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Focus of the Research Poster
• Starting point for discussion
• Summarize your research
• Focus on findings/results
• What was learned from results
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Why Use PowerPoint?
• Ease of Use
• Widely Available
• Flexibility in Design
• Easy to Print, Better Results
• Easily Create Poster-Sized Documents
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Poster Layout
• 2-3 Vertical Columns- Read Left to Right
• Minimum ½” Outside Margins
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Chunk Information
• Use Bullet Points when appropriate
• Choose Words and Graphics Carefully
• Not the place to print your entire paper
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Basic Poster Requirements
• University of Wisconsin-Stout in Title
• UW-Stout Shield and Bar logo (on templates)
• Maximum Poster Size 42” X 46”
• NCUR Requirements, if applicable
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Font Choice
• Avoid Script
• Avoid ALL CAPS
• Limit to Two Fonts
• Light Font/Dark Background
• Dark Font/Light Background (Preferred)
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Font Choice (continued)
Use Sans Serif fonts:
 Arial
 Calibri
 Franklin Gothic Book
 Lucida Sans
 Tahoma
 Verdana
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Avoid Serif Fonts:
Bookman Old
Cambria
Courier
Garamond
Times New Roman
Garamond
Font Sizing
Minimum:
Recommended:
Text: 28 Points
Text: 32 Points
Headings:
40 Points
Headings:
48 Points
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Images
Why use images?
• Draw attention
• Illustrate ideas
• Show process
• Reinforce Message
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Image Essentials
• Higher Resolution = Higher Quality
• Large size for viewing at a distance
• Use your own research photos, charts
• If not your own
• Get copyright permission
• Use Creative Commons/Public Domain sources
• Can use royalty-free, but you must pay
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Cropping Images
• Cropping removes unnecessary
information
• Crop in Photoshop or other
image editing program
• Crop using crop feature in
PowerPoint
Before
After
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Image Compression
• Please compress images to reduce file size
1. Select images
2. Open Picture Tools tab
3. Choose Compress pictures
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Using Charts
• Make easy-to-read
charts
• Title your charts
• Label chart information
• Use color where
appropriate
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Finishing Touches
• Proofread carefully
• Have others proofread carefully
• LTS will not proofread for you
• Be ready to answer questions
• Provide email address to those wanting
electronic copies
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Events and Deadlines
Event
Event Date
Submission Deadline
NCUR 2015
Posters in the Rotunda
Symposium
UW-Stout Research Day
Poster Printing Cutoff
4/16/2015
4/22/2015
4/24/2015
4/26/2015
4/21/20154/29/2015
3/25/2015
3/31/2015
4/3/2015
4/7/2015
No Student Posters
Printed
Posters submitted after deadlines will be printed on a first-come, first-served basis. No
guarantee is made that posters will be printed in time for events if not submitted by the
deadline date. Posters which will be paid for by Research Services and submitted during the
poster cutoff dates cannot be printed by LTS without approval from Jane Anderson.
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Printing Deadlines
Why prepare & submit my poster early?
• Time to make edits before submission
• Make other changes before submission
• Avoid last-minute rush
• Get poster back sooner
• Have poster printed before cutoff date
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Submission
• Submit your poster in both
• PowerPoint format (.ppt or .pptx) and
• PDF format (.pdf)
• Submit together with
• Completed Research Poster Submission form
• Send email to researchposters@uwstout.edu
• Include poster files and form as attachments
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Previous Student Work
The following posters are examples of student
work previously submitted. They are provided
as a means to stimulate thought as you design
your own poster.
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Additional Resources
• LTS Research Posters Resources Page
http://www.uwstout.edu/lit/services/instructional/tutorials/researchposters.cfm
• PowerPoint 2010 tutorials
http://www.lynda.com/PowerPoint-2010-tutorials/essential-training/64004-2.html
• PowerPoint 2013 tutorials
http://www.lynda.com/Office-tutorials/PowerPoint-2013-Essential-Training/115468-2.html
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