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A3 printing

If you need an A3 print then you should use the ITS Managed Print service and release your job on a larger printer.

QMUL CopyShop Posters (A0,A1,A2)

TheCopyShop can print posters including on fabric which might be easier to transport to international conferences. Talk to your supervisor to obtain a budget code (or for private prints you will have to pay yourself).

Refer to the Copy Shop links above for details on cost, lead-time, artwork formats etc that they can provide. Some generic advice is given below.

Good Practice for Preparing Posters for Print Shops

If you wish to have a Research Poster printed it is good practice to prepare a PDF/A-1 file which has your name, date and page-size in the filename.

Decide what page-size poster you require (A0,A1,A2 etc). Refer to conference details to see if they have a specific size or maximum size.

Some printers sometimes have problems with "transparancy" so try to avoid this if possible.

Poster Summary

PDF/A-1 file
Your name and date and page-size in the filename
State Size Required (A0,A1,A2,A3 etc)

PDF Preparation Guidance

PdfLaTeX

NB: untested

\usepackage[x-1a1]{pdfx}

LibreOffice

File -> Export as PDF

In the resulting settings dialogue:

Archive PDF/A-1a(ISO 19005-1) -> TRUE

[Export]

Adobe InDesign

File -> Export: name file

[Save]