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Custom Catalog Printing On Your Desktop

By: karen grahams Home | Business | Advertising


You may be surprised to know that you can do custom catalog printing on your desktop computer. Yes, by just using your own computer and of course, a printer, you can create a unique catalog to promote your business, introduce your products, and offer promos, among other purposes. Custom catalog printing does not require complicated design software or high †end equipment. In fact, you can do it by just using simple computer programs, such as Microsoft Publisher or Office. If you are proficient in Adobe Photoshop, which can allow you aesthetic control and maximum flexibility, you can use this design software, too.

Custom catalog printing is not the difficult to do. If you are a beginner who has not designed and printed a promotional material, let alone a catalog, you can still ace this challenge with flying colors! All you need is time, effort and dedication in making this project successful. So, gather your materials: paper, ink, printer and computer. Prepare all the information you need, too. Choose the photographs of the products and services that you will use and prepare the product descriptions. Write a good copy in order to keep your readers interested. Think of a good catalog title and work on your introduction, too!

So, if you are ready to create a custom catalog, check out these guidelines:

-Create a design template. Using Microsoft Publisher, choose catalogs as your publication type. Open a blank page, so that you can start working on your design template. Allot pages for the following parts: catalog title, introduction, table of contents, and then products and services. Make the design for the whole catalog consistent. Make use of up to three main colors for the design. You can also use other colors to accent the main colors, but use these to a minimum. You can also use design elements, such as lines, borders, boxes and arrows.

-Add the necessary content. After finishing the design template, include all the information †name of products and their corresponding descriptions, pricing system, payment set up and contact information †on the design template. Take time, too, to check and edit other pages, such as on Catalog Title, Introduction and Table of Contents.

-Test print and proof read. An important step before production en masse is test printing and proofreading the material. These are to ensure that there are no factual errors, mistakes in spelling, names, and contact information. Test printing also allows one to view the material on print and to check the formatting and framing, among others.

Catalog printing is necessary to expand your business reach, maximize your earning potential, and get more and more customers. In fact, retail companies make use of catalog to showcase their products and provide detailed descriptions in order to get people interested and take notice. Regardless of the number of products you offer, you can get a lot of benefits from making and distributing catalogs. As your clientele †whether existing or potential †can get a copy of your catalog, they can be informed about your products and services and get them interested in buying your products or in availing of your services.





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