layouts from a second master keeps those slides consistent and easy to maintain.

Question 11Manage presentations

A 40-slide deck needs the same transition on every slide except slide 1. What is the most reliable sequence?

  1. Apply the transition to all slides and accept it on slide 1
  2. Apply the transition to slide 2, then copy slide 2 repeatedly
  3. Apply the transition in Slide Master view
  4. Apply the transition to all slides, then select slide 1 and remove its transition Correct answer.

Explanation

Applying to all slides first, then removing the effect from slide 1, guarantees every other slide has the transition. Transitions belong to individual slides, so a single exception is easy to set afterward.

Question 12Manage presentations

You want a bulleted list to appear one bullet at a time on a slide. Which animation approach achieves this?

  1. Apply an entrance animation to the text box and set it to animate by paragraph Correct answer.
  2. Apply an exit animation to the text box
  3. Apply a motion path to the text box
  4. Apply a transition to the slide

Explanation

Text-box animations can be set to animate by paragraph, so each bullet enters separately on click. This gives the presenter control over when each point is revealed.

Question 13Manage presentations

You need to add speaker notes that will not appear on the projected slides. Where do you type them?

  1. The slide footer area
  2. The Section Header layout
  3. A text box placed off the slide edge
  4. The Notes pane below the slide in Normal view Correct answer.

Explanation

The Notes pane in Normal view stores speaker notes that display in Presenter view and on printed notes pages but not on the projected slide. Off-slide text boxes may still be visible or print unexpectedly.

Question 14Manage presentations

A presentation uses a font that is not installed on the conference laptop. Which action best preserves the appearance?

  1. Increase the font size on every slide
  2. Change all text to a generic sans-serif font
  3. Convert the text to a picture on each slide
  4. Embed fonts in the file when saving Correct answer.

Explanation

Embedding fonts stores the typeface in the presentation so it renders correctly on machines that lack it. This preserves the intended look without altering the slides.

Question 15Manage presentations

You must reuse a set of slides with the same branding in a new presentation while keeping the original deck unchanged. What is the best method?

  1. Reuse Slides from the source file Correct answer.
  2. Save the original as a PDF and rebuild
  3. Copy and paste the slides into the new deck
  4. Insert the original file as an object

Explanation

The Reuse Slides command imports slides from another file and lets you keep the source formatting, leaving the original untouched. It is the intended workflow for pulling content between decks.

Question 16Manage presentations

A slide's title placeholder does not appear on the slide even though the layout shows one. What is the most likely cause?

  1. The slide number is turned off
  2. The slide master is locked
  3. The presentation is in Reading view
  4. The placeholder was deleted from the slide and must be reset Correct answer.

Explanation

Placeholders can be removed from an individual slide while remaining in the layout. Using Reset restores the layout's placeholders and their positions to the slide.

Question 17Manage presentations

You want a consistent color scheme across charts, SmartArt, and shapes. Which theme component controls this?

  1. Theme effects
  2. Theme colors Correct answer.
  3. Slide size
  4. Theme fonts

Explanation

Theme colors define the palette that charts, SmartArt, and shapes draw from, so changing them updates all theme-colored elements together. Theme fonts and effects control type and styling, not the color palette.

Question 18Manage presentations

You need to insert a small table into a slide and keep it editable with the deck's theme colors. Which approach is best?

  1. Insert the table as an Excel object linked to a file
  2. Draw the table with individual line shapes
  3. Paste a screenshot of a table
  4. Insert a table and apply a table style that uses theme colors Correct answer.

Explanation

Native tables remain editable and can adopt table styles tied to theme colors, keeping the deck consistent. Screenshots and drawn lines lose editability and theme awareness.

Question 19Manage presentations

You want to record narration and slide timings so the deck can run unattended at a kiosk. Which feature do you use?

  1. Custom Slide Show
  2. Rehearse with Coach
  3. Slide Sorter
  4. Record Slide Show Correct answer.

Explanation

Record Slide Show captures narration, ink, and slide timings that can be replayed automatically. This is the standard way to build a self-running kiosk presentation.

