Scientific Poster 48x36 Poster Template
Your name and the names of the people who have contributed to this presentation here
The names and addresses of the associated institutions here

CREATING A POWERPOINT POSTER
Choose File > Page Setup
Choose Slide Size For > Custom
Page Setup - standard research poster size
48” x 36” or 36” x 24”
NOTE: MSE PLOTTER CANNOT EXCEED 36” (3 FT.)
All files should have at least a
½” margin around entire document
Use common platform system fonts- recommended fonts: Arial and/or Times New Roman
(When opening file for printing, special fonts not embedded in file may not print correctly)
WEB RESOURCES
GT/MSE logos www.mse.gatech.edu/Students students.html#logos OR www.mse.gatech.edu
(scroll to bottom of page, click under Resources/Students/MSE Logos)
Georgia Tech Communications Toolbox offers logos and photos www.gatech.edu/comm/toolbox (Will require your GT ID and password)

IMPORTING IMAGES/TABLES/GRAPHS
Save images and photos as tiff or jpeg
Set resolution to 150 dpi
*(dots per inch applies to bitmap pixel based images)
Insert image go to
Insert > Picture > From file
(Avoid copying and pasting images istead of using the “Insert” command)
AVOID IMAGES DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEB
When the only source is the Web (most images 72 dpi) scaling
has to be applied with caution. Scaling more than 3 times its original size may cause pixelation (A simple way to preview printing quality is to zoom in at 100% 200% 400% What you see is likely what you’ll  get at printing.)

Figure 1: Original image at 100%, enlarged 200% and 400%.

Importing tables, charts and graphs is easier than importing photos. To import charts and graphs from Excel, Word or other applications, go to
EDIT > COPY, copy your chart and come back to PowerPoint. Go to EDIT>PASTE and paste the chart on the poster. You can scale your charts and tables proportionally by
holding down the Shift key and dragging in or out one of the corners.

A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS
Visually appealing posters - Concentrate on your main points (too much text will make your text too small and hard to read)
Color and contrast - make background colors and text in high contrast
Preset color schemes/templates available FORMAT>SLIDE DESIGN
Files should be set to RGB (red green blue) mode
NOTE: Printed colors will be less vivid than those that you see on your computer monitor. As a rule, dark colors will print darker. Solid/dark backgrounds make the surface of the poster more susceptible to scratching and paper wrinkling
consistency – use same color scheme, fonts and font sizes throughout your document (recommend two fonts)
layout/alignment - choose a strong alignment with or without columns
Preset layouts available
FORMAT>SLIDE LAYOUT
be CREATIVE!