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Troubleshooting A0 printing

• Please avoid using Microsoft Word; if you have created a Microsoft Word document please save it as a PDF and print the PDF from Adobe Reader.

• Please do not print posters from Adobe Acrobat from Mac OS X as they do not scale no matter what settings you use. If you have an Adobe Acrobat PDF file, please print from Windows.

• Images should print at 150 d.p.i. (dots per inch). Scan your image in at this resolution. However, if you are going to expand the image, scan at the appropriate resolution, e.g. scan at 300 d.p.i. if you are going to double the image size.

• Please note that it is possible in PowerPoint to add items to a slide that extend over the edge of the slide, however these will not be printed.

• If embedded images in PowerPoint fail to print, it may be worth using Copy and Paste instead of Insert Picture, or vice versa.

• If embedded images in PowerPoint fail to print, it may be worth trying a different file type, e.g. P.D.F. rather than JPEG.

• If you create in PowerPoint on another computer, you need to use fonts present on our lab machines. We suggest you save as a PDF and print using Adobe Reader in Windows.

• If, following normal documented procedures for Acrobat on Windows , your work still fails to print, select File and then Print, then in Printer Properties select Advanced and then Options and set the Quality setting to Normal rather than Best.

• If, following normal documented procedures for PowerPoint, your work still fails to print:

  1. Click the Office button at the top left of your screen, select Print and then Print,

     

  2. Then click the Properties button, select the Paper / Quality tab, and then set the Quality setting to Normal rather than Best.

     

  3. Click OK twice.

Getting the Right Printer

Use Large Format A0 Plain Paper PS plain paper (A0 Plain on OS X), or Large Format A0 Photo Paper PS satin paper (A0 Photo on OS X) when printing.

You will need sufficient print credits to print. You can purchase credits online at Print Credit ePay System. From a computer lab there is a shortcut from the Windows Start button.