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Numbering Raffle Tickets Video Tutorial Now Available

We just created a great video tutorial to accompany our text tutorial on how to number raffle tickets in microsoft word. The tutorial demonstrates exactly what files to download and how to set up and import the numbers into Microsoft Word. The demonstration is created using Microsoft Word 2010, but the procedure is the same throughout all versions of Microsoft Word.

Check it out today & let us know what you think! – Numbering Raffle Tickets in Microsoft Word

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

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!

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!

Numbering Raffle Tickets in Microsoft Word – Mail Merge

We’ve had many people ask us how to number their raffle tickets in Microsoft word. It’s actually surprisingly simple! It’s all made possible through Word’s Mail Merge functionality.

We made a tutorial to describe how to do this. The tutorial is made with Microsoft Word 2003, but it is basically the same throughout all versions.

Check out the tutorial – Numbering Raffle Tickets in MS Word

Printing in Microsoft Publisher

There are many great tools for creating & printing your own business cards, postcards, and more. One of the best & easiest available is Microsoft Publisher- and chances are you already have it on your computer.

Publisher comes with many predesigned templates that make it easy to create professional looking cards. They also make it easy to print your cards. By default, publisher will print 1 card to your sheet. Obviously, it is better to print more copies per sheet and, in most cases, you probably have some perforated cardstock you want to print to.

We’ve made a tutorial on how to print your cards to your cardstock. This 5 step tutorial shows you just how easy it is to print in publisher. Click the link below to view.

Printing in Microsoft Publisher Tutorial