RE: Re: Blue Cards

Yep, read all of it and fiddle with it about two hours and still not doing
what I want.  I was hoping to find a user printing his own and see what
settings are being used. Since I'm not printing on the perforated cards, its
turning out to be a real mess.

 

Regards,

 

Matthew Baynard
Troop 44 - Bushkill Township
Assistant Scoutmaster & Webmaster
matthew.baynard@...
www.troop44bushkill.org

 

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
Kenneth
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:30 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: [TMTUG] Re: Blue Cards

 







Matthew,

If you have TM open, then go to the Help Menu/Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ's)...

You will get the TSI Website, click on the link above where it says "Gereral
Opertaion" in the list of optional categories, then click on number where it
says:


10. I can't figure out how to get my perforated Award Cards or Merit Badge
Blue Cards to print properly. What should I do?

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The default settings for the Award Cards and Merit Badge Blue Cards should
work fine for most printers. However, if you are having trouble, you may
need to adjust these settings.

For more information on generating your cards and for help aligning the
report for your specific printer, please see our Card Alignment Guide
<http://www.troopmaster.com/cards/> .

 

Then click on where it says Card Alignment Guide.

 

Or, you can go to TM Help Menu/View Troopmaster User's Manual on p93 where
it states in section "12.3 Awards/Advancement - Paragraph P":

 

 p. Merit Badge Applications/Blue Cards. Use this option to generate the
"blue cards" that you must give to scouts when they start work on a merit
badge. Highlight the names of the scouts who are starting a badge and then
select the badge from the drop-down list. If the counselor who will teach
the badge is in your database, select him from the drop-down list;
otherwise, select "To be determined". Lastly, enter the badge starting date
and click Add. If you make a mistake, highlight the scout and click Remove.
You can repeat this process as many times as needed until you've selected
all of the scouts and badges for which you need applications; i.e., you
don't have to run this option separately for each badge that will be taught.
The list box at the bottom of the dialog lists all of the scouts you've
selected and the badge each scout will start. Scouts who are starting more
than one badge can be listed more than once.
While TroopMaster cannot print on the actual BSA "blue cards (Form #34124),
you can print the applications on paper or blank card stock, such as Avery
5390's. If needed, you can adjust margins, card sizes, spacing between cards
(gutter spacing), etc.
When all of your scouts/badges are listed, click OK. TroopMaster will print
one side of the sheets and then stop and wait for you to reinsert the paper
or card stock into your printer. You must reinsert the pages in the correct
order and using the correct alignment; otherwise, the back sides of your
applications will not match the front.

 

It's all right there in the manual, as well as on Troopmaster's website.

 

Ken

 

--- In TMTUG@..., "Matthew Baynard" <matthew.baynard@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me the settings they use to print blue cards. I plan to
> print on plain blue paper and not sure of the margins, card width and
gutter