Question 20Manage presentations

A colleague sends a deck where every slide uses a slightly different font. You want to standardize typography across the whole presentation quickly. Which action is most efficient?

  1. Change the font on the Slide Master only
  2. Use Format Painter on each slide
  3. Replace Fonts for the presentation Correct answer.
  4. Select all slides and retype the text

Explanation

The Replace Fonts command swaps one typeface for another throughout the presentation in a single step. Changing the master alone will not fix text that was manually formatted on individual slides.

Question 21Manage presentations

You need the presentation to advance slides automatically every 15 seconds during a booth loop, with no clicks. Which setting controls this?

  1. Transitions > After with a 15-second duration applied to all slides Correct answer.
  2. Slide Show > Use Presenter View
  3. Slide Show > Custom Slide Show
  4. Animations > Start With Previous

Explanation

The Transitions tab provides an After timing that advances slides automatically once the set duration elapses. Applying it to all slides creates a hands-free loop.

Question 22Manage presentations

A deck contains 12 slides hidden from the show, and the presenter wants to see them during editing but skip them during delivery. Which statement is correct?

  1. Hidden slides must be moved to the end of the deck
  2. Hidden slides remain visible in editing views and are skipped in Slide Show Correct answer.
  3. Hidden slides appear in Slide Show only in Presenter view
  4. Hidden slides are deleted from the file permanently

Explanation

Hiding a slide marks it to be skipped during the slide show while keeping it fully visible and editable in Normal and Slide Sorter views. It is a presentation-time setting, not a deletion.

Question 23Manage presentations

You apply a theme to a deck, but several slides keep their old colors because their shapes were manually colored. What is the most reliable fix?

  1. Save as .potx and reopen
  2. Reset each affected shape's fill to a theme color Correct answer.
  3. Reapply the theme a second time
  4. Change the slide size and revert it

Explanation

Direct formatting overrides theme colors, so reapplying the theme will not change manually colored shapes. Setting the fill to a theme color reconnects the shape to the palette so future theme changes propagate.

Question 24Manage presentations

A presentation must meet accessibility requirements. Which combination best addresses reading order and non-text content?

  1. Increase all font sizes and add more animations
  2. Set reading order in the Selection Pane and add alt text to images Correct answer.
  3. Apply a high-contrast theme only
  4. Convert the deck to PDF and add bookmarks

Explanation

Screen readers follow the reading order defined in the Selection Pane, and alt text describes images that assistive technology cannot interpret. Together they address the core accessibility gaps in a slide deck.

Question 25Manage presentations

You need to give a client a version of the deck they can view but not easily edit, while keeping animations intact. Which approach is most appropriate?

  1. Save as a PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) or mark the file as final with a password to modify Correct answer.
  2. Save as .txt
  3. Embed the deck in a Word document
  4. Save as .potx

Explanation

A .ppsx opens directly in show mode and discourages casual editing, while a modify password restricts changes. Both keep animations and transitions, unlike a flattened PDF.

Question 26Manage presentations

You are building a deck in PowerPoint for the web and need to add a new slide that uses the same layout as the current slide. Which action accomplishes this most directly?

  1. Choose Design > Slide Size and select Widescreen
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+D to duplicate the slide master
  3. Right-click the slide thumbnail and choose Reset Slide
  4. Press Ctrl+M (or use New Slide) with the current slide selected Correct answer.

Explanation

The New Slide command (Ctrl+M) inserts a slide that inherits the layout of the currently selected slide, so the new slide matches the existing structure immediately. Duplicating a slide is a different command and copies content as well. Reset and Slide Size change existing formatting rather than inserting a slide.

Question 27Manage presentations

You want to change the order in which slides appear during a presentation. What is the simplest reliable method in Normal view?

  1. Apply a new transition to the slide you want to move
  2. Delete the slide and re-create it at the target position
  3. Drag the slide thumbnail to a new position in the thumbnail pane Correct answer.
  4. Use Slide Sorter view to rename each slide

Explanation

Dragging thumbnails in the slide pane reorders slides directly and preserves all content and formatting. Renaming, transitions, and deletion do not change slide sequence. Re-creating a slide is unnecessary work and risks losing formatting.

