It is generally easier to do a Mail Merge in Microsoft Publisher® than trying to use Microsoft Word® to mail merge. Microsoft Publisher® was created to, well, Publish. It is also created with the purpose of printing one thing to multiple times on the same sheet of paper.

For this post we’re going to be printing addresses onto postcards. We’ll be using the Four-of-a-Kind template, but these steps will work for any kind of mail merge. With the Four-of-a-Kind template, we’re already set up to print four postcards onto one sheet! Read More…

When you’re running a non-profit business one of your biggest concerns is expense. You need more donations, but how much can you spend on a direct mail piece that won’t break your budget? Should you use Non-Profit postage prices or are the new Every Door Direct Mail® postage prices better? Read More…

Just like people, paper comes in many sizes, colors, shapes, and weights. Tabloid paper is essentially two sheets of letter paper laid side by side, portrait. Another term for “tabloid paper” is “ledger paper”.

But, what is tabloid paper used for? Can your printer use it? When would you ever need a sheet of paper that big? Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

While the answer is “No,” the repercussions of using laser paper in an inkjet printer aren’t as bad as using inkjet paper in a laser printer. Using inkjet paper in a laser printer can severely damage your printer, though there won’t be too much printer damage done to your inkjet printer if you use laser paper in it. Read More…

Short answer: No, not usually. If a pack of paper is labeled for use in an inkjet printer only, it should only be used in an inkjet printer. Using “inkjet only” labeled paper in a laser printer can actually damage your laser printer. Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

Do Not Disturb signs for hotels and motels are not only an easy way for your customers to let you know they don’t need housekeeping services, but they’re also a way for you to make your hotel or motel stick in your customer’s mind. By printing your own door hangers you can print them with unique designs, verbiage, styles, etc.

You can also print out new ones whenever you need them and you don’t have to be strapped in by your printing company’s “minimum print quantity.” Simply buy your door hangers in bulk and then print as many as you need, whenever you need them.

Here are some ways you can make your Do Not Disturb door hangers unique and memorable!

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Some pieces of jewelry are so small that it’s hard to properly label them for sale without the wording or barcode becoming too hard to read. There are some key components that the jewelry tag or label needs to meet to be useful:

• Needs to be small so as to not hide the beauty of the jewelry itself
• Needs to be readable by people and barcode scanners
• Needs to have room for barcode so that the clerk can quickly and accurately ring up the customers

Great tag and label ideas for jewelry: Read More…

Creating postcards can be a simple task when you have the right tools…and those tools aren’t hard to get! Some people like to just create one postcard at a time while other people would rather create four postcards at a time on a single sheet.

By using 4UP Postcards you can easily print four postcards on the same sheet with just about any printer that prints 8.5×11″ paper. Read More…