Microsoft KB Archive/26790

PowerPoint: Slide Dimensions for Slide Show PSS ID Number: Q26790 Article last modified on 10-16-1992 PSS database name: M_PowerPt

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Summary:

For a Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, the slide dimensions should be set to those of the monitor to be used for the show. In PowerPoint versions 1.0 and 1.01, the approximate dimensions are:

4.666 x 7 inches for the smaller Macintosh monitors (Plus, SE, and so on)

6.597 x 8.819 inches for the Apple 13-inch monitor

In PowerPoint versions 2.0 and 2.01, the For Screen option in Page Setup can be used instead to accurately match the slide size to that of the screen. In PowerPoint 3.0, use the On-Screen Show option in the Slide Setup dialog box.

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