can publisher create a spiral bound calander with 2 sided print?

Talk to your printer first. My guy is good. I don't do Pack and go. I take
him the Pub file and any funky fonts. I'm more likely to take a .pdf file
but I've taken Publisher files too. Neil has helped me with everything from
suggestions in the file setup to paper selection. Plus he has some
phenomenal rates. I've got a big job for him in 2008 and we're trying to
figure out how to get cases of handbooks from SE Pennsylvania to Louisville
KY - economically.

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"Carrie" wrote in message
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I can't find a website for the binder, only websites selling them. That's
why I looked after I got it, for directions, and info

As to having a printer do them, that would be an option at some point,
but right now I'm mainly doing them for myself (and family, they get my
practice projects) I made several calendars for Christmas with family
birthdays and dates on them. I used to make these, just plain printer
paper, stapled together, for myself and had gotten requests.

Setting something up for a printer would be the option to "pack and go"
?

Since I've never done this so haven't gone through it. See there's a
Wizard.

Same with TOOLS Commercial printing tools.

If I find a local printer to, for example, print calendars for me, will
they make me a sample one first to see what it's like? I've noticed
bought calendars usually have thinner/shinier paper than what I've used
(card stock or cover paper) There's also the websites like CafePress and
lulu.com which make calendars to send to someone buying them, though they
take a big chunk of the price. Calendars being time sensitive, would be a
guess to know how many to get to start, having them all printed at once.

probably any good size projects would be bettter to have commercially
printed.

~ Carrie

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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Check the website of the binder. You may find the instructions there.

I would just visit my printer. He can do it all - and his prices are
reasonable. I just have no desire to make calendars that size. I do have
an idea for a smaller one. I want to make a template for that as soon as
I get my web work done (FrontPage, not Publisher).

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"Carrie" wrote in message
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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There are staplers made with long arms. Pricey tho.

I think right now I'm just getting to know about the spiral binder.
Hopefully the replacement combs sold at Staples can be used with this,
too, otherwise I have no idea where to get more when the 10 that came
with this are gone.

I like the idea of calendars, booklets, etc opening and laying flat,
or flipping over flat. There are possibilities for this, like printing
pictures and affirmations/sayings or maybe even old recipes with
pictures.

I once wrote about this on another group, because we moved into an
old house, a 91 year old woman had lived in, and there were piles/books
of old recipes here. Someone told me recipe books wouldn't sell (like
on ebay or local gift shops) because there's so many FREE recipes one
can get online now.

It discouraged me at the time, but thinking back now not everyone
has a computer/internet to look up old recipes on, and someone might be
looking for something like that as a gift for someone else.

One thing that holds me up on this is some kind of logo to put
on. Could put my website address or email I suppose.

This should probably be another topic, we've gotten away from
the original one here of spiral bound calendar with 2 sides. I keep
thinking all I need to do is GET ORGANIZED!

~ Carrie

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"Carrie" wrote in message
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"Mike Koewler" wrote in message
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Carrie,

FWIW, almost every calendar I see now is simply stapled in the
middle. They use a tabloid size layout - picture at the top, calendar
at the bottom.

Mike

I've noticed that, but I haven't figured out how to staple it,
can't use a small or regular size one (in the middle like that) must
be something specially for this?

Tabloid size layout, I get what you mean, but wouldn't this require
double long size paper?

I've had a problem with paper, like for making cards (besides plain
cardstock, I can get at Staples) because if I want anything different,
even to try, I have to order it online and pay shipping. I live in a
rural area and don't have much for stores like that around.

Bought calendars (that are stapled) seem to be thinner and
shinier paper than I've seen (to buy) too.

I've seen online at Staples they have 100 binder combs for $6.99
(free shipping if you buy over $50) hopefully they are the same ones
my machine uses. It had no instructions with it and didn't say
anything about buying replacement spirals.

I mainly find things out by trying them. Sort of one step at a
time. I do feel I have a really good printer now, it works great and
even prints bright and clear on cardstock, which was something my
previous printer didn't do good enough (what I wanted it to look like)

~ Carrie


Carrie wrote:

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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If you can print duplex, then yes - but you still have the spiral
binding to do. Chances are you don't have one of those devices at
home. And if you do, I'm jealous!


