I. Poster Creation Tips

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1 Created by Kim McGann 4/4/18 I. Poster Creation Tips Step 1: If you do not have graphic design experience, your best bet for creating your poster is to do it in PowerPoint. Poster templates are available here: Step 2: Set the size of your poster. The maximum size for CARS is 48 inches wide by 36 inches tall. To set your poster size, click on Design Page Setup then check to make sure your poster is the correct size. (Note that you can orient your poster to either landscape or portrait, just be sure that the option you want is selected.) Click the OK button when you are done. (On a Mac you would pick File Page Setup instead to access this information) Step 3: Populate your poster It s recommended that you first create and edit all of the text, graphs etc. that will go on your poster in Word and then cut and paste the text into your poster, where you can adjust the size and layout as needed. It s much easier to edit and catch spelling/grammar problems in Word, so polish your text there first, then copy/paste the finished product into PowerPoint Note that Google Docs & Google Sheets do NOT play nicely with PowerPoint, particularly when it comes tables and graphs, so you ll want to create any tables or graphs in Word or Excel to then bring them into PowerPoint.) Font sizes Because your poster will be much larger than an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, the font sizes on your on your poster must also be much larger. If you use one of the templates many of the headings will already have the font size set for you. Here is a rough guide for how font sizes translate from a regular 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper to a 48 x 36 poster.

2 point- For the title of the poster only- this is huge Other very important information, like your name- this is very large 60-72point- good main headings like Introduction Results Conclusions 50-60pt- Good for the titles of graphs 38 point- equivalent to 14 pt font on regular 8.5 x 11paper- good for main body text 28 point- equivalent to 12 pt font on regular 8.5 x 11paper- good for if you have a lot of text to fit in a small space 20 point equivalent to 9-10pt font on regular 8.5 x 11 paper think of this as the size that footnotes usually are. Useful for citations. Text in a point size smaller than this will be essentially unreadable on a poster. Images Because images will be much larger than they are on a 8.5 x 11 piece of paper they need a higher resolution than they would otherwise. Be sure that any images you include are at least 330 dpi (dots per inch.) Be particularly wary of images from the internet, most do not have sufficient resolution. Most clip art does. **DO NOT USE SCREEN CAPS** They will appear pixelated when enlarged. Step 4: Check your logos If you have included the Nazareth logo on your poster, make sure that it follows the use-of-logos guidelines from marketing. They can be found here: Step 4: Saving and Sizing Your Poster 36inches (tall) by 48 inches (wide) is the standard (and maximum) size for a poster for CARS. Do not create a poster that exceeds this sizing. While you will create and edit your poster in PowerPoint, the actual file you send to media services for printing must be a PDF file. This means you will have to select File Save As PDF from PowerPoint or whatever other program you are using. After the PDF file is created, be sure to open it and check that the size is correct. You do this by selecting File Properties (while the PDF file is open in Adobe Acrobat) and check the file size in the window that appears before you submit to media services. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!

3 II. Submitting Your Poster for Printing A. Search for Media Resources on the Naz home page. B. Click on the first link for Media Resources C. Click on Request Copies/Printing D. Login user your MyNaz username and password. If this is your first time you may also have to create a user account. If so, follow the on screen instructions.

4 E. Click the blue Printing and Copying button READ THIS! F.Click on Posters G. Click on the size poster you are printing (note that the maximum size for CARS is 36 x48)

5 H. Fill in your print order information. Add your phone number, select your site, give your job a name, and put 1 in the # of Posters box. When finished click Continue>> This will be your name Select 001 Pay at Pickup w/nazbucks or Check from this drop down list. On the next screen you will indicate your poster should be charged to CARS. These are the default settings. Do not change these. I. In the Special Instructions box, write This poster is funded by CARS Then click Continue

6 J. Click the purple Yes button to proceed to attaching your file. K. Click the purple Browse button to attach your poster file from your desktop. You do not need to adjust the Select Attachment Type drop down. After you have attached your file, click the purple Attach File button. Posters MUST be submitted as PDF files! Leave blank Do not change M. Your file will open in Adobe. This shows how your poster will look when printed review it carefully for any mistakes. If you find any errors, you will need to

7 make changes on your original PowerPoint file, then resave your file as a PDF and reattach it. N. When you have finished your review, close Adobe and click the Close button on your still open browser window. O. Click Continue Click Continue P. Fill in your Billing and Delivery information For Site, select Select 001 Pay at Pickup w/nazbucks or Check. For Billing, leave blank For Suggested Due date, enter 04/17/18 For Delivery, select Hold for Pick Up O. Click the purple Finish button when done. Click the purple Finish button when done.