This module tests your competence in using presentation and/or drawing tools. You must demonstrate a sound knowledge of the functionality of the application and the practical skills connected with the work of creating different kinds of presentations and drawings.

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• Open and close existing presentations
• Save presentations in various formats
• Use Help functions
• Modify toolbar display 
• Modify options 

• Change display modes
• Add slides
• Use and modify slide layout formats
• Change background colour
• Apply design template
• Insert pictures, images or drawn objects.
• Add text in footers 
• Use a master slide.
• Number slides
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• Move and copy slides, text or images within the presentation or active presentations.
• Delete slides, text or images.
• Reorder slides 

• Enter text in slide and outline view
• Modify slide content
• Change font type.
• Use italics, bold, underlining and case changes.
• Use text effects such as colour, shadow.
• Change text alignment
• Adjust line spacing.
• Change the type of bullets/numbers in a list.

• Create and modify charts
• Create and modify an organisational chart
• Insert and modify different types of drawn objects: line, freehand line, shape, arrow, text box 
• Import images
• Apply shadow 
• Align objects - left, right, centre.
• Rotate and flip objects 
• Move and resize objects.
• Bring objects to front or back
• Copy and move objects within a presentation or to other presentations
• Delete objects. 

• Add and modify preset animations
• Create slide transitions
• View slide show

• Select output format
• Use spell-check program and make changes where necessary.
• Create Notes pages
• Set page setup and print options
• Print slides in various views and output formats.