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How to Choose a Banner Stand Backdrop by Width, Setup Time and Budget

How to Choose a Banner Stand Backdrop by Width, Setup Time and Budget

Pick backdrop hardware by the width you must cover, from retractable stands and step-and-repeat frames to pop-up displays, with setup times and prices.

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How to Choose a Tabletop Display for Trade Show Tables and Retail Counters

How to Choose a Tabletop Display for Trade Show Tables and Retail Counters

Mini retractable stands, table throws, runners and counter cards compared by size, price and reach, so you pick the tabletop display your table can hold.

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Return Address Format That USPS Equipment Reads Correctly

Return Address Format That USPS Equipment Reads Correctly

The return address on an envelope goes top left, four lines, 8 to 10 point, a quarter inch off the edges and out of the bottom five eighths of an inch.

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How to Make Thank You Tags That Ship With Every Order

How to Make Thank You Tags That Ship With Every Order

Make thank-you tags that survive the box: the size to start from, which stocks take pen ink, the 1/8 inch string hole spec, and what each finish costs.

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How to Order a Logo Tablecloth That Fits Your Table and Prints Sharp

How to Order a Logo Tablecloth That Fits Your Table and Prints Sharp

Order a logo tablecloth in four moves: measure the table, choose throw, fitted, stretch or runner, pick the fabric, and place the logo for cameras.

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How to Print a Custom Hardcover Book From File to Bound Case

How to Print a Custom Hardcover Book From File to Bound Case

A custom hardcover is a text block cased into printed boards, so here is the spine width math, case wrap layout, real minimums and short-run options.

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How to Print Large Portrait Prints That Hold Up at Wall Size

How to Print Large Portrait Prints That Hold Up at Wall Size

The resolution a portrait needs at wall size, how canvas, framed and mounted prints treat skin, and where the crop and canvas wrap eat into a face.

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How to Print Photo Enlargements That Stay Sharp at Wall Size

How to Print Photo Enlargements That Stay Sharp at Wall Size

Find the biggest sharp enlargement your photo makes, the dpi each viewing distance needs, and the right finish: poster, mounted, canvas, framed or acrylic.

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How to Use Window Marketing to Pull Retail Traffic Off the Sidewalk

How to Use Window Marketing to Pull Retail Traffic Off the Sidewalk

Turn storefront glass into working ad space: the eye-level band, letter height by viewing distance, clings, decals or perforated vinyl, and coverage.

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Information Cards Explained and Which Stock to Print Each One On

Information Cards Explained and Which Stock to Print Each One On

What an information card is, the four sizes for event, church and product use, the stock and coating each needs, and where a rack pocket hides your copy.

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Mini Booklet Printing Explained for Pocket Guides, Menus and Programs

Mini Booklet Printing Explained for Pocket Guides, Menus and Programs

Mini booklets run 5.5 by 8.5 or 6 by 9 inches, saddle stitched in page counts of four, with real sizes, binding limits, stock choices and starting prices.

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Mini Presentation Folders Explained for Gift Cards, Notes and Rack Brochures

Mini Presentation Folders Explained for Gift Cards, Notes and Rack Brochures

A mini presentation folder closes at 6 by 9 inches around a half letter sheet: what fits inside, how much cover the pocket hides and which folder to order.

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