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Student 1 (Major), Student 2 (Major), Student 3 (Major)
Advisor: Professor Firstname Lastname (Department)
Changing the Template
Backgrounds
This poster is only a template. The size of
your poster is not mandatory. You can
change the poster size by going to the
“DESIGN” tab and then selecting “Slide Size.”
Customizing the size before you begin
adding information to your poster will
ensure that you do not have to make
changes to it later that may negatively
impact its look.
You
can change your background. To change
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the background color, go to Design>Background. You can change it to a different
color or insert a textured graphic. Elements
like the colored bars in this template can be
change in the slide Master (see View>Slide
Master).
You can move these boxes around, change
colors, and headings.
Customize this
template to what you want to feature about
your work.
Fonts
You can also make shapes within your poster
semi-transparent to show a background
picture. Right Click on the shape to activate a
pop-out menu. Select “Format Shape.” Under
“Shape Options” select the icon that looks
like a bucket. Select the “Solid Fill” and you
can access the “Transparency” setting.
Ensure that all your boxes are set to the same
degree of transparency.
It is better to insert you text as text boxes
rather than use the shape as the text box. You
will find “Text Box” on the “Insert” tab.
Images and Graphics
Using text
boxes will
allow you to
place your
text around
objects and
picture.
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Using text
boxes will
allow you to
place your
text around
objects and
picture.
Try to use common fonts like Arial, Cambria,
or Verdana. These fonts will almost certainly
be consistent across a variety of computers.
Try to keep the size and the style of your font
consistent throughout your poster for
readability.
Images, charts, and other graphics can
really help make your poster more
engaging. The average viewer of a poster
will be standing 2 to 3 feet away and will
spend less than 3 minutes looking at your
posters. Images and graphics will draw
people in to your poster.
Images and graphics need to be of a high
enough quality to represent your research
well. When you find images, logos, graphics,
etc., on the internet, they are often sized for
webpages. These images may not have
enough pixels for printing. Please look at
your images and graphics at 100%
magnification to ensure they look right with
this template.
Poster Options
Posters will be printed on paper that is 24”,
36”, or 42” wide. One of your dimension must
fit within these dimensions. You will also
have to select whether you want to print on
matte or glossy. The staff at the ATC will try
to help you with these decisions.
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Photo or graphic caption
The WPI Logo
Use of the WPI logo is delineated in the
University’s “Visual Identity Guide.” The WPI
logo cannot be altered in any way. The ATC
will change your poster to meet these
guidelines. When using the logo on a dark
background you will need to use the version
that has the WPI letters in white. The WPI
logo should have an area of isolation around it
equal to the height of the letter “W”. This
means that there can be no text within that
area of isolation or other logos near it. The
“Visual Identity Guide” can be found here:
https://www.wpi.edu/offices/marketing/ident
ity_guide/
Reviewing
Finally, use spell check to ensure you have no
errors. Also, please look at your poster inch
by inch at 100% size. This will allow you to
see what your poster will actually look like
when you print. Access this feature by going
to View>Zoom. The ATC will review your
poster one more time at drop off to ensure
that it will print correctly.
Saving Your Poster
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Once you have reviewed your poster, please
save it to a thumb drive. When you bring it to
the ATC, we will review the poster one last
time with you. We will keep your thumb
drive while we print. You should embed your
fonts when saving. Select the “Save As”
function on the “File” tab. Select your thumb
drive and next to the “Save” button, you will
see a drop down titled, “Tools.” Choose “Save
Options.” At the bottom, you will see an
option to “embedded fonts.” Please embed
with all the characters, this will allow us to
edit your poster.