FCP and powerpoint

Hi gang,
I have finished a movie in FCP and of course it needed a few powerpoint slides. I changed the slides to a 16x9 perspective. I noticed that when I watch the final product on a widescreen tv, my titles are out of the safe zone. Frustrating because I made sure they were right on the lines of text safe on my viewer before I exported. Anyone have any idea why I am seeing two different sizes?
I scrolled through all of the tv settings as well and the left side of my slides are all cropped off. Help

Glad I could help. But now I have to go make dinner for my kids. I'll check back later tonight.
You're welcome and thanks for the green solved /star!

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