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Graduation Invitations Templates - Blue Frame

This page has a photo graduation invitation which you are free to use as you wish. All our invitations templates come with full instructions so that you can add your photo and customize them. Click here to see the full range 

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 Invitations to MS Word

1) Right-click your mouse over the top of one of the free graduation invitations 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 invite 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 Invitations Templates and Insert Your Photo

Your choice of graduation invitations templates will by now have been 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 invite 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) Return 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 Invitations Templates

By now you will have copied one of the invitation template 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 color is the background color and the line colour 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 Graduation Invitations

The choice of color, size and quality of paper is your own. I like to use good quality flat A5 card. A different dimension is required 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.
A glossy finish is nice but you cannot write who is invited on that. So the best bet if you use this route is to leave your envelope to cover guests' names and the actual invite just has the general party details.

Photo Graduation Invitations- Envelopes

Buying envelopes that suit your paper is important. They will be able to be printed on your own computer. 

You can add lots of extra touches to decorate the envelope. You can add graduation seals and the sprinkle some confetti inside. 

Check out the Invitation Etiquette page for details on how to properly address your envelopes including return addresses.

Share Your Photo Graduation Invitations Templates

Please come back and submit your completed graduation invitations templates. 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 invitations. Click here to submit your graduation party invitations. You may also wish to submit your own tips and techniques for creating photo graduation invitations templates.

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