Getting Creative With Printers
Some of the software to make your printer or scanner work will come in the box. But if you want to get really creative, you might consider buying or downloading some image-editing software and other fun tools. Some tools, such as Adobe Photoshop Express, are available for free online.
Tips for Scanning & Restoring Photos
Old, faded, and even torn photos can get a new lease on life thanks to today's excellent photo scanners and graphics-editing software. Kimberly Powell offers some fantastic hints on how to create and edit digital photos.
Old, faded, and even torn photos can get a new lease on life thanks to today's excellent photo scanners and graphics-editing software. Kimberly Powell offers some fantastic hints on how to create and edit digital photos.
Printing Cards, Calendars, and Everything Else for the Holidays
If you're trying to save money this holiday season, Epson offers help in creating easy, affordable, how-to projects and crafts including free project templates for personalized greeting cards, calendars, CD/DVDs, stationery, and wrapping paper, to name a few.
If you're trying to save money this holiday season, Epson offers help in creating easy, affordable, how-to projects and crafts including free project templates for personalized greeting cards, calendars, CD/DVDs, stationery, and wrapping paper, to name a few.
Pumpkin-Carving and Other Stencils
Printing your own stencils gives you a great way to personalize a room, a wall, or even your clothes. Painting Guide Marion Boddy-Evans has a list of holiday, animal, nature, insects, pumpking-carving templates, and other fun stencils that you can print out.
Printing your own stencils gives you a great way to personalize a room, a wall, or even your clothes. Painting Guide Marion Boddy-Evans has a list of holiday, animal, nature, insects, pumpking-carving templates, and other fun stencils that you can print out.
Free Printables!
From pocket planners to pop-up books, Lee Seats, the About.com Guide to Freebies, has a huge number of free printables on display. You'll be surprised how much there is for free!
From pocket planners to pop-up books, Lee Seats, the About.com Guide to Freebies, has a huge number of free printables on display. You'll be surprised how much there is for free!
Print Directly on Fabric
You can print directly onto fabric using your inkjet printer. Here's how.
You can print directly onto fabric using your inkjet printer. Here's how.
Cool OCR Software You Already Have
Converting scanned images into Word documents rather than PDFs or image files makes them easier to search and edit. There's no need to buy optical character recognition (OCR) software; Microsoft's Document Imaging software does the job and is built into Office. Here’s how to find and use it.
Converting scanned images into Word documents rather than PDFs or image files makes them easier to search and edit. There's no need to buy optical character recognition (OCR) software; Microsoft's Document Imaging software does the job and is built into Office. Here’s how to find and use it.
Scanning Photos Too Big for the Scanner
When you have to scan something that doesn't fit your scanner, you have to stitch to pieces together. Here's a great tutorial on how to do that using Adobe Photoshop.
When you have to scan something that doesn't fit your scanner, you have to stitch to pieces together. Here's a great tutorial on how to do that using Adobe Photoshop.
Printing a CD/DVD Label
Printing directly onto a CD or DVD using the Epson Stylus Photo RX680 inkjet printer couldn’t be easier, and the results are fantastic. This Step-By-Step guide will demonstrate how to do it.
Printing directly onto a CD or DVD using the Epson Stylus Photo RX680 inkjet printer couldn’t be easier, and the results are fantastic. This Step-By-Step guide will demonstrate how to do it.
Designing Online
Designing stationery or business cards can be fun and easy to do. Even better, it's free! Avery Print, a Web site from label-maker Avery, lets you design business cards, labels, and stationery and then print them on your computer.
Designing stationery or business cards can be fun and easy to do. Even better, it's free! Avery Print, a Web site from label-maker Avery, lets you design business cards, labels, and stationery and then print them on your computer.
Photoshop for Free
If you're looking for top-of-the-line photo editing software, you might have considered Adobe Photoshop...until you got a look at the price tag. Good news! Adobe has a free online version called Photoshop Express that offers 2 GB of free storage as well. Now you can edit photos like the pros at a cost that can't be beat.
If you're looking for top-of-the-line photo editing software, you might have considered Adobe Photoshop...until you got a look at the price tag. Good news! Adobe has a free online version called Photoshop Express that offers 2 GB of free storage as well. Now you can edit photos like the pros at a cost that can't be beat.
