How to Make Supper Tickets for an Event

Planning an event that includes a supper for which you will sell tickets can present budgeting challenges. There are several different methods for creating tickets, many of them rather expensive. If you are planning a supper event, instead of paying to have tickets made for you, learn how to make supper tickets yourself. It's easy and fun to do if you have the appropriate programs and supplies.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft templates
• Graphics program
• Color printer
• Card stock
• Scissors

Instructions

Make Supper Tickets with a Microsoft Template

1. Visit http://office.microsoft.com (see Resources) and browse the templates available for free download. Choose a ticket template that appeals to you and download it.

2. Allow the downloaded template to install on your computer. After it installs, it will open automatically in Microsoft Publisher.

3. Click on the small arrow next to "Color Schemes" in the left sidebar. Browse through the color schemes, clicking on various schemes until you find one that you like.

4. Repeat Step 3 with "Font Schemes."

5. Click on "Page Options," then left click on "Design Gallery Object." This will open a window from which you can choose many different designs that can be added to your tickets. Choose something that is available in the design gallery, or upload a different kind of graphic that fits the theme of your supper event. Choosing a design that incorporates a meal or food might be an appropriate graphic to add to your ticket.

   Select the graphic you desire and then click "insert." The graphic will appear on the ticket and you can then reposition it where you would like to be. Paste the graphic onto each ticket and position it accordingly.

6. Click on "Publication Options" and select the page size for printing. The easiest option is to select the 8.5-inch by 11-inch page size.

7. Begin clicking into the fields within the template and enter your specific information where it is suggested. Add the organization name, the name of the supper event, the date, the time, the location and a brief description of the supper event (include foods to be served, if possible). On the last line, add the event coordinator's name and contact information. Repeat this for each ticket on the page.

8. Add the information again on the side tab of the tickets, entering the suggested information.

9. Proofread all the information you have added and make sure it is acceptable.

10. Save your tickets onto your hard drive.

11. Place card stock into your printer and print out the number of pages of the ticket templates needed for the event.

12. Cut apart the tickets carefully.

Make a Supper Ticket with a Graphics Program

1. Open your graphics program and create a 8.5-inch by 11-inch raster layer (foundational layer).

2. Fill in the background color of the raster layer with a neutral color.

3. Create the ticket outlines within the raster layer. A suggested ticket size is 2-inches by 6-inches. If you use this size, you will be able to create four tickets per 8.5-inch by 11-inch page.

4. Add a graphic image as a new layer to the ticket. The graphic should enhance the supper event theme. Suggestions might be food, a meal being served or fine dining. Resize the graphic to an appropriate size for the tickets and place it where you like it. Paste the graphic image onto each ticket in the same position.

5. Add the information suggested in Step 6, including the organization name, the name of the supper event, the date, the time, the location and a brief description of the supper event (include foods to be served, if possible). On the last line, add the event coordinator's name and contact information. Repeat this for each ticket on the page.

6. Rotate the text 90 degrees and add the information again on the side tab of the tickets, entering the name of the supper event, the date, the time, the location and the price of the ticket.

7. Proofread the information on the tickets and save the file on your hard drive.

8. Place card stock into your printer and print out the number of pages of the ticket templates as needed for the event.

9. Cut apart the tickets carefully.

References

• Microsoft Templates