How to Make a Greeting Card

1. Click Start.

2. Click Microsoft Word. 

3. Click File.

4. Click Page Setup.    (If you don't see Page Setup you will have to click the two arrows at the bottom).

5. Change the layout to landscape. 

6. Click Ok. 

7. Change your zoom to whole page.  .  This should be located at the top of Microsoft Word.

8. Click View.

9. Place your mouse over Toolbars.  Make sure drawing is checked.    If you don't have the Drawing checked; click it to check it.

10. Click Insert Word Art. 

11. Select your style and click ok. 

12. Type in the message you want. 

13. Click Ok.

14. Click the message once so a box shows up around it. 

15. Down in the drawing toolbar click Draw; TextWrapping; In Front of Text.

16. Your message will now look like this. 

17. Click on the green circle and rotate your mouse and message 180 degrees. 

18. Now we are going to insert a text by clicking Text Box. 

19. When you click Text Box a drawing box will appear.  Press the delete key to get rid of the drawing box.

20. Click and drag a text box in the lower right hand corner. 

21. You should now print this and see how it fits.  You will have to adjust the box until it fits correctly.  Here is an example of what a correctly adjusted text box.

  The first time I setup the card I had to print it out 3 or 4 times to get it looking just right.