How to stop my widescreen laptop 'stretching' slides unacceptably?

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Dumbo - 13 Feb 2007 15:40 GMT

When I use my newly aquired 'Widescreen' laptop to play a Powerpoint
presentation previously created on my pc with a 'standard' screen format, the
slides are stretched unacceptably to fill the wide screen. What can I do
about this?

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TAJ Simmons - 13 Feb 2007 23:43 GMT

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see
Make screenshow fill a wide screen display
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00566.htm

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> When I use my newly aquired 'Widescreen' laptop to play a Powerpoint
> presentation previously created on my pc with a 'standard' screen format,
> the
> slides are stretched unacceptably to fill the wide screen. What can I do
> about this?

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Echo S - 14 Feb 2007 00:24 GMT

I am SO glad you found this, TAJ! I need it in a different thread!

Off to post it now...

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>> slides are stretched unacceptably to fill the wide screen. What can I do
>> about this?

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