Printing Merit Badge Cards

[simitroop303]

I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket cards
available from the scout store.

Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
posted for the blue cards?

[Katherine Fritz]

I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template, with some
time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature in Word.

Katie

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@...> wrote:

> I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket cards
> available from the scout store.
>
> Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
> posted for the blue cards?
>

[sandramcguire2002]

From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards.  It will only
send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.

I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue cards.



--- In TMTUG@..., Katherine Fritz <redshoes@...> wrote:
>
> I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
with some
> time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
in Word.
>
> Katie
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@...> wrote:
>
> > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
cards
> > available from the scout store.
> >
> > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
> > posted for the blue cards?
> >
>

[sandramcguire2002]

What I meant to say was . . .

Printing the award cards really has nothing do to with printing the
blue cards.



--- In TMTUG@..., "sandramcguire2002" <mcguire.sandra@...>
wrote:
>
>
> I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
> about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue
cards.
>
>

[Katherine Fritz]

In this particular instance, I was not talking about blue cards, but about
award cards.  I was suggesting that it seems to be that it would be possible
to create a template in Microsoft Word using Word's Labels feature to print
award cards.  I could see that being useful for small numbers of the cards,
but that doesn't address what you're talking about, which essentially is a
mail merge feature.

How to get the data out of TM to do this?  No way to do it directly to a CSV
file or Excel spreadsheet that I'm aware of.  But you could accomplish this
in a workaround manner by telling TM to print labels, and when it previews
the labels, tell TM to save it to disk in RTF format.  You could then open
that file in Word, select all (CTRL-A), then copy (CTRL-C) -- then open
Microsoft Excel, Paste special, and tell Excel to Paste unformatted text --
this will give you the text in rows and columns, and with some editing, you
could create a mail merge file.  But you'd then need to create a Word
template formatted to print on the award cards.

 Yes, I realize this is a PITA but it's the best I can come up with at the
moment if you wish to print on the BSA award cards.

I'm sure this could be programmed into TM if enough people requested it, but
who knows if it's on the wishlist, or if it is, where it is on the priority
list.

 I would have thought someone would have created some kind of template, Word
or PDF, to print on the BSA 8-up award cards, but didn't find anything when
I did a Google search.

Katie

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandramcguire2002 <
mcguire.sandra@...> wrote:

> From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
> necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards.  It will only
> send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
> Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
> easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
> of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.
>
> I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
> about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue cards.
>
>
>
> --- In TMTUG@..., Katherine Fritz <redshoes@...> wrote:
> >
> > I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
> with some
> > time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
> in Word.
> >
> > Katie
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@...> wrote:
> >
> > > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> > > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
> cards
> > > available from the scout store.
> > >
> > > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
> > > posted for the blue cards?
> > >
> >
>

[Troop 322]

Respectfully, WRONG!

 

On the Reports-->Awards/Advancement-->Court of Honor/4403. panel:

 



 

Notice the "Create tab delimited export file" in the "Select Report"/"Court
of Honor" entries.

 

If you check that, you will get a file generated, that ends in ".txt". This
is really a tab delimited file that can be imported into Excel.

If you want, when you are prompted for a file name, name it with a ".csv"
suffix and Excel will know what to do with it.

 

Then, in Excel, use Data-->Import External Data-->Import Data and drill down
to where you saved the file and, if you named it with a ".csv" extension,
Excel will present it to you. Click on it and Excel will ask you where you
want it put. Etc.

 

Once you have this into Excel, you should be able to Mail Merge it into what
ever tool you want to use to produce the final document.

 

Give this a try and see if it's what you are looking for.

 

Let me know one way or the other.

 

Good Luck,

Chuck

 

Charles (Chuck) Hardee
Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
Montgomery, MN

email: Troop322@...

