Pay close attention to the poster guidelines provided by the conference. These guidelines will determine the size, format, and possibly, the material of your final poster. The conference instructions will also specify what will be provided for you (or what you need to bring) for hanging and/or displaying your poster at the event - such as pins, clips, etc.
Display space is not the same as your poster size. Be sure to check the conference’s guidelines to see how much space you will be allotted and/or if specific poster dimensions are required.
PowerPoint is often used to create a poster. This is done by essentially creating the poster on a single slide that will be blown up to your poster size when printed. To set your poster size in PowerPoint:
Set the slide size first so all the other elements are correctly sized in the final printout!
Content is placed on a PowerPoint template using Text Boxes. To insert a text box:
You can easily change the size of the text box by clicking its edge and dragging to desired size.
Right-clicking on the border of the box will bring up tools to edit the box size, border, color, etc.
The Henry Ford Health Logos & Templates website provides HFH-branded and approved PowerPoint and poster templates in three sizes (3.5’x5’, 3’x4’, 4’x6’), however the templates can be modified to your required size. To get to the Logos & Templates page, from OneHenry go to Quick Links → Logos and Templates. On the website, click on "Templates." On the next page, a list of folders will display on the left, click on the folder called "Poster Templates".
The HFH Creative Services Department provides instructions on how to set-up and submit a poster to them for printing. There is a charge for this service. Inquire with Creative Services about their current rates.