How to make a 16 9 presentation in powerpoint

What are the dimensions of a presentation slide in pixels?

I'm having a hard time trying to get this right. I keep guessing and checking and it's taking too long. I googled some of the results and they are a little off as well.

Another problem is that I'm using the .opd format; proprietary format for opening office / libre office in windows 7.

I'm just trying to create a decent background for my presentation.

Answers

Scott

I regularly create Powerpoint templates for clients.

I use RGB / 1504px x 1129px or 20.889" x 15.681" / 72ppi jpg or png files for full page backgrounds in PowerPoint. This image size will cover the entire slide. Anything smaller should be scaled to fit the size of the slide.

e100

This will be too tall for modern widescreen ratios.

Scott

I'm just posting what I use every day. I understand it may not fit the screen size, but this is the maximum size for a Powerpoint slide. The way Powerpoint shrinks and wriggles to fit the screen is somewhat irrelevant. This is the size of a full slide.

simple clothes

As stated above, the e100 thankfully now allows you to select the aspect ratio. You can actually create an image to fit the screen. Personally, I still use Google Presentations now.

BlueWizard

You are a lifesaver. Thanks: 3

e100

PowerPoint and Impress slides are specified in inches or centimeters rather than pixels, and these actual units of measurement are somewhat arbitrary given that presentations are typically scaled proportionally to fit whatever screen they're shown on. (Or disproportionately if something is set incorrectly on the screen)

I'd choose an image that's large enough in pixels for whatever screen you might want to show it on; just scale it proportionally to fill the background.

But for best results, try to match the proportions of the presentation itself to the screen you'll be using. "PowerPoint" (at least until 2003) and "Impress" (latest version mid-2011) slides with "screen show size" default to a 4:3 ratio, which is too tall for modern widescreen screens. In PowerPoint 2010 (and maybe 2007?) you have the choice of 4:3, 16:9, 16:10.

Alan Gilbertson

It occurs to me that I'm probably in the minority of people on this site who remember when Powerpoint output was actual slides - kind of a movie. These were projectors with carousels on top, and even remote controls and autocorrects used analogue signals - Neolithic Powerpoints.

e100

The transition animation must have been a little boring ;-)

Alan Gilbertson

If I remember correctly, it involved smoke, mirrors and a sacrificial goat.

chrislee

Inside Libre Office / Open Office Impress

1. File -> Export as JPEG
2. Open export.jpg shows PX dimensions

1058px x 794px at 72 DPI

e100

I'm not sure if the exported pixel dimensions are necessarily the same as the best background dimensions, which is what you asked.

Simon Burns

The reason everyone is COMPLETELY confused is because Powerpoint uses 72 POINTS per inch (28.346 per cm), NOT PIXELS. This works with older printing standards. if you take the standard document size of 960x720 25.4cm x 19.05cm and do the math, it won't work, and oddly enough, the amount it comes out to is EXACTLY the ratio of the standard points (used in font sizes) to pixels, for example: 36pt = 48px (this is not the EXACT ratio, but enough for this)

So take pixels per cm 28.346 * width in cm 25.4 should = 960 but actually = 720. divide that by 36 and times 48 and WOOHOO we get an actual 960 pixels!

Powerpoint works in a completely different unit than pixels, so if you look at the standard presentation.xml in the .pptx file, you will see this line which defines the standard slide size: p: sldSz type = "screen4x3" cy = "6858000" cx = "9144000" /

This size of 9144000x6858000 is a standard 960x720 pixel template. (25.4 cm x 19.05 cm)

if you take out your calculator, you may realize that the 1280x720 template requires you to edit the XML file like this: p:sldSz type="screen4x3" cy="6858000" cx="12192000" /

You can do this by right clicking on the .pptx and opening it with winrar ;)

Alternatively just use 33.86cm x 19.05cm...it's much faster :D

For 1920 x 1080 use 50.8 cm x 28.575 cm

If you want to test my settings, use these dimensions and save the slide as a JPEG. You will find them to be true :)

Keith John Hutchison

I found this answer helpful. If you want to create a PowerPoint document and work in points, multiply the value by 96 and then divide by 72.

Eeleel

Standard PPT presentation: 2200X1650. Picture resolution: 220. I got this size by creating a rectangle with the size of the slide in my presentation > save as JPG. I paste it into a PPT and it was too small. I read that the default resolution in PPT is 220, so I resized my photo in Photoshop from 150 to 220 dpi and got the exact size. Could it be heavy for you to use the 1500X? (I don't remember, but I save it proportionally) - Save PPT as default and stretch it to PPT.

jaecorbett

Try it: Page size 50.80cm x 28.57cm. This seems to be working for me so far. I created a Full HD JPEG in Photoshop (1920x1080 pixels at 72 ppi ppi). Then I created a new Impress presentation. Right-click on the page and type: slide > page settings.

