How to Design a Business Card With Your Own Images

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Business professionals need to always have business cards to give out to current and possible new customers. It is a vital part of business relations. These cards contain all of your crucial details in a compact form. Make your business card stand out from the others through adding your own images to it. This personalizes and customizes the card for your specific business service or product. Using Microsoft Publisher, or another program similar to it, makes this possible.

Instructions

1. Start Microsoft Publisher. Open the Publisher Catalog. Click on "New" in the File Menu.

2. Select "Business Cards" from the list on the left under "Wizards." Utilize the scroll bar on the right to see all of the business card templates.

3. Choose one that is what you want or similar to it. Make sure it has a picture on it or a space big enough to add one to it.

4. Click on the "Start Wizard" button on the bottom. Read the introduction and click on "Next."

5. Pick a color scheme for your business card. Apply the scroll bar to locate one that matches your business colors. Click "Next."

6. Change the orientation of your business card to Portrait, if needed. The default selection is Landscape, which is the most commonly used layout for business cards. Click "Next" again.

7. Choose "Yes" to place a logo on your card or "No," if you do not need one. Click "Next."

8. Select the printing options. Place a mark by "Several tiled on the page," if you want to print sheets of business cards. Click "Next" to continue.

9. Include your personal information on the card. Choose one of the options given to include these details. Click "Finish" to complete the design wizard.

10. Insert your image into the design. Right-click on any pictures already on the card. Select "Change Picture" and "Picture." Locate your image on your computer. Click "Insert" to place it.

Tips & Warnings

• Use your company logo, a product image or a picture of you in the design of your business card. The main thing to keep in mind is if the image blends with your business. Notice how the picture of your business card on the right panel of the wizard is altered as you make your selections. This provides you with a quick view of how your choices will look on the finished card. If you have not previously added your personal information in Microsoft Publisher, you can easily do so. Use the "Update" button at the point in the design wizard that covers this. You can insert an image into your business card design even if it does not have a picture in the template. Select "Picture" that is located in the Insert Menu. Find your image and then click on the "Insert" button. Place the image on the card in the location you want. Adjust, move or alter it as needed.