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can publisher create a spiral bound calander with 2 sided print?
Talk to your printer first. My guy is good. I don't do Pack and go. I take
him the Pub file and any funky fonts. I'm more likely to take a .pdf file but I've taken Publisher files too. Neil has helped me with everything from suggestions in the file setup to paper selection. Plus he has some phenomenal rates. I've got a big job for him in 2008 and we're trying to figure out how to get cases of handbooks from SE Pennsylvania to Louisville KY - economically. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Carrie" wrote in message ... I can't find a website for the binder, only websites selling them. That's why I looked after I got it, for directions, and info As to having a printer do them, that would be an option at some point, but right now I'm mainly doing them for myself (and family, they get my practice projects) I made several calendars for Christmas with family birthdays and dates on them. I used to make these, just plain printer paper, stapled together, for myself and had gotten requests. Setting something up for a printer would be the option to "pack and go" ? Since I've never done this so haven't gone through it. See there's a Wizard. Same with TOOLS Commercial printing tools. If I find a local printer to, for example, print calendars for me, will they make me a sample one first to see what it's like? I've noticed bought calendars usually have thinner/shinier paper than what I've used (card stock or cover paper) There's also the websites like CafePress and lulu.com which make calendars to send to someone buying them, though they take a big chunk of the price. Calendars being time sensitive, would be a guess to know how many to get to start, having them all printed at once. probably any good size projects would be bettter to have commercially printed. ~ Carrie "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... Check the website of the binder. You may find the instructions there. I would just visit my printer. He can do it all - and his prices are reasonable. I just have no desire to make calendars that size. I do have an idea for a smaller one. I want to make a template for that as soon as I get my web work done (FrontPage, not Publisher). -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Carrie" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... There are staplers made with long arms. Pricey tho. I think right now I'm just getting to know about the spiral binder. Hopefully the replacement combs sold at Staples can be used with this, too, otherwise I have no idea where to get more when the 10 that came with this are gone. I like the idea of calendars, booklets, etc opening and laying flat, or flipping over flat. There are possibilities for this, like printing pictures and affirmations/sayings or maybe even old recipes with pictures. I once wrote about this on another group, because we moved into an old house, a 91 year old woman had lived in, and there were piles/books of old recipes here. Someone told me recipe books wouldn't sell (like on ebay or local gift shops) because there's so many FREE recipes one can get online now. It discouraged me at the time, but thinking back now not everyone has a computer/internet to look up old recipes on, and someone might be looking for something like that as a gift for someone else. One thing that holds me up on this is some kind of logo to put on. Could put my website address or email I suppose. This should probably be another topic, we've gotten away from the original one here of spiral bound calendar with 2 sides. I keep thinking all I need to do is GET ORGANIZED! ~ Carrie -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Carrie" wrote in message ... "Mike Koewler" wrote in message ... Carrie, FWIW, almost every calendar I see now is simply stapled in the middle. They use a tabloid size layout - picture at the top, calendar at the bottom. Mike I've noticed that, but I haven't figured out how to staple it, can't use a small or regular size one (in the middle like that) must be something specially for this? Tabloid size layout, I get what you mean, but wouldn't this require double long size paper? I've had a problem with paper, like for making cards (besides plain cardstock, I can get at Staples) because if I want anything different, even to try, I have to order it online and pay shipping. I live in a rural area and don't have much for stores like that around. Bought calendars (that are stapled) seem to be thinner and shinier paper than I've seen (to buy) too. I've seen online at Staples they have 100 binder combs for $6.99 (free shipping if you buy over $50) hopefully they are the same ones my machine uses. It had no instructions with it and didn't say anything about buying replacement spirals. I mainly find things out by trying them. Sort of one step at a time. I do feel I have a really good printer now, it works great and even prints bright and clear on cardstock, which was something my previous printer didn't do good enough (what I wanted it to look like) ~ Carrie Carrie wrote: "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... If you can print duplex, then yes - but you still have the spiral binding to do. Chances are you don't have one of those devices at home. And if you do, I'm jealous! I do, I bought one from an ebay seller a few weeks ago. Since it didn't come with directions I looked for it in google and found it for a lower price. