How to make business cards

First set up the dimensions with some guides to help in the process.

For 8.5 x 11 size paper:
 * 1) Create new document (8.5 x 11 inches and .5 inch margins, default unit *inches*)
 * 2) Page -> Manage guides:
 * 3) Add Horiz. Guides at 0.5, 2.5, 4.5
 * 4) Add Vert. Guides at 0.5, 4.0, 4.5, 8.0
 * 5) View -> show guides
 * 6) Page -> snap to guides
 * 7) Insert shape (rectangle) to fit in upper left area sized for a typical 2x3.5 inch business card, and resize so that it fills entire region bounded by the guide.
 * 8) Now design your card within that region.
 * 9) Group all the elements of the card together as a single unit.
 * 10) Page -> Snap to Guides
 * 11) Select the business card
 * 12) Item -> Multiple duplicate -> No. copies = 1, Horiz shift = 3.50, Vert. Shift = 0.00
 * 13) Select the top row and multiple duplicate vertically to fill the page.
 * 14) Item -> Multiple duplicate -> No. copies = 4, Horiz shift = 0.00, Vert. Shift = 2.00
 * 15) Done.

Thanks to all the help on the mailing list for helping me get this documented.

For my U.S. Letter business card stationery from Geographics, I found that I needed slightly different margins.
 * 1) Left and Right margins should be 0.75". Top and Bottom margins should be 0.5.
 * 2) Vertical Guides should be at 0.75, 4.25, 7.75
 * 3) Instead of a shape, insert a text frame. Use F2 (Properties) to position it at X=0.75, Y=0.5, W=3.5, H=2.0

Otherwise, as above.

Geographics also supply |A4BusinessCards Letter and A4 templates for Word/OpenOffice.