Using the P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1

The P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1 application makes it easy for anyone to design more complex labels and print them for almost any need imaginable.

Starting up P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1

On an IBM PC-compatible computer:

•By clicking the P-touch Editor icon:

￿Double-click the P-touch Editor 3.1 icon in the P-touch Editor 3.1 group window.

•With the Start button:

1 Click the Start button in the taskbar to display the Start menu.

2 Select “Programs”.

3 Select “P-touch Editor 3.1”.

4Click “P-touch Editor 3.1”.

After P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1 is started, the following window is displayed.

Menu bar Standard toolbar Title bar

Property dock

Rulers

Cursor

Draw toolbar

Object dock

Status bar

Layout area

Print area

On a Macintosh computer:

•Double-click the P-touch Editor Ver3.1.7 icon in the P-touch Editor Ver3.1 folder installed on the computer.

After P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1 is started, the following window is displayed.

￿For more details on the functions of P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1, refer to the User’s Guide, which can either be installed on the computer or viewed from the CD-ROM .

Rulers Layout area Print area Title bar

Menu bar

Draw toolbar

Print toolbar

Database toolbar

Status bar

Object dock Property dock

Displaying the Properties

Although the screens shown in the following explanations are for Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me, the operations for Windows® NT4.0/2000/XP and Macintosh are the same unless specifically men- tioned.

The desired Properties can be displayed by clicking the icon in the property dock.

Page Properties

 

 

 

Text Properties

 

 

icon

 

 

 

icon

Font Properties

 

 

 

Database

 

 

 

icon

 

 

 

Properties icon

 

 

 

 

(not available on

Layout

 

 

 

the Macintosh

 

 

 

version of the

Properties icon

 

 

 

 

 

 

software)

 

 

 

 

Click an icon to display its Properties.

•Page Properties ( )

Click this button to hide the Properties.

When using the P-touch 2420PC

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