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- Start with thinking about the expectations of the audience and about your own goals
- Show your audience the numbers
- Tell people about our vision
- Tell people how you have benefited from contributing to Wikipedia
- Tell people why Wikipedia needs their help
- Include a practical "how to" demonstration on Wikipedia editing, illustrating that it is easy to get started. Begin small, showing how to add a wikilink, fix a typo, add a sentence or a phrase, and proceed from there.
- Try to reach people where they are. Request to give special Wikipedia presentations at non-Wikipedia events.
- Frequently asked questions
- Tricky questions to expect
- Some themes that might be interesting to build your presentation around
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How to Create a Wiki
Collecting and sharing knowledge at work.
By the Mind Tools Content Team
Almost every organization needs to gather institutional knowledge, collate material from multiple sources, and share experiences and insights. And many companies achieve this by using wikis – web pages that can be worked on by multiple users.
But are wikis the best way to keep your information accessible and up-to-date? With a vast array of data-management and communication products now available, businesses have to choose their tools carefully. Wikis have moved on, too, giving organizations fresh options and new decisions to make.
In this article, we explore whether a wiki is the right way for you to collect and use information. If it is, we explain how to set up your wiki, and how to start using it effectively where you work.
What Is a Wiki?
A wiki is a website or online resource that can be edited by multiple users. Some wikis, such as Wikipedia , are publicly accessible. Others are used by organizations to manage information in-house, enabling teams to easily share knowledge and work together more effectively.
The Advantages of Wikis
In the right circumstances, a wiki can be a very efficient way to gather and distribute information. It can improve collaboration among team members who need to refer to, or work on, the same material. Anyone with the necessary editing rights can add ideas and observations as they occur, often in response to other people's updates.
Because they're online, wikis can make it easier for teams – especially virtual teams – to cooperate on tasks, share notes and suggestions, and contribute resources. Where several authors are updating the same piece of work, a wiki can aid version control, as it's always clear which version is the most recent.
Wikis can be set up temporarily, to support discrete projects, or developed over the longer term as ever-evolving archives of organizational knowledge.
The flexible structure of wikis allows them to adapt as the information itself changes. Plus, by keeping a record of each step, edit by edit, wikis show how a project, an area of knowledge, or even a whole organization develops over time.
The Disadvantages of Wikis
However, in other situations, some of these potential benefits can, in fact, become problems.
When you let multiple users alter important information, inaccuracies can appear. Shared pages can quickly become cluttered and hard to navigate. And if people disagree about key points, conflict can arise – and be played out in public!
Wikis aren't usually the best way to share definitive information that should not be edited, such as formal procedures or records. In these cases, consider using static web pages, databases, or other techniques and tools. You can still link to these from your wiki if you wish.
Wikis are not ideal for capturing conversations, either. Communication platforms such as Slack , Teams and Asana can give your team members safer and more sophisticated spaces for discussion and debate.
Even if you do decide to use a wiki, there are many different types, so you'll need to select wisely in order to reap the benefits and avoid the pitfalls. And the first question to ask is: do you need to create a wiki at all?
Establish Your Need for a Wiki
Before building any type of wiki, it's important to ask what business problem you'll solve by doing so. What are the benefits of sharing knowledge in this way?
Perhaps you've identified the need for an accurate and up-to-date collection of team-building activities. If you gather these in a wiki, people in different departments will be able to add their own resources and share their ideas.
If you're setting up a new project, a wiki might help your team to organize key documents, and add comments to them for others to discuss.
Or maybe you've noticed that important information about your company's culture and heritage is being lost when people leave. With a wiki, everyone could contribute to a collection of knowledge that would remain in place even after they themselves had moved on.
You'll likely get the most value from a wiki if the following points apply:
- You're trying to build up a "big picture" based on multiple perspectives.
- You want to capture information that's evolving or still being agreed.
- Everyone on the team needs to see all the knowledge gathered so far.
- There's value in creating links to other information, either internal or external.
- It's helpful to see all the writing and editing steps that have led to this point.
- It won't be disastrous if errors appear, because they'll quickly be spotted and fixed.
If not enough of these factors apply, or if you have difficulty stating how a wiki would benefit you, it's likely the wrong approach. What's more, if you already have effective ways to store, edit and communicate all the material you work with, a wiki may be more trouble than it's worth!
