Tutorial on How to Create a Poster in MS PowerPoint by Flor Angeles @ florangeles.com | Ideal Virtual Professional

1. How to
Create a
Poster in
MS PowerPoint
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2. Open MS PowerPoint
in your computer
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Note: You can use any version of MS PowerPoint that you have.

3. This will appear
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4. To set up the slide,
click on Design
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5. Click on Page Setup
button
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6. This will pop up, click
on drop down arrow
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7. Choose slide size
Letter Paper (8.5x11 in)
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8. Click on OK button
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9. This will appear
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Now look for a
background
image for your
poster

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For free
photos/ images
you can go to
these websites

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pixabay.com
or
www.freepik.com
or
www.flickr.com

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Download the
image from the
website to your
computer

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Let’s add
an image
to your
slide

15. Click on Insert button
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16. Click on Picture
button
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17. Choose the Image
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18. Click on Insert button
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19. This will appear
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20. Drag the image to
cover the entire slide
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21. This is how it looks
like
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Now let’s
add text
on the
slide

23. Click on Text Box
button
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24. Start writing your
text here
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25. To change the font,
highlight the text
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26. Click any buttons on
the toolbar to choose
your font design
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Always choose
a readable
font for your
poster

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How to save
your poster
in image
format?

29. Click on this portion
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30. Hover your mouse on
Save As
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31. Click on Other
Formats
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32. This appears
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33. Choose where to save
your image here
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34. Enter your File
Name
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35. Click the drop down
arrow to choose the
File Type
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36. Select the PNG
format
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37. Click on Save
button
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Good job!
You have
now created

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your poster
in MS
PowerPoint
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40. Everything you
want is just
outside your
comfort zone.
– Robert Allen