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4. Write down the steps to add slide transition in your presentation. [CBSE Handbook]
Ans. Step 1: Select the slide to which the transition is desired.
Step 2: Select the ‘Slide Transition’ option.
Step 3: Click on any of the transition effects.
Step 4: Set the speed of display (Slow, Medium, Fast) and sound effect.
Step 5: Repeat the above steps to apply such effects to other slides. [Or] To apply the same transition to all the
slides in the presentation, click on ‘Apply to All Slides’.
5. What is animation?
Ans. Animation facilitates the display of presentation of contents in a special sequence of typical effects leading to
an interesting and lively presentation. It includes multiple types of media control like graphics, video, sound,
music, movies, etc.
6. What is the use of Custom Animation?
Ans. Custom Animation enables to set timings between the display of the content or objects of the slides and also
enables to apply different whirling effects to animate the object.
7. Write down the steps to create a table in a presentation.
Ans. Step 1: Click on the ‘Table’ icon on the Standard toolbar. The ‘Insert Table’ dialog box appears on the screen.
Step 2: Type the required number of columns and rows.
Click anywhere in the table and begin typing to add content. The ‘Tab’ key or ‘Arrow’ keys of the keyboard can
also be used to navigate from one cell to another in the table.
8. What do you mean by formatting images? How would you format using the Image Toolbar?
Ans. Formatting an image includes moving, resizing or rotating an image. The image inserted into a presentation
can be formatted.
When an image is selected, the Image toolbar becomes available in the Side Bar deck. The ‘Graphics’ section
provides a number of formatting options such as to adjust brightness, contrast, color mode, transparency, etc.
9. What is a shape? How do you insert shapes in presentation?
Ans. Shapes are the forms of objects that consist of outline boundary, contours, etc. Shape is used to enhance the
visual effect in a presentation. In OpenOffice Impress, various inbuilt shape tools are present. To insert shape:
Step 1: Click on the desired shape tool from the ‘Basic Shapes’ option in the drawing toolbar.
Step 2: “+” sign appears on the screen. Drag the mouse to draw the shape of the required size.
10. Explain Slide Transition.
Ans. Slide transition enables to set the style of display of the slides during the entry of the presentation. It is the
effect applied when a slide changes to another during on-screen presentation or slide show.
B. Application Based Questions: L if e Sk il l s & V a l ues
1. ‘So my resort’ Hotel managers use multimedia presentations when training staff. Apart from Slide Show, Slide
Transition and Handouts, state two other features used specifically in presentation software.
Ans. Animation and Slide Master.
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