Brother TD-4000 appendix Creating labels using Microsoft Word

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Microsoft® Word

With the Add-In function, you can directly copy the text in Microsoft® Word to a label layout.

If Microsoft® Outlook® is running and Microsoft® Word is chosen as the standard editor, you won't be able to use the Add-In function in Microsoft® Word. Exit Microsoft® Outlook® and restart Microsoft® Word.

Creating labels using Microsoft® Word

1 Open a Microsoft® Word document and select the text you want included in the label from your word document.

2 On the Microsoft® Word ribbon/standard toolbar, click .

For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List, see "How to add the Microsoft® Word text to a Label List" described below.

How to add Microsoft® Word text to the Label list shown in the database Window

For first time use, the message "Record data in the Label List?" is displayed. If you click Yes, new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text: Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference.

The text

Added field

 

 

Date of creation

Date field

 

 

The first line

Title field

 

 

All lines including the first line

Body field

 

 

Detected ZIP/Postal code

Code field

 

 

Example of label list data being stored in the database window in P-touch editor screen

If you click No in the message "Record data in the Label List?" is displayed and want to register, go to [Tools]- [Options], and check "Automatically Record Data Imported With Add-In." in the [Label List] tab.

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

Introduction

Customizing Labels

Creating Labels

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Contents Software Users Guide Contents Appendix About this Guide TrademarksManual Structure 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 printingStarting P-touch Editor How to use the P-touch EditorChoose an option in the New/Open dialog Box and click Layout window „Professional Mode „Snap Mode Snap mode appearsClick Help menu and choose P-touch Editor Help Start P-touch Editor HelpRight click the mouse and choose P-touch Editor Help Printing the Help description Specify the Printer and clickPrinting directly from other applications Setting the Printer DriverFor Windows Choose each item and click Close the Printers windowClick Printing from other applicationsChoose Brother 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 toSelect the data or folder you want to Transfer, then click Drag the transfer data to the folder you just madeClick OK 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 DeletePrinting labels Starting up P-touch LibraryOpening and editing data Choose the data you want to edit, then ClickSearching labels Click Begin SearchTransferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express Preparing P-touch Transfer ExpressTransferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager Folder view, select ConfigurationsSaving the label template as a Transfer Package file .pdz Click File Save Transfer File Select the label template to be distributedType in the name, and then click Save Introduction File .pdz within the folder containing When there is a single Transfer PackageTurn on the TD-4000/4100N PtTrExp.exe Click TransferClick Transfer Click Yes Printing the list of label templates List of label templates is printedTouch Template function Printing labels using P-touch templatesPreparation 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 printingBarcode printing General procedure for the P-touch Template functionScan the Basic settings barcode Database-assisted label printingList of barcodes for specifying settings Basic settingsFor entering numbers*1 Preset template number Select template Delimiter Begin printing