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