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Impose coupons with a tear-off stub

A coupon the size of a business card, 91 by 55 mm, fits ten to an A4 sheet. Cut guides and a stub line can both be drawn on the same sheet.

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Four things every coupon needs

An expiry date, the conditions (one per transaction, not combinable, and so on), which locations accept it, and who issued it. A coupon with no expiry date is very hard to refuse when it turns up three years later. Keep type at 6 pt or larger — anything smaller fills in when printed — and move long terms to the back of the card rather than shrinking them.

Deciding where a punch card tears

A ten-visit card is either stamped or torn. If it tears, set the perforation guide about 25 mm from the left edge and put the visit number on the part that comes away. The serial numbering feature can write a different number on every card automatically.

Simple anti-forgery measures

Nothing printed at home is truly forgery-proof. In practice, three cheap measures are enough: number every coupon and record which numbers you issued, add a handwritten signature or a shop stamp on the back, and print on a coloured stock that is hard to match. For a high-value discount, print a strictly limited run and keep the number list.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between the cut line and the perforation guide?

The cut guide is drawn around the outside of every coupon, for separating them from the sheet. The perforation guide is a single line inside the coupon showing where the stub tears away. You can use both at once.

Can each coupon show a different amount?

Yes — the CSV merge takes one row per coupon, so a single sheet can mix several discount values or branch names. The text fields handle non-Latin scripts as well as Latin ones.

How many can I generate at once?

Up to five thousand. Five hundred coupons at ten up is a fifty-page PDF. Very long runs take a while to assemble in the browser, so beyond a few hundred it is worth splitting the job.

Common presets

Card & ticket impositionTen business cards on A4Eight-up cards with a gutterFour postcards on A4Four hagaki on A4Event tickets with a stubShop cards at homeNine trading cards on A4Double-sided business cardsNumbered ticketsCSV merge for named cardsUS size cards on A4

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