Flashcard Printing Instructions

How do I print a picture onto a flashcard?

1.  The Easy Way:

1.  In eslkidstuff.com locate the image you want to use.
2.  Click on the button to open the picture in Adobe Reader.
3.  Click on the printer icon.
4.  In "Page Handling" make sure 'Page Scaling' is set to "Fit to Printer Margins".
5.  Check the 'Auto-Rotate and Center' box.
6.  Click "Print".

If the paper size needs to be changed:
1. Click on the printer icon.
2. Click the "Properties" button at the top.
3. This opens your printer's properties - choose correct paper size and click OK.

For information on printing multiple flashcards click here.

2.  The Other Way

It's possible to print directly from the ESL kidstuff website (File / Print) but using this method is difficult to set the size of the image to fit the card you are printing on.  It's far easier to save the image and then use your word processor to print the picture to fit your card perfectly.  Here's how to with Microsoft Word:

How do I save an image to my hard drive? [Back to printing instructions]

Click your right mouse button over the image you want to save.  From the menu list, left click on "Save Picture As..." or "Save Image As...".  Choose a folder to save the image in and rename the file if required (it is probably a good idea to create a new folder to save your images to).

How do I make a Flashcard Template? [Back to printing instructions]

A Flashcard template makes printing pictures onto card quick and easy.  It sets up a page that is the perfect size for printing pictures onto card.  Here's how to with Microsoft Word:

1. Open a blank page in Word
2. We need to set the rule bars to the correct size for the card you are going to print on (this may take a little fiddling with, but once set right can be used over and over again).  To help do this we need to insert an image, preferably one you have saved to your hard disk from eslkidstuff.com.  In the tool bar menu select: Insert / Picture / From File...  Select the folder you saved the image to and then double-click the image file.  You should now see the picture in the Word document.  Center justify the picture.
3. Look at the rulers at the top and the left-hand side of the page.  The ends of the ruler bars should be grey and the rest white.  The white section shows the print area for the page.  By resizing these you can control the size of the printed page.  By clicking on the line where the white area and gray area meet and holding down the mouse button you can adjust the size of the print area.  You need to move both the top and side rulers inwards so to make the print page smaller.  The number you set it to depends on the size of the card you are going to print on.  For a postcard try the following size: for the top rule bar reset the left grey area to finish on the 2nd dot (so it is much shorter than before).  The white area length should also be shortened so that the area is from 0" to 3.5".  For the side rule bar: resize the top grey area to be 1".  Then resize the white area inwards to be 3.5" long.
4. If necessary, resize the picture to fit inside the template area on Page 1 of this document (click the image and then drag the handles inwards).
5. Do a demo print.  Put a card in your printer and then select File / Print.  In the Print Range area at the prompt for "Pages" type "1".  Put a card in your printer and then click "OK" (put the card in long ways i.e. portrait)
6. If the picture is too big or too small then resize the rule bars and print again.  Continue to do this until you get a good size for your card.
7. Finally save this document (maybe name this file "Flashcard Template").  Now, you can insert any picture and print it off within seconds.