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ID Card Printing Layout Tool - Download Your ID Card For Printing

Generate ready-to-use PDFs with your ID card images placed in their correct location for printing. Choose your setup, upload your ID card images, and generate. There are step-by-step instructions for each setup to help you through the printing process.

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1. Choose your setup

This tool is no longer maintained. Use the NEW ID Maker instead.

If you have a Canon MX920 series printer and this layout isn't working, please use "Canon J Tray Alternate" instead.

This layout is needed by some (not all) Canon MX920 series printers. If it isn't working, please use "Canon J Tray Standard" instead.

2. With or without bleed?

3. Upload JPG or PNG

Image size should be 3.375 x 2.125 inches.

Image size should be 3.5 x 2.25 inches.

Generate PDF Clear Files

Printing Instructions for Teslin 1-Up

1. Using Adobe Acrobat Reader, or the default PDF application on your computer open the PDF you generated above.

2. Select File > Print.

3. Make sure that any "Scaling" settings are set to 100%. Failure to do this will cause your ID Cards to print too small, too large, or in the wrong location.

4. Select Paper Size: 4 x 6 inch

5. Select Paper Type: Plain Paper

6. Print.

Your information is safe

Your confidential information remains your own. There is no risk in sharing sensitive employee, student, or membership information. This application runs entirely in your web browser, and the images you select are never uploaded to our servers.

Advanced Setting: Use Bleed

If printing an ID card with an image or background color that goes all the way to the edge of your ID card, you will need to use a bleed.
To do this:

  • Make your ID card image 3.5 x 2.25 inches instead of 3.375 x 2.125 inches.
  • Do not place any logos, text, or photos in the area that is 0.0625 inches from any edge of the card.
  • Enable the "Use Bleed" setting.
  • After printing, turn the tray upside down to remove the cards from the tray, then wipe the tray with a paper towel/cloth to get excess ink off the tray. Doing this will avoid getting ink smudges on your hands and cards.

Advanced Setting: Print Position Adjustment

If you're having trouble finding the perfect print position you can make small changes to where the tool places the images. To do this you need to adjust the URL of the page using the following format: https://brainstormidsupply.com/id-card-printing-layout-tool.html?adjustX=0&adjustY=0

For example, if you wanted to move the images up by 0.25 inches you'd use: https://brainstormidsupply.com/id-card-printing-layout-tool.html?adjustX=0&adjustY=-0.25

If done correctly, you will see an alert when generating the PDF confirming the adjusted values being used.

Keep in mind that the origin of the generated PDF is at the top left corner of the tray. So positive values of X will move to the right, negative to the left. Positive values of Y will move the image DOWN, negative values will move the images UP. Keep in mind that this will adjust the actual position where the images print - it does not take in to account the layout of your tray/Teslin sheet. We recommend first generating the PDF without any modification. Then you can generate modifications to it and compare the 2 PDFs on your screen before printing to be sure you are moving the images the way you need them moved.