Retain 16:9 ratio when exporting to MPEG4 for web streaming?

I was surprised not to find this topic in previous discussions, since it doesn't seem to be an unusual thing to want to do. But I'm new to Compressor, so I may be missing something very simple.
I'm wanting to post on a web-page a 6-minute sequence from a longer project shot and edited in FCP in 16:9 format. Using File - Export - Using Compressor, and selecting either the QT6 or QT7 options, the resulting videos are squashed to 4:3.
I can't find any way to select a 16:9 option for MPEG4 with Compressor (as one can with MPEG2, which is what I'm used to using). I found a post that mentioned the "Geometry tab" in Compressor, but can't find such a tab anywhere. I also saw someone recommend changing the 320x240 to 320x180 in Quicktime, which sounds as if it would work, but I can't find a way to do that either.
Any advice on how to proceed will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3) FCP Studio 5.0.4
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

If you drop your video into Compressor, and assign a web download MPEG4 preset, you can double click on the preset and show the inspector.
There you can assign or modify your aspect ratio and save it as a custom preset.
Just did it.

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World easiest explanation of anamorphic 16:9
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