How to Personalize a Notebook
Put your name in or on it, along with a phone number or email address., Write a title, volume number and start date inside or on the notebook, especially if it's one of several similar notebooks., Write basic information inside the front cover or...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Put your name in or on it
That way, if you lose it, it has a chance of finding its way back.
If this is a notebook for work, tape or glue a business card to the front cover, either inside or outside, as you prefer. -
Step 2: along with a phone number or email address.
Make your notebooks easy to tell apart from one another.
Differentiate them by color, style of writing, size, color of font and in any way it's easy for you. , Choose information that you want to have at hand.
Possibilities include important phone numbers, account names, names and contact information of coworkers or classmates, and any information having to do with the subject of the notebook and medical abnormalities.
For a class, include the name of the class, the time and room.
Don't write your passwords, locker combinations, etc. in your notebook, nor account numbers that could compromise privacy or security if they are lost. ,, For a basic notebook, packing tape might work perfectly well. , This will both protect the cover and obscure any ugly decorations. , Alternatively, use tape flags or colored paper clips to mark pages.
If the pages go in order, you could also clip off a small corner of each page as you use it so that you can find your current place. , You can either add a corner pocket or a full pocket, and you can size it for scratch paper, note cards, business cards, or items you receive.
Use ordinary paper or thin card such as a cut-up file folder.
Secure it with tape or a glue stick. , Stick tape to itself and wrap it around your favorite pen or pencil.
Then, tape it into the back cover.
Other possibilities are to use a short piece of elastic and stitch it to the cover or to tie a short length of string through the spiral binding or a hole in the cover. , This can be sturdy tape or, if you're handy with needle and thread, a fabric strap.
Attach it to both covers opposite the spine so that the notebook doesn't flop open or drop its contents when you carry it. , Five or ten at a time will come in handy without creating an overly lumpy writing surface. , Were you using the paper company's logo, anyway? Affix your own card or insignia, or get out the markers, rubber stamps, stickers, glue stick, and collage materials of your choice and start adding some color. -
Step 3: Write a title
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Step 4: volume number and start date inside or on the notebook
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Step 5: especially if it's one of several similar notebooks.
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Step 6: Write basic information inside the front cover or type it up
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Step 7: print it out
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Step 8: and tape or glue it in.
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Step 9: Reserve the first page or pages for frequently referenced information or for a table of contents.
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Step 10: Reinforce the corners and/or spine.
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Step 11: Cover the cover.
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Step 12: Glue a ribbon or string into the spine to act as a bookmark
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Step 13: or tie it on for a spiral bound book.
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Step 14: Add a pocket.
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Step 15: Add a pen loop.
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Step 16: Add a handle or carrying strap.
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Step 17: Stick a thin stack of sticky notes and/or tape flags inside the cover.
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Step 18: Decorate the notebook.
Detailed Guide
That way, if you lose it, it has a chance of finding its way back.
If this is a notebook for work, tape or glue a business card to the front cover, either inside or outside, as you prefer.
Make your notebooks easy to tell apart from one another.
Differentiate them by color, style of writing, size, color of font and in any way it's easy for you. , Choose information that you want to have at hand.
Possibilities include important phone numbers, account names, names and contact information of coworkers or classmates, and any information having to do with the subject of the notebook and medical abnormalities.
For a class, include the name of the class, the time and room.
Don't write your passwords, locker combinations, etc. in your notebook, nor account numbers that could compromise privacy or security if they are lost. ,, For a basic notebook, packing tape might work perfectly well. , This will both protect the cover and obscure any ugly decorations. , Alternatively, use tape flags or colored paper clips to mark pages.
If the pages go in order, you could also clip off a small corner of each page as you use it so that you can find your current place. , You can either add a corner pocket or a full pocket, and you can size it for scratch paper, note cards, business cards, or items you receive.
Use ordinary paper or thin card such as a cut-up file folder.
Secure it with tape or a glue stick. , Stick tape to itself and wrap it around your favorite pen or pencil.
Then, tape it into the back cover.
Other possibilities are to use a short piece of elastic and stitch it to the cover or to tie a short length of string through the spiral binding or a hole in the cover. , This can be sturdy tape or, if you're handy with needle and thread, a fabric strap.
Attach it to both covers opposite the spine so that the notebook doesn't flop open or drop its contents when you carry it. , Five or ten at a time will come in handy without creating an overly lumpy writing surface. , Were you using the paper company's logo, anyway? Affix your own card or insignia, or get out the markers, rubber stamps, stickers, glue stick, and collage materials of your choice and start adding some color.
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