 

  _____  

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
Katherine Fritz
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:50 AM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: Re: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards

 

In this particular instance, I was not talking about blue cards, but about
award cards.  I was suggesting that it seems to be that it would be possible
to create a template in Microsoft Word using Word's Labels feature to print
award cards.  I could see that being useful for small numbers of the cards,
but that doesn't address what you're talking about, which essentially is a
mail merge feature.

 

How to get the data out of TM to do this?  No way to do it directly to a CSV
file or Excel spreadsheet that I'm aware of.  But you could accomplish this
in a workaround manner by telling TM to print labels, and when it previews
the labels, tell TM to save it to disk in RTF format.  You could then open
that file in Word, select all (CTRL-A), then copy (CTRL-C) -- then open
Microsoft Excel, Paste special, and tell Excel to Paste unformatted text --
this will give you the text in rows and columns, and with some editing, you
could create a mail merge file.  But you'd then need to create a Word
template formatted to print on the award cards.

 

Yes, I realize this is a PITA but it's the best I can come up with at the
moment if you wish to print on the BSA award cards.

 

I'm sure this could be programmed into TM if enough people requested it, but
who knows if it's on the wishlist, or if it is, where it is on the priority
list.

 

I would have thought someone would have created some kind of template, Word
or PDF, to print on the BSA 8-up award cards, but didn't find anything when
I did a Google search.

 

Katie

 

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandramcguire2002 <mcguire.sandra@
<mailto:mcguire.sandra@...> comcast.net> wrote:

From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards.  It will only
send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.

I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue cards.




--- In TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG@...> com, Katherine
Fritz <redshoes@...> wrote:
>
> I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
with some
> time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
in Word.
>
> Katie
>

> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@...> wrote:
>
> > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
cards
> > available from the scout store.
> >
> > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
> > posted for the blue cards?
> >
>




 

[Katherine Fritz]

Hey, thanks for corecting me.  I completedly missed that.  Hopefully that
will give Sandra what she needs.

Katie

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Troop 322 <Troop322@...>wrote:

>  Respectfully, WRONG!
>
>
>
> On the ReportsàAwards/AdvancementàCourt of Honor/4403… panel:
>
>
>
>
>
> Notice the "Create tab delimited export file" in the "Select Report"/"Court
> of Honor" entries.
>
>
>
> If you check that, you will get a file generated, that ends in ".txt". This
> is really a tab delimited file that can be imported into Excel.
>
> If you want, when you are prompted for a file name, name it with a ".csv"
> suffix and Excel will know what to do with it.
>
>
>
> Then, in Excel, use DataàImport External DataàImport Data and drill down
> to where you saved the file and, if you named it with a ".csv" extension,
> Excel will present it to you. Click on it and Excel will ask you where you
> want it put. Etc.
>
>
>
> Once you have this into Excel, you should be able to Mail Merge it into
> what ever tool you want to use to produce the final document.
>
>
>
> Give this a try and see if it's what you are looking for.
>
>
>
> Let me know one way or the other.
>
>
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> Charles (Chuck) Hardee
> Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
> Montgomery, MN
>
> email: Troop322@...
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] *On Behalf Of
> *Katherine Fritz
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:50 AM
> *To:* TMTUG@...
> *Subject:* Re: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards
>
>
>
> In this particular instance, I was not talking about blue cards, but about
> award cards.  I was suggesting that it seems to be that it would be possible
> to create a template in Microsoft Word using Word's Labels feature to print
> award cards.  I could see that being useful for small numbers of the cards,
> but that doesn't address what you're talking about, which essentially is a
> mail merge feature.
>
>
>
> How to get the data out of TM to do this?  No way to do it directly to a
> CSV file or Excel spreadsheet that I'm aware of.  But you could accomplish
> this in a workaround manner by telling TM to print labels, and when it
> previews the labels, tell TM to save it to disk in RTF format.  You could
> then open that file in Word, select all (CTRL-A), then copy (CTRL-C) -- then
> open Microsoft Excel, Paste special, and tell Excel to Paste unformatted
> text -- this will give you the text in rows and columns, and with some
> editing, you could create a mail merge file.  But you'd then need to create
> a Word template formatted to print on the award cards.
>
>
>
> Yes, I realize this is a PITA but it's the best I can come up with at the
> moment if you wish to print on the BSA award cards.
>
>
>
> I'm sure this could be programmed into TM if enough people requested it,
> but who knows if it's on the wishlist, or if it is, where it is on the
> priority list.
>
>
>
> I would have thought someone would have created some kind of template, Word
> or PDF, to print on the BSA 8-up award cards, but didn't find anything when
> I did a Google search.
>
>
>
> Katie
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandramcguire2002 <
> mcguire.sandra@...> wrote:
>
> From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
> necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards.  It will only
> send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
> Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
> easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
> of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.
>
> I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
> about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue cards.
>
>
>
>
> --- In TMTUG@..., Katherine Fritz <redshoes@...> wrote:
> >
> > I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
> with some
> > time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
> in Word.
> >
> > Katie
> >
>
> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@...> wrote:
> >
> > > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> > > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
> cards
> > > available from the scout store.
> > >
> > > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
> > > posted for the blue cards?
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>

