New help resizing dpi on greeting card template without loosing size of card on template

Report · Apr 13, 2018

Hi,

I bought a greeting card template and envelope template that is sized at 3508 X 2480 at 300 dpi. The card file is a 5 X 7 png front and back template. It is set up to place paper and photos inside the frame then print. When I print it out, the card is 5 X 7 when folded.

My question is:

I have finished a card I made with the template and want to upload it to my group.

They have a maximum file size for uploads of 1664 X 1176 at 150 dpi. When I change the template file to their size, it also changes the size of the card, so it no longer prints out at 5 X 7.

Is there a way to change the size of the file to meet their requirements of 1664 X 1176, but keep the actual 5 X 7 print size so when anyone downloads my file it will print the card and envelope at the correct 5 X 7 size?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Report · Apr 13, 2018

This inquiry is very confusing to me. I can't make sense of the numbers, and by my calculation the aspect ratios do not coincide. In addition, dpi (dots/inch) is a determinant applied by your printer. The file which you reference has a resolution value expressed in px/in (Pixels/inch).

Go to Image>Resize>image size and work in the dialog to change the document size. Be sure that the resample & constrain proportions boxes are checked, and a value for resolution is entered.

Also, it is enigmatic to me how one can have a folded card inside a paper frame and visualize the content.The folded card has a front, two inside panels, and a back. I'm missing something!

Report · Apr 13, 2018

Sorry, I am new at this and find it hard to explain what I am working with. I'm not sure, but I think one file is US size and the other is A4 UK.

The card template is on the 3508 X 2480 (300 dpi) which is approx. 11.69 X 8.27 (which I think should have been 11. X 8.5) The template I am working on is a rectangle shape 10" wide and 7" high with a border around the outside and a line down the middle showing where to fold. So this file is the card front and card back. However I need to convert that to the 1664 X 1176 size for the UK group, but still have the rectangle in the middle of the file print at the 10 X 7 rectangle size.

Report · Apr 14, 2018

delorist16855859 wrote
Sorry, I am new at this and find it hard to explain what I am working with. I'm not sure, but I think one file is US size and the other is A4 UK.
The card template is on the 3508 X 2480 (300 dpi) which is approx. 11.69 X 8.27 (which I think should have been 11. X 8.5)

If the dimensions of the template and the picture file are at variance, you can try to use the crop tool in order to make things fit.

Note that you can download free templates from Avery designed for their paper stock.

www.avery.com