Hi Eric, 1. I also use 5160 labels with no problems. On the PRINT QSL LABELS edit widow I use the drop down list to select 5160 labels and that automatically sets up the sizing and select Arial for my callsign and body fonts. I also unclick the COMMERCIAL block. DX4WIN remembers these settings and I never have to change it before I print the next labels.
2. I do not know of any way to print 2 groups names. I have never tried it. It would seem there would not be enough room to do so on the label. Maybe someone else can help with this one. 3. I have never had this problem. I currently use an Epson Work Force 500 printer but before that used a HP psc 2175 and never saw this happen. 4. When you open the PRINT QSL LABELS there is a box named MISSING LABELS. Place the number of missing labels in this box. For example: At the end of your last print run you only used 6 labels on the last page of your labels. You would then place the number 6 in the MISSING LABELS box and your next print run will start printing at label 7. If I have used almost all the labels on a page on my next print run I will insert the paper in the printer so the last leftover label now becomes label number 1 (does that make sense? I know what I mean and hope I am stating it correctly) 5. One thing to remember. I don't know what version of DX4WIN you are using. I am using ver 8.05 and what I stated above has been true for my previous versions also BUT with 8.05 I have to change the basic settings in the main print window each time I open it. Every time I close the print window and reopen it, it defaults to having the PRINT QSL MANAGER block unchecked and the PRINT VIA MANAGER, PRINT METHOD, & PRINT GROUPS checked. I DO NOT want to print the method labels so I must uncheck this selection. I DO want to print the QSL MANAGER labels so I must place a check in this block. On previous versions DX4WIN would remember these choices and each time I printed labels I did not have to make any changes. With ver 8.05 I must reset these basic selections before every print job. I hope this is fixed with the next version to how it was before. Just for info, my personal preferences for labels are to go to the CALLSIGN FONT box and double click on the font. This opens a second window where I select ARIAL for the font, BOLD, color RED, size 11 for the callsign and OK. Then I double click on the BODY FONT block and select ARIAL, BOLD, black for COLOR and 9 for size. I also select the USE LINES option in this window too so each QSO is in its own line/block. I uncheck the Commercial option since if I leave it selected I don't have room on the label to print what I want. Using these settings the callsign (and via the managers call if a manager is used) is printed in Red along the top and I get 3 lines of QSO's per label with Pse QSL (or Tnx QSL), My group name (example 2012 ARRL DX), and 73 along the bottom of the label. One more thing that should be obvious but may not be is BEFORE every print run I click the PRINT button then select PREVIEW instead of PRINTER. This shows me exactly how my page of labels will look before I hit printer. You have to click on the maximize button to open the label page all the way. If everything looks good then print, otherwise go back and make corrections. A correction I have to make the most is the address does not fit properly on the label. I have to go back to the QSL MANAGER window, hit CTL + E, and adjust the way the address is situated in the address window. Most of the time one line of the address is too long and I have to shorten it or make it into two lines. Sometimes a line on the address label will run off onto the label to the right of it. For example, 4U1ITU's address first line is INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. That is too long for my label and it will run off the edge when I print. So I place INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR on the first line and RADIO CLUB on the second line. Hope this is helpful. Hope you have your power back on there. 73, Alan, K7ACZ -----Original Message----- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Rosenberg Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:13 AM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Printing On Labels Questions I've just finished printing the labels for all of the N3C cards that required a response. In the process, there were some issues that threw me off, but were not show stoppers. 1. Is there a way to save global parameters: lines, number of QSO's, print commercial, include groups, etc.? I forgot to set them in one instance and hadto re-do that page. 2. Is there a way to assign *two* groups to a single QSO? 3. The labels I used (Avery 5160) print in the 10 rows by 3 columns format. Columns 1 and 3 printed properly, but column two printed much lighter and without any "boldiing." This happened on my HP LJ 1100A and other printers. 4. When finished, I had partially used sheets of labels. Is there any way to *start* printing at a specific label position? Otherwise, the printing starts at the top left label. I'm sure I'l have more questions as time goes by! 73 & Thanks, Eric W3DQ Washington, DC ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
