[Dxbase] Help guide for QSL card making - a question forDXbase users

Wed Feb 28 22:56:02 EST 2007

Hi Joe,
I have to admit, I am about the most inexperienced DXBase user around and
after understanding a few minor issues you helped me with, it was really
pretty simple. I think a paragraph added to the programs's help menu will
be all that would be necessary.
Honestly, 
"a help guide will be using a "Scanned photo file of the already printed qsl
card - as a TEMPLATE for making the TextBoxes in the label designer module"
I think this is overkill. It seems like a lot of work to make a scanned
copy of your card. The registration between a card and the layout view of
the Label maker is fairly good and using a ruler for the rough alignment
then a few printed "rough drafts" on regular paper (the size of your card)
was enough for me to line up all the fields up with my pre-printed cards. 
My suggestion would be to add "Printing QSO confirmations on pre-printed QSL
cards" to your help menus and just step through some of the basic steps
needed is all that is required. I think I was just intimidated by the
program and frankly, I didn’t need to be. 
I am happy to let you know, as a naïve user, what my issues were, or, just
read the e-mails sent by myself and others. 
Michael K3MH
-----Original Message-----
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Stan Dicks
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:45 PM
To: 'Joseph Glockner'; 'DXBase Reflector'
Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Help guide for QSL card making - a question forDXbase
users
Joe,
I waded through all the design stuff to do this a few years ago, and had it
working perfectly on my MPY cards. But then I lost it when my computer
network got hit by lightning. I would love to have a guide to doing it again
rather than working through it myself, so, please, go for it!
73,
Stan, W4AG
-----Original Message-----
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Joseph Glockner
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:11 PM
To: DXBase Reflector
Subject: [Dxbase] Help guide for QSL card making - a question for DXbase
users
I am currently working on a "Help guide" for those DXbase
users who have an already printed QSL card (like a W4MPY
printed QSL card, etc) - that they want to simply print the
QSO data onto that card - instead of making labels. This
help guide will be using a "Scanned photo file of the
already printed qsl card - as a TEMPLATE for making the
TextBoxes in the label designer module".
My question :
How many DXbase users are wanting to do this printing
directly to the QSL card - but have not designed their
own label/QSL card file, because of the learning curve
for the Label Designer Module?
Cheers es 73,
Joe WA6AXE
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