I first tried 16cm high and 9cm high and then doubled each in turn until I reached the largest possible size in cm (300cm is the largest so ended up with 256cm x 144cm) but when I inserted Full HD JPEG, the image was really small. so I chose the original size and it was still very small. So I researched the JPEG size using right click and it was 50.80cm x 28.57cm) like this: changed the page size to 50.80cm x 28.57cm.

Then I inserted a picture. (right click > position & size and play with the settings a bit. That is: x position at 0cm and y at 0cm, but then the image should fit perfectly).

I haven't tested this as a presentation yet, but it seems to be working so far.

boomerang

PCs use a base resolution of 96 pixels per inch. Mac uses 72 ppi.

A traditional PPT slide was 10" x 7.5" on PC, for a total of 960x720 pixels.

PowerPoint will now let you increase the resolution of your images. However, when displayed, images and fonts are displayed at the screen resolution that may be set by your monitor or presentation switcher.

It's all very confusing.

So, if your goal is HD - then 1920x1080 is great. In case you don't know, 150 ppi is great for screen and desktop printing.

By the way, PNG images have great advantages in ppt. You can use Photoshop or Illustrator to export them. They compress to PPT and print beautifully, and allow transparent backgrounds. If you're old-fashioned and have built huge decks, you know that JPEGs can cause all sorts of problems.

Oh. I've told you too much...

DA01

The DPI resolution on the screen is pretty meaningless.

One of the important steps in working with a PowerPoint presentation is setting the frame format. And there are a lot of steps, one of which may be editing the size of the slides. This issue should be approached carefully so as not to create additional problems.

Resizing slides

The most important thing to consider when changing frame dimensions is the logical fact that it directly affects the workspace. To put it bluntly, if you make your slides too small, you will have less space to distribute media and text. And the same thing is the other way around - if you make the sheets large, there will be a lot of free space left.

In general, there are two main ways to change sizes.

Method 1: Standard formats

If you just need to change the current format to portrait or, conversely, to landscape, then this is very easy to do.

The setting will be applied to all existing slides; you cannot set a unique size for each individually in PowerPoint.

Method 2: Fine tuning

If the standard methods do not suit you, you can fine-tune the page dimensions.

As you can see, this approach allows you to give the slides a much more non-standard shape.

Resizing slides

Basic steps

To change the slide size, follow these steps:

On the toolbar ribbon, open the Design

.

Select your slide size
in the top right corner of the toolbar
.

Select standard

(4:3 aspect ratio) or
widescreen
(16:9) or
Custom slide size
.

Advice:

Check out these YouTube videos from PowerPoint community experts for more help with slide design!

For more information about standard sizes (including utility, A3, A4, Banner, B4 and B5) or custom sizes , click the title below to expand and view details

.

PowerPoint slide size

If you are creating a new presentation you will be given two PowerPoint slide sizes to choose from: 16:9 or 4:3. These sizes are the most common, such as the 16:9 aspect ratio of the iPad mini or iMac, as well as most modern monitors and presentation displays. The 4:3 aspect ratio corresponds to most projectors used for conferences and seminars, and this format is also more convenient for printing on an office printer. So 90% of the time you will choose the standard slide size in PowerPoint.

If you are preparing a presentation for public speaking, I recommend that you clarify in advance the technical requirements of the equipment that will be used for the demonstration. If this is not possible, use the slide aspect ratio in PowerPoint 4:3. In the worst case scenario, your presentation will have large margins on the sides when showing, but all the information will be displayed.

What is the slide size in PowerPoint?

If you're starting to work on an existing presentation and need to know what slide size is in PowerPoint:

• Click the View tab > Slide Master
  .
• Click on the “Slide Size” “Customize Slide Size”

In the Slide Size

Displays the current slide size in PowerPoint.

How to change slide size in PowerPoint?

If you need to change the size of a slide in PowerPoint, I recommend making a backup copy of your presentation first so that you can return to the original file at any time. Very often, changing the size of a slide entails errors. Here are just a few: images are distorted, the size of text blocks changes due to which some of the text is not displayed, the contents of the slide extend beyond the boundaries of the visible area, ungrouped objects change their position relative to each other. Let's look at how to change the size of a slide in PowerPoint and avoid such mistakes.

I very often encounter the need to change the size of a slide in PowerPoint and I can say for sure that I almost always encounter errors. The best solution is to use the scaling option with the fewest errors and then manually correct them.

How to make a PowerPoint slide vertical?

Sometimes you may need to use a vertical slide orientation. Vertical PowerPoint slides will allow your presentation to be used exclusively in print, but I don't recommend using portrait orientation for public presentations. This format is not supported by projectors and screens. To make a vertical slide in PowerPoint you need:

1. Click the View tab > Slide Master
   .
2. Click on the "Slide Size"
   .
   In the drop-down list, click on “Customize slide size”
3. "Portrait"
   and click
   OK
   .

