Printable door hangers are created from blank door hanger stock that you print using your own computer and printer. You can create a custom door hanger from a blank template or start with a pre-designed template.

You can print your own door hangers on white paper to show off graphics or photographs. Or, use color or bright color door hangers to stand out and minimize ink costs.

Buying blank door hangers is cost-efficient because you can save money by buying in bulk and customizing each door hanger as you need them. Print a few or a few thousand at a time.

Why should you make your own own door hangers?

What formats are blank door hangers available in?

Why can’t I print barcode labels using colored paper?

If you use color postcards for warehouse tags, you cannot put a barcode on the colored paper because the barcode will not scan properly.  When printing barcodes, use barcode sheets with peel off labels.  Or, create custom barcode tags to barcode inventory.

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Q:  I would like to print my customer list on labels for a general mail out, but I can’t figure out how.

A:  You can create standard address labels quickly with a data file, label sheets, and a printer.

1. Check your software to see if it is capable of exporting your data to either a spreadsheet or .CSV format.
2. Create a mail merge. How to mail merge using Word and Publisher.  Do a test print on plain paper.
3. Purchase white mailing labels, color mailing labels, or fluorescent mailing labels.
4. Print!

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Have you tried to print your own labels?

Q:  You have so many options. How do I know which blank postcard to use?

A:  It really depends on your application and printer as to which postcard would be best for you.  The first thing is to make sure that your printer will support the paper weight of the postcards, by checking our “find your paper” tool .  If your printer is not listed, please contact us, and we would be happy to look it up for you and add it to our database.

If you are looking to just print color text or simple graphics you may like the 4KS (standard white) postcards.  However, if you want to use photographs or high resolution images you may like the 4KPL (premium light) or 4KP (premium heavy) postcards, as they have a smoother brighter white finish that looks better with graphics or photographs.

In order to qualify for postcard rate postage (currently $0.28), the United States Postal Service requires small postcards (4 1/4″ x 6″ or less) to be made from paper that has a 7pt thickness or greater. All of the Burris Four-of-a-Kind Postcards™ meet this requirement.

Large postcards (greater than 4 1/4″ x 6″) are required to be made from paper that has a 9pt thickness or greater. All of the Burris Print On Demand Jumbo Postcards™ meet this requirement. The Jumbo Postcards must be mailed at first-class postage (currently $0.44).

Stay tuned for our next post: Why You Should Use Color Postcards.

Read more tips on getting started with printing your own forms.

Download a free template to get a jump start on your project.

Request free samples of our blank postcards to test in your printer.

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Burris Computer Forms Announces a Valentine Card Contest.

Anyone can enter, or vote, by logging into Facebook, and going to Burris’ Facebook page (  www.facebook.com/pages/Burris-Computer-Forms/53065906639 ) , and clicking the “Like” button.

Entries must be the original creation of the contestant.

Card templates for Microsoft Word and Publisher can be downloaded from Burris’ site at Card templates for Microsoft Word or Card templates for Microsoft Publisher .

One combined photo of both the front and back of the card should be uploaded to Burris’s Facebook page, listed above.

To submit an entry, post a photo of your Valentine’s Day Card creation on Burris’ Wall.

Entries can be submitted before, during or after Valentine’s Day, 2011, up until Wednesday, February 16 at 5:00 PM, EST.

Anyone can vote for their favorite Valentine’s card entry by logging into Facebook, going to Burris’ FaceBook page, and clicking the “Like” button under the entry they want to vote for.

The winner will be determined by the entry that receives the most “Likes” by Thursday, February 17 at 5:00 PM, EST.

The prize will be announced and sent to the winning entrant Friday, February 18.

The prize is a $50 Gift Certificate to Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden / Red Lobster/Longhorn Steakhouse/ The Capital Grille/Bahama Breeze/Seasons 52 ).

Entrant agrees that Burris may publish or share the entry with others (for no charge). Burris will not sell the card messages.

Not you!  Remember that stack of blank cards that you can use throughout the year for multiple purposes?  These cards are perfect for all occasions because you can print any message, image, or photograph on them. Print as few or as many cards as desired. They eliminate the need to go out and purchase individual cards on a case by case basis.

You can create:

White valentine note cards

White valentine greeting cards

Use our color cards to create:

Pink Valentine cards

Red Valentine cards

Burris Computer Forms makes printing your own forms easy!

1.      Purchase a supply of blank greeting cards or blank note cards.

2.      Burris recommends using Microsoft Word 2007, which automatically downloads templates, featuring a gallery of greeting card layouts with artwork and text. Users open a new document, choose Microsoft Office Online template, choose greeting cards, choose a card, and download.

3.      Print using your computer and your printer.

Use our free templates for Microsoft Word and Publisher if you would rather start with a blank template and create your own design.

Fun Facts about Valentine’s Day history

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Q:  I just started my own consignment store. What are some good, affordable inventory management systems?

A:  USE PRINTABLE INVENTORY TAGS

• Use as asset tags to keep track of your fixed assets

• Track your inventory from production to shelf
• Print from your computer – don’t have to handwrite
• Print a few, or a thousand inventory tags as needed
• Flexible – can change when needed
• Control over information on tag
• Fast – Print multiple inventory tags per sheet
• Easy to detach using a micro-perf

View blank, printable tags

View tag string

View elastic tag loops

Q: Help! I can’t move my graphic in Word.

A: We’ve found that when working with Microsoft® Word,  you should insert your image into a text box for more portability (place in front of or behind another text box).

Other tips & tricks in Microsoft® Word:

Create holiday cards easily using Microsoft® Office

How to get the blue guide lines to show on your template?

Creating a mail merge

Q: I just started a new business.  How can I use your products?

A: You can you use our postcards, notecards/half folds, door hangers to:

announce new business

thank customers

solicit referrals

announce new locations or open houses

advertise specials

send holiday, birthday, or other occasion greetings

announce your visit to a prospect’s neighboorhood

Visit our getting started tips, how other customers use our products, or suggestions by industry.

When you print your own, it’s good to duplex print because it is good for the environment, your wallet, and your filing cabinet:

• Reduces paper waste
• Saves paper
• Print outs takes up less space in your filing system

Duplex printing means that you’re printing on both sides of the paper. There are two ways to duplex:

• Manual Duplexing
• Auto Duplexing

Manual Duplexing is where you feed the paper into the printer twice in order to print on both sides. Auto Duplexing means you only need to feed the paper once and the printer will automatically print on both sides of the paper before it spits it out into the finished tray.

Not all printers can Auto Duplex, but you can Manually Duplex with most printers.

Microsoft® resources available:

*How do I know if my printer has duplex printing capability?  Can I set my printer to do this automatically?

*How do I manually duplex print?