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Tutorial: Creating Stamps with Microsoft Word

Introduction

Word is an easy-to-use word processing software that allows you to quickly create the designs that will be used to make your rubber stamps. In this tutorial we will create a design for the Trodat Printy 4912 with name and address. Screenshots are from the English version of Word 2016 on Windows. In older versions or on Mac, the features used may be in different menus.

Preparation

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4. The paper size must match the dimensions of the stamp
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2. The “Margins” button in the “Layout” tab
  1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new document.
  2. In the “Layout” tab of the ribbon, click on the “ Margins » and choose « Custom Margins ".
  3. A dialog box opens. In the fields Up, Right, Left and Down put 0.5mm.
  4. Still in the same dialog box, click on the “ Page" In the fields Height and Width enter the dimensions that correspond to the stamp model you want; 47mm x 18mm in the case of the Trodat Printy 4912.
  5.  Validate by clicking OK. A warning about the print area will probably appear on the screen. You can ignore it because it does not concern the use that will be made of the document.

Composition

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Company address mockup with frame.

You can now compose your mockup which can include text, frames, tables or even images (black and white only). When you are finished, we recommend that you print your mockup for evaluation. Check that the text is readable and that there are no spelling mistakes.

Export

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In the file type section, choose “PDF”

Finally, export your mockup to PDF. There are several ways to do this:

  • In the menu " File ", click on " Save as… » and in the part « File format" choose PDF
  • If you have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed, you will likely have a PDF tab in the ribbon that will display the option “ Create a PDF »
  • There are many plug-ins for Word that will allow you to export to PDF.
  • There are online tools, easily found under Google, that allow you to convert your Word document to PDF

Order

You now have a production-ready mockup. Go to www.hanko.lu, choose your stamp model, import your PDF file and finalize the order. In order to guarantee impeccable quality, all mockups are checked by our team before production. Can't create your mockup yourself? We'll take care of it! Simply send us a quote request by email to info@hanko.lu. We will respond to you within 24 hours.