Stuck in Projector display???

I recently plugged my Macbook Pro into a projector for a presentation, and ever since my display has been stuck in the projector mode (too wide for the screen, strange looking). Anyone know how to reset the display to normal? Thanks!

System Preferences>Displays.
Depending on your computer the native resolution will vary. so just keep changing resolutions until things look back to normal!
EE

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