How to Prepare Files for Myers Building Poster Printer

The color poster printer in the Myers building is available for students to print material for academic use.  
The maximum printing width is 34.75 inches and the cost of printing is $1.00 per square foot.  

The following instructions explain how to prepare a poster file for printing.

   1. Create your poster in PowerPoint

The easiest way to create a poster for printing on the Myers poster printer is with Microsoft PowerPoint, but any program that can print will work.

Hints on how to create a poster in PowerPoint

   2. Install a postscript printer

A postscript printer allows you to print your poster to a file that the printer can read.

From the Start bar, select:

  • Start
  • Settings
  • Printers
  • Add Printer

Follow the install printer wizard's instructions

  • Select Local Printer when prompted
  • Select QMS Colorscript 1000 level 1 as the printer type 
    (see picture )
  • Name the printer "Postscript Printer" so that it will be easily identified

Note: you will probably NOT want to set the postscript printer as your default printer

   3. Print poster to file

With your poster loaded in PowerPoint, select:

  • File
  • Print
  • Select the Postscript Printer that you just set up (see picture )
  • Check the Scale to fit paper box (see picture )
  • Select OK

When the "Print to file" window appears,

  • Browse to the location to save the postscript file
    (somewhere on your hard drive)
  • Name the file with a .eps (Encapsulated PostScript) extension 
  • Change the "Save as type:" option to All Files (*.*) using the menu
    (see picture )
  • Select Save

   4. Deliver file to Gary Burgess

Send the postscript file of your poster to Gary Burgess, the Myers building technician, to have it printed

    or

  • hand deliver file to Gary Burgess's office (M124) on a CD or LS-120 disk

Note: Remember to mention what dimensions you want your poster to have (example: "Please scale the long dimension of my poster to 34.75 in. and keep the original ratio between the length and width.") 

   5. Pick up poster and bill

Your poster and bill can be picked up at Gary Burgess's office (M124).

You will be charged $1.00 per square foot of paper used.