MICROSOFT POWERPOINT QUESTIONS

1. Which command would you choose to 7. "If you accidentally press Enter after
create a presentation using a template? your last point, how should you delete
the extra bullet?"
a)Open command from the File menu,
b)New command from the File menu, a)Press the Esc key,
c)plate command from the Insert menu, b)Press the Delete key,
d)File command from the New menu c)Press the Backspace key,
d)All of the above
2. You would click on the New
Presentation dialog box tabs to display 8. ___________ your presentation stores
which of the following?,C, your work onto disk.

a)Names of new presentations, a)Opening,

b)Names of slides, b)Running,
c)Names of templates, c)Creating,
d)Both A and C d)Saving

3. Clicking on an icon or the name of a 9. "If you experience a computer failure,

template in the New Presentation dialog such as an electrical power loss, you
box will might lose changes made to your
presentation ______________."
a)Choose that particular template,
b)Confirm your choice, a)since the last time you worked on it,
c)Display a Preview, b)since the last 3 changes you made,since
d)Both A and C c)you last saved your work,
d)since you last turned on the computer
4. "To create the first slide, you would",
10. The two most frequently used views
a),Click on Create in the New Slide dialog are,
box,
b)Click on the OK button in the New a)Outline view and Slide Show view,
Presentation dialog box, b)Slide view and Outline view,
c)Click on the OK button in the New Slide c)Slide view and Slide Show view,
log box, d)Outline view and Slide Sorter view
d)All of the above
11. Which PowerPoint menu should you
5. How would you insert another slide? use to switch from one view to another?
a)Click on the Insert Slide button and then
click on the OK button, a)Window, b)Edit,
b)Click on the New Slide button and then c)Insert, d)View
click on the OK button,
c)Click on the Next Slide button and then 12. To create a new item you can move the
click on the OK button, insertion point to the end of an existing
d)Press the Tab key line and then,

6. Clicking on the OK button in the New a)Type the text for the new item,
Slide dialog box creates a slide of the b)Choose New Item from the Insert menu,
type indicated by what? c)Press Enter and type the text for the new
a)The colored border, item,
b)The red arrow, d)Press the Insert key and type the text for
c)The template, the new item
d)The icon

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13. How should you delete the current slide 18. In which ways can you rearrange items
in Slide view?, in your outline?,

a)Press the Delete key, a)Up or down.,

b)Press the Backspace key, b)Right or Left.,
c)Choose the Delete Slide command from the c)Promote or demote.,
View menu, d)All of the above.
d)Choose the Delete Slide command from the
Edit menu 19. How can you format existing text?,

14. Which view can you delete text more a)Choose the formatting that you want and
easily in? then select the text,
b)Select the text and then choose the
a)Slide view, formatting that you want,
b)Outline view, c)You must choose the formatting that you
c)Notes Page view, want before you type the text,
d)Slide Sorter view d)Both A and C are correct

15. To delete a single word of text you 20. You would click on the button attached
should ______________________., to the Font combo box to do which of
the following?,
a)place the insertion point at the end of the
word and then press the Backspace key, a)Change the font of the words you selected,
b)place the insertion point at the front of the b)Open the Font Size combo box,
word and then press the Delete key, c)Undo your selection,
c)double-click on the word to select it and d)All of the above
then press the Delete key,
d)click on the word and then press the Delete 21. Which of the following formats can be
key applied by simply clicking on a button?,

16. Which view should you use to a)Bold,

rearrange text and bullet items in your b)Italic,
presentation?, c)Underline,
d)All of the above
a)Slide sorter,
b)Outline, 22. Which of the following would be the
c)Slide Show, quickest method to select a single
d)Both A and C paragraph before aligning it?,
a)Double-click on the first word,
b)Drag the mouse to highlight the entire
paragraph,
17. You can Promote or Demote points c)Click anywhere within the paragraph,
__________________________., d)Click just above or below the paragraph

a)by clicking on the Move Down button, 23. Which of the following alignments can
b)by clicking on the Move Up button, be applied to the selected paragraph?,
c)by moving them to the left or right in your
outline, a)Left Alignment,
d)All of the above b)Center Alignment,
c)Right Alignment,
d)Any one of the above choices

