Layout question

gchappel

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« on: December 11, 2023, 03:26:44 PM »

I have been using qimage for printing for a long time- great product!
I print several thousand note card/greeting cards a year.
7x10" cardstock. 6.5x4.5" image on the front, centered with a 1/4" border. Signature logo on the back, basically the upper edge of the 7x10 sheet.
In the past I would build each card in photoshop and save the card as a file to print- worked great.
I am getting more and more requests to build cards- so looking into qimage layout to make this all easier.
I built a simple layout- and it works great.
My question is- is there a way to build a layout that my signature "image" is saved with the layout, so I do not need to add it to each card. I would like to simple click and add 10 images, save it as a job, and print out the 10 cards as needed, with image and signature. I can get everything to work now, except i have to add my signature image to each card separately. Not a big deal, just a little cumbersome.
Thanks for any help!
gary


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Re: Layout question

« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2023, 05:35:50 PM »

You can add your signature image to the layout anywhere you like: a layout doesn't have to just contain templates. I don't know how you usually format your prints or whether or not your printer can print on the backs of pages. But as an example, you can have one blank tempate on page 1 and the signature on page 2. Save that layout and then if you add 5 images, the images only fill the empty templates so you'd end up with image 1 on page 1, a signature on page 2, image 2 on page 3, a signature on page 4, and so on for a total of 10 pages interleaved with image/sig/image/sig.

Even if your printer can't print on front and back, you can print odd pages, flip all the sheet over, and then print even pages (signatures): Edit, Preferences, Print and Page Formatting, Collate Pages, Prompt for Odd/Even Pages.

Regards,
Mike


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gchappel

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Re: Layout question

« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2023, 06:11:04 PM »

Mike, that was just the nudge in the right direction I needed.
Working perfectly now
Thanks for your help and support!
gary


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