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

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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.

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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)

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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/create-a-document-in-word-aafc163a-3a06-45a9-b451-cb7250dcbaa1
      2. ↑ https://www.techopedia.com/definition/5489/wordart
      3. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/rotate-or-flip-a-text-box-shape-wordart-or-picture-399e7a92-87e9-4d86-a03a-be120056fe3b
      4. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/print-a-document-in-word-591022c4-53e3-4242-95b5-58ca393ba0ee
      5. ↑ https://ourpastimes.com/how-to-make-a-desk-paper-nameplate-12132325.html

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