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How to make a Technical PosterThe Practical Side
Janelle YongCMPE185
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Setting up a poster manually through MS Powerpoint
• Page Setup > 48”w x 36” h• Text Boxes – Columns: 9”– Title: 45”
• Margins: recommend 1.5”• Position– Horizontal: 1.5” From: Top Left Corner– Vertical: 1.5” From: Top Left Corner
• View: Gridlines
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FontsGOOD
Arial
Calibri
Century Gothic
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Comic Sans
Garamond
Times New Roman
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Font Sizes
72pt = 1 inch TALL
Title: 85 Body: 30Author Name: 56 References: 30Affiliation: 50 Acknowledgements: 30Section Title: 36 Captions: 22
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Plot(x, y,... 'LineWidth',4,... % line color default,
width 4 'o’,... % add circle marker 'MarkerEdgeColor', 'k',... % edge color black 'MarkerFaceColor', 'r',... % face color red ‘MarkerSize’,7) % change marker size
grid onylim([min max]) % change y-limitsylabel(‘Y label’) title(‘Title’)
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Captions
Figure 1: Very detailed description of the figure. Typically goes below the figure. [1]
Text Box > Drawing Tools > Size (Same width as figure)
• Ways to cite references: [1], superscript1
• Font Size: 22
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Raster vs. Vector
http://www.webcoursesbangkok.com/blog/
Raster: .jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png, .rawVector: .eps, .pdf
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Saving in Photoshop
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It’s time to present... Now what?
• Be prepared– Wear a nametag– Have plenty of water– Have your own set of pushpins
• Bring business cards– You never know who your audience will be. Could
be a potential sponsor/donor, future job employer, etc.