NOTE

If you want to start printing without changing the

print options simply click the Print button () or click the arrow beside the Print button and click [Print].

Hiding/displaying P-touch Quick Editor (Windows® only)

P-touch Quick Editor can be hidden by clicking the Hide button ( ). Re-display P-touch Quick Editor by clicking its icon in the system tray, at the right of the taskbar.

Quitting P-touch Quick Editor

To quit P-touch Quick Editor:

On a computer running Windows®

Do either of the following:

Right-click the P-touch Quick Editor icon in the system tray, and then click [Exit] in the menu that appears.

Right-click in the label view (or text box), and then click [Exit] in the menu that appears.

On a Macintosh computer

Do either of the following:

Click [Quit] in the [File] menu

Hold down the Control key and click in the label view (or text box), and then click [Quit] in the menu that appears.

Ch. 2 Getting Started

Using the P-touch AV Editor

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The P-touch AV Editor enables you to quickly and easily enter and format text for an AV label. In addition to the various functions available through the buttons in the toolbar, right-clicking anywhere in the P-touch AV Editor window displays a pop- up menu containing more commands.

Starting up P-touch AV Editor

-If a shortcut was added to the Startup menu:

P-touch AV Editor automatically starts when the computer is started up.

-If a shortcut was added to the desktop:

Double-click the P-touch AV Editor icon on the desktop.

-If a shortcut was added to the Quick Launch toolbar:

Double-click the P-touch AV Editor icon in the Quick Launch toolbar.

-If no shortcuts were added:

1Click the Start button in the taskbar to dis- play the Start menu.

2Select “Programs”.

3Click “P-touch AV Editor”.

When P-touch AV Editor is started, the follow- ing window is displayed.

Label view Print button

Text History button

Symbol button

Exit button

Text Properties

AV2067 Address Label button AV1957 Return Address Label button

AV1789 File Folder Label button Current label size

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PT-9600, PT-3600 specifications

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