Research Guides: Poster Production: Editing, Mounting and Presenting

Editing, Mounting, and Presenting your Poster

Photo of posters displayed

Photo credit:NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Once you have added all of your content, there are still a few steps left both before and after submitting it for printing. First, you will want to proof your work for any errors or omissions before submitting the file for printing. After printing, you may also need to mount it. You will, of course, also need to present your work once it is completed. Below is an overview of these last few steps.

Editing Guidelines

Tips for effectively evaluating your poster:

Edit! Proof! Edit! Proof! Edit! To reduce text.
If it's not relevant to your message, remove it!
Have colleagues comment on drafts. Print a small proof version and circulate for comments, or hang a full-size draft with pens and invite them to critique.
Be sure your objective and main message are obvious.
Be sure your readers will be able to contact you.

Poster Mounting

In order to display your poster, either in class or at a conference, you may need to mount it. As noted earlier, foam core boards and glue sticks are available at the Boston bookstore for just that purpose. For detailed instruction on how to mount your posters, please refer to our videos for the two types of boards below. (You will need to be logged into an MCPHS email account to access them.):