How do I design my own RipCard™?
- Well, go to the link called, "Design my own Card" and use the RipCard™ Editor to easily design your own cards and order them online here.
Or if you want some Help in doing this, click on the link named "Video Demo" in the left navigation bar. There we will show you how you can design your own card. We do it "LIVE" right there in front of you with audio and all, just like it plays out on your screen. It is easy and fast to order your RipCard™ with us.

HOW DO I GET HELP designing MY own RipCard™.
** There are several ways you can get the RipCard Designed.
1. Design it yourself right here online -
HINT: You do want to watch the Tutorial Video (Video Demo) first to help you along, even though it is pretty simple.

2. You can Use an EXISTING Template that is located under "Sample Templates To Use" and just change a few items, like your contact information etc. * See Headline below: How To Grab A Template You want to work with

3. You can hire one of our Qualified Custom Editor Designers (CED) make one for you.

4. You can hire one of our Premium Designers (PD) to to an off line design for you where you can do even more customization (includes four revisions). Yes indeed.

SEE Link under "Hire Our Designers" for details of HOW exactly you can go about using either our qualified Custom Editor Designers (CED) as well as our Premium Designers (PD).

How to Grab a Template You Want To Work With:
So you found a template that you want to work with and use as a starting point. Great!
In order to "make it your own" here is what you have to do.
First Sign in to your own account on RipCard.com
Next go to the Samples Templates Page where all the categories are listed (http://www.ripcard.com/samples.php)
Once you are viewing the thumbnail, then select any of the templates you like and Click on the light blue link in the left hand corner.
This will launch the RipCard Editor for you and insert that template inside the square so you can start editing it.
The first thing you want to do is to go to File in the Menu bar, and then select "Save As".
Then simply save the file with a name you like and it will automatically be added to your "My Artwork" window.
Then you start editing it and changing the text and the images or what ever you want and you can create your own card.
When you are ready to order you RipCard, you enter in from the My Artwork area and click on Add To Cart and it will be sent to the printer for order completion.

Why should I have a RipCard™?
If you are a small- to medium-size business where you could use more customers, then you will WANT the RipCard™. The RipCard™ is a very, very effective solution to give your existing customers, who obviously are very happy with your service or product, something back. You offer them an incentive and a tool (RipCard™) to invite other people they know to come to you to try out your service / product at a discount, in which both the recipient of the RipCard™ gets a discount, and the giver of theRipCard™ (your existing customer) gets something they want as well. You can actually customize each card (if you want) and give the person who refers new business to you, what they want. This is the MOST powerful way of marketing -- by word-of-mouth / referral -- through your existing customers who already love you, giving them what they want.

OR you could try spending $2,000 to $5,000 on an ad in the local paper or the Yellow pages, and seeing what kind of response you get. Our bet is that it will not even be close to what these RipCards™ will do for you. As a matter of fact we have a guarantee with our cards. Read all about it under "Guaranteed Ripping Success" or further down below for more reasons WHY you should have a RipCard™.

Why Should I Order with You guys?
Because we invented it. Guess what? This is a patent pending card. That means, we INVENTED the card and you would be breaking the law by taking this design and printing it with other printers other than the ones that have authorization to do so from us, RipCard™.

There is an even BIGGER advantage for you to want to become a part of our community. We will give you support beyond what you could even imagine. We will show you how you can become very, very successful at promoting your own business. This is MUCH, MUCH more than a Business card. The RipCard™ is the wave of the future and the way we prefer to do business -- through personal referrals and word-of-mouth.

ALSO, there is a cost advantage for you. We will get you a MUCH better price on your cards. Why? Because if you were to go to any old printer and ask for the following:

1. Perforated Business card
2. Four-Color, Front and Back
3. Coated surface on the Front Side / no coat on the back side for easy writing with ANY PEN!
4. Individually numbered on each side of the perforation line for tracking purposes. This means that EACH card has a UNIQUE number on it and can be tracked back to who specifically referred the new customer.
5. 14-Point Card Stock.
6. Comes in many different, newly added, sizes and the Original RipCard™ is Off Size too: The Original RipCard™ is 3.5 x 2.25 inches. This is the same width as a regular business card, so it will fit in any wallet, or card case. However, it’s a tiny bit taller so it will stand out in a crowd. ;-)
7. Writable Surface on the back with any pen. Not all cards are like that. You would be paying A LOT more by going to an individual printer to run just one run. First and foremost, you would not get the support that you could even have hoped for by staying with us. Do we need to mention our first point again: that you would be violating our patent, and you would not want to do that, would you? We are simply asking you to honor what a great product and idea we are presenting you with here. Thanks for your honesty. We are honest too.

