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  from Jacci Howard Bear
A few weeks back I picked up an Avery poster kit. I was curious to see if the "3 Easy Steps" described on the box were really easy. Turns out, it is. Step 1, design, can be quick (using templates) or take as long as you need. The software is really easy to use. Step 2, print, is simple -- especially with the printer calibration sheet they provide. Step 3, assemble, is the trickiest part but not difficult. The kit comes with material for two posters. After posting my review I created a second poster as art above my bed -- temporary until I find exactly what I want. Again, the assembly part is a bit tricky but unless you get up real close the seams are hardly noticeable.

One caveat: Be sure to calibrate for both portrait and landscape mode then do a test print to be sure your printer is picking up the correct orientation.

 
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Avery Poster Kit
Designing, printing, and assembling a nice-looking poster took only minutes (not counting the time spent browsing through every single folder of clip art). Even with the very slight misalignment in my finished poster, (my fault) even up close you can barely tell that it was printed on four different pieces of paper. Very cool. Makes me want to get some more of the label pages and create lots of artwork and funny posters to frame for my walls or give as gifts.

The poster I created uses only clip art and backgrounds that come with the software -- with almost no manipulation -- plus words taken from my page on Yellow Color Meanings.

 
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