increase the dimensions beyond
the original size of the image, and
keep the image to scale if
reducing size to prevent
distortions.
Title
Create
areas
to
format
poster
Name(s)
and
input
data
by
inserting
Faculty Mentor: Name (if not listed as co-author on line above)
text boxes
Department and Institution
HOW TO SET UP YOUR POSTER
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5
Set up one slide to be the size of
your poster.
4
Series 1
3
Series 2
Series 3
2
(Suggested poster dimensions are
48” wide by 36” high.)
1
0
Category 1
For PowerPoint 2007 & 2010:
1. Click Page Setup under the
Design tab.
2. Set the Width and Height to the
size of your poster.
For PowerPoint 2003:
1. Click Page Setup under the File
menu.
2. Select Custom under the Slides
sized for list.
3. Set the Width and Height to the
size of your poster.
Insert images, graphs, and
charts where desired
(All images should be at least
300dpi to prevent pixelation)
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
To determine the sections of your
poster: See the “Poster Guidelines”
page of the Undergraduate Research
Center—Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences website:
http://hass.ugresearch.ucla.edu/urw
posters.htm
For Mac Users:
Convert your poster to a PDF file and
print it on a small sheet of paper
before having it professionally
printed to be sure that all images will
print.
In your Acknowledgements, be sure
to acknowledge your faculty mentor
and any research funding and/or
scholarships!