What is OUR Guarantee?

We guarantee that these cards will outperform any regular business card, hands down, and that is probably an understatement…

More specifically, we Guarantee we have a system that we have proven will multiply your referrals in any 9-month period. And if you follow our directions, we guarantee your referrals will at least double and as much as quadruple, or we will refund you your money, no questions asked*.

The Downside for you is close to zero. The Upside is a lot more sales, a lot more ongoing buyers, a lot more commissions and a lot more customers that will help you refer even more new customers.

YOU WILL BE SATISFIED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE CARDS... GUARANTEED!

*Less shipping and handling, and any graphic designer fee, that is, if you hired any of our graphic designers to help design your card.

How long does it take to Print these cards?
Since these cards are a Special Order Cards, it takes normally 5 to 7 business days to process them at this time. We will probably be able to cut that time in the future, but right now it takes a little longer than regular one sided business cards.

The reason we are not able to turn the cards around in 24 hours like most print jobs of normal business cards is the fact that these printing of the RipCards need the following steps:
1. Each card is perforated.
2. Each card is INDIVIDUALLY numbered (so you can track each referral.)
3. Each card is four-color front and back.
4. And each card sits on 14-point paper.
5. Each card is UV coated -- a plastic type finish on the front. This makes the cards look really great.
6. Each card is slightly bigger than a regular business card (referring to the Original RipCard™) (Width: 3.5" x Height: 2.0"), and ours are Width: 3.5" x Height: 2.25" in addition to our "newly added siszes".

*** In other words, RipCards are custom-made cards.

What is a JV (Joint Venture)?
A Joint Venture (JV) is ....well...probably The MOST powerful, Most Leveraged, Most Effective, Least Risky way you can possibly do business, and make money at it.

So how does This Translate in to the RipCard™?
Allow us to give you an example you can do in your local neighborhood. Let's say you know a friend that owns a hair salon. And let's say that she could use more customers. Well, you happen to know a lot of people in the area and you approach her saying, "What if you and I made a deal where I helped you get more customers to your hair salon? Would you be interested if I brought you some more customers and in return, you gave 20% of the gross (or the profit -- you negotiate that based on the variable costs they have) as long as they stayed with you as a client? Interested?”

Right then and there, you set up a JV. You would introduce her to the RipCard™. Why? Because it is the perfect tool for that, made for situations like this. Each card has a unique number. You can track each referral as well as customize each RipCard™ to what exactly you will give away as an incentive for someone to come in to her hair salon.

Read more about JV's by Clicking HERE.


In which industries does RipCard™ work very well?
Let me mention just a few: Dentists, Chiropractors, Event Planners, Party Promoters, Hair Designers, Yoga Centers, Workout Places, Restaurants, Network Marketing companies, Dry Cleaners, Sun Tanning Salons, Manicure Places, Juice Bars, Clubs, Bars, Real Estate Agents and Investors, Coaches, Tailors,... I mean, come on. You get the picture. Anywhere more customers are needed and you are creative enough to figure out how to get more customers into your store using the RipCard™, you got it made.

How many RipCard Designs can we save when we open a free account?
You can save a total of 30 different card designs when you register for an account.
You can order prints whenever you like.

Why should I definitely buy many more cards than I normally would do?
Well, do you really think the RipCard™ is a business card? Not really. Actually, not even by a long shot. It is a promotional tool. So why do you need more RipCards™ than what you would order when you would order regular Business cards?

