Brother TD-4000 appendix Registering and canceling the Add-In function

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Creating labels with other applications by using the Add-In function

When installing the software, if you choose the Add-In function, a P-touch icon will be automatically added onto the Microsoft® Word, Excel®, and Outlook® toolbar. (Only if Microsoft® Word, Excel®, Outlook® are already installed on your computer.) The Add-In function is valid for Windows® only.

In each application, by choosing the text you want to print and clicking on the P-touch icon, you can create and print labels quickly and easily.

Depending on the setting, the character string that is downloaded by using Add-In function will be registered to Label List. Label List is a database for exclusively P-touch Editor. To display Label List, click [File]-[Database]-[Label List].

• The Add-In function supports the following applications:

Microsoft® Word 2002/2003/2007/2010, Microsoft® Excel® 2002/2003/2007/2010, and Microsoft® Outlook® 2002/2003/2007/2010

•After the Add-In function is installed into Microsoft® Word, Excel®, or Outlook®, the security dialog box may appear when starting these applications, depending on the application's security settings.

•For Microsoft® Word 2007 etc., if the dialog box on right appears, select [Trust all documants from this publisher], and click [OK]. For details on security settings, see the Help files for the application.

•For Microsoft® Word 2003 etc., check the [Always trust macros from this source] checkbox, and click on [Enable Macros].

For details or installation information, see the P-touch Editor Help.

Registering and canceling the Add-In function

Before running this program, close the Word, Excel® and Outlook® programs.

The following is the example for Windows Vista®.

1 Click [Start]-[All Programs]-

[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Tools]-

[P-touch Editor 5.0 Add-Ins Utility].

The [Brother P-touch Add-In Settings] dialog box appears.

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Introduction

Customizing Labels

Creating Labels

Appendix

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Contents Software Users Guide Contents Appendix Manual Structure TrademarksAbout this Guide Symbols used in this Guide Touch Template manualCustomizing Labels Add new paper formatClick Paper Size Setup EditClick New Click ExitDistributing only paper formats Label creation overview From label creation to printingChoose 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 Snap mode appearsRight click the mouse and choose P-touch Editor Help Start P-touch Editor HelpClick Help menu and choose P-touch Editor Help Printing the Help description Specify the Printer and clickFor Windows Setting the Printer DriverPrinting directly from other applications Choose each item and click Close the Printers windowChoose Brother Printing from other applicationsClick Registering and canceling the Add-In function Creating Labels Creating labels using Microsoft Word Microsoft WordMicrosoft Excel On the Microsoft Excel ribbon/standard toolbar, clickHow to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List Microsoft Outlook On the Microsoft Outlook ribbon/standard toolbar, clickHow to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library Starting up P-touch Transfer ManagerExplanations of the Icons Select the printer to transfer data toClick 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 Backing up label templates Select the printer to back up from, then ClickDeleting label templates in the printer Right click the printer, then select All DeleteStarting up P-touch Library Opening and editing dataPrinting labels Choose the data you want to edit, then ClickSearching labels Click Begin SearchTransferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express Preparing 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 When there is a single Transfer Package Turn on the TD-4000/4100NFile .pdz within the folder containing PtTrExp.exe Click TransferClick Transfer Click Yes Printing the list of label templates List of label templates is printedPreparation Printing labels using P-touch templatesTouch Template function Preset template printing Scan the P-touch template command barcodeBarcode printing Creating Labels Database-assisted label printing Printing labels distributed to multiple printers Distributed printingIf multiple printers have been selected Click OK to start distributed printingGeneral procedure for the P-touch Template function Scan the Basic settings barcodeBarcode printing Database-assisted label printingList of barcodes for specifying settings Basic settingsFor entering numbers*1 Preset template number Select template Delimiter Begin printing