Creating Online Business Cards
Making E Documents to Advertise Business Services, Contact Info.
Aug 28, 2009
Online business cards look exactly like their paper counterparts and can be created and then attached to outgoing emails. Online business cards are a modern and convenient way to share important information.
Designing and creating email business cards isn't difficult. In fact, online business cards take just minutes to make and, once created, can be easily inserted into outgoing emails.
An online business card is basically a snapshot of information, transmitted via an electronic business card in a convenient and concise format, saving friends and contacts time spent trying to locate pertinent information.
For this tutorial, Microsoft Outlook will be used to fashion a sample online business card. Microsoft Outlook should be open before proceeding.
Creating Online Business Cards
- Click on the Address Book icon (it looks like an opened book)
- Click on "File"
- Select "New Entry"
- Choose "New Contact" and press OK
First Section
- Type in a name, company (if applicable) and job title
Internet
- Enter a webpage address
- IM address (if desired)
Phone Numbers
- Include phone numbers in the applicable sections: "Business, Home, Fax, Mobile"
- Click on the downward pointing arrows to choose additional display options
Addresses
- Click on the downward pointing arrow to choose from "Business, Home, Other" display options
- When these show in the horizontal box, click to access the address form. Fill out, as required
As information is added, it will show over to the right on the sample online business card. A user can experiment when designing electronic business cards to achieve professional-looking results.
Custom Online Business Cards
Those who desire to go beyond basic online business cards can include a picture or a background color when designing their email business cards.
- Go back to the top and click on the picture icon
- Select a photo and click on "Open." A picture should now display on the e business card
Once an email business card has been created, it is a simple matter to make changes to it, such as positioning lines of text, changing the size of the picture and where it appears, and choosing a color for the card background.
Positioning Text
- Along the top, look for the business card icon (depicted via a box of business cards with a pencil)
- In the "Edit Business Card" form, on the left under "Fields," users highlight the desired field and click on either the upward or downward pointing arrow to reposition a line of text, moving it up or down.
Adjusting a Picture
- Under "Card Design" different options for picture size and positioning on the electronic business card are selected.
Background Color
- Click on the Background: icon (on the far right with the yellow line)
- Choose a basic color (select a box and press OK) or choose a custom color by pressing "Define Custom Colors" (click anywhere on the color palette and click on "Add to Custom Colors")
- Once a color has been decided upon, press OK
- Check sample online business card to see if the selected color is as desired
The last section, "Edit," allows users to make changes to online business cards such as adjusting font size, bolding headings, or selecting text color. Once all changes have been made, OK is pressed to save the electronic business card.
- Email business cards can be inserted into outgoing emails by opening the email program, selecting "New," then clicking on the Business Card icon and selecting a name from the list. The electronic business card loads and can be viewed by contacts.
Advertising With Convenient Online Business Cards
Ease of use and functionality mean important information is displayed via handy electronic business cards. It makes good business sense to advertise by sending out online business cards.
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