Because now you would not give out one card here and one card there. You would give out batches of 5, 10 cards here, and 20 cards there. You are smarter now, and you are more active in giving incentives to attract business. If you think about it, you only pay a referral fee, after you first get paid. That is the most effective advertising you could possibly ever do. Imagine if the newspaper ads you placed would pay you only if it got new customers to come to your store. That will be the day. These RipCards™ are so darn effective it is not even funny.

Allow us to make yet another example. ....

Let's say you run a Hair Salon. Next you want to put yourself in the shoes of your Customer. Ask yourself the following questions:

1. What does your Customer Do before they come to your store? Well, they might go to a nail salon, the gym, even a restaurant, or a coffee shop. The list goes on… Start thinking of the stores that are around you on the street / block / city you are located in.

2. What do they do when they are at your store? They might check out your shampoo section, hair coloring, or supplies.

3. And lastly, what do they do after they have used your service? They might go shoe shopping, clothes shopping, or go to a party.

**Why am I mentioning this? Just because you should market with and through the channels mentioned: Before, During and After. Here is what I would do: First, leave your cards at the nail shops near your store. Make a JV deal with them and them with you. (You both help each other).

Second, I would co-promote with the shampoo producers / delivery guys to outfit them with cards as well.

Third, I would outfit shoe stores / clothing stores and party promoters with your RipCard™.

Do you get the picture? This is ALL ABOUT PROMOTION. And the RipCard™ is your perfect tool. Use them and spread them everywhere you go.

Walk me through a simple scenario of how the RipCard™ would work for me, and exactly how I would work with them?

Scenario: You have bought the RipCard™, and are ready to start promoting our business. In this scenario, let's say you are a chiropractor. Here is what you would do.

When you meet your existing clients that come to you to get their back adjusted, you could say something like: "We are starting a new promotion in which we want to offer an opportunity to our existing clients. We value clients such as you a lot and we want to attract more high caliber, high quality type of clients like you. We thought that the best way to do this would be to ask you, our existing client, to tell your friends and family to come try our service, since we would make the assumption that you would have like-minded friends and family that we also would appreciate. We thought that they too would really like our services. Thereby we would like to extend our great offer to your friends and family to come use our services and give them a great offer."

You might initial with your signature and write "50% Off" on the left bottom back part of the RipCard™. Then you would ask your existing client to fill in the right back part of the RipCard™ so that you could stay in touch with them.

In addition, in the area where it says, Adrs/Info, you can write what you offered them under the area on the left bottom back part where you see the icon of the Pencil. (Most cards will have the pencil icon printed there.) This way you know what you promised to give away. You can now communicate with them in a couple of weeks to urge them to give the card away to help you refer more customers.

In addition to you having given away half of the card, you have the other card in your hand. You can see a serial number on that half that will help you identify to whom you gave the other half. As a matter of fact, I would start by giving each client 5 to 10 cards each. Give some of your clients even more cards, since you know who is busier networking than others, bringing you more and more new clients.

So...the Big Question that is begging NEXT is: What do you offer your existing customer that is so kind to do this very crucial job for you? Bringing you more clients?

Well ...the sky is the limit. Here is where you can get really creative.

Your first thought might be to give them one free session at your chiropractor services if they bring in a new customer. Or, how about this. Let's think outside the box. Let's say you have a dentist across the hallway, or even a dry cleaner, or a nail salon, or even a restaurant very close to you. (I mention a myriad of different industries just to get you thinking.) Well, I would be willing to bet you, if in advance you went over to your dentist, dry cleaner or restaurant owner and said to each of them, "Listen, I get a lot of clients in to my chiropractor office, and it would be easy for me to refer you some more business since you are located in my vicinity. I am doing this special promotion using these RipCards™. (Show them the RipCard™.) I would be delighted to send you some brand new customers that otherwise may not come to you, if you would be willing to work with me on this special promotion I am doing. How about if I wrote on the card that if they bought (let's take the restaurant as an example) one dinner at your establishment, they would get a second one for free of equal quality / price? Would you be willing to do that? Then say, "Think about it. I would help walk in a brand new customer that you would otherwise never had."

I can almost guarantee you that they would say yes. Or the example could be with the nail salon: Would you give 50% off if I brought you a brand new client that you otherwise would never have had? You get the picture, right?

