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by Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center<\/span><\/em>\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n

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When creating research posters, you may discover that the poster you have been working hard on was created on a canvas or slide size bigger or smaller than needed. While this can be frustrating, in many cases the document can be resized and all your hours of work saved! The two most popular programs used to make poster documents in the Student Multimedia Design Center (SMDC) are Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Photoshop. We\u2019ll go over how to resize entire posters, as well as some additional tips for selecting better quality images for your poster project.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In PowerPoint, posters can be designed on a single slide that is set to a dimension of your choosing up to 56\u201d x 56\u201d. If you find that you need to resize your poster, you can do so easily by opening the “Design\u201d <\/strong>tab in the top menu bar and clicking on the “Slide Size\u201d<\/strong> button. *<\/span> Please note that posters printed at the SMDC must be no larger than 36\u201d in one dimension for Glossy, Matte and Canvas media, and no larger than 42\u201d for adhesive fabric media)<\/span><\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Choosing \u201cCustom Slide Size…\u201d<\/strong> in the menu that appears will open a window that lets you choose the slide width and height in inches. Select the new dimensions for the slide and click OK<\/strong>. A dialog box will appear with two scaling options, choose \u201cEnsure Fit\u201d <\/strong>so that all the objects on your poster remain after the resizing takes place. This will require that you rearrange your content by resizing text boxes, rearranging photos, etc.<\/p>\n

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A handy tip is to hold down the Shift key on your keyboard when resizing images on your slide as it will proportionally scale the photo so that it is not stretched or skewed!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft PowerPoint is available for use on most computers in Morris Library including those in the: Information Room, Reference Room, and Student Multimedia Design Center.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adobe Photoshop 2024<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Whether you are designing a poster entirely in Photoshop or simply need to resize a PDF or image file, the process for changing the dimensions of a file in Photoshop is quite simple!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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After opening your file in Photoshop, navigate to the <\/span>\u201cImage\u201d<\/span><\/strong> menu in the top menu bar and choose the <\/span>\u201cImage Size…\u201d<\/span><\/strong> option.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the window that appears, you may change the width and\/or height of the entire image. It is <\/span>recommended<\/span> to keep the <\/span>option<\/span> for constraining the aspect ratio of the image turned on (the chain-link icon to the left of the Width and Height fields).<\/span> This will scale the image without stretching it disproportionately. After choosing your dimensions, click<\/span><\/span> OK.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your image should now be the desired dimension and can be saved for printing. *P<\/span>lease note that the SMDC requires posters be saved as a PDF and given to staff at the service desk on a flash drive).<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you are designing a poster in Photoshop and wish to change the dimensions of the poster, navigate to the <\/span>\u201cImage\u201d<\/span><\/strong> menu in the top menu bar and click on <\/span>“Canvas Size…\u201d<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the window that appears, you may enter the new dimensions you wish the poster to be and click OK<\/strong>. If the canvas size is reduced, objects that fall outside the canvas edge will be hidden. But not to worry, they can be selected and moved back onto the canvas area.<\/p>\n

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Additional Tips<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some tips that will help you create better posters in both PowerPoint and Photoshop:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n