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A minute or so after the link appears, clicking it will take you to a rough image of your poster, as it would have appeared if actually printed. (Do not close PowerPoint after you’ve clicked “Print”.)ġ7) On an internet browser (while keeping the print login page open!), visit the page for the “non-print” printer you selected earlier.Īfter PowerPoint sends the print to the printer (takes a minute or two), you should be able to see your print job listed by account number. Click OK to accept the default margin behavior.) This brings us back to the PowerPoint print page.ġ6) Click the “Print” button once. (A warning window may pop up complaining about margin compatibility. If my 42″x52″ poster was supposed to be taller (52″) than it is wide (42″), I would click directly on the poster diagram (blue arrow) once, such that the orientation is corrected.ġ5) Click OK in the “ACS-DesignJet window. As shown, this indicates a poster that you want to be wider (52″) than it is tall (42″). Put your poster’s other dimension in the “Height” field.ġ2) Click OK on the PostScript Custom Page Size Definition window.ġ3) Click on the “Printer Shortcuts” tab (red arrow).ġ4) Ensure that the poster diagram (blue arrow) has the correct orientation. For our printer, “Width” refers to the dimension of your poster that is 36″ or 42″: put either 36″ or 42″ in the “Width” field. Note: the terms “Width” and “Height” here (green arrow) do not necessarily refer to your poster’s desired width and height. Here is where you enter your poster dimensions. When you come back to the computer, you should see the Printer Properties window open:ĩ) Click on the “Advanced” tab (red arrow).ġ0) From the “Paper Size” drop-down menu select “PostScript Custom Page Size” (blue arrow).ġ1) A new window should pop up called “PostScript Page Size Definition”. Go have a coffee, read a book, do some experiments… It really does take 5-10 minutes, and can take as long as 20 minutes.

Ucsd cplot 2 windows#

Clicking “Printer Properties” again will cause the wait time to increase, and will cause problems when multiple windows pop up after the long wait. 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).

Ucsd cplot 2 drivers#

(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).