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Can a 16:9 slide show be saved on a PC running a 4:3 monitor?
We have written a PowerPoint presentation for a widescreen display in
our reception, with the slides set up in the correct 16:9 aspect ratio through the page setup menu. This displays correctly on our widescreen LCD screen if we open it as a PowerPoint presentation file on the PC running the widescreen. However, we want to run this as a PowerPoint Slide Show which loops 24 hours a day. We also update the presentation on a different PC on our network. When we try to save it as a Slide Show, it saves the images as displayed on the 4:3 monitor of the PC we are working on. In other words, when this runs on the 16:9 screen it has a black line at the top and bottom and the whole slide (fonts and images) are stretched width ways (it has been converted back to 4:3). Does anyone know of a way to save a slide show in 16:9 format on a PC with a 4:3 monitor? We have tried everything we can think of except buying a 16:9 monitor for the editing PC. Microsoft customer support were also unable to offer any help. Any suggestions gratefully received....Thanks! |
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Johnnie,
See Make screenshow fill a wide screen display http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00566.htm Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds, free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com We have written a PowerPoint presentation for a widescreen display in our reception, with the slides set up in the correct 16:9 aspect ratio through the page setup menu. This displays correctly on our widescreen LCD screen if we open it as a PowerPoint presentation file on the PC running the widescreen. However, we want to run this as a PowerPoint Slide Show which loops 24 hours a day. We also update the presentation on a different PC on our network. When we try to save it as a Slide Show, it saves the images as displayed on the 4:3 monitor of the PC we are working on. In other words, when this runs on the 16:9 screen it has a black line at the top and bottom and the whole slide (fonts and images) are stretched width ways (it has been converted back to 4:3). Does anyone know of a way to save a slide show in 16:9 format on a PC with a 4:3 monitor? We have tried everything we can think of except buying a 16:9 monitor for the editing PC. Microsoft customer support were also unable to offer any help. Any suggestions gratefully received....Thanks! |
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If I understand correctly you're misunderstanding what's happening here.
Saving a presentation on a PC with a 4:3 monitor will not change the presentation to 4:3 unless you change the page size. PowerPoint will always display as much of the slide as possible without cropping it. How it's displayed on a 16:9 monitor depends on the display resolution/aspect ratio of the display machine's graphics card and how the 16:9 monitor is set up. If the display PC is running at a 4:3 resolution (e.g. 1024x768) then the VGA output will be 4:3 (letterboxed) and it will be up to the 16:9 monitor to crop the image to 16:9. If the monitor is set to anamorphic it will stretch this 4:3 output horizontally to fill the screen. This would explain what you're seeing. Is it me that's misunderstanding? "Johnnie" wrote in message om... We have written a PowerPoint presentation for a widescreen display in our reception, with the slides set up in the correct 16:9 aspect ratio through the page setup menu. This displays correctly on our widescreen LCD screen if we open it as a PowerPoint presentation file on the PC running the widescreen. However, we want to run this as a PowerPoint Slide Show which loops 24 hours a day. We also update the presentation on a different PC on our network. When we try to save it as a Slide Show, it saves the images as displayed on the 4:3 monitor of the PC we are working on. In other words, when this runs on the 16:9 screen it has a black line at the top and bottom and the whole slide (fonts and images) are stretched width ways (it has been converted back to 4:3). Does anyone know of a way to save a slide show in 16:9 format on a PC with a 4:3 monitor? We have tried everything we can think of except buying a 16:9 monitor for the editing PC. Microsoft customer support were also unable to offer any help. Any suggestions gratefully received....Thanks! |
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Thanks very much for your replies.
This is stumping several IT minds at the moment. The slides have been set up in 16:9 aspect ratio using page setup, and the PC has the correct graphics card and 16:9 display settings. When we run it as a powerpoint presentation on the lcd screen it looks as it should, no problem. It's only when we then run the slide show version of the same presentation (using the same display settings), that the distortion occurs. It's all rather odd. I can see how the anamorphic settings on the monitor may make a difference, but would have expected this to affect the presentation file in the same way as it does the slide show. We'll try altering the monitor settings again and see how we get on. But if someone out there has had the same problem and can confirm exactly what is causing it, please feel free to chip in. Thanks again Johnnie |
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Can you clarify what you mean by 'slide show version'?
"Johnnie" wrote in message m... Thanks very much for your replies. This is stumping several IT minds at the moment. The slides have been set up in 16:9 aspect ratio using page setup, and the PC has the correct graphics card and 16:9 display settings. When we run it as a powerpoint presentation on the lcd screen it looks as it should, no problem. It's only when we then run the slide show version of the same presentation (using the same display settings), that the distortion occurs. It's all rather odd. I can see how the anamorphic settings on the monitor may make a difference, but would have expected this to affect the presentation file in the same way as it does the slide show. We'll try altering the monitor settings again and see how we get on. But if someone out there has had the same problem and can confirm exactly what is causing it, please feel free to chip in. Thanks again Johnnie |
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"Adam Crowley" adam@schmadam-dot-co-dot-uk wrote in message ...
Can you clarify what you mean by 'slide show version'? We have saved the presentation as both a Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt) and a Powerpoint Show (.pps) It is the .pps version with which we are having the reformatting problems. Any ideas? Thanks |
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Just a thought...are you using PowerPoint XP or 2003?
Is it possible that under SlideshowSet up show you've specified a 4:3 display resolution rather than 'Use current resolution'? "Johnnie" wrote in message om... "Adam Crowley" adam@schmadam-dot-co-dot-uk wrote in message ... Can you clarify what you mean by 'slide show version'? We have saved the presentation as both a Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt) and a Powerpoint Show (.pps) It is the .pps version with which we are having the reformatting problems. Any ideas? Thanks |
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"Adam Crowley" adam@schmadam-dot-co-dot-uk wrote in message ...
Just a thought...are you using PowerPoint XP or 2003? Is it possible that under SlideshowSet up show you've specified a 4:3 display resolution rather than 'Use current resolution'? Hi Adam I suspect you may have hit on the solution there. I think that saving the .pps slide show on a pc with 4:3 resolution and then transferring it to play out on one with a 16:9 resolution without adjusting this setting in some way may be the problem. It seems so obvious now! I'm out of the office for a couple of days but shall play around with it when I get back, and let you know how we've got on. Thanks ever so much for your help. Johnnie |
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Well I don't know about that. This setting is specific to the copy of
PowerPoint on the machine, not something that gets saved with the file, but it may lead you to something. "Johnnie" wrote in message om... "Adam Crowley" adam@schmadam-dot-co-dot-uk wrote in message ... Just a thought...are you using PowerPoint XP or 2003? Is it possible that under SlideshowSet up show you've specified a 4:3 display resolution rather than 'Use current resolution'? Hi Adam I suspect you may have hit on the solution there. I think that saving the .pps slide show on a pc with 4:3 resolution and then transferring it to play out on one with a 16:9 resolution without adjusting this setting in some way may be the problem. It seems so obvious now! I'm out of the office for a couple of days but shall play around with it when I get back, and let you know how we've got on. Thanks ever so much for your help. Johnnie |
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