A poster displayed on a screen instead of a board. Some conferences show them on large monitors in a poster hall, some play them full-screen between sessions, and some publish them in an online gallery. The display method decides the shape, which is why one file cannot cover every meeting.

What size should an e-poster be?

Follow the conference. Where they specify a screen, 16:9 is almost always correct. Where they say to submit the same poster you would have printed, use the A0 single-page version. Where they say nothing, 16:9 is the safer default because it fills a monitor without letterboxing.

What export resolution do e-posters need?

Higher than the PowerPoint default. The 16:9 canvas here is 40 x 22.5 inches, which exports at 7680 x 4320 pixels at 192 dpi — that clears the highest requirement we have seen. PowerPoint's default 96 dpi gives only 3840 x 2160, which some submission systems reject. Set the export dpi explicitly.

Why is the 16:9 canvas 40 inches wide?

Because canvas size and export dpi together determine pixel output. A 40 x 22.5 in canvas at 192 dpi lands exactly on 7680 x 4320. A smaller canvas would need a higher dpi to reach the same pixel count, and PowerPoint's dpi ceiling makes that unreliable.

Can I submit a printed poster file as an e-poster?

Sometimes. Conferences that ask for a single-page PDF of your printed poster will accept the A0 versions here. Conferences that display full-screen will letterbox an A0 portrait file badly, leaving most of the screen empty — use the 16:9 canvas for those.

Do e-posters need to be 16:9?

No, and assuming so is the common mistake. Of the conferences we track, some are purely digital with a 16:9 requirement while others are print meetings that also collect a digital copy at the printed dimensions. Read the submission instruction before choosing a file.

Scientific E-Poster Template

Name: SciFig
Author: SciFig

E-poster templates in three shapes: a 16:9 screen canvas, and A0 portrait and landscape single-page versions.

Each preview below is a separate PowerPoint file — click one to jump straight to its download.

What is a Scientific E-Poster Template?

A scientific e-poster template is a poster laid out for a screen rather than a printed board.

Conferences differ on what they mean by it, so this e-poster page ships three shapes: a 16:9 canvas for meetings that play posters full-screen, and A0 portrait and landscape single-page versions for meetings that display the same file they would have printed. Nine conferences we track require one of these three.

How to build an e-poster from a template

Download an e-poster template in the shape and color you want, then fill in the sections it already has.

Download the e-poster template in the shape your congress asks for — a 16:9 screen canvas, or A0 portrait or landscape for a single-page upload — in any of six colors, and the canvas arrives already sized and typed. Write your study into the sections that are there: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, References and Acknowledgements. Then fill the six image placeholders.

Text first
every gray prompt is a hint, not content. Click it and start typing; it disappears on its own and never prints.
Then the figures
six image placeholders are already sized and placed. An e-poster is scaled down to a screen and often scrolled past, so a figure does more work than a paragraph: it is what people stop on and screenshot. Need a graphical abstract, an infographic or a mechanism diagram you do not have yet? Describe it to the Scientific Figure Generator and drop the result straight into the box.
On a screen the reader is one scroll away from leaving. 18 scientific poster examples shows what the good ones share, and it is all subtractive: one hero figure, 300–800 words, color that means something.

E poster template downloads for PowerPoint

Three shapes, each a single ready-to-use .pptx in all six colors.

Pick the one that matches how your conference displays scientific posters.

16:9 screen e-poster — Classic
40 x 22.5 in · exports 7680 x 4320 at 192 dpi
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout. Click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 portrait single page — Classic
A0 · 841 x 1189 mm
three columns arranged 1.2 : 1.6 : 1.2
6 colors, same layout. Click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 landscape single page — Classic
A0 · 1189 x 841 mm
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout. Click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →

E poster size — which shape does your conference want

Use a 16:9 canvas for screen display and A0 portrait when the instruction asks for a single-page upload.

The instruction says	Use	Why
Full-screen or monitor display	16:9 canvas	Fills the screen without letterboxing
Minimum pixel dimensions	16:9 canvas	40 x 22.5 in at 192 dpi clears 7680 x 4320
Submit your poster as a PDF	A0 portrait	Same dimensions the board would have been
Digital copy of a printed poster	A0 portrait or landscape	Matches what you printed
Nothing specified	16:9 canvas	Safer default for screen display

E poster resolution and export settings

Export the e poster to PDF at full size unless the instruction asks for an image, and keep text as live text.

Export to PDF for submission unless the instruction explicitly asks for an image.
When an image is required, set the export dpi explicitly rather than accepting the default.
At 192 dpi the 16:9 canvas produces 7680 x 4320 — check this against the stated minimum before uploading.
The default 96 dpi gives 3840 x 2160, which some systems reject without a clear error message.
Keep figures as vectors for as long as possible; rasterizing early caps the effective resolution regardless of export settings.

Conferences and departments write this size in different ways — you may also see it listed as: e poster template · e poster template powerpoint · digital poster template · electronic poster template · e poster template 16 9 · scientific e poster template · e poster presentation format · e poster examples

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