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1. e Key Assign is necessary for transfer of data other than message texts e lf you change the Key Assign number used for data already transferred to the printer main unit it is overwritten You can check the Key Assign number used for data already transferred to printer by backing up the data as explained in Backing up label templates page 20 e You can click the data name for transfer data and change to a new name Depending on your printer model there may be restrictions on the number of characters that can be used in a data name Creating Labels 5 Select the data or folder you want to transfer then click The transfer confirmation message is displayed Appendix 6 Click OK P touch Transfer Manager The data in the folder selected with the folder POAN Files on the computer will be sent to the printer view is transferred to the printer OK to continue If you have selected specific data in the list view only that selected data is transferred to the printer 18 P Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB Transfer the templates to the printer via network PT 9800PCN only To transfer the templates to the printer via network you need BRAdmin Professional or Web BRAdmin Download it from our website first The printer names and pictures in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer The screens m
2. Pach The contents of this guide and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publications Screen images in this guide may differ depending on your OS or machine Version B UK ENG E Introduction Creating Labels Appendix MRC easter pices tinged tan penne A E A AA EEE NE EAEN EEA E EET EET EE 3 About this Guide 2 0 ccc ccc cece cece cc cccecccccccccceceauceccaceceaeucecuaceneauaueaeaceneauaueceaueatatsnecuauentassnss 3 Sas ee sie a eE o E a A P E E TEE E T A E E T E E EE ee 3 How to use the P touch Editor for Windows c ccceccccesecsecesescecercecesseceevecescreatereeeeneacen 4 SaO PAUC ONCE eroriren E ASE a 4 Sat Fy Editor Help eros E E raai 8 Creating labels with other applications ccccccceecseeseeeceeseeetseeseeeceeeceeeseeeueeesetaeees 10 How to use P touch Transfer Manager amp P touch Library PT 9600 9700PC 9800PCN ececrasieteccecowe sweden asecentuvencecaneedhdeoreeeetouedauaneesesevesseenwenneadt 16 Starting up P touch Transfer Manager cccccccsscceseecececeeeceeeceeeeeeeeseeeseeeseeeeseeesaees 16 Transferring label templates from the PC to t
3. PT 9800PCN only gt Backing up label templates This transfers label templates and other data in the printer to the PC Q e Valid only when connecting USB cable e Backed up data cannot be edited on the PC e For some printer model specifications it may not be possible to retransfer backed up data to a printer of a different model than the one the data was originally backed up from Introduction 1 Connect the PC and the printer by USB cable and switch On the printer power The printer model name is displayed in the folder view If you select a printer model name in folder view the current data transferred to the printer is displayed 2 Select ae printer to back up from then ee T rANETEr MANEAT ml click Backus a l l amp eee e ia backed up onto the computer The backup confirmation message is displayed 7 ra 3 click OK New folder with a name containing the date is created under printer folder and all the printer s data is transferred to that new folder 2 ab Q pru ab pa O Deleting all the printer data 1 Connect the PC and the printer by USB cable and switch On the printer power The printer model name is displayed in the folder view Appendix 2 Right click the printer then select All Delete The confirmation message is displayed 3 Click OK P touch Transfer Manager fx All data in the printer Is erased
4. t O gt mi 1 14 gt Horizontal Text Code Memol Vertical Text Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu File Edit View and Insert etc by function Appendix Command bar The command bar contains the New Open Paper Text Frame Image etc Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Inspector You can easily insert and format text image etc Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a connected database e The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars and windows e See the P touch Editor Help for details 27 P Starting P touch Editor ESnap Mode With this mode you can capture the screen print it as image and save it for future use To start the Snap mode follow the steps below 1 When you click Snap Mode the Snap mode description dialog box appears Click om If you put a checkmark in Do Not Display This Dialog Again you can go to Snap mode directly from next time 2 Snap mode appears See the P touch Editor Help for details Start P touch Editor Help Description of Snap mode The following functions can be used in Snap mode Screen Capture function Drag and Drop function Print Text function Eei Flo wer cote To B TA P touchtxt nni Me QA Click the P touch icon to return to t
