make wedding monograms
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Monograms are customarily found on wedding invitations and can be carried through the entire theme of your wedding. Creating a custom monogram was once a difficult task unless you were a skilled calligrapher and had an abundance of time to handcraft each invitation. With the aid of a computer, however, creating your own monogram can be a quick, efficient, easy, mess free and affordable alternative to paying a stationary store to create your monogram.
Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Paint
Instructions
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Open a new Microsoft Word document on your computer. In the top menu choose Insert and then choose text box. A large box will appear on your screen. You can choose to create one solid monogram or you can choose to draw smaller boxes within the text box to create individual pieces of the monogram. The second option would be the best if you would like a monogram with a more layered look.
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For this option create three boxes: one for the bride's first initial, one for the groom's first initial and one for the shared last initial. If the bride is not taking the groom's last name you could create four boxes: one with the bride's first initial, one with the bride's last initial, one with the groom's last initial and one with the groom's first initial. Or you could choose to do two boxes: one with the bride's first name and one with the groom's first name.
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Select all of the text boxes that you have just created. Choose Format and then choose text box. If you do not want any background color or border around the different boxes, select no fill under the fill option. This will give you no background color. Then under line color choose the option for no line. This will ensure that there is no line or border around the boxes. If you decide you would like a border around the finished product create a text box around your finished monogram and select that text box, choose Format, text box, line, here you can choose the border color under the color option. You can choose the style of line you want and the weight or thickness of the line.
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Now you can experiment with different fonts, colors, styles and layouts for your monogram. Traditionally, black is a popular color option for wedding monograms if you are placing it on a lighter colored background. In the first box type the bride's first initial, in the third box type the groom's first initial. These letters are typically a smaller font size than the shared last initial that you will type in the second text box.
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Arrange the boxes so that the bride's first initial is on the upper left side, the groom's first initial is on the upper right side and the shared last initial is nestled between the first initials on a slightly lower level. This will give the monogram depth. If you do not like this arrangement, move the boxes around until you have the appearance you desire.
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Select all of the boxes once you have the arrangement you prefer. To select all of the boxes, left click on the first box, while holding shift left click on the other boxes. While still holding shift, right click, select grouping and then select group. This will make your design into a solid grouping so the items will move together as one. You will now need to copy your image, press and hold the Ctrl key and the C key at the same time, this will copy your image.
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Open Microsoft Paint and paste your image. To paste press and hold the Ctrl key while you press and hold the V key. You should see your image now pasted in Paint. Now you can save your monogram by choosing File, Save As. When the Save window opens choose to save as a JPEG where it reads, Save as Type. Give it a file name that you will recognize. Now you can import this image into wedding invitations, thank you cards, announcements and other wedding decor. If you are using a program other than Microsoft Word such as PowerPoint or Photoshop, these programs will allow you to save your image as a JPEG internally so you will not need to copy your monogram into Paint.
Tips &- Warnings
You can use other programs such as Microsoft Power Point, Abode Photoshop or Illustrator. If you do not own any of these software programs, often trial versions can be downloaded free of charge.
Do not make it overly cluttered or add excess design elements. This will detract from the overall look and make the monogram harder to read.
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