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This page has a photo graduation invitation which you are free to use as you wish. It comes with full instructions so that you can add your photo and customise it. Click here to see the full range

Alternatively you may wish not to use a photo. 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 which are free to use as you wish.

How to Copy the Free Graduation Invitation Ideas to MS Word

1) Right-click your mouse over the top of one of the free graduation invitation ideas that you want and select “copy”.
2) Open up a new Microsoft Word document.
3) First off, 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 graduation invite should then appear.
5) If you want to stretch the graduation invitations ideas 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 Invitation Ideas and Insert Your Photo

The starting point is that you have copied and pasted one of the free graduation invitation ideas 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 invite.
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 Invitation Ideas

By now you will have copied one of the free graduation templates to a blank MS word document and inserted your photo. At this stage you can now alter the wording to personalise the graduation invitation ideas. 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” – again, 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 color 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 Graduation Invitations

I like to use good quality flat A5 card will do nicely or of course a different dimension if you have resized the template. If your graduation invitations ideas 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 may like to add a glossy finish to your graduation invitations ideas but you cannot write guests' names on that. In that case 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 Graduation Party Invitation Ideas Considerations

There are other considerations for you to decide on if you wish. The Graduation Party Planning page gives you the guidelines you need on when to order, or make, and then send your graduation invitation ideas. There are some great tips on how to compile your guests list. Generally you should send out the graduation invitations one month before the graduation party. Your graduation party may be competing with other parties so best send out the graduation invitations ideas in a timely way.

• Budget - set your budget for the graduation invitations


• Party Theme - determining the design of the graduation invitation ideas


• Time - consider if you have the time to make the graduation party invitations or buy them.


• Guest list


• The Quality of graduation invitation ideas you would like to issue

Also you may like to consider some design ideas. Consider the main areas that will influence the design of your graduation invitation ideas:

• The graduate‘s age and taste


• The Party Theme such as Luau, Superheroes, Mardi Gras, Backward and the Graduate of course.


• The kindergarten, school or college colors


• The Venue - is it a home party, a party in conjunction with the school or at an alternative venue.


• A formal or informal party

Your Photo Graduation Invitation Ideas

If this has been helpful at all then the biggest thanks you can give me is to come back and submit your graduation invitation ideas. You will have your own web page which family and friends can view. You will also inspire other visitors to create their own excellent photo graduation invitation ideas. Click here to submit your invite. You may also wish to submit your own tips and techniques for creating photo graduation invitations.

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