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I need a little help from the Corel experts. What I'm trying to do is print up some postcards to mail out for advertising. I know I can get some done at places like postcard press pretty cheaply but I really don't need anywhere near 500. I'm thinking I might need 50-75 max and I can probably come out OK runnng them off on our printer.
Question #1 what's the best paper to use when printing on both sides. Photo paper seems to bleed pretty badly on the back, plus it's a little on the thin side. Question #2 how do you set Corel up to print one image on the backside of another and get it aligned right? I'm using photos on one side and a little copy on the backside. I've been looking through the manual but you know how that goes
Question #3 does anybody know USPS regs as far as sizes when it comes to postcards? Oh yea, I'm using version 8 if that matters
[ February 06, 2005, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: George Perkins ]
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I do them all the time. You will get 4 post cards per 8.5 x 11. Leave a small white border and gutter to make room for cutting. A 8.5 x 11 paper will cut perfectly to a regulation postcard. Use 60 pound paper bright white. Land scape orientation.
Make one panel just like you want it then duplicate it 3 times and place the parts two across and two down
Lining up the panels is just a matter of printing one piece and looking thru back lit. You can see it..
Make your corel project with two pages. One page is the front and other page is the back. If you have a duplexing printer then it is perfect. Otherwise you will print one side then reload yer paper and print the other side.
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You can change the layout options in CorelDRAW to a LABEL then specify the size you want and it will set up the layout for you. You will only have to put ONE copy of the artwork on screen, when you print Corel will automatically add more to the sheet.
As long as you keep set margins and gutters, registration between front and back shouldn't be too much of an issue. However you will be better off if you avoid setting up artwork where precise registration is required.
[ February 06, 2005, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: Mike Pipes ]
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George, I do my own postcards. Go to Staples and find the kind you like. They have packs of 40 sheets in Gloss or Matte in Standard and Premium qualities. They work great! They use standard Avery (the stationery Avery) printer settings and templates. Very easy to do through Corel. Printing on both sides is just a matter of feeding it through the printer in the right direction (not that I ever put it in upside down). As often as I change designs, names and logos, it is definitely worth making my own!!!
[ February 06, 2005, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: Gene Golden ]
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on the other hand using the label section,, you cannot turn the page to landscape. Thus you must do your work and then turn it to fit.. No big deal.. but can be a pain when making the layouts
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