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DESIGN GUIDE
This PowerPoint 2011 template produces a 40.97”X23.04” presentation poster. You can use it to create your research poster and save valuable time placing titles, subtitles, text, and graphics.
We provide a series of YouTube tutorials that will guide you through the poster design process and answer your poster production questions. To view our template tutorials, go online to
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Title, Authors, and Affiliations
Start designing your poster by adding the title, the names of the authors, and the affiliated institutions. You can type or paste text into the provided boxes. The template will automatically adjust the size of your text to fit the title box. You can manually override this feature and change the size of your text.
TIP: The font size of your title should be bigger than your name(s) and institution name(s). The smallest font size should be 28 points.
Adding Logos / Seals
Most often, logos are added on each side of the title. You can insert a logo by dragging and dropping it from your desktop, copy and paste or by going to INSERT > PICTURES. Logos taken from web sites are likely to be low quality when printed. Zoom it at 100% to see what the logo will look like on the final poster and make any necessary adjustments.
TIP: If there is a conference website, you can pull logos from there. Please keep in my that we will be adding navigational buttons or a kiosk menu button on the right side of the slides. Please make the appropriate space for that.
Photographs / Graphics
You can add images by dragging and dropping from your desktop, copy and paste, or by going to INSERT > PICTURES. Resize images proportionally by holding down the SHIFT key and dragging one of the corner handles. For a professional-looking poster, do not distort your images by enlarging them disproportionally.
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How to change the template color theme
You can easily change the color theme of your poster by going to the DESIGN menu, click on COLORS, and choose the color theme of your choice. You can also create your own color theme.
You can also manually change the color of your background by going to VIEW > SLIDE MASTER. After you finish working on the master be sure to go to VIEW > NORMAL to continue working on your poster.
How to add Text
The template comes with a number of pre-formatted placeholders for headers and text blocks. You can add more blocks by copying and pasting the existing ones or by adding a text box from the HOME menu.
Text size
Adjust the size of your text based on how much content you have to present. The default template text offers a good starting point. The text should not be less than 28 points.
How to add Tables
To add a table from scratch go to the INSERT menu and click on TABLE. A drop-down box will help you select rows and columns.
You can also copy and a paste a table from Word or another PowerPoint document. A pasted table may need to be re-formatted by RIGHT-CLICK > FORMAT SHAPE, TEXT BOX, Margins.
Graphs / Charts
You will have to convert your graphs/charts/formulas/equations into images (.jpg or .png and insert them into your presentation. This will help maintain the values as different operating systems can distort your work.
Save your work
Save your template as a lastname.firstname and as a .pptx file.
EPOSTERBOARDS TEMPLATE
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This slide/poster size is 40.97x23.04 (16:9 aspect ratio)
Minimum font: 28pt (this may seem large, but at this poster size it’s not)
Recommended font Types: Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman
Multiple pages can be used. Multiple page allows adequate spacing for adding more content, images, graphs and videos
This is only a template. All content may be modified
If you are creating your e-poster on a PC, please make sure to save your formulas as an image and embed it into your presentation or they will change on our Macs.
Did you follow our formatting steps?
Layout should always be in landscape orientation & recommended 1-5 slides max unless you hyperlink.
Check all your hyperlinks to make sure it goes to your desired slides
Slide Show Toolbar: Select “Setup Slide Show” then select “loop continuously until stopped”
Embedded videos can only be displayed in the following formats: .mov, .mp4, .mpeg. Note: Upload your video file along with your PowerPoint file.
Save all mathematical formulas and equations to images (.jpg, .png) when embedding or upload your excel file along with your PowerPoint file.
Save PowerPoint as .pptx to ensure all your embedded images and videos are included.
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To modify the color scheme of this template, go to the “Themes” toolbar and go to either “Colors” or “Background”, you may also select the fonts used throughout your entire eposter by going to “Fonts”
You can also edit the “Master” slide by going to “edit” master
If you want to add a new slide go to the “New Slide” dropdown within the home toolbar and select one of the 5 templates which we have set up
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You can play with the transparency of your images and create a nice background for your content
If you double-click on the image. You can begin to format your picture as you please
If you want to insert new slides, do not forget to add navigational buttons and recheck all your hyperlinks to make sure they go to your desired slides.
REFERENCES
If you would like to utilize this space for a different purpose, you can create a QR-tag to insert all your references. There are free websites that allow you to create basic QR-tags. Lastly, the layout of this template can be changed, this is just an example.
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