Print a Poster

Enrolled students and active employees may order posters for academic purposes through the Schmidt Library.

  • Cost: 40ยข per inch of poster length*

Production time: 2 business days

Note: If you want to print anything 11x17 inches or smaller, on standard paper, follow our regular print instructions instead.

Prepare your poster file

You must submit your image as a precisely-sized PDF file.

Using an Adobe Application?

If you're creating your image file in an Adobe application, you should be able to export it as an appropriately sized PDF, with exact dimensions.

If you don't know how, either contact your professor or follow the 2 steps below instead.

If you're creating your image file in an Adobe application, you should be able to export it as an appropriately sized PDF, with exact dimensions.

If you don't know how, either contact your professor or follow the 2 steps below instead.

Printing multiple posters at once?

Often, you can save a significant amount of poster cost by arranging multiple images within the same PDF page.

Remember: Including any space you leave between or around the images, one of their combined dimensions cannot exceed 42 inches.

If you have any questions or don't know how to do this, contact us for help.

Using PowerPoint

Prepare your Slide

- Create your PowerPoint slide to your liking

- We suggest starting with the blank layout

- Click the Design tab at the top

- Click Custom Slide Size...

- Adjust the size settings to your liking

Create your PDF file

- Click File on the top left

- Click Save as Adobe PDF

OR

- Click File on the top left

- Click Export

- Click Create Adobe PDF

- Click Create Adobe PDF again

OR

- Click File on the top left

- Click Print

- For Printer, select Adobe PDF or Microsoft Print to PDF

Place your poster order

Click to place poster order

Note: In the form, make sure to enter two dimensions that are exactly the same as your image (the numbers as you took note of in Step 2 ).
Caution: If your PDF file is larger than 100MB, the form will not accept it. Please contact us to submit it another way.

Pick up your poster

We'll send you an email when your poster is complete. Then, visit us at the LTS Help Desk, in the Schmidt Library, to pick it up.

Note: Your poster will not be trimmed, so it will likely have some white space around the image. We have a poster trimmer in the Library that you're welcome to use; if you need any help, ask us at the Help Desk.

Contact us:

For more information or clarity, please contact Library and Technology Services (LTS)

  • Library and Technology Services (LTS):
    • Phone: 717-815-1559
    • Email: LTShelp@ycp.edu

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