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Make your own print-ready photoshop business card template!
With Photoshop, or a similar graphics design program, you can create
a business card template to design your business card, ensuring that your
file is ready to print!
After creating your business card template and designing your business card,
visit the "Use your own design"
section of our web site to have it printed.
Some familiarity with photoshop or graphics programs is necessary.
The following instructions are for photoshop:
Instructions for creating a business card template in photoshop:
- Open Photoshop, choose 'File' from the top tool bar, then 'New' to
create a new file. This opens an options window for your new file.
- Enter 3.625 inches for the width, 2.125 inches for the
height, 300 pixels/inch for the resolution., 'CMYK' for the Color Mode. Click
'OK'. You now have a new, blank canvas for your business card template.
You may need to zoom out to fit it on your screen, use the 'Ctrl' and
the minus key to zoom out.
- Creating template Guide lines:
- From the top tool bar, select 'View', then 'New Guide'
- In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Vertical' and enter '.0625
in' for the position
- then In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Vertical' and enter
'.1875 in' for the position
- Repeat step 1, In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Vertical'
and enter '3.4375 in' for the position
- Repeat step 1, In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Vertical'
and enter '3.5625 in' for the position
- Repeat step 1, In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Horizontall'
and enter '.0625 in' for the position
- Repeat step 1, In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Horizontall'
and enter '.1875 in' for the position
- Repeat step 1, In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Horizontall'
and enter '1.9375 in' for the position
- Repeat step 1, In the 'Orientation' window, select 'Horizontall'
and enter '2.0625 in' for the position
- Your canvas should now look like a larger version of this:
- Your background image should cover the entire canvas (size is 3.625"
x 2.125")
- Your text should fit within the inner guides (size is 3.25" x
1.75")
- the outer guides represent the size of the final card, 3.5" x
2", the extra space to the edge of the canvas gives a margin of
error when cutting the cards (called a "bleed margin") Make
sure that the portion of the background image outside of the outer guides
is expendable.
- After creating your business card template and designing your card,
visit the "Use your own design"
section of our web site to have it printed
- Goog Luck and Have Fun!
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