3Use the computer keyboard to type in the text.

4To create a new line of text, press the key- board’s Enter key.

☞With P-touch Editor 3.2, text is always typed in using the insert mode. The overwrite mode cannot be used to type in text.

☞To change the font and text size, click the appropriate icon in the property dock, and then select the desired set- tings from the Properties that appear.

☞For details, refer to READING THE USER’S GUIDE on page 32.

NOTES ON USAGE

Bar codes

Keep the following points in mind when using P-touch Editor 3.2 to print bar codes.

●Bar codes should be printed on white tape. If other colors of tape are used, the bar code reader may not be able to read the bar code correctly.

●Be sure to test the bar code reader to make sure that it can read printed bar codes in the environment where you plan to use them.

●The QR Code protocol can only be used with English. If data in any other language is entered, the bar code may not be read correctly.

Databases

Keep the following points in mind when using the database functions of P-touch Editor 3.2.

☞For general details, refer to the User’s Guide supplied on the P-touch Editor 3.2

CDROM.

●The database function of P-touch Editor 3.2 (Windows® version) uses database files that are compatible with Microsoft Access 97. By upgrading P-touch Editor 3.2 using a pro- gram available on the CD-ROM, P-touch Editor will become compatible with Access 2000. If P-touch Editor 3.2 has not been updated to Access 2000 during installation, refer to the Readme file located at Ptouch\Editor\Ac2k on the CD-ROM, and start up the pro- gram.

●P-touch Editor 3.2 can import files other than mdb files, such as csv files. Files saved as csv files with an application such as Microsoft Excel can be used with P-touch Editor. Refer to the User’s Guide supplied on the P-touch Editor 3.2 CD-ROM for more details.

●Using a function available with Microsoft Access 97, Excel files can be linked to mdb files. With this function, data changed in Excel is automatically updated with the P-touch Editor.

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