Banners in Word and/or huge fonts

[Lew]

Are there any programs (or fonts) out there that would enable me to
print a banner in huge letters that would span several sheets of paper
coming out of my lj? There used to be many such for dot matrix printers. I
guess I could make do with a really huge font. The largest I have is 72
points which just isn't enough.
-Lew

 

[Frafi]

In Word you can use almost any size font. If the size does not appear in the
drop down list just type it in.
Here's a link for some poster and banner software.
http://www.postersw.com/

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Lew,

While it's true that Word can use larger font sizes (up to 1638 pt), it
would truncate any character that doesn't fit on a single page. Using
8.5x11" paper, 0.25" margins, and a condensed font such as Arial Narrow, you
can get up to about 750 pt before the W starts to be cut off at the right.

In addition to the link Frafi gave you, there's a free trial version of
PrintMaster Express at
http://www.broderbund.com/product.asp?OID=4158105&SC=0120056015&CID=2

 

[Lew]

Thanks to all who responded. Since reading these replies, I've used ms word
and discovered that ms publisher does an even better job at this.
-Lew

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Publisher has support for banners; Word does not.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Lew]

Well, I guess I made at least one banner with word even though it can't!
-Lew

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Word's maximum page length is 22", so it was either (a) a rather short
banner or (b) pasted/taped together. Publisher includes support for banner
*paper* (for those printers that can handle it).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Lew]

Actually, I used push pins. It's still a banner, though.
-Lew