PowerPoint Basics Quiz

What is PowerPoint sometimes abbreviated as?

A PowerPoint presentation is made up of only one slide.

What is the purpose of the Title Slide?

What is the shortcut for creating a new slide in PowerPoint?

Which tab is used to format the general design of the slides?

What effects do transitions in PowerPoint provide?

Which of the following formats is NOT used for images in PowerPoint presentations?

What is the function of the ESC key during a PowerPoint presentation?

Which file format is primarily used for audio files in PowerPoint?

Match the following file formats with their types:

PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a presentation program that creates a slideshow of important information, charts, and images for a presentation.
PowerPoint is frequently used for business and school presentations.

Slides

A PowerPoint presentation is made up of a series of slides.
The slides contain the information that you want to communicate with your audience.
Title Slide - the first slide of the presentation.
Ctrl+M - shortcut for new slide.

Design Tab

Templated or pre-formatted designs.
Format the general design of the slides.

Transitions Tab

Transitions are motion effects that when in Slide Show view add movement to your slides as you advance from one slide to another.

Animations Tab

Animation can help make a PowerPoint presentation more dynamic, and help make information more memorable.
The most common types of animation effects include entrances and exits.

Slide Show Tab

From Beginning (F5) - Start the slide show from the first slide.
From Current Slide (Shift+F5) - Start the slide show from the active slide.
ESC key - exit slide show/presentation mode.

Photos

JPEG or JPG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format (Moving Pictures)

Audio

WAV - Waveform Audio File Format
MP3 - MPEG Audio Layer 3. It is also a file format that the MPEG created. It mainly stores audio-related files and not graphic files.

Videos

MPEG - Motion Picture Experts Group
MOV - is a video format developed by Apple.
MP4 – MPEG 4

Test your knowledge of the essential features of PowerPoint, including slides, design elements, transitions, and animations. This quiz will ensure you understand how to effectively create a presentation using PowerPoint tools. Perfect for beginners and those looking to refresh their skills!