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Large Format Printing (LFP)

A service provided by Hamilton College to facilitate the production of posters and other large printing projects for purposes of supporting the academic mission of the College.

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Large Format Printing (LFP)
  • Connecting to the Academic Server Large Format Printing (LFP) Connecting to the Academic Server To connect to the Academic Server on a Macintosh, click on the desktop. Click on the "Go" Menu and select "Connect to Server". Type "Academic" into the server address area and click "Connect". Select the "MPC" volume and click "OK". Drag your poster PDF file into the "LargeFormatPrinting" folder. Think of this as a dropbox for all poster files.
  • Creating a Large Format Poster in PowerPoint 11 Large Format Printing (LFP) Office 11
  • Large Format Poster Page Setup & Printing Large Format Printing (LFP) LFP Station Login and Academic Server Access Login to the LFP stations (A &/or B) by using the following credentials: Username: lfp Paswword: lfp Connect to the Academic Server by using your Hamilton username and password credentials. Select the "MPC" volume, and open the "LargeFormatPrinting" folder. Locate and open the poster PDF using Acrobat. Large Format Poster Page Setup & Printing Once the file is open in Acrobat, you will need to verify and match the document page dimensions prior to printing. Go to the File menu and select Print. The print dialogue pane will appear and you will notice that the default page size is 8.5" x 11" (Letter size). To adjust the page size setting, click "Page Setup" in lower left corner. The Page Setup pane will appear, select "33 x 43" from the dropdown menu. Click OK. The page setup will reflect your current paper size. Click Print. Creating Custom Page Setups for Large Format Posters If you need to print a poster that is not the standard LFP size (33" x 43"), you will need to create a custom page setup. To create a custom page size setting, click "Page Setup" in lower left corner. The Page Setup pane will appear, select "Manage Custom Sizes" from the dropdown menu. Click OK. Next click the " " and select the "Untitled" page. Name the setup with the page dimensions (e.g. "42 x 96"). Enter the page dimensions within the Paper Size area. Please note that you will need to transpose the width and height, in order to accomodate printing in the most effective orientation. Enter zeros into the upper, lower, and side margins, click OK. Your page dimensions should be reflected above the page preview. Click Print.    
  • Large Format Poster PDF Instructions for Office 2007 Large Format Printing (LFP) Office 2007 PowerPoint Large Format Poster PDF Instructions (Windows only)   Instructions 1. Open your PowerPoint file (.pptx) 2. Click on “Office Logo” 3. Select “Save As” from drop down menu, 4. Select “PDF” from side menu 5. Select where you want to save the file, Click on “Publish” button
  • Science Summer Research Large Format Printing (LFP) Poster Printing Important Dates Monday, October 1 - Open Lab to proof posters (6-8pm in the MPC) Friday, October 12 - Last day to submit request for printing appt. Thursday, October 25 - Last day to print posters (morning ONLY) Friday, October 26 - Poster Presentation Documentation How-to documentation on creating a large format poster can be downloaded here.  All posters should be formatted at 43"x33" (or 33"x43") and created in PowerPoint. Please visit our Large Format Poster Printing support site for more information. Printing Appointments All students MUST schedule printing appointments to gain access to the large format printers.  Appointments will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis and generally fill up very quickly.  To schedule a poster printing appointment please fill out the appointment request form. If you wish to print an 11"x17" proof of your poster before your printing appointment, please attend the Open Lab on Tuesday, October 19 at 6-8pm in the MPC. Microsoft Office Compatibility Issues We recommend that you avoid creating posters with Microsoft Office 2003 or 2004. If you do use Office 2003 or 2004 to create your poster, it is likely there will be formatting and printing issues.  The newest versions of Office (2010 on Windows & 2011 on Mac) are available in all ITS computer labs on campus. Questions can be directed to mpc@hamilton.edu.
  • Setting up an 11x17 Poster Using Microsoft Powerpoint Large Format Printing (LFP) Using Microsoft PowerPoint (images from Microsoft Office 2004 running on Mac OS X) 1.  Launch Microsoft PowerPoint and choose New Presentation from the File menu. 2.  Decide if your poster will use Landscape orientation (wider than tall) or Portrait orientation (taller than wide) and then choose Page Setup… from the File menu. Landscape Orientation: In the Size section enter 16 for the width and 10 for the height.  This will format your poster for 17” wide x 11” high paper size. Portrait Orientation: In the Size section enter 10 for the width and 16 for the height.  This will format your poster for 11” wide x 17” high paper size. Portrait Orientation Landscape Orientaion   3. IMPORTANT! Press OK in the Page Setup dialog box. A dialog box will appear alerting you that the current page size exceeds the printable area of the paper.  Make sure and choose OK, and NOT the default choice of Fix. Choosing Fix will cause your poster to be sized for 8.5 x 11 paper and not for the large format paper.  4.  You may now begin authoring your poster.
