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Alternatively you may wish not to use a photo. In that case there is an extensive range of Free Printable Graduation Invitations or if you have a themed graduation party our range of Themed Printable Graduation Invitations

How to Copy the Free Graduation Templates to MS Word

1) Right-click your mouse over the top of the one of the free graduation templates that you want and select “copy”.
2) Open up a new Microsoft Word document.
3) Set the document size to whatever you want – these templates are ideally suited for A5 size but you could stretch or compress most of them to an alternate size.
4) Next right-click and select “paste” – the template should then appear.
5) If you want to stretch the image over the entire space then just left-click on the image and little dots will appear around the sides. When you place your mouse over them, arrows appear. At this point, if you left-click and move your mouse then you’ll see the image moves too.

How to Resize the Free Graduation Templates and Insert Your Photo

The starting point is that you have copied and pasted one of the free graduation templates into a new word document. Before you start make sure the image is not selected or it will disappear when you action step 1. So just click outside the image.

1) Now select “insert” from the top menu bar and choose “Text Box” – a simple text box will suffice.
2) Move your mouse to the side of the text box and the cursor will become 4 mini arrows facing in different directions.
3) Left-click and move your mouse and this will move your text box. Just navigate to position it over the top of the place where the photo should appear on the template.
4) To re-size the text box just move mouse over to the corners until double headed arrow appears and hold down the mouse and drag.
5) Now right-click over the photo you want to use and select “copy”.
6) Back to the word document now and click inside the text box and right-click and select “paste” – this will automatically resize and paste your photo inside the text box.

How to Add Personalised Wording to the Free Graduation Templates

At this stage you will have copied one of the graduation templates to a blank MS word document and inserted your photo. Now it’s time to personalise the wording. This process is largely the same idea as how you added the photo. Again before starting make sure the image is not selected or it will disappear when you action step 1. So just click outside the image.

1) Now select “insert” from the top menu bar and choose “Text Box” – a simple text box will suffice.
2) Move your mouse to the side of the text box and the cursor will become 4 mini arrows facing in different directions.
3) Left-click and move your mouse and this will move your text box. Just navigate to position it over the top of the wording that is currently there. It’s much easier to just start from scratch than try to insert the individual details one line at a time.
4) So you just click inside the text box and start typing. To change the font, font size and color, just highlight the text and right-click and you’ll see all the options for changing.

If you want to change the background color of the text box then you will have to:

1) Left-click on the edge of the box, then right-click and an option ”format text box” should appear.
2) The fill colour is the background color and the line color is the outline of the text box.
NB. Even if you don’t want to change the background color of the text box then it’s nice to change the line color to white so that there is no visible text box frame.

Paper and Printing for the Free Graduation Templates

I do like to use good quality flat A5 card as it has a good feel. Of course you need a different size of paper if you have resized the template. If your image is ink intensive though then it may be best to save it onto a CD and take it along to your local printers.
You might use a glossy finish which is nice but you cannot write who is invited on that. So the best bet is to leave your envelope to cover who exactly is invited and the actual invite just has the general party details.

Photo Free Graduation Templates - Wording

The Graduation Verses page contains a checklist of all the wording and detail that should and could be included in the free graduation templates, and some type style guidelines. There are also many wording examples and poems for invitations to commencement ceremonies and graduation parties.

Put simply the graduation invitations should have the Graduate’s name, venue, time, date, RSVP details and dress code.

If you are having a themed graduation party then check out Graduation Party Ideas for links to lots of different themes. Each theme page contains invitation wording ideas for that theme.

An example of fireworks wording:

Like a firework the graduate’s (name) education
Has finished with a bang
Come and celebrate the graduate’s achievements at the graduation party
Venue (details)
Time/date (details)
RSVP (details)

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I hope the free graduation templates help you to get the best invites this graduation.

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