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Creating a slide deck template

I can create a slide deck template to meet the needs of an audience.

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Creating a slide deck template

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Key learning points

  1. Slide decks can be used for projects and presentations to share information.
  2. Slide deck templates can be created to provide consistency in design and structure.
  3. Design choices should reflect the needs of the audience and the purpose of the product.
  4. Slide templates can be saved and reused.

Keywords

  • Template - a predesigned layout or guide

  • Consistent - always happening in a similar way

  • Design - to create a plan of how to solve a problem

Common misconception

The format and layout of slide decks must always be created from scratch each time you start a new document.

Slide deck templates have pre-designed layouts and formatting that can be used as a starting point when creating new slide decks.


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6 Questions

Q1.
When formatting text, the __________ command would be used to make text thicker.
italic
underline
Correct answer: bold
subscript
Q2.
When designing content on a digital project, text should always ...
Correct answer: be easy to read.
be in bold format.
be font size 20.
be in Arial font.
Q3.
In a digital product, the way in which something is arranged and set out on a page is known as the ...
Correct answer: layout
animation
font
table
Q4.
In creative applications, the cut and copy tools can usually be found under which menu tab?
File
Correct answer: Edit
View
Arrange
Q5.
Which of the following would usually be ordered behind all other images and content in a digital document?
sprite image
vector image
foreground image
Correct answer: background image
Q6.
When creating media, the __________ tool can be used to go back to a previous state.
redo
Correct answer: undo
select
format

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is a slide deck primarily used for?
to create a website
to write a book
Correct answer: to communicate information
to design a logo
Q2.
Which of the following is a feature of an effective slide deck?
Correct answer: visually appealing design
lots of content on a single slide
detailed text
same slide layout used throughout the deck
Q3.
Which type of content is great for simplifying data and can also help the audience to picture information?
Correct answer: charts
audio clips
text
templates
Q4.
When presenting to different audiences, what should be done with the slide deck content?
It should be kept the same for all audiences.
It should use only text-based content.
Branding should be removed from it.
Correct answer: It should be edited to suit each audience.
Q5.
Slide deck templates can ...
be used only once.
never be reused.
Correct answer: be reused as many times as needed.

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