5. Add and remove Add Ine after quitting the corresponding application cane 10 P Creating labels with other applications Microsoft Word With the Add In function you can directly copy the text in Microsoft Word to a label layout If Microsoft Outlook is running and Microsoft Word is chosen as the standard editor you won t i be able to use the Add In function in Microsoft Word Exit Microsoft Outlook and restart Microsoft Word Introduction Creating labels using Microsoft Word 1 Open a Microsoft Word document and select the text you want included in the label from your word document Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 Ke Q Q D D 2 On the Microsoft Word ribbon standard toolbar click H For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add Microsoft Word text to the Label list shown in the database Window described below How to add Microsoft Word text to the Label list shown in the database Window For first time use the message Record data in the Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference Appendix Example
6. Show Signature Deta 2 e For Microsoft Word 2003 etc check the Always trust gt Help protect me from unknown content recommended s i 5 Enable this conten macros from this source checkbox and click on Enable m adane tn WE Br e j 49 M a cros i Open the Trust Center a Cancel D For details about the Add In function label design or installation information see the P touch Editor Help Registering and canceling the Add In function Before running this program close the Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook programs The following is the example for Windows Vista 7 Click Start All Programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Editor 5 0 Add Ins Utility The Brother P touch Add In Settings dialog box appears 2s O Q Q Q lt 2 Select the checkboxes for the Microsoft f Brother P touch Add In Settings application where you would like the Microsoft Word Addins P touch Editor add in function button k Aaro to be installed Microsoft Excel Add Ine Apply is used to specify what action is taken when Pia nde the Add In button is pressed in each application ExpessMode e Express Mode Starts Express Mode e Professional Mode Starts Professional mode e Print Immediately Prints the label W Display the Import Setup dialog box m Microsoft Outlook Add Ins Apple Espesshlode kai W Display the Import Setup dialog box Caution
7. adjust the PT 9800PCN A ly size once the pointer changes to an arrow ie Q Q aa D D Guidelines are sometimes displayed when moving objects They are shown when the object is aligned at the left right top or bottom edge of Printable area or in the center In the illustration to the left the guidelines indicate that the object is centered at the top edge of the tape Inserted text boxes images and frames are treated as objects Objects are surrounded by handles indicated by eight blue points Indicates that an object is selected Appendix The pointer changes to an arrow when moved over a handle You can change the size of the object by dragging You can move objects by dragging when the pointer is a crosshair For text objects the pointer only changes to a crosshair over the border of the object 24 Searching labels m a ae alae GRE Pfam z Fea 23 0 mm Auto 4 Al Slp Ctrl Z Ctrl mme pmen ee Ctrl x Introduction ap Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Margins Insert Pie Direction Change Image Rotate Order Options Brother Solutions Center About Exit Other Functions available on the menu displayed by right clicking the mouse Click Undo to undo the last operation Click Redo to redo an undone operation Select the text area or object that you want to cut or copy and select Cut or Copy Click in the destination area an
8. after Printing or Reset to Original Value after Printing to set the numbering option Brother Solutions Center Click Brother Solutions Center to go to the web site for assistance and information About Click About to learn about the P touch Editor Lite LAN version Exit Click Exit to exit P touch Editor Lite LAN Appendix Numbering Options 25 P Searching labels Introduction This section gives an overview of P touch Editor See the P touch Editor Help for details gt Starting P touch Editor 7 Double click the Applications and then a a P touch Editor 5 0 ese x F Mail n P AutoFormat gt G8 system ire I teen ea Users gt lo amp Preview 9 Read Me rtf If an Alias has been created double click the ee ied KA Sin Al l as System Preferences F TextEdit u 2 Utilities rol 1 of 6 selected 21 88 GB available The Layout Window is displayed 2 Double click the P touch Editor application P touch Editor starts a Q Q D D Appendix 26 P Starting P touch Editor Layout Window E Standard Mode This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images The layout window consists of the following sections Insert _Format Layout Database Window Help STE OR T i aes a L e i WA Cee Ab Shi Introduction a s i ona C a E Style Biju as E Text Position 2 0b Q pru ab
9. and Outlook toolbar Only if Microsoft Word Excel Outlook are already installed on your computer The Add In function is valid for Windows only In each application by choosing the text you want to print and clicking on the P touch icon you can create and print labels quickly and easily Depending on the setting the character string that is downloaded by using Add In function will be registered to Label List Label List is a database for exclusively P touch Editor To display Label List click File Database Label List Introduction FA e The Add In function supports the following applications i Microsoft Word 2000 2002 2003 2007 Microsoft Excel 2000 2002 2003 2007 and Microsoft Outlook 2000 2002 2003 2007 After the Add In function is installed into Microsoft Word cloner Otic Ganley Opeue ies Excel or Outlook the security dialog box may appear Security Alert Macro when starting these applications depending on the C Ahan a a a IOL i ynin application S Bon rity settings ee ee signature is from a publisher e For Microsoft Word 2007 etc if the dialog box on the right _ appears select Trust all documants from this publisher te ei Files Microsoft Office Office 12 STARTUP Add In Ptouch50 dot and click OK For details on security settings see the Help llc snide hea o D o Certificate issued by VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA aD files for the application
