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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; Kim Elmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected]
