Instructions to Resize Slide Pages in PowerPoint: Change Slide Size

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

Change Slide Size Overview

Change the Slide Frame Rate in PowerPoint

PowerPoint makes it easy to move between 2 common 4: 3 and 16: 9 aspect ratios. Before following this tutorial, you need to make sure you are using Normal view. Access View> Normal to check. Now perform the following steps to change the aspect ratio:

• Use the ribbon bar (menu bar), then open the Design tab.
• On the right hand side of the ribbon, click Slide Size.
• Then select Standard (4: 3) or Widescreen (16: 9).

If PowerPoint can't expand your content, it will give you 2 choices:

• Maximize: This option will increase the size of your slide content but may result in loss of images when the content size increases.
• Ensure Fit: This option can re-size the content but make sure you don't lose anything.

Customize Slide Sizes in PowerPoint.

If you plan to use your presentation with a non-standard installation, you will want to create custom slide sizes for the slide. Follow the steps below:

• Using the ribbon bar, open the Design tab.
• To the right of the ribbon bar, click Slide Size.
• After that, select Custom Slide Size.
• Enter the ratio you want in the pop-up window.
• Finally, click OK to save the changes.

Note: If you want normal slide sizes, not 4: 3 or 16: 9 (eg Letter, Legal, A4,.), you can make changes in the drop-down box in Slides sized for.

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Hopefully the above tips will help you in presentations with PowerPoint.