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it (and have it come out good) it involves punching the holes, which means lining up the paper straight (seems to be a key to finishing it, having the punched holes even and all punched open) but even the ones I made that aren't 100% straight look pretty good! Before this I tried various ways to put calendars together, punching holes and putting yarn or tristy ties through, but they didn't flip over good. I've seen the plastic binder combs for sale at Staples (they don't sell the machines) 100 for $6-something plus shipping. I'm hoping they are all standard size. Mine does up to 11 1/2 " (or so) but smaller can be done and the excess cut off. http://www.abcdistributing.com/home/...sp?P=115&G=347 This website says sold out, but there may be more. The one I got from an ebay seller (new) came to $40- $26 plus shipping. I'd wanted one for a long time, too, but wasn't sure if a home (smaller version) would work. Some sell for $200 or so (as you probably know) I haven't used this one enough, and had never used one before (and no instructions came with it) so I can't tell for sure if it works good or worth the price or what. It says it punches 3 pages at once, but I used cardstock or cover paper for calendars so only punched one at a time. I've tried it with printer paper 1 or 3 pieces and it tends to rip or not punch through good. Could be my fault, I'm not sure if I should press down firmly or pound the top. I suppose the way to set this up to print on it's own is to add new pages (for the pictures) in the 12 original calendar month pages? Have to figure out what goes where and which way the pictures have to print to be the right way when flipped up. Though I'm thinking the duplex printer will print them correctly for this. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...ample_page.jpg I made the title in Word (Word Art) I know Publisher has it but I have a hard time figuring it out in that with colors, so it's just as easy to do it in Word. The calendars I made and gave to the family have family birthdays and anniversaries and such on them. I also saved them in Primo PDF and emailed them to some, if they wanted to print them, themselves. I told them if they found a good way of putting them together (without the binder) to let me know. I'm thinking of other things, smaller, like booklets with recipes or pictures and quotes/affirmations. If they are half the size of the binder combs, I could cut one in two and no waste. ~ Carrie -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Carrie" wrote in message .gbl... "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message l... 1. Please use the large white space to ask your question. 2. Yes, Publisher can create the files that you can take to your printer and have him create a spiral-bound calendar. Can Publisher create this to be printed at home? I made a calendar before Christmas with my own photos and had a terrible time trying to figure out what side to print what on, and getting them going in the printer so some places didn't come out upside down. I had 2 calendar set ups (files) one for pictures and one for the months and alternated printing one page/side at a time. For example the cover page would have the first picture on the opposite side, the next page would have Jan days on one side and Feb's picture on the other side. But, they had to be set up so when the next page is flipped up, the picture shows going the right way. Someone more experienced with this wouldn't have a problem, but for me it got very confusing with lots of mistakes getting it right. If Publsher could set it up for me it would help. Also, I have a Canon Pixma ip6000D printer now, that has the option of duplex printing, so, in theory it could print both sides of all the pages ready to be spiral bound? (I bought a tool to do this, like people use in offices to put reports together) This is way too much figuring out (what goes on what side and in what direction) so if the program (I have Publisher 2000) could somehow set it up? Don't mean to hijack this question, but the person asking didn't specify taking it to a printer, so maybe it relates, too. Also, even if he (or I or anyone) were to take the set up calendar to the printer, how does one do this? (I haven't looked yet, so maybe something in the "pack up the file" options?) Getting everything to come out on the right side, and facing the right way has been my hangup. ~ Carrie -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tommy Horne" Tommy wrote in message ... |
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can publisher create a spiral bound calander with 2 sided prin
