Card type / Paper size
This
program can make standard four-fold cards and full-page posters or
signs. Select your project type and also the paper size for
output. Most of the world uses A4 size paper, however, letter
size paper is popular within the USA.
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Border selection
Choose
"browse" to select a border from the online gallery. You may also
"upload" one of your own. Note that whatever border is selected
will be resized to fit your page. Most four-fold cards will only
have a border on the first page.
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Image selection / Image size / Image justify / Image position
Choose
"browse" to select an image from among the thousands in the online gallery. Don't overlook the directories on the left
margin, and the multiple pages which frequently are available on the
top right corner.
You can also
"upload" your own picture to make a really unique work. Use the
additional controls to select the size and location for your image
placement.
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Message / Font / Text size / Text justify / Text position
Use
the "quick message" option to quickly add some text, or edit your
message to say anything you want. You can have text on
multiple lines, and you can use spaces to center or
justify text. Select a font, size, and
choose the placement of your text. If the text on your work runs
off the page, then divide it into multiple lines or choose a smaller
font.
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Edit / New / Display
Press
"display" to see your card. If it looks good, you can use use the
"print" menu item of your browser to print it. If you don't like
the way your card appears, press the "edit" button and just change the
options you want. Pressing "new" will clear all data, and restart
a new work.
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Tips
Here are some quick pointers for using this program:
- Before
printing set all your margins to zero and remove headers and
footers. In Firefox, use the "page setup" menu option to set
margins to "0.0" and change headers and footers to "blank". In
the Internet explorer, erase the the header string (the default is
"&w&bPage &p of &P"), erase the footers string (the
default is "&u&b&d"), and change margins to "0.0".
- Check
the output using the browser's "print preview" before printing.
If you don't like what you see, click the "edit" button and change
things.
- If you have both a graphic and text on
the same page, you probably want them to be placed at different
positions (e.g., image=top, text=bottom) so that they don't overlap.
- You
may find that trimming the edge(s) of your card with scissors or a
papercutter (after folding) is the easiest way to make things look good.
- Borders
which go to the edge of the page may be cut off. If this happens,
try using a border which doesn't go right to the edge.
- The
printout is optimized for 100% scale (no enlargement or reduction in
size). But due to differences in hardware, you might find that
the "shrink to fit" option on your print dialog helps format the
output. In this case, a papercutter to trim the edges may be
helpful.
- There
are several thousand images in the gallery even though you only see a
handful at a time. Don't overlook the directories on the left
margin, and the multiple pages which frequently are available on the
top right corner.
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About the CorticalCafe PrintMaker
I've
always thought that a simple web-based program to make cards and signs
would be useful. But after years of web browsing, I never found
one that I liked, so I designed my own. I think the
output is decent, but you can decide for yourself. And since I
like browsing a free web, it's only fair that I make this freely
available to anyone. Please tell me if you have suggestions or
problems. Happy printing, and please remember to recycle.
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Previous / Next / Preview
Use these buttons to navigate between pages. The Preview
button will open a new window with a preview of your card. If
things don't look the way you want, edit the card and try again. You may need to unblock popup windows in your browser so that the preview window can open.
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License
This
service is supplied without any warranty whatsoever. Use it at
your own risk. But please tell me if it gives you insight to
the meaning of life... |
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