Re: Help with Decadry business cards
- From: "Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 07:58:11 -0400
Paul
The template I told you about is for MS Word, not Publisher.. if you want to
use Publisher, you will have to make up your own.. Publisher does not get
much credibility in the business world..
Why don't you use the Decadry software?..
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
"paulmknight" <paulmknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you to all who replied - - I do have the Decadry software which I
> bought last year the only problem to working in word is I cannot place the
> pics/logo exactly where I need them - so I wanted to use publisher -
> Also -
> the card numbers do not match any Decadry template numbers which funnily
> enough are Decadry cards ???
> confused am I. - I have loaded a .doc into publisher (the template I was
> trying) - now of course I can't find how to lock the table in place, when
> I
> try to put a pic into a cell the table vanishes - maybe you are right - I
> might have to make my own template ?
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Sarah
>>
>> Not Toronto.. a small place roughly one hour to the east of Ottawa.. much
>> nicer.. and before that, I was located in Spain.. it has been 'awhile'
>> since
>> last I lived in the UK..
>>
>> Re. labels, Avery are undoubtedly the best, and a piece of cake in MS
>> Word..
>> I now use the limited version of DesignPro..
>>
>> But Avery business cards are dull.. Decadry go some way to producing
>> stuff
>> like PaperDirect, albeit a much reduced and more 'whimsical' range.. they
>> also do heavyweight cards.. the major problem is finding a retailer with
>> a
>> good range of the product line.. and like Avery, they have a dedicated
>> program..
>>
>> These days, it is easier to come by Avery.. we can get cheapo
>> Staples/Office
>> Depot stock, but the results are not so good, and the card feels
>> decidedly
>> cheap..
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:kW5me.2793$C72.819@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > What do you mean "as I remember"?! You've only been in Toronto 3 years!
>> > But, then again, you are old and the memory is the second thing to go
>> > (I
>> > forget the first...) ;o) <eg>
>> >
>> > Talking of things only running on a particular language version, I use
>> > Raxco's Perfect Disk in preference to the native defragmentation tool.
>> > Raxco also offer a replacement for System Restore called First Defense
>> > (note the American spelling, it's important). Unlike many developers,
>> > Raxco are generous and their 30-day trials are completely uncrippled.
>> > Knowing this, I thought I'd download the FD demo (from Raxco's UK site)
>> > to
>> > see how it compared. It took seconds on my 2Mbps connection and I ran
>> > the
>> > executable. I was rather bemused to see the following error: -
>> >
>> > "This version only supports English".
>> >
>> > I scratched my head. Had my OS been switched to another language while
>> > my
>> > back was turned? Nope, didn't appear so.
>> >
>> > Having convinced myself that my OS was indeed English, I ran the
>> > executable again. Same error. I then had an epiphany - what if I
>> > changed
>> > the OS language from UK English to US English? I did so, and tried
>> > again;
>> > this time it installed without issue.
>> >
>> > So the error should have read "this version only supports US English"
>> > but,
>> > being typically egocentric, the Yanks think theirs is the only version
>> > of
>> > English on the planet (completely overlooking the fact that you nicked
>> > it
>> > off us in the first place!).
>> >
>> > I have emailed Raxco several times, even offering to send them the
>> > download. They have never replied. It would appear that First Defence
>> > (and, yes, the UK spelling is deliberate) is only available to those
>> > who
>> > speak the language with a distinctive Yankese drawl...
>> >
>> > As for labels, I prefer Avery. I have their commercial DesignPro
>> > software
>> > and, for quickness, there is the Office plugin (which is completely
>> > idiotproof - I've tested it on my mother). Plus, Mum can appropriate
>> > them
>> > from work and, occasionally, I can get them from my uncle (her brother)
>> > as
>> > he works for an office supplies company.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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