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Creating a File in Four Easy Steps
Open a New File:
Begin a new file in PowerPoint by going to “File” in the top toolbar and selecting New Presentation. If this step displays a series of different templates, choose the one that is blank.
Remove Hidden Codes:
Place your cursor and click on the blank PowerPoint slide and then press “Delete” to remove any hidden codes embedded in the document.
Select Page Setup:
Go to “File” again on the top toolbar and select “Page Setup.”
Enter Poster Dimensions:
In “Page Setup,” enter the dimensions of your poster
(30 inches by 36 inches for Portrait or 36" x 30" for Landscape).
You now have one large PowerPoint slide to design and format as your poster. Slide3
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Poster Guidelines
Poster dimensions can be portrait orientation (36 inches high by 30 inches wide) or landscape (30 inches high by 36 inches wide).
Margins should be one-inch on all four sides, so the useable space is 34" x 28" (portrait) or 28" x 34" (landscape).
The paper quality is special conference-poster stock.
Many variations and tools are available in PowerPoint.
If you would like to design something specific but are unsure how to do so, please contact the Center for Teaching & Learning at 610.902.8497. Slide4
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Logos
The Cabrini University logo should be inserted into the upper left corner of the poster, and the Symposium logo in the upper right corner.
Save the files and use the Insert command in Power Point to set it into your poster.
Resize pictures from the corner anchors to keep proper proportions
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Title of your Research Project
Your Department
Your Name
Your Email AddressSlide6
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Links to templates and logos can be found at:
www.cabrini.edu/symposiumSlide9
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Heading
All posters should have the following information centered at the top of the poster:
Project title
Author’s full name
Author’s departmental affiliation
Author’s contact information (please use your Cabrini College email address)
(The name of the event
The date of the event
All posters should acknowledge the faculty sponsor and course. )Slide10
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If you want to create a border, select (background) Color, and change the rectangle Fill to the color white with 100% transparency.
Utilize the Insert command to insert text boxes, photos, graphics, etc., and use the usual formatting options within these commands, including “Alignment” to give the shape, color, and textures to tell your story.
When inserting pictures, keep the resolution high for minimal pixilation and clearest resolution. Remember that your picture will be significantly larger on the poster.
We recommend at least a 150-dpi resolution.
When inserting content, start with a three-column format, filling in the upper left-hand corner and moving
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Alignment
Mac Users:
From the Format menu, select “Align,” and then “Center.”
PC Users:
From the Drawing Toolbar, select “Align,” then select “Relative to Slide,” then select “Align Middle,” then select “Align Center.”
This should give you a workable space of approximately 34 x 28 inches. Slide12
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Columns
We recommend that you use either a three-column or five-column design. This seems most pleasing to the eye.
A two- or four-column design can be done, if you believe that will present your story more effectively.
Use the “Rectangle” command to draw a rectangle:
Click on the Drawing toolbar, then double-click on the rectangle form.
Enter in the “Size” height of 34 inches (for portrait orientation) or 28 inches (for landscape orientation).
Check “Lock Aspect Ratio” in Dialog Box. Slide13
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Community Partnerships
Present the organization, its mission, and contact information.
Introduce the issues that your project is meant to address.
Tell what you did to address the issue with your community partner.
Describe the impact of the project on you
(as a student, a partner, a citizen, perhaps even as a person of faith).
Describe possible future issues that your project enables your community partner to address.
Acknowledge all those with whom you worked. Slide14
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Research-Oriented Projects:
Offer an abstract of no more than 300 words, summarizing methods & findings.
Introduce the issues and problems studied.
Describe any materials used in the study.
Explicitly describe your methods of analysis.
State the results of your research clearly and succinctly.
Interpret your results in a "Discussion" section.
Describe future research possibilities.
Acknowledge all those with whom you worked.Slide15
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Printing Elsewhere
Three local FedEx stores are also available to provide printing services.
Their prices vary and may be different from the the campus’ However, they may be able to print posters more quickly and with more variations in size:
King of Prussia: 610.962.0444
Wayne: 610.995.1209
Villanova: 610.527.0699Slide16
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Poster Presentation
The delivery of a poster presentation is different from that of an academic paper, because the delivery is longer and more unstructured.
Rather than giving an oral presentation to a collective audience, poster presenters frequently engage individuals in mini-presentations.
Poster presenters should remain next to their posters throughout the session and should be ready to address any questions that observers may have. Slide17
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However, they should not always look to engage observers in conversation.
The poster should speak for itself; the presenter is simply there to answer questions and provide clarification.
Depending on the size of the crowd, presenters may find times when multiple observers are viewing their poster and times where no one is.
Make sure not to neglect any of the poster observers. Slide18
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Dress professionally.
Arrive at least thirty minutes early to set up.
Keep notes with important details handy.
Drink plenty of water.
Stand near your poster, but not in a position that will obstruct anyone’s view.
Let people pose questions.
Pay equal attention to everyone.