How to change slide size in powerpoint

In this quick blog and 5-minute video, I share how to change the slide orientation (portrait or landscape) of your MS PowerPoint presentation, plus also adjust the size and shape of slides (e.g.

widescreen, A4 page, 4:3 ratio). In my video I use PowerPoint 2021 for Mac, but Windows is very similar, so this explainer is relevant for you too.

Powerpoint slide size pixels

The description below also explains the slight nuances between Windows and Mac.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Confucius

Here’s the video if you want to watch, or read on below for the written instructions in 3 simple steps:

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Changing Slides to Portrait in PowerPoint

The default view on any new MS PowerPoint presentation is landscape.

Being able to change your slide orientation to portrait view however has many uses: From designing content for pages of a magazine, creating a newsletter, flyers, phone screen backgrounds, strategy documents, flow charts, portrait style infographics, and other materials.

It is really useful if you want to save your work as a PDF for

how to change portrait to landscape in powerpoint

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