Page Setup aspect ratio

[Guest]

Default PowerPoint page setup is 7.5x10 which is a 4:3 ratio.

I have setup my PowerPoint to be 8.5x11 which is no longer a 4:3 ratio. I
added 1 inch to each dimension which is not right, I should have added 1 inch
to width, and .75 inch to height, but this is what my client asked for...

When I display the 8.5x11, which is a wider format than 7.5x10, PowerPoint
2007 does not display correctly.

I should get a letterbox look to the slides, black bars top and bottom, but
I am getting just the opposite. On the same setup that displays 7.5x10
correctly I am getting an inverse letterbox effect on the 8.5x11 setup. So my
slides appear to be taller, not wider.

I need the letterbox look... not what I am getting...

I am using PowerPoint 2007, file created in PowerPoint 2003, machine is
clean WindowsXP install that I use for nothing but PowerPoint on corporate
shows.

Any idea??? Thanks to anyone who can help!!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Default PowerPoint page setup is 7.5x10 which is a 4:3 ratio.

I have setup my PowerPoint to be 8.5x11 which is no longer a 4:3 ratio. I
added 1 inch to each dimension which is not right, I should have added 1 inch
to width, and .75 inch to height, but this is what my client asked for...

When I display the 8.5x11, which is a wider format than 7.5x10, PowerPoint
2007 does not display correctly.

I should get a letterbox look to the slides, black bars top and bottom, but
I am getting just the opposite. On the same setup that displays 7.5x10
correctly I am getting an inverse letterbox effect on the 8.5x11 setup. So my
slides appear to be taller, not wider.

I'd expect bars on the sides. Ratio works out like this:

8.5 / 11 = 7.5 / x

or

11 x 7.5 / 8.5 = x

x = 9.7

In other words, a bit less wide than the 10" of 7.5 x 10 so you'd get black bars
left and right. BTW, I get the same in either 2007 or 2003. Are you seeing a
difference between them?

 

[William_Peterson via OfficeKB.com]

You should set up your slides to any ratio before you create contents. If you
change from standard to other ratio after you have content on your slides,
many objects like texts and images will be stretched wider and distort their
appearance.

See also:
http://www.sameshow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4097#4097