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
    2015-05-29T16:36:24+00:00

    There is now a fix is on another post (3rd page) : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2013\_release-powerpoint/why-do-some-programs-not-rescale-when-moving/2d6b217d-f81c-4115-9157-c9757bb81ef8?page=3&tm=1432002306930

    At least it worked for me.

    Awesome, worked, thank you, I just wonder why this is not the default setting.  Who is looking for PowerPoint for the visually impaired to be the default?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-05-19T22:53:17+00:00

    This fixed the size scaling issue, and PowerPoint looked great on my 1080p external monitor. However, the text looked blurry on my hiDPI laptop display. I recently upgraded from a Windows 7 laptop with a 1080p screen, to a Windows 8.1 laptop with a UHD+ screen, and it has been one headache after another. Microsoft needs to either make software that functions properly with universal (or nearly) hardware, or make their own external hardware that works seamlessly with with their software. As of now, it feels a lot like a diy Maker experience.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-19T20:36:22+00:00

    This fix on the link above worked for me. I'm using a Dell XPS 13 with second monitor. I did have to change my security permissions in order for this fix to work.

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

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-05-17T11:41:20+00:00

    Hey, as mentioned in my post, it's very likely you also have to change the security permissions on the folder, or in your case, just the manifest file will do. Try going to the files properties -> security -> edit, and add your own user and assign write permissions.

    More information here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/308419

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