Reformatting a slideshow for a widescreen monitor without distorti

[Guest]

I have a bunch of really heavy duty presentations that were originally
created in 4:3. I hated with PPT2003 that is I resized the page setup (page
guys, not graphics or anything else...) for 16:9 that it stretched the
pictures. I really was hoping for a change in 2007. But NOOOOO...

C'mon this has to be the biggest oversight ever. Unless I am missing
something in the background that is a one click function.

The idea of resizing 326 different graphics is alone enough to keep me in
the 4:3 world even though I am playing back on a 1080p projector and I would
love to use its capabilities.

If I can manually return these pictures to their original aspect ratio then
why can't the program (which it in no uncertain terms should it do it in the
first place-- can anyone explain to me why it stretches the pictures? Is
there any even slightly good reason?)? Or at least give me a checkbox in the
page setup to leave graphics alone.

Please tell me I am missing something really basic. Maybe it is hidden under
my new oh-so-easy-to-use ribbon/toolbar?

 

[Guest]

That's pretty much the way it is. However, there is some relief here:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00566.htm

................TD

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

The suggestions here may help, particularly the VBA code to automate a
sort-fix:

Make screenshow fill a wide screen display
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00566.htm

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I read that.

Am I the only one who thinks this is a problem? Is there a potential real
solution?

Thanks,

Dan

 

[Guest]

I think the best we can do is keep it on our wish list and persist whenever
we get to talk with the MS folks..........TD

 

[Echo S]

I agree it's a problem in search of a solution. I suspect the code at the
FAQ is about as close as we're going to get right now, though.

Does the web interface you're posting from offer the ability to post
suggestions? You might want to do that to ensure it gets picked up by the
Microsoft tool that recognizes the suggestion posts.