How to Upload a Personalised Text Card
Follow the steps below to set up a personalised text card correctly on the You Said It dashboard. The key part is leaving enough room for the customer's wording, placing the text box accurately, and checking the editable area sits safely inside the cut line.
Artwork file
Upload one JPG or PNG file with the original text removed wherever you want the customer to personalise the design.
Recommended export
If exporting as JPG, design in CMYK first and export in RGB at 300 DPI. If exporting as PNG, export at 300 DPI.
Important check
Keep all editable text and important design details away from the red bleed area so nothing important is trimmed in production.
Step-by-step guide
Prepare your artwork
Create your design as normal, then remove the wording wherever you want the customer to add their own text. You should finish with one artwork file ready to upload.
- Use JPG or PNG.
- Export at 300 DPI for best print quality.
- If using JPG, design in CMYK and export in RGB.
- Leave enough clear space for the customer's text to fit naturally.
Select the correct card type
Once your artwork is ready, go to the dashboard and choose the Personalised Text Card option.
Check the bleed area
After uploading, make sure no important details or editable text sit in, or too close to, the red area. This is the bleed area and parts of it will be cut off during production.
- Background colours or background images can extend into the bleed.
- Main wording, names, dates, and other key design elements should stay safely inside the cut line.
Add the editable text area
When the artwork placement looks correct, click Add text. A new box will appear for your first editable text section. Click the pencil icon to open the text editor.
Set the text box position and size
The first settings tell the system where the text box should sit and how large it needs to be.
- Position sets how far the text box sits from the top and from the left of the design.
- Textbox size sets the width and height of the editable area.
- Make the text box large enough for the wording, but not so large that it reaches the cut line.
Choose placeholder text or fixed plus editable text
The content section gives you two ways to build the wording.
- Editable text only: enter your demo wording in the placeholder box, such as Name or Date.
- Fixed plus editable text: use the final text box as well. Add [VALUE] wherever the customer text should appear.
- For example, to create Mr & Mrs Smith with only the surname editable, use Smith in the placeholder and Mr & Mrs [VALUE] in the final text box.
Set the character limit and text styling
Use the remaining settings to control how the wording appears on the card.
- Max Characters Length helps stop customers entering too much text.
- Text Options let you set the font, font size, letter spacing, colour, alignment, rotation, and text transform.
- As you change the settings, you will see the preview update in real time.
Confirm and finish the card setup
Once you are happy with the settings, click Confirm. You can repeat the same process if your design needs more than one editable text area. When everything looks correct, click Next and complete the rest of the card details as normal.
