POSTER BY PUTRI ZAINAL

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POSTER BY
PUTRI ZAINAL

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2MARGIE'S TRAVEL How to Make a
Poster in PowerPoint
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Making a poster is a great way to
advertise an upcoming event, tell people
your point of view at a protest, or even
just to decorate your room!

First you need to create one large slide in PPT that is 23.4 cm
x 16.5 cm . It is important you take this step at the beginning.

• Open PPT and select : Blank Presentation

• Under the 'Home' tab click on the 'Slide Layout' and choose
Blank

• Under the 'Design' Tab select : Customize > Slide Size >
Custom Slide Size

• Enter 23.4 cm for the width and 16.5 for the height

• Make sure your slide is in " Potrait Mode "

• Select Ensure fit

In order to view your entire poster on the screen at one time,
under the 'View' tab select Zoom > Fit to window

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AddText

PowerPoint 2013 includes many design aids. Under the 'Design' tab are present themes
along with background styles, colors and effects that can be added to the slide. Experiment !

MARGIE'S TRAVEL • To create a text box on your poster, select the
'Insert' tab > Text > Text box

• Click in the presentation , and the drag to draw
the text box to the size that you want

• You can change font size, color

• You can put gridlines on the slide so you can line
up your pictures and text. Under the ‘View’ tab
click on the ‘Show’ group and check the box for
Show Gridlines.You can adjust the spacing of
the gridlines under the ‘View’ tab, in the ‘Show’
group, click the icon in the lower right corner to
show ‘Grids and Guides’ and adjust the spacing
parameters under Grid Settings to desired
spacing.

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Add Images or Chart

MARGIE'S TRAVEL • Other objects (such as pictures, diagrams,
charts, and tables) can also be inserted in a
similar way by selecting the appropriate
object from the ‘Insert’ tab. Keep in mind
that any images will be blown up in a poster
and there may be some distortion or
pixilation when it is printed.

• You can add colors to the poster by using
‘auto shapes’ and changing the fill color -
shortcuts for these options can be found on
the drawing toolbar. The Drawing tools can
be found under the ‘Home’ Tab.

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Save the FinalVersion of
Your Poster to Email for
Printing or direct Print

• Under the 'File' Tab Select : Save As ? then select the folder where you
wish to save. Enter “Postername” in the File Name field. Then Select:
‘JPEG’ as the ‘Save As Type’ to ensure formation of a JPEG file.
Ensure that the Standard (publishing online and printing) option is
selected.

• Select: Save
• Posters can be printed

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6MARGIE'S TRAVEL CONCLUSION

M One benefit of creating a poster in PowerPoint is that
you can reuse design elements for a presentation later if

you are creating connected elements. You can also
import elements or images that you had made in other

software, in formats, such as JPEG or PNG.

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THANKYOU

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