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Simple Poster Printing
within the
ARC building
From Windows XP, to add a printer, follow
the directions
I used PowerPoint in MS Office 2003 (2007 proved quite balky and OpenOffice
had difficulties with the printing)
To print a matt version, use cadplot2
(good for drafts). Dries almost immediately.
To print a glossy version (good for conferences),
use printer cadplot9. It is recommended that you let it
dry overnight before handling, but I've picked it up and carried
it to my office to let it dry there after ~30min.
Both printers are on the ARC 2nd floor room#225 in
document control
- turn left out of the elevator, left at the hall, 1st door on your right.
It is only open office hours.
The people there are very helpful
and will go ahead
set output from cadplot9 aside to dry for you.
Printer Settings
In PowerPoint, select Print. In the Print window, select the printer and go to
Properties
(in the Page Size tab)
select Landscape
under ZoomSmart
(about 1/2 way down the page - not under Application Page Size)
click Fit to this page
click More sizes -
set Width to 55 in. and Height to 36 in.
form ought to be "custom paper size"
units ought to be English(in.)
click OK to Paper Sizes window
click OK to Paper Size window
If & when the message pops up asking
Automatically Adjust 'Application page' dimensions...
click NO
select the Options tab
select Quality Best (enhanced)
click OK to close Options window
on the main Print page, near the bottom, select
Scale to fit paper
try Preview, if that's OK, then hit Print,
otherwise Close and go back and check your settings
A Few Poster Examples
K.Beard, Muons,Inc. beard@jlab.org, 17apr2008