Making a Card in PSE9

I have attempted to create a card with PSE9 and HP 7700.The application prints all of the artwork and photo on the page and as I am not an Origami expert I am unable to fold it to create a card.What am I doing wrong?

If you're using the Kodak templates in Create, you can print them, but it's not easy. Are you using windows or a Mac?
Generally speaking, unless you have pre-scored cards from one of the stationery companies like Avery, it's probably simplest to do it as a four fold card, which will entail turning off the Center Image checkbox and moving the blue print outline to the upper left quadrant of the page.
However, I honestly would start from scratch in the editor without messing with those templates if I wanted to print at home. It's much easier, and the content panel gives you access to all the doodads you'd have in Create, anyway. And if I had Avery or Fellowes ow whatever brand of cardstock, I'd use their templates from their websites in the editor instead of the Create templates, too.

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