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24. You can create a tab stop that will, 30. Templates do not contribute
______________ to a new presentation.,
a)Center text on the tab stop,
b)Align the decimal points in a column of a)anything, b)text styles,
numbers, c)formatting, d)contents
c)Right align or Left align text on the tab
stop, 31. You can format the current
d)Any of the above presentation by using which of the
following?,
25. What does pressing the tab key do?,
a)an existing presentation as a template,
a)Inserts a Placeholder, b)a previously saved presentation as a
b)Starts a new paragraph, template,
c)Moves the insertion point to the next tab c)a new presentation as a template,
stop, d)Both A and B
d)All of the above
32. "To use an existing presentation as a
26. Which of the following commands template for the currently opened
should you choose to set a tab stop for presentation, first click on the
the current slide in Slide view?, ________________ .",
a)Ruler command from the Tools menu,
b)Ruler command from the View menu, a)Open button,
c)Ruler command from the Edit menu, b)Apply Design button,
d)Customize command from the Tools menu c)New button,
d)Template button
27. At what intervals does PowerPoint
initially set tab stops?, 33. "After you have located and selected
a)".05 inch", the file, you should ______________ to
b)".5 inch", format the current presentation.",
c)"1 inch",
d)"2 inches" a)click on the Apply Design button,
b)click on the OK button,
28. "To add, change, or remove items that c)click on the Look in Favorites button,
appear on all slides, which should you d)click on the Apply button
do first?",
a)Choose the Slide command from the View 34. "To change the color scheme, you
menu, would choose the Slide Color Scheme
b)Choose the Select All command from the command from which menu?",
Edit menu,
c)Choose the Slide Master command from a)Edit,
the Master submenu in the View menu, b)View,
d)Select the item you wish to change c)Tools,
d)Format
29. "To create a footer, you would choose
the Header and Footer command from 35. Which of the following slide element
which menu?", colors cannot be changed?,
a)Background color,
a)Edit, b)View, b)Title color,
c)Insert, d)Format c)Text color,
d)Any of these can be changed"

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36. "To select a piece of displayed clip art, 42. "To replace words in your
you click on the ____________.", presentation, you would choose the
Replace command from which menu?",
a)category, b)clip art,
c)scroll bar d)OK button a)Edit,
b)View,
37. What should you do to put the selected c)Insert,
clip art into your presentation?, d)Format

a)click on the OK button, 43. What should you type in the 'Find
b)click on the Insert Clip Art button, what' combo box?,
c)click on the Apply button,
d)click on the Insert button a)The text that you want to replace,
b)The replacement text,
38. "To draw a shape, which of the c)The page number that you want to search,
following should you do first?", d)The text that you want to find and the text
that you want to replace it with
a)Drag across your slide to define the size of
your shape, 44. "To start finding occurrences of words
b)Click on the slide at the point you want to that you want to replace, which button
begin the shape, should you click on?",
c)Click on the button corresponding to the
shape you want to draw, a)OK, ` b)Replace,
d)Choose a border c)Find Next, d)Close

39. "When you finish drawing a shape, 45. "If you want to leave the selected
what happens when you release your occurrence unchanged, which button
mouse button?", should you click on?",

a)The selected area is highlighted, a)OK, b)Ignore,

b)PowerPoint fills and selects the shape that c)Find Next, d)Replace All
you drew,
c)The area is deselected,A shortcut menu is 46. "What indicates that a word is not
displayed recognized by PowerPoint, as you
type?",
40. "Which button would you click on to
change the color within your shape or a)A red cross appears on the word,
make it transparent?", b)The word is highlighted in red,
c)A red stike-out is placed on the word,
a)Fill Color, d)A red wavy line appears under the word
b)Modify,
c)Custom, 47. "Which of the following methods will
d)Picture prevent PowerPoint from treating a
41. You should do which of the following to word as a spelling error, even when you
deselect your shape?, start PowerPoint again?",
a)Choose the Ignore All command from the
a)Right-click on your shape, pop-up menu,
b)Double-click on your shape, b)Choose the Add command from the pop-up
c)Click within your shape, menu,
d)Click outside of your shape c)Choose the Replace command from the
pop-up menu,
d)Both methods A and B will do the same

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48. What will the Style Checker command 54. "When your slide show is running, you
do?, can go back to the prior slide by
a)Put a checkerboard pattern on your slides., pressing the ______ key.",
b)Check the clarity of your slides.,
c)Check the consistency of your slides, a)Esc, b)Page Down,
d)Both B and C. c)Page Up, d)F1

