How to Make a Temporary Personal Nameplate for an Office Desk or Computer

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Are you a business person? Has your nameplate fallen apart, your name tag broken, and now you've been requested to keep a name plate nearby? Here's a quick and easy way to make a temporary paper nameplate to use, while you and your company can buy new ones.

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open Microsoft Word.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Create a new Word document.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Skip 5 lines, by pressing the Enter key.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Create the WordArt you'll need.
    The WordArt you'll need to type is your name.[2]
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Rotate this WordArt...
    Rotate this WordArt image 180 degrees.[3]
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Skip several more lines.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Create an identical piece of WordArt (to be seen from any person standing in back of you).
    Do not rotate this WordArt however.
    • Try to equalize the amount of space in the middle of your document with just empty space.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Save your work.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Print your 1-page document.
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  10. How.com.vn English: Step 10 Fold your document down the middle.
  11. How.com.vn English: Step 11 Open the document up, and fold both of the sides of the document to the middle fold.
  12. How.com.vn English: Step 12 Turn the document over.
  13. How.com.vn English: Step 13 Pick up the document, by pinching the middle fold.
  14. How.com.vn English: Step 14 Straighten out the bottom edges, so they can allow the nameplate to stand up by its own.
  15. How.com.vn English: Step 15 Tape the bottom two sides together on both sides (optional), to create better stability.
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      Things You'll Need

      • computer
      • Microsoft Word
      • printer
      • a name to use
      • space to display nameplate at end
      • 8 1/2" x 11" paper (anything bigger would pose an overuse of paper, and anything smaller would pose a "too small use" of paper)

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