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SPIKE Life@Wharton/LCD Screen Help

What is Life@Wharton?

Where will my image appear once it is uploaded?

What are the guidelines for uploading an image to Life@Wharton?

How do I create a Life@Wharton image from a powerpoint slide?

How do I delete or change a Life@Wharton image once it has been uploaded?

Life@Wharton Information

What is Life@Wharton?

The purpose of SPIKE's Life@Wharton module is to provide snapshots of life at Wharton. Therefore, only images for school-related activities will be approved. This includes images about upcoming Wharton events and photos taken at Wharton events. Photos not related to official Wharton events but related to "life at Wharton" are also acceptable. For example, a photo of your friends studying in JMHH, of you shaking the hand of a visiting speaker, or of your club's trip to the shore are all acceptable. "School-related" does not include material about your personal activities or commercial enterprises; you cannot post an image to advertise a business, your sublet, etc.

Where will my image appear once it is uploaded?

Once your image is approved it will appear in Spike and on the LCD monitors throughout Huntsman Hall.

Guidelines for Submitting an Image to Life@Wharton

What are the guidelines for uploading an image to Life@Wharton?

School administrators have the right to refuse any submission.
For images advertising an event, there is a limit of one posting per event.
There is a 2-week posting limit for Life@Wharton images.
Optimal Image size for Life @ Wharton is 800 pixels wide by 450 pixels high. This size correlates to the standard widescreen format (16:9). There are many free photo editors available from Picasa to Flickr that enable cropping and re-sizing. See below for tips on saving from Microsoft PowerPoint.
Uploaded images must be either .jpg, .gif, or .jpeg files.
Please use RGB Color Mode. Photos cannot be in CMYK Color Mode.
The file size must be less than 200KB.
The file name can only contain letters, numbers and underscores. No spaces are allowed.

How do I create a Life@Wharton image from a powerpoint slide?

Open the powerpoint file.
Click on the Design Tab.
Click on the Page Setup option to bring up the Page Setup dialog box.
From the "Slides Sized For:" drop down box select the 16:9 option and click OK.
Select "Save As" -> "Other Formats"
In the Save As dialog box pick a location, select "JPEG File (*.jpg)" from the "Save as type:" drop down box, and click the Save button.
This file can be uploaded to Life @ Wharton adn will automatically be sized appropriately to 800 pixels by 450 pixels.

Other Information

How do I delete or change a Life@Wharton image once it has been uploaded?

Once your image has been submitted to Life@Wharton, you will need to contact the appropriate program office responsible for the destination that you selected. Contact the MBA Program Office for the MBA View and Milestones destinations or the Undergraduate Program Office for the UGR View and Undergrad Web Site.