Pick a template • Start Publisher and choose a category of cards. • In Publisher 2016 and Publisher 2013, click Built-in >Greeting Cards or Invitation Cards. • In Publisher 2010, click Greeting Cards or Invitation Cards in the list of templates.

• Scroll through the predesigned card publications. When you find one that you like, click it to see a larger image preview.

• Under Customize and Options, you can modify many design elements before you open the publication: • Under Customize, click the color scheme and font scheme that you want. • Under Customize, click the business information set that you want, or create a new one. • Under Options, select the page size that you want, such as Half-page side fold or Quarter-page top fold. • Under Options, select the layout that you want. Note: If you use a template that you downloaded from Office Online, you cannot customize the design until you open the publication.

• Click Create. If you don't see a design that you like, you can search for additional card templates on Office.com by returning to the New page and entering greeting card, invitation card, or any other type of card, in the search box and pressing ENTER. Personalize your card • • • Make global design changes You might want to make changes that affect the entire publication. For example, you might want to try other color or font schemes. You can make such changes at any time, but it is best to do it before you insert the text and pictures.

Do either of the following: • To try a different color scheme, on the Page Design tab, click the color scheme that you want. If you hover over the color schemes you’ll immediately see how your greeting card will look if you choose the color scheme. • To try a different font scheme, on the Page Design tab, click Fonts, and then choose the font scheme that you want. • To change the page size, on the Page Design tab, click Size, and then select a new page size. For more information, see.

Work with the pictures For more information about working with pictures, see. Replace the placeholder pictures with your own pictures • Right-click the placeholder picture, click Change Picture >Change Picture.

• In the Insert Picture dialog, either browse to find pictures on your own computer or on your local network, or search for pictures on Office.com or from Bing. Note: Inserting pictures from Office. How To Install D2k In Windows 8. com and Bing is not available in Publisher 2010. Pictures you find online must be downloaded to your computer before you can insert them. Work with the text To replace the placeholder text with your own message, simply select the placeholder text, and then type your own message. Add new text • On the Insert tab, click Draw Text Box. • In your card, point to where you want one corner of the text to appear, and then click and drag diagonally until you have a box that is the size that you want. Click inside the box to type and format your text.