projection aspect ratio

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shatrajit

My PowerPoint slides come out squeezed horizontally when projected. The
projector manual says that happens when the computer has a wide screen
monitor, but mine doesn't. I tried adjusting the display settings , but only
messed up the settings so that the system thinks I have two monitors and I
can't get the right monitor back on, so that all I can project is the
wallpaper. Anybody know how I can get the correct settings back? Anybody
know why the slides are squeezed?
 
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Austin Myers

Almost all video card drivers have a "Reset to Default". Right click the
screen, and look under the Settings tab "Advanced".


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com
 
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shatrajit

I don't know what you mean by "the screen." What screen? There is no "reset
to default" option in the >display >settings screen. Some other screen?
 
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Austin Myers

That was what I meant by screen. <g>

Ok, can you tell me what video card you have and what output(s) it has? I
assume it can drive two displays by your description. If so, unplug the
second display (monitor/projector). In almost all cases the video card will
detect this and shut down the dual display option(s) and you can reset the
needed options on the main display.

What I would *guess* is happening is that the video card is confused about
the attached display (projector) and is setting it's output incorrectly.
Again, most video card properties dialogs allow you to both see and select
the display type and it's options. (If the device is plug and play
compatible.)

Try locating the specific display (projector) and use it if listed. If it's
not, read the manual (yeah I know) to determine it's resolution, color
depth, refresh rate, etc. and look for a setting that most closely meets
them. (Resolution should be the highest priority.) Better yet, is there a
disk that came with the project for installation? If not is there one on
the manufactures web site?

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com
 
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shatrajit

Well, I first need to solve the problem of not being able to project slides
at all. No, there are not two displays connected. There is only one
monitor, and the slides go out through a video mixer. The image on the mixer
screen is the same as the projector image: only the wallpaper shows. The
computer screen is still showing the entire desktop or whatever slide is
loaded. So how can I make the computer understand that there is only one
monitor? Something I did to try to correct the aspect ratio on the projector
caused this problem, so it just has to be a matter of getting the settings
right, I think. Yes, once I get this fixed, I'll check the projector manual
again (I already did, once, which is what got me into this mess) to see if I
can fix the aspect ratio.
 
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shatrajit

Perhaps I didn't understand your suggestion about unplugging one of the
displays. Are you saying that if I unplug the video mixer the video card
will shut down the dual display option on the monitor?
 
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