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| Thread ID: 79133 | 2007-05-09 04:28:00 | Microsoft Office Publisher 2003....heeeelp! | Maryann (2010) | Press F1 |
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| 548502 | 2007-05-09 04:28:00 | I want to print out a series of 6 x 4 'Thank you' cards for a friend, using my own photographs . I have the instructions in front of me :groan: and have tried to work it all out . Yeah, right!! In fact, we have a book that I thought would make it all easy-peasy . On the r . h side of card, I inserted photo . . . . front of card . On the l . h " " " I inserted friends business address . . . . . back of card, when folded in half . On other side of card, looking at screen, which is the inside I put 'thank you' message, on rh side . Looks good . BUT . . . . . . . . . Go to print it, but despite my attempts at making it into a 6 x 4, printed on 2 sides, Publisher turns it into a 4 page fold type card . Cant explain it any better than that . Just want ONE fold, but cannot see any options for what I want to do . . . . . even with PJ putting in his :2cents: worth . ( :( ) Any help appreciated, and I will even give METLA another fruit cake on behalf of help received! |
Maryann (2010) | ||
| 548503 | 2007-05-09 05:23:00 | Hi Maryann,I take it your trying to achieve a "printed on both sides look" to the cards? my suggestion would be to try printing just one page or file at a time running the stock through the printer for the first side and then flipping it over and printing on the reverse for the second page/file. Hope that helps MS apps have a habit of making fairly simple jobs very tricky to do which is why most print places won't touch MS Publisher with a 40 ft barge pole. Also, have a look in your page or document set up preferences, as there may be a setting there that is forcing the document to print as a 4 fold page. I used a copy of MS publisher 98 around Christmas time to do a job for my sister, and all I can say is that it would be an insult to proper page layout programs like InDesign or Quark to attempt to put MS publisher in the same category. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 548504 | 2007-05-09 06:38:00 | Thanks winmacguy . PJ suggested the same thing, but I thought there MUST an easier way to do it, in Publisher . WRONG!! Are 'InDesign' and 'Quark' programmes that have to be bought? I don't know anything about this sort of thing ( amongst many other things :rolleyes: ) |
Maryann (2010) | ||
| 548505 | 2007-05-09 06:55:00 | Hi Maryann, unfortunately both InDesign and Quark cost mega $$$$, although if your into publishing stuff on a regular basis (like it's your job) they are worth it. As much as there are a number of free image editing programs that you can download that are quite good, I have never heard of any free page layout apps since it is more of a specialised area. you could have a look on google if your really desperate.... I think Quark retails for around $1000 (give or take), InDesign CS3 by itself is about $1200 judging by the pricing on Adobe's site. You could purchase either although there tends to be a rather steepish learning curve associated with both, especially if you don't have some form of tutorial help on hand to make things easier. You could attempt to do the job in MS Publisher - don't pull too much hair out ;) Generally speaking, what your wanting to do is fairly straight forward. You might just need to set up each page separately. I am generally familiar with how layout docs should be set up, although MS is known for making things difficult in some of its apps. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 548506 | 2007-05-09 07:48:00 | Hi Maryann, unfortunately both InDesign and Quark cost mega $$$$ . . . . . . . . :waughh: Generally speaking, what your wanting to do is fairly straight forward . You might just need to set up each page separately . I am generally familiar with how layout docs should be set up, although MS is known for making things difficult in some of its apps . Oh boy . . . do they (MS) ever! Attempted to do as you suggested, and on the screen, everything looked hunky-dorry . When printed, there are some lines in each corner . . . guide lines maybe . . . nothing looking right . It MUST be operator error . I didn't resize the photo as such, but put it within the 'insert' frame . When printing it out, it wasn't right . Weird, as I regularly resize and post my pics to a photographic forum, no probs . Thanks anyway . :) |
Maryann (2010) | ||
| 548507 | 2007-05-09 07:53:00 | I see there is an MS Publisher tutorial online. Ill do a bit of reading and see if I can help you. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 548508 | 2007-05-09 08:03:00 | I've got the HP tutorial, winmacguy, but just can't seem to sort it all out. I must be having a SuperSenior Moment!:blush: | Maryann (2010) | ||
| 548509 | 2007-05-09 08:03:00 | Are you using the "wizard" or doing it from scratch? | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 548510 | 2007-05-09 08:07:00 | I've got the HP tutorial, winmacguy, but just can't seem to sort it all out. I must be having a SuperSenior Moment!:blush: I am just sorting my way through the MS 2003 tutorial right now which I figure might be more use than the HP one since your using MS Publisher... ;) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 548511 | 2007-05-09 08:08:00 | Can you print your docs to PDF format? | winmacguy (3367) | ||
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