greeting card printing

[Sandy111]

I want to run a greeting card thru the printer, to print on open card on the left side.  Can't figure out how to get the card in the paper holder.  Want to print a couple paragraphs on the inside of a card.

[Dragon-Fur]

@Sandy111

Whether you can do this depends on the printer you have, the software you are using, and the type / version of the Operating System you are running.

IN GENERAL, this can be done on cards that meet the following requirements:

• The paper is within the printer media weight restrictions, 
• The card is not embossed, shiny, gilded, or have shredded (uneven) edges,
• Your printer software and printer support the Media type and sizes necessary.

The following might be useful in context...See the Dragon document and the highlighted topic.

Dragon Document – Collection of Help, suggestions, and examples:

Printing Labels_Business-Cards_Cards

Print Labels, Business Cards, Cards, Booklet

Topics / Subjects, various, including:

• Preparation
• Labels, Cards, and Business Cards
  • Office Word
  • HP Photo Creations and Avery Templates
  • Avery Design and Print (through Windows 10) and Mac
    • Print from PDF feature
  • Avery Wizard for Word (through Windows 😎
• Printing and Printing Preferences – Notes
• Print Booklet
  • Foxit Reader - Booklet
  • Adobe Reader - Booklet
• Print on Inside of Greeting Card - Test
• Additional Help (Documents and Notes)

[RocketLife]

Hi Sandy.

HP Photo Creations offers two types of half-fold greeting cards: portrait (tall, with the hinge on the left side) and landscape (wide, with the hinge on the top; shown here). The software will guide you through the printing process. One trick I use when printing on special paper is to do a test print first on standard paper. To make sure which side is up, I'll write a note in pencil on the paper before printing.

If you want the hinge to be on the right side of your card, you can rotate the items on your layout 180° by dragging the rotation handle (the little lollipop control). The printing preview will show how your card will look.

HP Photo Creations is a free download for macOS and Windows at www.hp.com/go/hppc.

Hope this helps,

RocketLife