10. dialog box is not available Outbox Sent Items and Tasks windows S Creating labels using the Contacts data in Microsoft Outlook T Open Microsoft Outlook Contacts and om SERN highlight the contact information you TOII a TEIR ave Contacts 1 Contacts Ada Fre Sea a P n 2 All Contact Items X ae EA 123 want to include My conis se ne aan FA In Microsoft Outlook you can include not a a iced i gt 3 Phone List g only the Contact data but also the text in a ne message as you can do in Microsoft Word a cnt f 3 Address03 doc Compatibility Mode Microsoft Word o me ei United Kingdom D a ae ee ey on z aoe ommands 5 W Mr Michael Smith l D LBI Group Ke 100 Clean View Aye 49 Oxford Oxon 0X14 3RT D mor e aadi l ab O 2 On the Microsoft Outlook ribbon standard toolbar click For details on how to automatically add the text to the Label List see How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List described on the page 15 3 In Label Layout make adjustments to the a line feed in the cells and click _ e eee ee When finished press Edit Print to edit and print your label 2s O Q Q Q lt Label Layout Fields FA Label Layout enables you to change the way your text is displayed printed e When you choose any listed item in the 5 Lee Fields box and click __ lt anew field is iiir
11. of label list data being stored in the database window in P touch editor screen o DatelTitle Body Code Memo Memo Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo Mr Walter Freeman ABC Transporting Corporation 71572007 Mr Walter Free E Fh b SAM Me Water Freeman 4555 Comberand PRW Y Anytown USA S593 If you click No in the message Record data in the Label List is displayed and want to register go to Tools Options and check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add In in the Label List tab 11 P Creating labels with other applications Microsoft Excel With the Add In function you can directly copy text in Microsoft Excel to a label layout Creating labels using Microsoft Excel 5 E 1 Open a Microsoft Excel worksheet and qu ADE as select the cells of text you want included in sini Menu Commands the label from your Excel spreadsheet aE morte N 45 Cumberland Way Anyutown USA 95093 4 Chessel Avenue Miss Kathy Williams Boumemouth Dorset BHS 1LH 11 East Main St Mr R Becker Bimingham West Midlands B11 1RS 2 2 On the Microsoft Excel ribbon standard toolbar click E 14 The Brother P touch Import Setup dialog box appears w 3 In Label Layout make adjustments to the lt lt i ES line feed in the cells and click _ ee A Mr Walter Freeman B 45 Cumberl
12. text that is specified in the Label Title field Layout All li including the first line i ified in th ines including the first line in text specified in the Body field Label Layout Content of cell specified in Text Imported Into the l fiel Date Title Body Code Memo1 Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo 7p O Mr Walter F 45 Cumberland Way 45 Cumberland W 1 Mr Walter Freeman 45 Cumberland Way Kini USA 95093 See TIN Mr Walter Freeman Accs US A 95093 i hee Miss Kathy Williams 4 Chessel Avenue 4 Chessel Avenue LI 2 7 19 2007 Miss Kathy Williams 4 Chessel Avenue Boumemouth Dorset BH5 Miss Kathy Williams Boumemouth Dorset BH5 tL IL te Mr R Becker 11 East Main St 11 East Main St pa L13 7 19 2007 Mr R Becker 11 East Main St Bimingham West Midlands Mr R Becker Bimingham West Midlands B11 1R5 B11 1RS If you clicked No when the message Record data in the Label List is displayed but want to register go to Tools Options and check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add in Appendix 13 P Creating labels with other applications Microsoft Outlook With the Add In function you can directly copy the text in Microsoft Outlook to a label layout ltems you can import are Contacts Calendar items Deleted Items Drafts Inbox Journal Notes text in the Notes
13. to be used as search conditions and set the search items The search items that can be set are as follows This sets the method for combining multiple search items If you choose AND files Multiple Parameters are searched for those that satisfy all the conditions If you choose OR files are searched for those that satisfy any one of the conditions Inputs the data name to search for Chooses the data type to search for Sets the data size to search for Sets the date at which the data to search for was last modified 3 Click Begin Search The search is started Ke Q Q aa D D From To Brother USA s 19801226 A Close the Search dialog The search results can be checked in the Search Results in the folder view Appendix Sample Labels BROTHER INTL CORP FA You can register the data in the P touch Library by dragging and dropping to the All contents folder or its list view To have label templates created with P touch Editor automatically registered in the P touch Library use the following method 1 From the P touch Editor menu choose Tools Options 2 In the Options dialog box General tab click Registration Settings 3 Choose the timing for registering label templates created with P touch Editor then click OK 22 Searching labels With P touch Editor Lite LAN you can create various simple label layout qui
