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PowerPoint 365 slide show will not open in full screen

I use PowerPoint 365 for our church services on Sunday and put the service together during the week. I really don't have time to spend trying to fix this problem.

That being said I have been researching this problem for a week now and cannot find a solution.

On my desktop computer running win 10  when I choose the symbol at the bottom of PowerPoint to run my slide show it will not go to full screen.

On my laptop when I choose the symbol at the bottom of PowerPoint to run my slide show it will open the first slide in full screen but will not advance to the next slide.

I have uninstalled office 365 and reinstalled it but it does not fix my problem.  I sure hope you have and answer for me and thank you in advance for your time and help.

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As the other John explained, the aspect ratio of your presentation doesn't match the aspect ratio of the display. You'll get black borders top and bottom if you display a 16:9 widescreen presentation on a 16:10 or 4:3 display. A 16:10 presentation will also have black bars on a 4:3 screen.

After finding out the aspect ratio (horizontal pixels:vertical pixels), please choose Design>Slide Size and change your deck to the same ratio. The presentation content will be distorted by this step. As a workaround to prevent distortion, you can follow the answer on this post to prevent stretching/squeezing of the graphics (work on a copy of the original): How to resize slide dimensions without resizing any objects on the slide?

Author of "OOXML Hacking - Unlocking Microsoft Office's Secrets", ebook now out
John Korchok, Production Manager
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Last updated March 9, 2024 Views 1,689 Applies to: