When a publication is created such as sports banners, and you choose a size in page setup of more than 8.5 inches by 11 inches, the final print output will be larger than a standard paper. In Publisher, banners can be printed as large as 240 inches by 240 inches.
Note: features like lines, border art, and gradients, may have been incorrectly printed on banners that are more than 10 ft.
Create a banner
The first step is to click on File, New and click on Built-in to make use of a pre-installed template in Publisher or online templates under Available Templates.
Choose the Banners category and choose from the numerous banner design suitable for your intended sports banner ideas.
Under Customize and Options, choose the options you desire.
Next, Click Create.
When you are on the Page Design tab, choose any steps below:
Click Size to change the banner height and width, then select the page size, or click on create a new page size.
If you intend to change the sports banner color combination, click on color scheme to choose anyone in the Schemes group.
If it’s the sports banners font, you intend to change, click Fonts and change your font pair.
Your banner has been created but with a placeholder picture and text. So, it’s imperative to change these to your desired text and pictures of your soccer team. Customize the soccer team banner design to your desired style.
Once all these are done, and you are satisfied, follow the same process by clicking on File, Save As, and choose the folder or location you intend to save your newly created sports banner team.
You will be required to input the name to save your newly designed banner.
Click Publisher Files in the Save as type box, though it should be there by default, you should ascertain that it’s titled “Publisher Files”.
Click Save.
Create a poster
You need to create a banner first before a poster can be created in Publisher.
After this is achieved, you can now change the banner’s page size to the poster size you intend to make.
Click on size and then more preset page sizes while on the Page Design tab.
Go to the Publication Types and click on Posters, then pick your desired size.
Click OK.
Perform any of the following tasks on the Page Design tab:
Click Size to make changes to the banner width and height, click Size, then select your desired page size. Alternatively, you can click on “Create new page size”.
If you want to adjust the sports banner color scheme, simply choose color scheme among the available Schemes group. The same procedure applies if you need to adjust the sports banner’s font scheme.
Once all these are done, and you are satisfied, follow the same process by clicking on File, Save As, and choose the folder or location you intend to save your newly created sports banner team.
You will be required to input the name to save your newly designed banner.
Click Publisher Files in the Save as type box, though it should be there by default, you should ascertain that it’s titled “Publisher Files”.
Click Save.
Add images to your soccer banner or design
Add pictures
Check the Insert tab located among the Illustrations menu:
To insert a picture from your device, click on Pictures, scroll to the picture you intend to use, select it, and click Insert.
If you intend to use a picture online, click Online Pictures and select Bing Image Search. Go to the search box and type your desired keyword or phrase that represent your desired image, then click on Insert.
Kindly note that search results can be filtered to solely to CC (Creative Commons) or you can click to view all images.
If All images options are chosen, your search results will be more comprehensive to include all Bing images.
You need to ensure the copyright of others is not infringed upon, so you should filter images using license type to know images that are free to use and those that are copyright. Pictures can also be added from a web page to replace an existing image.
Print a sports team banner or poster
After you have designed and added images to your sports banner, the final step is to print your banner. Here are the steps to follow:
Click on File; you will see the option of print, click on it and choose your desired printer while you adjust the settings. If you are okay with the settings made, click Print.
Note that you need to ensure your printer supports the banner paper and size you intend to print. Check this in Paper Settings menu before printing.
Conclusion
We have briefly explained steps to creating your sports banner team design and printing it using Publisher. I hope you will follow these steps carefully to get the desired result and a beautifully made soccer banner design.