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By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide to Desktop Publishing since 1997

Print a Poster on Any Printer With the Avery Poster Kit

Tuesday April 29, 2008
A few weeks back I picked up an Avery poster kit. I was curious to see if the "3 Easy Steps" described on the box were really easy.
Print Preview of Poster
Print preview of poster created with Avery Poster Kit. The edges overlap to create almost invisible seams on the finished poster.
© J. James
Turns out, it is. Step 1, design, can be quick (using templates) or take as long as you need. The software is really easy to use. Step 2, print, is simple -- especially with the printer calibration sheet they provide. Step 3, assemble, is the trickiest part but not difficult.

Designing, printing, and assembling a nice-looking poster took only minutes (not counting the time spent browsing through every single folder of clip art). Even with the very slight misalignment in my finished poster, (my fault) even up close you can barely tell that it was printed on four different pieces of paper. Very cool. Makes me want to get some more of the label pages and create lots of artwork and funny posters to frame for my walls or give as gifts.

The poster I created uses only clip art and backgrounds that come with the software -- with almost no manipulation -- plus words taken from my page on Yellow Color Meanings.

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