Creating a Wiki
If you've decided that a wiki is the right way to go, here's how to get one up and running:
1. Choose Your Technology
Your organization may already have the technology that you need to create a wiki. With SharePoint in Office 365 , you can easily set up wikis and make them available to others. And there are add-ons to Google Docs , such as YouNeedAWiki , that let you design and share wikis with your team. Or, your current intranet may allow you to post information that others can adapt.
If you can use existing tools like these, you'll save time and effort, and reduce the need to train others.
If you decide to bring in new technology, there are both free and paid-for options. Some systems allow you to design your own wiki in full, while others provide templates or can even produce the "foundation" wiki pages for you.
Free software packages such as MediaWiki allow you to create wikis on your existing servers. Other services, like the paid-for Confluence , host your wiki pages on their own systems.
Some products, such as Tettra , give you additional control over users' access. People can be given responsibility for particular areas of the wiki, and alerted when anyone else wants to make a change. Some also offer enhanced search and analytics tools, which will likely be increasingly important as your wiki develops.
Many organizations are using systems like these to redefine their approach to wikis. While still allowing multiple users to contribute and collaborate, they also put more controls in place over how and when information is changed. In addition, they can be connected to other work-management tools.
As a result, wikis can be used to manage high-value, company-wide knowledge and sometimes even opened up to people outside the host organization.
2. Set Up Controls
When you create a wiki, carefully consider the levels of security it will require, and whether you need to put any of your own rules in place. Pay particular attention to data security, and liaise with your IT department to ensure that anything you set up complies with company policies and national laws.
Decide who should have access to read and edit your wiki, and how much you want them to be able to do. Other controls will likely be in the form of "rules for use." Maybe there are particular style points that you want users to stick to, or other important guidelines about how they should edit their own or other people's work.
Whatever technology you use for your wiki, make sure that you know who's in charge. Appoint curators for the whole wiki or just for particular parts. They can help by culling irrelevant material, and by guiding people to put their information in the right place.
This should also reduce the risk of conflicts developing between team members as they edit each other's work (known as "edit warring"). Curators can decide if and when posts appear, and whether certain discussions need to be held offline.
3. Start Writing
Writing in a wiki is different from other forms of communication, because your initial work will be changed – possibly many times, by many different authors.
So, when you start, establish the structure and style you want, but expect the content to be adapted over time. Organize and express your information as clearly as you can – this enables others to understand it easily, and to contribute effectively.
Before making your wiki live, get some feedback. Is its purpose clear? Is the content understandable and accurate? Is it obvious how other people should take it forward?
It's also a good idea to get someone else to road test your wiki. See if they can access it as you intended, and check that any changes they make appear as expected.
4. Begin Collaborating
When you're happy with the way your wiki looks, and how it works, it's time to get other people involved.
But don't just tell them how to use the wiki – also explain why it's a good idea. Emphasize the benefits of keeping information relevant and accurate. Explain that an effective wiki will reflect different people's knowledge and experience, and that everyone will be able to access it wherever they're working.
Be sure to explain how each edit is recorded and displayed. And reassure people that mistakes can easily be corrected by reverting to earlier versions. This should help new wiki users to feel more comfortable about altering a shared document, particularly if it contains business-critical information.
For best results, wikis require effective collaboration and mutual respect – as well as an appropriate level of honest challenge between colleagues.
For this to happen, everyone needs to feel safe in offering their input, but be ready to have their contributions challenged. For more on creating the right environment for this, read our Expert Interview with Amy Edmondson, Why Psychological Safety Matters .
Some people may resist using the wiki and fall back on other familiar tools, such as email, to share information. This can make the wiki less effective, because it limits knowledge sharing, and stops the wiki being as rich and responsive as it could be.
Look for ways to change people's habits if necessary – not least by celebrating the impact of your wiki as it flourishes and grows.
Wikis are collaborative web pages. They can help you and your team to share institutional knowledge, discuss ideas, and work on projects together.
However, open-access wikis are not suitable for all forms of information. Many organizations prefer systems that take a more controlled approach.
Before creating any type of wiki, first establish a business need. Then work out exactly what you want your wiki to do, and choose the right technology to do it.
