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Using P-touch Editor 5.0

P-touch Editor 5.0 makes it easy for anyone to design and print more complex labels, for

almost any need imaginable.

See the P-touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and de tails on

creating, printing, and saving the labels. The following is the example for Windows

Vista®.

Notes on creating templates

Since some P-touch Editor 5.0 functions are not available with the P -touch machine,

keep the following points in mind when using P-touch Editor 5.0 to create templates.

Since only the Helsinki font is available on the P-touch machine, the font used to print
the text may be different from the font selected for the template in P-touch Editor. In
addition, since the size of all text on the P-touch machine is set to AUTO, the text size
may automatically be reduced. We recommend using the Helsinki font installed with P-
touch Editor for best results when creating labels.
Although character styles can be applied to individual characters w ith P-touch Editor,
styles can only be applied to a line of text with the P-touch machine. In add ition, some
character styles are not available on the P-touch machine.
Unlike P-touch Editor, the P-touch machine cannot print underline or strike out
characters.
Only the first 999 rows of a database linked to a template are read by the P-touch
machine.
Only the first line of text typed in to a database field is read by the P -touch machine.
Therefore, if you wish to print from a database with more than one line of text, create the
template and database with separate fields for each line of text.
Some characters available with P-touch Editor are not available with the P-touch
machine.
Bar codes specified with settings not compatible with the P-touch bar codes settings will
not print correctly.
A template created with P-touch Editor should have a fixed length with a maximum of 1 m.
The template and database should be created so that no more than ap proximately 500
characters per label will be printed.
Fields that extend out of the print area may not print completely.
A numbering field specified with P-touch Editor will not transfer and is not compatible
with the Numbering function on the P-touch machine.
Backgrounds specified with P-touch Editor are not compatible with the P-touch
machine.
Time and date objects using the “At Printing” setting on P-touch Editor will not be
printed.
The printed label may differ from the image that appears in the Preview area of Transfer
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