How to Make a Temporary Personal Nameplate for an Office Desk or Computer

Last Updated: December 2, 2021 References

Are you a business person? Has your nameplate fallen apart, your name tag broken, and now you've been requested to keep a name plate nearby? Here's a quick and easy way to make a temporary paper nameplate to use, while you and your company can buy new ones.

Steps

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Open Microsoft Word.
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Create a new Word document.^{[1]
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Skip 5 lines, by pressing the Enter key.
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Create the WordArt you'll need. The WordArt you'll need to type is your name.^{[2]
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Rotate this WordArt image 180 degrees.^{[3]
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Skip several more lines.
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Create an identical piece of WordArt (to be seen from any person standing in back of you). Do not rotate this WordArt however.
- Try to equalize the amount of space in the middle of your document with just empty space.
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Save your work.
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Print your 1-page document.^{[4]
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Fold your document down the middle.
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Open the document up, and fold both of the sides of the document to the middle fold.
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Turn the document over.
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Pick up the document, by pinching the middle fold.
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Straighten out the bottom edges, so they can allow the nameplate to stand up by it's own.
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Tape the bottom two sides together on both sides (optional), to create better stability.^{[5]
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Things You'll Need

computer
Microsoft Word
printer
a name to use
space to display nameplate at end
8 1/2" x 11" paper (anything bigger would pose an overuse of paper, and anything smaller would pose a "too small use" of paper)