PowerPoint 2003 custom resolutions - slide dimensions don't change

[Paul]

I've got an external TripleHead2Go box from Matrox which lets me set my
video card's resolution to 3072 x 768 and splits it across 3 monitors. Each
monitor operates at 1024 x 768. In PowerPoint 2003, Set Up Show... I see
the resolution as 3072x768, but when I insert a new slide, I just get the
same old 4:3 aspect ratio slide that when played only occupies the center
1024x768 screen. The left and right screens are black (blank) when a
slideshow is playing.

Keep in mind the Matrox box lets the PC think it has one giant 3072x768
screen to work with -- it is *not* like multiple monitors/multiple video
cards handling in XP with Windows doing the desktop "stretching" that
usually has issues with being confined to playback on only one monitor.

It is possible to make slides that are actually 3072x768 pixels in
dimension?

-- Paul

 

[Austin Myers]

You need to go into File > Page Setup and alter the settings to match what
you are doing. (make the page 30" wide.)



Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Paul]

I've got an external TripleHead2Go box from Matrox which lets me set my

video card's resolution to 3072 x 768 and splits it across 3 monitors.
Each monitor operates at 1024 x 768. In PowerPoint 2003, Set Up Show...
I see the resolution as 3072x768, but when I insert a new slide, I just
get the same old 4:3 aspect ratio slide that when played only occupies the
center 1024x768 screen. The left and right screens are black (blank)
when a slideshow is playing.

Keep in mind the Matrox box lets the PC think it has one giant 3072x768
screen to work with -- it is *not* like multiple monitors/multiple video
cards handling in XP with Windows doing the desktop "stretching" that
usually has issues with being confined to playback on only one monitor.

It is possible to make slides that are actually 3072x768 pixels in
dimension?

Nevermind. Figured it out. File > Page Setup > set size to 24"W x 6"H
landscape. Looks great!

I suppose 12" x 3" or 36" x 9" would work just as well...

-- Paul