Brother QL500 manual Switching the Label List view, „Record View, „Form View

Switching the Label List view

There are two ways to display the Label List/Database window: Record View and Form View. To change the view, right-click in the Label List/Database window, and select either Record View or Form View.

„Record View

This view displays the list information.

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1Record selector

Clicking the record selector allows you to select a record.

The selected record is highlighted. The active record is indicated by a mark.

2Field selector

Displays the field names.

3Cell

Displays the field information for each field in a record.

4Record check mark

Records with a mark can be printed.

Once fields are linked to a label layout, the corresponding data from the database automatically appears in the label when a record is selected.

To change what you see on the label, select another record.

•The font used in the record view can be changed by choosing a different setting in the [Database] tab in the [Options] dialog box.

Click [Tool]-[Options] in the menu to open the [Options] dialog box. (If [Tool] is not displayed, click on the layout work area once.)

•The height of a record can be adjusted by dragging the record divider line in the record selector column. Similarly, the width of a field can be adjusted by dragging the field divider line in the field selector row.

„Form View

Displays the data for the current record in a form.

Introduction

Creating Labels (For Windows)

Creating Labels (For Macintosh)

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1Field name

Displays the field names.

2Field data

Displays the field information for the record selected in the record selector.

16 Creating Labels Efficiently

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