Joyner Library Poster Printing Service

Printing Guidelines

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• Only ECU Faculty, Staff, and Students may request posters.
• We will review the poster to ensure it is for ECU Faculty, Staff, and Students.
• Personal posters will not be printed.
• The poster file must be in PDF format.
• Please check the ECU branding website, or licensing website, for guidelines about the use of ECU logos and trademarked words /phrases.
• Online payment must be completed before the printing process starts. You will receive an email notifying you that payment is requested.
• We are not responsible for editing or formatting posters.
• The poster will be printed within two business days, unless there is a problem with the poster, the printer, or we experience an unusually high number of requests, or it is outside of our normal business hours.
• After the poster has been printed, you will receive an email notifying you to pick up the poster at Joyner Library Technology & Printing Services (TPS) Desk. If you do not receive an email within two business days, please contact the TPS Desk poster printing services at alsposterprinting@ecu.edu.
• We are not responsible for cutting posters with dimensions larger than 50 inches.
• Posters not picked up within 2 weeks after printing will be discarded.
• We reserve the right to refuse printing to anyone not meeting these guidelines or not printing for academic use.

Technology & Printing Services Desk Map

Helpful Hints on Setting up Your Poster

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• We print on 36” and 42" media rolls. Either the width or length of your poster may exceed 42", but not both dimensions.
• A small margin (at least 0.5") on all sides of your poster is recommended.
• When working with Graphs, we recommend creating the graphs in Excel, and copy them to the poster in Adobe or PowerPoint.
  • The graph must be saved as a picture file, then inserted into PowerPoint as a picture.
  • Copy graphs from the Prism Graph software, paste into Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, or other image editing software, and save as a jpeg file. Use the Insert > Picture > From File… function of PowerPoint to insert the jpeg into the poster.
  • If the graph is in another PowerPoint file, right-click on the graph and save it as a picture file, then copy the picture file back into the poster.
• When creating a poster slide using PowerPoint, the slide MUST be setup at the actual size that you will have printed. For example, if you are requesting a 36" x 48" poster, then the slide dimensions under the Page Setup options should be 36" x 48" as well. If, however, either dimension of your poster will exceed 56", you'll need to cut both of your final dimensions in half and create your slide at that size. For example, if you will require a 42" x 72" poster, set up your PowerPoint slide to be 21" x 36" — this will allow us to print it at 200% and achieve your desired size. This is necessary because of PowerPoint's size limit of 56" on the dimensions of a slide.

Changing PowerPoint Slide Size

Poster Pricing

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Posters are priced based on media type chosen and poster square feet. Poster lengths will be rounded up to the nearest foot. Either Side 1 or Side 2 can exceed 42", but not both dimensions.

Poster Protector Tubes are available for purchase through our form as well, for $5.00.

Poster Mounting is available for posters with sides measuring either 36” x 48” or 48” x 36”, for $20.00.

Poster Tubes and mounting must be requested at the time the order is placed. Poster tubes and mounting cannot be requested in the same order.

Media Types

	Price per Square Foot
Draft/Universal Bond For blueprints and interior design mockups	$1.00
Instant Dry Satin (Mid-Gloss) For most posters	$3.50

Paying for Your Poster

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If you are paying for a poster, you must process your payment online using a credit card (ProCards included) by going to our U-Store. Please do not attempt to pay for a poster before you've received confirmation that it has been approved and is ready to be purchased through U-Store.

Department funded posters can be paid for with a university ProCard - held by an administrative staff member/budget officer in each department. All payments must be completed prior to service.

• All posters are only paid through online payment, and payment must be received before posters are printed.
• Payments through inter-departmental transfer (IDT) or FOAP are not accepted.
• Department funded posters can be paid for with a university ProCard - held by an administrative staff member/budget officer in each department. All payments must be completed prior to service.
• If your department is funding your poster, be sure to include the budget officer in the appropriate field on the form. This will ensure they are notified when the poster is ready to be paid for.
• Poster Pickups are on the 1st floor of Joyner Library, at the Technology & Printing Services Desk, during our regular business hours.

PowerPoint Templates

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• 36" x 48"
• 42" x 48"
• 42" x 72"
• 42" x 80"
• 42" x 96"

Adobe InDesign Template

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• 36" x 48"

How to Save to PDF

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To make sure your printed poster looks the way you expect, we only accept PDF file submissions. If you are using one of our PowerPoint templates, you will need to export the file as a PDF.

Exporting a PowerPoint File as a PDF

Windows (PowerPoint for Windows 2016 or later)

• Open your PowerPoint presentation.
• Click File in the top-left corner.
• Select Export from the sidebar menu.
• Click Create PDF/XPS Document, then select Create PDF/XPS.
• Choose a location to save your file.
• Under Optimize for, select:
  • Standard (best for printing)
• Click Options… if you want to select specific slides or change other settings.
• Click Publish to save the PDF.

Mac (PowerPoint for Mac 2016 or later)

• Open your PowerPoint presentation.
• Click File in the menu bar.
• Select Export.
• In the File Format dropdown, choose PDF.
• Adjust other options as needed (e.g., slide range, image quality).
• Click Export to save the PDF.

Browser (Microsoft 365)

• Open your presentation in PowerPoint for the Web.
• Click File in the top-left corner.
• Select Export from the menu.
• Click Download as PDF.
• PowerPoint will generate the PDF file.
• Once the file is ready, it will either:
  • Automatically download to your computer, or
  • Prompt you to Save As or Open the file, depending on your browser settings.

Addition Services

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Mounting

Foam core mounting is available for posters measuring exactly 36”x48” or 48”x36” for an additional $20. Mounting must be requested when the poster order is submitted and cannot be combined with a request for a poster tube.

Lamination

The poster printing department does not offer lamination. However, the Teaching Resources Center on the 2nd floor of Joyner Library can assist with laminating materials that do not exceed 27 inches in width. More information can be found on the Teaching Resources Center website.