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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Trademarks	4
About this Guide	4
Manual Structure	4
Symbols used in this Guide	5

Customizing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Add new paper format	6
Distributing paper formats	9
Distributing only paper formats	9
Distributing paper formats bundled with the installer	9

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Label creation overview		10
From label creation to printing		10
How to use the P-touch Editor		11
Starting P-touch Editor		11
Start P-touch Editor Help		15
Printing directly from other applications		17
Setting the Printer Driver		17
Printing from other applications		19
Creating labels with other applications by using the Add-In function		20
How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library		27
Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager		27
Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB		28
Transfer the templates to the printer via network		30
Backing up label templates		31
Deleting label templates in the printer		32
Starting up P-touch Library		33
Searching labels		34
Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express		35
1.	Preparing P-touch Transfer Express	35
2.	Transferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager	36
3.	Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file (.pdz)	36
4.	Distributing the Transfer Package file (.pdz) and P-touch Transfer Express
to the user		38
5.	Transferring the Transfer Package file (.pdz) to TD-4000/4100N	39

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Introduction

Customizing Labels

Creating Labels

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Software Users Guide Contents Appendix Manual Structure TrademarksAbout this Guide Symbols used in this Guide Touch Template manual Customizing Labels Add new paper format Click Paper Size Setup Edit Click New Click Exit Distributing only paper formats Label creation overview From label creation to printing Choose an option in the New/Open dialog Box and click How to use the P-touch EditorStarting P-touch Editor Layout window „Professional Mode „Snap Mode Snap mode appears Right click the mouse and choose P-touch Editor Help Start P-touch Editor HelpClick Help menu and choose P-touch Editor Help Printing the Help description Specify the Printer and click For Windows Setting the Printer DriverPrinting directly from other applications Choose each item and click Close the Printers window Choose Brother Printing from other applicationsClick Registering and canceling the Add-In function Creating Labels Creating labels using Microsoft Word Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel On the Microsoft Excel ribbon/standard toolbar, click How to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List Microsoft Outlook On the Microsoft Outlook ribbon/standard toolbar, click How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager Explanations of the Icons Select the printer to transfer data to Click OK Drag the transfer data to the folder you just madeSelect the data or folder you want to Transfer, then click Transfer the templates to the printer via network Backing up label templates Select the printer to back up from, then Click Deleting label templates in the printer Right click the printer, then select All Delete Printing labels Starting up P-touch LibraryOpening and editing data Choose the data you want to edit, then Click Searching labels Click Begin Search Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express Preparing P-touch Transfer Express Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file .pdz Folder view, select ConfigurationsTransferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager Type in the name, and then click Save Select the label template to be distributedClick File Save Transfer File Introduction File .pdz within the folder containing When there is a single Transfer PackageTurn on the TD-4000/4100N PtTrExp.exe Click Transfer Click Transfer Click Yes Printing the list of label templates List of label templates is printed Preparation Printing labels using P-touch templatesTouch Template function Preset template printing Scan the P-touch template command barcode Barcode printing Creating Labels Database-assisted label printing Printing labels distributed to multiple printers Distributed printing If multiple printers have been selected Click OK to start distributed printing Barcode printing General procedure for the P-touch Template functionScan the Basic settings barcode Database-assisted label printing List of barcodes for specifying settings Basic settings For entering numbers*1 Preset template number Select template Delimiter Begin printing