 

[Katherine Fritz]

Sheesh, make that:

Thanks for CORRECTING me.

Time for more caffeine...

Katie

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Katherine Fritz <redshoes@...>wrote:

> Hey, thanks for corecting me.  I completedly missed that.  Hopefully that
> will give Sandra what she needs.
>
> Katie
>
>   On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Troop 322 <Troop322@...>wrote:
>
>>  Respectfully, WRONG!
>>
>>
>>
>> On the ReportsàAwards/AdvancementàCourt of Honor/4403… panel:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Notice the "Create tab delimited export file" in the "Select
>> Report"/"Court of Honor" entries.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you check that, you will get a file generated, that ends in ".txt".
>> This is really a tab delimited file that can be imported into Excel.
>>
>> If you want, when you are prompted for a file name, name it with a ".csv"
>> suffix and Excel will know what to do with it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Then, in Excel, use DataàImport External DataàImport Data and drill down
>> to where you saved the file and, if you named it with a ".csv" extension,
>> Excel will present it to you. Click on it and Excel will ask you where you
>> want it put. Etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> Once you have this into Excel, you should be able to Mail Merge it into
>> what ever tool you want to use to produce the final document.
>>
>>
>>
>> Give this a try and see if it's what you are looking for.
>>
>>
>>
>> Let me know one way or the other.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>> Charles (Chuck) Hardee
>> Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
>> Montgomery, MN
>>
>> email: Troop322@...
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] *On Behalf
>> Of *Katherine Fritz
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:50 AM
>> *To:* TMTUG@...
>> *Subject:* Re: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards
>>
>>
>>
>> In this particular instance, I was not talking about blue cards, but about
>> award cards.  I was suggesting that it seems to be that it would be possible
>> to create a template in Microsoft Word using Word's Labels feature to print
>> award cards.  I could see that being useful for small numbers of the cards,
>> but that doesn't address what you're talking about, which essentially is a
>> mail merge feature.
>>
>>
>>
>> How to get the data out of TM to do this?  No way to do it directly to a
>> CSV file or Excel spreadsheet that I'm aware of.  But you could accomplish
>> this in a workaround manner by telling TM to print labels, and when it
>> previews the labels, tell TM to save it to disk in RTF format.  You could
>> then open that file in Word, select all (CTRL-A), then copy (CTRL-C) -- then
>> open Microsoft Excel, Paste special, and tell Excel to Paste unformatted
>> text -- this will give you the text in rows and columns, and with some
>> editing, you could create a mail merge file.  But you'd then need to create
>> a Word template formatted to print on the award cards.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, I realize this is a PITA but it's the best I can come up with at the
>> moment if you wish to print on the BSA award cards.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm sure this could be programmed into TM if enough people requested it,
>> but who knows if it's on the wishlist, or if it is, where it is on the
>> priority list.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would have thought someone would have created some kind of template,
>> Word or PDF, to print on the BSA 8-up award cards, but didn't find anything
>> when I did a Google search.
>>
>>
>>
>> Katie
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandramcguire2002 <
>> mcguire.sandra@...> wrote:
>>
>> From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
>> necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards.  It will only
>> send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
>> Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
>> easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
>> of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.
>>
>> I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
>> about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue cards.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In TMTUG@..., Katherine Fritz <redshoes@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
>> with some
>> > time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
>> in Word.
>> >
>> > Katie
>> >
>>
>> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@...>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
>> > > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
>> cards
>> > > available from the scout store.
>> > >
>> > > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple links
>> > > posted for the blue cards?
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[sandramcguire2002]

THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!

That is *EXACTLY* what I've been looking for!  I didn't even see that
option and I've been using TM for ages.  I'll have to create the mail
merge, but that will be the easy part.

Did I say Thank you???

Sandra



--- In TMTUG@..., "Troop 322" <Troop322@...> wrote:

>
> Respectfully, WRONG!
>
>  
>
> On the Reports-->Awards/Advancement-->Court of Honor/4403. panel:
>
>  
>
>
>
>  
>
> Notice the "Create tab delimited export file" in the "Select

Report"/"Court
> of Honor" entries.
>
>  
>
> If you check that, you will get a file generated, that ends in
".txt". This
> is really a tab delimited file that can be imported into Excel.
>
> If you want, when you are prompted for a file name, name it with a
".csv"
> suffix and Excel will know what to do with it.
>
>  
>
> Then, in Excel, use Data-->Import External Data-->Import Data and
drill down
> to where you saved the file and, if you named it with a ".csv"
extension,
> Excel will present it to you. Click on it and Excel will ask you
where you
> want it put. Etc.
>
>  
>
> Once you have this into Excel, you should be able to Mail Merge it
into what

> ever tool you want to use to produce the final document.
>
>  
>
> Give this a try and see if it's what you are looking for.
>
>  
>
> Let me know one way or the other.
>
>  
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Chuck
>
>  
>
> Charles (Chuck) Hardee
> Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
> Montgomery, MN
>
> email: Troop322@...
>
>  
>
>   _____  
>
> From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
> Katherine Fritz
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:50 AM
> To: TMTUG@...
> Subject: Re: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards
>
>  
>
> In this particular instance, I was not talking about blue cards, but

about
> award cards.  I was suggesting that it seems to be that it would be
possible
> to create a template in Microsoft Word using Word's Labels feature
to print
> award cards.  I could see that being useful for small numbers of the
cards,
> but that doesn't address what you're talking about, which
essentially is a
> mail merge feature.
>
>  
>
> How to get the data out of TM to do this?  No way to do it directly
to a CSV
> file or Excel spreadsheet that I'm aware of.  But you could
accomplish this
> in a workaround manner by telling TM to print labels, and when it
previews
> the labels, tell TM to save it to disk in RTF format.  You could
then open
> that file in Word, select all (CTRL-A), then copy (CTRL-C) -- then open
> Microsoft Excel, Paste special, and tell Excel to Paste unformatted
text --
> this will give you the text in rows and columns, and with some
editing, you
> could create a mail merge file.  But you'd then need to create a Word
> template formatted to print on the award cards.
>
>  
>
> Yes, I realize this is a PITA but it's the best I can come up with
at the
> moment if you wish to print on the BSA award cards.
>
>  
>
> I'm sure this could be programmed into TM if enough people requested
it, but
> who knows if it's on the wishlist, or if it is, where it is on the
priority
> list.
>
>  
>
> I would have thought someone would have created some kind of
template, Word
> or PDF, to print on the BSA 8-up award cards, but didn't find
anything when

> I did a Google search.
>
>  
>
> Katie
>
>  
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandramcguire2002 <mcguire.sandra@
> <mailto:mcguire.sandra@...> comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
> necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards.  It will only
> send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
> Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
> easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
> of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.
>
> I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
> about blue cards.  This really has nothing to do with printing blue

cards.

