Assisting Students with Posters

With the heavy influx of posters this last week (and past couple of days due to a due date extension for a certain prized competition), it might be helpful to relay some information that I've come across for future reference. These Blue Hen Leadership Program posters are supposed to be 24 by 36 inches but it is crucial that we size down width from 36 to 35.5 inches to be safe of cut-off. A lot of people had it sized 24 by 35.5 but I've come across many who did not even know how to change it. We have a helpful handout describing the process, which also includes making sure the file is a PDF and saving it on a flash drive. You can find this file in the multimedia "utley" drive on the computer, under guides and manuals. The file is a step by step process that details creating a PDF from a PowerPoint (which most students have been creating their posters-- if you're familiar with it, I suggest using Photoshop to create the poster because it gives you more options to design your project as well as a simple way to designate your dimensions). The file includes directions for both Windows and Mac users. Finally, make sure it is saved correctly on a flash drive. We emphasize that the student does this process themselves and we are not supposed to re-size or convert the files for them, so if they have any questions refer them to this handout.