Microsoft KB Archive/122255

How to Create Ten Business Cards from One

= How to Create Ten Business Cards from One =

Q122255
- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher version 2.0a -

SUMMARY

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To create 10 business cards on an 8.5-by-11-inch sheet of paper, start with one card and group the objects that make up the card. Set up the layout guides to divide the paper into 10 sections. Copy and paste the grouped card, moving each one into an empty section until the page is full.

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The following is a detailed description of the procedure:

1. Create a business card by choosing Start From Scratch, or use the PageWizard and create a single business card.

If you chose the PageWizard, when the screen asks, "How many  copies of the business card would you like?", select:

One, in the center of the page. (The crop marks indicate                                         the 3.5-by-2-inch paper size.)

If you are creating the card from scratch:

a. From the Page menu, choose Page Setup.

b. Select Special Size.

c. Select Business Card.

d. Choose OK. (The size of the paper will be 3.5-by-2 inches.)

e. Create the business card.

f. Change the paper size back to 8.5-by-11 inches by repeating step a     and choosing Normal for the paper size.

2. Group the card as one object by doing the following. Grouping the card makes it easy to copy, paste, and move the additional cards into position.

a. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.

b. Click the Grouping button under the lower-right side of the business card.

3. Copy the object to the Clipboard by choosing Copy Group from the Edit menu.

4. To create layout guides for 10 business cards on an 8.5-by-11-inch sheet of paper:

a. From the Layout menu, choose Layout Guides.

b. Change the Left and Right Margin Guides settings to .5 inch, and the Top and Bottom to .75 inch.

c. Select 2 Columns and 5 Rows.

d. Choose OK. This creates 10 sections to allow placement of each card.

5. From the Tools menu, choose Snap To Guides. Move the business card you created in step 1 into one of the sections on the page by doing the following:

a. Select the business card. The Mover mouse cursor will appear.

b. Drag the object into place.

NOTE: If you used the PageWizard to create the business card, grouping will include the crop marks, and the group will be larger than 3.5-by-2 inches. When you move the group into place, use the crop marks to align the bottom-left corner crop marks with the bottom-left corner of the section you are moving it into.

6. Paste the next business card onto the page by choosing Paste Objects from the Edit menu. (The object will come into the publication right on  top of the original.)

7. Move the business card into the next empty section.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the sections are full. If you used the PageWizard to create the business card, remove the crops marks so they will not print.

Ungroup each card by selecting the card, clicking the Grouping button in the bottom-right corner, selecting the lines that make up the crop marks, and deleting them.

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