Because PowerPoint is available to WSU students, faculty, and staff, it's one of the easiest options for creating research posters. Unless you are working with a template, though, using PowerPoint in this way requires some setup. The video below, from the Graduate School and Libraries at Illinois State University, provides a succinct guide to your initial setup.
Many of the options mentioned in the video cannot be set in online version. After setting up your poster using the desktop version of PowerPoint, you can then use the online version to collaborate with any co-authors, group members, or faculty mentors you may have.
If you are looking for additional guidance in creating your poster, there are more videos from ISU that cover populating your poster with content:
Adapted from the guide "Creating Research Posters" originally created by Clayton Hayes, Wayne State University Library System. https://guides.lib.wayne.edu/posters
