# Prezi in portrait format: how to get a 9:16 Prezi onto a phone or vertical screen > Prezi doesn't offer a portrait format, and the widely shared workaround of setting the screen ratio to “Off” no longer works. What does work: rotating all content on the canvas by 90 degrees. In the Prezi app on your phone, the presentation then appears in portrait format and can be mirrored to a vertical screen with AirPlay or screen casting. For trade show and digital signage screens without a computer, a video is the safest option: record the Prezi, rotate the video 90 degrees and play it as a 9:16 file in a loop. - URL: https://mcprezi.com/en/blog/how-to-use-prezi-in-portrait-format-9-16-3-4/ - Language: en - Last updated: 2026-10-28 - Author: Michael Sinnhuber (MCPREZI) - Deutsch: https://mcprezi.com/blog/prezi-hochformat/ More and more screens hang vertically: totems on trade show stands, digital signage in lobbies, displays in shop windows. And then there's the phone, which almost everyone holds upright. **Prezi has no setting for this.** And the method we used to describe here, which still circulates online and in AI answers, no longer works in the current version of Prezi. We tried out what works today. Here's where things stand. ## In short: what works and what doesn't - **No longer works:** setting the screen ratio to “Off” and creating frames in portrait format. The presentation no longer adapts to a vertical screen this way. - **Doesn't work:** opening the Prezi in the browser of a vertical screen. Many screens simply rotate the browser view along with them, and everything ends up sideways again. - **Works:** rotating your content in Prezi by 90 degrees and opening the presentation on your phone. It appears in portrait format there and can be mirrored to a screen. - **Works most reliably:** recording the Prezi as a video, rotating the video and playing it as a 9:16 file. ## Step 1: build your Prezi for portrait format Every option starts the same way: **you build the Prezi in landscape as usual, but all content sits on the canvas rotated by 90 degrees.** So in the editor, text, images and topics appear sideways. 1. Create the presentation as usual. 2. Rotate all content by 90 degrees, all in the same direction. 3. Plan each view so that, once rotated, it fills a portrait screen. A 16:9 view becomes a 9:16 view. 4. Set the path as usual. The zooms work normally. Whether you rotate clockwise or counterclockwise depends on how the phone or screen will be held later. You'll see it right away in your first test. ## Option 1: on your phone and mirrored with AirPlay When you open the rotated Prezi in the Prezi app on your phone, it appears **in portrait format, exactly as intended**. We tested this. From there, you get it onto a vertical screen by mirroring your phone: - **iPhone:** open Control Center, tap Screen Mirroring and select the screen or Apple TV. Many current TVs and screens support AirPlay directly. - **Android:** use Screen Cast or Smart View in the quick settings. Turn off notifications on your phone beforehand, because everything that happens on your phone gets mirrored. This option works well when someone is operating the presentation or it only needs to run for a limited time, during a talk or a product launch, for example. ## Option 2: as a 9:16 video for trade show and signage screens If the presentation needs to run all day without anyone operating it, a video is the safest option. It needs no internet, no Prezi license on the screen and no connection to a phone. ### How to record your Prezi 1. Open the rotated Prezi on your computer in full screen. 2. Start a screen recording: on a Mac with **Cmd + Shift + 5**, on Windows 11 with the video function of the **Snipping Tool**. 3. Click through the presentation calmly using the arrow key. Move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen first. 4. Pause briefly on the overview at the start and the end, so the loop looks seamless. Record in at least 1920 × 1080 pixels. After rotating, the video will be 1080 × 1920 pixels, the format of most vertical screens. ### How to rotate the video by 90 degrees - **Mac, QuickTime Player:** open the video, choose Rotate Left or Rotate Right under *Edit*, then save it in 1080p via *File* and Export As. - **Windows 11, Clipchamp:** import the video, set the project aspect ratio to 9:16, rotate the video with the rotate button and export in 1080p. - **iPhone, Photos app:** open the video, tap *Edit*, then *Crop*, turn it upright with the rotate button and save. Play the finished MP4 on the screen from a USB stick or via its media player, and set it to repeat. Test it once on the actual device before the event. ## Alternatives to Prezi in portrait format - **PowerPoint:** you can set the slide size to portrait directly. That's the simplest solution if you don't need zooms. - **Prezi Design:** for static graphics, you can set the canvas to any size, such as 1080 × 1920 pixels. It isn't designed for zooming presentations, though. ## Tips for presentations in portrait format - **Large type and few words.** Vertical screens are often seen from a distance or in passing. - **Images in portrait format.** Landscape photos look small on a vertical screen. Choose images that work upright. - **Calm movements.** On a large screen, fast zooms quickly feel restless. Fewer, longer movements work better. - **Always test on the actual device.** Rotation direction, legibility and connection only show up there. We show how Prezis work at trade shows and events under [trade show and event presentations](https://mcprezi.com/en/presentation-design/trade-show-event/). And if you'd rather save yourself the work: we build your Prezi in portrait format and, if you like, turn it into the finished video. Learn more about [converting Prezi to video](https://mcprezi.com/en/presentation-design/convert-prezi-to-video/). ## Conclusion **Prezi has no portrait format, but with content rotated by 90 degrees, your Prezi still makes it onto a vertical screen.** On your phone, it appears in portrait right away and can be mirrored with AirPlay or screen casting. For trade show and signage screens, a rotated 9:16 video is the safest option. The old method of setting the screen ratio to “Off”, on the other hand, no longer works. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you set Prezi to portrait format? No. Prezi has no portrait setting, and the older method of setting the screen ratio to “Off” no longer works. The workaround: rotate all content on the canvas by 90 degrees, then show the presentation in portrait on a phone, by screen mirroring or as a rotated video. ### How do I show a Prezi on a vertical screen? The easiest way is via your phone: open the rotated Prezi in the Prezi app and mirror it to the screen with AirPlay or screen casting. For screens you can't mirror to, record the Prezi as a video, rotate the video 90 degrees and play it as a 9:16 file. ### Why doesn't the browser on a vertical screen work? Many screens, Samsung models for example, rotate their browser view along with the screen when it's turned upright. The rotated Prezi then ends up sideways again, and there's often no setting to lock the view in landscape. ### How do I rotate a video by 90 degrees? On a Mac, open it in QuickTime Player and choose Edit, then Rotate Left or Rotate Right. On Windows 11, use Clipchamp with a 9:16 aspect ratio and the rotate button. On an iPhone, open it in Photos and use Edit, then Crop. Then export in 1080p. ### Are there alternatives to Prezi for portrait format? PowerPoint lets you set the slide size to portrait directly, but without Prezi's zooms. For static graphics in portrait format, Prezi Design offers a freely adjustable canvas size, such as 1080 × 1920 pixels.