chicken or egg, slide resolution vs page set up

[LWWilson]

I wanted to print my slides so I could mark them up. Went to page set up and
trimmed down the size from something like 11.3" x i forgot what, to fit on
lettersize paper. But this change affected my whole slide show. I really
want the prints to be the slave of the slides, not the other way around. But
the only control I can find for slide resolution let's me choose the typical
1024xwhatever, or 600x800 or 640 x 480. I want 1024xwhatever. But I don't
happen to know what that translates to in page size. I don't know why the
format started with page size 11.3xetc. It was something like 8.6 I think.
Mostly I just want my slides to be the way they were before I changed the
page setting. I hope my prior save was not too long ago...I'll be watching
for a friend out there to illuminate the way out of this conundrum. Thanks.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

LWWilson,

I'd suggest setting up your page size to whatever will be your main output.

So, if your MAIN output is for on-screen, then I'd set up the page for
on-screen.

These will print just fine on letter sized page.

Changing the page size half way through a presentation is just asking for
squished graphics (trouble!).

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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[Echo Swinford]

I wanted to print my slides so I could mark them up. Went to page set up and
trimmed down the size from something like 11.3" x i forgot what, to fit on
lettersize paper. But this change affected my whole slide show. I really
want the prints to be the slave of the slides, not the other way around. But
the only control I can find for slide resolution let's me choose the typical
1024xwhatever, or 600x800 or 640 x 480. I want 1024xwhatever. But I don't
happen to know what that translates to in page size. I don't know why the
format started with page size 11.3xetc. It was something like 8.6 I think.
Mostly I just want my slides to be the way they were before I changed the
page setting. I hope my prior save was not too long ago...I'll be watching
for a friend out there to illuminate the way out of this conundrum. Thanks.

What TAJ said.

Plus, when you go to File|Print, you can choose the "scale to fit
page" option, and that should take care of your printing issues.

 

[LWWilson]

You are so nice to answer! So, under Page Set up I should choose "on screen
show" or "overhead" ? I think I want overhead, right?, because it will
ultimately be projected? Would on screen mean lower resolution?

Which takes precedent? Page Set up or Set-Up-Show? Would either one willy
nilly undo the other? It would be typical of me to get caught in a loop like
that.

Part of what threw me off in the first place was that when I Found
Set-Up-Show the choices were, as I mentioned, the standard resolutions or
"Use current". Well I looked all over every menu I could find to see What IS
the current resolution, without changing it. Maybe that's the command I
should be asking for in this post.

How do you find out What Is the resolution if you don't happen to know how
it was originally intended?
Thanks!!

 

[TAJ Simmons]

What Echo and Steve said....but also nothing else

TAJ

 

[Echo S]

What Echo and Steve said....but also nothing else

LOL!

 

[LWWilson]

Hey amigos, was busy, thanks and just to wrap up: I wonder why, when the
^avg (Mac) user goes to Page Set Up, if ppt is so smart, why doesn't it let
me see pixel ratios instead of inches.
By the way, I did undo back to my orig format, 11.11 x 8.33 inches. (How'd
that get started?) And y'all have given me some good info to tuck away and
practise.
But why isn't there a place to go, check slide resolution, find a pixel
number, and feel certain that that won't change when you go fiddling around
with printing paper drafts.
Never ask why. Thanks VERY much you guys.

 

[LWWilson]

Feet on solid ground now -- Do the math lady: 11.11 x 8.33 does equal 1024 x
767.77 -- And I can see the logic in resolution being entirely tied to the
display, sort of. I really appreciate your info!