Nicolas Cure asked:
>I am looking for software to print my own business cards.
>Please if someone has tried any and is willing to talk about it
>I would appreciate it.

I don't like to recommend Microsoft products, but I used Word.
You can do the following with any wordprocessor that has
fine control over table layout.

I started with microperforated business card stock, which
you can buy plain or preprinted with a fancy background.

I measured the cards, then edited a table with no borders and
cells exactly matching the cards. Mine was 10-up (2x5) on A4.
(I didn't use the Label feature because there is less control.)

I designed the first card and then copied and pasted it
into the other cells.

I then test printed onto plain paper and adjusted the margins
in Page Setup until the table aligned with the card stock.

This is simpler than it sounds, and once you have calibrated
one table it is quick and easy to copy the document and make
other cards to a similar design. It would also be possible
to print the text in a laser printer and overprint a coloured
logo in an inkjet printer.

Since I was using blank white business card stock and I had
a selection of unperforated card and an office guillotine
(you could use a scalpel and straightedge), I realised
I could do it more cheaply...

I modified my table to have a frame composed of _very_ thin
top and bottom rows and left and right columns.

Then I set thick borders on the verticals in the thin rows
and on the horizontals in the thin columns, to give tiny
cropping marks to guide the guillotine.

(These are lost during the cropping - do not put borders
on the whole table, or you will have to trim all 4 edges
of each card - hard work!)

Now I can run off a batch of business cards cheaply
whenever I choose. I think it is worth the small effort
of guillotining to get a smoother edge and use plain card
stock, and I print small batches for different purposes.

Len Warner <[log in to unmask]> WWW Pager http://wwp.mirabilis.com/10120933