Poster presentation with PowerPoint

Oulu 19.1.2016 Jouko Miettunen

• MS Office -software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) have

similar functions

• Same things can be done with various ways

– Mouse (menu, toolbar) or keyboard

– Mouse / right click options

Microsoft Office –software

• MS Office –software– Different versions!

• Internet Explorer• Adobe Acrobat• Statistical software (e.g. SPSS)

Compatibility

• Can be done in PowerPoint– SmartArt, Shapes, Chart, etc.

• Can be done also with other software– Import using Insert –option or Clipboard (Copy/Paste)

Figures and Graphs

• Presentations• Posters

PowerPoint -software

• Poster size and orientation– See instructions of the conference!– In Science days: “The maximum size of the poster is 100

cm (width) x 140 cm (height).”• Other instructions (e.g. layout)• Printing (e.g. Kulmakuvaamo)• ‘Handouts’• E-posters (e.g. pdf)

General

• Create a new presentation– Design Slide size– Design Background, Themes

• Writing– Use ‘text boxes’ (Insert Text box)– Text boxes can be aligned (Home Arrange,

Paragraph)– Fonts can be modified (Home Font)

Starting

• Not too much text!– E.g. based on the abstract

• 2-3 font sizes and colours– Font size at least 36-40 pt

• Use columns

Instructions I

• Title• Authors, affiliations• Subheadings

– E.g. based on the abstract• Contact information (email etc.)• Acknowledgements

– Funding etc.• References

– Handout can be used for more specific references and other information

Instructions II

• Include Pictures, Figures and Tables!• Possible to include also video links!

Instructions III

- See Picture tools

Options:• Prepare in PowerPoint• Copy from Word/Excel -table

– Edit in Word or in PowerPoint– Mouse right click gives Paste options

• Insert / Paste as a picture– E.g. from a pdf-file

Inserting the table

   

Non-participants

N = 40

Participants

N = 61  

 

 

  Total N % N % OR P Weight

Disability pension             0.028  

No 36 9 25.0 27 75.0 1.00   0.805

Yes 65 31 47.7 34 52.3 0.37   0.155

Antipsychotic medication             0.041  

No 66 31 47.0 35 53.0 1.00   1.139

Yes 35 9 25.7 26 74.3 2.56   0.813

Hospital treatment days             0.124  

Up to 75 days 28 7 25.0 21 75.0 1.00   0.805

76 to 350 days 33 13 39.4 20 60.6 0.51   0.997

Onset age             0.433  

16.7-19.7 years 30 15 50.0 15 50.0 1.00   1.208

19.7-23.3 years 25 10 40.0 15 60.0 1.50   1.007

23.2-26.8 years 24 9 37.5 15 62.5 1.67   0.966

26.8-31.0 years 22 6 27.3 16 72.7 2.67   0.830

- See Table tools

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