Powerpoint will not scale properly on second monitor

Anonymous
2013-12-12T23:14:44+00:00

Powerpoint refuses to scale properly on my second monitor and borders menu items etc. stay too big to operate efficiently. Word is working as it should and the menu items resize appropriately when moving from monitor to monitor. You can view an example screen shot of both Word and Powerpoint on the monitor here: http://screencast.com/t/MAkVnCXAtfph

Is there a setting to fix this and make it behave like Word does?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-05-19T02:32:13+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-03T14:55:50+00:00

    In Office 2016 on Windows 10, you just need to go into the directory that contains powerpnt.exe (which may be C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16), and there is already a powerpnt.exe.manifest file.  Change the line that says:

    <dpiAware>True/PM</dpiAware>

    And make it say

    <dpiAware>false</dpiAware>

    No need to go into the registry since there is already a manifest file that is being read.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-14T18:13:03+00:00

    Using the Powershell/command prompts didn't work for me.  Instead:

    • Close Powerpoint
    • hit the Windows button
    • type Notepad
    • right-click the Notepad icon and select "Run as Administrator"
    • click "yes" on the following Security prompt
    • In Notepad, select File > Open > navigate to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16", and select the file "powerpnt.exe.manifest" (note you may need to select "All Files (*.*)" instead of the default "Text Documents (*.txt)" to see this file
    • Change "<dpiAware>True/PM</dpiAware>" to "<dpiAware>False</dpiAware>", save and exit
    • Re-open Powerpoint

    Worked like a charm.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-27T02:26:14+00:00

    No solution yet to my knowledge.  I think it's something MS overlooked in their most recent office release.  My guess is they'll fix it in the next round.

    I ended up returning my ultra-high res laptop (3200 x 1920) and getting a "normal" high res laptop (1920 x 1080).  That's way more than enough resolution for a 13-15 inch screen.  It made life much easier in all sorts of ways.

    Actually, I ended up returning that one too because the wireless card was bad.  After two rounds wrestling with windows laptops and many hours rebuilding my desktop, and dealing with trouble-shooting/tech support, I gave up entirely on Windows.  Switched back to a Mac after 7 years with Windows.  Can't say everything about Mac OS is perfect.  But wow their hardware and hardware/software integration is NICE.  Things just WORK!

    I know - not the answer you were hoping for.  I feel your pain.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-04-27T02:02:56+00:00

    I have that same exact problem. Does anyone solved this issue?

    Thanks.

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