QuikCard
ID Solution
User Guide
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Do you have everything? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CardStudio Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Build a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Run CardStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pick a Quick Design Card (pre-designed card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Modify Quick Design Card Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To change the background: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To position the objects on the card:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
To change text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To add text: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To add a fixed image: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
To add, edit, or delete data file elements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
To add a bar code:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Save the Quick Design Card as Your Card Design . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
To add a new record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
One-time camera setup: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
To take a picture with the camera: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Print a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Important • You will need at least two USB 2.0 ports to
connect the Printer and Camera to your computer, and a
CD Drive to install the CardStudio software.
Important • It is recommended that you install the Zebra
Windows Driver from the included Zebra CD or from the
Zebra website at www.zebra.com/quikcard-info, and use
that driver when printing cards with the CardStudio
software.
Note • The recommended computer configuration is
Microsoft Windows 7, 8, or 10 operating system with a
minimum of 1 GB of memory.
Note • The included Zebra CardStudio software
specifically supports the Zebra Card Printer included with
your QuikCard ID Bundle. Please refer to the included online CardStudio Help file for the specific features and
capabilities of the CardStudio Edition included with your
Bundle
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Zebra Technologies QuikCard ID
Solution. The QuikCard ID Solution includes everything you will need to
easily create and print full-color plastic cards for use as ID cards, visitor
badges, business cards, and many other purposes.
The QuikCard ID Solution includes CardStudio software with pre-designed
Quick Designed Cards, so you do not have to be a graphic designer! Simply
select a Quick Designed Card, add or change elements including text, add
your logo, take and add a color picture, and print top quality plastic cards!
If you wish, you can easily keep the individual data for each card in a simple
Microsoft Excel® data file. This lets you do things like keeping a person's
name, address, ID number, and picture together for future use.
This Getting Started Guide will show you how easy it is to create and print
your own cards.
Do you have everything?
_______ Zebra Card Printer
_______ Print Ribbon for the Card Printer
_______ Cards
_______ Zebra CardStudio Software
_______ Camera with USB cable
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Installation
1. Install and configure your Printer; see the printer’s Setup Guide.
2. Install the Camera; refer to the camera’s installation instructions. Note
that the Camera Windows Driver may need to be downloaded from the
manufacturer’s web site.
3. Install the included CardStudio software.
a. Insert the CardStudio CD-ROM in the computer’s CD/DVD Drive.
b. The CardStudio splash screen will appear after a few moments. If
the CardStudio Setup Screen does not show up automatically,
choose “Run” from the Windows Start Menu; then type D:\setup,
where D is your CD/DVD Drive letter.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions for Installation.
Note • The software license is for a single user on a PC and requires software
license key activation. Please register your software and keep the license key
information in a safe place.
4. Refer to the CardStudio Setup and Install Guide for registration details.
The guide is included with your CardStudio software and can be
downloaded from the Zebra website at www.zebra.com/cardstudio.
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CardStudio Software Overview
The CardStudio software included with your QuikCard ID Solution is based
on the use of pre-designed Quick Design Cards. This greatly simplifies card
design.
Quick Design Cards are organized in the following categories, though any
Quick Design Card could be used for any particular function.
• Clubs and Associations
• Education
• Government ID Cards
• Healthcare
• PhotoID
• Retail
• Visitor
The use of a Quick Design Card allows you to choose images for predefined
objects, like background and logos, as well as create new design objects
over a Quick Design Card.
Individual data can be stored on a spreadsheet with point-to-image-file fields
(images are stored in a specific file location), that can be linked to predefined
objects on the Quick Design Card.
All Quick Design Card files (data, images, etc.) are stored in default subfolders within the CardStudio Program Folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Zebra Technologies\CardStudio\QuickDesignCards
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Build a Card
Run CardStudio
1. Launch CardStudio by clicking on the desktop icon. Note that the icon
was placed on the desktop when CardStudio was installed.
2. The CardStudio splash screen will briefly display.
3. View the initial Quick Design Card selection screen.
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