220-1102 Question 305
Single answerPresentation toolsA sales manager is giving a presentation from a company laptop in a conference room. During the first test run, the audience can see the slides on the projector, but the manager's speaker notes are also visible to everyone. The manager wants to keep the notes visible only on the laptop screen while the audience sees only the slide show on the projector. Which action should the technician take?
- A
Enable Presenter View and configure the system to use Extend display mode
- B
Switch the display setting to Duplicate so both screens show the same content
- C
Export the presentation to PDF and present the PDF in full-screen mode
- D
Change the projector to a lower resolution so the notes pane no longer appears
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The best solution is to use Presenter View with the displays set to Extend. In common business presentation tools, especially Microsoft PowerPoint, Presenter View is intended for exactly this scenario: the presenter sees notes and controls on one screen, while the audience sees only the slide show on the external display. Using Duplicate mode mirrors both displays and can expose notes or setup screens to the audience. Best practice before a meeting is to test the projector connection, confirm the operating system is set to extend the desktop, and verify that the presentation software is using Presenter View on the correct monitor. This aligns with standard documentation for presentation tools and display configuration in Windows environments.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Presenter View in presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint is designed to show the current slide, next slide, timer, and speaker notes on the presenter's screen while the audience sees only the slide show on the secondary display. This requires the laptop and projector to be configured as extended displays rather than mirrored displays.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Duplicate, also called mirror mode, shows the same content on both the laptop screen and the projector. If the presenter can see notes in this mode, the audience will see them too. This is a common mistake when users assume duplication is the standard setting for presentations.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Exporting to PDF may hide interactive presentation features and can remove access to Presenter View tools such as notes, timings, and slide navigation. Although a PDF might prevent notes from displaying, it is not the proper solution when the goal is to use presentation tools correctly during a live presentation.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Resolution changes affect display clarity and scaling, not whether notes are shown to the audience. Speaker notes appearing publicly is a display mode and presentation view configuration issue, not a projector resolution issue.