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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.
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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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