Brother PT-9400 manual Entering text, Alt Alt, Space bar, Shift Shift, Caps Caps

Entering text

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Typing in the text for your labels is the same as typing on a typewriter or a computer. In addi- tion, the entered text is normally displayed in WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) mode, which allows you to see exactly how the label would appear if it were printed.

Ch. 3 Functions

Alt ( Alt )

Accented characters or special punctuation marks can be added to the text in Alt mode. Alt

mode can be turned on or off by pressing Alt .

When Alt mode is on, the Alt indicator lights up.

Space bar ()

To add a	blank space to the text, press
	(space bar).
Shift ( Shift	)

To type a capital letter or the symbol printed on the top half of certain keys, like on a typewriter

Back-	Half
Caps Alt Template Zoom ground	Cutter

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MARGIN:WIDE AUTO

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Style	Italic Vertical

36mm 1 1/2"

24mm 1"

18mm 3/4"

12mm 1/2"

9mm 3/8"

6mm 1/4"

or a computer, hold down Shiftwhile press- ing the key for the character that you wish to type.

Caps ( Caps )

To type in series of capital letters without hold-

ing down Shift, Caps mode must be turned

on. Caps mode can be turned on or off by press- ing Caps . When Caps mode is on, the Caps indicator lights up.

NOTE

☞When a number key is pressed, the number—

not the symbol above it—is typed in, unless

Shift

is held down.

☞To type lowercase letters while the Caps mode

is on, hold down	Shift	while pressing the
key of the desired character.
	Back-	Half
Caps Alt Template Zoom	ground	Cutter

The following table shows the available charac- ters.

Charac-		Without	Shift		With	Shift	held
ter key		held down, or with		down, or Caps mode
		Caps mode off				on
A	ä á à â ã æ a			Ä Á À Â Ã Æ A
C	ç c			Ç C
D	ð d			Ð D
E	ë é è ê e˜ e					˜
				Ë É È Ê E E
I	ï í ì î ij i			Ï Í Ì Î I
N	ñ n			Ñ N
O	ö ó ò ô õ ø œ o			Ö Ó Ò Ô Õ Ø Œ O
P		p p			P P
U	ü ú ù û u			Ü Ú Ù Û U
!	! ¡ ? ¿ . , : ; ” –			! ¡ ? ¿ . , : ; ” –

To add an accented character or a special punctuation mark to the text:

1 Press Alt . The Alt indicator lights up.

Functions

0.0" HELSI

36mm 1 1/2"

MARGIN:WIDE AUTO 24mm 1"

18mm 3/4"

12mm 1/2"

9mm 3/8"

6mm 1/4"

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Style	Italic Vertical

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