Business cards

[Gracie]

I want to print out a 4x6 size of my business card that I did in Publisher.
I want to frame it and use it for display purposes. Can this be done? Many
thanks.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Yes, it could be done.


Oh, you want to know *how* to do it? Well, first, the proportions are not
the same. A standard business card is 2" x 3½". If you doubled the size you
would need a 4" x 7" card. You're going to have to compromise. Plus it's not
a simple tweak. Depending on the card's design you may have a bit of work
ahead of you. Do you really want to do this?

You know the easiest way would be to run it thru a printer and just enlarge
the design by 170%.

 

[Don Schmidt]

If that is a printer setting (170%) not all printers can adjust the size.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA

Yes, it could be done.


Oh, you want to know *how* to do it? Well, first, the proportions are not
the same. A standard business card is 2" x 3½". If you doubled the size
you would need a 4" x 7" card. You're going to have to compromise. Plus
it's not a simple tweak. Depending on the card's design you may have a bit
of work ahead of you. Do you really want to do this?

You know the easiest way would be to run it thru a printer and just
enlarge the design by 170%.


--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I want to print out a 4x6 size of my business card that I did in
Publisher.
I want to frame it and use it for display purposes. Can this be done?
Many
thanks.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I was thinking a copier, not a printer.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

If that is a printer setting (170%) not all printers can adjust the size.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA

Yes, it could be done.


Oh, you want to know *how* to do it? Well, first, the proportions are not
the same. A standard business card is 2" x 3½". If you doubled the size
you would need a 4" x 7" card. You're going to have to compromise. Plus
it's not a simple tweak. Depending on the card's design you may have a
bit of work ahead of you. Do you really want to do this?

You know the easiest way would be to run it thru a printer and just
enlarge the design by 170%.


--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I want to print out a 4x6 size of my business card that I did in
Publisher.
I want to frame it and use it for display purposes. Can this be done?
Many
thanks.

 

[Don Schmidt]

Sounds right. Also, if one used the print to pdf it could resize it.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA

I was thinking a copier, not a printer.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

If that is a printer setting (170%) not all printers can adjust the size.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA

Yes, it could be done.


Oh, you want to know *how* to do it? Well, first, the proportions are
not the same. A standard business card is 2" x 3½". If you doubled the
size you would need a 4" x 7" card. You're going to have to compromise.
Plus it's not a simple tweak. Depending on the card's design you may
have a bit of work ahead of you. Do you really want to do this?

You know the easiest way would be to run it thru a printer and just
enlarge the design by 170%.


--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I want to print out a 4x6 size of my business card that I did in
Publisher.
I want to frame it and use it for display purposes. Can this be done?
Many
thanks.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

That is a great option - and the easiest of any other.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Sounds right. Also, if one used the print to pdf it could resize it.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA

I was thinking a copier, not a printer.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

If that is a printer setting (170%) not all printers can adjust the
size.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


Yes, it could be done.


Oh, you want to know *how* to do it? Well, first, the proportions are
not the same. A standard business card is 2" x 3½". If you doubled the
size you would need a 4" x 7" card. You're going to have to compromise.
Plus it's not a simple tweak. Depending on the card's design you may
have a bit of work ahead of you. Do you really want to do this?

You know the easiest way would be to run it thru a printer and just
enlarge the design by 170%.


--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I want to print out a 4x6 size of my business card that I did in
Publisher.
I want to frame it and use it for display purposes. Can this be done?
Many
thanks.

 

[-kp-]

I know this subject is a little old but just wanted to add in case others
came across it.
Another way would probably be to save the card as a .jpg and open it in a
photo editor and resize. Programs suck as acdsee give option in the resize
menu that help novice users like myself keep the quility of the image.
Meaning when you resize the original to a larger size it will not get blurry
or pixelated. You can also add tinker with other options or even add a border
if you like.