PRESENTATION SOFTWARE-VISUAL EFFECTS
Question Answer:
Q 1. What is a Digital Story?
Ans: A digital story is a short first person video narrative. It is created by combining recorded voices, still and moving
images and music or other sounds. It can be used to document life experiences, ideas or feelings through digital
media.
Q 2. What can be different sources of image, video and sound files in a presentation?
Ans: The different sources of images, video and sound files in a presentation can be:
a. Pictures drawn using paint application.
b. Photograph stored on the computer
c. Scanned pictures
d. Images from internet
Q 3. What can be different sources of sound and videos in a presentation?
Ans: The different sources of sound and videos in a presentation can be:
a. Recordings using a camcorder/digicam/mobile
b. Recording from a microphone connected to the computer
c. Music or video files already stored on the computer
d. Sound or video files from the internet
Q 4. Name some file extensions of audio-video clips.
Ans: Some file extensions of audio-video clips are .MP3, .MP4, .wav, .mov, and .avi .
Q 5. How can we insert Audio in a presentation?
Ans: Click the Insert tab on the ribbon and select Audio from Media group.
Q 6. How can we insert Video in a presentation?
Ans: Click the Insert tab on the ribbon and select Video from Media group.
Q 7. How can we Preview the video in a presentation?
Ans: Preview of the video can be done from the playback option on the ribbon under the Video Tools group.
We can also preview the video by clicking the Play button under the video clip.
Q 8. What are Action buttons?
Ans: Action buttons are built in shapes that can be added to a slide to link to another slide, play a sound or a video
etc.
Q 9. How can we add action buttons in a presentation?
Ans: We can add Action buttons by going in insert tab, click Shapes under the Illustration group.
Q 10. What do you mean by animation in presentation?
Ans: Animations are visual effects for the objects in the presentation. These are used to bring objects such as text,
images, or charts on or off the slides.
Q 11. What are the different categories of animation effects?
Ans: The different categories are:
1. Entrance
2. Exit
3. Emphasis
4. Motion Paths
Q 12. What are different start time of the animation?
Ans: The different start time of the animation can be:
1. On Click
2. With Previous
3. After Previous
Q 13. What is Slide transition in a presentation?
Ans: Slide transitions are visual effects that occur when one slide changes to the other during a presentation.
Q 14. What are the guidelines to apply animations in a presentation?
Ans: The guidelines are:
a. Use animation and transition effects that don’t draw undue attention.
b. Do not overuse animation effects.
c. Choose the animation that suits the presentation.
Q 15. What are the different views for a presentation? Explain them.
Ans: There are six different views for a presentation:
1. Normal view: The Normal view is the main editing view which is used to write in and design a presentation.
2. Outline view: The Outline view shows the slide text in outline form capturing the initial ideas about the
slides.
3. Slide Sorter view: The slide sorter view contains the thumbnails of the slides and gives an overall picture of
the presentation making it easy to record, add or delete slides.
4. Notes view: The Notes view is used to type notes that apply to each slide. It can be of two types:
1. Notes for the presenter.
2. Notes for the audience.
5. Slide Show view: The Slide show view is the full screen view, showing the way it will be seen by the audience.
6. Master views - Slides, Handout and Notes: These are the main slides that stores information about slide
background, text, color, fonts, effects, and positions of the objects on the slides. Any changes in this will
reflect in every slides.
Q 16. How can we select multiple slides in a presentation to print?
Ans: We can select Print from File menu or Press Ctrl+P.
From the pop-up window that opens, choose the option from the Settings drop-down menu.
• Print All slides
• Print Selection
• Print Current Slide
• Custom Range (You can choose this if you want to print only the selected slide(s))