Address any security implications, and put in place clear rules for use.
Make sure that the "foundation" information you post is accurate and organized. Then ensure that all your people know how to use the wiki, so that it remains a safe and productive way to gather and share knowledge at work.
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Presentations and papers about Wikipedia, Wikimedia projects and Wikimedia movement.
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- Making Multilingual Wikis a Reality - Niklas Laxström and Claus Christensen.ogv 32 min 24 s, 1,280 × 720; 87.8 MB
- Visualizing Wikipedia as a graph.webm 16 min 2 s, 1,280 × 720; 94.16 MB
- White Rose event The role of Wikidata in the research lifecycle.webm 2 h 6 min 19 s, 320 × 240; 60.24 MB
- Wikimedia Design Research workshop 2015 intro.ogv 22 min 5 s, 1,280 × 720; 69.84 MB
- Wikimedia Research & Data Showcase - February 2014.webm 1 h 0 min 11 s, 1,280 × 720; 157.68 MB
- Wikimedia Research Showcase - April 2014.webm 57 min 17 s, 1,280 × 720; 262.53 MB
- Wikimedia Research Showcase - June 2014.webmhd.webm 1 h 14 min 16 s, 1,280 × 720; 181.17 MB
- Wikimedia Research Showcase - March 2014.webmhd.webm 51 min 5 s, 1,280 × 720; 181.96 MB
- Wikimedia Research Showcase - May 2014.webm 1 h 17 min 32 s, 1,280 × 720; 199.64 MB
- Wikimedia Research Showcase - September 2016.webm 1 h 5 min 50 s, 1,280 × 720; 193.09 MB
- Wm-il Presentation.ogv 8 min 38 s, 640 × 480; 7.95 MB
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Presentations about Wikiversity
This is a project for learning about how to present information about the Wikiversity project to people outside of the Wikiversity project.
- 1 What do people want to know about Wikiversity?
- 2 What do you want to know about Wikiversity?
- 3 People interested in presenting about Wikiversity
- 4.1 Materials of use in presentations
- 4.2 Materials for further reading and exploring
- 6 External links
What do people want to know about Wikiversity? [ edit | edit source ]
People usually find the idea (even the name) of Wikiversity interesting on some level - but they also find it confusing. Here are a few basic issues and questions that people will have, and that any presentation on Wikiversity should address (or at least which the presenter should be prepared to answer):
- What does Wikiversity do / What is it for? : The presentation should give an overview of the scope of Wikiversity - that it covers both educational materials and activities, and that it allows for research .
- How is Wikiversity different from other educational wikis/repositories/resources? : This covers a lot of territory, but is usually specified by an example. The scope might help, and that Wikiversity is a wiki (and, more specifically, an openly editable wiki) will also distinguish it from some other sites. Specific distinctions are useful, but highlighting scope for collaboration between initiatives can be another useful way to deal with this question. In a Wikimedia context, this question inevitably is brought up in relation to Wikiversity and Wikibooks.
- How can you develop educational material in an openly editable environment? : This raises the questions about wikis and validity of knowledge which are ever-present when discussing wikis, and for which there are different arguments and opinions. In fact, this question needs some context in how wikis work - community (many eyes), recent changes/watchlists, history, talk pages, etc. However, it's a very complex question - and one that the Wikiversity community is openly trying to address.
- If I was to contribute content to Wikiversity, how do I know that some idiot won't mess it up? This is a persistent (and understandable) worry that people have about wikis and other people directly editing "their" content. It is useful here to point out that there are not just technical solutions to this (ie protecting pages, forking content), but also social solutions (simply asking people not to edit your own material, but fork it instead to make a derivative work). However, this also needs pointing out that technical solutions often need to be mediated by the social norms of the community (you can't just protect any page willy-nilly on Wikiversity), and that these norms are themselves contestable.
What do you want to know about Wikiversity? [ edit | edit source ]
If you have any questions of your own, how about asking on the Colloquium , or on this page's talk page ? If you've given a presentation about Wikiversity, please add questions you think might be useful here. However, perhaps there should also be a separate page for collating a general list of questions about Wikiversity that people have raised - whether in a presentation, a class, on-wiki, in IRC...
