How to Do Banner Printing

A Microsoft Office template can create banners for printing on a home printer.

A printed banner can enhance your event and promote a theme. The Microsoft Office website contains pre-designed banner templates to suit the occasion. These free, downloaded templates will copy to a Word document. You can customize the banner image with commands on the Picture Tools ribbon. The banner will print in sections on separate pages on your home printer. Trimming and taping the pages will assemble a lightweight banner ready to display.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Office Word 2007 or 2010
• Color printer
• Printer paper
• Scissors or paper trimmer
• Adhesive tape

Instructions

1. Launch the Web browser.

2. Open the Microsoft Office website: office.com.

3. Click the “Templates” menu near the header. The “Search 1,000s of Templates” Web page appears.

4. Type “Banners” in the “Search” text box.

5. Click the “Search” button to display the gallery of image thumbnails. Click “Word” in the “Product” section in the left pane to bring up Word templates.

6. Click a banner's thumbnail image to preview a larger image.

7. Click “Download” to copy this template to a new Word document. Follow the prompts.

8. Customize the banner with the editing tools on the command ribbon. For example, the “Picture Tools” ribbon contains the “Format” tab with options for "Picture Styles." You can opt to change the banner color by clicking the “Color” button in the “Adjust” group.

9. Save this banner file. Click the “File” tab on the command ribbon. Click “Save As” to open the “Save As” dialog box. Type the file name in the “File name” text box. Click the preferred file location. For example, “Desktop.” Click “Save.”

10. Click “Print” on the drop-menu. The first page of the banner image appears in the preview pane. Click the page arrows at the bottom of the screen to view the additional pages of this long image. Click and drag the slider button in the lower-right corner of the screen. Drag the slider button to the left to zoom out and view all the pages in the preview pane.

11. Set the printer options in the “Print” pane.

12. Click “Print.”

13. User scissors or a paper trimmer to trim the extra white space on each page. Apply clear adhesive tape to join the pages on the underside.

Tips & Warnings

• The Internet Explorer Web browser will download the Office.com templates quickly. If you are using a different browser, you may see a message: "Your file(s) cannot be downloaded immediately."

References

• Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office, Templates, Search 1,000s of Templates
• Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office, Templates, Search 1,000s of Templates, Banners

Resources

• PosteRazor: PosteRazor, Make Your Own Poster!
• Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office, Home