Medical Library
Posters and Presentations
Guidelines are available on creating electronic and poster presentations. Templates, powerpoint handouts for basic and advanced presentations are included in this source.
Chart Types
Different types of data visualizations and when to use them.
Typography
PowerPoint 2013 Poster Templates
To check or change poster size in PowerPoint, check the Page Setup in the Design ribbon.
These posters were designed in PowerPoint 2013.
48x36 Templates
56x36 Templates
60x36 Templates
30x18 setup size, scale 200% when printing.
72x36 Templates
36x18 setup size, scale 200% when printing.
36x24 Templates
Some conferences may specify this size. For most, however, this is likely quite small.
A0 (Portrait) Templates
Template for A0 sized poster (84.1 cm X 118.9 cm) commonly used for European conferences. If printing using the library's 36-inch poster paper, the poster will need to be trimmed (or scaled up if the conference allows for larger posters).
Poster Design
To design your own poster using PowerPoint:
- Choose Design on the ribbon
- Go to Page Setup
- Under Slides sized for click on the black arrow
- Choose Custom
- The height of the paper is always 36 inches
- Plan the flow for the information. Usually it is in columns from left to right, but a horizontal arrangement might work for some information.
- Dark text on light backgrounds is easiest to read on paper and uses less ink than an overall dark background. However, including some information boxes with light text on a dark background is OK.
- The width of the poster can vary up to 56 inches.
How to make posters longer than 56 inches
- Make the poster half the size that you want, then enlarge 200% when printing.
- For example, to make 36 x 60 poster, enter the dimensions 18 x 30. We will scale by 200% on the print setup.
- Font sizes of 16 point for text and 24 point for headings are readable when increased to 200%.
For more help see the handout for our class on making posters in PowerPoint:
Tutorials & Tips for creating research posters
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SIU Medical Library Poster Printing ServicePoster set-up guidelines and handouts on poster creation.
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Better Posters BlogTips on creating effective conference posters from a graphic design viewpoint.
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Creating a Poster Using MS PowerPointDesign and poster tips from the School of Public Health, University of Washington.
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Designing Conference PostersAdvice on designing scientific posters.
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How to make a scientific research posterVideo tutorials with step by step procedures. Free templates available on web site.
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Mike Morrison's "How to create a better research poster in less time" video"Every field in science uses the same, old, wall-of-text poster design. If we can improve the knowledge transfer efficiency of that design even by a little bit, it could have massive ripple effects on all of science.
Also, poster sessions tend to suck, so here's my pitch to make them more efficient AND more fun with a new approach to designing scientific posters/academic posters that is both more usable, and easier to create!" -
Mike Morrison's "Better Poster" templatesTemplates for the "better poster" described in the video.
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Scientific poster powerpoint tutorialsPoster tutorials. Download other powerpoint templates.
ACP Poster Presentation Guidelines
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ACP: For Students, Residents and Fellows - Preparing a Poster PresentationProfessional association guidelines for posters