{"id":1410,"date":"2012-07-25T11:31:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2015-01-16T14:57:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T20:57:48","slug":"print-a-yearly-calendar-on-a-business-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/business\/print-a-yearly-calendar-on-a-business-card.html","title":{"rendered":"Print a Yearly Calendar on a Business Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a good way to get somebody to look at your business card more than once? If you're a real estate agent, you probably already have a good idea - stick a yearly calendar<\/a> on your card.<\/p>\n

People love calendars reference calendars, and the more convenient they are the better. Of course, people are also in love with their phones, so they may not need to carry a calendar in their wallet. But, there's still the fridge. If you get as much mail from local real estate agents as I do, you probably have plenty of calendar magnets for your fridge by now.<\/p>\n

I'm sure there are other businesses that could benefit from printing calendars on the back of their business card. If that sounds like a good idea to you, or if you just want to create a little business card magnet for your own use, you can download the new Business Card Calendar<\/strong> template found on my Business Cards<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Creating the Business Card Calendar Is Easy<\/h3>\n

Microsoft Excel is a great tool for creating calendars, but not<\/em> very good at printing to specific dimensions. Microsoft Word is great for printing business cards, so we've come up with a simple and easy hybrid solution.<\/p>\n

First, Create the Calendar With Excel<\/h3>\n
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Click to View Screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n

On the business card template<\/a> page, you'll find a link to download the Excel template (see screenshot on the right).<\/p>\n

In the Excel template, enter the year and the starting month. If you want the calendar to start on a Monday, you can do that, too. The template also lets you check a box to make the calendars stack top to bottom.<\/p>\n

If you want to use a few preset shading options, you can choose those options from the drop-down box, or choose \"No Shading\" and format the calendar however you see fit.<\/p>\n

Copy and Paste into Word<\/h3>\n
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Click to View Screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n

To get the calendar into the business card template for Word, just select the cells containing the calendar from Excel and press Ctrl+c to copy to your clipboard.<\/p>\n

The next part is the trick ...<\/p>\n

When you paste the copied calendar from your clipboard into Word, paste it as a Picture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you're using Word 2003, you can go to Edit > Paste Special > Picture (Enhanced Metafile).<\/p>\n

If you're using Word 2010 or later, you can choose \"Picture\" from the paste options<\/a> after you've pasted the calendar using Ctrl+v.<\/p>\n

After you have the calendar inside one business card, you can select it and copy\/paste into the other business cards.<\/p>\n

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Thanks<\/h3>\n

A big thanks to Nathan Smith for his initial suggestion and ideas for the business card calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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