Pitney Bowes LPS-1 Overview, Insert the appropriate LA Roll, Enter the text, Creating Labels

Page 30

CREATING LABELS

Overview

This section describes the general procedure for creating labels using your LPS-1.

Refer to the sections indicated for details and additional information related to each operation.

1 Insert the appropriate LA Roll.

Select the appropriate LA Roll for the label you are

Insert the LA Roll.

creating.

 

[Label]

 

p. 8

2 Enter the text.

There are two main methods of entering text on the label.

Enter text with P-touch Editor our easy

 

 

Enter text into a Microsoft Office software

 

 

application and use our Add-In feature.

to use label creation software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

z CREATING LABELS

p. 28 or P-touch Editor Help

p. 45 or P-touch Editor Help

Overview

26

Image 30
Contents To reorder supplies contact Page Contents Appendix Pitney Bowes Customer-Friendly Return Policy IntroductionGeneral Precautions LPS-1CD-ROM & Software Symbols Used in this GuideAC power cord Cutter unitUnpacking Your LPS-1 USB cableStarter roll „ Front LPS-1 ComponentsLPS-1 Label Printer Getting StartedButton descriptions LED LampConnecting to the Power Supply Plug the power supply cord into a standard electrical outletInstalling the LA Roll Installing the LA RollAvailable supplies Installing the Paper Guide Installation Precautions Software OverviewSoftware and Compatible Operating Systems Installing the Software It may take a short time for the dialog box to appearSetup Type dialog box appears Customer Information dialog box appearsCustom Following items will be installedTypical Start Copying Files dialog box appearsInstalling Software Installation of the P-touch Editor software is now completed Click FinishWhen using Microsoft Windows 98 SE Typical Start Copying Files dialog box appears Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears Click NextNext Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears Installing Software User Registration dialog box appears Installation of the P-touch Editor software is now completed „ Re-installing the printer driver Driver Setup dialog box appearsClick Cancel Confirmation dialog box appearsInstallShield Wizard dialog box appears Uninstalling SoftwareUninstalling P-touch Editor Version Confirm Uninstall dialog box appearsUninstalling the Printer Driver Click Finish to complete the uninstallUninstall process is now completed Enter the text OverviewInsert the appropriate LA Roll There are two main methods of entering text on the labelEdit the label Touch Editor provides a variety of editing functionsCreating Labels Print the label Starting P-touch Editor Select an option in the dialog box, and then click OKUsing P-touch Editor Layout WindowCreating an Address Label ZPrint Optionsz Cut off the printed label using the CUT leverPrinting the Label „ Printing options and label cuttingSaving the Label Opening an Existing Label FileBar Code Properties dialog box appears Creating Bar Code LabelsClick the in the Object dock Bar code appears on the label in the layout work areaCreating Labels Creating Other Types of Labels Sample OptionsMenu Using HelpTabs Topic AreaPrint Topics dialog box appears Select a topic in the Contents tab Click on the toolbar„ Printing Help Select the range of topics to be printed, Then clickLabel List How the Label List WorksViews Using the Label List „ Form viewRepeat this for all necessary fields New record appears in the list „ What is a Layout Style? „ When is this useful?„ Choosing a Default Layout Style Merge Fields dialog box appears Field is added to the layout and displayed as text Pop-up menu appearsSelect Text from the pop-up menu Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add more fields to the layoutSettings ZPrint Range OptionszSpecified labels are printed Using P-touch Editor with Other Applications Add-In UtilityMicrosoft Word Click in Microsoft Word’s standard toolbar Print Settings buttonChange Paper Setting Toolbar Preview windowMicrosoft Excel Click to print the label„ How Microsoft Word data is added to the Label List Click in Microsoft Excel’s standard toolbar „ How Microsoft Excel data is added to the Label ListMicrosoft Outlook „ How Microsoft Outlook data is added to the Label List „ Creating a name badge label using a database Using a Database„ What is the database function? Open Database dialog box appearsField is added to the layout Creating Labels Print the labels using one of the methods below Cleaning the Roller MaintenanceCleaning the Print Head AppendixMaintenance Changing Cutter Unit Grip the tab and lift out the cutter unitTroubleshooting What to do whenSpecifications Operating EnvironmentCleaning Sheet Accessories For USA OnlyReplacement Blades for Cutter Unit LA RollsBody field 48, 49 IndexAuto Format Templates Date fieldSpecifications Standard toolbar Help Starting Uninstalling UsingQuick Start Guide Record view Replacement Troubleshooting Typical setupAppendix Service and Support Accessories and SuppliesContact Information