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Despite the proliferation of electronic vCard files and Palm handhelds
that let you beam contact information across a room, business cards are
still very popular. In fact, good printers are so inexpensive these days
that many people design their own cards and print them on business-card
stock. But there are two hurdles to this approach. First, it isn't easy
to create an effective card design - there's a reason people get paid
good money to do it for you. Second, laying the card out to print properly
can be a real hassle.
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A solution to both of these problems is BeLight Software's $40 Business
Card Composer  .
It lets you create, lay out, and print professional-looking business cards.
But what makes Business Card Composer so great is how easy it is to use.
Choose a general design from more than 100 included templates. Next, enter
your personal information - you can type data into text fields or, thanks
to excellent integration with OS X, simply select any record from OS X's
Address Book. (If you're the creative type, you can start with a blank
slate and build your card from scratch, skipping these first two steps.)
Then pick your card stock - popular stocks from most major vendors are
included. Finally, click on Finish to preview your card.
While previewing, you can take advantage of BCC's impressively customizable
layout and design features. You can change the size, color, or orientation
of any design element; add image masks (more than 50 are included); use
gradients and fills; edit backgrounds and borders; and even add graphics
or pictures (more than 500 are included, or you can drag and drop your
own onto the card).
When you're ready, click on the print icon and out come your cards, ready
for cutting.
You can save your card design to print more in the future, or you can
use the current design as a template for creating cards for several people.
Even if you don't have a printer that can produce business cards, you
can use BCC to create and lay out your cards, and then have them printed
professionally. Either way, you'll appreciate how easy it makes creating
cards.
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