Printing Guides

How To Print ID Cards at Home

Perforated Sheet 8-up Printing Guides

- Microsoft Word Printing Guide - Exact dimensions

This template fits a 2.13" x 3.38" ID design. These are the rounded 3.375" x 2.125" CR80 standard compatible dimensions for Microsoft Word. The dimensions of this template exactly match our perforated 8-up sheets. We recommend that if you want to print an edge to edge color card, you use the 3% larger adjusted template below because there is no room for printer error with this template.

- Microsoft Word Printing Guide -3% larger (allows for bleed space)

This is the recommended template to print an edge to edge color card, as it provides bleed space for printing inconsistencies common with many printers. If your image dimensions are CR80 or 2.13" x 3.3" standard, simply insert the ID design picture file into the table, right click on it, and select format picture. Then enlarge the ID picture 3% by increasing the scale to 103% with a locked aspect ratio. This will make the final size of the ID 2.19" x 3.48", creating a slight bleed space when printing, and ensuring an edge to edge color card.

- Adobe Photoshop Printing Guide - Exact dimensions

This template can be opened using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, or GIMP. It has guidelines for the exact dimensions of our printing sheets.

Perforated Sheet 1-up Printing Guide

- 1-up Microsoft Word Printing Guide - Exact dimensions

This template fits our EasyIDea 1-up Perforated Sheets. Simply place your ID design design in the template and print. All of our perforated inserts are designed to fit seamlessly into our butterfly pouches for an edge to edge fit. This template is compatible with Microsoft Word 2003 and later.