Instructions for Black history flash cards box

Materials

  • 2 or more sheets of 8.5" x 11" heavyweight paper

  • Scissors or X-ACTO knife

  • Metal-edged ruler

  • Butter knife

  • Cutting mat (optional)

  • Multipurpose glue

  • Adobe Reader software

Instructions

  1. Load the 8.5" x 11" heavyweight paper into your printer.

  2. Print the assembly instructions PDF.

  3. Now its time to print the box artwork. Since this is a two-sided project, you'll need to print each side one at a time. The instructions below explain how to re-insert your page for double-sided printing.

  4. From the artwork PDF, click on the Print icon or select Print from the File menu. From the dialog box:

    • Set Page Scaling to None.

    • Check the Auto-Rotate and Center box.

  5. Click the Properties button. You’ll do several things here:

    • Set Print Quality to Best.

    • Set Paper Type to match the paper you're using.

    • Set Paper Size to Letter (8.5" x 11").

    • Set Paper Source to Main tray.

    • Set Orientation to Portrait.

    NOTE: These directions are for a newer model printer. Where you find these fields will depend on your printer.

  1. Set page range as "1 to 1" and print. Set aside to dry completely.

  2. To print the back side, place page back into printer exactly as it came out.

  3. Set page range at "2 to 2" and print.

  4. To put the box together, refer to assembly instructions.