14. to paper size No Scaling aD Gees Eam Properties Find Printer Print to file F Manual duplex Copies Number of copies 1 l z 7 Coll gt z Collate i 1 4 When you click Page Layout the ribbon standard toolbar appears Then click the mark to the right of Page Setup The Page Setup dialog box appears 5 Click the Paper tab and choose the paper size that you want to print Page Setup Paper size Width 0 95 Height 3 94 Paper source First page Normal Margins Paper Layout Default trav Normal _ Eam Other pages a Default tray Normal a INorma Preview Tefat 6 Click the Margins tab and set the page label margins 7 Click C to return to your document The size of the Microsoft Word window is adjusted to the paper size that you have just chosen Edit the document as needed 8 Click and amp then click l The specified labels are printed 31 gt Printing from other applications Apply to Whole document x Print Options E Creating Labels Introduction Appendix
15. A All data will be deleted from the printer OK to continue i Cancel 20 P Backing up label templates Starting up P touch Library You can start up the P touch Library and edit and print labels Click the Start button then choose All programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Library 2 1 The P touch Library starts up Opening and editing data Introduction Choose the data you want to edit then click 7 Open The application associated with the data is opened and you can edit the data FA The application that starts up depends on the data For example for a P touch template P touch Editor starts up a ab Q l pru ab Sa Printing labels Choose the label templates you want to print then click F Print The label is printed by the connected printer Appendix 21 P Starting up P touch Library Searching labels You can search label templates registered in the P touch Library a S 4 m DO Click AS n EEE co Ce faa File Edit View Tool Hel Search 7s amp O The Search dialog box is displayed tah Search _ Multiple Parameter AND OR Name conan I Type Layout bl lbp mbi gt Conran se m p H po e m 6 15 2007 z 6 15 2007 z Close A N Saas 2 Check the items
16. P ew Format Ee For text and graphics w mpu a D Refer to User s Guide about Distributed ee O Printing PT 9700PC 9800PCN only z Brightness 0 4 Contrast 0 G Label Format IP Settings _ Distributed Printing Settings Defa CK coca ay J Hep 2S O e Other Tab Base Advanced Oe m You can change Unit mm or inch Unit om inch _ Arange the Font Stroke Default CK ca aw JLo Hep 4 Close the Printers window 30 P Setting the Printer Driver gt Printing from other applications We will use Microsoft Word as an example In the following steps you will see XX XXXX Read XX XXXX as your printer name The printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer name The screens may vary depending on the model 7 Click and amp The Print dialog box appears 2 Choose Brother XX XXXX i Printer ra ae change the settings of the Printer Driver Name a Brother XX XXXx from the Properties dialog box which appears by es ae clicking Properties a LPT1 Page range All _ Current page Selectio G3 Pages Type page numbers and or page ranges separated by commas counting from the start of the document or the section For example type 1 3 5 12 or pisi pis2 pis3 p8s3 Click to close the Print dialog box Print what Document Zoom Print All pages in range x Pages per sheet 1 page x Scale
17. Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List added to the Label Layout box EGE a V Fill Up Lines That Contain No Data You can enter spaces line feeds omma Error a and characters for each cell and print them on a label You can also remove fields in this screen by highlighting the field and pressing the delete key on your keyboard FA e For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add text from i Microsoft Outlook to a Label List described on the page 15 e If you want to include the data into the Code field of the Label List choose Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List in the Brother P touch Import Setup dialog box 14 P Creating labels with other applications How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List For first time use the message Record data in the Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference Date of creation Date field The first line in the text that is specified in the Label ae Title field Layout Introduction All li including the first line i ified in th ines including the first line in text specified in the Body field Label Layout Content of cell specified in T
18. able Image CECO a _ at m G8 p x lt d ae 5 H g Cc Symbol Make Picture colin O pea fe a gt mt ley ES Date and Time Calendar O _Date Titie_ Body Code Memo1 Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo6 a Mode Professional Mode Right click the mouse and choose P touch Editor Help Sereen Capture Return ta Edit Layout snap Mode Description How To About Exit Snap Mode Press F1 key to access P touch Editor Help directly 8 P Start P touch Editor Help Printing the Help description The information given in P touch Editor Help can be printed Use your normal printer to print the P touch Editor Help information Introduction 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 I Ex and cl ick ase You can print the selected topic or all the topics in the selected heading What would you like to do Print the selected topic Print the selected heading and all subtopics OK Cancel 4 Specify the Printer and click cme 2 ab Q l prar ab pae O 1 Choose a normal printer that supports general paper sizes such as Letter Appendix Q Start P touch Editor Help Creating labels with other applications When installing the software if you choose the Add In function a P touch icon will be automatically added onto the Microsoft Word Excel
