I bought a new computer which has a screen resolution of 1280x800.

I can't seem to get a PPT slide to fill the screen. Even though I go to Slide
Show and set the resolution to 1280x800, I still get black bars on the edges of
the screen.

Is it possible to fill a 1280x800 screen using PPT XP?

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Regards,
Fred

You have two choices, each with its disadvantages:
1. Go to the advanced display properties and find a setting that fills
content to the screen size (by distorting/stretching to fill full width).
2. Create a custom presentation with a page setup that matches your screen
dimension (page setup = 12.5" x 7.8"), which will look great on the laptop,
but not fit computers/projectors with other size...

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Troy Chollar
TLC Creative Services
<< Microsoft MVP, PowerPoint >>
A Blog for PowerPoint® Developers @ www.ThePowerPointBlog.com

"Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I bought a new computer which has a screen resolution of 1280x800.
>
> I can't seem to get a PPT slide to fill the screen. Even though I go to
> Slide Show and set the resolution to 1280x800, I still get black bars on
> the edges of the screen.
>
> Is it possible to fill a 1280x800 screen using PPT XP?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Fred
>
>
>

Thanks for your help. I think I'll stick with the black lines, as I need to use
a projector on this project.

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Regards,
Fred


"Troy @ TLC Creative" <troy at tlc creative dot com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You have two choices, each with its disadvantages:
> 1. Go to the advanced display properties and find a setting that fills content
> to the screen size (by distorting/stretching to fill full width).
> 2. Create a custom presentation with a page setup that matches your screen
> dimension (page setup = 12.5" x 7.8"), which will look great on the laptop,
> but not fit computers/projectors with other size...
>
> --
> Troy Chollar
> TLC Creative Services
> << Microsoft MVP, PowerPoint >>
> A Blog for PowerPoint® Developers @ www.ThePowerPointBlog.com
>
> "Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I bought a new computer which has a screen resolution of 1280x800.
>>
>> I can't seem to get a PPT slide to fill the screen. Even though I go to Slide
>> Show and set the resolution to 1280x800, I still get black bars on the edges
>> of the screen.
>>
>> Is it possible to fill a 1280x800 screen using PPT XP?
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Fred
>>
>>
>>
>
>

If you leave the file set to OnScreen Show, it should show fine on the
projector.

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Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


"Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your help. I think I'll stick with the black lines, as I need
> to use a projector on this project.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Fred
>
>
> "Troy @ TLC Creative" <troy at tlc creative dot com> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You have two choices, each with its disadvantages:
>> 1. Go to the advanced display properties and find a setting that fills
>> content to the screen size (by distorting/stretching to fill full width).
>> 2. Create a custom presentation with a page setup that matches your
>> screen dimension (page setup = 12.5" x 7.8"), which will look great on
>> the laptop, but not fit computers/projectors with other size...
>>
>> --
>> Troy Chollar
>> TLC Creative Services
>> << Microsoft MVP, PowerPoint >>
>> A Blog for PowerPoint® Developers @ www.ThePowerPointBlog.com
>>
>> "Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I bought a new computer which has a screen resolution of 1280x800.
>>>
>>> I can't seem to get a PPT slide to fill the screen. Even though I go to
>>> Slide Show and set the resolution to 1280x800, I still get black bars on
>>> the edges of the screen.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to fill a 1280x800 screen using PPT XP?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Fred
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>