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FAQ’s for printing in the Evans Map Room

Poster printing

We have the ability to print large format posters with our plotter. However, there are things we can do, things we cannot do and things you should know before coming to print. Please know that this is not a printing service. We have a large format plotter on which we allow others to print documents.

For other printing options in the Upper Valley area, please click here.

  1. We do not make appointments for printing. We print on a first come, first serve basis.

  2. All work must be PC formatted only. Files created on a MAC must be PC formatted before you come. We only have PC's in the Evans Map Room.

    • TO CONVERT A MAC POWERPOINT DOCUMENT TO PDF WHILE KEEPING THE SIZE, CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

  3. We are unable to provide software consultation help with your poster. We only print the posters. Please consult your department’s computer support person for software help, the Research Writing Information Technology (RWiT) Center or the Computer Help Desk located on the 1st floor of Berry Library.

    The Office of Undergraduate Advising & Research also offers guidelines for creating a poster. Click here for more information.


  4. Come prepared to print your posters. Make any adjustments before coming to the Map Room. The PC’s in the Evans Map Room are for printing only. We do not have space to allow people to create their posters. The computers in the room are limited to mapping software only.

  5. We have the following software available from which to print: MS Word 2010, MS Excel 2010, MS PowerPoint 2010, Photoshop CS 4, Adobe Acrobat Reader and ArcGIS 10.

  6. Make your poster PRINT READY and at the FULL PRINT SIZE. Or at least know what size you want to print your poster.

  7. We have a single type of paper: Heavyweight Coated. We charge for the linear or length measurement only. Effective September 1, 2008:

    • The cost for the 36 inch wide paper is $6.00 for each 6 inches to the next 6 inches. If your poster is 20 inches long, the cost is $ 24.00.
    • The cost for the 42-inch wide paper is $7.00 for each 6 inches to the next 6 inches. If your poster is 20 inches long, the cost is $ 28.00.

  8. You have several options for payment. You can charge a department account. Bring the account number with you when you print. You can pay with cash, check or a credit card. However, the Evans Map Room does not handle these types of payments. We will tell you the cost of your poster. You will then go down to the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor of Berry Library. The Circulation Desk will take your payment and give you a receipt in return. Please bring that receipt back to the map room as proof of payment.

  9. ALL PRINTING is available during these hours:

    Regular Term Hours (Fall, Winter & Spring):                   
    Mondays through Wednesdays 8 am - 8:30 pm
    Thursdays and Fridays 8 am - 4:30 pm
    There is no printing on the weekends

    Summer Term Hours:
    Mondays through Wednesdays 8 am - 6:30 pm
    Thursdays and Fridays 8 am - 4:30 pm
    There is no printing on the weekends

    Intercession Hours:
    Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm
    There is no printing on the weekends


Do not wait until the last minute to come and print your poster. If there are people printing ahead of you and you come near 8:30 pm or 4:30 pm, you may not get your poster printed. We stop printing the last half an hour we are open. Do not come at that time. Come at least by 8:00 pm or 4:00 pm.

10. To transport your file(s),you can email the file(s) to yourself, use a USB drive or have the file on a CD/DVD.

11. Remember to bring something in which to carry your poster. We do not have tubes which we can give away. We do sell:

  • 36-inch tubes for $ 3.00
  • 42-inch tubes for $ 4.00

      12. We do not make deliveries. You must come to the Evans Map Room and pick up your poster(s).

 

A special note to Faculty and other instructors who want their students to print posters for classes.

Call us first before you send your students to print. If you have questions, which this FAQ does not answer, please call us at (603) 646-2579 or email us at the Evans Map Room. Do not send emails to individual employees working in the map room. You run the risk of not getting an answer. Many students do not have the basic information we need to print their posters. Call us first so that we can discuss certain parameters for printing with you. If your department is paying for the printing, we can discuss the size, cost and time frame for printing.


Other Printing Available

We now have Color Laser Printing available for sizes 8.5x11 (letter size), 8.5x14 (legal size) and 11x17 (tabloid size). See the following for prices:

  • Letter size (8.5 x 11 inches)  $ 1.00
  • Legal size (8.5x14 inches)     $ 1.50
  • Tabloid size (11 x 17 inches) $ 2.00

Click here for a pricing sheet.

FOR OTHER PRINTING OPTIONS IN THE UPPER VALLEY AREA, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Last Updated: 1/5/12