19. al or Web BRAdmin Download them from our website For Network models only gt Starting up P touch Transfer Manager 1 Click the Start button then choose All programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Transfer Manager 2 1 P touch Transfer Manager starts up Layout window an Q Q aa D D flo contents are selected Appendix For Help press F1 Menu bar Commands are categorized into each menu File Edit View Tool and Help by function Toolbar There are icons for frequently used commands Click on one to access that command Selecting the printer model Only for P touch Transfer Manager Select the printer model to send data to When you select a printer only the data that can be sent to the selected printer is displayed in the list view Folder view Displays a list of folders When you select any folder the data in the folder selected is displayed in the list view on the right List view The data in the selected folder is displayed Preview The label templates selected in the list view are displayed as a preview 16 Starting up P touch Transfer Manager Explanations of the Icons Transfer Only for P touch Transfer Manager Transfers the label templates and other data on your PC to the printer when connecting USB interface cable Introduction Backup Only for P touch Transfer Manager Backs up the data you have tran
20. and Way A Mr Walter Freeman B 45 Cumberland Way a Label Layout enables you to change the way your text is displayed printed add When you choose any listed item in the a O a Fields box and click lt _ a new field is Pon UBA Baga a V Focon ai added to the Label Layout box thin tn een m You can enter spaces line feeds commas and characters for each cell and print them on a label You can also remove fields in this screen by highlighting the field and pressing the delete key on your keyboard Appendix FA e For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List described on the page 13 e lf you want to include the data into the Code field of the Label List choose Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List in the Brother P touch Import Setup dialog box 12 P Creating labels with other applications How to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List For first time use the message Record data in the Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference Date of creation Date field O 5 O O O L Cc The first line in the
21. ay vary depending on the model Introduction 1 Create the template you want to transfer with P touch Editor 5 0 then choose File Transfer Template menu to register 2 Click 7 to save the registered template in bIf format 3 Start BRAdmin Professional O or Web BRAdmin Choose the printer and click on the Control Choose the printer and click Open button on menu Select Load Firmware the lower of the screen RAdmin Home agi cro xe kKeycode bSalfc397a663bdb700d30aace857b07 Notification Settings Node Name IP Address Log Location BRN00807752 Brother PT 9800PCN__ READY f9213687240 O O T O M234sema9 a Q Q at D D Device Home Page 4 Choose Load Firmware function of the BRAdmin Professional O or Web BRAdmin Choose TFTP PUT and click OK button Click Load Firmware button on the upper of the screen Load Firmware 2 TFTP PUT TFTP GET NetWare GET Appendix Load Firmware TFTP PUT Password Upload File Node Name IP Address Model Name BRNOOSO77504E01 192 168 72 124 Brother XX XOOKXX The default password is access 19 P Transfer the templates to the printer via network
22. ckly and easily Double click the A P touch Editor Lite LAN starts Layout window EE aa aaa JE Sets the width of the tape Click to automatically detect the Command Toolbar width of the inserted tape Sets the length of the label Displays the New screen for creating a new Sues gm A ads the length of the label to label Opens a saved file with P touch Editor Lite LAN Saves the data to your PC etc but not to the labeler accommodate the entered text Inserts a new text box convenient when creating labels containing both single and multiple lines of text Inserts an image onto your label From file Inserts an image stored on your PC Screen capture Inserts the selected area of the PC screen as a graphic Symbol Inserts one of your PC s built in symbols 23 0 mm n Auto Click to set the zoom factor Oos Bl D for the Label View LOU You can also change the zoom factor by clicking or Click Gi to print normally or to print with options Auto Cut Each label is automatically cut after printing Half Cut Only the label tape is cut without cutting the backing making it easier to remove the label backing Chain Printing Uses the least amount of tape when printing more than one label continuously The last label printed is not cut After printing press Feed amp Cut button to cut Inserts a frame Displays the menu The menu includes all P