"Mike Koewler" wrote: Carrie, FWIW, almost every calendar I see now is simply stapled in the middle. They use a tabloid size layout - picture at the top, calendar at the bottom. Mike Carrie wrote: "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... If you can print duplex, then yes - but you still have the spiral binding to do. Chances are you don't have one of those devices at home. And if you do, I'm jealous! I do, I bought one from an ebay seller a few weeks ago. Since it didn't come with directions I looked for it in google and found it for a lower price. I'm still trying to figure out how to use it (and have it come out good) it involves punching the holes, which means lining up the paper straight (seems to be a key to finishing it, having the punched holes even and all punched open) but even the ones I made that aren't 100% straight look pretty good! Before this I tried various ways to put calendars together, punching holes and putting yarn or tristy ties through, but they didn't flip over good. I've seen the plastic binder combs for sale at Staples (they don't sell the machines) 100 for $6-something plus shipping. I'm hoping they are all standard size. Mine does up to 11 1/2 " (or so) but smaller can be done and the excess cut off. http://www.abcdistributing.com/home/...sp?P=115&G=347 This website says sold out, but there may be more. The one I got from an ebay seller (new) came to $40- $26 plus shipping. I'd wanted one for a long time, too, but wasn't sure if a home (smaller version) would work. Some sell for $200 or so (as you probably know) I haven't used this one enough, and had never used one before (and no instructions came with it) so I can't tell for sure if it works good or worth the price or what. It says it punches 3 pages at once, but I used cardstock or cover paper for calendars so only punched one at a time. I've tried it with printer paper 1 or 3 pieces and it tends to rip or not punch through good. Could be my fault, I'm not sure if I should press down firmly or pound the top. I suppose the way to set this up to print on it's own is to add new pages (for the pictures) in the 12 original calendar month pages? Have to figure out what goes where and which way the pictures have to print to be the right way when flipped up. Though I'm thinking the duplex printer will print them correctly for this. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...ample_page.jpg I made the title in Word (Word Art) I know Publisher has it but I have a hard time figuring it out in that with colors, so it's just as easy to do it in Word. The calendars I made and gave to the family have family birthdays and anniversaries and such on them. I also saved them in Primo PDF and emailed them to some, if they wanted to print them, themselves. I told them if they found a good way of putting them together (without the binder) to let me know. I'm thinking of other things, smaller, like booklets with recipes or pictures and quotes/affirmations. If they are half the size of the binder combs, I could cut one in two and no waste. ~ Carrie -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Carrie" wrote in message .. . "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message ... 1. Please use the large white space to ask your question. 2. Yes, Publisher can create the files that you can take to your printer and have him create a spiral-bound calendar. Can Publisher create this to be printed at home? I made a calendar before Christmas with my own photos and had a terrible time trying to figure out what side to print what on, and getting them going in the printer so some places didn't come out upside down. I had 2 calendar set ups (files) one for pictures and one for the months and alternated printing one page/side at a time. For example the cover page would have the first picture on the opposite side, the next page would have Jan days on one side and Feb's picture on the other side. But, they had to be set up so when the next page is flipped up, the picture shows going the right way. Someone more experienced with this wouldn't have a problem, but for me it got very confusing with lots of mistakes getting it right. If Publsher could set it up for me it would help. Also, I have a Canon Pixma ip6000D printer now, that has the option of duplex printing, so, in theory it could print both sides of all the pages ready to be spiral bound? (I bought a tool to do this, like people use in offices to put reports together) This is way too much figuring out (what goes on what side and in what direction) so if the program (I have Publisher 2000) could somehow set it up? Don't mean to hijack this question, but the person asking didn't specify taking it to a printer, so maybe it relates, too. Also, even if he (or I or anyone) were to take the set up calendar to the printer, how does one do this? (I haven't looked yet, so maybe something in the "pack up the file" options?) Getting everything to come out on the right side, and facing the right way has been my hangup. ~ Carrie -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Tommy Horne" Tommy wrote in message ... |
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