Post Cards

• In the PAGE SETUP, click on MARGINS tab
• Set top & bottom margins to: .4"
• Set right, & left margins to: .5"
• Click on the PAPER SIZE tab. Under ORIENTATION, click on LANDSCAPE.
• Click OK.
• Click on TABLE, then INSERT TABLE.
• Number of columns set at 3
• Number of rows set at 3
• Click OK.
• Highlight the 3 rows (put your curser in the first row and pull it across so that you are in the opposite corner).
• For versions of Word 5.0/6.0 follow #14-39
• For version 2000 of Word follow #40-61
• Click on Table, click on CELL HEIGHT & WIDTH.
• Click on ROW tab.
• Height of rows 1-3 click on arrow, click on EXACTLY.
• Click on NEXT ROW button.
• Over to the right side are 2 boxes, highlight the top box "At:"
• Height of row 1: enter 3.5" or 252 pt.
• Click on NEXT ROW button
• Height of row 2: enter .5" or 36 pt.
• Click on NEXT ROW button
• Height of row 3: enter 3.5" or 252 pt.
• Click on NEXT ROW button
• Click OK
• Highlight the 3 columns
• Under TABLE, click on CELL HEIGHT & WIDTH.
• Click on COLUMN tab.
• Click on NEXT COLUMN button
• Width of column 1: enter 4.5"
• Space between columns: enter 0"
• Click on NEXT COLUMN
• Width of column 2: enter 1"
• Space between columns: enter 0"
• Click on NEXT COLUMN
• Width of column 3: enter 4.5"
• Space between columns: enter 0"
• Click OK.
• To hide the table lines, highlight your table, right click on your mouse, click on BORDERS & SHADING, click on BORDERS tab, under SETTING, click on NONE, click on OK (Jump to #63)
• Under TABLE click on TABLE PROPERTIES.
• Click on ROW tab.
• Under SIZE Click on SPECIFY HEIGHT and enter in 3.5"
• In the ROW HEIGHT IS, click on the arrow and check EXACTLY.
• Under OPTIONS click on ALLOW ROW TO BREAK ACROSS PAGES (so there is no check on this option).
• Click on the NEXT ROW button
• Row 1: SPECIFY HEIGHT: enter 3.5"
• Click on the NEXT ROW button
• Row 2: SPECIFY HEIGHT: enter .5"
• Click on the NEXT ROW button
• Row 3: SPECIFY HEIGHT: enter 3.5"
• Click on the COLUMN tab
• Click on NEXT COLUMN
• Width of column 1: enter 4.5"
• Click on NEXT COLUMN
• Width of column 2: enter 1"
• Click on NEXT COLUMN
• Width of column 3: enter 4.5"
• Click on the TABLE tab
• Click on BORDERS & SHADING.
• Under the SETTING click the box with NONE.
NOTE: if you would like to center text or wrap your text, you are able to do that in the TABLE tab and the CELL tab.
• Click OK.
• Enter copy in the 1st box, copy & paste into the other 3 boxes.
• Test print on a blank sheet of paper and compare with design product to make sure that text lines up correctly. Make any adjustments to text at this time.
* If your template doesn't fit on one page, make sure your margins are set correctly.
• Once you are satisfied with layout, print on your post card.