[Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card

Mon Dec 18 10:07:52 EST 2006

Guys
Interesting, I had also been thinking about this today while sticking labels 
on cards! Its got to be easier to print direct on the cards!
My question is how thick/heavy are your QSL cards and what printers do you 
use?
I cant see my cards going through my HP printer that curves the paper around 
bewteen taking it in blank and throwing it out printed?
Any recomendations on printers would be useful
73 and Season Grettings
Fred
G4BWP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>; "Kim Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card
> Kim
> I do exactly what you are asking.
>> The trick is to change the amount of lables and their x y locations.
> Go to Tools>Design Labels
> That opens a window asking for which type of Label you are Printing.
> Select 'QSO Labels'.
> Another Window with a list of the various 'label types' will open.
> Select the one that has the style you like.
>> That will open the 'design page'.
> Now here is the tricky part.
> Click on menu item 'Project'
> Select Page Setup
> This gives you the amount of labels, the start/end locations, gutter size 
> etc.
> You will have to change the various dimensions to place the info onto your 
> card where you want it.
>> The very bottom of the options is 'NUMBER' and I have 1 (one) place in 
> both the Horizontal and Vertical column boxes.
>>> That means it will only print 1 (one) set of qsl data onto a page.
> It's now up to you to do some trial and error to get the setting correct 
> so it prints into the space you want it to.
>> In my case, my pre printed qsls have a large box where I could place a 
> label or print directly to the card.
> http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/label_layout.JPG
>> the above screenshot may help with starting locations.
> But each card is a bit different so be prepared to do a bit of adjusting
> I print onto a paper sheet and hold it over the card till I get it right 
> so I don't waste cards.
> Make sure you save each adjustement so that when you reopen the design 
> module you will have the latest adjustments you made.
>> Good luck and hope this works for you
>> Make sure you save this 'new' label as something distinctive so that it's 
> easy to select the correct label format in the future
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kim Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:14 AM
> Subject: [Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card
>>>> First off, apologies because, in all likelihood, this has been answered 
>> numerous times before. I've been on the list a long time, but recently 
>> changed things around and lost my local archive. That said, my question 
>> is as in the header: would any of you point me to how I can design a 
>> "label" or form that essentially prints directly onto my QSL card, 
>> instead of onto a label that I stick on the QSL card? Since every card 
>> format is a little different, I expect to experiment to get it as I want 
>> it.
>>>> Cheers and Good Yule!
>>>> Kim Elmore
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