How to Create Printable Bingo Cards

Bingo is an excellent game for parties, fundraisers and carnivals. Purchasing ready-made bingo cards can be expensive and costly. Avoid the costs, as well as shipping time, by creating printable bingo cards. This article will show you how to instantly create printable bingo cards from the comfort of your own home at minimal cost.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Excel
• Printer
• Cardstock

Instructions

1. Open Microsoft Excel. Highlight five cells across, and six rows down. Create a bold border around the table, and inside. You should now have a grid.

2. Place your cursor over the line between cell A1 and B2 to adjust cell width by clicking and dragging the vertical line. The cells should be large enough to accommodate a 36-point font. Place your curser on the line dividing the five rows of cells, one at a time. Click and drag the cursor to adjust the height of the cell. The cells in the top row should be square.

3. Repeat Step 2 in the remaining cells, but make them slightly smaller. They should be able to accommodate a 32-point font.

4. Select the entire table, and click on the option to center the text you will be adding into the cells. Type in the top five cells the letters B, I, N, G, and O.

5. Type the corresponding numbers in the columns below the top row. The "B" row consists of numbers one through 15. The "I" row consist of numbers 15 through 29. The "N" row consists of numbers 30 through 45 and a free space. The "G" row consists of numbers 46 through 60. The "O" column represents the numbers 61 through 75. Randomly place these numbers in the corresponding boxes, being sure not to duplicate any rows.

6. Fit as many bingo cards as possible on one page by copying and pasting. Don't forget to change the numbers on each card. A page with six cards is ideal. Load your printer with card stock paper and print your bingo cards.

Tips & Warnings

• For added bingo fun, try using fancy, but readable, fonts such as Comic Sans. Leave some bingo cards blank and allow players to choose their own numbers for one game.

References

• Expert Village: Creating Rows, Columns and Borders

Resources

• The History of Bingo
• Expert Village: How to Use Microsoft Excel Video