Question 28Manage presentations

You are editing a presentation that contains a section named 'Appendix.' You want all slides in that section to be skipped during the slideshow but remain visible while editing. What should you do?

  1. Hide each slide in the section individually
  2. Delete the section and store the slides in a separate file
  3. Apply the 'Hidden' transition to the first slide of the section
  4. Right-click the section in the slide pane and choose Hide Section Correct answer.

Explanation

Sections can be hidden as a group, which excludes every slide in the section from the slideshow while keeping them fully editable. Hiding individual slides works but is slower and easy to leave one visible. Deleting slides or using transitions does not achieve the skip behavior.

Question 29Manage presentations

A presentation has a title slide, three section-divider slides, and content slides. You want divider slides to look different from content slides without manually reformatting each one. Which approach is most maintainable?

  1. Apply a distinct slide layout to each divider and edit the slide master for that layout Correct answer.
  2. Change the theme for the whole deck whenever a divider is added
  3. Insert each divider as a picture of the desired design
  4. Copy formatting from one divider to the others using the Format Painter

Explanation

Editing the slide master for a specific layout lets every slide using that layout inherit the design automatically, so future dividers match without manual work. Format Painter and pictures are one-off fixes. Changing the whole theme affects content slides too.

Question 30Manage presentations

You need a footer with the company name on every slide except the title slide. What is the correct sequence?

  1. Add the company name to the slide master title placeholder
  2. On the Insert tab, open Header & Footer, enter the footer text, and select 'Don't show on title slide' Correct answer.
  3. Insert a text box on each slide manually and type the company name
  4. On the Insert tab, open Header & Footer, enter the footer text, and clear 'Don't show on title slide'

Explanation

The Header & Footer dialog applies footer text to all slides at once, and the 'Don't show on title slide' option excludes the title slide. Manual text boxes are error-prone, and the master title placeholder is not a footer.

Question 31Manage presentations

A slide contains a SmartArt diagram that you want to reuse on another slide with different text. What is the most efficient way to preserve its formatting?

  1. Take a screenshot of the SmartArt and insert it as an image
  2. Export the SmartArt as a PDF and insert the PDF
  3. Re-create the SmartArt from scratch on the new slide
  4. Copy the SmartArt and paste it, then edit the text in the pasted copy Correct answer.

Explanation

Copying and pasting a SmartArt object preserves its layout, colors, and styles, and the text remains editable. Re-creating loses consistency, while screenshots and PDFs become non-editable images.

Question 32Manage presentations

You are preparing a deck for a team review and want comments to appear attached to specific slides without showing on the projected slides. Where should reviewers add their feedback?

  1. In the slide title placeholder
  2. In the Notes pane for each slide
  3. As a text box on the slide itself
  4. Using the Comments feature on the slide Correct answer.

Explanation

Comments attach to a slide or object and are visible in editing but not in the slideshow. Notes are intended for speaker notes, and text boxes or titles appear on the slide itself.

Question 33Manage presentations

A presentation will be shown on a projector with a 4:3 aspect ratio, but the deck was created in 16:9. What is the best first step to avoid content being cut off?

  1. Change the slide size to 4:3 and review the 'Scale to Fit' prompt for how content is adjusted Correct answer.
  2. Apply a new theme that uses narrower margins
  3. Reduce the font size of all text until everything fits
  4. Convert all slides to pictures at the new size

Explanation

Changing the slide size to 4:3 with the Scale to Fit option adjusts existing content to the new dimensions, after which you can review and fine-tune. Shrinking fonts, changing themes, or converting to pictures does not address the aspect-ratio mismatch directly.

Question 34Manage presentations

You want to apply a consistent background image to every slide but keep it dimmed so text stays readable. Which method is best?

  1. Insert the image on each slide and apply a transparency setting individually
  2. Add the image as a slide transition
  3. Place the image in the Notes pane
  4. Use Format Background on the slide master with a picture fill and adjust transparency Correct answer.

Explanation

Setting a picture fill on the slide master background applies the image to all slides that follow the master and lets you control transparency once. Per-slide insertion is repetitive and inconsistent, and transitions or notes cannot serve as backgrounds.

