Creating a Poster Using Microsoft PowerPoint

Designing Poster Layout

Translate information into a visual format. Where possible, convey information using figures, tables, graphs, drawings, and/or photographs.

Use a storyboard: Sketch your poster on a smaller sheet of paper, marking a space for all the elements you plan to use.

Aim for the following balance: 20-40 percent text, at least 40 percent graphics, and less than 20 percent in white space.

Your graphics should be self-explanatory; they should not need captions.

Label data lines for graphs and charts within the graph or chart where possible.

Follow a logical sequence of content, such as Introduction --> Methods --> Findings or Abstract --> Results --> Conclusions. Put Introduction in the poster's upper left section and Findings in the lower right.

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