How do I create business cards with Powerpoint?
I have a pack of "print your own" business cards and I'd like to try creating a business card using Powerpoint. This will be my first Powerpoint project.
I guess my steps should be something like this:
1) set the page margins so that printable page size is directly proportional to one business card.
2) design business card background as a full sized sheet. (I'll add text now or later.)
3) shrink down the entire background, including border so that it is 1 business card size
4) somehow replicate the business card background so that there are 10 per page (2 across, 5 down).
How would I accomplish steps 3 and 4? Remember, I'm not very familiar with using Powerpoint. I'm using PP 2007.
Thanks!
I guess my steps should be something like this:
1) set the page margins so that printable page size is directly proportional to one business card.
2) design business card background as a full sized sheet. (I'll add text now or later.)
3) shrink down the entire background, including border so that it is 1 business card size
4) somehow replicate the business card background so that there are 10 per page (2 across, 5 down).
How would I accomplish steps 3 and 4? Remember, I'm not very familiar with using Powerpoint. I'm using PP 2007.
Thanks!
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word and publisher have the same graphics capabilities. You are using the wrong tool!!!
PowerPoint creates PRESENTATIONS that are meant to be projected in front of an audience. It is not designed to print things like business cards.
But, suit yourself, good luck!
PowerPoint creates PRESENTATIONS that are meant to be projected in front of an audience. It is not designed to print things like business cards.
But, suit yourself, good luck!
Okay, I'll use Publisher. I've never even looked at Publisher before or knew anything about it.. I see that it has business cards built in.
I don't seem to have all the shapes available in Publisher than are available in Powerpoint, specifically the equation shapes.
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If the 2 x 5 can't be accomplished with PP, then the PP page could be converted to another format (maybe jpeg) and then imported into Word or Publisher to put it into the 2 x 5 pattern (and optionally add the text).