
Powerpoint will now be unresponsive for 5-10 minutes. The “np” printer is for use if your poster has one dimension that is 36”, and the “np42” printer is for if your poster has one dimension that is 42”.Ĭplot1_np DesignJet 800ps located in apm-1426Ĭplot1_np42 DesignJet 800ps located in apm-1426Īs stated on the site, this page must remain open for the duration of the following steps.Ħ) Open your poster in PowerPoint and click on the “File” menu (red arrow).ħ) From the File menu, select “Print” (blue arrow).Ĩ) Click on “Printer Properties” ONLY ONCE (green arrow).
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(The links to the drivers are under the “Print Your Poster” menu option on that page.)Ģ) From the Start menu (button at bottom left of screen), select the “Devices and Printers” menu.ģ) Right click on “ACS-DesignJet and select “Set as default printer”:ĥ) Log on with your printing account, and select one of the two “non-printing” printers. Best to set this up from the beginning, or modify your poster (PowerPoint file) before printing so that one dimension is 36” or 42”.ġ) Log on to a computer with the correct drivers installed. Any poster with both dimensions 42” or less can be printed, but there will be no control over how the margins are handled, AND you must still print with ONE dimension set to either 36” or 42”.

Note: a poster for which BOTH dimensions are greater than 42” cannot be printed. The machine doing the printing only has these two sizes of paper width. Preliminary step 2) ONE dimension of your poster must be EITHER 36” OR 42”. Preliminary step 1) Get a printing account.

(These instructions are specific for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 running on Windows 7.)

The below information is available in various places on the UCSD poster printing site, but this is my practical synthesis of it (with pictures).
