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1. What is a "Collection" of free printables and how do I download it?

2. Can I use my computer to personalize free printables?

3. Can I use the free printables in my card-making software?

4. I want to use an Easy Free Content free printable or a free content article on my web page. How do I do that?

5. How do I use Mom's Break free printable iron-on transfers?

6. How do I submit an article to Mom's Break Library?

7. I only want to print part of a free printable page. How do I do that?

8. What is a PDF File? How do I download it and open it?

FAQ Answers:

1. A collection of free printables is two or more free printables in one folder that has been "zipped" (or "compressed"). This allows you to download all of the free printables at one time. For an illustrated tutorial that guides you step-by-step to download and then open a zipped folder of free printables, go to How to Download a "Printables Collection".

2. Yes! You can personalize free printables! You can use your computer to type in the details for party invitations, create inside sayings for cards, or put any other text your want on the free printable by typing it in, using your computer! Get an easy-to-follow tutorial that uses pictures of actual computer screens to guide you through the steps of opening and personalizing your free printables. You can use either Microsoft Word or Microsoft Paint:

• Personalizing Free Printables Using Microsoft Word
• How To Insert Text in a Free Printable Using Microsoft Paint

3. Yes! You can insert the free printables you download using any card-making software. Simply insert the printable in the same manner as you would insert one of your own pictures into the blank card. If you have never used card-making software, Jan's Reading Room and Mom's Break suggest Print Shop (Jan prefers version 21, it has just enough bells and whistles to help create fun paper-based cards and crafts, but is very simple to use). Get a free illustrated tutorial: How to Use Print Shop Software.

4. It's easy to use Easy Free Content free printables and free content articles on your web page! This illustrated tutor will guide you through copying either the code for the free printables or the text of free content articles and inserting it into your web page. Go to: How To Use Easy Free Content For Your Website.

5. Using an iron-on transfer is easy. This illustrated tutorial will show you how to use the free printable iron-on transfers offered by Mom's Break. Go to: Birthday Iron-On Transfers from Mom's Break

6. It is easy to submit an article to Mom's Break Library. Using screen shots of an actual article being submitted to the library, the illustrated instructions gives you step-by-step instructions for completing the article submission page. Go to: How to Submit an Article to Mom's Break Library

7. It is no problem to only print a part of a free printable. You do this by "cropping" (cutting down) the image so that it is only the part of the printable that you want. This is especially helpful for the letters and numbers collections, because you can print only the letters or numbers that you want. For the illustrated tutorial, go to: How to Crop and Print Using Microsoft Paint

8. PDF files are just another type of document, text or image (picture). PDF files are easy to download and open, using Adobe Reader, which is a free downloadable software. For more information, including a link to the free Adobe Reader, go to: What is PDF and why do I need Adobe Reader?

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What Are "Free Content" Articles and How Do I Use Them On My Website

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If you are wondering about so-called free content articles, then this article will provide some answers for you, along with reasons for using free content text for your website.

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