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Laptops come in all sizes to fit the needs of all types of people. People use laptops to take their work and their personal business with them wherever they need to go. Despite the variation in size, laptops typically have a monochromatic color scheme whether that be silver or black or white. Laptop skins cover and personalize a pre-existing computer, allowing you to add your own flare. Measure for a laptop skin using these steps.
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Research the laptop skin that you want to purchase from the many that are available online. You will want to investigate several websites before making a final choice because of the number of options that are out there.
Choose a website that will best suite your design needs. This will determine how much measuring you will need to do before ordering the laptop skin. Most websites will ask you for the model of your laptop and will send you a precut laptop skin that will be close to the size of your computer.Advertisement
Measure your laptop to order the correct size if the skin does not come precut, and enter these measurements into your online order form. Figure out whether your computer is a Mac or a PC. Mac sizing is fairly uniform so you can measure diagonally across the top of your laptop with a tape measure and find the correct value to enter. PC sizing varies fairly widely, so you may have to order a size that is slightly larger than your laptop (measured length and width) and then cut it to size.
Fill in the details for the online ordering process including the model of your laptop, the design you are wanting, your purchasing information and your shipping information. The laptop skin should be shipped directly to you.
Measure the length and width of the top of your laptop using a measuring tape. Do not include any protrusions such as hinges in your measurements. You will only want to cover the flat space on the top of the laptop with the skin.
Trace faintly on the laptop skin a rectangle the size of the measurements that you took from your laptop. When doing this, be sure to capture the parts of the pattern or picture that are most important to you inside the rectangle.
Cut away the parts of the laptop skin that are outside of your faintly traced rectangle. These parts should not be needed when you are applying the laptop skin to your laptop.
Apply the laptop skin according to the directions that came with the particular laptop skin that you purchased. After cutting away the excess, you should be left with just the right amount of laptop skin to cover your laptop.Advertisement
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- There are also decals that may be applied to the tops of laptops that add personality without covering the entire laptop. These require less measuring and more planning because you will need to think about where on the laptop cover you want them spaced and placed.Thanks
Things You'll Need
- Laptop
- Measuring Tape
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Laptop Skin
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