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October 18, 2017

How to make lined note paper DIY planner insert refills in Photoshop (quick and easy step by step tutorial)

Lined note paper is a must have staple for any planner addict! There are so many ways to use lined note paper:

  • List making
  • Meal planning
  • Cleaning routines
  • Grocery List
  • Pen testing (my fave!)
  • Etc.!

Related: 130+ functional ideas to use blank notes pages of your planner or an empty notebook

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How to make lined note paper

If you don’t have Photoshop, you can purchase and download it here (my affiliate link).

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Links mentioned in the video:

  • Tutorial on how to resize printables 
  • How to Make Printable in Photoshop ecourse

When you’ve finished making your template save it as a PSD file (Photoshop file format) so you can come back to it later – you may want to do a couple of test prints to check the spacing is right for your handwriting size!

Then when you’re happy with the Photoshop file, save it again as a PSD file to be sure, then save it as a PDF file ready for printing. Once you save a file in PDF file format the file compresses and loses some of it’s image quality – you never want to make edits to the PDF file and keep re-saving as a PDF file – you always want to use the PSD file format as your working document!

How to print & resize Printables

If you want to make lined paper at a size other than A4 or letter size i.e. standard page size, then you have 2 options

Option 1: Make the Photoshop file in the end size

I don’t recommend doing this as you need to pre-cut the paper, plus not all printers can print odd sized pages. If you start by making a printable at full page size, you can easily reduce the size later on in Photoshop if you change your mind.

Option 2: Use your Printer menu

Resizing user the settings in your printer menu is the easiest and quickest option. Create the page at standard page size (8.5 x 11″ letter size if you live in the USA and A4 if you live in Australia like I do), then chnag the change the page size in your printer menu. With a click of a few buttons your printer will do all the resizing automatically for you!

Printing Tutorial

See this post for a detailed tutorial with printing tips (including resizing and printing at non-standard page size). 

Lined paper can also be made in all different colors – I love using different colored lines for color coding and making to do lists!

Once you have your template created you can start adding other design elements such as a scallop border, clipart or a pattern background.

Related: 

  • How to Make Printable in Photoshop ecourse
  • How to make a scallop border in Photoshop (step by step tutorial) plus free printable color coded note paper

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