1. The following slides in this presentation are templates for poster sized 42 inches by 56 inches. You can page through the templates and choose one you want to use. After choosing the Template, you can copy your template selection into a new PowerPoint presentation. Go to file and Save the project to a desired location on your computer. Now you can start building your poster. You want to make sure you size your poster correctly. The Poster is already sized in the template as a 42 by 56 inch poster. If you want to change the size, do the following commands. –Go to File, then Page Set-up –Choose custom, and enter the size you want for your poster. –Example: 36” x 56” –You can now start by copy & pasting or typing your text in areas indicated on the template. Note: The text box areas are highlighted in a light yellow to help you identify the area of the text. When you are near completion of your poster you can change the text box area to white. This will give your design a more open look with out looking boxed in. Double click the yellow area in the text box and the color palette should appear you can select the white box and that should change your text box area to white. You can repeat these steps for each text box.

2. The title area is designed for your interesting topic or issue to be placed in this area. Your Name or Names Here Department of >>>>>>>>>> University of North Dakota Introduction Conclusions Methods Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter.Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want.The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white spaceYou can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to empasize. Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter.Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want.The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white spaceYou can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to empasize. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter.Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want.The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. Results Discussion using a line or box to set it off…. if you want.The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter.Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format.

3. The title area is designed for your interesting topic or issue to be placed in this area Your Name or Names Here Department of >>>>>>>>>> University of North Dakota IntroductionResultsResults Cont.Conclusions Bibliography Acknowledgements Methods Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter. Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white space. You can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to emphasize. Figure 2 Pie Chart Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. Figure 3 Landscape Picture If you have results or data in visual form (anything that is NOT text) make them large. They catch the eye, and tell your story quickly. Is there a way to represent more of your poster with visual data? Pictures, charts, tables, graphs? Use them. Figure 4 Image area for graph, picture or table. Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. Figure 5 Bar Graph You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter. Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white space. You can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to emphasize. Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. This area can be used for Acknowledgements to the project you are presenting. If you have further questions how to use the templates contact Chuck Crummy at the Center for Instructional & Learning Technologies. 777-2129 Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white space. You can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to emphasize. Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the PowerPoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter. Text Box Area For Description of Photo or Graphic Item if needed

4. The title area is designed for your interesting topic or issue to be placed in this area. Your Name or Names Here Department of >>>>>>>>>> University of North Dakota Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file.You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit thenew format.You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter.Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want.The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white spaceYou can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to emphasize. Introduction Conclusions Bibliography Acknowledgements Methods Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white space. You can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to emphasize. Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want. The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 p Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white space. You can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to emphasize. This area can be used for Acknowledgements to the project you are presenting. If you have further questions how to use the templates contact Chuck Crummy at the Center for Instructional & Learning Technologies. 777-212 Results Please read the.doc file on tips for making posters in powerpoint; it has more information than this file. You can copy from your “many slides” presentation and paste into this “one large page” presentation. Font sizes can be adjusted to fit the new format. You can also apply any of the powerpoint color templates to this large page. If necessary, the color templates can be changed to suit your needs by viewing the Master Page, and adjusting the elements there. You used pastel blue shades in your original files. These would both work, but we might have to make them a little lighter.Each of these sections can have a “decorative” headline, using a line or box to set it off…. if you want.The rest of the section should be a plain font (this is Times new roman) and should be at least 24 ppi. This is 30 ppi. It’s good to divide this big page into 3 or 4 columns. You can use decorative dividing lines between the columns, or leave white spaceYou can “box” in sections with results/data, or other sections you want to empasize.