Service Description

Poster printing services are available to all WashU students, faculty, and staff.

All posters are printed on regular paper and should be available for pickup within 3 business days from the EIT Help Center in Lopata Hall, Room 408, on the Danforth campus.

Size

  • One side of the poster (length or width) cannot exceed 42 inches. This is a limit set by the size of paper used to print the poster.

  • The document size in the page setup menu of your application should be the same as the final size of the poster.

Cost & Printing

  • Poster printing charges are based on the size of the poster and ink coverage.

  • Cost ranges from $0.50 to $0.80 per printed inch of the larger dimension.

  • Pay for printing charges through pre-approved DEPT Cost Center or BearBucks only.

Design Tips

  • Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create the poster
  • Set the proper dimensions in page setup before creating the poster. PowerPoint restricts page size to a maximum of 56 inches.

  • Avoid using backgrounds. The color of the background on the screen rarely matches the color of the background on the printed poster. If a background is necessary, avoid custom colors and instead use colors from the standard tab of the More Colors dialog box.

  • Export the slide(s) as a PDF for printing.

Service Request

To print a poster, create a PDF file and fill out the McKelvey Poster Printing Request form.

Service Support

For questions or issues with poster printing, please contact support@seas.wustl.edu.