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1、HowToMakeaGreetingCardAgreetingcardyoumakeyourselfcanbemoremeaningfultotherecipientandjustasattractiveasanystore-boughtgreetingcardifyouapplyafewsimpledesktoppublishinganddesignprinciples.Followthese10stepstomakeagreetingcardinanysoftware(includingusingtemplates).Difficulty:EasyTimeRequired:30mi
2、nutestoafewhourstomakeagreetingcard,longerifunfamiliarwiththesoftwareHere'sHow:1.Useappropriatesoftware.IfyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeoperationofPageMaker,InDesign,orotherprofessionaldesktoppublishingsoftwarethenuseit.Ifnewtodesktoppublishingandyourmaingoalismakeyourowngreetingcards,consumersoft
3、waresuchasArtExplosionGreetingCardFactoryorHallmarkCardStudioaregoodsoftwarechoicesandtheycomewithalotofclipartandtemplatesyoucancustomize.Familiarizeyourselfwiththebasicoperationbeforeyoubegin.2.Pickaformat.Beforeyoubegin,thinkaboutwhatkindofgreetingcardyouwanttomake:funny,serious,oversized,top
4、fold,sidefold,personalized.Havingavisionaheadoftimecanspeeduptheprocessevenifyou'llbeusingtemplatesstraightfromthesoftware.3.Setupthedocument.Ifyourpagelayoutorgreetingcardsoftwarehasablanktemplateorwizardforthestyleofgreetingcardyouwant,useittosetupyourgreetingcard.Or,createalayoutfromscratchin
5、thedesiredsize.Foratoporsidefoldcardprintedonlettersizepaper(ratherthanothertypesofspecialtygreetingcardpapers)createafoldeddummyandmarkthefront,insidefront,messagearea,andbackofthegreetingcard.4.Choosegraphics.Ifyouwanttokeepitsimple,stickwithoneimageorafewsimple,icon-likefigures.Someclipartisd
6、rawnwithalessrealistic,morecartoonishappearance.Somestylessuggestmodernwhileothercliparthasadistinct50sor60sairaboutit.Someimagesarefunwhileothersareseriousoratleastmoresubdued.Colorandtypesoflinesandtheamountofdetailcanallcontributetotheoverallstyle.Tokeepitreallysimple,chooseasinglephototogoon
7、thefrontandputyourtextmessageinside.Mixandmatchimagesthatshareasimilarstyle.5.Modifytheimages.Somepicturesworkwithoutmodificationbutsimplechangestosizeandcolorcanmakeaimageworkbetterforyourgreetingcardlayout.Youcanalsousecol
