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This poster outlines essential guidelines for creating impactful presentations using the ANSI D size format (22”x34”). It includes tips for including team names and images, prominently displaying the final product, and ensuring clarity through strategic use of captions for all visuals. It emphasizes minimizing text and using eye-catching layouts with appropriate backgrounds, fonts, and borders. Additionally, it provides printer settings advice to avoid wasting resources and suggests the use of PowerPoint for design. Follow these guidelines for an effective and visually appealing poster.
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Poster Content • Begin with a descriptive title • Include team name and picture • Prominently display final product • Supply captions for all pictures, diagrams, and graphs • Minimize text; use strategic phrases or single sentences • Poster Formatting • Recommended Program: PowerPoint • Preferred Size: ANSI ‘D’ -- 22”x 34” (GJ 114 Plotter) • Optional Size: ANSI ‘E‘-- 34” x 44” (JEB 321 Plotter) • Make sure background colors and fonts don’t blend • Use borders to focus attention on posters, graphs, and pictures • Printer Settings (see reverse side) • Precautions • Use letter size for hard copy proofs - Do not waste paper and ink • Use Print Preview before every poster-size print job • Be physically present when job is printing; be prepared to CANCEL • ---See GJ Hallway for exemplary posters--- Poster Guidelines
4. In Page Layout, Select Enable Scaling, then Scaling Properties. Once in Scaling Properties, Select ANSI D in the Page Size dropdown box. 1. Select the HP800 Plotter 2. Select Properties 3. Select Landscape in the Layout Tab 5. Select Best Quality in the Device Options Tab