Re: Slide Show too big for display

From: Geetesh Bajaj (geeteshREMOVECAPS_at_poboxes.com)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 17:00:43 +0530

Just make sure that the laptop does not use an extended resolution - you can
check this by going to Start | Control Panel | Display (in Windows XP) and
checking the resolution. 

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Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ab9701c4367f$d10bbb50$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I havn't had a reply back yet from my collegues to confirm
> that they did indeed all use the same lap top.  So if they
> come back saying they actually used different lap tops
> then your feedback does sound like you have hit on the
> right problem. In which case, where do they need to look
> to double check the lap top they are going to use in the
> future does show the whole screen?
>
> Thanks for all your help so far.
> Karen
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Karen, to make sure I checked this with my laptop - I can
> go to any
> >resolution higher than 1024 x 768 on my laptop but it
> shows only an area of
> >1024 x 768 - to see the remaining resolution area, you
> need to move the
> >mouse pointer in the direction which is cut off.
> >
> >However, it does not seem to be the problem in your case
> since you say your
> >presentation was the only one with problems - and all
> others ran well from
> >the same laptop.
> >
> >That's all the more ironic since PowerPoint by itself is
> resoution
> >independent.
> >
> >
> >-- 
> >Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> >http://www.indezine.com
> >
> >Texture Triumph
> >http://www.powerpointed.com/001100/012/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Karen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:ab1801c43678$c303d440$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Thanks for such a prompt reply.  From what I gather all
> >> the presentations were shown on the same lap top and
> only
> >> ours had the problem.  However, I will certainly ask my
> >> colleague if other parts of the resolution/screen can be
> >> seen by moving the mouse towards that direction and
> >> clarify if they all used the same lap top.
> >>
> >> Could you explain to me in a little more detail what you
> >> mean by the lap top only being able to show some fo teh
> >> resolution?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Some laptops can go up to higher resolutions but they
> >> only display a part of
> >> >that resolution (other parts of the resolution/screen
> can
> >> be seen by moving
> >> >the mouse towards that direction) - would that be the
> >> case?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> >> >http://www.indezine.com
> >> >http://www.powerpointed.com
> >> >The PowerPoint Blog at http://www.indezine.com/blog/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Karen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:aaed01c43671$b4aa23b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> A colleague of mine created a slide show using some
> >> >> templates I have set up in England and then presented
> >> this
> >> >> in New York, running it off a lap top.
> >> >>
> >> >> Unfortunately the slides turned out to be too big for
> >> the
> >> >> screen so that a good third of each of the slides was
> >> lost
> >> >> to the audience (same goes for looking at them on the
> >> >> laptop that they were on).
> >> >>
> >> >> This has never happened before, and we have presented
> >> >> presentations across the world with these templates.
> >> Also
> >> >> everybody else who presented had no problems with
> their
> >> >> display.
> >> >>
> >> >> First thing I checked was that the presentation page
> set
> >> >> up was the same as the template - template page set
> up
> >> is
> >> >> Width 24 and Height 18 - and it was.  Have tested the
> >> >> presenation on laptops here in England and
> everything is
> >> >> okay. Unfortunately the original lap top is not
> >> available
> >> >> to do any tests on.
> >> >>
> >> >> Someone has mentioned that maybe our template is
> >> optimized
> >> >> to be displayed at a certain resolution???
> >> >>
> >> >> This problem happened a few weeks ago and I am
> supposed
> >> to
> >> >> give some advice on what went wrong .
> >> >>
> >> >> I wondered if anyone else had come across this
> problem
> >> >> before?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thankyou very much
> >> >> Any input would be appreciated.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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