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How to Create Widescreen Presentations in PowerPoint 2010 by Default

This guide will help you set up Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 so that it creates presentations in the widescreen 16:9 format by default. This will ensure that slideshows are displayed correctly on lecture hall screens and in recordings.

PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Open PowerPoint 2010

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Click on the “Design” tab

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Click “Page Setup”

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Choose “On-screen Show (16:9)” from the drop-down menu

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Click “OK”

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Your slide should now be in a widescreen format

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Click the “File” tab

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Select “Save As”

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

In the “Save as type” drop-down menu, select “PowerPoint Template (*.potx)”

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Name the file “blank.potx” and click “Save”

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PowerPoint 2010 - Creating New Presentations in Widescreen by Default

Your default blank slide template should now be in a widescreen format so you do not need to manually set new projects to be created for widescreen displays.