[Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card

Mon Dec 18 14:00:11 EST 2006

When I have a batch of labels for printing, I select the label type "QSL
cards", fill "QSO's Per Label" = 20, choose the file:
"Contest_QSL_20Qs_Back.crd" from the labels directory and send this to the
printer, which then prints up to twenty QSO's directly on the back of the
cards. I modified the file slightly to fit on my cards which are 140mm wide,
90mm high and 0,3mm thick and have one blanco side.
The printer is a simple Lexmark Z615 inkjet printer which feeder can hold up
to 35 cards. E-mail me if anyone wants to have this modified card file.
73 Gert, PA3AAV.
----- 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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