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How to make a Technical Poster The Practical Side

How to make a Technical Poster The Practical Side. Janelle Yong CMPE185. Setting up a poster manually through MS Powerpoint. Page Setup > 48”w x 36 ” h Text Boxes Columns: 9” Title: 45” Margins: recommend 1.5” Position

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How to make a Technical Poster The Practical Side

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  1. How to make a Technical PosterThe Practical Side Janelle Yong CMPE185

  2. Setting up a poster manually through MS Powerpoint • Page Setup>48”w x 36” h • Text Boxes • Columns: 9” • Title: 45” • Margins: recommend 1.5” • Position • Horizontal: 1.5” From: Top Left Corner • Vertical: 1.5” From: Top Left Corner • View: Gridlines

  3. Fonts

  4. Font Sizes 72pt = 1 inch TALL Title: 85 Body: 30 Author Name: 56 References: 30 Affiliation: 50 Acknowledgements: 30 Section Title: 36 Captions: 22

  5. Plot(x, y,... 'LineWidth',4,... % line color default, width 4 'o’,... % add circle marker 'MarkerEdgeColor', 'k',... % edge color black 'MarkerFaceColor', 'r',...% face color red ‘MarkerSize’,7) % change marker size grid on ylim([min max])% change y-limits ylabel(‘Y label’) title(‘Title’)

  6. Captions Figure 1: Very detailed description of the figure. Typically goes below the figure. [1] • Ways to cite references: [1], superscript1 • Font Size: 22 Text Box > Drawing Tools > Size (Same width as figure)

  7. Raster vs. Vector Raster: .jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png, .raw Vector: .eps, .pdf http://www.webcoursesbangkok.com/blog/

  8. Saving in Photoshop

  9. It’s time to present... Now what? • Be prepared • Wear a nametag • Have plenty of water • Have your own set of pushpins • Bring business cards • You never know who your audience will be. Could be a potential sponsor/donor, future job employer, etc.

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