EDITING A LABEL

Entering and Editing Text

Using the keyboard of your P-touch is very similar to using a typewriter or word processor.

Entering Text from the Keyboard

To enter a lowercase letter or a number, simply press the desired key.

To enter a blank space in the text, press the key.

To enter an uppercase letter or one of the symbols on the number keys, hold down

the key and then press the desired key.

To enter uppercase letters continuously, press the key to enter Caps mode, and then press the desired keys.

• To exit Caps mode, press the

key again.

 

• To enter a lowercase letter while in Caps mode, hold down the

key and then press the

desired key.

 

 

 

 

 

Adding a New Line

To end the current line of text and start a new line, press the key. A return mark appears at the end of the line and the cursor moves to the start of the new line.

There is a maximum number of lines of text that can be entered for each tape width. A maximum of 5 lines can be entered for 3/4"(18 mm) tape, 3 lines for 1/2" (12 mm) tape, and 2 lines for 3/8" (9 mm) and 1/4" (6 mm) tape.

If you press the key when five lines already exist, an error message is displayed.

Moving the Cursor

To move the cursor left, right, up or down, press the , or keys. Each press of the key moves the cursor one space or line.

To move the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, hold down the key and then press the or keys.

To move the cursor to the very beginning or end of the text, hold down the key and then press the or keys.

Inserting Text

To insert additional text into an existing line of text, move the cursor to the character to the right of the position where you want to start inserting text and then enter the additional text. The new text is inserted to the left of the cursor.

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Brother PT-18R manual Entering and Editing Text, Entering Text from the Keyboard, Adding a New Line, Moving the Cursor