Microsoft Office 2007
  • Large Format Poster PDF Instructions for Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2007 Office 2007 PowerPoint Large Format Poster PDF Instructions (Windows only)   Instructions 1. Open your PowerPoint file (.pptx) 2. Click on “Office Logo” 3. Select “Save As” from drop down menu, 4. Select “PDF” from side menu 5. Select where you want to save the file, Click on “Publish” button
Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Creating a Large Format Poster in PowerPoint 11 Microsoft Powerpoint Office 11
  • Setting up an 11x17 Poster Using Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Powerpoint Using Microsoft PowerPoint (images from Microsoft Office 2004 running on Mac OS X) 1.  Launch Microsoft PowerPoint and choose New Presentation from the File menu. 2.  Decide if your poster will use Landscape orientation (wider than tall) or Portrait orientation (taller than wide) and then choose Page Setup… from the File menu. Landscape Orientation: In the Size section enter 16 for the width and 10 for the height.  This will format your poster for 17” wide x 11” high paper size. Portrait Orientation: In the Size section enter 10 for the width and 16 for the height.  This will format your poster for 11” wide x 17” high paper size. Portrait Orientation Landscape Orientaion   3. IMPORTANT! Press OK in the Page Setup dialog box. A dialog box will appear alerting you that the current page size exceeds the printable area of the paper.  Make sure and choose OK, and NOT the default choice of Fix. Choosing Fix will cause your poster to be sized for 8.5 x 11 paper and not for the large format paper.  4.  You may now begin authoring your poster.
Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC)
  • Connecting to the Academic Server Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC) Connecting to the Academic Server To connect to the Academic Server on a Macintosh, click on the desktop. Click on the "Go" Menu and select "Connect to Server". Type "Academic" into the server address area and click "Connect". Select the "MPC" volume and click "OK". Drag your poster PDF file into the "LargeFormatPrinting" folder. Think of this as a dropbox for all poster files.
  • Large Format Poster Page Setup & Printing Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC) LFP Station Login and Academic Server Access Login to the LFP stations (A &/or B) by using the following credentials: Username: lfp Paswword: lfp Connect to the Academic Server by using your Hamilton username and password credentials. Select the "MPC" volume, and open the "LargeFormatPrinting" folder. Locate and open the poster PDF using Acrobat. Large Format Poster Page Setup & Printing Once the file is open in Acrobat, you will need to verify and match the document page dimensions prior to printing. Go to the File menu and select Print. The print dialogue pane will appear and you will notice that the default page size is 8.5" x 11" (Letter size). To adjust the page size setting, click "Page Setup" in lower left corner. The Page Setup pane will appear, select "33 x 43" from the dropdown menu. Click OK. The page setup will reflect your current paper size. Click Print. Creating Custom Page Setups for Large Format Posters If you need to print a poster that is not the standard LFP size (33" x 43"), you will need to create a custom page setup. To create a custom page size setting, click "Page Setup" in lower left corner. The Page Setup pane will appear, select "Manage Custom Sizes" from the dropdown menu. Click OK. Next click the " " and select the "Untitled" page. Name the setup with the page dimensions (e.g. "42 x 96"). Enter the page dimensions within the Paper Size area. Please note that you will need to transpose the width and height, in order to accomodate printing in the most effective orientation. Enter zeros into the upper, lower, and side margins, click OK. Your page dimensions should be reflected above the page preview. Click Print.    
  • Science Summer Research Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC) Poster Printing Important Dates Monday, October 1 - Open Lab to proof posters (6-8pm in the MPC) Friday, October 12 - Last day to submit request for printing appt. Thursday, October 25 - Last day to print posters (morning ONLY) Friday, October 26 - Poster Presentation Documentation How-to documentation on creating a large format poster can be downloaded here.  All posters should be formatted at 43"x33" (or 33"x43") and created in PowerPoint. Please visit our Large Format Poster Printing support site for more information. Printing Appointments All students MUST schedule printing appointments to gain access to the large format printers.  Appointments will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis and generally fill up very quickly.  To schedule a poster printing appointment please fill out the appointment request form. If you wish to print an 11"x17" proof of your poster before your printing appointment, please attend the Open Lab on Tuesday, October 19 at 6-8pm in the MPC. Microsoft Office Compatibility Issues We recommend that you avoid creating posters with Microsoft Office 2003 or 2004. If you do use Office 2003 or 2004 to create your poster, it is likely there will be formatting and printing issues.  The newest versions of Office (2010 on Windows & 2011 on Mac) are available in all ITS computer labs on campus. Questions can be directed to mpc@hamilton.edu.
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