23. d select Paste 2 Q Q a D D Copy Paste Margins Set the length of blank space on both sides of the label large or small Click Insert Select Text box to insert text onto the label Select From File to insert an image stored on your PC Select Screen Capture to insert the selected area of the PC screen Select Symbol to insert one of your PC s built in symbols Select Frame to insert one of P touch Editor Lite LAN built in frames Direction Select the text object and click either Horizontal Text or Vertical Text to change the direction of the text Select the number or letter within your text and click Numbering to consecutively advance the number or letter on each label Click to the right of the Print button and click Print Options Check the Numbering box and enter the number of labels being printing in the Count field Click the Print button Select the image and click Change Image to replace the current image with a Change Image different image Rotate Rotate objects to 0 90 180 or 270 Order select one of the objects and click Order then select Bring to Front Send to Back Bring Forward or Send Backward to set the order of each object in the layer Click Options Select either mm mm or inches in to set the measurement unit setting Select P touch Editor Lite LAN language Restart the application to apply the new selected Language Select either Display New Value
24. de appears See the P touch Editor Help for details N oO O 14 pra 4 oO O Appendix 7 P Starting P touch Editor gt Start P touch Editor Help This section explains how to start P touch Editor Help for Windows The following is the example for Windows Vista E Start from Start button To start P touch Editor Help click the Start button on the task bar and point to All Programs Click Brother P touch and P touch Editor 5 0 Help Introduction E Start from New Open dialog When you start the P touch Editor 5 0 and the New Open dialog box appears click Bl Select Pinter Moen OpenFie EB ViewHisioy Help How To ae nina i New Select by Use A D ie A s 2 Horizontal Text Vertical Text Check for Updates I Do Not Display This Dialog Box at Startup a E Start from P touch Editor Click Help menu and choose P touch Editor Help PE Editor Lay Sees Edit Vi er do lex a Brother PT 28 ooon omaoma E ay T ah Sma i es FE Wo ce a ae m nt Om s EA aoa Eh AB ik h Foca a Ruu ire a Aa aaa iaaa laala aa aa a a aoa aaaea Eiaon Raa au Roa aa iauna he a E gt X RA aE EP T A A A A A Bo g Text Arrange Text m i 5 lalala AY Bar Code im amp p T
25. dialog SIGS box and click __ _ Essam Mm Cmte erie e You can choose the label printer and media size i iil i rs a s e When you choose Open File the Open dialog box appears You can choose and open the file you have created and stored previously e When you choose View History the History dialog appears You can choose from recently created labels cr eee Uhre rts a e When you choose New choose either vertical eee ae ee l writing style or horizontal writing style a e When you choose Select by Use you can choose by label applications e When you choose Help How To the P touch Editor Help appears The Help files allow you to learn step by step how to create a label layout e The Check for Updates button will link to the default page for your machine on Brother Solutions Center 4 P Starting P touch Editor Introduction a Q Q 2 D D Appendix Layout window MExpress Mode This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images The layout window consists of the following sections Introduction Xa foes ve lt mi on ejy F BIE f __ Date Tile _ Body Code Memo1 Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo6 KA Q Q 0 a D C D 7 E Snap Professional Brother PT 9800PCN jiwo vre Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu File Edit View and Insert etc by functio
26. e to show hide the property box Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Appendix Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a connected database Mode selection buttons Switch the Editor s modes Side bar By selecting the tab you can easily insert and format text bar codes tables etc change the order of the objects to create a label template or set the advanced settings e The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars palette and windows e See the P touch Editor Help for details 6 Starting P touch Editor ESnap Mode With this mode you can capture a portion or the entire screen print it as an image and save it for future use 7 When you Click Snap of the mode switch agqqgegmea ea 6 Snap mode description dialog box The following functions can be used in Snap mode S O appears Click a Screen Capture Drag and Drop Print Text function O E i tant A 7 ee FA e If you put a checkmark in Do Not Display eed This Dialog Again you can go to Snap TA p a mode directly the next time without Doo ion 3 E displaying the dialog box e You can also start Snap mode from Start QE Click the P touch icon to return to the layout window All Programs Brother P touch I Do Not Display This Dialog Again P touch Editor 5 0 Snap mode ee coe 2 Snap mo
27. es in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer name The screens may vary depending on the model 1 e For Windows Vista Windows 7 From Control Panel go to Hardware and Sound and open Printers Windows Vista Devices and Printers Windows 7 e For Windows XP From Control Panel go to Printers and Faxes For details see Windows Help 2 Choose Brother XX XXXX and right click and select Select printing preferences De ie Pra For ictures fs EEN The Brother XX XXXX printing preferences Ba gene a B Recently Changed Df y a kai dialog box appears pem 29 P Setting the Printer Driver Introduction Creating Labels T O Q Q Q lt 3 Choose each item and click LJ Basic Advanced Other Paper Size 11 2 X e Basic Tab Width 11 2 s This tab is used to set the paper size number of uam a E copies quality and cut option y jai ET i E Y The cutting options will vary according to the Copies t goer model Quality Standad 360x 360d OOO Option J Auto Cut 1 kiek J Half Cut F Chain Printing _ Special Tape No Cut F Mirror Printing _ Trim tape after data Default Awb Hep e Advanced Tab Basic Advanced Other T You can set graphics options Halftone Graphs ORA E Brightness and Contrast and Label D For Joga and text D ABC
