当您需要时， Google Drive(Google Drive)也可以成为您的免费名片制作工具。它不会像Adobe InDesign 或 Illustrator(Adobe InDesign or Illustrator)等其他设计工具那样让您不知所措，而且结果也一样好。此外，如果您不想从头开始制作名片 ， Google Drive还为您提供了三种设计自己名片的方法。(Google Drive)
我们将介绍在Google Docs(Google Docs)中制作名片的三种方法：
- 从头开始设计(Design)名片。
- 使用(Use)Google Drive上的名片模板。
- 导入Microsoft Word名片模板。
因此，让我们开始制作一张引人注目的名片，您可以打印它，甚至可以将其作为图像分享。
从新文档(New Document)制作名片(Business Card From)
Google Drive不是图形工具。但它为您提供了一两个工具，您可以重新利用它们来设计名片——谷歌(Google) 绘图(Drawing)和谷歌幻灯片（或演示文稿）(Google Slides (or Presentation))。
谷歌绘图(Google Drawing)比幻灯片更简单。Google 幻灯片(Google Slides)可以为您提供更多功能，例如丰富多彩的布局(Layout)主题和幻灯片(Slides)特定插件的集合。
制作你的名片
为了尽可能简单，让我们看看如何在Google 绘图(Google Drawing)中设计名片。我们将设计卡片的正面和背面。最终的卡片将如下所示：
您也可以在幻灯片(Slides)上使用相同的绘图工具。
- 登录 Google 云端硬盘。选择New > More > Google Drawings。
- 使用名片的标准尺寸（8.9 x 5.1厘米或1.75 比例(1.75 ratio)）设置页面。标准名片尺寸因国家/地区而异。转至File > Page setup > Custom并以英寸、像素或点为单位输入值。
- 绘图(Drawings)画布默认是透明的。右键单击画布上的任意位置，为您的卡片选择所需的背景颜色。您可以从上下文菜单中选择纯色或渐变色。您也可以使用图像文件作为背景。
由于您可能会打印卡片，因此通常最好选择纯色。我们将在示例卡片中使用纯蓝色。
- 谷歌绘图(Google Drawings)允许您查看指南和标尺。两者对于将卡片元素精确地放置在画布上都至关重要。启用对齐网格(Snap to Grid)和对齐参考线(Snap to Guides)选项以更精确地插入和对齐对象。
转到View > Snap To > Grids / Guides。
- 你的画布现在准备好了。您所要做的就是创造性地使用形状(Shapes)、文本框(Text Box)（用于字体）和图像(Images)（添加您的徽标）来个性化您的名片。将图标拖放(Drag)到画布中并按照示例中所示定位它们。
提示：(Tip:)要精确地将它们推入到位，请按Shift和箭头键。
- 在上面的示例中，我们使用了简单的图标和带有颜色组合的字体，以使卡片看起来更专业。借助庞大的免费 Google 字体库(huge library of free Google Fonts)，您可以使用与您的品牌形象相匹配的任何字体。
- 您可以使用许多Google 绘图(Google Drawings)元素将图形添加到您的卡片中。线条、形状，甚至艺术字(Word Art)。
- 每个元素都可以使用更多选项进行格式化。要查看它们，只需右键单击元素并从上下文菜单中选择格式选项。(Format Options)
- 正如您所看到的，对于背面设计，该示例使用了Montserrat字体、来自免费图标网站的CC0图标代表主徽标以及电话和电子邮件的小徽标，以及用作分隔符的简单黑色垂直线。
- 带有网站地址的页脚只是一个由矩形和三角形组合而成的形状。如您所见，相邻的橙色页脚形状相同，但翻转并缩小了尺寸。
打印您的名片
两面都完成后，您现在可以发送名片进行打印了。File > Download menu将设计下载为PDF文件、标准JPEG或可缩放矢量图像。
当然，您始终可以从Google 绘图(Google Drawings)直接将其发送到打印机。请记住(Remember)，名片可以像这里的示例一样是双面的。因此，您必须在打印机中选择双面(Two-Sided)选项。检查您的打印机是否支持双面打印。此外，在切换到卡片纸之前，请在普通纸上测试您的设计。
从Google Doc 模板(Google Doc Template)制作名片(Business Card)
名片(Business)模板是克服对设计的恐惧的最快方法。有几个名片模板可用于Google Docs。使用Google搜索在Google Drive中找到并打开它们。
您可能需要向所有者请求编辑权限。首先登录(Sign)您的Google帐户。以下是一些您可以查看的示例：
- 基本名片(Basic business card)
- 企业名片(Corporate business card)
- 模板网(Template.net)
使用Microsoft Word 名片模板(Microsoft Word Business Card Template)
如您所知，您可以在Google Docs中打开和编辑(Google Docs)Word文件。Word有一个在线名片模板库，(online template gallery for business cards)还有更多第三方名片模板的来源。要使用它，只需将DOCX文件上传到您的Google Drive并使用Google Docs进行编辑。
某些图形元素可能无法很好地导入。但您始终可以使用基本设计作为灵感，并在Google Docs中添加您自己的设计。当您选择在Google Docs中编辑模板时，卡片将在图纸(Drawings)中自动打开。
名片仍然很重要
vCard 和电子邮件签名可能已经取代了名片的旧角色，但名片仍然很重要。一张有创意的名片可以创造出任何数字图像都无法比拟的第一印象。它具有个人风格。想想看……你可以在卡片上添加一个二维码(add just a QR code)，它会吸引你的下一个联系人，足以让他们检查出来。
想想名片的更多创意用途并打印自己的名片。在下次会议上尝试一下，看看它是否有助于为您的网络提供润滑。
How to Make a Business Card in Google Drive
Googlе Drive can be your free business саrd maker when you want it too. It won’t оverwhelm you like other design tools do like Adobe InDesign or Illustrator, and the results can be just as good. Plus, Google Drive gives you three ways to design your own business cards if you don’t want to make one from scratch.
