Arghhhhhhh....getting frustrated!

[hulseyfam]

I know that because its only a few days before Christmas is the main reason I am so frustrated, but I cannot find a place to print my custom calendar. The top and bottom each are 8 1/2x11. I would like it to be double sided and preferrably paper one can write on after the fact. Why is this so hard??? I remember when I first started digital, this is why I ended up giving up because printing was an act of congress!

Any suggestions for printing?? I would like the calender to be useable when I'm finished and be able to write appts and stuff on it.

[dugarner]

Kinko's should be able to do it---they can duplex in color and I think it's only $2 to get the ring spine on it.

[sarahorton]

I second Kinkos. They do a great job.
Any office supply store should be able to print and/or bind calendars for you.

[digigrandma]

I have had good luck with Kinko's, too.

In fact, one of my printing jobs was sent to them via email. I talked to a salesperson about the job and he told me what to send them. He talked to me again after he got the attachments just to make sure what I wanted. I picked it up when ready. Worked slick.

[hulseyfam]

Originally Posted by digigrandma

I have had good luck with Kinko's, too.

In fact, one of my printing jobs was sent to them via email. I talked to a salesperson about the job and he told me what to send them. He talked to me again after he got the attachments just to make sure what I wanted. I picked it up when ready. Worked slick.

Would they print the bottom part (the grid as well)?

[digigrandma]

Well, they would print whatever you give them to print.
This template for the bottom (grid) part is available here at DD:
2009 Calendar Grid by Katie Pertiet
http://www.designerdigitals.com/digi...oducts_id/6420




Check out Kinko's custom calendar service here. Looks like you would provide the top part of the page with the photo and they would provide the grid.
http://photoservices.van.fedex.com/store.aspx

If it is convenient for you to go to Kinkos to talk to a sales person about what you want to do I'm sure they would help you figure out the best way to do it.

[jg2924]

Kinko's did mine this year. I went through shutterfly last year and you really can't tell the difference except the shutterfly one has shutterfly on the back.

[jazzmatazz]

I've used Kinko's in the past as well. They can definitely do the job, but you have to provide the calendar grid. I will, however, say that I only used them once. I found their colors to be WAY off; i.e., much more muted than in my LOs. I realize there are calibration issues; however, I ended up printing my own after that. I am using Apple's print services for the first time this year. Haven't received them yet, so don't know if there will be any issues.

[iUma]

I had this same issue but wanted to print at home. See the excellent advice here:

http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddms...ad.php?t=10972

I printed on matte photo paper using my Epson Stylus Photo R200 and they turned out great. I do have to turn the brightness way up on the photos to make them print correctly. I think it is a Photoshop adjustment issue but as Cassie once told me the easiest thing is to just turn up the brightness to lighten the image.

I used the BinditAll for the first time and it works!!. Good luck with your project.

[hulseyfam]

Thanks girls! I had resorted to printing them at home only to find out my 1 month old HP All in One Printer was out of black ink and the local Walmart doesn't carry it even though I purchased it there. Talk about frustrating! I found a Staples that is willing to print them for me and they are giving me their Calendar price of $12.99 and then they are going to ship to me! RELIEF at last!

I'm still secretly hoping for an Epson r1900 for Christmas!

[Starlite9711]

I was going to suggest staples! Glad you found the easy button!!

[digigrandma]

Thanks for the update. You've had some roadblocks thrown at you for this project, but, it sounds like you persevered! Glad you found a solution for the printing of the calendars.