** All you need to be careful to do is to make doubly sure that the establishment that you would make the deal with would recognize your handwriting (since you would write on the RipCard what you have been given the okay to give away, alongside with your initials / signature.)

NOW, if you think like I do, you will understand that if your existing customer actually brought you in a new client that actually stays with you, and becomes a regular client, you might want to consider the following "business of understanding," or as like I call it: Life Time Value Of a Client (LTV), and give a lot MORE than just a Free Session for their efforts.

Again, allow me to explain. The lifetime value of a client could be thousands of dollars. If you get a client that will become a regular client (customer) of yours, what does this mean in terms of dollars and sense over time for your business?

To determine the Life Time Value of your customers, you must know the following averages about YOUR industry:

1. How much do you make per session, per client, on average?

2. How many times do they come to your establishment per year?

. What other products or services do they buy per year?

4. On average, how many years do they stay with you?

Now add up what that TOTAL income is. ** This is your Life Time Value of a Client (LTV). And this is the number you have to keep your eye on. This is the value that your existing customer is bringing in to you, by the use of the RipCards™.

Understand that power, and reward accordingly. The one that fully understands this, and rewards accordingly will be very, very – no – really -- really successful. We will help you do that, if you allow us to? Will you?

** Kicker: one scenario that we have not mentioned in here is: Do new clients refer other new clients to you again as well, just naturally, without any RipCards™ techniques involved? Most likely, YES.

Just contemplating that thought is HUGE in itself. And when you start using the RipCards™ with them as well… now we are talking MULTIPLES of new clients that were referred that is referring at a much faster rate agin new clients to your store. This will have a HUGE EFFECT on your results if you know to "treat this information RIGHT" and ACT on it!... Remember, Einstein said: "Nothing Happens Until Something MOVES". Are you Ready to MOVE?

How do I fully understand how the RipCards would work once I have them in hand!
One suggestion is to actually print out the front and the back of the RipCards and pretend that you are using the cards! This will make a difference in the understanding of which portion (front and back) you keep after you have torn it in half and which you give away to the person that will help you refer another person to you. Just tape the two pieces together and pretend it is the real RipCard™.

Other Questions you might have:

I lost my Password. What do I do now?
Simply go to the top right-hand corner of the RipCard.com website and click on the "Login" link. Then below the field where you would enter in your Login Email ID, you will see "Forgot Password?" Click on that link and up pops a box that will ask you for the email that you used when you signed in, so you MUST remember that in order for us to be able to send you your password, and in seconds you will have your lost password.

When I enter the phone number while designing my RipCard in the Online Editor, I get an error message? Most Likely a Skype.com Issue.
That is most likely because you have for instance www.Skype.com activated in your Browser Navigation Bar. You MUST disengage that in order to make that problem go away as Skype automatically "Takes Over" any phone number it detects and makes it an active link / phone number.

Here is what some people say about how to FIX this Skype / browser problem:
- If you're using Internet Explorer, go to Tools>Manage Add-Ons>Enable or Disable Add-Ons. Select the Skype one(s), and click disable.
Here is another Link you can also read more about it that is helpful.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/10/disable-uninstall-and-remove-skype-add-on-call-this-phone-number-on-web-page-and-toolbar-plugin-menu-in-ie/

TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR SPECIFICS:

How can I select a different color on the back side other than having the front side color automatically appear on the back?
Answer: You simply do NOT press the button called "Finish Back" and then just go directly to Save Button. Then you will be able to keep the colors they way you chose them

How to enter in a foreign Symbol or Character.

Answer: If you are using a Windows PC, you can go to a Word Document, and go to Insert in the Menu. Then select Symbol. You should be able to find your symbol or character there. Now, COPY that symbol or character, then open the text editor in the window where you designed you card and simply Paste it in where you want to place it.

Here are some tips and tricks as well as some hints to get around certain tricky points when designing your RipCards. Pay close attention:
NOTE: In all instances, you want to start by watching the Online Video Tutorial since it covers most, if not all, basic commands for how to design a basic RipCard using the Online Editor. You can find this video here: http://www.ripcard.com/video-demo.php

How do I change colors on the top back part in the online editor?

