You need to open a new Microsoft Word document. When you first open Microsoft Word, a new document will appear. If Word is already open, then click on the "new document" icon on the toolbar (it looks like a plain white, blank sheet of paper, on the left, on the toolbar row under the word "File").
Step 1.
Insert the free printable in the Word document:
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Click on "Insert" on the toolbar.
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Click on the word "Picture" in the drop-down menu (if Picture isn't visible, then click on the little down arrows at the bottom of the drop-down menu to reveal the entire menu).
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Click on "From file" in the second drop-down menu.
Step 2.
Find the free printable that you want to insert in the Word document.
If it is on your desktop, then click on the Desktop icon on the left-hand side of the pop-up window (it looks like a desk blotter).
If the free printable is in a folder elsewhere (such as in "My Documents"), then in the "Look in" field, go to that folder or other location on your computer. Click on the blue down arrow to the right of the "Look in" field, and click on the appropriate selection.
Find the free printable file name and click on it. This will highlight it in blue (as shown in the screen shot to the left). Then click on the "Open" button at the lower right of the pop-up window.
Step 3.
The free printable is now inserted in the Word document.
Save the document! Click on File, then Save As. Save this file to a folder or to your desktop. Give the file a name that you will recognize.
In order to personalize this printable, you will be using the "text box" feature.
Click on "Insert" on the toolbar, the select Text Box in the drop-down menu (if Text Box doesn't appear, then click on the down arrows at the bottom of the menu to reveal the entire menu).
Place the cursor about where you want the text box, and click. The text box will appear.
Don't worry about the size of the box at this time. You will learn how to adjust the size in another step.
In order to type in the text box, position the cursor anywhere in the text box and click. A blinking cursor will now appear in the box.
Start typing the personalization, such as party details, or other message.
Typing in a text box is just about the same as typing in a Word document. If you want a new line, then hit the Enter key. All of the features of word, such as font, font size, and font color work exactly the same in the text box.
You can make the text box longer, shorter, or wider.
Position the cursor along one of the sides of the text box. The cursor will turn into a double-sided arrow (either up and down, or side to side, depending on what side of the box the cursor is on).
Once you get the double-sided arrow, hold down the mouse button and drag the side of the box to the desired size.