Converting Your PowerPoint Poster to a PDF File
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Converting Your PowerPoint Poster to a PDF File
Converting Your PowerPoint Poster to a PDF File
1. If you have Adobe 8 Professional (or other version of Adobe that allows you to create PDF documents), continue to the next step. Otherwise, send your file to Adam Persky, and he will convert it.
2. Proof your PowerPoint poster thoroughly, and when you are ready to print it, follow these steps.
3. Click on File → Print and select Adobe PDF from the list of possible printers.
4. Click on Properties and then select the Layout tab. Make sure Landscape is selected.
5. Next, click on the Adobe PDF Settings tab.
6. Deselect Do not send fonts to “Adobe PDF.”
7. Under Default Settings, Click Edit.
8. Set Default Page size to 35.7 inches by 47.6 inches. Then click Save As and name the file Poster_print.
- Note: Ideally you want page size to be exactly the page size of the PowerPoint file, but sometimes there is a problem in converting the file. Acrobat prefers page sizes below 48 inches in any one direction.
9. Click OK.
10. Click the Add button next to Adobe PDF Page Size.
11. Click in the Paper Name box and rename the paper size “Poster 4’x5’.”
12. Change the width to 35.7 inches and height 47.6 inches.
13. Click Add/Modify.
14. Click OK.
15. Select Scale to fit paper in the bottom right corner.
16. Click OK. The PDF should show up in another window.
17. Your PDF is now ready to print.