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Changing default page size to 16:9

Anonymous
2018-02-26T21:05:21+00:00

I know there are a couple threads about this, but none fix my actual situation.

I want the actual, real, default to change.  So when I (or another application) opens Power point it creates a new, blank 16:9 presentation.

This really should be an easy option Microsoft, why isn't it?

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  1. John Korchok 231.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-02-26T21:44:17+00:00

    In PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, it's already the default. 2011 was created before Microsoft made the switch to widescreen (13.333" x 7.5") format as the normal aspect ratio. So upgrading would solve this issue.

    You can create a presentation with your preferred slide size and set it as the default. Here are Steve Rindsberg's step to do that: Create your own default presentation

    One small wrinkle is that in PowerPoint 2011, only hundredths of an inch are respected by the program interface. So you can't create a slide that's 13.333" wide, though you can get very close. To really do it right, you should access a Windows copy of PowerPoint 2013 or 2016, save a blank presentation and open it in PowerPoint 2011. Save it, then set it as the default. The result will be a slide that exactly matches what newer versions of PowerPoint will create by default.

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