People interested in presenting about Wikiversity [ edit | edit source ]
- Cormaggio (Cormac Lawler) - I have given a number of presentations about Wikiversity - in my university, at academic conferences, and at Wikimedia conferences. Some of the resources on this page are mine - please let me know if you want the original source files (Powerpoint, Photoshop, etc.)
- AFriedman (talk) 04:31, 7 April 2010 (UTC) I presented Media:WikiversityPresentation02-2010.pdf at Wikipedia Meetup NYC. I am looking for other real-world venues to publicize Wikiversity and encourage the creation of more learning resources.
Resources [ edit | edit source ]
Materials of use in presentations [ edit | edit source ].
- Wikiversity poster for ALTC conference - a poster for an academic conference, giving an overview of Wikiversity's scope and mission (PDF, opens in browser)
- Wikiversity presentation to Wikimedia Nederlands conference (PDF of Powerpoint slides, opens in browser)
- Wikiversity presentation to Wikipedia Meetup NYC (PDF of Powerpoint slides, opens in browser)
Materials for further reading and exploring [ edit | edit source ]
- Wikiversity:Guided tour - self-guided tour of the website's main features
- Wikiversity the Movie - a "presentation" about Wikiversity in video format
- Wikiversity Reports - short video "presentations" about Wikiversity features and other things too
See also [ edit | edit source ]
- Wikiversity:Presentations
- Wikiversity:Wikiversity outreach
- m:Presentations
External links [ edit | edit source ]
- n:Wikimedia Conference Netherlands 2007 held on wikis and education
- Presentations
- Wikiversity publicity
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The formal presentation of information is divided into two broad categories: Presentation Skills and Personal Presentation .
These two aspects are interwoven and can be described as the preparation, presentation and practice of verbal and non-verbal communication.
This article describes what a presentation is and defines some of the key terms associated with presentation skills.
Many people feel terrified when asked to make their first public talk. Some of these initial fears can be reduced by good preparation that also lays the groundwork for making an effective presentation.
A Presentation Is...
A presentation is a means of communication that can be adapted to various speaking situations, such as talking to a group, addressing a meeting or briefing a team.
A presentation can also be used as a broad term that encompasses other ‘speaking engagements’ such as making a speech at a wedding, or getting a point across in a video conference.
To be effective, step-by-step preparation and the method and means of presenting the information should be carefully considered.
A presentation requires you to get a message across to the listeners and will often contain a ' persuasive ' element. It may, for example, be a talk about the positive work of your organisation, what you could offer an employer, or why you should receive additional funding for a project.
The Key Elements of a Presentation
Making a presentation is a way of communicating your thoughts and ideas to an audience and many of our articles on communication are also relevant here, see: What is Communication? for more.
Consider the following key components of a presentation:
Ask yourself the following questions to develop a full understanding of the context of the presentation.
When and where will you deliver your presentation?
There is a world of difference between a small room with natural light and an informal setting, and a huge lecture room, lit with stage lights. The two require quite different presentations, and different techniques.
Will it be in a setting you are familiar with, or somewhere new?
If somewhere new, it would be worth trying to visit it in advance, or at least arriving early, to familiarise yourself with the room.
Will the presentation be within a formal or less formal setting?
A work setting will, more or less by definition, be more formal, but there are also various degrees of formality within that.
Will the presentation be to a small group or a large crowd?
Are you already familiar with the audience?
With a new audience, you will have to build rapport quickly and effectively, to get them on your side.
What equipment and technology will be available to you, and what will you be expected to use?
In particular, you will need to ask about microphones and whether you will be expected to stand in one place, or move around.
What is the audience expecting to learn from you and your presentation?
Check how you will be ‘billed’ to give you clues as to what information needs to be included in your presentation.
All these aspects will change the presentation. For more on this, see our page on Deciding the Presentation Method .
The role of the presenter is to communicate with the audience and control the presentation.
Remember, though, that this may also include handing over the control to your audience, especially if you want some kind of interaction.
You may wish to have a look at our page on Facilitation Skills for more.
The audience receives the presenter’s message(s).
However, this reception will be filtered through and affected by such things as the listener’s own experience, knowledge and personal sense of values.
See our page: Barriers to Effective Communication to learn why communication can fail.
The message or messages are delivered by the presenter to the audience.
The message is delivered not just by the spoken word ( verbal communication ) but can be augmented by techniques such as voice projection, body language, gestures, eye contact ( non-verbal communication ), and visual aids.
The message will also be affected by the audience’s expectations. For example, if you have been billed as speaking on one particular topic, and you choose to speak on another, the audience is unlikely to take your message on board even if you present very well . They will judge your presentation a failure, because you have not met their expectations.
The audience’s reaction and therefore the success of the presentation will largely depend upon whether you, as presenter, effectively communicated your message, and whether it met their expectations.
As a presenter, you don’t control the audience’s expectations. What you can do is find out what they have been told about you by the conference organisers, and what they are expecting to hear. Only if you know that can you be confident of delivering something that will meet expectations.
See our page: Effective Speaking for more information.
How will the presentation be delivered?
Presentations are usually delivered direct to an audience. However, there may be occasions where they are delivered from a distance over the Internet using video conferencing systems, such as Skype.
It is also important to remember that if your talk is recorded and posted on the internet, then people may be able to access it for several years. This will mean that your contemporaneous references should be kept to a minimum.
Impediments
Many factors can influence the effectiveness of how your message is communicated to the audience.
For example background noise or other distractions, an overly warm or cool room, or the time of day and state of audience alertness can all influence your audience’s level of concentration.
As presenter, you have to be prepared to cope with any such problems and try to keep your audience focussed on your message.
Our page: Barriers to Communication explains these factors in more depth.
Continue to read through our Presentation Skills articles for an overview of how to prepare and structure a presentation, and how to manage notes and/or illustrations at any speaking event.
Continue to: Preparing for a Presentation Deciding the Presentation Method
See also: Writing Your Presentation | Working with Visual Aids Coping with Presentation Nerves | Dealing with Questions Learn Better Presentation Skills with TED Talks
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Presentations can be nerve-wracking to give. You’re far more likely to walk into a board meeting with confidence if your writing and visuals are compelling. Take time to carefully compose your story, practice and make a slideshow that will impress your audience. Thankfully, there are plenty of modern tools and programs that provide beautiful presentation templates.
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- The more you visualize the text and information available in the presentation, the better impact it is going to create on the audience's mind.
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- There are many more web-based services that you can use to develop your presentation. Some of these allow you to make and edit the presentation from a tablet or phone.
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- ↑ https://www.comm.pitt.edu/oral-comm-lab/audience-analysis
- ↑ https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/centers/oralcommunication/guides/how-to-engage-your-audience-and-keep-them-with-you
- ↑ https://www.washington.edu/doit/presentation-tips-0
- ↑ https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/editing-and-proofreading/
- ↑ https://libguides.wilmu.edu/presentations
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An Introduction To MS PowerPoint
MS PowerPoint is a program that is included in the Microsoft Office suite. It is used to make presentations for personal and professional purposes.
In this article, we shall discuss in detail the functions and features of a PowerPoint presentation, followed by some sample questions based on this topic for the upcoming competitive exams.
To learn more about the different programs under Microsoft Office , visit the linked article.
Given below are a few important things that one must know about the development and introduction of Microsoft PowerPoint:
- The program was created in a software company named Forethought, Inc. by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin.
- It was released on April 20, 1987, and after 3 months of its creation, it was acquired by Microsoft.
- The first version of this program, when introduced by Microsoft was MS PowerPoint 2.0 (1990).
- It is a presentation-based program that uses graphics, videos, etc. to make a presentation more interactive and interesting.
- The file extension of a saved Powerpoint presentation is “.ppt”.
- A PowerPoint presentation comprising slides and other features is also known as PPT.
Gradually, with each version, the program was more creative and more interactive. Various other features were added in PowerPoint which massively increased the requirement and use of this MS Office program.
From the examination point of view, MS PowerPoint happens to be a very important topic. Candidates who are preparing for the various Government exams can visit the Computer Knowledge page and get a list of topics included in the syllabus and prepare themselves accordingly.
Basics of MS PowerPoint
Discussed below are a few questions that one must be aware of while discussing the basics of MS PowerPoint. Once this is understood, using the program and analysing how to use it more creatively shall become easier.
Question: What is MS PowerPoint?
Answer: PowerPoint (PPT) is a powerful, easy-to-use presentation graphics software program that allows you to create professional-looking electronic slide shows.
