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I
LOVE
free
printables!
I
love
making
them,
I
love
giving
them,
I
love
using
ones
that
other
bloggers
have
made!
The
thing
about
printables,
though,
is
that
it’s
hard
to
make
one
that’s
“one
size
fits
all.”
Everyone
has
different
schedules
and
needs,
and
so
I
know
there
have
been
numerous
times
I’ve
found
a
super-‐cute
printable
and
just
wished
I
could
tweak
it
a
bit
to
be
more
“me.”
I
definitely
plan
to
continue
to
offer
free
printables
on
my
blog,
but
just
in
case
you
wanted
to
try
your
hand
at
making
your
own
{it's
actually
easier
than
you
think!},
I
thought
I’d
help
you
figure
it
out
a
bit.
So
open
up
a
document
in
Microsoft
Word,
and
here
we
go!
{Note:
Since
the
majority
of
my
readers
seem
to
own
PCs
and
I
generally
use
a
Mac,
the
screenshots
in
this
tutorial
are
done
on
my
old
PC
which
runs
Word
2007.
If
you
are
a
Mac
owner
or
have
a
newer
version
of
Word,
you
will
have
the
same
options,
they
may
just
be
in
a
slightly
different
place.}
Step
1-‐
Push
the
Enter
Key…a
Lot
This
may
seem
like
a
silly
step,
but
I
promise
it
will
make
your
life
easier
later.
Before
you
do
anything
else,
just
hit
“Enter”
until
your
cursor
gets
down
to
the
bottom
of
the
page.
Then
simply
use
your
up
arrow
key
(not
the
backspace/delete
button)
to
bring
it
back
to
the
top.
Step
2-‐
Set
Your
Margins
I
like
to
use
½”
margins
when
I’m
making
printables
because
it
lets
me
have
a
lot
of
space
to
create
without
cutting
off
my
information
when
I
print.
You
can
do
this
under
the
“Page
Layout”
tab
by
clicking
the
“Margins”
button
and
choosing
“Narrow.”
Step
3-‐
Make
It
Pretty
with
Shapes
I
usually
begin
my
organizers
by
making
a
pretty
heading
at
the
top.
I
do
this
by
using
a
combination
of
shapes
and
text.
Let’s
start
with
the
shapes.
Go
to
the
“Insert”
tab
and
click
“Shape.”
You
can
choose
any
shape
you
want,
but
I’ll
demonstrate
with
circles.
Draw
a
circle,
then
use
the
“Drawing
Tools”
toolbar
to
make
it
the
way
you
want
it.
You
can
change
the
size
in
the
upper
right
corner.
Then
change
the
shape
fill
and
outline.
I
left
the
“Shape
Fill”
white.
For
the
“Shape
Outline,”
I
chose
a
teal
color
then
went
down
to
“Weight”
and
chose
2
¼
point
to
make
the
outline
a
little
thicker.
Then
I
went
one
step
further:
still
under
“Shape
Outline,”
I
clicked
“Dashes”
and
chose
one
of
the
options
to
make
my
circle
dashed
rather
than
solid.
But
I
wasn’t
done
yet!
I
wanted
to
make
a
total
of
3
layered
circles
in
my
heading,
so
I
chose
“Insert”
again,
clicked
“Shape”
and
picked
the
circle.
I
drew
a
circle
slightly
smaller
than
the
first
one.
This
time,
though,
I
was
sure
to
set
the
“Shape
Fill”
to
“No
Fill”
so
that
I
could
see
the
first
circle
behind
the
second
one.
For
the
“Shape
Outline,”
I
repeated
the
same
steps
as
I
did
with
the
first
circle—I
changed
the
color,
made
the
weight
2
¼
point,
and
made
the
outline
a
slightly
different
dashed
pattern.
I
made
a
third
circle
the
same
way,
and
I
was
done
with
that
part!
Just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
some
other
shapes
and
patterns
you
could
use
in
your
header,
here
are
some
others
I’ve
used
in
the
past:
This
header
was
made
using
a
row
of
hexagons
with
a
long
rectangle
on
top.
This
header
uses
three
arrow
shapes
in
different
colors.
Step
4-‐
Add
Your
Words
Next
we’ll
add
a
title
using
WordArt.
Go
to
the
“Insert”
tab
and
choose
“WordArt.”
You
can
choose
any
style
you
want;
we’ll
change
it
later.
When
the
box
pops
up,
type
in
your
title
and
choose
a
font
you
like.
{My
font
is
called
“Sacramento.”}
Click
“OK”
and
your
WordArt
will
appear.
It
will
probably
be
behind
your
shape
and
might
look
a
little
squishy,
but
that’s
okay!
We’re
going
to
fix
it.
With
your
WordArt
selected,
go
to
the
“Format”
toolbar,
click
“Text
Wrapping”
and
choose
“In
Front
of
Text.”
This
will
bring
your
wording
to
the
front
and
allow
you
to
move
it
around
the
page.
Then
you
can
change
the
shape
of
your
WordArt.
Staying
under
the
“Format”
tab,
click
“Change
Shape”
and
pick
the
one
you
like.
I’m
boring,
so
I
just
chose
the
straight
line.
:)
You
can
then
move
the
words
where
you’d
like
them
and
use
the
“Shape
Fill”
and
“Shape
Outline”
choices
{found
right
above
the
“Change
Shape”
option}
to
change
the
colors
of
your
words
as
we
did
with
our
shapes.
