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Post #416,051
by static
12/15/16 9:13:23 PM
12/15/16 9:13:23 PM
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New Double-printed?
Do the blank certificates in InDesign, then use Word to do the mail-merge. Print enough certificates and them run them through the printer twice. :-P

I'm sure you've thought of that...

Wade.
Post #416,052
by rcareaga
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12/15/16 10:12:36 PM
12/15/16 10:12:36 PM
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New Re: Double-printed?
I suggested that. They seem to think that Word can merge into a fieldless PDF. I'm skeptical. No doubt they'll fill me in on the details of their failure next week.

cordially,
Post #416,053
by crazy
12/16/16 3:15:33 AM
12/16/16 3:15:33 AM
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New Been there, done that
Post #416,054
by pwhysall
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12/16/16 3:17:30 AM
12/16/16 3:17:30 AM
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New Nuh uh
Running paper through a laser printer twice is a no-no.

The fusing process dries out the paper and means the rollers can't grip it as effectively, and Mr Jam comes to town.
Post #416,055
by static
12/16/16 3:28:08 AM
12/16/16 3:28:08 AM
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New Really?
Huh. Never heard that one before.

Wonder how that affects double-sided printers.

Wade.
Post #416,057
by pwhysall
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12/16/16 3:57:19 AM
12/16/16 3:57:19 AM
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New Was told that by the engineer who services our copy-press printers
Great big things they are, quite unlike a desktop printer.

They also have one-pass duplex.

YMMV, I guess.
Post #416,062
by Another Scott
12/16/16 9:47:11 AM
12/16/16 9:47:11 AM
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New AFAIK, all the consumer/SOHO laser printers are dual-pass.
We've got a couple of Lexmark lasers at home (MS315 and CS410) which default to double-side printing (via putting the paper through twice). They work fine.

I've got an old huge Lexmark T522 in my office that has a bad problem with jambs when the humidity is low (just about any time from October - March). It doesn't do duplex...

Maybe they have better rubber on the rollers now, or something.

As you say, YMMV. :-)

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #416,064
by static
12/17/16 4:33:41 AM
12/17/16 4:33:41 AM
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New Fair enough.
YMMV indeed. :-)

Personally, I've not seen or used single-pass duplex printers. (Even the largest floor-standing devices I've ever seen duplex in two passes.) But I live and learn.

Wade.
Post #416,061
by scoenye
12/16/16 9:41:54 AM
12/16/16 9:41:54 AM
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New That's part of the deterrent, no?
     unreasonable deadline - (rcareaga) - (18) - Dec. 14, 2016, 06:55:53 PM EST
         make the pretty certs with suitable blanks and hand it back with the spreadsheet - (boxley) - Dec. 14, 2016, 08:42:37 PM EST
         Eh, just do it in Word - (pwhysall) - (10) - Dec. 14, 2016, 11:21:49 PM EST
             Which is what *they* will do - (rcareaga) - (9) - Dec. 15, 2016, 01:36:12 AM EST
                 Double-printed? - (static) - (8) - Dec. 15, 2016, 09:13:23 PM EST
                     Re: Double-printed? - (rcareaga) - (1) - Dec. 15, 2016, 10:12:36 PM EST
                         Been there, done that - (crazy) - Dec. 16, 2016, 03:15:33 AM EST
                     Nuh uh - (pwhysall) - (5) - Dec. 16, 2016, 03:17:30 AM EST
                         Really? - (static) - (3) - Dec. 16, 2016, 03:28:08 AM EST
                             Was told that by the engineer who services our copy-press printers - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 16, 2016, 03:57:19 AM EST
                                 AFAIK, all the consumer/SOHO laser printers are dual-pass. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 16, 2016, 09:47:11 AM EST
                                 Fair enough. - (static) - Dec. 17, 2016, 04:33:41 AM EST
                         That's part of the deterrent, no? -NT - (scoenye) - Dec. 16, 2016, 09:41:54 AM EST
         InDesign has a Data Merge feature - (altmann) - (5) - Dec. 16, 2016, 04:25:32 AM EST
             ICLRPD - (drook) - (4) - Dec. 16, 2016, 09:05:08 AM EST
                 +5, Hilarious. -NT - (static) - Dec. 17, 2016, 04:34:11 AM EST
                 Oddly enough, you get the same results when searching for 'Hastur' and 'PC LOAD LETTER'... -NT - (malraux) - (2) - Dec. 17, 2016, 04:11:27 PM EST
                     "And now you see that Evil will always win, because Good is stupid." -NT - (drook) - (1) - Dec. 17, 2016, 11:42:26 AM EST
                         "I think that might be an LRPDism candidate... " -NT - (malraux) - Dec. 17, 2016, 04:11:07 PM EST

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