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This article contains specific directions for printing a poster created from a PDF file using the public Windows (PC) computers in the Q-Center.
Note: You need to use a public computer; you can’t print from your laptop. Either email yourself or put it in cloud storage like Google Drive or OneDrive so you can access it on the public computer.
Download your PDF file onto Middlebury College public computers. It should go to the Download folder on the computer.
1. Open your PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may have to sign in using your Middlebury account and you may need your cell phone for authentication. Here's how:
- Right click on your file (which should be in the Download folder unless you saved it somewhere else like the desktop) then choose Open with.
- Choose Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2. Click File then Print. The Print window pops up, as shown:
3. Choose posters on papercut by clicking the printer drop down arrow.
4. Click 
5. Click the Paper/Quality tab (shown below).
5. Click on
The Custom Paper Size window will open. For Symposium posters, use the following (see image below):
- Width = 41.00
- Length = 64.50
- Name -- Change the name to whatever you want (we chose Symposium in the example).
Click Save, then OK.
Note: The widest you can make it is 41.5 inches; the length can be as long as you want.
6. The Print window should re-open:
- Select Fit for the Size Options if the preview shows a small image.
- Select Auto portrait/landscape for the Orientation:
7. Click the Print button to submit your poster job.
8. Go to the downstairs printer area and release the poster at the release station, using your Middlebury College credentials.