Creating/Designing a Poster in Powerpoint
Please note: you can skip step 1 and 2 if you downloaded the 36”x24” or 48”x36”
PowerPoint poster template.
Step 1: Create a blank template
• Open PowerPoint program
• Double click on blank presentation
• Under the home tab, click on the layout dropdown and select blank.
Step 2: Change template dimension
• Click on the design tab
• Click slide size and select custom slide size
• Change the slides sized for dropdown to custom
• Select custom for the slides sized
for dropdown list
• Enter width and height
(36x24 or 48x36)
• Click OK
• A prompt will pop up,
click ensure t.
How to Design
a Poster in
Powerpoint
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Design quick tips
• Change background color: click on design tab > select your ll preference/color/transparency > click apply to all. Light
colors are recommended for background colors.
• Insert text: click on insert tab > select text box > use your mouse cursor to draw a text box. Click on home tab to make
changes to font, font size, font color, add bullets, etc.
• Insert picture: click on insert tab > click on pictures > navigate to the location of your picture > double click to insert
photo > use white circle on each corner of the photo to resize (drag in or out).
• Insert shapes: click on insert tab > click shapes > select shape/line > use mouse cursor to draw shape
Step 3: Saving your poster
• Saving for editing later
o Click on the save icon in the upper left corner > navigate to the location you want your poster saved > update le
name > save
• Saving to email or print
o Click on le > click save as > navigate to location you want poster saved > change le name if needed > change save
as type to pdf > click save
