48x36 poster template

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TITLE GOES HERE USING BOLD AND LARGE TYPE SO IT
IS VISIBLE FROM SEVERAL FEET AWAY Names of
Authors, Principle Investigators Go Here, in a
Little Bit Smaller Type University Other
Affiliations Here
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
ABSTRACT
The text for the Abstract goes here using a
san-serif font like Arial or Helvetica. This type
is easier to read at a distance and when there
are several paragraphs of text. Also, use a large
size for the text, such as 24 point (thats what
this is) and try not to go below 20 point. You
can highlight this text and replace it with your
own. Having this template should make it easier
for you to create your own poster. The best
contrast for poster text is black letters on
white background. However, that can be changed
for a more colorful poster such as this one.
Also, if you are not happy with the colors in
this template, they can be changed as well.
Simply highlight this text and use Format/Text
Box on the menu bar above. You can select
whatever color combinations you like.
This template is set up for a 48x36 (4x3)
horizontal poster. You can change the size by
going to File/Page Setup in the menu bar above.
Be careful, though, as the text and figures will
shift if you make the change after you have
completed your layout. If you know the
dimensions, set those first. If you must change
the dimensions after you have completed your
layout, be sure to check your figures re-insert
them if they are distorted in any way. The text,
generally, will not be affected by such a
change. The text boxes will automatically fit
the text you type or paste in from MS Word, and
if you click on the text, you can re-size the
text boxes using the handles that appear on the
edges, to whatever size you want. The dotted
lines through the center of the template will not
print, they are to help you with alignment. You
can move them around by clicking and holding
them, and a little box will tell you where they
are on the page. Use them to get your pictures or
text boxes aligned together. You can also select
the text boxes and the figures and use the
Draw/Align or Distribute menu to align them.
The Results section often has several figures
included. Place them as needed and add a text box
for the legends. Try to make some figures a
little larger than others for added visual
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INSERT CHART OR FIGURE
INTRODUCTION
INSERT CHART OR FIGURE
INSERT CHART OR FIGURE
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highlight the text in this text box and replace
it with your own. Keep your paragraphs consistent
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CONCLUSIONS

• Conclusions can be written in paragraphs or in
  list form using numbers or bullets. The bullets
  can be formatted using the Format/Bullets and
  Numbering command from the menu bar above. They
  can be formatted with a different color from the
  text or using the same color. Most formatting
  options are personal preference.
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TEXT AND FIGURES FROM EXCEL OR WORD EXCEL -
select the chart, use Edit/Copy, and then
Edit/Paste into PowerPoint. The chart can then be
re-sized to fit as needed. If you need to edit
parts of the chart, ungroup it. Watch out for
scientific symbols. PowerPoint will not recognize
them in imported text or figures so you may have
to go back through your text and add symbols back
in using the symbols font. WORD - select the
text to be brought into PowerPoint, use
Edit/Copy, then Edit/Paste the text into the text
box. You can edit the text by changing the size,
color, italics or bold, or add other effects
using Format/Font in the menu bar above.
PICTURES Use the Insert/Picture/From File
command in the menu bar above to insert figures
that are not PowerPoint based, such as JPG images
of photographs. These should never be pasted
into a PowerPoint file. SCANS Images that need
to be scanned work best in PowerPoint at 72 to
100 dpi in their final size on your poster. TIF
images that are not greater than 10mb can be used
but PowerPoint is happiest with JPG files. It is
NEVER good to enlarge a JPG file once it is in
place, so be sure to size your figure in another
program such as Photoshop, save a copy as JPG,
then insert the JPG image into your poster. A
good way to make sure your figures look okay on
your poster is to view it at 100. Scroll around
to see if the images look good. If not, they
wont look good in final print.
INSERT CHART OR FIGURE
REFERENCES
The standard procedures for Reference format
should be followed here. However, the size of the
text can be significantly smaller than the the
rest of the poster sections if there is an issue
with space. A section for Acknowledgements can
be added in this area of the poster also. That
usually comes ahead of the References section, if
it will be added at all. That also can be
significantly smaller than the text in the rest
of the poster.