Step 4: Resize your PowerPoint presentationĪfter you close the Slide Master Ribbon the Design Ribbon should be visible again. Click on Save.ġ) While still on the Slide Master Ribbon click on the Fonts drop-down menu and then on theĬustomize Fonts… button at the bottom of the list.Ģ) In the Name field give your Theme Fonts a name that you will use and click on the Save button.ģ) Close the Slide Master Ribbon by clicking on the “Close Master View” button. Step 1: Make sure your presentation is in its original working format.ģ) Click on the Colors drop-down menu and then on theĤ) Customize Colors… button at the bottom of the list.Īt the bottom of the Colors dialog box give your color scheme a name in the Name field – and call it whatever you want but remember the name because we are going to use that after we resize our template. METHOD 1: The standard way, how to change PowerPoint Slide Sizes in Windows 10 or Mac: Part 1: Before you change your PowerPoint slide size Your slide content probably looks broken, logos might be stretched, the theme’s font has changed to Calibri, your corporate colors might have disappeared and your Master Layout’s placeholders are resized disproportionally. Whichever of the two options you select the result is not going to be what you want. You can pick either ‘Maximize’ – which will cause your content to flow over the edges of the screen or ‘Ensure Fit’ which will create empty gaps on either side of your presentation. With your presentation open go to the Design Ribbon and click on the Slide Size drop-down menu and select either the Standard(4:3) or Widescreen(16:9) aspect ratios. The best way to explain what is wrong with this method – is to show you.

Using the PowerPoint resize tool also stretches images, graphics, and logos on your slide and Slide Master Layouts. In short, the standard way to resize your PowerPoint changes and breaks your fonts. TLDR: If you want to skip the details and go straight to the instructions on how to use our FREE PowerPoint presentation resizing tool to change slide sizes without breaking your slide content then Click Here.

If you ever changed a presentation to Standard or Widescreen sizes in PowerPoint and thought you would likely agree that the outcome was unpredictable and undesirable.

We are going to discuss both the standard way ( as well as why we don’t recommend it) and the right way, using our FREE PowerPoint resizing tool. An easy way to change slide sizes in PowerPoint presentations to 4:3 (Standard) or 16:9 (Widescreen) formats without breaking your theme and template or stretching your logos and images.Īs with most things related to technology, there is more than one way to skin the cat – or in our case to resize PowerPoint presentations.

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