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Tip: If you do not want to have a white border around your card, you will need to add
bleed. A bleed for this project would be 0.25 of extra space around the document, so
it can be printed and cut down to the finished size of 3.5 by 2. Discuss this with your
printer before you finalize your order.
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class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11957" src="http://cdn24.printing-cdn.com/wp-
content/uploads/new-document1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in Photoshop CS5
1" width="531" height="389" />
Go to the View menu and select Rulers. Click on the ruler on each edge, and drag the
blue lines to the appropriate measurements.
<img
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11969" src="http://cdn25.printing-cdn.com/wp-
content/uploads/rulers1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in Photoshop CS5 2"
width="551" height="389" />
Tip: Use the Windows menu to open the sub menus for Characters, Paragraph, Layers,
and more.
<img
class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11958" src="http://cdn24.printing-cdn.com/wp-
content/uploads/new-layer1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in Photoshop CS5 3"
width="483" height="389" />
With the paint bucket tool still selected, simply click anywhere on the canvas to fill the
background with your selected color.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11960" src="http://cdn26.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/color-picker1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in
Photoshop CS5 5" width="662" height="458" />
Again, use the Color Picker and the Paint Bucket tool; click the Paint Bucket
inside the marquee you created to fill in the footer with your selected color.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11961" src="http://cdn24.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/marquee-tool1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in
Photoshop CS5 6" width="610" height="325" />
Tip: To move the text you have just typed, move your cursor down until it changes from
a text cursor to an arrow, then click and drag the text.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11962" src="http://cdn25.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/text-tool2.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in
Photoshop CS5 7" width="610" height="283" />
Tip: Once you have placed the file, it automatically creates a new layer. To re-size any
layer, you can select that layer and go to Edit and Free Transform.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11966" src="http://cdn26.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/place-file1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card in
Photoshop CS5 11" width="610" height="381" srcset="http://cdn26.printing-cdn.com/wp-
content/uploads/place-file1.jpg 610w, http://www.printaholic.com/wp-
content/uploads/place-file1-130x80.jpg 130w" sizes="(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px"
/>
Tip: Whenever you want to make a change to any layer, be sure to have that layer
highlighted in the Layers window.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11967" src="http://cdn26.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/business-card-front3.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card
in Photoshop CS5 12" width="610" height="366" srcset="http://cdn24.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/business-card-front3.jpg 610w,
http://www.printaholic.com/wp-content/uploads/business-card-front3-90x54.jpg 90w"
sizes="(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px" />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11968" src="http://cdn26.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/business-card-back1.jpg" alt="How to Make a Business Card
in Photoshop CS5 13" width="610" height="366" srcset="http://cdn25.printing-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/business-card-back1.jpg 610w,
http://www.printaholic.com/wp-content/uploads/business-card-back1-90x54.jpg 90w"
sizes="(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px" />