49. "You should choose the Style Checker 55. PowerPoint displays a symbol near the
command from the _________ menu, to bottom-left corner of your screen when
check the clarity and consistency of you _________________.,
your slides.",
a)press the F1 key,
a)Edit, b)Options, b)move your mouse during a Slide Show,
c)Tools, d)Format c)begin the Slide Show,
d)need commands for controlling the slide
50. "You can click on the ___________, to show
check the features indicated on the left
of the Style Checker dialog box.", 56. What should you do to avoid the need
to display the Slide Show Help dialog
a)Start menu, box.,
b)Start button,
c)Change All button, a)Press the Esc key.,
d)Check All button b)Click on the PowerPoint symbol that
appears when you move your mouse.,
51. "If the style checker finds an error, you c)Press the F1 key.,
can click on the ___________ button to d)Practice running Slide Shows.
correct all occurrences of the error.",
a)Replace, b)Apply, 57. You can work with hidden slides in
c)OK, d)Change All which of the following views?,

52. "What is the first step to keep control a)Slide view,

over the pace during your b)Outline view,
presentation?", c)Slide Sorter view,
d)All of the above views
a)Choose the Manually option in the
b)Advance Slides section., 58. "After you have selected the slides you
c)Choose the Set Up Show command from want to hide, you should
the Slide Show menu., _______________.",
c)Type slide numbers in the From and To
spin boxes., a)press the Page Down key,
d)Do not rehearse the presentation. b)press the delete key,
53. How do you start your slide show?, c)click on the Hide Slide button,
d)press the letter H key
a)Press F1.,
b)Press the Page Down key., 59. "To display the hidden slide that follows
c)Click on the PowerPoint symbol near the the current slide, while running the
bottom-left corner of your screen., Slide Show ______________.",
d)Choose the Slide Show command from the
View menu. a)press the letter D key,
b)click the Hide Slide button again,
c)press the Page Down key,
d)press the letter H key

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60. "What does PowerPoint keep track of, 65. "When you click on the link,
when you choose the Rehearse Timings ______________________________.",
command to run your presentation?",
a)PowerPoint underlines and colors your
a)The time you have spent on your rehearsal., linked text,
b)The time that you pause during the b)you can start your slide show at the current
rehearsal., slide instead of your first slide,
c)The time spent for each slide., c)PowerPoint displays the associated slide,
d)Both A and C are tracked during rehearsal d)you can choose the slide title from the
mode. drop-down list box

61. Clicking on the Pause button will 66. Where would you find the Slide
_____________., option?,
a)pause your rehearsal,
b)resume your rehearsal, a)In the 'Slide title' drop-down list box.,
c)pause or resume your rehearsal, b)In the 'Hyperlink to' drop-down list box.,
d)reset the time for the current slide c)In the Action Settings dialog box.,
d)Both A and C contain the Slide option.
62. "When should you click on the Repeat
button?", 67. Which of the following printing options
can you choose?,
a)When you want to rehearse a slide again.,
b)When you get interrupted and forget to a) "2, 3 or 6 miniature images of slides per
click on the Pause button., page",
c)When you want to reset the time to zero for b) "1 miniature image of a slide",
the current slide., c) "2, 3 or 4 miniature images of slides per
d)All of the above. page",
d) Both A and B
63. "On which of the following can you
click to display a different slide during 68. "Notes pages can contain
your slide show?", ______________________ per page.",

a)A piece of text., a) "2 miniature images of slides",

b)An object., b) "3 or 6 miniature images of slides",
c)A single word of text., c) "1 miniature image of a slide",
d)All of the above can be used for a link. d) Both A and B

69. "To change the size of all slides in the

current presentation, you should choose
the __________ command from the File
64. "After you have selected the object or menu.",
text, what should you do next to create
your link?", a)Print Preview, b)Save As,
c)Page Setup, d)Slide Setup
a)Click on the 'Hyperlink to' radio button.,
b)Choose the Action Settings command., 70. You can choose an orientation for your
c)Click on the title of the slide that you want slides and what else?,
to display.,
d)Both A and C a)notes pages, b)handouts,
c)outline, d)all of the above

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71. "Packaging your presentation lets you 76. "How should you refer to your speaker
include which of the following?", notes when you present your work?",

a)All files on which your presentation relies., a)By opening the Speaker Notes dialog box,
b)TrueType fonts that you have used in your b)By choosing the Notes Page command
presentation., from the View menu,
c)The PowerPoint Viewer., c)By referringto notes pages that you
d)All of the above. printed,
d)By switching to Outline view
72. Which command should you choose to
package your presentation?,
77. "Which command on the View menu
a)Package command from the File menu, opens the Speaker Notes dialog box?",
b)Pack It command from the File menu,
c)Pack and Go command from the File menu, a)Slide, b)Outline,
d)PowerPoint Viewer command from the c)Notes Page, d)Speaker Notes
View menu
78. "Where do you find the Next Slide
73. "Which of the following commands button?",
should you choose, to prepare a
presentation for use on the Internet?", a)Above the vertical scroll bar,
b)Below the vertical scroll bar,
a)HTML command from the Format menu, c)On the Standard toolbar,
b)Save as HTML command from the File d)On the Formatting toolbar
menu,
c)Conversion command from the File menu, 79. "To store feedback that you receive
d)Internet Pack and Go command from the during your show, you should
File menu ______________________________.",

