Graduation Invitation Template

The graduation hat style free printable graduation invitation is free for you to use as you wish. You can customise the invite if you have your own ideas on wording, for example. There are complete printing instructions as well as details on how to make your own graduation party invitations.

You might also like to choose from our extensive range of unique free printable graduation invitations which are all FREE to use.

Alternatively you may wish to use a photo. In that case there is an extensive range of Photo Graduation Party Invitations which are entirely free.

How to Personalize Your Graduation Invitation Template

1. Personalising your graduation invitation template is easy, just follow the simple process. Create a text box that completely covers all the wording you want to replace. NB. If you need to use precision when placing your text box then press CTRL & the Up and Down keys.
2. Enter your own customized wording in the text box.
3. Please note - you can type the names of those you are inviting on each invite and print them separately (or even do a mail merge if you are a computer whiz) but if you choose to handwrite those you are inviting on your invitations then you might also consider using a calligraphy set.

How to Print your Graduation Invitation Template

Printing your graduation invitation template is simple to do.

1. Open a word document.
2. Set the printer to the desired paper size.
3. Insert the image.
4. Adjust the margins to zero.
5. Adjust the image to cover the full size of the paper. Do this by clicking on the image and dragging one of the corner arrows.
6. To ensure everything looks just right go to File, Print Preview.
7. Print a "cut to size" test sheet to be certain that the font, font size and placement of your message will be as you desire. Make any necessary adjustments, then print your invitations.

Tip - Mark an X on one side of the test sheet prior to printing. This will help you determine which way up to place the paper in the printer.

Make Your Own Graduation Invitation Template

In 5 minutes you can create your own smiley invitations using "Microsoft Word", "Paint" and clipart. There is a fun way to create your own graduation invitations. By creating your own design you can add colors, shapes, borders and the images that you wish.

Make Your Own - Simplest Version

1. Open a new doc in your word processing tool and set up the page size - choose File and Page setup.
2. Now right-click your mouse over the clipart (instructions below) you’d like to use and select “copy”. Now place your cursor on the area where you want the clipart to go and right-click and select “paste” to add the clipart to your doc.
3. Lastly, add some text and use some word art as well to personalise it.

For the clipart and full instruction on exactly what to do see the graduation clip art page, where you'll also find a great selection of clipart.

You can select any other clipart symbol of graduation or one that represents the graduate's hobbies, sports or pastimes.

You could make everything match by using the same clipart to make announcements and thank you notes, for example.

Paper for your Graduation Invitation Template

The right paper for your graduation hat invitation is a matter of your budget and personal requirements.

The simplest low cost solution is clearly white printer paper. This may be useful if you have full color backgrounds.

If you wish to have a higher quality feel with thicker paper you could use cardstock or blank invitation paper, for example. There are also much more expensive papers like handmade paper but you would need to check they will fit with your printer.

The graduation paper page covers the simplest low cost options right up to exquisite handmade paper.

The same paper can be used to create lots of other graduation hat stationery such as announcements and thank you notes.

Wording for your Graduation Invitation Template

It is important to give your guests the venue, time, date, dress code, food and drinks arrangements and dress code. That alone can give you good wording.

However this is a special time that should be honored by using great wording. A graduation hat is a traditional symbol of graduation and can suit both formal and informal wording.

You can create great graduation invitation wording since you know the graduate and the guests very well. Also you may have jokes, personal characteristics, or funny stories you can use in the invitations. You could also incorporate meaningful wording from a poem, quote or song.

Graduation Invitation Template - Themed Invites

There are lots of graduation parties that use a great theme. For example you may be having a Golf, Baseball, Basketball, Pirates or Dinosaur party, for example. Each of our theme pages has a graduation invitation template ready to use. Click here for the main themed printable graduation invitations page, then click through to the theme you want.

Each one of the graduation invitations is completely free, you can print them and alter them as you wish.

If you have any ideas, any questions you would like to ask, or any suggestions you would like to make, please go to our feedback page and we will be happy to help. Just fill in the form!

Good luck with your Graduation Invitation Template.

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