PowerPoint show-full screen

[Brenda]

I have set up a slide presentation in A4 size for someone in Europe. When I
view the ppt show, I see the slides same as 'on-screen' size, however when
the European affiliate views the presentation he is getting a black bar on
the top and on the bottom of the slides in show view.
Any ideas as to why this is happening?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Brenda

if you set the page size to A4 you will always get "black bars" as A4 does
not have the same proportions as 'on-screen'

My top tip is to set the page size to "on-screen" if the main aim is to
present 'on-screen or projected'

Powerpoint can still print the presentation to a4 paper without messing
about with anything.

cheers
TAJ Simmons
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[Brenda]

But why wouldn't this be consistent; that is, on my labtop I don't get the
'black bars'?

 

[Troy @ TLC]

Here is the quick answer (near perfect timing on this post!):

From ThePowerPointBlog 2-13-07:
http://pptblog.tlccreative.com/index.php/all/2007/02/13/powerpoint_gets_the_blame_with_widescree