This template is set up at 20x42 to yield a 42x84 poster when printed it at 200%. It should be used

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If the proportions of the print you want are
different than your image, you should crop
it. For example, if you scan a 4x6" photo, and
you want to print 16x20", you have to take a
little off the width. Otherwise it would print
as 16x24" (which has the same proportions or
aspect ratio as 4x6). Simply calculate the
width divided by the height, and make sure this
ratio corresponds to your print size. Do all
image editing including cropping and resizing in
a graphics software before bringing the image
into PowerPoint. To see your in poster in actual
size, go to View gt Zoom gt 200. This is a good
way to be sure your pictures are going to look OK.
Your poster will be printed on an HP designjet
800ps. The maximum width is 42 and the maximum
length is 84. The margins on the lateral sides
are .20 and on the leading and trailing edges
are .70. Possible Poster Session Page Sizes 24
x 48 36 x 60 42 x 60 24 x 60 36 x 72 42
x 72 42 x 84
To bring data in from Excel select the chart and
choose Edit gt Copy, and then choose Edit gt Paste
in PowerPoint. The chart can then be stretched to
fit as required. If you need to edit parts of the
chart, it can be ungrouped. Watch out for
scientific symbols used in imported charts, which
PowerPoint will not recognize as a used font and
may print improperly if the font is not installed
on our system. To bring text in from Word select
the text to be brought into PowerPoint, choose
Edit gt Copy, then Edit gt Paste the text into a
new or existing text block. This text is
editable. You can change the size, color, etc.
using Format gt Text. Avoid using shadows on
smaller text. Images should be 100 dpi in their
final size, or use a rule of thumb of 2 to 4
megabytes of uncompressed .tif file per square
foot of image. For instance, a 3x5 photo that
will be 6x10 in size on the final poster should
be scanned at 200 ppi. Remember that this
template is set up at half size, so anything that
is 3x5 on the template will be 6x10 on the
final piece. Table 1 to the right gives suggested
scanning resolutions to obtain an image that will
be 100 in its final size. Table 2 gives suggested
scanning resolutions for slides. When possible
use a slide scanner rather than a flat bed
scanner adapted to slides to get the best results
when scanning slides. If you use a digital camera
to acquire images there a couple of things to be
aware of. The standard 480x640 pixel digital
picture should not be any larger than about 8x10"
on your poster. Megapixel digital pictures can go
quite a bit larger, the rule of thumb is for them
to be 100 ppi in the actual size. To have an
image that's 10x20 and 100 ppi, it should be
1000x2000 pixels. It is best to import tiff
images into PowerPoint. JPEG files are OK, but
they will be better quality if you can convert
them to tiff. Remember JPEG is a lossy
compression file format which means you loose
pixel information and quality.
Original Size Size On Poster 6x9 16x24
24x36 2x3 300 ppi 800 ppi 1200 ppi 3x5 200
ppi 550 ppi 800 ppi 4x6 150 ppi 400 ppi 600 ppi
Table 1. Suggested scanning resolution for prints
to obtain 100 ppi at final output.
INTRODUCTION
Original Size Size On Poster 6x9 16x24
24x36 1x1.5 600 ppi 1600 ppi 2400 ppi
This template is set up at 20x42 to yield a
42x84 poster when printed it at 200. It should
be used if your poster space is 4x8 feet. The
template is set to 40 high because the printer
width is 42. This will leave an inch margin on
the lateral sides. It is also set up at 20x42
because the largest possible page size in
PowerPoint is 56. Weve put in the headings that
are usually included in posters you can copy and
paste and change as needed. The heading size is
set to 28 and will be readable at 5 to 8 feet. If
your headings need more room, adjust the size.
Its best to make all headings the same size. Use
your longest heading to gauge the size. We
suggest you use black text against a white/light
background so that it is easy to read. Our text
is in purple so youll know which text is yours
be sure to get rid of anything we put in. To
change the background color select Background
under the Format menu. Remember that more ink
coverage increases printing time. The boxes
around the text will automatically fit the text
you type. If you click on the text, you can use
the little handles that appear to stretch or
squeeze the text boxes to whatever size you want.
You can delete the borders by going to Format gt
Colors and Lines and then selecting No Line. The
body text size is set to 14 (28 _at_ 200). This
will be readable from 5 to 8 feet. If your
audience will view the poster closer you may
reduce the text to 12, but this would be the
smallest suggested size. Line spacing is set to
add space before a paragraph (hard return) so you
will not need to return twice to add space
between paragraphs. If you need a line break but
dont want the extra space, position the cursor
where you want the line to break and press shift
return.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Table 2. Suggested scanning resolution for slides
to obtain 100 ppi at final output.
The dotted lines through the center of this text
box are guides and will not print, they are there
for alignment. To move them, click, hold and drag
them to a new location. As you drag, the cursor
will change from an arrow to the numeric values
for the x and y position. Use guides to get your
pictures and/or text boxes aligned together.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A proof of your poster will be printed on draft
paper first. You will be ask to review/proof the
draft and make any necessary adjustments or
corrections. We will print a second draft if
needed. When corrections have been made the final
poster will be printed on high-gloss photo paper.
If you have any questions or comments about this
template contact Laurie Godwin 328-2615 godwin
l_at_mail.ecu.edu
Figure 1. This is a caption place holder for
Figure 1 which will be 6x9 when printed at 200.
This is an example of a caption that is 4 or more
lines. This caption is left aligned. The text is
set to 10 which is 20 when printed at 200. It is
also bold.
Figure 2. This is a caption place holder for
Figure 2 which will be 6x9 when printed at 200.
This is an example of a caption that is 3 lines
or less.
Figure 3. This is a caption place holder for
Figure 3 which will be 6x9 when printed at 200.
MATERIALS METHODS
Body text should be aligned to the left. Do not
justify text because this will produce gaps
between words that make it hard to read. In
traditional typesetting, two-lettered words are
not left at the end of a line (unless this
results in an awkward line ending) and one-word
lines are avoided. Use shift return to move
words to the next line. Captions that are 3 lines
or less should be center aligned. Captions that
are 4 lines or more should be left aligned. Do
not justify captions. In traditional typesetting,
captions are bold and slightly smaller than body
text.
Figure 4. This is a caption place holder for
Figure 4 which will be 6x9 when printed at 200.
Figure 5. This is a caption place holder for
Figure 5 which will be 6x9 when printed at 200.
Figure 6. This is a caption place holder for
Figure 6 which will be 6x9 when printed at 200.