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Mail Merge in Microsoft Word

We’ve created another great tutorial to help you with your Desktop Publishing Project – How To Mail Merge in Microsoft Word. In this video, we will show you how easy it is to gather your data, setup your document, and merge the data into your template. In our example, we use Microsoft Word 2010, however the procedure is similar throughout all versions on Microsoft Word. We also created a text version of the tutorial for your convenience!

Check it out today! – Mail Merge in Microsoft Word

Picnik – Another FREE Great Tool for Editing Photos

Picnik is an easy to use, online tool that allows you to add professional looking effects, text, and much more to your photos. Picnik has been around for some time, but it became more popular when it was purchased by Google in March 2010. Picnik offers both a free version and a paid subscription to the service, though the free version has plenty of great features!

Using Picnik makes it easy to create images to be used on our products. For example, say you want to create a 5″ x 7″ greeting card. Simply upload an image, crop it to 5″ x 7″, add text or edit the photo as you desire, then save the image to your hard drive. From there, simply insert it into one of our easy desktop publishing templates, insert the stock, and click print!

Picnik offers lots of great features that make it easier to create beautiful pictures or images for your cards or just for fun. Picnik is one of many different programs that are great for desktop publishing. Check out our comprehensive list of free photo editing software to learn about the others.

Brochure Paper Product Review

Here at Desktop we have over 40 unique brochure styles to choose from. Our Brochures are as small as 7” x 10” and as large as 8 ½” x 14”. We also have these in 32lb Bond paper up to 80lb Cover stock, available in a variety of different colors and finishes. With all these choices, it can get tough to make a decision!

Our Brochure Paper Product Review is intended to help you decide which brochure paper you should be using for your project. In our review, we list the best brochures for your printer type. We also list the benefits of the 3 different sizes we offer, as well as other alternatives to consider.

Read the entire article on our website – Brochure Paper Product Review

DesktopSuppliesTV on YouTube!

We’ve been working hard at bringing you informative Desktop Publishing Video Tutorialsand now we’re proud to announce our very own YouTube Channel!

DesktopSuppliesTV on YouTube will provide Desktop Publishing tutorials, product reviews, and much more! We hope to create a resource where users across the internet could come to find helpful information on Desktop Printing.

Visit our DesktopSuppliesTV channel on YouTube today and favorite, comment, like, or subscribe to us!

Desktop Publishing Resources

Our Desktop Publishing Resources page is growing everyday with great content. Here is a list of recent additions you have to check out!

• Printing on Mini Envelopes (w/ Video Tutorial)
• Desktop Publishing Software Guide
• Free Desktop Publishing Software
• Sources for Royalty Free Images & Art
• Types of Printers
• Printing in Microsoft Publisher (w/ Video Tutorial)

Visit our Desktop Publishing Resources section for even more Desktop Publishing Articles

New Quantities Available for Many Products

We’ve got some major changes happening this year for Desktop- the first being new quantities available for many different products. For instance, we are now offering 1000 sheet packs of our best selling paper products. These products include our 4up 65lb White Postcards, 80lb White Business Cards, 38lb Laser Gloss Brochures, and much more! We are also pleased to announce 1000 Count packs of Envelopes available in all sizes and most stocks. Finally, we’ve added 250 sheet packs to all of our Desktop Matte Labels.

Head on over to DesktopSupplies.com to check out the great bulk pricing on all these new quantities!

100% Recycled Envelopes on 32lb Stock Now on Sale

We’ve got an unbelievable deal for you!

100% Recycled Envelopes made on a 32lb stock for prices lower than our normal envelopes! That’s right! You are getting a 32lb bond envelope (much heavier/better quality than the average envelope). Made from 100% Post Consumer Waste (eco-friendly). Pricing over 30% lower than MSRP!

There’s not much else to say here. If you are ordering envelopes, especially a box of 250, these are the ones you want to go with. You’re getting a better quality, eco-friendly box of envelopes for the lowest prices we offer!

Browse our line of 100% Recycled Envelopes today!

1/4/2011 UPDATE:

We’ve just expanded our Recycled Envelopes and made 50 & 100 envelope packs available! All are available now at awesome prices!

Desktop Publishing Resources Section

We recently decided to provide resources for Desktop Publishing- Resources our customers can use to help them make their Desktop Publishing experience better! In the next few months, we will be building our Desktop Publishing Resources Section. This section will consist of an larger/enhanced templates section, Tutorials, Recommendations, and anything else we can think of that would be beneficial to our customers!

The section is already live on our website, but with little content. Be sure to check back for new content. Also, don’t hesitate to recommend something or ask a question. Many of our content will be derived from your inquiries!

2010 Holiday Paper & Christmas Cards Now On Sale

Summer’s over, but that means we are getting ready for the biggest holiday of the year, Christmas! We’ve just released our new inventory of Holiday Paper & Boxed Christmas Cards on our website. We now have over 75 different holiday stationery papers and over 250 Boxed Holiday Cards to choose from.

Start shopping today before stock runs out!

New Marble Cardstocks Available

We’ve just added 3 new types of cardstock to our repertoire- Smokey Quartz Marble, Desert Onyx Marble, and Blue Jade Marble Cardstock. We are currently offering this cardstock in 3 styles- plain cardstock, business card stock, or 4-up Postcard stock.

These Marble Cardstock papers truly capture the essence of marble. The cardstock has the marble background on both sides and is printable on both sides by Inkjet or Laser printers. This marble cardstock is thick & sturdy at 80lb Cover (218 gsm), making it even more professional grade.

Browse our site today to learn more about our Marble Cardstocks and try them out for yourself!