Powerpoint will not scale properly on second monitor

Hi,

Is there any chance we have some official feedback from Microsoft regarding this issue?

It is getting very common usage of more than one monitor so this issue is surely affecting many more people...?

Thanks.

Just got a new Razer Blade laptop and indeed the 3200x1900 (or whatever) is not working on most external monitors that are 1920x1200 (or whatever).

Powerpoint of course is used constantly in my office so this is a huge PAIN!!! Come on Microsoft patch this please it looks horrible.

**Edit - tried lots of settings like hardware acceleration, etc., but no luck.  Currently reducing the display scaling (100/125/150%) works best at 100%.  Of course other things get super small... but at least I can use the mighty Powerpoint!**

Also while you're at it can you fix the way bullets work and allow me to easily format my bullet points... fail!

2015-05 here. A year and a half later. Still no sollution.

Using windows 8.1 and office 2013.

EDIT:

I found a solution.

Source: http://www.danantonielli.com/adobe-app-scaling-on-high-dpi-displays-fix/

Summary

In the registry go to

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > SideBySide

Add a DWORD (32bit) with name PreferExternalManifest and value 1

In the directory where the powerpoint exe resides (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE), create a file with the same name followed by ".manifest" and add the text below. (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE.manifest)

Note: I had to change the security settings of the folder so I could create the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"> <dependency> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="*" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*"> </assemblyIdentity> </dependentAssembly> </dependency> <dependency> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT" version="9.0.21022.8" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"> </assemblyIdentity> </dependentAssembly> </dependency> <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"> <security> <requestedPrivileges> <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/> </requestedPrivileges> </security> </trustInfo> <asmv3:application> <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings"> <ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware xmlns:ms_windowsSettings="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">false</ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware> </asmv3:windowsSettings> </asmv3:application> </assembly>

I have the same issue with Powerpoint in Office 2013 (I can't find a thread specific to that version. I'm using a Dell XPS 13 with a secondary Acer Monitor. Powerpoint is huge on the second monitor! I looked into your manifest fix, but things appear to be structured differently in Office 2013. There's already a manifest file in the Office15 folder, and it can't be edited (at least it isn't allowing me to).

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