We will cover three ways to make a business card in Google Docs:
- Design a business card from scratch.
- Use a business card template on Google Drive.
- Import a Microsoft Word business card template.
So, let’s get down to the simple business of making an eye-catching business card that you can either print or even share as an image.
Make a Business Card From a New Document
Google Drive is not a graphic tool. But it gives you one or two tools that you can repurpose to design a business card — Google Drawing and Google Slides (or Presentation).
Google Drawing is simpler than Slides. Google Slides can give you a few more features to play around with like colorful Layout themes and a collection of Slides specific add-ons.
Make Your Business Card
To keep it as simple as possible, let’s see how to design a business card in Google Drawing. We will design both the front and the back of a card. The final cards will look like this:
You can use the same drawing tools on Slides too.
- Sign into Google Drive. Select New > More > Google Drawings.
- Use the standard size of a business card (8.9 x 5.1 cms. or a 1.75 ratio) to set up the page. The standard business card size can vary across countries. Go to File > Page setup > Custom and enter the values in inches, pixels, or points.
- The Drawings canvas is transparent by default. Choose the background color you want for your card with a right-click anywhere on the canvas. You can choose a solid color or a gradient from the contextual menu. You can also go with an image file as a background.
Since you will likely print the card, it’s usually better to choose a solid color. We’re going with a solid blue in our example card.
- Google Drawings allows you to view guides and rulers. Both are vital for placing the card elements precisely on the canvas. Enable the Snap to Grid and Snap to Guides options to insert and align objects with better precision.
Go to View > Snap To > Grids / Guides.
- Your canvas is now ready. All you have to do is creatively use Shapes, the Text Box (for Fonts), and Images (add your logo) to personalize your business card. Drag and drop icons into the canvas and position them as you see in the example.
Tip: To precisely nudge them into position, press the Shift and the arrow keys.
- In the example above, we have used a simple icon and a font with a color combination to make the card look more professional. Thanks to the huge library of free Google Fonts, you can use any font that goes with your brand image.
- There are many Google Drawings elements you can use to add graphics to your card. Lines, shapes, and even Word Art.
- Every element can be formatted with more options. To see them, just right-click on the element and choose Format Options from the context menu.
- As you can see, for the back design, the example has used the Montserrat font, CC0 icons from free icon sites that represent the main logo and the tiny logos for telephone and email, and a simple black vertical line that acts like a separator.
- The footer with the website address is just a shape made from a rectangle and a triangle grouped together. As you can see, the adjoining orange footer is the same shape but flipped and reduced in size.
Print Your Business Card
With both sides done, you can now send the business card for printing. You can download your designs as a PDF file, standard JPEG, or as a scalable vector image from the File > Download menu.
Of course, you can always send it directly to a printer from Google Drawings. Remember, business cards can be double-sided like the example here. So you have to choose the Two-Sided option in your printer. Check if your printer supports duplex printing. Also, test your design on plain paper before switching to card stock.
Make a Business Card From a Google Doc Template
Business card templates are the quickest way to get over your fear of design. Several business card templates are available for Google Docs. Use a Google search to locate and open them in Google Drive.
You might have to request edit access from the owner. Sign into your Google account first. Here are a few examples you can check out:
Use a Microsoft Word Business Card Template
As you know, you can open and edit Word files in Google Docs. Word has an online template gallery for business cards and far more sources for third-party business card templates too. To use one, just upload the DOCX file into your Google Drive and edit it with Google Docs.
Some graphic elements might not import well. But you can always use the basic design as an inspiration and add your own in Google Docs. When you select to edit a template in Google Docs, the card will open automatically in Drawings.
Business Cards Still Matter
vCards and email signatures might have taken over the old role of the business card, but business cards still matter. A creative business card can create that first impression which no digital image can equal. It has that personal touch. Think about it…you can add just a QR code to a card and it will intrigue your next contact just enough for them to check it out.
Think about a few more creative uses for business cards and print your own. Try it at your next meeting and see if it helps to grease the wheels of your network.
