10 Steps to create a greeting card using Microsoft Word 2007

To create a Mother’s Day Card using standard letter-size paper, follow the steps given below:

Step 1. Start Microsoft Word 2007. (Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Office Word 2007). Step 2. Next click on the Office Button (top right corner) and from the drop down menu select New option to create a new document. This will open up the New Document Window.

Step 3. Within the New Document window, select Blank and recent template from the Templates pane. From the choices of templates offered, choose the Blank document and click on the Create button at the right bottom corner to create a new blank document.

Step 4. Next click on the Page Layout tab and select the page setup option at the right bottom corner of the Page Layout tab. This will open up the Page Layout Dialog box.

Step 5. Within the Page Setup dialog box, select Landscape for the page orientation and select 2 pages per sheet from the drop down menu for the Multiple Pages option. This option tells Word to vertically split each page down the middle to creat a greeting card. The first set of two pages will contain the front and back of the card, while the second set of two pages will contain the inside of the card. Click OK button when done.

Step 6. Press Ctrl+Enter three times to add hard page break between four pages. You should now have total of 4 pages. The page 1 is for the inside left hand of the card. It is usually blank. Page 2 is for the inside right hand side of the card. This usually contains the message. Page 3 is for the outside back page of the cards. It usually contains the logo or the contact information. Page 4 is for the front of the card. This page contains the picture and the text.

Step 7. To create a Mother’s Day Card, add graphics and text to each half of the page as desired. For best results, use the program's drawing tools to create text boxes because you can move these boxes and position your text with more precision than you could if you used simple typed text on the page. Leave Page 1 blank since it is will be the inside left-hand page of a card. The Page 2 will be the inside right-hand page of the card. Type a message for your mother such as “Mom. You are the best. Happy Mother’s day”. You can also add picture or draw shapes using shapes and/or add fancy text using Word Art.

Page 3 will be the outside "back" cover of the card. If desired, you can add a logo, your name and/or contact information. Page 4 will be the cover page. You can make it as attractive as you like. Add as many picture and/or text that you desire.

Step 8. When you are finished, preview the card before printing. (Office Button -> Print-> Print Preview)

Step 9. You may need to zoom out in order to see all 4 pages on one screen.

Step 10. When you are finished, print the first two pages (Page 1 and Page 2) inside of the card. Flip and rotate the printed page so that the inside of the card is upside down, put it back into the printer and print page 3 and 4. Congratulations!! You should now have a Mother’s day card that you can fold in the center and given to your mother. http://www.nrclc.com/Blog/10_Steps_To_Create_Mothers_Day_Card.html

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