Question 35Manage presentations

You need to replace every instance of an old product name with a new one across all slides, including notes. Which action is most appropriate?

  1. Edit each slide's text manually
  2. Apply a new theme to refresh the text
  3. Use Find and Replace with the 'Include notes' option enabled Correct answer.
  4. Use the Spelling checker to flag the old name

Explanation

Find and Replace can update text across the presentation, and enabling the notes option ensures speaker notes are updated too. Manual editing is slow and error-prone, while spelling and themes do not change content.

Question 36Manage presentations

A slide's content placeholder shows a red dashed outline with text that reads 'Click to add text' even after you typed content into it earlier. What is the most likely explanation?

  1. The slide is hidden from the slideshow
  2. The slide layout was changed and the placeholder was reset Correct answer.
  3. The presentation is in Slide Sorter view
  4. The text was entered in the Notes pane instead of the placeholder

Explanation

Changing a slide's layout or resetting it can restore empty placeholders and discard or relocate content, which is why the prompt reappears. Notes text does not appear in placeholders, and hidden slides or Slide Sorter view do not alter placeholder prompts.

Question 37Manage presentations

You want to create a custom slide layout that includes a logo in the same position on every content slide. Where should the logo be placed?

  1. In the presentation's document properties
  2. On the slide master so all layouts inherit it Correct answer.
  3. On each individual slide in Normal view
  4. In the slide footer text field

Explanation

Objects placed on the slide master appear on all slides that use layouts based on that master, giving a consistent logo position. Per-slide placement is inconsistent, and document properties or footers cannot hold an image in a fixed position.

Question 38Manage presentations

A colleague's deck uses many fonts that are not installed on your computer, and text is being substituted unpredictably. Which action best restores consistent typography while keeping the deck editable?

  1. Embed the fonts in the file before sharing
  2. Replace fonts using the Replace Fonts command to map missing fonts to installed ones Correct answer.
  3. Change the slide size to match the fonts
  4. Convert all text to outlines using a graphics tool

Explanation

The Replace Fonts command remaps every use of a missing font to an installed font throughout the deck, restoring consistent typography while keeping text editable. Embedding must happen on the originating machine, outlining removes editability, and slide size does not affect font availability.

Question 39Manage presentations

You want to add a hyperlink on a slide that jumps to slide 10 when clicked during the presentation. Which approach works?

  1. Insert a hyperlink and choose 'Place in This Document' with slide 10 as the target Correct answer.
  2. Add slide 10's title to the Notes pane
  3. Apply an entrance animation to slide 10
  4. Insert a hyperlink to a web address that contains the slide number

Explanation

The 'Place in This Document' hyperlink option links to a specific slide within the same presentation, enabling in-deck navigation. A web address, animation, or note does not create a clickable jump to that slide.

Question 40Manage presentations

You need to combine two versions of the same presentation edited by different team members and keep both sets of changes. Which feature is designed for this?

  1. The Slide Sorter view
  2. The Format Painter
  3. The Spelling checker
  4. Compare and Merge Presentations Correct answer.

Explanation

Compare and Merge Presentations combines changes from multiple versions of a deck and marks the differences for review. Spelling, Slide Sorter, and Format Painter address text, navigation, and formatting rather than version merging.

Question 41Manage slides

In PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, which command inserts a new slide that inherits the layout of the currently selected slide?

  1. Insert > Header & Footer
  2. Home > Reset
  3. Home > New Slide (with the layout thumbnail shown on the button) Correct answer.
  4. Design > Slide Size

Explanation

The New Slide button on the Home tab inserts a slide using the layout of the selected slide, and its drop-down lets you choose a different layout. Reset restores placeholder positions on an existing slide rather than adding one. Header & Footer and Slide Size do not create slides.

Question 42Manage slides

A presenter wants a slide to be skipped during a slide show but remain visible and editable in Normal view. Which setting accomplishes this?

  1. Apply the Hidden content placeholder from the layout
  2. Right-click the slide in the thumbnail pane and choose Hide Slide Correct answer.
  3. Set the slide's transition to None
  4. Move the slide to the end of the deck

Explanation

Hide Slide marks a slide so it is bypassed in Slide Show view while staying fully editable and visible in the thumbnail pane. There is no Hidden placeholder in layouts, and transitions or position do not remove a slide from the show.