Important: Remember to back up your presentation before making changes. Any changes may result in errors in the display of your content.

How to make an A4 slide in PowerPoint?

To make your presentation look perfect in print, you need to consider the size of the slides. If you plan to print the presentation on an office printer, the slide format should match the size of the printed sheet. To create an A4 slide in PowerPoint and prepare a presentation for printing:

1. If your presentation has a 4:3 aspect ratio, you can print it without additional changes.
2. If you need to change PowerPoint slide to a4 size:
   Click the View tab > Slide Master
   .
3. Click on the "Slide Size"
   .
   In the drop-down list, click on “Customize slide size”
4. In the window that opens, click on the “Portrait”
   and click
   OK
   .
5. A4 size x297 mm, 8.5 × 11").

Print from PowerPoint

The ability to print a presentation is available in all versions of PowerPoint. But in new versions, the possibilities have expanded significantly: you can print presentation slides, separate pages of notes, the structure of the presentation (with a hierarchy into sections and subsections), print several slide thumbnails on one sheet. You will find all the options in the File
> Print
.

Let's take a closer look at printing presentation slides from PowerPoint to an office printer.

• The format of the slides must correspond to the format of the printed sheet. I wrote about this in detail above in how to change the size of a slide in PowerPoint.
• Go to File > Print > Settings .
• Click on “Print all slides”
  and
  “Full page size slides”.
  Be sure to
  in this case, PowerPoint will automatically adjust your slide to the size of the printed sheet. Attention! If your slide format is very different from the printed sheet, the Fit to Sheet Size feature may cause
  your slides to become distorted.

Important: if you use an office printer to print the handout version of your presentation, consider the following restrictions:

1. An office printer cannot print the entire surface of the sheet; there are always indentations on the sides, so it is not recommended to use templates with a colored background, and significant elements should not fall into the indentation areas. Borderless printing in PowerPoint is not possible on a regular office printer.
2. If you are using a black and white printer, try to use black (not gray) for text, it will be clearer and easier to read. Do not use many colors and shades; when printed, they will all be gray.
3. Pay special attention to charts and graphs, do not use color differentiation. All graphical representations of data must be supported by text.

Maximum PowerPoint Presentation Size

If you use PowerPoint to create posters, the maximum size allowed may be important to you. The maximum size of a PowerPoint presentation in new versions cannot exceed 56 inches, which is just over 140 cm. But in reality, you can have posters of any size. The only requirement is to maintain the aspect ratio.

1. Design your poster in a smaller size but with the same aspect ratio.
2. Save the PowerPoint file in EPS or PDF format. These formats are vector based and maintain quality at the expense of larger sizes. Try to avoid using poor quality raster images.
3. Open the PDF or EPS file in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Photoshop and select Image Size
   from
   the Image
   menu.
4. Increase the image size to the size you need.
5. Save as TIFF. This format is suitable for poster printing in a printing house.

You can also use the ability to print to scale. In the print dialog box, check the box next to "Fit to sheet size"

(you will find this option in the
"Print"
).

I told you about a universal method for printing very large posters created in PowerPoint. But more often, you may need to resize your PowerPoint slide to a standard paper size. How to make A1 format in PowerPoint? Use the instructions from the section What is the size of a slide in PowerPoint, and select Slide
Size > Custom
.
the Width
and Height
fields to the
desired size.

Use the table to determine the size you need (table).

How to change the orientation of one slide in PowerPoint?

It is not possible to rotate a single slide in PowerPoint. Largely due to the fact that the presentation is viewed as a single whole. If you need to use several slide formats within one presentation, you will have to create separate presentation files, or combine ready-made and exported slides (PDF, JPG) together.

If you have questions or are unable to change the size of a slide in PowerPoint, I will be glad to answer them in the comments to this post. Have a nice day and productive work!

You can easily switch between these two sizes or adjust any other aspect ratio at any time.

You can access the image format settings using the “Design” tab. Next, you need to click on the “Settings” button and select “Slide Size”. In the “Sheet Size” window that opens, you can select the desired format (size). Along with the classic Standard (4:3) and Widescreen (16:9) formats, you will also find other formats here. By clicking “Ok” you can save the selected settings.

If you changed the initial settings, then in the window that opens you can adapt fonts and images based on the size of the new format. In this case, instead of the “Expand” option, you need to select the “Size selection” option. However, you are not tied to the slide size suggested by PowerPoint and can define your own size.

To do this, go to the Design tab again and select Settings, Slide Size. From the Sheet Size menu, select Custom size. Enter the desired aspect ratio for your slide and confirm your settings by clicking OK. Go back to the Design tab, right-click on your design, and select Set as Default Theme.

