Do this by selecting then check the box for FIT TO PAPER SIZE and then print your documentģ. Print a test version of your poster on regular 8.5 x 11 inch paper.Ģ. Grouping can be tricky, but be persistent.ġ. Choose Group (under Arrange or right-click menu).ģ. Before you send your file to be printed, you MUST group all your items.ī. Zoom in and out to make sure your text is perfect, your images look ok, that you spelled your name right.ĮSSENTIAL for PowerPoint slides: Groupingġ. Make sure you aren’t accidentally using more than one font! Highlight all your text and select the font you’ve chosen.Ģ. Be sure they are large files so that they won’t print out pixelated.ġ. Use Insert to add images, charts, graphics, etc.Ī.

You should have your text all ready in a separate word document – cut and paste from that into your poster.ģ. Look at the many other academic posters on display – what works? What doesn’t?ġ. You can add the Earlham College logo or the seal of the College – download them from the Design Elements tab and then Insert them.ģ. Don’t use too many colors, but use some!Ģ. You can change the background of your entire poster (Format, Slide Background) or of the inside of the text boxes (Click on the box, Right-click, Format Shape). Text boxes expand and contract based on how much text they hold, so you may have to edit your text or be flexible with your structure.ġ. You might not fill all these boxes with text, but that’s ok.Ĥ. You will likely need three columns – they can be of equal size OR one wider column in the middle, two slightly more narrow outside columns.Ģ. Under View, try turning on the ruler, dynamic guidelines, static guidelines, or gridlines.ġ. Optional – turn a few things on to make lining things up easier. Remember, you pay for poster printing by the size.Ĥ. One side must be 42 inches, the size of the plotter paperĭ. Change the size of the slide to poster-appropriate using Page SetupĪ.

Change the Layout to “Blank” (no text boxes etc)ģ. Open Powerpoint, Create a new (white) slideĢ. Start from scratch OR Choose a template and skip to “Fill in your Template”ġ.

Powerpoint poster templates