Brother TD-4000 appendix How to use the P-touch Editor, Starting P-touch Editor

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How to use the P-touch Editor

This section explains the procedure for starting P-touch Editor. With P-touch Editor, you can create various kinds of labels.

See the P-touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and details on creating, printing, and saving the labels. The following is the example for Windows Vista®. Read the printer name in each image as your purchased machine model name.

To download the latest driver and software, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com

Starting P-touch Editor

1 Click [Start]-[All Programs (Programs)]-

[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 5.0].

You can also start P-touch Editor using the following methods (only if you created the shortcut during installation):

•Double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop.

•Click the shortcut icon on the Quick Launch bar.

When P-touch Editor is launched, the [New/Open] dialog box appears, allowing you to choose whether you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label.

To specify how the P-touch Editor works when it starts, click [Tools]-[Options] of the menu bar on the P-touch Editor to display the [Options] dialog box. In the [General] tab, you can choose the setting in the [Operations] list box in the [Startup Settings]. Normally, choose [Display New/Open Dialog Box].

2 Choose an option in the [New/Open] dialog

box and click .

•You can choose the label printer and media size.

•When you choose [Open File], the [Open] dialog box appears. You can choose and open the file you have created and stored previously.

•When you choose [View History], the [History] dialog appears. You can choose from recently created labels.

•When you choose [New], choose either vertical writing style or horizontal writing style.

•When you choose [Select by Use], you can choose by label applications.

•When you choose [Help-How To], the P-touch Editor Help appears.

The Help files allow you to learn step by step how to create a label layout.

•The [Check for Updates] button will link to the default P-touch printer product solutions page.

11	Starting P-touch Editor

Introduction

Customizing Labels

Creating Labels

Appendix

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Contents Software Users Guide Contents Appendix Manual Structure TrademarksAbout this Guide Touch Template manual Symbols used in this GuideAdd new paper format Customizing LabelsEdit Click Paper Size SetupClick Exit Click NewDistributing only paper formats From label creation to printing Label creation overviewChoose an option in the New/Open dialog Box and click How to use the P-touch EditorStarting P-touch Editor Layout window „Professional Mode Snap mode appears „Snap ModeRight click the mouse and choose P-touch Editor Help Start P-touch Editor HelpClick Help menu and choose P-touch Editor Help Specify the Printer and click Printing the Help descriptionFor Windows Setting the Printer DriverPrinting directly from other applications Close the Printers window Choose each item and clickChoose Brother Printing from other applicationsClick Registering and canceling the Add-In function Creating Labels Microsoft Word Creating labels using Microsoft WordOn the Microsoft Excel ribbon/standard toolbar, click Microsoft ExcelHow to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List On the Microsoft Outlook ribbon/standard toolbar, click Microsoft OutlookHow to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch LibrarySelect the printer to transfer data to Explanations of the IconsClick OK Drag the transfer data to the folder you just madeSelect the data or folder you want to Transfer, then click Transfer the templates to the printer via network Select the printer to back up from, then Click Backing up label templatesRight click the printer, then select All Delete Deleting label templates in the printerChoose the data you want to edit, then Click Starting up P-touch LibraryOpening and editing data Printing labelsClick Begin Search Searching labelsPreparing P-touch Transfer Express Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer ExpressSaving the label template as a Transfer Package file .pdz Folder view, select ConfigurationsTransferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager Type in the name, and then click Save Select the label template to be distributedClick File Save Transfer File Introduction PtTrExp.exe Click Transfer When there is a single Transfer PackageTurn on the TD-4000/4100N File .pdz within the folder containingClick Transfer Click Yes List of label templates is printed Printing the list of label templatesPreparation Printing labels using P-touch templatesTouch Template function Scan the P-touch template command barcode Preset template printingBarcode printing Creating Labels Database-assisted label printing Distributed printing Printing labels distributed to multiple printersClick OK to start distributed printing If multiple printers have been selectedDatabase-assisted label printing General procedure for the P-touch Template functionScan the Basic settings barcode Barcode printingBasic settings List of barcodes for specifying settingsFor entering numbers*1 Preset template number Select template Delimiter Begin printing