Brother QL500 Appendix

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

Using this printer as a Shared Printer

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Appendix

Using this printer as a Shared Printer

The Brother QL-Series can be shared by multiple personal computers on a network.

To share the Brother QL-

Series

, connect the Brother QL -

Series

to a computer and set it to be a shared device.

Using the PS-9000 Print Server (sold separately)

The Brother QL-Series can also be used as a network printer by connecting it to the PS-9000 print server

(sold separately) designed exclusively for label printers.

Providing secure and reliable management of your P-touch network, the PS-9000 is your solution to connecting

multiple users to a single P-touch electronic labeling system. The PS-9000 is a USB print server solution for P-

touch systems in a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX netw ork environment.

Sharing the printer

The settings for sharing a printer vary according to the operati ng system running on the personal computer,

and the network environment.

For PS-9000 setup details, refer to the instruction manual for the PS-900 0 print server.

The PS-9000 comes packed with the QL-1050N.

Network hub

Network cable

USB cable

Brother QL-Series

Network hub

Network cable

USB cable

Brother QL-Series

PS-9000

Contents

Main Contents Page Introduction About This Manual Manual Structure Setup & Operation Guide (Q uick Start Guide) Software User's Guide (this manual) Creating Labels (For Windows) From Label Creation to Printing 1 2 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 Page Creating an Address Label 1 2 3 Printing a Label 1 be printed to [1] and click . 2 button or the Cut lever (Broth er QL-500) of the printer. Saving a Label 1 2 Opening a Label File 1 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 4 Using external database files 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Page Creating Labels with Other Applications Add-In settings 2 1 [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Tools]- [P-touch Editor 4.2 Add-Ins Utility]. 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 4 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 1 2 How to Use the P-touch Address Book Page 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 or the Cut lever (Broth er QL-500) of the printer. Print Options and label cutting How to Use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library Explanations of the Ico ns Folder view P-touch Library All Contents Filter Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer 1 2 then select [New] and create a new folder. 3 just made. Page Page Page Page Starting up the P-touch Library 1 Opening and editing data 1 Printing labels Searching labels 1 2 3 Creating Labels (For Macintosh) Procedure for Creating and Printing Labels 1 2 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 Roll Setting Halftone/Colo r 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 Brother QL-650TD/ 1050/1050N Only Installing the Printer Driver 1 2 1050N", and click [File]-[Printing Preferences]. 3 Printing Directly from Other Applications 4 Page Uninstalling the Software Page Page Product Specifications Specifications Operating Environment