Now
that
we
have
our
pretty
header,
we
can
move
on
to
the
organizer
section.
I
usually
create
my
organizers
two
ways:
(1)
shapes
+
text
boxes
or
(2)
tables.
We’ll
start
with
shapes
+
text
boxes.
Step
5-‐
Add
a
Box
Organizer
As
we
did
with
the
circles,
we’ll
go
to
the
“Insert”
tab
and
click
“Shapes.”
This
time,
though,
pick
the
rectangle.
Draw
the
rectangle
the
size
you’d
like
it
{mine
is
7.5”
by
1.37”}.
Then
use
the
“Shape
Fill”
and
“Shape
Outline”
buttons
again
to
get
the
look
you
want.
I
left
my
“Shape
Fill”
white
and
made
my
“Shape
Outline”
teal
with
a
weight
of
1
½
pt.
Now
that
you
have
your
box,
let’s
put
some
words
inside
of
it.
Under
the
“Insert”
tab,
choose
“Text
Box”
and
select
the
“Draw
Text
Box”
option.
Draw
the
text
box
to
your
desired
size.
{You
can
always
make
it
bigger
or
smaller
later.}
Then
you’ll
want
to
get
rid
of
the
fill
and
outline.
Under
the
“Format”
tab,
click
“Shape
Outline”
and
choose
“No
Outline,”
then
click
“Shape
Fill”
and
choose
“No
Fill.”
Now
you’re
ready
to
type!
Add
your
words
and
change
the
font,
size,
and
color
just
like
you
would
in
a
regular
Word
project,
under
the
“Home”
tab.
I
usually
like
to
have
lines
to
write
my
information
on,
and
these
are
easily
added
using
the
“Shapes”
tool
once
again.
Go
to
the
“Insert”
tab,
choose
“Shapes,”
and
click
the
first
option
in
the
“Lines”
category.
Draw
the
line
to
your
desired
length.
Repeat
the
process
of
drawing
lines
until
you
have
as
many
as
you
would
like.
(Insert>
Shapes
>First
option
in
the
“Lines”
category>
Draw
it.)
Step
6-‐
Add
a
Table
Another
useful
tool
when
making
organizing
printables
is
the
table.
It
helps
you
create
columns
and
lists
quickly
without
having
to
draw
each
individual
line.
Remember
when
I
promised
that
pressing
“Enter”
to
take
your
cursor
to
the
bottom
would
come
in
handy?
This
is
where
that
happens.
Simply
use
the
down
arrow
to
move
your
cursor
to
the
line
where
you’d
like
to
start
your
table.
{If
you
hadn’t
pressed
“Enter”
before,
you
would
have
to
do
so
now,
and
it
would
move
all
of
your
work
down
the
page.}
To
add
a
table,
go
to
the
“Insert”
tab,
click
“Table,”
and
select
the
number
of
columns
and
rows
you
would
like.
I
chose
two
columns
by
eight
rows.
The
columns
will
automatically
be
equal
width,
but
you
can
change
their
widths
by
dragging
the
middle
bar
where
you
want
it.
You
can
type
in
your
words
and
again,
use
the
options
under
the
“Home”
tab
to
change
the
color,
size,
and
font.
Want
to
add
more
rows?
Under
“Table
Tools,”
choose
the
“Layout”
tab
and
click
“Insert
Below.”
You
can
also
use
the
“Insert
Left”
or
“Insert
Right”
buttons
to
add
additional
columns.
Step
7-‐
Make
It
Your
Own
Now
that
you
know
how
to
do
shapes
+
text
boxes
and
tables,
you
can
combine
them
in
any
number
of
ways
to
create
the
type
of
organizer
you
need.
On
our
example,
I
repeated
Step
5
a
few
more
times
to
add
some
boxes
with
text
to
the
bottom
of
my
organizer.
This
is
certainly
not
the
only
way
to
make
your
own
organizer;
there
are
literally
endless
possibilities.
These
are
the
basic
building
blocks,
though,
and
the
more
you
work
with
them,
the
more
you’ll
figure
out
your
own
tips
and
tricks
along
the
way.
But
how
do
I
know
what
to
include
in
my
organizer?
When
I
am
about
to
start
an
organizer,
I
will
sit
down
and
brainstorm
a
list
of
everything
I
might
possibly
want
to
know
about
my
topic.
When
you
have
your
whole
list,
you’ll
be
able
to
see
what
things
can
be
grouped
together
in
categories
and
what
type
of
organization
would
be
appropriate
for
each.
Do
you
need
a
long
list?
Use
a
table.
Do
you
want
a
bunch
of
different
categories
on
one
page?
Use
a
shape
with
a
text
box.
Need
both?
Combine
the
two
like
we
did
in
our
example
above.
Like
everything,
the
more
you
work
with
it,
the
better
you’ll
get!
Without
seeing
your
computer,
it’s
difficult
to
troubleshoot
in
detail,
but
if
you’re
having
trouble
getting
something
to
work
or
want
to
know
how
to
do
something
I
didn’t
cover,
feel
free
to
send
me
an
email
at
justagirlandherblog@gmail.com,
and
I
will
be
happy
to
do
what
I
can
to
help!
Thank
you
so
much
for
reading
my
blog
and
for
all
of
your
support!
It
really
means
the
world
to
me!