Question 43Manage slides

Which view should you use to drag slides between sections and reorder large numbers of thumbnails most efficiently?

  1. Notes Page view
  2. Reading view
  3. Slide Sorter view Correct answer.
  4. Outline view

Explanation

Slide Sorter view displays many thumbnails at once, making it the practical place to drag slides, group them into sections, and reorder a deck. Reading view plays the deck in a window, Notes Page shows notes layout, and Outline view edits text rather than thumbnails.

Question 44Manage slides

You want every slide in the presentation to use the same title and content arrangement without manually placing boxes. What should you modify?

  1. The presentation's theme fonts
  2. The handout master
  3. The slide master and its layouts Correct answer.
  4. The slide's animation pane

Explanation

Placeholders are defined on the slide master and its layouts, so editing there controls the arrangement applied to all slides using those layouts. Theme fonts affect typography, animations affect motion, and the handout master affects printed handouts only.

Question 45Manage slides

Which action creates a new section in the slide thumbnail pane?

  1. Right-click between two slide thumbnails and choose Add Section Correct answer.
  2. Choose View > Slide Master
  3. Choose Design > Format Background
  4. Select two slides and choose Home > Group

Explanation

Sections are created from the thumbnail pane context menu with Add Section, which inserts a named divider that groups slides. Group combines selected objects, Slide Master edits layouts, and Format Background changes fill, none of which creates a section.

Question 46Manage slides

What is the effect of choosing Home > Layout > Blank for an existing slide that already contains a title and body text?

  1. The text is converted into speaker notes
  2. The placeholders are removed from the slide, and the existing text is discarded Correct answer.
  3. The slide is deleted and replaced with an empty slide
  4. The text is retained but moved into a single content placeholder

Explanation

Applying a layout replaces the slide's placeholders with those of the chosen layout. Because Blank has no placeholders, the title and body text are removed from the slide. The content is not moved to another placeholder, deleted with the slide, or sent to notes.

Question 47Manage slides

You need to reuse three slides from another presentation and keep their original theme formatting. Which approach preserves the source formatting?

  1. Use Home > New Slide to recreate each slide manually
  2. Copy the slides, then use Paste Options Keep Source Formatting Correct answer.
  3. Insert the slides, then apply the destination theme
  4. Insert the slides as pictures

Explanation

When pasting slides from another deck, the Keep Source Formatting paste option retains the original theme, colors, and fonts. Recreating slides or applying the destination theme discards the source look, and inserting pictures makes the content uneditable.

Question 48Manage slides

A deck must be rearranged so that all slides belonging to the section 'Q3 Results' appear after 'Q4 Results'. What is the most reliable method?

  1. Drag the 'Q3 Results' section header in Slide Sorter view to the new position Correct answer.
  2. Hide the Q4 slides and run the show
  3. Change the slide numbers in the footer
  4. Apply a new layout to each Q3 slide

Explanation

Sections move as a unit, so dragging the section header in Slide Sorter view relocates every slide in that section together. Hiding slides, editing footer numbers, or changing layouts does not change slide order.

Question 49Manage slides

A slide's title placeholder was manually moved and resized, and you want it to return to the position defined by its layout. Which command does this?

  1. Home > Arrange > Align Center
  2. Home > Reset Correct answer.
  3. Design > Variants
  4. View > Slide Master

Explanation

Reset returns placeholders on the selected slide to the size, position, and formatting defined by its layout. Align Center only centers objects, Slide Master edits the layout definitions, and Variants change theme styling.

Question 50Manage slides

You want a summary slide that lists the titles of all slides in a section. Which built-in feature can generate it automatically?

  1. Insert > Chart
  2. Insert > Action Button
  3. Insert > Summary Zoom Correct answer.
  4. Insert > Hyperlink

Explanation

Summary Zoom builds a landing slide containing thumbnails that link to each slide or section you select, effectively producing a navigable summary. Action buttons, hyperlinks, and charts do not compile slide titles automatically.