How to Print on Individual Business Cards

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Use PowerPoint or another program to design your business card.

   Make sure you've set the size of PowerPoint slide to the size of the blank business cards you have.
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   Step 2: When your design is complete and you are ready to print you need to make a carrier sheet using a thick

   To do this copy the slide containing the design you've just made and make a duplicate slide. ,, This is the carrier sheet. ,,, (Orient the carrier sheet so the end with the 2 diagonal cuts is facing in the direction that will be fed into the printer first.)
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   Step 3: or heavy weight letter-sized sheet of paper.

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   Step 4: On this second slide make an outline around the edge of the printable area using the rectangle tool.

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   Step 5: Print the slide that has the outline.

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   Step 6: With an Xacto-knife make diagonal cuts on 3 corners of the carrier sheet so the edges of a blank business card can fit in securely.

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   Step 7: Tuck 3 edges of a blank business card into the carrier sheet so that it is secured to it.

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   Step 8: Place the carrier sheet with business card attached into the feed tray of your printer and print the first slide you made containing the business card design.

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