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How to adjust PowerPoint slide ratio and size

To have a standard presentation slide with the right size as required, PowerPoint has different sizes and ratios for you to choose from. Each different PowerPoint slide size and ratio will suit a different special presentation device. Below are instructions for adjusting the aspect ratio and size of PowerPoint slides.

Instructions for adjusting PowerPoint slide ratio

Step 1:

At the PowerPoint interface, users click on the Design tab and click Slide Size to adjust the slide ratio.

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Step 2:

Now you will see there are 2 ratios for us to choose from:

  1. Standard (4:3): The standard ratio of the currently used video frame.
  2. Widescreen (16:9): Also a popular aspect ratio frame today. Laptops, desktops, and wide-spectrum projection screens all use this ratio.

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Step 3:

After you have chosen the ratio, or if PowerPoint cannot expand the slide to fit the content in the slide, we will see 2 options:

  1. Maximize: Increase slide page size but may lose images when slide size increases.
  2. Ensure Fit: This option can shrink the content size but ensures that no content is lost.

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Instructions for customizing PowerPoint slide size

Step 1:

On the PowerPoint slide interface, select Design and click Slide Size . Then click Custom Slide Size below.

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Step 2:

In the newly displayed interface, click Slides sized for and then select the available slide sizes in the list displayed below.

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Step 3:

If you do not want to use the suggested size, we can manually enter Width (width) and Height (height) in the interface . We enter the size within the slide size range of about 1 inch/ 2.54 cm/ 120 pixels to 56 inches/ 142.24 cm/ 720 pixels. After entering the size, click Ok to save.

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