How to Print Your Own Happy Planner Pages?

I love using planners to stay organized. As a busy entrepreneur and content creator, having a system to plan out my days, weeks, and months keeps me focused and productive. But I’m also pretty picky about my planners. I want to be able to fully customize them to suit my needs.

That’s why I love the Happy Planner system. With its disc-bound format, you can easily add and remove pages. And you can print directly onto Happy Planner inserts so you don’t have to fuss with cutting down full sheets of paper.

Printing your own pages gives you total creative freedom. You can make planners tailored to your lifestyle, interests, goals, and aesthetic.

If you want to DIY beautiful and functional planners that are perfectly you, as a professional custom planner printing manufacturer, here’s my step-by-step guide on how to print your own Happy Planner pages.

How to Print Your Own Happy Planner Pages?

Choose Your Planner Size

The first thing to decide is which Happy Planner size you want to use:

Classic

The pages measure 7′′ x 9.25′′. This mid-size planner is the most popular and versatile option. It fits nicely in most bags and backpacks so you can take it on the go.

Big

With 8.5′′ x 11′′ letter-sized pages, this is better for leaving open on a desk. The larger format gives you more room for writing and decorating.

Mini

At 5′′ x 7′′, these petite pages are super portable. Mini planners are great as wallet inserts or for throwing in a purse. Just know you’ll have less space to work with.

Once you know your planner size, you can properly set up your print layouts.

Set Your Printer Settings

To print directly on Happy Planner inserts, you need to adjust your printer settings. Here’s how for both Windows and Mac:

Windows

1. Go to Devices and Printers in your computer’s Control Panel.
2. Right click your printer icon and select Printing Preferences.
3. Click the button to Create New Form.
4. Name your new form (Ex. “Happy Planner Classic”).
5. Set the paper size to match your planner pages:
   • Classic: 7′′ width x 9.25′′ height
   • Big: 8.5′′ width x 11′′ height
   • Mini: 5′′ width x 7′′ height
6. Save your new form.

Mac

1. With a document open, go to File > Print.
2. Click Page Setup at the bottom.
3. Under Paper Size, choose Manage Custom Sizes.
4. Click + to create a new size.
5. Enter your planner specs:
   • Classic: 7′′ width x 9.25′′ height
   • Big: 8.5′′ width x 11′′ height
   • Mini: 5′′ width x 7′′ height
6. Save your custom paper size.

Design Your Planner Pages

Now comes the fun part—creating your own planner pages! Here are some tips:

Use Planner Design Software

While you can use any program to design pages, software specifically for planners streamlines the process. It takes the guesswork out of getting margins and dimensions right. Some top options include:

• Canva
• Adobe InDesign
• PicMonkey
• Microsoft Publisher

Choose Fun Graphics

Let your personality shine through with fun fonts, colors schemes, illustrations or photos. Print stickers, washi tape, and scrapbooking paper are also great for sprucing things up.

Print in Sections

If your design has dense graphics or elements that wrap around edges, print those sections separately. Then print lined areas for writing. This prevents things from getting misaligned or cropped incorrectly.

Allow Bleed Space

Add a 0.125′′ bleed area around anything that goes to paper edges. You’ll trim this off but it gives you a buffer just in case.

Print Your Planner Pages

You designed some gorgeous pages and now you’re ready to print! Follow these steps:

Select Your Custom Paper Size

Open the print dialogue box in whatever program you designed in. Under paper size, choose the custom form you created earlier for your planner.

For example, if you have a Classic Happy Planner and use Windows, choose the “Happy Planner Classic” listing.

Check Alignment

Load a test page of plain paper. Make sure graphics and lines align properly with your Happy Planner holes before you print on the final inserts.

You can hold the printout behind the inserts to preview placement. Adjust any settings like margin or scale percentage if needed.

Print Away!

When everything looks aligned correctly, load your Happy Planner inserts, cardstock, vinyl, or other printable paper. Have fun watching your custom creation come to life!

Additional Tips

Here are a few handy extra pointers for DIY Happy Planning:

• Use tabbed divider paper to separate sections
• Print on one side if you’ll use art pens, markers, or wet media so ink doesn’t bleed through
• Store extra printed pages in sheet protectors or page bags behind your planner
• Switch out designs whenever you want since it’s so easy to pop pages in and out
• Use stickers or washi tape to dress up any pages with empty spaces

So there you have it – everything you need to know about designing and printing pages for your Happy Planner. Making your own allows awesome creative freedom I know you’ll love.

Let me know if you have any other questions! I’m always happy to help out fellow DIY planner fans. Get your print on and have fun with it 🙂

How Do You Resize Printables for a Happy Planner?

If you want to use letter size printables with your happy planner, you just need to resize the printables before printing.

For a Classic Happy Planner:

• Set page scaling to 84%

For a Mini Happy Planner:

• Set page scaling to 54%

Here are step-by-step instructions for resizing printables:

1. Open your printable PDF in a program like Adobe Reader.
2. Go to File > Print to open the print dialogue box.
3. Look for a setting called Page Scaling or Resizing and input 84% for Classic or 54% for Mini.
4. Print your resized page onto Happy Planner inserts or cardstock.
5. If needed, trim down final printed pages to fit inside planner.

And that’s it! Resizing printables to work with your Happy Planner pages is super easy. Now you can add all kinds of fun, customized elements that make planning your life a joy.