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Start by Ensuring You Have a "Poster-sized" Poster:
1. Go to the Transform PallettePalette under the available pallets on the right side of the screen.
(If the Transform pallette palette isn't there, go up to the toolbar, and choose the Window drop down menu. Towards the bottom of the list, there should be an option to a "Transform" option. " Click on it to open the palletpalette.)
2. If the dimensions on the right are 10" x 7.5", you haven't set the size of the poster yet. If you have previously entered your dimensions, skip to "Save your finished poster as a PDF" (below). Otherwise, enter the dimensions you'd like the poster to be. At least one dimension must be 41.5" or less. (40" or less if printing for the Whitman Undergraduate Conference.)
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