How to Create and Print Thank You Cards
A thank you card is the perfect way to let someone know you appreciate or enjoy a thoughtful gift given to you. Sometimes cards available for purchase at a store do not say the words you feel, or maybe there is a specific poem or verse you want written on a card. When this is the case, create and print your own thank you card with a personal computer.
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Instructions
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Open a word processing program on your computer. Choose the option to create a new document.
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Insert a graphic on the bottom third section of the document for the front of the thank you card. To do this, click on "Insert" at the top of the screen and then click on "Picture." You will have the option to choose a picture from a clip art gallery or your computer. Insert the picture you want to use for the thank you card.
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Write a greeting on the front of the thank you card. Do this by placing the cursor of the mouse where you want the text to appear and then type.
Examples of greetings you could use are "Thank you," "I am grateful to have a friend like you," "You always know what I like" or a thank you poem you wrote.
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Create a second page within the document to make the inside of the thank you card. Do this by pushing the "Enter" button on the computer's keyboard, after the text you wrote on the previous page, until a new page appears.
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Scroll down the second page, to the bottom quarter. Center the mouse cursor on the document and type the second part of your thank you card greeting. The inside of the card can also have a poem in it if the front of the card only had a simple greeting of thanks.
Other ideas for the inside of the thank you card include, "Thank you so much for the gift of your friendship. It is people like you that keep me going and the world turning," or "Dinner the other night was fabulous! Thank you for inviting me into your home; I always feel like part of the family."
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Preview the pages of the thank you card by clicking on "Print Preview" in the "File" menu at the top of the screen. Here you will see any necessary changes that need to take place.
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Put a piece of cardstock into your printer. Make sure your printer is set to print on thick paper. To do this, open the "Print" menu, click on "Printer Properties" and then click on the option to print on cardstock (in the "Paper Type" menu).
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Set up the "Print" menu to only print the first page of the card by setting the page range in the menu; click "Print" to print the front of the thank you card.
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Place the piece of printed cardstock into the printer to print on the back of the first page.
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Set up the "Print" menu to only print the second page of the card by setting the page range in the menu; click on "Print" to print the inside of the thank you card.
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Fold the piece of cardstock in half to complete the thank you card.
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- Photo Credit thank you image by feisty from Fotolia.com