74. "HTML is a ______________ that lets a)choose the Meeting Minder command from
you use PowerPoint to publish the Tools menu,
marketing materials electronically for b)open the pop-up menu and choose the
use on the Internet.", c)Meeting Minder command,
d)click on the Action Items tab,
a)wizard, b)presentation, type the notes in Word to be imported to
c)format, d)publisher PowerPoint.

75. "To accept the settings that PowerPoint 80. "If you click on the Action Items tab,
suggests for the remainder of the what information should you be
wizard, you should prepared to provide?",
____________________.",
a)Details of an action that an attendee of the
a)click on the Next button, meeting agrees to do.,
b)click on the Finish button, b)The name of the person who agrees to
c)press the Enter key, complete the action.,
d)Both A and C c)The date by which the action should be
completed.,
d)All of the above.

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81. "If you want to edit your feedback after 86. "If you click on a check box that is
your meeting, you should choose the empty, what will you be doing?",
Meeting Minder command from the
_________ menu.", a) Turning the option off.,
b) Turning the option on.,
a)View, c) Setting the option,
b)Edit, d) Both B and C.
c)Format,
d)Tools 87. A check mark in a check box means
what?,
82. "To start or join an on-screen
conference, everyone participating a) The option is turned on.,
should choose the Presentation b) The option is turned off.,
Conference command from the _______ c) The option is unavailable.,
menu.", d) Both B and C.

a)View, 88. What does a chart or graph help you to

b)Tools, present?,
c)Window,
d)Slide Show a) Graphics,
b) Slide titles,
83. "Before proceeding with the wizard in c) Numerical data,
PowerPoint, the presenter should d) Clip art
_____________________________.",
89. "Which of the following will change,
a)display the Set Up Show dialog box, when you first click on the Insert Chart
specify being the presenter, button, to make it easier for you to work
b)start a telephone conference with the with your chart?",
members of the audience,
c)type in the connection details of the a) Menus,
audience's computers b) Toolbars,
c) Views,
84. "To suit your own needs and d) Both A and B
preferences, you can change the way
that PowerPoint works by changing 90. "What can you edit in the Datasheet
what?", window, to enter the information that
you want to present on your chart?",
a) Slides,
b) Presentations, a) Cells,
c) Options, b) Columns,
d) Both A and C c) Rows,
d) All of the above
85. "To change PowerPoint options, you
choose the Options command from the 91. "To create an organization chart, you
________ menu.", should choose the Organization Chart
a) Edit, command from the
b) Tools, ___________________ submenu in the
c) Format, Insert menu.",
d) View
a)Chart, b)Object,
c)Picture, d)Slide

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92. What do organization charts help you 98. You can add transitions most easily
to illustrate?, _____________________.,
a) during the presentation,
a)Clip art, b)in Slide Show view,
b)Structures within your organization, c)in Slide view,
c)Structure of numerical data., d)in Slide Sorter view
d)Structure of the slides in your presentation.
99. "The easiest way to add a transition to
93. "What should you first do, if you want the slide you selected in Slide Sorter
to create a new box in your chart?", view, is to use the Slide Transition
Effects _________________.",
a)Click on the Insert button,
b)Click in the existing box to which you want a)command, b)sub-menu,
to attach the new box., c)drop-down list box, d)dialog box
c)Click on the button representing the type of
box that you want to create., 100. What can you make text and other
d)Click on the Create Box button. objects on your slides do?,

94. How do you close the organization a)Appear one at a time during your slide
chart?, show.,
b)Move during your slide show.,
a)Click on the background of your slide, c)Disappear during your slide show,
b)Click on the close button in the top-right d)All of the above.
corner of the window.,
c)Click on the OK button., 101. "To animate a piece of text or
d)Click on the Apply button. object, other than bullets, first click on
that text or object _____________.",
95. "To add video clips and sounds, you
choose commands from the Movies and a)in Slide Show view,
Sounds submenu in the _________ b)in Slide view,
menu.", c)in Slide Sorter view,
a)File, b)View, d)in Outline view
c)Insert, d)Tools
102. The Appear command on the Preset
96. "You can look for sound files in other Animation submenu causes bulleted
folders by choosing ____________ from points to _____________________.,
the 'Look in' drop-down list box in the
Insert Sound dialog box.", a)remain hidden until your slide show ends,
b)appear on all slides during the show,
a)the Sound from File command, c)appear in turn each time you click on your
b)folders, slide,
c)Insert Sound, d)appear and disappear each time you click
d)files on the slide
97. "If you want to move a sound icon to a
different area of your slide, you can 103. "When using Slide Sorter view, you
___________________.", can animate
_______________________.",
a)drag the icon during the presentation,
b)drag the icon in Slide view, a)objects on one or more slides,
c)drag the icon in Slide Show view, b)only the bullet points,
d)All of the above c)bullet points on one or more slides,
d)Both B and C

