{"id":757,"date":"2025-01-10T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/?page_id=757"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:23:42","slug":"digital-screen-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/communications\/tools\/digital-screen-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Screen Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digital screens display rotating poster slides advertising campus events. Macalester student organizations or college departments may request slides that advertise announcements, meetings, speakers, and other on-campus events. <\/p>\n \t \t

This page will show you the correct file sizes and dimensions for each screen, how to add a slide to our digital screens, and best practices for designing and posting slides.<\/p>\n \t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Please send your slides to the Communications Digital Team, communications@macalester.edu<\/a>. You can also contact us if you have questions that aren’t answered on this page. We are happy to respond to emails we receive individually, though we encourage you to reach out to the provided email address.<\/p>\n\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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What size should slides for digital screens be?<\/h2>\n

The slide area on Macalester’s digital screens has a 5:4 aspect ratio. We recommend that your file be either 1227 x 982 px or 1250 x 1000 px.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

What are guidelines for posting digital slides?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n