Buttons on the Ribbon may appear as icons only and are also affected by screen size and display settings. Note: Some Ribbon tabs may appear with slightly different names if you are working with PowerPoint 365 and have a smaller screen or different display settings. If you already have a presentation with images and other content, it's also a good idea to change slide size on a copy of the presentation so you can keep the original deck and slide size. You should never change slide size just before running a presentation as you may not be satisfied with the results. Standard or 4:3 aspect ratio is often used if slides are intended to be printed on letter size paper.Older projectors used the standard aspect ratio but most new projectors are designed for widescreen. Widescreen or 16:9 aspect ratio is frequently used for onscreen presentations using a projector, monitor or a widescreen TV.The most common slide sizes or aspect ratios are typically used as follows: If you change the size later in the process, you may have to deal with distorted pictures and you may also need to adjust the position and size of various objects on slides in Normal View and in the slide master(s) and layouts in Slide Master View. The best time to set slide size is when you first set up your PowerPoint presentation before you add any content. You can also enter a custom slide size if you prefer (including entering slide size in pixels). The default slide size or dimensions in 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 is widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) and in 2010 and earlier versions, the default is standard (4:3 aspect ratio).
You can change the slide size or aspect ratio of a PowerPoint presentation in all versions.
Change PowerPoint Slide Size (Widescreen, Standard or Custom)īy Avantix Learning Team | Updated October 9, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)