Microsoft KB Archive/138493

PPT: Poor Images on External or Secondary Monitors

PSS ID Number: Q138493 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

MACINTOSH:3.0,3.0b,4.0,98

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you use Microsoft PowerPoint on a Macintosh Powerbook with video mirroring turned on, your presentation may appear dithered on the external monitor.

= RESOLUTION =

If the presentation looks different on the external monitor than on the primary monitor, make sure that both monitors are set to the same color depth. If display quality problems persist, setting the external monitor as the start-up monitor may correct the problem.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Video mirroring is a feature of the Powerbook that allows two monitors to simultaneously display the same information. Video Mirroring is turned off and on by the Powerbook Display Control Panel. You can set the color depth of each monitor individually in the Monitors Control Panel.

= Additional query words: 4.00 3.00 m_powerpt =

Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,3.0b,4.0,98 Hardware : MAC ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.