Let's say you chose the same color, or no color at all, for both the left and right side of the front of the card. If you do either, you will get the same color on the top left and right part on the backside of the RipCard as you had on the front side. If you want to have different colors on the top backside of the RipCard, do the following:

1. Load the backside of the card.

2. Click once on the area on the top backside where you want to change the color. **Note: you would have to click outside of any wording or images you have here. So make sure you click on the part of the square itself.

3. Next, click on the "fill shapes color" (you will see the name of the button if you hover over it) and select the color you want.

4. Pay close attention: This is a little tricky to explain, but if you follow my directions carefully, you will manage. Now you have changed the colors on the top backside and you saved your work on the back side. However, your front side still has only one color, or no color at all. If you want the color to remain what you changed it to on the back side and not change it on the front side, only do the following once, meaning: don't go back to the back side again after you have made this one change there the first time. Just save it at that point. Make sure you have saved all your work and your text for the back side. Again, you can’t go back again to edit anything on the backside, since if you do, you have to reset the color on the top part of the backside again, as it will change to whatever the original color was on the front side. (This is a known bug in the system).

5. As always, when you click on the "zoom artwork" button to view your files, this is exactly how the artwork will look when you order your RipCards, less the water marks, of course.

My text suddenly disappeared. How can I bring all the text to the front layer so that I can see and read all the text?It’s quite simple. I’ll walk you through it.

1. Click once in either the left half or the right half area that you want the text to appear in.

2. Next select the button up top that is named "Send Backward" (not “Send to Back.”) That should take care of most issues right there.

3. If for some reason, you have placed an "Add Shape" behind the text, toggle between the two (the text and the Add Shape) until you have the text on top. You might also need to select the "Send Backward" button again, too.

How do I make sure the text is exactly in the middle of the card and lined up correctly?
Here are the instructions:

1. Type in the text you want.

2. Next, tighten the Red Border that appears around the Text so that there is just a little bit (less than 1/8th of an inch, or .5 centimeter) of space to the left and to the right of the sentence. Also, make sure the red border does not touch any of the bottom parts of the text.

3. While you have the text box OPEN, press the "Align Center" button and it will align your text perfectly in the center of that half side of the card.

**Tips for success: Make sure that the Red Border around the text is not touching any of the text, ESPECIALLY at the bottom of the text. This is a known bug and sometimes it will cut off the bottom part of your text. However, all of this can be seen clearly if you simply click on "Zoom Artwork." This is how the card will come out when you print it. So do look for cut off words, etc. You then should go back and STRETCH the RED BORDER around the text field to allow for more generous room, especially to the bottom part of the text.

How do I download from istockphoto.com and test it in my design for your RipCard?
Follow these steps:

1. First, if you don't have an istockphoto.com account, set one up by clicking here: https://secure.istockphoto.com/istock_signup.php?refnum=ripcard

2. Once you have an account, you need to Fund Your Account (only if you intend to buy an image.) All you need is a credit card or a PayPal account. However, if you only want to test some images, you don't need to fund your account just yet.

3. Next, you go to the Search Field that is almost in the upper left hand corner and type in what you are looking for. Example: Nail Salons. You will be shown suggestions for images you can purchase.

4. You do NOT have to purchase them at first if you just want to test and see how they look when you are designing your RipCard. So do the following to get a Sample that has a Watermark on it for FREE:

Example:

#4241643 Downloads: 65

Next, you click on the #4241643 number (a link) to see the image up close. You will see the image with the watermark. Under the picture there will be a link named, "Download a Comp." Click on that. You should see the picture by itself in your browser.

5. Depending which browser you use, right click on the image and select either "Save Image" or "Copy Picture" and save that to your own local computer in a folder where you will remember the location for when you need to retrieve it for your RipCard design.

6. Important: This image is in Low Resolution and will NOT print out clearly. When you upload it to the RipCard Editor, you will get a warning about that. Ignore that warning for now since all you are doing is testing to see how this image will look in your design of the RipCard.

7. When you want to buy your file, simply click on the BUY button and make sure to select a high resolution. (Most pictures have a choice).

