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Printing Your Greeting Card Project |
We recommend you to specify the printer you are currently using because some projects may be truncated while printing if the printer and paper format have not been set up properly. Before printing your greeting card project, you also may need to change the paper size or properties related to your particular printer. Choose Page Setup from the File menu and a dialog with options specific to your printer appears. Consult your printer's documentation for more information.
When you have finished your design and are ready to print, choose Print from the File menu. The Print Greeting Card Project or Print Half Page Card Project dialog appears depending on the greeting card format used. You will see a preview of the way the greeting card will be printed in the preview area.
Printing a Half Page Greeting Card:
1. Your card will be printed on both sides of a single sheet of paper. Depending on what side of a greeting card you want to print first, select the Front/Back or Inside option (the Front/Back option is selected by default). Specify other options your need, and click the Print button to print one side of your greeting card.
2. After spooling one side you will need to reinsert the paper into your printer. A message will appear inviting you to print the second side of your greeting card project. You can reinsert you paper to print the unprinted side and click OK in that message to print the other side of your greeting card. Otherwise you can click Cancel, reinsert your paper, choose Print from the File menu to open the Print Half Page Card Project dialog, then select the needed option and click Print again. The message inviting you to print the second side will appear again.
3. Fold the sheet in half to create your half-page-size card. If you are using an ink jet printer, you may want to wait a minute or two after printing to give the ink a chance to dry. This will help avoid smudging and smearing.
For a Quarter Page Greeting Card:
1. Both sides of the card will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper.
2. You will see a preview of the way the card will be printed in the preview area.
3. Click the Print button to start printing your project.
4. To make the sheet into a card, fold the sheet in half and then in half again.
5. If you are using an ink jet printer, you may want to wait a minute or two after printing to give the ink a chance to dry. This will help avoid smudging and smearing.
NOTE: For the tri-fold greeting cards you will see the same print dialog as for the quarter-fold ones. You will need to fold the printout into thirds to make the card of this type.
Refer to one of the following topics for more information:
The Print Shop Printing Preferences
Printing Your Notecard Project
Printing Your Calendar Project
Printing Your Postcard Project
Printing Your Business Card Project
Printing Your Envelope Project
Printing Your Letterhead Project
Printing Your Certificate Project
Printing Your Fax Cover Project
Printing Your Pamphlet Project
Printing Your 3M Post-it® Note Project
Printing Your Online Greeting Project