>
>
>
>
> --- In TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG@...> com, Katherine
> Fritz <redshoes@> wrote:
> >
> > I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
> with some
> > time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
> in Word.
> >
> > Katie
> >
>
> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@> wrote:
> >
> > > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> > > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
> cards
> > > available from the scout store.
> > >
> > > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple

links
> > > posted for the blue cards?
> > >
> >
>

[Troop 322]

You're quite welcome. I hope that it does work well for you.

And, on that subject, if you end up creating a "document" to use to print
the MB Award cards, would you mind sharing it with the rest of us?

 

Thanks,

Chuck

 

Charles (Chuck) Hardee
Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
Montgomery, MN

email: Troop322@...

 

  _____  

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
sandramcguire2002
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:53 AM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards

 


THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

That is *EXACTLY* what I've been looking for! I didn't even see that
option and I've been using TM for ages. I'll have to create the mail
merge, but that will be the easy part.

Did I say Thank you???

Sandra

--- In TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com> com, "Troop 322"
<Troop322@...> wrote:

>
> Respectfully, WRONG!
>
>
>
> On the Reports-->Awards/Advancement-->Court of Honor/4403. panel:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Notice the "Create tab delimited export file" in the "Select

Report"/"Court
> of Honor" entries.
>
>
>
> If you check that, you will get a file generated, that ends in
".txt". This
> is really a tab delimited file that can be imported into Excel.
>
> If you want, when you are prompted for a file name, name it with a
".csv"
> suffix and Excel will know what to do with it.
>
>
>
> Then, in Excel, use Data-->Import External Data-->Import Data and
drill down
> to where you saved the file and, if you named it with a ".csv"
extension,
> Excel will present it to you. Click on it and Excel will ask you
where you
> want it put. Etc.
>
>
>
> Once you have this into Excel, you should be able to Mail Merge it
into what

> ever tool you want to use to produce the final document.
>
>
>
> Give this a try and see if it's what you are looking for.
>
>
>
> Let me know one way or the other.
>
>
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> Charles (Chuck) Hardee
> Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
> Montgomery, MN
>
> email: Troop322@...
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com> com

[mailto:TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com> com] On Behalf
Of
> Katherine Fritz
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:50 AM
> To: TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com> com
> Subject: Re: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards
>
>
>
> In this particular instance, I was not talking about blue cards, but
about
> award cards. I was suggesting that it seems to be that it would be
possible
> to create a template in Microsoft Word using Word's Labels feature
to print
> award cards. I could see that being useful for small numbers of the
cards,
> but that doesn't address what you're talking about, which
essentially is a
> mail merge feature.
>
>
>
> How to get the data out of TM to do this? No way to do it directly
to a CSV
> file or Excel spreadsheet that I'm aware of. But you could
accomplish this
> in a workaround manner by telling TM to print labels, and when it
previews
> the labels, tell TM to save it to disk in RTF format. You could
then open
> that file in Word, select all (CTRL-A), then copy (CTRL-C) -- then open
> Microsoft Excel, Paste special, and tell Excel to Paste unformatted
text --
> this will give you the text in rows and columns, and with some
editing, you
> could create a mail merge file. But you'd then need to create a Word
> template formatted to print on the award cards.
>
>
>
> Yes, I realize this is a PITA but it's the best I can come up with
at the
> moment if you wish to print on the BSA award cards.
>
>
>
> I'm sure this could be programmed into TM if enough people requested
it, but
> who knows if it's on the wishlist, or if it is, where it is on the
priority
> list.
>
>
>
> I would have thought someone would have created some kind of
template, Word
> or PDF, to print on the BSA 8-up award cards, but didn't find
anything when

