Observation

The expected answer is:

• (i) Definition of Slide Master

Slide Master is the slide that controls all information about the theme, layout, background, colour, font and the positioning of all slides in a presentation.
Slide Master is the design template used for the slides within a presentation.
A slide master is the top slide in a hierarchy/ thumbnail pane of slides that stores/controls information about the theme/background /colour/font /effects/ placeholder /sizes /positioning and slide layouts of a presentation.
It is the main slide that defines/modifies/ sets the layout of a presentation, and adjusts the look of an existing theme
The slide master controls all aspects of a slide’s appearance, including its background colour, font style, and any recurring text or pictures.
The slide master is the basic framework and control centre of any good presentation
(ii)  Steps to rename the Slide Master in MS PowerPoint:

• right-click on the Slide Master                                                
• click on “Rename Master”                                                     
• type the name                                                                        
• click on “Rename” button                                          

OR

• click slide master on the view tab                                                                   
• Right click the slide master/ layout thumbnail on the left pane that contains the slide master
• click rename – a rename dialog box will appear                                   
• Then type the new name and click rename – then on the slide master tab, click close master view.

• Explanation of features in MS PowerPoint

(i)  Handout master:

• Handout masteris used to edit/set the appearance of all printed handouts / layout of presentation handouts.
• Handout Master is used to edit the appearance of presentation handouts including the layout, headers and footers and background.
• The Handout Master shows the arrangement of handouts for slides printed two, three, four, six, or nine per page plus the arrangement for printing outlines.

 (ii) Notes Master                                                                                                             

• Notes master allows a user to modify the appearance of the notes page.
• Note master is a feature that allows user to control/ change/edit layouts, font size, font type, font style/adjust settings of the notes section of power point.
• The notes master determines/formats the background elements/ modifies fonts, and position headers and footers and default layout of a notes page.
• The notes master allows user to create, edit, and customize presentation/ to customize presentation looks when printed out with notes.
• The Notes Master contains several placeholders and background area that can be modified as required.                     

The question tested candidates’ knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
It was reported that most of the candidates who attempted this question showed poor knowledge of the application.