Print on Almost Anything
Printers can do so much more than just print out photos and documents. Did you know you can print on fabric so you can quilt or make custom t-shirt designs? HP's Activity Center helps you do more than you thought was possible, from iron-ons to scrapbooks.
Printers can do so much more than just print out photos and documents. Did you know you can print on fabric so you can quilt or make custom t-shirt designs? HP's Activity Center helps you do more than you thought was possible, from iron-ons to scrapbooks.
Print Your Own Seed Packets
Looking for a great birthday or wedding giveaway? Why not print your own images onto seed packets that you can give to guests? It's a great way for them to remember your special day, and all you need is an inkjet printer. Kodak offers a free PDF to help you get started.
Looking for a great birthday or wedding giveaway? Why not print your own images onto seed packets that you can give to guests? It's a great way for them to remember your special day, and all you need is an inkjet printer. Kodak offers a free PDF to help you get started.
Get Started with Digital Scrapbooking
Looking for a great way to preserve digital photos? Try digital scrapbooking, where you can keep those photos in a fun, fancy, or funky format. Check out free resources on digital scrapbooking to get started!
Looking for a great way to preserve digital photos? Try digital scrapbooking, where you can keep those photos in a fun, fancy, or funky format. Check out free resources on digital scrapbooking to get started!
Checklists to Help You Get Organized
Whether it's to help keep track of the shopping, remember what's in your freezer, or remind you of birthdays and other occasions, checklists can be a helpful resource. The PrintableChecklists Web site offers dozens of printable resources to help you get organized.
Whether it's to help keep track of the shopping, remember what's in your freezer, or remind you of birthdays and other occasions, checklists can be a helpful resource. The PrintableChecklists Web site offers dozens of printable resources to help you get organized.
Guide to Green Printing
Green printing is a great way to help recycle and save resources; it's also a good way to keep some extra money in your pocket.
Green printing is a great way to help recycle and save resources; it's also a good way to keep some extra money in your pocket.
Printable Graduation Cards
Treat a special graduate to one of these printable graduation cards! They are easy to print and make, and they are free. You can even make your own envelope using printable templates designed by Sherri Osborn.
Treat a special graduate to one of these printable graduation cards! They are easy to print and make, and they are free. You can even make your own envelope using printable templates designed by Sherri Osborn.
Initial Greeting Cards
Make cool greeting cards with your initials on them using this easy-to-follow Step-by-Step from Parenting Guide Denise Witmer.
Make cool greeting cards with your initials on them using this easy-to-follow Step-by-Step from Parenting Guide Denise Witmer.
Print Your Own Calendar
Choose from several different designs, then print a month-by-month calendar, from Family Craft Guide Sherri Osborn.
Choose from several different designs, then print a month-by-month calendar, from Family Craft Guide Sherri Osborn.
Print Your Own Candy-Bar Wrappers
Making your own candy-bar wrapper is fast, fun, and potentially delicious. From a personalized Father's Day treat to an awesome Halloween giveaway, a customized candy-bar wrapper will be a sweet treat that folks will remember and enjoy. The Databazaar blog's Susan Westberg shares the simple secrets of making your own wrappers.
Making your own candy-bar wrapper is fast, fun, and potentially delicious. From a personalized Father's Day treat to an awesome Halloween giveaway, a customized candy-bar wrapper will be a sweet treat that folks will remember and enjoy. The Databazaar blog's Susan Westberg shares the simple secrets of making your own wrappers.
Print Your Own Stamps
Whether you run your own business, or you're just tired of trekking to the post office, or you want cool, personalized stamps, I've got some great news for you: Now you can print your own!
Whether you run your own business, or you're just tired of trekking to the post office, or you want cool, personalized stamps, I've got some great news for you: Now you can print your own!
Print Your Own Olympic Medals
You may not have spent the last few years training for an Olympic event, but there's probably something you deserve a medal for anyway. Straight A's last semester? Lost 10 pounds? Honor your accomplishment by printing your own Olympic medals, thanks to some downloadable PDFs from Reader's Digest. You can also print Olympic awards, the Olympic Rings, and a map of China.
You may not have spent the last few years training for an Olympic event, but there's probably something you deserve a medal for anyway. Straight A's last semester? Lost 10 pounds? Honor your accomplishment by printing your own Olympic medals, thanks to some downloadable PDFs from Reader's Digest. You can also print Olympic awards, the Olympic Rings, and a map of China.