Brother QL-500, QL-550, QL-650TD Introduction

IntroductionCreating Labels (For Windows)Creating Labels (For Macintosh)Appendix

About This Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing a Brother QL-series label printer.

The Brother QL-500/QL-550/QL-650TD label printer (hereafter referred to as "the printer") enables you to

quickly and easily print custom labels created with the label software, P-touch Editor.

With the Brother QL-650TD, you can also create and print labels directly from the label printer which is

connected to a PC.

About This Manual

This manual is a "PDF manual" contained on the included CD-ROM.

Manual Structure

The following manuals are provided to help you use the printer properly and extensively.

Make sure to read them before using the printer.

Setup & Operation Guide

Read this guide before reading the Software User's Guide (this manual).

The guide includes information you should read before using the printer, such as general precautions for use,

installation and setting up of the main unit, and how to create/print labels using just the printer (Brother QL-

650TD only).

Also included is information describing how to install the accompanying software to connect the printer to a

PC, and maintenance/troubleshooting of the printer.

Software User's Guide (this manual)

This manual describes how to create labels using the P-touch Editor software that has been installed on a PC

connected to the printer.

Symbols Used in this Manual

The symbols used throughout this guide are as follows:

In this manual, when the mouse pointer changes to you can just click to jump to the corresponding

pages.

For the basic functions of Adobe® Reader, refer to the Adobe® Reader Help files.

•If you use Windows®, this manual can be can be viewed from the P-touch Setup application when it is

run from the CD-ROM.

After installing this manual on your PC, you can also view it from the Start menu.

•If you use a Macintosh®, refer to the PDF files in the [Manuals] folder on the CD-ROM.

This symbol indicates information or directions that should be followed. If ignored, the result may be

injury, damage, or failed operations.

This symbol indicates information or directions that can help you better understand and use the printer

more efficiently.

Contents

Main Contents BROTHER QL-500/550/650TD Software User's Guide Introduction About This Manual Manual Structure Setup & Operation Guide Software User's Guide (this manual) Creating Labels (For Windows) Label Creation Overview 3 Printing directly Printing using the PC Starting P-touch Editor 1 [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 4.2]. How to Use P-touch Editor Layout window Creating an Address Label 1 2 3 Printing a Label 1 be printed to [1] and click . 2 button (Brother QL-550/650TD) or the Cut lever (Brother QL-500) of the printer. Page Creating Different Types of Labels Using the P-touch Editor Help Opening the Help files 1 2 P-touch Editor Help window Page Creating Labels Efficiently Using the Label List Opening the Label List 1 Switching the Label List view Page Layout Styles 2 3 Page Page Page Printing labels from the Label List 1 2 3 Using external database files 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Page Creating Labels with Other Applications Add-In settings 2 [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Tools]- [P-touch Editor 4.2 Add-Ins Utility]. Microsoft Word 1 select the text you want to print. 2 Toolbar in the Add-In Preview window How to add the Microsoft Word text to a label list Microsoft Excel Creating labels using Microsoft Excel 1 2 3 How to add the Microsoft Excel text to a label list Microsoft Outlook Creating labels using the Contacts data in Microsoft Outlook 1 and select the Contact information you want to include. 2 How to add the Microsoft Outlook text to a label list When importing data from the Contacts window: When importing other than Contact information: Starting the P-touch Address Book 2 How to Use the P-touch Address Book Layout window Creating a New Contact 1 2 New Contact form toolbar Contact form Importing the Contact Data Importing the contact data in CSV format 1 2 3 Page Printing the Label 1 2 button (Brother QL-550/650TD) or the Cut lever (Brother QL-500) of the printer. Print Options and label cutting How to Use the P-touch Transfer Manager (Brother QL-650TD Only) For the Brother QL-650TD only 4 5 6 LCD display on the Brother QL-650TD Transferring a Message 2 3 5 6 Backing Up the Data in the Main Unit 2 3 How to Use the P-touch Backup Manager (Brother QL-650TD Only) For the Brother QL-650TD Page Creating Labels (For Macintosh) Overview 3 Using the P-touch Editor Layout Window Draw Toolbar Print Toolbar Database Toolbar Layout Window Property Dock Page Printing the Label 1 2 3 Printing Options Tape Settings Halftone/Color P-touch Editor Page Users Guide (HTML Manual) Window Appendix Using this printer as a Shared Printer Using the PS-9000 Print Server (sold separately) Sharing the printer Available Commands Controlling with the ESC/P Commands Descriptions in this section apply only to the functions provided by the Brother QL-650TD. Brother QL-650TD Only Installing the Printer Driver 1 2 click [File]-[Printing Preferences]. Printing Directly from Other Applications 4 Page Uninstalling the Software Page Page 1 2 3 4 5 Using with Mac OS X Classic (Mac OS 8.6 ~ 9.2) Page 12 13 14 15 16 17 Page Product Specifications Operating Environment Specifications