calendars questions

[Carrie]

I've been making calendars from the "understated" template in Publisher
2000. 12 months on 12 pages, trying different ways, portrait or landscape.
Right now I'm been setting up family birthdays, etc. on them to print out as
gifts (for the family)

I've been trying to figure out a good way to put them together. Just
printing them out and stapling them doesn't work (make it easy to turn the
pages over each month). I've tried punching holes in the top and putting
twisty ties, or loosely tied colored yarn through, but nothing seem to work
good. By the time the end of the year comes they are all bunched up at the
top and not turned over smoothly.

I recently got a home spirial binding tool, which came with no
instructions so I'm just figuring it out now. This has possibilities but
doesn't seem too secure with plain printer paper, and is hard to use with
cardstock (only punches holes in this one sheet at a time). But, it's the
best solution I've found so far. Adding this to the post in case anyone else
knows a better (simplier way) to put 12 pages of a calendar (that will hang
on a wall) together, so the pages will turn over smoothly all year.

With the spiral binding it seems like there should be a little more
space at the top of the calendar pages for the holes and spiral binding to
fit. moving the rest of the calendar down the page, even if it reduces in
size a bit. There may be a way of setting this up when I start the original
templates? I'd rather have a way of doing it now I have the calendars all
set up, because starting all over would mean going over and putting the
birthdays, etc on the dates all over again.

I've tried to select or put a picture box around the entire page and
move it down, but all it does is make the month and year heading on top
smaller. Though this might be a possibility to get more space up top- if so
how would I get it the same (reduced size of heading to give more space on
top) on each month? If I resize it on one will it auto do it on all? It
comes up with the tabs 1-12 on the bottom.

This can get so frustrating and confusing and someone who knows how to
do it can make it easy.

Thanks,

Carrie

 

[John Inzer]

I've been making calendars from the "understated" template in
Publisher 2000. 12 months on 12 pages, trying different ways,
portrait or landscape. Right now I'm been setting up family
birthdays, etc. on them to print out as gifts (for the family)

I've been trying to figure out a good way to put them together. Just
printing them out and stapling them doesn't work (make it easy to
turn the pages over each month). I've tried punching holes in the top
and putting twisty ties, or loosely tied colored yarn through, but
nothing seem to work good. By the time the end of the year comes they
are all bunched up at the top and not turned over smoothly.

I recently got a home spirial binding tool, which came with no
instructions so I'm just figuring it out now. This has possibilities
but doesn't seem too secure with plain printer paper, and is hard to
use with cardstock (only punches holes in this one sheet at a time).
But, it's the best solution I've found so far. Adding this to the
post in case anyone else knows a better (simplier way) to put 12
pages of a calendar (that will hang on a wall) together, so the pages
will turn over smoothly all year.
With the spiral binding it seems like there should be a little
more space at the top of the calendar pages for the holes and spiral
binding to fit. moving the rest of the calendar down the page, even
if it reduces in size a bit. There may be a way of setting this up
when I start the original templates? I'd rather have a way of doing
it now I have the calendars all set up, because starting all over
would mean going over and putting the birthdays, etc on the dates all
over again.
I've tried to select or put a picture box around the entire page
and move it down, but all it does is make the month and year heading
on top smaller. Though this might be a possibility to get more space
up top- if so how would I get it the same (reduced size of heading to
give more space on top) on each month? If I resize it on one will it
auto do it on all? It comes up with the tabs 1-12 on the bottom.

This can get so frustrating and confusing and someone who knows
how to do it can make it easy.

Thanks,

Carrie

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Drag a box around the whole
page and click the Group button.

Or.....

Edit / Select All...

Arrange / Group...

Now...Hold...Shift + Ctrl...and drag
one of the corner handles. This will
reduce the size of the project an equal
amount from each side and maintain
the center. Just watch your rulers to
get the dimensions you require.

I don't know how to make it change all
12 pages at once...I would do it one at
a time.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

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me may not work for you

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[Carrie]

That worked!

=========================
Drag a box around the whole
page and click the Group button.

Or.....

Edit / Select All...

Arrange / Group...

Now...Hold...Shift + Ctrl...and drag
one of the corner handles. This will
reduce the size of the project an equal
amount from each side and maintain
the center. Just watch your rulers to
get the dimensions you require.

I don't know how to make it change all
12 pages at once...I would do it one at
a time.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[John Inzer]

Excellent!

Thanks for the update.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Carrie]

Excellent!

Thanks for the update.

I did have to go over each page and move it down, one by one. I had been
hoping for some kind of "batch processing" like resizing in PhotoShop, etc.
I notice when I change the font, size/color, etc on one of the calendar
pages it changes on them all.

As to the calendars, I used up most of my new printer's ink
experimenting with them, and the plastic spiral binder (simple, home use
one, I had never used before and had to figure out) and when I finally got
it all figured out, calendars with pictures (printed on the opposite side of
the date pages so they show correctly when it's openned) with the binding,
it wasn't bad. I've been making family calendars (for the family) and
everyone is marveled at them.

Even though it was Publisher that did most of it (setting them up to
start)

~ Carrie

 

[John Inzer]

I did have to go over each page and move it down, one by one. I
had been hoping for some kind of "batch processing" like resizing in
PhotoShop, etc. I notice when I change the font, size/color, etc on
one of the calendar pages it changes on them all.

As to the calendars, I used up most of my new printer's ink
experimenting with them, and the plastic spiral binder (simple, home
use one, I had never used before and had to figure out) and when I
finally got it all figured out, calendars with pictures (printed on
the opposite side of the date pages so they show correctly when it's
openned) with the binding, it wasn't bad. I've been making family
calendars (for the family) and everyone is marveled at them.

Even though it was Publisher that did most of it (setting them up to
start)

~ Carrie

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It sounds like the final outcome was
successful and it's always nice when
your recipients are complimentary of
your work.

Thanks for the feedback and Happy Holidays.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk