Create Your Own Business Cards, Part 1
In this lesson, we will create a business card, using Microsoft Word. I created a new template for my business card. It can be viewed at:
http://janes-place.com/bus_card.htm
Choose the information you want to place on your card before beginning.
Here´s how I did it:
Go to ´start´ --´Microsoft Word´ -- ´file menu´ -- ´page setup´. Choose the ´Margins Tab´. Type in 1.25 for the Left and Right margins. That way, two cards will fit on a 8 1/2 x 11in. sheet, side by side. Click ´ok´.
In the ´Format Menu´ choose ´Columns´. Where it asks for the number of columns, use the arrows to go down until the number ´two´ is in the box. Go down to ´Width´ and type in 2.75in. The ´Spacing´ will adjust automatically. Be sure the ´Equal Column Width´ and the ´Line Between´ boxes are checked. Click ´ok´.
Let´s save it, at this point. Go to the ´File Menu´ and choose ´Save As´. You can save it in the same folder we saved the Letterhead, if you choose. I saved mine with my letterhead in ´Business Stationery´. Give the file a name. I named mine -- ´My Business Card´. Click ´Save´.
Go to the ´Table Menu´ and choose ´Insert Table´. Set the number of ´Columns´ and ´Rows´ to ´one´. Click ´ok´.
A long, thin box will appear. Move your mouse cursor to the bottom line, until it turns into a double-headed arrow. Click on the double-headed arrow and drag it down to the 2in. mark on the left hand side ruler. If the ruler isn´t visible in your document, go to the ´View Menu´ and click on ´ruler´.
Click inside the box and add your picture. You have two options here:
1) You can use ´ClipArt´, by going to the ´Insert menu´ -- ´Picture´ -- ´ClipArt. Choose your category and find the graphic suitable for your business, click ´ok´. The image will appear in your document.
2) You can use your company logo, if you have one, or another picture on your hard drive, by going to the ´Insert Menu´ -- ´Picture´ -- ´From File´. The pictures on your hard drive (saved in ´My Documents´ -- ´My Pictures´ will appear). Scroll down the list until you find the one you want to insert. Click on the picture you have chosen, to highlight it. Then click on the ´Insert´ button. The picture will appear in your document.
To move the picture around inside your table, click on the picture. You will see a four arrow symbol. This allows you to move the picture up, down, right or left, by dragging it to the position you want. I wanted my picture to appear in the left, top position, so I moved it to that position. If you want your picture centered, click on it and click the ´center´ button on the tool bar. [The center tool will be lines of text centered. It is the second picture of text shown.]
To change the size of your picture, click on it, then on one of the corners and drag it to the desired size.
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