Poster Printing & Graphics

Large Format Poster Printing

Large Format Poster Printing for Social Science

We are the Social Science In-House large format poster printing service, located in Social Science room 1226. Our poster printing service is available to Social Science faculty, staff, graduate students and Social Science undergraduate pre-approved courses. We print large format photo quality posters for conferences, educational, and administrative purposes.

  • Cost is $6.00 per square foot
  • Only pdf files are accepted for printing
  • Payment is Cash or UWO Speedcode. Speedcodes must be approved by the speedcode account holder or designate.
  • NO debit cards, credit cards or cheques.
  • Maximum poster dimensions cannot exceed 44 X 100 inches or 111.7 X 254 cm.

To submit a poster click here: https://ssts.uwo.ca/services/posters/posterForm.html

Poster Printing FAQs

Contact Information

Email: ssts-posters@uwo.ca
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Weekdays (Closed Weekends and Holidays)
Room: SSC 1226

We reserve the right to refuse any poster submitted to Social Science Technology Services for printing.

Graphics

Assistance with graphics is available as follows:

  • Graphic design and image editing including enhancing, resizing and colour modification
  • Preparing images for the web
  • Photographic re-touching
  • Book cover creation
  • Creation and printing of custom made CD/DVD disks (limited quantities for printing)

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the latest time I can submit a poster for printing?

  • Posters are printed on a first come first served basis and are printed promptly. An exact time cannot be determined as printing times will vary due to the current volume of posters that have been submitted.

What are the maximum Poster Dimensions

  • Our printer paper maximum size is 44 inches X 100 inches. One dimension (width or height) must be 44 inches or less. We can rotate the poster to accommodate printing as long as one dimension is below the 44 inch threshold.

Do you print small posters?

  • We only print large format size posters. We do not print letter, legal, tabloid or other small size prints.

How can I check a poster size?  (.pdf and Powerpoint files)

  • Pdf: Open the file in Acrobat Reader – click File (top left) – scroll down and click Properties. In the Advanced section – Page Size will be the poster size.
  • Powerpoint: Open Powerpoint (2016 version) – click Design (top left) – click Slide Size (top right) Click Custom Slide Size – your poster dimensions should be displayed.

How can I change the size of a Powerpoint slide?

  • Open Powerpoint (2016 version).  Click Design (top left). Click Slide Size (top right). Click Custom Slide Size. Enter the dimensions you require. Select the Orientation (portrait or landscape). Select Maximize or Ensure Fit.

NOTE: Changing the size of a Powerpoint slide may change the formatting of the slide contents. You may have to re-size/adjust the contents to fit the new slide size.

NOTE: The maximum dimensions for Powerpoint is 56 inches.