Choose From a file. Select the picture you downloaded from Internet and insert it to your document. You can see the preview below Sample. Now the picture is set as your background. Switch to Insert tab, click WordArt and select a type you like to insert a textbox. Click the textbox to enable the Shape Format tab. You can adjust the color of Text Fill and Text Outline here. For better atmosphere of Christmas, I want this text to glow. You can also hit Glow Options… to enable advanced settings in Format Shape.
And finally you can press the border of the text to adjust its location, or drag the rotation arrow above it to rotate the text till it fulfil your need. Now a simple card is done with the only tool — Microsoft Word. I just shared the basic steps. You can still make adjustments to it according to your preference, like adding borders , or changing color tones. Try making an unique greeting card for the one you love! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Daily Giveaway. You May Also Like. Before you sit down to design a greeting card in Word, you have to decide whether you want it to be flat like a postcard or a folded card like a Hallmark card. Greeting cards also come in all shapes and sizes from A0 These choices will dictate every other design decision that follows. Open Microsoft Word and select a blank document.
Use this blank canvas to add your own ideas on what a greeting card can be. You can add photos, shapes, text, Word Art, and even 3D models. Greeting cards are usually laid out in landscape. Landscape mode works better with images too. Select Size in the Page Layout Group to choose one of the standard sizes from the dropdown. You can also use a custom size by going to Paper Size at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Tip: Use the Margins tab on the Page Setup dialog to reduce the margins if you want the image to cover the paper. White space helps to balance text with graphics. Enable Gridlines and Alignment Guides to align objects on the document with precision. Gridlines are not printed. You can also decide not to use gridlines and instead align everything with your eye. Select your graphic in the document.
Go to the Format tab on the right of the ribbon. For a selected shape, the tab will read Shape Format. Use the settings to enable the Snap-to feature, display alignment guides, and change the distance between gridlines. For greeting cards that fold down the middle, you can divide the page in half.
There are different ways to do it Word. For our tutorial, we will use the line shape and place it in the center of the page. Press the Shift key and draw a vertical line across the middle of the page. Any new content on the page can nudge this separator. To keep it exactly in the middle, select the Layout Options icon that is suspended above the selected line. In the Layout settings, fix the position of the line shape by setting the Horizontal and Vertical alignments.
Use free stock photos or upload your own to personalize the card. You can also fill up the whole page with the picture if you set it as the background. The Picture tab allows you to use your own photo or any Creative Commons image sourced with a Bing Search as a picture fill for the page.
You can see the preview before you insert it in the document. You can select a Text Box to enter text or choose Word Art.
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