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Changing the Slide Size or Orientation

For some presentations, you may also need to change the size or orientation of the slides. Most PowerPoint templates start you off with slides sized for displaying on a regular-format screen in a landscape (wider than high) orientation, which is what you'll most often need. But if you need to create widescreen slides, slides sized for printing on paper, or slides in a portrait orientation, you'll need to change the setup.

TIP: If you just need to change the slide orientation, choose Design Page Setup Slide ...