Drifty7
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Q: Converting from 16:9 to 4:3 format, keeping font size

Hi,

 

I've got a presentation in Keynote 6.5 which I'd like to convert from 16:9 widescreen to 4:3 normal format.

When I change the document size accordingly, a lot of my text boxes and formatting 'jumps' all over the place... a 28pt font becomes 16pt, text boxes become smaller, etc. Bacially, the entire layout gets messed up.

 

I tried entering a manual 4:3 ratio, going from 1920x1080 to 1920x1440. Same thing. 28pt font now becomes larger. Layout again gets messed up.

 

All I'd like to to is keep the width, but add some pixels to the top and bottom. And keep text sizes the same. Is there a trick of how I could do that?

 

Thanks very much for your help!

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 1, 2014 8:59 PM

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Q: Converting from 16:9 to 4:3 format, keeping font size

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  • by Gary Scotland,

    Gary Scotland Gary Scotland Dec 2, 2014 6:25 AM in response to Drifty7
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    Dec 2, 2014 6:25 AM in response to Drifty7

    No trick, you will have to make changes as you see fit, as changing slide size mid project has an impact on everything contained on the slides.

    Obviously the best way is to specify the slide size before placing any objects on a slide, but if you have an existing presentation and need to change the aspect ratio be prepared to make adjustments.

  • by Drifty7,

    Drifty7 Drifty7 Dec 4, 2014 6:35 PM in response to Gary Scotland
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    Dec 4, 2014 6:35 PM in response to Gary Scotland

    Yes trick

     

    This works perfectly:

    1) Write down font sizes

    2) Go from 1920x1080 to 1920x1440 (via "Custom Slide Size" instead of "Standard 4:3")

    3) This will increase font size.

    4) Redefine font sizes to what they were before resizing

     

    Perfect fit.