The next time you open PowerPoint, your custom design will be activated.

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Resize a slide in PowerPoint 2010 and later

There are two ways to reduce or increase the size of a slide in PowerPoint 2010 and later.

Method 1: Select a different standard format

To quickly change the size of a slide to a larger or smaller one, it is convenient to use the templates built into the program.

Procedure:

1. Switch to the Design tab.

   

2. Click the Slide Size button. It is located in the “Customize” block on the left side of the interface.

   

3. In the context menu, select the appropriate option, for example, “Standard” with an aspect ratio of 4:3 or “Widescreen” with an aspect ratio of 16:9.

   

4. If the presentation slides already contain certain elements, the program will ask how to adjust them to the new sheet size. There are two selection options available: “Expand” - in this case, the sizes of the elements will remain the same, and “Select size”. If you select the second option, the elements will change their settings in accordance with the presentation settings.
5. Having selected the appropriate option, click on the button next to it.

The new settings will be applied to all slides in the current presentation.

Method 2: Manually adjusting the slide size

In addition to using templates, PowerPoint allows you to create slides in custom aspect ratios.

How to do it:

1. On the Design tab, click the Slide Size button. From the context menu, select “Customize slide size.”

   

2. Next, in the “Slide Size” box, set the desired width and height.
3. On the right side of the window is the “Orientation” field. Here you can set the page position to landscape or portrait. Before you click OK, the program will show you what the new slides will look like.

   

4. To apply the changes to the entire presentation, click OK.

And finally, a useful tip: when resizing slides, try to use the Resize tool. This will avoid incorrect display of some document elements. However, if you plan to change the size of the slide by more than 10-15% of the original size, then it is better to delete all the contents of the presentation and fill it out again.

Are the slides 16:9 or 4:3?

Have you noticed that presentation sheets in PowerPoint from MS Office 2013 seem to have become wider compared to previous versions of the program? The fact is that PowerPoint 2013 has a default screen aspect ratio of 16:9 - designed for modern widescreen monitors. However, what if it turns out that your slideshow will be shown on old hardware, with the “old” output format having an aspect ratio of 4:3?

Fortunately, you can adjust everything to suit the current moment at any time - the main thing is to know how to do it.

Changing the screen format and size of PowerPoint presentation slides

I have a presentation page open with an unusual diagram that we created in one of the . Made in PowerPoint 2013, it defaults to a 4:3 aspect ratio. Let's go to the "Design" tab

and in the “
customize
” group we will find
the “Slide Size” tool
. Let's try changing the screen format?

When you select a new format, a window will appear with the options “expand” and “select size”. The first option is not very interesting to us - it simply physically reframes the slide to 4:3 format, and what doesn’t fit will simply remain behind the scenes, in the literal sense.

However, for testing your slide show, how it will look in different formats, “Expand” is a very convenient setting, so you can’t discard it.

If we use the “size selection” option, the slide content will be automatically resized and fit into the new format.

However, as in the first version, the appearance of the slide is now far from ideal. It's quite easy to fix this - you just need to select all the elements of the slide and increase their size by dragging any of the corner control points. Don't forget to combine slide elements (CTR+G).

How to resize a PowerPoint 2010 slide

The required size for your presentation slides will vary depending on the screen size you are using for the slide show. Your slides should fill the entire screen during your presentation to ensure full use of all screen space and ensure those words are large enough for your audience. Slides that are larger than your screen will make some details illegible to your audience or show black bars on the side. This means that it is important to strike a balance between screen size (or whatever your target audience is) and the size of the slides, or also known as the aspect ratio of the slides.

To resize your PowerPoint slides you must go to the Design tab and then click on the Design tab on the menu bar of your PowerPoint window.

Click the Page Setup button in the upper left corner of the window. The Page Setup dialog box opens, with options to specify the target screen size in terms of aspect ratio, width, and height. This is the ratio of the size of the width to the height of your slides during a slide show.

Below Size Slide for a drop down option where you will select the desired ratio of your presentation slides. You should choose a ratio that is equal to the screen size to ensure that your slides fill the entire screen in all dimensions.

Click OK to apply these changes.

These settings will apply to all slides in the document presentation, so there is no need to repeat the same on all slides.

You can perform trial and error on these parameters to determine the optimal settings for your Sceen. This will help you avoid unexpected disappointments during a serious presentation. But if you are on Windows, you can also check what your monitor size and current screen resolution are.

PowerPoint will automatically assign slide sizes that are proportional to your screen size. Changing the size of the slides is important, however, if the slides were not created on a computer (someone sent them to you), or if the target audience uses a different screen size. In this case, you should become aware of the target screen size and resize your slides accordingly.

Choosing these options incorrectly will either result in missing lines during your slideshow or dark areas around your slide, which means some part of the screen is not being used and the size of your slides may be too small for viewers.