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Are you a business person? Has your nameplate fallen apart, your name tag broken, and now you've been requested to keep a name plate nearby? Here's a quick and easy way to make a temporary paper nameplate to use, while you and your company can buy new ones.
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Open Microsoft Word. -
Create a new Word document.[1]Advertisement -
Skip 5 lines, by pressing the Enter key. -
Create the WordArt you'll need. The WordArt you'll need to type is your name.[2] -
Rotate this WordArt image 180 degrees.[3] -
Skip several more lines. -
Create an identical piece of WordArt (to be seen from any person standing in back of you). Do not rotate this WordArt however.- Try to equalize the amount of space in the middle of your document with just empty space.
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Save your work.[4] -
Print your 1-page document.[5] -
Fold your document down the middle. -
Open the document up, and fold both of the sides of the document to the middle fold. -
Turn the document over. -
Pick up the document, by pinching the middle fold. -
Straighten out the bottom edges, so they can allow the nameplate to stand up by its own. -
Tape the bottom two sides together on both sides (optional), to create better stability.
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Things You'll Need
- computer
- Microsoft Word
- printer
- a name to use
- space to display nameplate at end
- 8 1/2" x 11" paper (anything bigger would pose an overuse of paper, and anything smaller would pose a "too small use" of paper)
References
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-document-in-word-aafc163a-3a06-45a9-b451-cb7250dcbaa1
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-wordart-c5070583-1ebe-4dc4-a41f-5e3729adce54
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/rotate-or-flip-a-text-box-shape-wordart-or-picture-399e7a92-87e9-4d86-a03a-be120056fe3b
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-a-document-b7f55d8c-d714-4892-8fde-853a82419027
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/print-a-document-in-word-591022c4-53e3-4242-95b5-58ca393ba0ee
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