To adjust an image and retain proper proportion, hold the shift key on your keyboard, click, and drag the corners to scale.
Do not enlarge images after they have been inserted into Powerpoint.
If you have graphs or charts from Excel, simply copy and paste into Powerpoint.
Jpeg is the preferred image format if you do not need a transparent background. tif or gif for transparency, jpg for non-transparent images) should be inserted directly into the Powerpoint, not linked from another program. Limit image resolution to 150 dpi to ensure printability.
Images copied from the web are low resolution (72 dpi) and are not proper quality for a printed poster.
You can expect a color shift of 2 to 3 shades. Remember the colors you see on your computer monitor will not reproduce exactly the same on a printed poster, as monitor color settings vary. A gradient color fill background, especially black, will print poorly it will have thin, visible lines that you will not see on your computer monitor. Consider using a light color background and a dark text. It is important to maintain a good contrast between the background color and the text. Your poster should read from top left to bottom right like you are reading a page. To set the slide dimensions, follow the steps outlined in the Change the Size of Your Slides page (Powerpoint 2016). To prevent cropping when printing, be sure you have a 1-inch margin around the edges of the poster. Designing the slide before designating the print size will lead to a low-quality print. You must complete this step before creating the poster. The page size must be your desired print size. Your poster will be created on a single slide (ONE). These tips will help you produce a high-quality poster for the URSCA Summit and any other event you attend. The A&S Office of Undergraduate Research provides poster templates you may use:Ĭreating a research poster in Powerpoint is a multistep process. It will clearly communicate the important points of your research, while also inviting feedback and conversation. Anything over about 1.5pt puts the letters so far apart it’s hard for the eye to see them as a word instead of individual letters.Scholars often use posters to share their work at conferences, symposia, and other events. A good poster will present your ideas in a clear, concise, and visually interesting manner. The text below has been set to Condensed, 1pt, and you can see that anything closer than that would start to become unreadable. Our example using a 10pt spacing is extreme, but it gives you a good example of how character spacing can affect your text.īy contrast, you would need to use much smaller numbers to condense the text, mostly fractions of a point. Choose a small example before going into the Font | Advanced dialog because larger selections can’t fit in the preview box.Ĭlick OK, and the spacing of your selected text will change.
a higher number for Condensed moves them closer together.ĭon’t worry about that too much though, as the preview at the bottom of the dialog will show you what difference your changes are making.
increasing the number for Expanded puts the letters further apart,.
This can be a little confusing, as the spinner move s in opposite directions depending on whether you have selected Expanded or Condensed. Then in the By section, use the spinner or enter a value for how much you want to expand or condense by. On the Advanced tab, go to the Spacing dropdown and select Expanded or Condensed, depending on whether you want the letters further apart or closer together.
G o to Home | Font and click the Font dialog launcher.
To change the spacing between characters in Word, select the text you want to change, and either: Or compress text so more fits into limited space. It’s a handy trick for headings, it makes them look bigger without increasing the font size. Character Spacing | Spacing lets you stretch or compress text. Deep in the bowels of Word’s setting is a way to increase the spacing between letters.