Ironing Time: 5 to 10 minutes
This step-by-step technique can be used on most styles of shirts. Ignore any steps that don't apply.

Step 1: Iron the underside of the collar, working from the center to the points to avoid creasing. Flip over and repeat on the outside.

Step 2: Secure one shoulder over the narrow end of the board and iron from the yoke (where the collar meets the arm and the body of the shirt) to the center of the back. Repeat on the other shoulder.

Step 3: Lay a sleeve flat on the board with the buttons or cuff-link holes facing up. Iron the inside of the cuff first, then flip the sleeve over and do the outside of the cuff. Next, iron the sleeve, beginning with the button side. Repeat on the other sleeve.

Step 4: Iron both front panels, then flip the shirt over and iron the back. When ironing the placket, be careful to iron between the buttons. If you iron over them, you can break the buttons or scratch the iron's soleplate.