Portrait orientation business card?

[Anita]

It was suggested by one of your MVPs that I try making my card in Publisher,
but having never even opened this program, I'm ... um ... freaking!

Here's what I wrote there http://tinyurl.com/2e5et8

I'm on Publisher now, and can't find a template for a vertical business
card, so I can't even get started. Help, please! and thank you!

 

[Mary Sauer]

File, page setup, business cards, change the width to 2" and the height to 3.5".
Change the page orientation to landscape, click change copies per sheet:

Top .75
side .5
zero gaps

 

[Anita]

WOW, Mary, you're FAST!!! Thanks!

Now, next question (and I owe you cookies!) ... I have my card made, and
when I print preview, it's all in grey-scale, but the clip art is in color.
What am I doing wrong??

 

[Ed Bennett]

Now, next question (and I owe you cookies!) ... I have my card made, and
when I print preview, it's all in grey-scale, but the clip art is in color.
What am I doing wrong??

a) Do you have a color printer?
b) Are you running Publisher 2007?

 

[Anita]

Hi Ed!

Publisher 2003. No color printer ... I plan to save to a flash drive and
visit Kinko's!
It just seems wrong that the Print Preview is in black & white ... can it
tell that I don't have a color printer?! Will it save to a flash drive in
color?

This is becoming SO darned hard!

 

[Ed Bennett]

Publisher 2003. No color printer ... I plan to save to a flash drive and
visit Kinko's!
It just seems wrong that the Print Preview is in black & white ... can it
tell that I don't have a color printer?! Will it save to a flash drive in
color?

Yes, it can tell you don't have a colour printer - it actually does its
level best to give you a preview of what will actually come out of your
printer.

If you save as a Publisher file to your flash drive, then it will come
out in colour at Kinko's (as they use a colour printer). If you save as
PDF, check the print preview after changing your printer driver to your
PDF printer to make sure that the preview is in colour.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Deep breath. Publisher isn't that difficult. Play with one of the business
card templates. Move stuff around, delete stuff, add stuff. Once you see how
easily you can design a card, you won't want a template. Your creativity
will soar and your cards will say a lot more about you than a generic
template designed by strangers who know nothing about the wonderful person
you are. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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