Poster Printing Policies and Procedures
Poster printing services are only available to Temple University faculty and staff.
Posters are printed on a first-come-first-served basis. A large number of prior requests for posters may
create a delay in the production of your poster. Please plan ahead accordingly.
Procedure
Posters are printed on a first-come first-served basis. To ensure your desired Poster Printing
turnaround time, please submit your request at least 5 days prior to the date the poster is needed.
1. Complete Poster Printing Request Form.
Please bring the completed form to the Instructional Technology Lab at least 5 business days prior to the
date the poster is needed. On the form, please indicate the number of posters needed, the date the
poster is needed, and any other important information necessary to complete the poster.
2. Review Costs for Poster Printing and Payment Options
1. Poster Printing costs are noted on the Poster Printing Request form. Fees for the poster will be
credited to the Center for the Advancement in Teaching account. Under no circumstances will
cash be accepted for poster printouts.
2. Payment can be applied using:
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A Journal Entry Transfer form (JET) that has been approved and signed by your
designated budget unit head.
FOAPAL number. Obtain your departmental FOAPAL number from your designated
budget unit head. Please note, on the online Poster Printing Request form, you will
verify that you have the permission of your designated budget unit head to use the
FOAPAL number for your purchase.
Your Diamond Dollars account.
3. Format your Poster File
The poster must be created and formatted using the following guidelines. Failure to follow these
specifications may delay the printing of your poster.
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The poster must be created on a single slide in Microsoft PowerPoint
The dimensions of the slide must be 56” wide by 34” high
To set the dimensions, select the File menu, then select Page Setup
At the “Slide Setup” screen, select the drop-down box under “Slides Sized For:” and select
Custom.
5. Enter 56” for the width and 34” for the height
6. In the “Orientation” area select Landscape for the slides. Ignore “Notes, Handouts, and Outline”
7. Click the OK button to complete the slide setup
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4. Submit your Poster File on a USB Drive or CD
1. Please submit the poster file in PowerPoint or PDF format on a USB Drive or CD to your ISC
consultant at least 5 business days prior to the date the poster is needed. The maximum size for
a poster is 56”(W) x 34”(H).
2. Your ISC consultant will review the file. If any issues are encouraged that will compromises the
integrity of your final product, your Instructional Technology consultant will ask you apply a
change to your design.
5. Provide Sample/Draft Copy of your Poster
1. Two (2) printed copies of the poster on 8 ½” x 11” paper, one color and one black and white.
2. Each copy must be signed to verify the accuracy of the poster content and layout. At least one
day prior to the poster print-date, faculty will produce and approve test printouts before the
finished poster will be printed.
3. A sample printout must be printed to the ISC black and white laser printer and initialed by the
faculty indicating that he or she has checked the printout and it is free from errors. A second
sample printout must be printed to the ISC color laser printer and initialed by the faculty to
indicate that he or she has checked the printout and it is free from errors.
Note: if errors are found on the final printouts that were approved on the test printouts, you may be
charged for an additional poster to correct the mistakes. The time needed to print the corrected poster
may also increase the wait time for delivery of the poster.
A Word About Graphics
If you are putting scanned photographs on your poster, you will achieve the best quality by resizing your
images to the actual size you want them to appear on the 56” x 34” poster area. Inserting a small
scanned image into a poster and then "stretching" it to the larger size that you want will typically result
in a poor quality image. **This does not apply to Microsoft Clip Art, which in most cases may be
stretched within PowerPoint without losing clarity.
Scan your photograph at 300dpi or more, and then resize the image to the scaled-up size. After resizing
the image, set the dots-per-inch of the image to 150dpi.
Cost
Current printing costs are specified on the Poster Printing Request form.
Locations
For more information and assistance with resizing your images and other questions about poster
printing, please contact an Instructional Technology Lab:
Main Campus
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Tech Center, Room 110, 215-204-0789
Health Sciences Campus
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Student Faculty Center, Room 200, 215-707-7702
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