> I did a Google search.
>
>
>
> Katie
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandramcguire2002 <mcguire.sandra@
> <mailto:mcguire.sandra@...> comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From what I can tell, there is no way to get TM to export the data
> necessary to create (print) the merit badge award cards. It will only
> send the data directly to the printer in order to print the labels.
> Now, if someone could tell me how to export the label data, I can
> easily do the formatting and merge to word to print it on the sheets
> of Merit Badge cards available from the Scout store.
>
> I have no idea why the thread keeps getting jumbled with conversation
> about blue cards. This really has nothing to do with printing blue

cards.
>
>
>
>
> --- In TMTUG@yahoogroups. <mailto:TMTUG@yahoogroups.
<mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com> com> com, Katherine

> Fritz <redshoes@> wrote:
> >
> > I would think that it would be possible to set up a Word template,
> with some
> > time, and a lot of measuring, probably by using the Labels feature
> in Word.
> >
> > Katie
> >
>
> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, simitroop303 <SimiTroop303@> wrote:
> >
> > > I have seen a lot of unrelated discussion about Blue Cards including
> > > PDF's for them and it seems that TM cannot print on the MB Pocket
> cards
> > > available from the scout store.
> > >
> > > Is there a PDF available to print these cards like the multiple

links
> > > posted for the blue cards?
> > >
> >
>

[Zman-2]

Hi everyone,
  Sorry to be late in the game with this discussion.  The tab
delimited/Excel/mail merge setup is what I have been doing for over a
year.  I use Wordperfect for my mail merge, but Word will work fine I'm
sure.  The hardest part was setting up a custom label, but after the
initial setup, it's pretty quick every CoH.  I still like doing the
handwritten cards for old time's sake, but with some post-summercamp
120+ MB awards, electronic time saving has pressed it's way into our
life  :-)

Rob
ASM, T-667

[Matt Price]

For the process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQwMyRx9RRE

Matt Price
Unit Commissioner
Hemlock District
Occoneechee Council, BSA

Kenneth wrote:

>
> No Tim, that is not entirely corrct. I don't believe I've ever read
> anywhere that it's the Scout's responsability to fill out his own MB
> cards. Once he receives the card after requesting it and permission
> to start working on one through the unit leaders, the card, already
> filled out with exception of Councelor information and dates that
> requriements are completed and signed off, it's only his
> responsability to "KEEP TRACK OF IT."
>
> It is up to the Scout to request one, from either his unit leader or
> Advancement Chair.
>
> Go to this link for more information.
>
> http://usscouts.org/mb/intro.asp <http://usscouts.org/mb/intro.asp>
>
> http://scoutmaster.org/usscouts/boyscouts/MBCounseling.asp 
> <http://scoutmaster.org/usscouts/boyscouts/MBCounseling.asp>
>
> YiS,
> Ken Hartman
> SM-Troop 57
> Lebanon, MO
> O/A Brotherhood Member
> Wah-Sha-She Lodge #42
> Ozark Trails Council #306
> Eagle Class of 1981
>
> --- In TMTUG@... <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tim
> Shea" <shea_tim@...> wrote:
> >
> > I have been following the discussion on "printing the merit badge
> cards."
> > Now I have to ask, "WHY?" It's up to the youth to put their name on
> the card
> > along with the other information. The SM or his designee signs the
> card and
> > the Scout and his buddy go and earn it.
> >
> > Maybe I missed something. It's the Scout's job to write the info on
> the
> > card! Not yours or TM's.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
>
>

[Matt Price]

They do have battery operated inkjet printers.

