Need some help with a few questions...

[Joy]

I have a scenario that I need help with -- I'm not sure I know the answer so
I thought I'd throw it out to the 'experts' and get your take on it:

I’m trying to build slideshows that will display on our LCD TVs at school.
These TVs have a 16:9 aspect ratio. My slideshows contain both photos and
“information/text†slides. I am currently building my slideshows by creating
lots of smaller topic-specific slideshows and then copying & pasting the
slides into a larger “for display†show.

Since I need to bring in LOTS of photos into the slideshows, I’m using the
“insert – photo album†tool to automatically and quickly pull all the photos
into a slideshow. This tool works just fine; the photos all appear on
separate slides with their aspect ratios intact. However, the “photo albumâ€
tool only seems to know how to build 4:3 aspect ratio slideshows. If I change
the aspect ratio of the slideshow (Design – Page Setup), then all the photos
get stretched and distorted.



I’ve also tried to create two slide masters, one in 16:9 (for my
information/text slides) and another 4:3 (for my photo slides), but when I
try to copy a 4:3 slide master into a slideshow with a 16:9 slide master, it
automatically changes aspect ratio.



So, here are the questions:

1 – can I have a slideshow with slides in two aspect ratio? How do I
accomplish this?

2 – if I can’t have mixed aspect ratio presentations, then how to I quickly
build photo slideshows for 16:9 aspect ratio slides that maintain the
original aspect ratio of the photos (I don’t want everyone to be fat or
skinny)?

 

[Michael Koerner]

Question 1 = No

I would build my 16:9 presentation and use the insert photo options found
here to insert them.
BATCH IMPORT images into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00050.htm



--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


I have a scenario that I need help with -- I'm not sure I know the answer so
I thought I'd throw it out to the 'experts' and get your take on it:

I'm trying to build slideshows that will display on our LCD TVs at school.
These TVs have a 16:9 aspect ratio. My slideshows contain both photos and
"information/text" slides. I am currently building my slideshows by creating
lots of smaller topic-specific slideshows and then copying & pasting the
slides into a larger "for display" show.

Since I need to bring in LOTS of photos into the slideshows, I'm using the
"insert - photo album" tool to automatically and quickly pull all the photos
into a slideshow. This tool works just fine; the photos all appear on
separate slides with their aspect ratios intact. However, the "photo album"
tool only seems to know how to build 4:3 aspect ratio slideshows. If I
change
the aspect ratio of the slideshow (Design - Page Setup), then all the photos
get stretched and distorted.



I've also tried to create two slide masters, one in 16:9 (for my
information/text slides) and another 4:3 (for my photo slides), but when I
try to copy a 4:3 slide master into a slideshow with a 16:9 slide master, it
automatically changes aspect ratio.



So, here are the questions:

1 - can I have a slideshow with slides in two aspect ratio? How do I
accomplish this?

2 - if I can't have mixed aspect ratio presentations, then how to I quickly
build photo slideshows for 16:9 aspect ratio slides that maintain the
original aspect ratio of the photos (I don't want everyone to be fat or
skinny)?

 

[Joy]

Thank you very much! --Joym

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Hi Joy

One more thing - this tool of Austin's is great for calculating exactly what
size your slides should be:
http://www.playsforcertain.com/calculate.htm

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

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