Watermark disappearing problem

Question

Hi. We have a watermark on some slides on a powerpoint presentation (ppoint 2007). It appears perfectly on the laptop but if the slide is viewed on a monitor attached to the laptop it disappears.....Am I doing something wrong?

Answer 1

This will sometimes happen if the projector isn't very powerful, or if the brightnes and contrast have both been turned way up (usually in an effort to overcome the un-powerful-ness of the projector!). Try using the "reset" button to reset the projector back to factory settings -- or at least put it back to neutral brightness and contrast and see if the watermark shows up.

Alternatively, if you know it will be projected, make the watermark darker (assuming it's on a light background). It may look funny on your laptop, but it will look okay on the projector.

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-- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com

Answer 2

To work around this problem, try to reduce the processing power that is required to display your slide show and check if that helps.

To do this, try different performance settings in the Set Up Show dialog box:

On the Slide Show tab, click Set Up Show.

In the Slide show resolution box, click a lower resolution. For example, if the setting is currently 800x600, click 640x480. Click OK.

Note You may also want to select the Use hardware graphics acceleration check box, if your hardware supports it.

Answer 3

Maybe it's the difference between the resolution of the monitors.  Try setting the resolution for the slide show to 800 X 600.  Click Slide Show tab, Set Up Show, change the resolution.

Answer 4

How did you insert the watermark in PowerPoint?

Did you insert the watermark as an image?

Does it happen with multiple presentations?

Try inserting a watermark on a new presentation and check.

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Ganesh Kumar N