Matt Price
Unit Commissioner
Hemlock District
Occoneechee Council, BSA

Kenneth wrote:

>
> Tim Shea wrote:
> "We also don't have a solar operated printer for use at summer camp (!
> LOL!)Maybe I'll work on that one!"
>
> Hey! Now there's an idea. Someone needs to get that invented so we
> can all go out and get one and whoever does it, is going to be one
> rich son of a gun, lemme tell ya!...LOL
>
> Ken
>
> --- In TMTUG@... <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tim
> Shea" <shea_tim@...> wrote:
> >
> > Oops, my bad!
> >
> > You guys must have HUGE Troops! Way back when, the Merit Badge
> Pocket
> > Certificates had the Scouts name, merit Badge, date typed in by a
> manually
> > operated word processor (Typewriter)! My leaders just hand wrote
> the info on
> > the card. That's what I did, That's what the current Troop
> Leadership does.
> > We also don't have a solar operated printer for use at summer camp
> (!LOL!)
> > Maybe I'll work on that one!
> >
> > As for the Scout filling out his (blue) card, who fills does it if
> it's not
> > "his responsibility?" Sometimes, the obvious is not stated. We
> teach Johnny
> > Scout how to fill out the blue card, then get it signed by the SM.
> Takes
> > less than 5 minutes.sometimes 4 of those minutes are spent looking
> for
> > Johnny's pen!!
> >
>
>

[Matt Price]

It is the old 80's Scoutmaster Fundamental Video.  All of them are under
my id.  BSATROOP444.

Matt


Troop 322 wrote:

>
> Matt,
>
>  
>
> Can you tell me the National Supply stock number for that video?
> I'd like to order a copy for my training staff.
>
>  
>
> Thanks
>
> Chuck
>
>  
>
> Charles (Chuck) Hardee
> Scoutmaster, Troop 9322
> Montgomery, MN
>
> email: Troop322@...
>
>  
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] *On
> Behalf Of *Matt Price
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:53 PM
> *To:* TMTUG@...
> *Subject:* Re: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards
>
>  
>
> For the process:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQwMyRx9RRE 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQwMyRx9RRE>
>
> Matt Price
> Unit Commissioner
> Hemlock District
> Occoneechee Council, BSA
>
> Kenneth wrote:
>
>> No Tim, that is not entirely corrct. I don't believe I've ever read
>> anywhere that it's the Scout's responsability to fill out his own MB
>> cards. Once he receives the card after requesting it and permission
>> to start working on one through the unit leaders, the card, already
>> filled out with exception of Councelor information and dates that
>> requriements are completed and signed off, it's only his
>> responsability to "KEEP TRACK OF IT."
>>
>> It is up to the Scout to request one, from either his unit leader or
>> Advancement Chair.
>>
>> Go to this link for more information.
>>
>> http://usscouts.org/mb/intro.asp <http://usscouts.org/mb/intro.asp>
>>
>> http://scoutmaster.org/usscouts/boyscouts/MBCounseling.asp 
>> <http://scoutmaster.org/usscouts/boyscouts/MBCounseling.asp>
>>
>> YiS,
>> Ken Hartman
>> SM-Troop 57
>> Lebanon, MO
>> O/A Brotherhood Member
>> Wah-Sha-She Lodge #42
>> Ozark Trails Council #306
>> Eagle Class of 1981
>>
>> --- In TMTUG@... <mailto:TMTUG%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tim
>> Shea" <shea_tim@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > I have been following the discussion on "printing the merit badge
>> cards."
>> > Now I have to ask, "WHY?" It's up to the youth to put their name on
>> the card
>> > along with the other information. The SM or his designee signs the
>> card and
>> > the Scout and his buddy go and earn it.
>> >
>> > Maybe I missed something. It's the Scout's job to write the info on
>> the
>> > card! Not yours or TM's.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Tim
>> >
>>
>

[Thomas Fudala]

Is the URL below correct?

