TD-series
Software Users Guide
Introduction Customizing Labels Creating Labels Appendix
Contents
Printing the list of label templates
Introduction
Trademarks
About this Guide
Manual Structure
Symbols used in this Guide
P-touch Template manual
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Customizing Labels Creating Labels Appendix
Customizing Labels
Add new paper format
1 For Windows XP
For Windows Vista
3 Click Paper Size Setup
1 New
2 Edit
3 Delete
5 Enter the settings for the paper to be used, and then click Add
4 Click New
6 Click Exit
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Distributing only paper formats
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Label creation overview
From label creation to printing
2 Prepare the appropriate RD Roll for the label you want to create
How to use the P-touch Editor
Starting P-touch Editor
1 Click Start-All Programs Programs Brother P-touch-P-touch Editor
2 Choose an option in the New/Open dialog box and click
Layout window
„Express Mode
2 Command bar
7 Mode Switch
„Professional Mode
7 Mode Switch
1 Menu bar
2 Standard toolbar
„Snap Mode
2 Snap mode appears
appears. Click
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Start P-touch Editor Help
When you start the P-touch Editor 5.0 and the
„Start from Start button
„Start from New/Open dialog
Printing the Help description
1 In the Contents tab, choose any topic you want to print
2 Click on the Toolbar 3 Choose the range of topics to be printed
and click
Setting the Printer Driver
Printing directly from other applications
1 For Windows XP
For Windows Vista
3 Choose each item and click
4 Close the Printers window
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Printing from other applications
When you click Page Layout the ribbon appears. Then click
Setup
1 Click and
Creating labels with other applications by using the Add-In function
Registering and canceling the Add-In function
For details or installation information, see the P-touch Editor Help
1 Click Start-All Programs Brother P-touch-P-touch Tools
Express Mode
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Creating labels using Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
2 On the Microsoft Word ribbon/standard toolbar, click
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Creating labels using Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
3 In Label Layout, make adjustments to the
2 On the Microsoft Excel ribbon/standard toolbar, click
How to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List
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Creating labels using the Contacts data in Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
3 In Label Layout, make adjustments to the
2 On the Microsoft Outlook ribbon/standard toolbar, click
How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List
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How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library
Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager
Layout window
1 Menu
Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB
Explanations of the Icons
1 Select the printer to transfer data to
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3 Drag the transfer data to the folder you just made
5 Select the data or folder you want to transfer, then click
6 Click OK
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Transfer the templates to the printer via network
Start BRAdmin Professional A or Web BRAdmin B
Click
to save the registered template in .blf format
Backing up label templates
2 Select the printer to back up from, then click
3 Click OK
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Deleting label templates in the printer
2 Right click the printer, then select All Delete
3 Click OK
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Starting up P-touch Library
Opening and editing data
Printing labels
1 Choose the data you want to edit, then click
Searching labels
3 Click Begin Search
1 Click
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Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express
1. Preparing P-touch Transfer Express
Select your region/country - Choose your product - Downloads
2 Download Transfer Express to any location on the computer
2. Transferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager
3. Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file .pdz
1 In the folder view, select Configurations
1 In P-touch Editor, open the label template to be transferred
2 Select the label template to be distributed
3 Click File - Save Transfer File
4 Type in the name, and then click Save
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1 Move the Transfer Package file .pdz to the folder Transfer Express
2 Distribute all files in the folder Transfer Express to the user
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5. Transferring the Transfer Package file .pdz to TD-4000/4100N
Using a USB cable, connect the TD-4000/4100N to the computer
When there is a single Transfer Package
Turn on the TD-4000/4100N
Click Transfer Click Yes
5 Click OK
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Printing the list of label templates
1 Install a roll of labels with a width of 250.8mm or more
2 Hold down the FEED button
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Printing labels using P-touch templates
P-touch Template function
Preparation
Barcode printing Î page
3 Scan the “P-touch template command” barcode
Preset template printing
6 The specified label is printed
Barcode printing
Barcode printing
Creating Labels
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7 Scan the key barcode whose data is to be used in the database file
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Distributed printing
Printing labels distributed to multiple printers
for distributed printing.1
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6 Click OK to close the label size setting window
7 Click OK to close the “Distributed Printing Settings” window
5 Specify the label size to be used for printing
A.If only one printer has been selected
General procedure for the P-touch Template function
Appendix
3 Scan the “P-touch template command” barcode
4 Scan the “Basic settings” barcode
List of barcodes for specifying settings
P-touch template command Initialize + begin specifying settings
Basic settings
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Preset template number
Preset template
Preset template
Preset template
Preset template
Preset template
Preset template
Select template Delimiter Begin printing
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