Brother RL-700S user manual Install the software, Software overview

Before printing labels

Install the software

Software overview

Before connecting the printer to your computer, you must install the software on your computer, including software applications and the printer driver.

The following applications are included on the CD-ROM.

„P-touch Editor 4.2

Advanced editing software to create label designs for a variety of purposes.

P-touch Editor is a standalone application for easy label design. It also provides many convenient features such as interaction with Microsoft® Office application using Add-Ins, database function, bar codes creation, and screen capture.

The following tools are also installed.

•P-touch Library 2.0

Instantly load previously printed labels created by P-touch Editor to print them easily.

•P-touch 4.2 Add-In Settings

Use the add-in icons for Microsoft® Word, Excel, or Outlook® to create labels using data from these programs.

„Printer Driver

„RL-700S Runtime Library

You must install this library with the printer driver to use RFID applications.

„RFID Sample Applications

Sample applications that introduce the RFID functions.

Three types of applications are provided: NameLabel, FileOpen, and Itemlabel.

If the PC does not have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed, it will be installed automatically.

„RL-700S SDK

The SDK (Software Development Kit) is for developing RFID applications for use with your machine.

For detailed technical information, see the RL-700S SDK manual.

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