28. ext Imported Into the fiel Date Title Body Code Memo1 Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo amp EEEH Mr Walter Freeman Anytown Norfolk 100 Somerset Ave 100 Somerset Ave Ace Q Q a D C D Diz 7 19 2007 John Adams pyevtonn Rorfolk oe United KingdomJohn AdamsJohn Adams ir York Noth Yorkshire5 Westminster Road5 Westminster Road 3 7 18 2007 Andy York North Yorkshire YO30 6LYAndyAndy If you clicked No when the message Record data in the Label List is displayed but want to register go to Tools Options and check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add in Appendix 15 P Creating labels with other applications Introduction P touch Library This application allows you to manage P touch label templates and other data on the computer You can print a label from the P touch Library using the machine P touch Transfer Manager This application can transfer label template data to the printer s main unit and can make backups of data transferred to the printer s main unit Transfer function is needed to use P touch Template For details on P touch Template download P touch Template manual English only from the Brother Solutions Center http solutions brother com Select your region country Choose your product Downloads PT 9700PC 9800PCN only To transfer the templates via network you need to prepare BRAdmin Profession
29. he layout window l Do Not Display This Dialog Again Drop or Input J Screen Capture Return to Edit Layout Snap Mode Description How To About P touch Editor 5 0 Quit P touch Editor This section explains how to start P touch Editor Help for Mac The following is the example for Mac OS xX 10 4 9 E Start from New Open dialog In the New Open dialog click Help How To E Start from P touch Editor Click Help menu and choose P touch Editor Help 28 P Start P touch Editor Help New Open m open Open File 7 fac View History XX XXXX B E Create a New Layout Select by Use Horizontal Text _ Do Not Display This Dialog Box at Startup e amp P touch Editor File Edit View Insert Format Layout Database dof Help YD lt er pga MmA O B80 6 X Ole ale Introduction ae Q Q aa D D Appendix You can use this machine to print directly from most Windows applications by installing the printer driver Q Because the paper size for this machine is different from other regular printers you may not be able to print even after installing the driver and application software unless the application software allows the correct label size to be set gt Setting the Printer Driver In the following steps you will see XX XXXX Read XX XXXX as your printer name The printer nam
30. he printer via USB eee eecee eee eee 17 Transfer the templates to the printer via network PT 9800PCN only 0008 19 Backing up label templates ans ttoiencnnearcut nce eaamieawascniia setae paesiesuseetcbednpesbinnd meniansateeae nein 20 Staring Up P touch Mle c a geammeernneeres eenemec eaves sent era an eni er feet Mirra rine tar een mene ero setae 21 BS aang ber sec ater E indie ase eeneesee sean eee 22 How to use P touch Editor Lite LAN PT 9800PCN only cece ccecceeeceeeeeeeeseeeeaes 23 How to use the P touch Editor for Mac PT 3600 9600 9700PC 9800PCN only 26 Stanno FOR COP saveitvutsersadaanpeaastavcrinnacsabarndataiertiadunbasaness tr tiaphiaetinnay AiE 26 Stan P touch Editor HEID accra taresiainiiederssrtidanacinseiateabintbenpadinaceaaetarisawatinginadiiadeeidacimnarss 28 Printing directly from other applications cocina sex ccus ean gcapasedsennduoondegaitenurseeadeseasnencleetvesnamoonss 29 Setting the Printer Driver en ee ee en eee eect rene eee mente te nee ee ie eet a peste 29 Printing from other applications te iccysaicannicsenanancatennieonceswaeiwdnetinearncunatenncenornecmeatemieets 31 Introduction a 0b Q O ab pa O Appendix The Brother label printer enables you to quickly and easily print custom labels created with the label software P touch Editor Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Indu
31. n Command bar The command bar contains the New Open Paper Text Frame Image etc Draw Edit toolbar s Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Property bar You can easily insert and format text image etc Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects QO Database window Displays a connected database Mode selection buttons Switch the Editor s modes e The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars and windows e See the P touch Editor Help for details 5 amp Starting P touch Editor E Professional Mode This mode provides all label design features for creating label templates The layout window consists of the following sections File Edit View Insert Format Tools Layout Window Help quae Introduction A amp ish A Asa ei Ik y 4 _ tt ae tit amp oo Date Title Body Code_ Memot_ Memo2_ Memo3_ Memo4 ap Q Q 0 a D C O D O U EES Protessiona 2 E Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu File Edit View and Insert etc by function Standard toolbar A group of frequently used commands New Layout Open Save Print etc are provided in this toolbar Property palette The property palette contains the Print Paper Text and Layout property boxes Click on the left side of each palett
