HOW TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS CARDS!
(Printing
this page is recommended)
GOAL: Create personal
"business" cards using Avery card templates
Required
purchase:
• Avery
Laser Business Cards #5371
Required
software:
• Microsoft
Word for Windows
Laser
printer recommended
Having cards is optional,
however they sure beat searching for scraps of
paper when people ask for
your name and number. These quick little reminders
will be a networking
edge and will give you a professional look.
METHOD ONE: MAKING
CARDS FROM SCRATCH
There are many laser
business card products on the market. Here are the
directions for making
your cards from scratch using
the products below:
• Avery
Laser Business Cards #5371
• Microsoft
Word 2000 or 2003
1.
Launch Microsoft Word (MS Word) (Run winword.exe)
2.
From the TOOLS menu at top, choose ENVELOPES & LABELS in Word
2000 (In MS Word 2003, choose LETTERS & MAILINGS then ENVELOPES
& LABELS)
3.
Click the OPTIONS button on the right
4.
In the Label Options box at top, choose your printer information,
then for Label product, choose "Avery Standard’ from the list
5.
Look at the lower left and scroll down and select label number: 5371 – Business Card
6.
Make sure the printer information at top is correct for your
printer, then Click OK
7.
You should now see the Envelopes and Labels windows again. At the
top right, click New Document
8.
Your new page is created with the layout for your Avery labels
9. Add your text. For formatting, right click
in the cell and choose 'cell alignment' or whatever formatting needed.
METHOD TWO: USING
THE DOWNLOADED TEMPLATE
Click here to download template: Business
Card Template
► With the above MS Word template downloaded, use Save As (on File menu) to save the
downloaded version to your PC desktop or other folder on your PC. After saving to
your PC, locate and right-click on the file icon, go to Properties and ensure the
READ ONLY in not checked.
►
The text (top left) is your template to edit any way you want.
You then copy it to the other cells on the page. Here’s
how: Viewing the card at top left, click once in the white space
on the card. Look carefully at the border that is displayed. It should
have borderlines like this: //////////////////////////////////////////////////.
►
Notice that the entire text is within the single text box.
You can now edit the text inside the box.
Once editing is complete, save the card with a new name.
► To
copy the edited text box to the other cells on the page, click on the
border, which should now look like this
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
. (The
cursor becomes a cross)
► Now go to Edit on the top menu bar and select Copy. You can
now paste the card on the same page and drag it to the next cell on the
page. Repeat the paste command and drag the boxes until all 10 cells are
arranged, then print! HINT: print to a plain paper first to test
the layout before using your laser labels.
►
LOGOs
If you want to copy
and paste a graphic or logo, first locate your graphic file and copy it
(Ctrl + c) or right-click on it and select Copy. Next, viewing
your business card template, create a text box [within the original text
box] (Go to Insert on menu bar, select TextBox).
With your cursor in the new TextBox, paste the graphic. This
makes it infinitely easier to position the graphic within the main
TextBox.
