Dundee OPD - Research Poster Workshops

Note: We offer two poster workshops for Dundee students - one using MS PowerPoint and one using MS Publisher. Make sure you download the correct set of files for the workshop you are attending today!

PowerPoint poster workshop

Download course files [ZIP file]

Poster content © Dr Jenny Gregory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, IMS, University of Aberdeen. Image, chart and text may not be reproduced, copied or distributed without permission.

Topics covered in this workbook...

Launching PowerPoint and creating a new presentation
Specifying poster size
Using the Zoom tool
Applying backgrounds
Working with guides and the grid
Adding a poster title
Creating Text Boxes
Importing text from Word

Formatting text
Formatting Text Boxes
Positioning Text Boxes
Insert and resize images
Copy a chart from Excel
Insert a table
Add captions
Printing out an A4 copy

Publisher poster workshop

Download course files [ZIP file]

Poster content © Dr Jenny Gregory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, IMS, University of Aberdeen. Image, chart and text may not be reproduced, copied or distributed without permission.

Topics covered in this workbook...

Launching Publisher
Set up new template/create new poster based on template
Set up grids and guides
Using the Zoom tool
Applying backgrounds
Adding a poster title
Creating Text Boxes
Importing text from Word

Formatting text
Formatting Text Boxes
Positioning Text Boxes
Insert and resize images
Copy a chart from Excel
Insert a table
Add captions
Preparing for printing