IMPORTANT: The file you download must be at least 300 DPI to print clearly. Usually a Medium Quality image has a 300 DPI. But you need to check this for each individual picture as it varies from picture to picture.

** Again, to set up a free account at istockphoto.com, start here https://secure.istockphoto.com/istock_signup.php?refnum=ripcard


How do I make sure an IMAGE is exactly lined up correctly on the card?
Simple:

1. Click on the Downward Arrow in the box that is right below the words "Video Demo" and "Help". It will be listed as "Normal" as you start out.

2. Select "Grid" and you will see lines and squares appear that will indicate to you what is the middle. There are Two Blue Lines that Crosses the Middle part of Each Left Haft and Right Half. Simply place your image so it lines up accordingly. You can also count squares from either side of the image to figure out how close you are about centering it.

How To Avoid Getting Words Cut Off:
IMPORTANT: This is a known bug. But there is a way to go around it and still make it work. Simply stretch the Red Border that appears when you are editing text. Stretch the Red Border downward away from the bottom of the text. It is not so important to stretch it to the right as it is to stretch it downward. Then save your work and click on "Zoom Artwork." Don't make ANY other changes to the design after that. You will then have an accurate view of how it will look when you send it to the printer. However, it might look perfect in the Editor View (where you actually design the cards.) But what really matters is what it looks like in the "Zoom Artwork" view as this is the Printer Proof window.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, Click on Zoom Artwork First before you proceed to order your file.
In the Zoom Artwork area, you will ALWAYS see the file exactly as it prints out, except for the Water Marks, of course. Zoom in all the way by clicking on the + sign inside the small magnifying glass to check for words possibly cut off, or to examine the sharpness of images that you have uploaded. Remember, you should always use images that are at least 300 DPI, or we can’t guarantee the print sharpness. Actually, when you upload an image you will get a warning message box telling you if your image is not in a high enough resolution. If you don't get any warning, you are fine.

How do I get the same color on my RipCard design as I have on another file or document on my computer?
Let's say you have a digital file and or another business card that you want to replicate the same color over to your new RipCard's design. How would you do that? In this case there could be three ways you could do that.

A. You open your file in Photoshop, illustrator, Paint Shop, or other program, and use the Color Picker, Dropper, or whatever it might be called in that respective program. Put the Color Picker on top of the area from where you want to get the same color. Double click here, and a Color Swatch will appear. Now click on the Color Swatch and you will see a code, a number. Copy that number. Note: Often the number does not include the pound sign (#) so when you go to the RipCard Editor again you would need to add the # sign inside the Number Code Area Box in the Color Palate Tool here. Now you have copied the same exact color that you had in your other file.

B. The second way to get the same color as your other document or file is to get the Exact Same Color Code number. (You could possibly get that color number from an art store or a printer that has a color code book.) It is either called Hex Converter or the RGB Converter. You will see a link to each of these when you open the Color chooser inside the RipCard Editor.

C. A third way: let’s say you are in the RipCard Editor, and you have selected, let's say, a blue color on the left front side and a yellow color on the right front side. And now you want to write “JUST” on the left front side, and “CUTS” on the right front side. You want the words “CUTS” to be in the same BLUE as you have on the left side. What you do is simple. You put your mouse over the blue color on the left side and RIGHT CLICK. Up pops a box with a Color Code in it. That is the exact Color code of the blue color. Copy that code by selecting Ctrl (Control.) Copy. Next, go over to the word “CUTS” and double click on it so the Text Box opens up. Select the Color Palate from within that window and delete the current color code that was in there and PASTE that color code in its place. Now on the right, you have the EXACT same blue color that you have as a background color for the left side for your words “CUTS.”

Below are some General directions that will help you in Photoshop when preparing / designing a card: (Pay VERY close attention to the many different steps).

1. To make an image / Jpg file Transparent In Photoshop so it works with RipCard Editor while saving it as a .PNG file: (if you don't do this right the image will show up with a White Square background....so this is the solution to fix this):

Open Photoshop:
Then Select Magic Wand and Click on the background (if not all is selected, then hold down Shift Key and Click again)
Next, Chose: "Select" (from Menu)
Then "Inverse",
Then Copy the Selected (inverse file),
Then go to File, New, MUST put a check box to select Transparent and then Paste it in the New window.
It MUST be Indexed Color (So, Go to: Image, then Mode, then Indexed Color as it will then not show up as a white box around)
Then save As a .png file.