I do, I bought one from an ebay seller a few weeks ago. Since it
didn't come with directions I looked for it in google and found it
for a lower price.

I'm still trying to figure out how to use it (and have it come out
good) it involves punching the holes, which means lining up the
paper straight (seems to be a key to finishing it, having the
punched holes even and all punched open) but even the ones I made
that aren't 100% straight look pretty good! Before this I tried
various ways to put calendars together, punching holes and putting
yarn or tristy ties through, but they didn't flip over good.

I've seen the plastic binder combs for sale at Staples (they
don't sell the machines) 100 for $6-something plus shipping. I'm
hoping they are all standard size. Mine does up to 11 1/2 " (or so)
but smaller can be done and the excess cut off.


http://www.abcdistributing.com/home/...sp?P=115&G=347

This website says sold out, but there may be more. The one I got
from an ebay seller (new) came to $40- $26 plus shipping.

I'd wanted one for a long time, too, but wasn't sure if a home
(smaller version) would work. Some sell for $200 or so (as you
probably know)

I haven't used this one enough, and had never used one before
(and no instructions came with it) so I can't tell for sure if it
works good or worth the price or what. It says it punches 3 pages
at once, but I used cardstock or cover paper for calendars so only
punched one at a time. I've tried it with printer paper 1 or 3
pieces and it tends to rip or not punch through good. Could be my
fault, I'm not sure if I should press down firmly or pound the top.

I suppose the way to set this up to print on it's own is to add
new pages (for the pictures) in the 12 original calendar month
pages? Have to figure out what goes where and which way the pictures
have to print to be the right way when flipped up. Though I'm
thinking the duplex printer will print them correctly for this.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...ample_page.jpg

I made the title in Word (Word Art) I know Publisher has it but I
have a hard time figuring it out in that with colors, so it's just
as easy to do it in Word.

The calendars I made and gave to the family have family
birthdays and anniversaries and such on them.

I also saved them in Primo PDF and emailed them to some, if
they wanted to print them, themselves. I told them if they found a
good way of putting them together (without the binder) to let me
know.

I'm thinking of other things, smaller, like booklets with
recipes or pictures and quotes/affirmations. If they are half the
size of the binder combs, I could cut one in two and no waste.

~ Carrie





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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Carrie" wrote in message
.gbl...

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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1. Please use the large white space to ask your question.

2. Yes, Publisher can create the files that you can take to your
printer and have him create a spiral-bound calendar.

Can Publisher create this to be printed at home?

I made a calendar before Christmas with my own photos and
had a terrible time trying to figure out what side to print what
on, and getting them going in the printer so some places didn't
come out upside down.

I had 2 calendar set ups (files) one for pictures and one
for the months and alternated printing one page/side at a time.
For example the cover page would have the first picture on the
opposite side, the next page would have Jan days on one side and
Feb's picture on the other side. But, they had to be set up so
when the next page is flipped up, the picture shows going the
right way.

Someone more experienced with this wouldn't have a problem,
but for me it got very confusing with lots of mistakes getting it
right.

If Publsher could set it up for me it would help. Also, I
have a Canon Pixma ip6000D printer now, that has the option of
duplex printing, so, in theory it could print both sides of all
the pages ready to be spiral bound? (I bought a tool to do this,
like people use in offices to put reports together)

This is way too much figuring out (what goes on what side
and in what direction) so if the program (I have Publisher 2000)
could somehow set it up?

Don't mean to hijack this question, but the person asking
didn't specify taking it to a printer, so maybe it relates, too.
Also, even if he (or I or anyone) were to take the set up calendar
to the printer, how does one do this? (I haven't looked yet, so
maybe something in the "pack up the file" options?) Getting
everything to come out on the right side, and facing the right way
has been my hangup.

~ Carrie




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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Tommy Horne" Tommy wrote in
message ...

