The Slide Show Orientation Changes When You Change the Screen Orientation on a Tablet PC (817074)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
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article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SYMPTOMSIf you switch the Tablet PC's screen orientation from
landscape to portrait when you run a slide show, the slide show may also change
its orientation from landscape to portrait. The change in screen orientation
causes the slides of the presentation to appear sideways on the screen with
substantial black space on either side of the slide.RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, you must create a registry
key.
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:
- Click Start, click Run,
type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Options - On the Edit menu, point to
New, and then click DWORD.
- Type SlideShowNoForceLandscape,
and then press ENTER.
- On the Edit menu, click
Modify.
- Type 0, and then click
OK.
The value 0 forces PowerPoint 2003 to always use the landscape orientation
for its slide shows. The value 1 see comment the slide show orientation to change with the Tablet
PC's screen orientation. STATUS Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/12/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbpending kbBug KB817074 |
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