How to Display a Full Screen PowerPoint Presentation

Understanding PowerPoint slide show requires more than a headline. The overview below breaks down the key facts, changes, and user impact.

If you show older versions of PowerPoint like PowerPoint 2003, you will see two black bands along both sides of the interface. This will affect the aesthetics and professionalism of the presentation.

This is because PowerPoint's default resolution ratio is set to 4: 3 from old screens, while new screens use a 16: 9 ratio. So to remove 2 black strips when PowerPoint presentation, users need to change the resolution ratio 4: 3 to 16: 9 according to the article below.

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Instructions for Showing PowerPoint Slides Full Screen

Step 1:

At the PowerPoint interface, click on the View tab above and then click on the Slide Master section.

Step 2:

Next, click on the Page Setup section in the interface.

Step 3:

Appearance interface to edit the screen display ratio. By default, the PowerPoint presentation screen is in 4: 3 mode, causing black bands to appear on the screen when you slide the slide.

At the Slides sized slider bar, select On-screen Show (16: 9) and click OK.

Step 4:

Go back to the PowerPoint interface and click Close Master View to confirm.

Editing a PowerPoint presentation screen to 16: 9 size will help to screen the silde in full screen, without appearing two black bands along the sides of the screen. Viewers will see the full screen slide, easily tracking the full details of the content.

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I wish you all success!