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Print on A2 Card Stock
I am trying to create an invitation to print on my A2 card stock.
I am using MSOffice 2003 on a WinXP machine. The card measures 8.5" by 5.5", with a score for one fold, which after making the fold, creates a doc that measures 5.5" x 4.25". I used page setup to set "user defined paper" since there is no choice for A2 paper, only for A2 envelopes (why is that?). I set all margins to 0, set paper to portrait, and want to print the face of the invitation on the lower 4-1/4 inches of the front of the card stock (I will then flip the stock and, using another word document to create the inside of the invitation , print the details of the invitation on the inside (other side) of the invitation. All these things I know how to do. But I cannot get my graphics to print out in the center of the face of the invite. I changed the margins to 0, I moved the graphics farther and farther left, but still the pictures are not in the center of the face (they are hovering around the right hand margin). I am at a loss what to do. Is there perhaps a template for MSWord that would allow me to print to A2 card stock, or should I be using Publisher (I tried Publisher and didn't have much luck there either but I don't know that much about Publisher - I may just be missing the proper info). I also tried the Avery labelling program that integrates with MSWord thinking they would have a template this size but I found nothing. I am at a loss where to go from here. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated Thanks Joanne |
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Isn't an A2 envelope equal to A4 folded in half?
It is very simple to set this up in Publisher. You only have to decide if you are going to use inches or centimeters. If your stock is 8.5 x 11, setup Publisher as a booklet, change the page size to 5.5 width, 4.25 height. This will print 2 cards per page. You might have to change Publisher's options to inches if by default you have centimeters selected. -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Joanne" wrote in message ... I am trying to create an invitation to print on my A2 card stock. I am using MSOffice 2003 on a WinXP machine. The card measures 8.5" by 5.5", with a score for one fold, which after making the fold, creates a doc that measures 5.5" x 4.25". I used page setup to set "user defined paper" since there is no choice for A2 paper, only for A2 envelopes (why is that?). I set all margins to 0, set paper to portrait, and want to print the face of the invitation on the lower 4-1/4 inches of the front of the card stock (I will then flip the stock and, using another word document to create the inside of the invitation , print the details of the invitation on the inside (other side) of the invitation. All these things I know how to do. But I cannot get my graphics to print out in the center of the face of the invite. I changed the margins to 0, I moved the graphics farther and farther left, but still the pictures are not in the center of the face (they are hovering around the right hand margin). I am at a loss what to do. Is there perhaps a template for MSWord that would allow me to print to A2 card stock, or should I be using Publisher (I tried Publisher and didn't have much luck there either but I don't know that much about Publisher - I may just be missing the proper info). I also tried the Avery labelling program that integrates with MSWord thinking they would have a template this size but I found nothing. I am at a loss where to go from here. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated Thanks Joanne |
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Mary
First of all, thanks for your time and effort. But A2 Card Stock is total size 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches, so I think that I don't want to use Publisher/booklet to do this. You say that will print 2 cards per page, but I am going to feed the printer card stock that will print only 1 card per page so I am not sure if it will work. What do you think Joanne Mary Sauer wrote: Isn't an A2 envelope equal to A4 folded in half? It is very simple to set this up in Publisher. You only have to decide if you are going to use inches or centimeters. If your stock is 8.5 x 11, setup Publisher as a booklet, change the page size to 5.5 width, 4.25 height. This will print 2 cards per page. You might have to change Publisher's options to inches if by default you have centimeters selected. |
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You can tell Publisher how to handle your paper stock from the page setup.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Joanne wrote: Mary First of all, thanks for your time and effort. But A2 Card Stock is total size 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches, so I think that I don't want to use Publisher/booklet to do this. You say that will print 2 cards per page, but I am going to feed the printer card stock that will print only 1 card per page so I am not sure if it will work. What do you think Joanne Mary Sauer wrote: Isn't an A2 envelope equal to A4 folded in half? It is very simple to set this up in Publisher. You only have to decide if you are going to use inches or centimeters. If your stock is 8.5 x 11, setup Publisher as a booklet, change the page size to 5.5 width, 4.25 height. This will print 2 cards per page. You might have to change Publisher's options to inches if by default you have centimeters selected. |
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Thanks
I'll take another good look at page setup Joanne Graham Mayor wrote: You can tell Publisher how to handle your paper stock from the page setup. |
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One thing you might try:
1. Select A2 envelope as the paper size and then select Portrait. This will should give you the size you want. 2. On the Margins tab of Page Setup, choose "2 pages per sheet." 3. Put your desired text/picture/whatever on page 2. It will print on the bottom half of the sheet. I am taking your word for it (since A2 envelope is not one of my paper size choices) that an A2 envelope is actually the size you need to print half-Letter or Statement-size paper. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Joanne" wrote in message ... I am trying to create an invitation to print on my A2 card stock. I am using MSOffice 2003 on a WinXP machine. The card measures 8.5" by 5.5", with a score for one fold, which after making the fold, creates a doc that measures 5.5" x 4.25". I used page setup to set "user defined paper" since there is no choice for A2 paper, only for A2 envelopes (why is that?). I set all margins to 0, set paper to portrait, and want to print the face of the invitation on the lower 4-1/4 inches of the front of the card stock (I will then flip the stock and, using another word document to create the inside of the invitation , print the details of the invitation on the inside (other side) of the invitation. All these things I know how to do. But I cannot get my graphics to print out in the center of the face of the invite. I changed the margins to 0, I moved the graphics farther and farther left, but still the pictures are not in the center of the face (they are hovering around the right hand margin). I am at a loss what to do. Is there perhaps a template for MSWord that would allow me to print to A2 card stock, or should I be using Publisher (I tried Publisher and didn't have much luck there either but I don't know that much about Publisher - I may just be missing the proper info). I also tried the Avery labelling program that integrates with MSWord thinking they would have a template this size but I found nothing. I am at a loss where to go from here. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated Thanks Joanne |
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Answer: Print on A2 Card Stock
Hi Joanne,
It sounds like you're having trouble getting your graphics to print in the center of your A2 card stock. I'd be happy to help you out with this! First, let's make sure we have the correct paper size set up in Word. Since there isn't an option for A2 paper, we'll need to create a custom paper size. Here's how to do that:
Now that we have the correct paper size set up, let's make sure your graphics are centered on the page. Here's how to do that:
Your graphic should now be centered on the page. If it's still not centered, you may need to adjust the size of the graphic or the margins of the page.
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