The image given below shows the main page of MS PowerPoint, where a person lands when the program is opened on a computer system:
Question: How to open MS PowerPoint on a personal computer?
Answer: Follow the steps below to open MS PowerPoint on a personal computer:
- Click on the start button
- Then choose “All Programs”
- Next step is to select “MS Office”
- Under MS Office, click on the “MS PowerPoint”
A blank presentation is open on the screen. According to the requirement, a person can modify the template for a presentation and start using the program.
Question: What is a PowerPoint presentation or PPT?
Answer: A combination of various slides depicting a graphical and visual interpretation of data, to present information in a more creative and interactive manner is called a PowerPoint presentation or PPT.
Question: What is a slide show in a PowerPoint presentation?
Answer: When all the slides of a PowerPoint presentation are set in series and then presented to a group of people, where each slide appears one after the other, is a set pattern, this is known as a PowerPoint slide show.
Question: What all elements can be added to a slide?
Answer: The following elements can be added to a Powerpoint slide:
- Photographs
- Media Clips
All these elements are mainly used to enhance presentation skills and make the slide more interactive.
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For a better understanding of the Microsoft PowerPoint and its operations, functions and usage, refer to the video given below:
Features of MS PowerPoint
There are multiple features that are available in MS PowerPoint which can customise and optimise a presentation. The same have been discussed below.
- Slide Layout
Multiple options and layouts are available based on which a presentation can be created. This option is available under the “Home” section and one can select from the multiple layout options provided.
The image below shows the different slide layout options which are available for use:
- Insert – Clipart, Video, Audio, etc.
Under the “Insert” category, multiple options are available where one can choose what feature they want to insert in their presentation. This may include images, audio, video, header, footer, symbols, shapes, etc.
The image below shows the features which can be inserted:
- Slide Design
MS PowerPoint has various themes using which background colour and designs or textures can be added to a slide. This makes the presentation more colourful and attracts the attention of the people looking at it.
This feature can be added using the “Design” category mentioned on the homepage of MS PowerPoint. Although there are existing design templates available, in case someone wants to add some new texture or colour, the option to customise the design is also available. Apart from this, slide designs can also be downloaded online.
Refer to the below for slide design:
During the slide show, the slides appear on the screen one after the other. In case, one wants to add some animations to the way in which a slide presents itself, they can refer to the “Animations” category.
The different animation styles available on PowerPoint are:
Apart from all these options; font size, font style, font colour, word art, date and time, etc. can also be added to a PPT.
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Uses of PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint presentations are useful for both personal and professional usage. Given below are a few of the major fields where PPT is extremely useful:
- Education – With e-learning and smart classes being chosen as a common mode of education today, PowerPoint presentations can help in making education more interactive and attract students towards the modified version of studying
- Marketing – In the field of marketing, PowerPoint presentations can be extremely important. Using graphs and charts, numbers can be shown more evidently and clearly which may be ignored by the viewer if being read
- Business – To invite investors or to show the increase or decrease in profits, MS PowerPoint can be used
- Creating Resumes – Digital resumes can be formed using MS PowerPoint. Different patterns, photograph, etc. can be added to the resume
- Depicting Growth – Since both graphics and text can be added in a presentation, depicting the growth of a company, business, student’s marks, etc. is easier using PPT
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Sample MS PowerPoint Questions and Answers
As discussed earlier in this article, Computer Awareness is included in the syllabus for many competitive exams. Thus, to understand the program from the examination point of view is also a must.
Given below are a few sample questions based on MS PowerPoint.
Q 1. How many maximum slides can be added to a PowerPoint presentation?
- No fixed number
Answer: (3) No fixed number
Q 2. Slide Sorter view can be selected under which of the following categories?
Answer: (4) View
Q 3. The combination of which keyboard keys can be used as a shortcut to add a new slide in MS PowerPoint?
Answer: (3) ctrl+M
Q 4. Header and Footer option is available under which of the following categories?
Answer: (1) Insert
Q 5. Which of the following is not included in the “Insert” category in MS PowerPoint?
Answer: (4) Animation
Similar types of MS PowerPoint Questions may be asked based on the features or usage of the program. Thus, one must carefully go through the elements and aspects of PPT.
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