Eric, VE3GSI A number of years ago I designed a dxbase 'card' label and instructions to use it are here:
c:\program files\scientific solutions\dxbase 2007\labels\CardBack_9Q_ReadMe.htm Find that file and double click it. It will open a browser and explain in great detail how to use it to print directly on the back of a QSL card, up to 9 Q's per card. Since I designed this I have never used a stickon label for QSLing again. I do use a single Q design: 5160-1qNew.lbl, but only as a proof print on regular paper to be sure that I have the QSL routing details correct for every label before I actually run CardBack_9Q_Black_centered.crv. There is also a ....edge.crv version, which you might need instead depending upon how you printer handles qsl card size cards. I had planned a color version, thus the 'black' in the current file name, but never got to doing it. There is also a version to put up to 20 Q's on a card, but I have not found it necessary to use that. Neil...I bet you didn't know this was in there! I provided this to Jack some years ago and he included the html help file as well, which was nice. Ron, N5IN ________________________________ From: Eric - VE3GSI <[email protected]> To: alex <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 2:19:38 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS?? Hello Alex, I print my entire QSL card and QSO information using DXBASE, in fact I just printed out about 200 cards to send off this week. If I remember correctly Joe (wa6axe) did have a tutorial on his website on setting up cards. I did not check to see if the article or his website is still there. There are options to print just QSO information on exsiting cards if you wish, sorry I am no help to you that way, though I suspect it is like printing a card without any image or text. The DXBase help file does have good information if you dig into it. There is no doubt DXB has a powerful card and label printer. I believe a good way to get started is play with the existing card designs provided with DXB and modify those cards to the design you want. I started with the original Ducky card and now have 5 templates that I use for all my cards and they all more or less started from the Ducky card, though most of them don't look like the ducky card now. You will find the DXB card design program is an object editor and NOT an image editor, so you end up moving little boxes (objects) around the screen and place them where you like on your card. The only other suggestion I can give you is make sure you define a 3.5 x 5.5 card and your printer in the project options BEFORE you start. I call the custom design for my printer 'QSL Card' and it now shows up in the paper print selections under projects and printer options. The card stock I use is 110 lb, 12p, coated one side and cut to size that I buy from a local print shop. As for ink, my printer is an Epson and uses tanks not cartridges which seem to work fine for me in the cost department. Last, a hint, you can practice with your designs on ordinary paper and save card stock. I can provide my templates to you (in a direct email) if you wish. Have fun and Merry Christmas, Eric - VE3GSI -----Original Message----- From: alex Sent: December-11-10 11:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS?? THIS IS SORT OF RELATED TO DXBse but feel free to crticize me fer asking--i just thinlk the readers of this reflector are really smart- and maybe i could get some intelligent answers!! i use 3.5 " x 5.5" cards printed on what feels like 30-5o lb paper it would really be a great help to print directly on cards as opposed to labels. i could maybe print s hort blurb or px as well. thanks fer any help--u can answer here or directly to me at [email protected] will post a summary here for those who also mighgt be interested MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKA, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THE BEST OF THE NEW YEAR TO ALL FROM ALEX & ALICE AIMETTE ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