"Mike Koewler" wrote:

Carrie,

FWIW, almost every calendar I see now is simply stapled in the middle.
They use a tabloid size layout - picture at the top, calendar at the bottom.

Mike

Carrie wrote:

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...

If you can print duplex, then yes - but you still have the spiral binding
to do. Chances are you don't have one of those devices at home. And if you
do, I'm jealous!


I do, I bought one from an ebay seller a few weeks ago. Since it didn't
come with directions I looked for it in google and found it for a lower
price.

I'm still trying to figure out how to use it (and have it come out good)
it involves punching the holes, which means lining up the paper straight
(seems to be a key to finishing it, having the punched holes even and all
punched open) but even the ones I made that aren't 100% straight look pretty
good! Before this I tried various ways to put calendars together, punching
holes and putting yarn or tristy ties through, but they didn't flip over
good.

I've seen the plastic binder combs for sale at Staples (they don't sell
the machines) 100 for $6-something plus shipping. I'm hoping they are all
standard size. Mine does up to 11 1/2 " (or so) but smaller can be done and
the excess cut off.

http://www.abcdistributing.com/home/...sp?P=115&G=347

This website says sold out, but there may be more. The one I got from an
ebay seller (new) came to $40- $26 plus shipping.

I'd wanted one for a long time, too, but wasn't sure if a home (smaller
version) would work. Some sell for $200 or so (as you probably know)

I haven't used this one enough, and had never used one before (and no
instructions came with it) so I can't tell for sure if it works good or
worth the price or what. It says it punches 3 pages at once, but I used
cardstock or cover paper for calendars so only punched one at a time. I've
tried it with printer paper 1 or 3 pieces and it tends to rip or not punch
through good. Could be my fault, I'm not sure if I should press down firmly
or pound the top.

I suppose the way to set this up to print on it's own is to add new
pages (for the pictures) in the 12 original calendar month pages? Have to
figure out what goes where and which way the pictures have to print to be
the right way when flipped up. Though I'm thinking the duplex printer will
print them correctly for this.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...ample_page.jpg

I made the title in Word (Word Art) I know Publisher has it but I have a
hard time figuring it out in that with colors, so it's just as easy to do it
in Word.

The calendars I made and gave to the family have family birthdays and
anniversaries and such on them.

I also saved them in Primo PDF and emailed them to some, if they wanted
to print them, themselves. I told them if they found a good way of putting
them together (without the binder) to let me know.

I'm thinking of other things, smaller, like booklets with recipes
or pictures and quotes/affirmations. If they are half the size of the binder
combs, I could cut one in two and no waste.

~ Carrie





--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




"Carrie" wrote in message
.. .

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...

1. Please use the large white space to ask your question.

2. Yes, Publisher can create the files that you can take to your printer
and have him create a spiral-bound calendar.

Can Publisher create this to be printed at home?

I made a calendar before Christmas with my own photos and had a
terrible time trying to figure out what side to print what on, and
getting them going in the printer so some places didn't come out upside
down.

I had 2 calendar set ups (files) one for pictures and one for the
months and alternated printing one page/side at a time. For example the
cover page would have the first picture on the opposite side, the next
page would have Jan days on one side and Feb's picture on the other side.
But, they had to be set up so when the next page is flipped up, the
picture shows going the right way.

Someone more experienced with this wouldn't have a problem, but
for me it got very confusing with lots of mistakes getting it right.

If Publsher could set it up for me it would help. Also, I have a
Canon Pixma ip6000D printer now, that has the option of duplex printing,
so, in theory it could print both sides of all the pages ready to be
spiral bound? (I bought a tool to do this, like people use in offices to
put reports together)

This is way too much figuring out (what goes on what side and in
what direction) so if the program (I have Publisher 2000) could somehow
set it up?

Don't mean to hijack this question, but the person asking didn't
specify taking it to a printer, so maybe it relates, too. Also, even if
he (or I or anyone) were to take the set up calendar to the printer, how
does one do this? (I haven't looked yet, so maybe something in the "pack
up the file" options?) Getting everything to come out on the right side,
and facing the right way has been my hangup.

~ Carrie




--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375




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