** I have attached a Picture Screen / Step by Step to follow here, so CLICK on this LINK to see a Word Doc.
HINT / TIPS for SUCCESS: You might have to ZOOM in when you are inside the Word Doc to be able to READ the
text on the images there.

How to align / stretch an image when you have it loaded in the editor and NOT distort the image proportions.
When you have loaded the image into the Online Editor, and you can see the image inside the Red Box, do the following:

Put your cursor / mouse on top of the image itself. Hold down the SHIFT KEY, and hold the mouse button down, while dragging either up or down to minimize or maximize the image without distorting the proportions of it. When you have the size you want, release the mouse and the shift key. Then drag and drop the image where you want it. In some instances where you would want to distort the image, you can just simply grab one of the corners and drag it in whatever direction you want and create whatever effects you want. Simple as that.

Tips for Success: 1
Use one line per text box. When you type your text and you want to do more than two lines in the same text window, my advice is to avoid that, unless you absolutely need to. Why? When ONLY one line of text is in each Text Box, it is easier to manipulate the text with text features, like bold, italic or underline, tightening or stretching the text, or moving text boxes around on your RipCard design.

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Save your Work often:
Make sure to save your artwork often. And do not wait until you have designed both the Front and the Back. Save often and avoid a lot of stress by losing artwork. I am saying this based on experience, especially since you are working in your browser window and if the network gives you a bad / spotty connection, your design session might not be saving the work correctly.

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If you select the Pull Down menu inside the Editor called "Display Mode" and choose the "Grid" you will see a set of lines that will help you center your images. If you want to center the text, simply type in the words in the text window, then select the "Align Center" and the text will be placed exactly in the middle of where you want it....you might want to fit the red box that appears around the text words snuggly, HOWEVER....and this is a REALLY important point...you don't want it so snuggly that it CUTS OFF the text. PAY ATTENTION to this...it is VERY important: if you fit the red box too tightly / snuggly around the text, it will CUT OFF the text and YOU will NOT be able to SEE it in the Editor Window, but ONLY in the Zoom Artwork view...this is addressed below as well...but a VERY important point for you to adhere too....it will save you a lot of trouble later.

Some more Rules to LIVE by...that will make your life easier :-)

1. If you suddenly Loose All Your Text while in the Editor, don't panic... simply do the following:

a. Click ON the RipCard, but outside of ANY Images or Text....and Then

b. Click on the Button that is Next to the text "Display Mode" that is called "Send Backward" (you will see the text "Send Backward" when you HOVER over it).

c. If you for some reason have placed a "Add Shape" to place behind the text, toggle between the two (the text and the Add Shape) until you have the text on top and you might also need to select the "Send Backward" button again too. If you play around with it, it should be pretty simple to figure out.

2. This next step is really CRUCIAL when it comes to catching Mistakes that does NOT SHOW up in the Editor Window...but will be on the Printed card....UNLESS you go to "Zoom Artwork" Button...this is the MOST important thing you can do....YOU MUST Always go to the Zoom Artwork button before finishing your work... as, AGAIN...this is what the Printed card will look like....So...Always...Always do this. This is where you will see Words that "Got Cut Off" or Images that is not 300 DPI...or A "DOT" that got placed on the card that was not supposed to be there (referred to below)...so ALWAYS....Zoom REALLY close in...maybe at 300% or 400% so that you can see all of the artwork up close.

3. When turning Text Sideways: sometimes when you want to turn / rotate the text sideways, the color or the boldness of the text itself will become fuzzy / unclear / un focused. What you need to do is to simply repeat the steps and do it again...and usually that clears things up.

4. When clicking on the Zoom Artwork Button, you sometimes will be asked to Save Your Work First...Even if you just saved it. simply save it again, and don't make any changes or click on the RipCard / Editor itself and it will let you proceed to the Zoom Artwork page.