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Birthday Bios

About.com Rating fourhalf out of Five

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com

Birthday Bios

Birthday Bios - newspaper template

The Bottom Line

You don't have to be a designer, publisher, or a historian to create fun "The Day You Were Born" birthday pages. Use templates "as is" or customize.
Pros
  • Easy-to-use
  • Customizable Templates
  • Fun!
Cons
  • No delete option
  • Can't resize graphics
  • Windows only

Description

  • Select date and format and get a ready-to-print Birthday History page.
  • Customize by changing fonts, font colors, altering wording, and changing alignment of text blocks.
  • Customize by moving around sections or deleting section, and changing the graphics.
  • Set up at a craft show to sell customized newspapers full of trivia from any date since 1900.
  • Free upgrades for future years when you purchase the software.
  • In addition to printing, you can send pages as email stationery.
  • For Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
  • Currently priced at $29.99US

Guide Review - Birthday Bios

Most Birthday Bios options are simple enough to figure out without turning to the Help files. It has no sophisticated text composition features or graphics options, but it is still easy to change fonts and move text and graphic elements around on the page to create interesting layouts.

The history trivia includes: World headlines for the selected year, top movies, hit songs, celebrities that share that birthday (not necessarily same year), and calculations that show how many days and hours the birthday person has been alive.

I found the lack of a delete option for elements a bit annoying - you have to drag items to the edge to remove them. Otherwise, it's a cute and useful program for individuals or small businesses.

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