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RAM - 10 Dec 2007 23:40 GMT

Today, with my new computer hooked up to my host's projector, the slides on
the Slide Sorter view or in the slide show itself were square, rather than
rectangular. My host then hooked up her computer, I copied the same
presentation on to her computer, and the slides were the correct shape. How
do I ensure that my computer's slides are the correct shape?

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Kathy Jacobs - 11 Dec 2007 00:11 GMT

Is one computer connected to a wide screen monitor or screen and the other
one to a regular monitor or screen? If so, this is pretty much expected
behavior. It sounds like the projector only does regular screen proportions,
not wide screens.

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> Today, with my new computer hooked up to my host's projector, the slides
> on
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> How
> do I ensure that my computer's slides are the correct shape?

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RAM - 11 Dec 2007 01:42 GMT

My computer has a wide screen. What do I change to make the slide show work
with a projector that apparently only reads correctly a regular screen?

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> Is one computer connected to a wide screen monitor or screen and the other
> one to a regular monitor or screen? If so, this is pretty much expected
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> > How
> > do I ensure that my computer's slides are the correct shape?

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Steve Rindsberg - 11 Dec 2007 16:39 GMT

> My computer has a wide screen. What do I change to make the slide show work
> with a projector that apparently only reads correctly a regular screen?

Your computer may have a way of setting the display to normal proportions.
Check the user manual for that.

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