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Poster Printing Guidelines
Poster printing is expensive and time consuming for both the author and technical staff. Please follow these guidelines to minimize problems when constructing and printing your poster. REQUIRED: is just what it means, we cannot print your poster if these guidelines are not followed.
1. REQUIRED: Posters print on 36" or 42" wide paper. One dimension of your poster must be no more than 34" or 40" respectively to allow for a margin and printing backgrounds. Set your page height and width from "Page Setup" in the "File" menu to the final poster size before you start to layout your poster.
2. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: POWERPOINT is the best file format to have for minimal problems with printing. Note: The maximum size poster we can print out of PowerPoint is 40" x 56".
3. Adobe PDF, PhotoShop and CorelDraw format can be printed but require extra time as they are problematic. If the data can be formatted in PowerPoint it should be done so.
4. REQUIRED: Proof your poster before it is turned in for printing. (For graduate students this means your major advisor must signoff on the poster.) Posters with spelling or data errors that are of author origin will not be reprinted.
5. Photos print well if they have not been expanded more than 1.5 times their original size. Anything beyond that will result in a blocky, pixilated reproduction. A final resolution of 300 dpi (ppi) is recommended. Pictures taken off web pages are not advised.
6. Tom Schuck can supply you with print quality UWM logos. Do not copy this logo off of the web as it will be pixilated on your poster. Contact schuck@uwm.edu.
7. Graphs and plots captured using a screen dump from graphics programs will also look pixilated. If possible use Excel or Word for this data.
8. Backgrounds: No poster background is best for quick printing as well as conservation of materials. As an alternative (to a full poster background) you might use colored text boxes for the data or the section headers to highlight the different sections and draw the eye to them. Color backgrounds with a gradient will not print correctly 90% of the time. Do not use them. A single solid color works best if you absolutely must have a background. Watermark images in the background are difficult to setup, if you do not have experience with them, leave them off.
9. The poster file should be delivered for printing a minimum of 3 workdays prior to when you require the printout, more time is always appreciated! This ensures that any corrections can be made prior to the printing of the poster. You can email smaller file sizes to schuck@uwm.edu or, for larger files, transfer the file to a CD or flash drive and place it in Tom Schuck's mailbox along with your name and when you need the poster.
11. The minimum time for a poster to print is 30 minutes while the maximum time has been known to exceed 2 hours.
12. Depending on the humidity level a poster can take up to 18 hours to fully dry prior to being rolled for transport.
13. When a conference is coming up expect others to be in the print queue ahead of you. Please show consideration in this matter to avoid scheduling conflict.
14. Posters are printed on a first come first serve basis.
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