MS PowerPoint: Adding Visual Effects

A Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

  1. Animations are special effects that you can add to text and objects in a slide.
  2. Choose the On Click option if you want the animation to begin after you click on the slide.
  3. To remove an animation, select the animation number and click the Delete key.
  4. The way one slide follows the other on the screen is called a Transition.
  5. To import content on a slide from another application, click the Objects option, in the Text group of the INSERT tab.

B Write T for the true statement and F for the false one. Correct the false statement(s).

  1. You can add buttons and assign action on them in a slide. T
  2. You cannot change the order of animations in a slide. F (we can change)
  3. To add a transition to a slide, click the ANIMATIONS tab. F (click the TRANSITIONS tab)
  4. You can add a transition to a PowerPoint slide. T
  5. You can insert an audio file to a PowerPoint slide already available on your computer or record your own voice. T

C Choose the correct option.

  1. Which of the following can be inserted in a slide?
    a. Pictures
    b. Shapes
    c. Movie
    d. All of these
  2. Which option will you click if you want the animation to begin at the same time as the previous one in a PowerPoint presentation?
    a. On Click
    b. With Previous
    c. After Previous
    d. None of these
  3. In which of the following ways can you insert a video file in a slide?
    a. From your computer
    b. Online video
    c. Both a. and b.
    d. None of these
  4. Which of the following is a Start option for an animation in PowerPoint?
    a. On Click
    b. With Previous
    c. After Previous
    d. All of these
  5. Which of the following is a button placed on a slide to respond to mouse activities?
    a. Action Button
    b. Animation
    c. Transition
    d. None of these

D Answer the follwing.

  1. What is the use of applying animations to text and objects on a slide?
    a. To make the viewers pay attention to important points.
    b. To allow the presenter to control the flow of information.
    c. To make the presentation interesting.
  2. List four categories of animation effects.
    a. Entrance (how the object will enter the slide)
    b. Emphasis (effect when the object is on the slide)
    c. Exit (how the object will leave the slide)
    d. Motion Paths (to make the object move in a specified pattern)
  3. How can you remove an animation?
    Select the animation number and press the Delete key.
  4. What do you mean by transition?
    Transition is a special effect that plays when you move from one slide to the next in a presentation.
  5. What is the difference between a linked object and an embedded object?
    A linked object is updated whenever its source file is changed. An embedded object is not updated when the source file is changed.

Extra Questions.

  1. You can add pictures, shapes, SmartArts, charts, sounds, and movies, collectively called as objects in PowerPoint.
  2. Select the ANIMATIONS tab to animate an object.
  3. You can preview the animations on the current slide by clicking the Preview button.
  4. In the Transition to This Slide group, by default, None is applied to each slide.
  5. Action Buttons are built-in button shapes that can be given an action to occur when clicked or hovered with mouse.
  6. A Slide Master stores information about the theme of the presentation.
  7. The Normal View is the main editing view to create and design a presentation.
  8. The Slide pane displays an enlarged view of the current slide.
  9. The Notes pane is used to type notes relevant to a particular slide.
  10. The Outline View shows the slide text in outline form.
  11. The Slide Sorter View is used to see all slides of the presentation in miniature form.
  12. The Reading View fills the PowerPoint window with a preview of your presentation.
  13. You can add notes to the slides in the Notes Page View.
  14. The NOTES button on the status bar, when clicked, will open a notes box to type in your notes.
  15. You can move to the previous slide by using the left arrow key.
  16. Shortcut key to select consecutive slides. Shift + click the slides
  17. Shortcut key to select random slides. Ctrl + click the slides
  18. Shortcut key to duplicate a slide. Ctrl + D
  19. Shortcut key to stop a slide show (end the presentation). Esc
  20. Shortcut key to create new presentation. Ctrl + N
  21. Shortcut key to start slide show. F5
  22. Shortcut key to go to the INSERT tab. Alt + N
  23. You cannot change the appearance of an action button. False (we can change)
  24. You cannot import content from other programs such as Word and Excel, into PowerPoint. False (we can import)
  25. What are the three commands to run the presentation?
    a. From Beginning
    b. From Current Slide
    c. Custom Slide Show
  26. What is the use of the Rehearse Timings feature in PowerPoint?
    It helps us to find out how much time we would need to present a slide, and what would be the total time required for the presentation.

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