--- On Wed, 2/18/09, John Coble <scoutmaster@...> wrote:

From: John Coble <scoutmaster@...>
Subject: [TMTUG] TM Award Cards JPEG Files
To: TMTUG@...
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 1:01 AM






With all the recent talk about the Award Cards that can be printed
using TroopMaster, I decided to share the JPEGs that we use on our
award cards. Go to the following page on the troop's website:

www.troop370. us/tmtug. htm

I hope that this helps those who need the graphics.
Yours in Scouting,
John Coble
SM, T-370
COR/CC, C-370

[Katherine Fritz]

Remove the spaces trailing the periods, and you're good to go.

Katie

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Thomas Fudala <tfudala@...>wrote:

>   Is the URL below correct?
>
> --- On *Wed, 2/18/09, John Coble <scoutmaster@...>* wrote:
>
> From: John Coble <scoutmaster@...>
> Subject: [TMTUG] TM Award Cards JPEG Files
> To: TMTUG@...
> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 1:01 AM
>
>  With all the recent talk about the Award Cards that can be printed
> using TroopMaster, I decided to share the JPEGs that we use on our
> award cards. Go to the following page on the troop's website:
>
> www.troop370. us/tmtug. htm
>
> I hope that this helps those who need the graphics.
> Yours in Scouting,
> John Coble
> SM, T-370
> COR/CC, C-370
>
>
>
>
>

[Tim Musson-2]

Hello John,

Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 2:01:39 AM, you wrote:

> With all the recent talk about the Award Cards that can be printed
> using TroopMaster, I decided to share the JPEGs that we use on our
> award cards. Go to the following page on the troop's website:

> www.troop370.us/tmtug.htm

> I hope that this helps those who need the graphics.

Another option is to get images from
http://www.scouting.org/media/identity/12.aspx

but they don't have the Palms or a MB image...

--
Tim

[Beth Buckley-2]

Thanks to Chuck Hardee, I was able to import a .csv into a Publisher
template I created to print the 8-up cards sold at the Scout store. I love
the results, but wonder if the extra steps are going to be worth it. Here's
what I learned:
 
- The top row of cards are ever so slightly longer than the second row. So,
either the wording is high on the top row or low on the bottom row. You have
to decide with which you are happier.
- The .csv spits out the names as lastname, firstname, so you need to split
the name field and then concatenate them if you want them firstname,
lastname.
- The .csv is sorted by name and includes all the awards a scout or adult
has earned before moving onto the next person. You need to re-sort the .csv
so all the MBs are together, ranks are together, etc., since there are
different cards for rank vs merit badges vs service stars. I have only
created a template so far for the merit badges.
- I ended up with 6 unused cards on my last printed page. I don't know if
I'll be able to run the sheet through again with 2 cards missing from it, so
I foresee a bunch of partially-used sheets of MB cards.
 
Those are the most obvious problems/concerns I've seen so far. If anyone can
see a way around some of these, I'd love to hear them.
 
Beth Buckley
Advancements Chair
Troop 219
 <mailto:Dizneykids@...> Dizneykids@...
TTFN!
 <mailto:Dizneykids@...>  

[Tim Shea-4]

I have been following the discussion on "printing the merit badge cards."
Now I have to ask, "WHY?" It's up to the youth to put their name on the card
along with the other information. The SM or his designee signs the card and
the Scout and his buddy go and earn it.

Maybe I missed something. It's the Scout's job to write the info on the
card! Not yours or TM's.

 

Tim

[Beth Buckley-2]

We are talking about the awards card the Scout receives at the Court of
Honor with his rank, merit badge or service star, NOT the blue card.
 
Beth Buckley
Advancements Chair
Troop 219
 <mailto:Dizneykids@...> Dizneykids@...
TTFN!
 <mailto:Dizneykids@...>

  _____  

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of Tim
Shea
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:55 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: RE: [TMTUG] Re: Printing Merit Badge Cards




I have been following the discussion on "printing the merit badge cards."
Now I have to ask, "WHY?" It's up to the youth to put their name on the card
along with the other information. The SM or his designee signs the card and
the Scout and his buddy go and earn it.

Maybe I missed something. It's the Scout's job to write the info on the
card! Not yours or TM's.

Tim