32. se the machine 1 more efficiently Appendix 23 Trademarks This section explains the procedure for starting P touch Editor With P touch Editor you can create various kinds of labels See the P touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and details on creating printing and saving the labels The following is the example for Windows Vista Read the printer name XX XXXX in each image as your purchased machine model name To download the latest driver and software please visit the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com gt Starting P touch Editor 1 Click Start All Programs Brother a P touch P touch Editor 5 0 1 st F You can also start P touch Editor using the following methods only if you created the shortcut during installation e Double click the shortcut icon on the desktop e Click the shortcut icon on the Quick Launch bar When P touch Editor is launched the New Open dialog box appears allowing you to choose whether you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label To specify how the P touch Editor works when it starts click Tools Options of the menu bar on A the P touch Editor to display the Options dialog box In the General tab you can choose the setting in the Operations list box in the Startup Settings Normally choose Display New Open Dialog Box 2 Choose an option in the New Open
33. sferred to the Brother printer using the P touch Transfer Manager Edits the selected data Print Only for P touch Prints the selected label template with the printer Library Searches the data managed with the P touch Library Display Style Changes the file display format Ace Q Q a D C D Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB 1 Make sure to disconnect the network cable when transferring templates via USB 1 Select the printer to transfer data to Q Before transferring data check that the PC and the printer are correctly connected with a USB cable and that the printer power is On Appendix 2 Right click the Configurations folder then select New and create a new folder Here as an example we create the folder Transfer 17 P Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB 3 Drag the transfer data to the folder you just made Drag the transfer data from All contents or from Layouts or some other folder under Filter When transferring multiple sets of data move all the transfer data to the folder you made Introduction 4 Key Assign numbers are automatically assigned to transfer data within the folder you made in previous step To change a number right click the data name in the list view then select key assign number
34. stries Ltd Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd 2010 Brother Industries Ltd All rights reserved Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Server and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Apple Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries The names of other software or products used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies that developed them Each company whose software title is mentioned in this guide has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs All other brand and product names mentioned in this Software User s Guide and the User s Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies gt About this Guide This guide PDF is included on the CD ROM T O _ C Creating Labels GO In this guide when the mouse pointer changes to f you can just click to jump to the corresponding pages For the basic functions of Adobe Reader see the Adobe Reader Help files gt Symbols used in this Guide The symbols used throughout this guide are as follows Q This symbol shows information or directions that should be followed Ignoring them may result in injury damage or failed operations This symbol shows information or directions that can help you better understand and u
35. touch Editor Lite LAN functionality Minimizes P touch Editor Lite LAN the last label Exits P t h Editor Lite LAN cists seas Special Tape Select when 2 Property Toolbar you use a tape which cannot be cut with this cutter blade such Click to change the font as Fabric Tape or Strong Adhesive tape etc Click to specify the font size Mirror Printing Prints a mirror image of the label Copies Prints multiple copies of a label 24 You can adjust the font size up or down one level by clicking a or x GETEA Specifies the font style ALAA A Bold 4 Italic A Underline 23 Searching labels Sets cancels the label direction to vertical Introduction Creating Labels Appendix Hin a dfe Hla lalala E Ge E E 7 fea 23 0 mm Auto Al SmE J Introduction Label View This label view is displayed when the software is started The width of tape currently i set is displayed on the left of label image When Auto is shown on the right the length of tape is automatically adjusted to the length of text You can drag the label border to manually change the length and width of the label Move the pointer to the label area s border When the blue line appears drag to the tal desired length or width You can adjust the size of the P touch Editor Lite LAN window Simply move the a pointer over an edge of the P touch Editor Lite LAN window and drag to

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