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Technical Help
We provide these helpful tips as a resource for you. If you don’t
find the information you’re looking for, please give us a call 846-1055
or e-mail us at spgm@ncifcrf.gov.
PowerPoint
Onscreen shows using PowerPoint
Page setup
We recommend that you use the default setting for an Onscreen show,
which is found on the File menu under Page setup. Most projectors,
these days, are set up for 1024 x 768 pixels. The next setting up
is 1200 x 800. We recommend that you plan your graphic sizes accordingly.
Fonts & Symbols
We recommend that you use TrueType fonts for all of your work in
PowerPoint, because PowerPoint can embed these fonts, so that your
text always looks like it’s supposed to look. If you use a PC,
make sure that you choose the option “Embed TrueType fonts”,
found under “Tools > Options > Save”.
If you’re using Delta Graph, be sure to use Delta Graph’s
built-in symbols. Otherwise, if you have slides made from your presentation,
or if you move your presentation to another computer, your boxes and
triangles may show up as letters instead of shapes! To use this option,
select the graph and go to “Chart > Symbols” and select
“built-in symbols.”
Photographic Quality Prints from Your PowerPoint Files
Page setup
We recommend that you set your file up for a page size of 8-1/2”
x 11”. Choose “Letter Paper” Page Setup under the
File menu. You’ll get the best results if your image resolution
is 150 to 300 dpi, at final output size.
Fonts & Symbols
We recommend that you use TrueType fonts for all of your work in
PowerPoint, because PowerPoint can embed these fonts, so that your
text always looks like it’s supposed to look. If you use a PC,
make sure that you choose the option “Embed TrueType fonts”,
found under “Tools > Options > Save”.
If you’re using Delta Graph, be sure to use Delta Graph’s
built-in symbols. Otherwise, if you have slides made from your presentation,
or if you move your presentation to another computer, your boxes and
triangles may show up as letters instead of shapes! To use this option,
select the graph and go to “Chart > Symbols” and select
“built-in symbols.”
Posters from PowerPoint files
If you build your own poster in PowerPoint, here are some things to
keep in mind:
- Set your page size to the actual size of the finished poster whenever
possible; or to half-size if it is larger than 56 inches
- Ensure your
images are at least 150 dpi at their final printed size
- PowerPoint
does not alert us about any missing fonts used in your document-review
your proof print carefully for any font issues.
PC users: Be sure to
select "embed" fonts from the "save" options tab under the "tools" menu.
This will ensure that your text will appear in the finished poster
as you had intended.
Mac users: Please inform us if you have used
any special fonts.
CAVEAT
A word or two of caution: PowerPoint is not specifically designed
to be a page layout program for print output. Consequently, problems
sometimes occur when a PowerPoint file is sent to a wide format printer.
One rule of thumb is: If you can’t print the file to your laser
printer, it’s very unlikely that it will print successfully
to a wide-format printer.
If you bring us a poster which you’ve laid out in PowerPoint,
and ask us to print it out for you, we’ll be glad to do that.
It’s safest to allow a little extra time, in case we encounter
difficulties. If for some reason the file won’t print properly,
we’ll discuss it with you, and try to find a way to solve the
problem.
Let us build it for you!
We’d love to build your poster for you. If you’ve done
a layout in PowerPoint, we’ll be happy to follow that layout.
We can give you the best and quickest results if you can provide your
image “source” files (the form in which you received or
generated them before they were put into PowerPoint or Microsoft Word)
and your text in MS Word or WordPerfect.
Posters
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