Create Your Own Business Cards, Part 1 In this lesson, we will create a business card, using Microsoft Word. I created a new template for my business card. It can be viewed at: janes-place.com/bus_card.htm Choose the information you want to place on your card before beginning. Here's how I did it: Go to 'start' --'Microsoft Word' -- 'file menu' -- 'page setup' Charlotte Olympia. Choose the 'Margins Tab'. Type in 1.25 for the Left and Right margins. That way, two cards will fit on a 8 1/2 x 11in. sheet, side by side. Click 'ok'. In the 'Format Menu' choose 'Columns'. Where it asks for the number of columns, use the arrows to go down until the number 'two' is in the box. Go down to 'Width' and type in 2.75in. The 'Spacing' will adjust automatically. Be sure the 'Equal Column Width' and the 'Line Between' boxes are checked. Click 'ok'. Let's save it, at this point. Go to the 'File Menu' and choose 'Save As'. You can save it in t ... Read more »