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104. "When you open a word processor 109. "If you have Word installed, you
document, PowerPoint creates a slide can open your current presentation's
for each of your _______________.", outline in Word by ________________
in PowerPoint's File menu.",
a)subheadings,
b)major headings, a)choosing the Open command,
c)pages, b)choosing the Save command,
d)paragraphs c)choosing the Microsoft Word command
from the Send To submenu,
105. "To use a saved word processor d)choosing the Outline/RTF format
document so that you can create a
presentation from it, you click on the 110. "Alternatively, you can
_____________ button in PowerPoint.", ________________, then open your
outline from Word.",
a)Document,
b)Outline, a)choose the Open command from
c)Open, PowerPoint's File menu,
d)File b)choose the Microsoft Word command from
the Send To submenu in PowerPoint's File
106. "If you saved the document in menu,
another folder, you can choose the c)save your outline in Outline/RTF format,
folder from the ________________.", d)Both B and C

a)'Look in' drop-down list box, 111. What does the letter F stand for in
b)Name list box, RTF?,
c)'Files of type' drop-down list box,
d)Folder list box a)Field,
b)Folder,
107. "To list the names of outline c)File,
documents in the current folder, you d)Format
choose All Outlines from the
_________________________.", 112. "If you have installed Microsoft
Word, why should you use Word to
a)Name list box, create and format a table for a
b)Files list box, PowerPoint presentation?",
c)'Look in' drop-down list box,
d)'Files of type' drop-down list box a)It is easier than using PowerPoint alone,
b)You don't need to exit PowerPoint,
108. "You can base a Microsoft Word c)PowerPoint does not create Tables,
document, such as a sales brochure, on d)Both A and B
your presentation by opening what?",
a)A document created by Microsoft Word, 113. Clicking on the Insert Microsoft
b)Your presentation's outline in Microsoft Word Table Button displays a panel of
Word, boxes for you to ________________.,
c)The text of your presentation in Microsoft
Word, a)select the number of rows and columns that
d)Both B and C you want in your table,
b)select a format for your table,
c)select the type of table you want to insert,
d)Both B and C

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114. "When you finish your table, you 119. "If you select a shape, which
click on the ____________________ to command at the bottom of the Format
return the PowerPoint menus and menu should you choose to rotate the
toolbars to normal.", object?",

a)close button in the top-right corner of the a)AutoShape command,

window, b)Rotation command,
b)OK button, c)Size Tab command,
c)background of your slide, d)Format AutoShape command
d)Apply button
120. "Which tab should you select in the
115. "To use an existing chart, you Format AutoShape dialog box, to
should do what?", choose a rotation for your object?",

a) Click on the Insert Chart button., a)Resize tab,

b) Choose the Chart command from the b)Rotation tab,
Insert menu., c)AutoShape tab,
c) Choose the Object command from the d)Size tab
Tools menu.,
d) Click on the 'Create from file' radio button 121. "To recolor or edit a picture, you
in the Insert Object dialog box. first click on the _______________.",

116. "In order to retrieve the file a)Recolor Picture button,

containing the chart, what needs to be b)Picture toolbar,
displayed in the File text box?", c)picture,
d)background of your slide
a) The file name.,
b) The location of the file., 122. Selecting the picture causes
c) The name of the chart., PowerPoint to display what?,
d) Both A and B
a)Recolor Picture dialog box,
117. "When you select an object, you can b)Picture toolbar,
________ a resize handle to change the c)New drop-down list box from which to
size of the object.", choose a replacement color,
d)Both A and C
a)select,
b)click on, 123. "To deselect the picture and hide
c)drag, the Picture toolbar, you should click on
d)double-click on the ________________.",

118. "If you want to keep the a)Picture toolbar,

proportions of the object the same, you b)OK button,
can hold down the __________________ c)Close button,
resize handle.", d)background of your slide

a)Shift key and drag any,

b)Shift key and drag a corner,
c)Ctrl key and drag,
d)Ctrl key and drag a corner

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