Things You'll Need:
- MAC iWork with Pages installed or iPhoto Internet connection (optional) Printer (if print rather than ecard used)
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Step 1
Make a greeting card on a MAC using the Apple word processing and publishing software iWork. Typically preinstalled on MACs, the Pages program within iWork has greeting card templates among other desktop publishing features. The MAC program Pages in iWork offers a few more creativity features within its templates than does Microsoft Word, its Windows counterpart.
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Step 2
In iWork, go to Pages and a Template menu opens. Click on "Page Layout," then on "Cards and Invitations." Choose the type of card to make and click on it to open the template. Add text, shapes, tables, charts and media using the buttons in the top menu bar. When adding media, choose photo, audio or movies from your files; then simply drag and drop them onto your card. Edit any given graphics or text in the template by clicking and changing it. When finished, save and print the card or attach it to an email and send.
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Step 3
Additionally, you can make a greeting card on a MAC using iPhoto, which comes installed on most MACs. Use any photo you have in iPhoto to create a card from several templates. The cards may then be printed, emailed or ordered for printing online and then delivered to you.
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Step 4
Open iPhoto and choose a photo or photo group from your files. Click on the "Card" button in the bottom menu bar. A Card menu opens. Choose the type of card you wish to make from the left side menu and the layout style for your card from the right side menu. Edit the card to add or delete any other photos by dragging photos in or out of the photo tray at the top of the screen. Edit the theme, background, orientation and text of your card project by clicking on them and changing them with the buttons in the bottom menu. Save and print the card, email it or order cards online for printing and delivery.
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Step 5
Use online printable cards and ecards to make greeting cards on a MAC. Compatibility issues no longer create as much difficulty for MAC users as they once did. Many free and paid online sites either offer a MAC section or have no compatibility issues with MAC computers. At these sites, you may create a wide variety of cards free or pay a small fee and have access to a larger selection and more services. Most sites, including the ones listed below, offer both print card and ecard service.
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Step 6
Use online downloadable software and shareware as another alternative to making a greeting card on a MAC. At these sites, software expressly for creating greeting cards usually provides a few more personalization and creativity options than the online programs. Free shareware programs exist, as do programs you may purchase and download. See the sites listed below for examples of these programs.
