Brother QL-series manual

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Creatin g Labels Append ix 1 Introductio n Cont ent s Tradema rks .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... ... 2 About t his Guide ....... .................. .............. ................... ................... .................. ............. 2 Symbols u sed in this Gui[...]

Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Trademarks 2 Introduction The Br other la bel pri nter (he reafter ref erre d to as "t he mac hine" ) enable s you to qui ckly and ea sily print custom label s created wi th the l abel software, P-tou ch Ed itor . T rad emarks The Broth er lo go is a r egister ed trade mark of B roth er Indust ries[...]

Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix From label creation to print ing 3 Creating Labels This se ction describes the ge neral pr ocedur e for creat ing la bels using the machi ne. For det ails on s tep-by-st ep instruc tions, see H elp files . From label c r eation to printing 1 Choose the type of label you want to create. There is a variety to [...]

From label creation to print ing 4 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix 3 Create and pr int the label. Create a label Using P-touch Editor Using an applicati on from another publ isher (Windows ® only) Using P-touc h Address Book (Wi ndows ® only) Enter the te xt Edit the l abel Enter the te xt Print the label Windows ® Express M ode Windows[...]

Starting P-touch E ditor 5 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix This se ction expla ins the pr ocedur e for start ing P-to uch E ditor . Wit h P-to uch Edit or , you ca n create var ious kinds of labe ls. See the P -touch Editor He lp for samples of va rious k inds of labels a nd details on creati ng, printi ng, an d saving the la bels. The fol[...]

Starting P-touch E ditor 6 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Layout window  Express Mode This mod e prov ides ea sy label creati on with texts and im ages. The la yout wi ndow cons ists of the f ollowi ng secti ons: Menu bar Commands are ca tegoriz ed unde r each m enu (File , Edit, View , a nd Ins ert, etc.) by func tion. Command bar Con[...]

Starting P-touch E ditor 7 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix  Profession al Mode This mod e provides ful l-scale lab el crea tion from c reating th e template s. The la yout wi ndow cons ists of the f ollowi ng secti ons: Menu bar Commands are ca tegoriz ed unde r each m enu (File , Edit, View , a nd Ins ert, etc.) by func tion. S tandar [...]

Starting P-touch E ditor 8 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix  Snap Mode With this mode, you can captu re the s creen, print it as an im age, and s ave it fo r future use . T o start Snap mode, fol low the steps below . 1 When you click [Snap] from Mode Switch, the Description of Snap mode dialog box appears. Click . 2 Snap mode appears. ?[...]

Start P-touch Editor Help 9 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix S t art P-touch Editor Help This se ction expla ins how to start P-to uch E ditor Hel p for Wi ndows ® . The foll owing exa mple u ses Windo ws Vis ta ® .  From the S tart butto n T o start P-touch Editor H elp, click the St art button on the task bar , and poin t to [All Pro[...]

Start P-touch Editor Help 10 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Printing the Help description The in formation give n in P -touch Edi tor Help c an be print ed. Use yo ur norm al pr inter to p rint the P -tou ch Editor Help infor mation. 1 In the [Contents] ta b, choose any topic you want to print. 2 Click on the Toolbar. 3 Choose the range o[...]

Creating labels with other applications 11 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Creating labels with oth er applications When inst all ing the softw are, if you choose the Add-In function, a P-touch i con will be autom atically added onto the M i crosoft ® Wo rd, Excel ® , and Outlook ® toolbar . (Only if Microsoft ® Wor d, Ex c e l ® , Ou[...]

Creating labels with other applications 12 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Microsof t ® Wor d With the Add-In fu nction, y ou can di rectly copy the te xt in Micr osoft ® Word to a label layout. Creating labels using Microsof t ® Wo r d 1 Open a Micr osoft ® Word document and select the t ext you want include d in the label from your W[...]

Creating labels with other applications 13 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Microsof t ® Excel ® With the Add-In fu nction, y ou can di rectly c opy text in Micros oft ® Excel ® to a label la yout. Creating labels using Microsof t ® Excel ® 1 Open a Micr osoft ® Excel ® worksheet and select the cells of te xt you want included in th[...]

Creating labels with other applications 14 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix How to add text from Microsof t ® Excel ® t o the Label List If you c licked No when the m essa ge "Record data in the Label L ist?" wa s displ ayed, but w ant to r egister , go to [T ools]-[Opt ions], and chec k "Autom atically Record Data Imported[...]

Creating labels with other applications 15 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Microsof t ® Outlook ® With the Add-In fu nction, y ou can di rectly copy the te xt in Micr osoft ® Outlook ® to a label la yout. Items y ou can im port are : Contacts, Calenda r items, Deleted Ite ms, Drafts, Inbox, J ournal, Notes (te xt in t he Notes di alog [...]

Creating labels with other applications 16 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix How to add text from Microsof t ® Outlo ok ® to the Label List If you c licked No when the m essa ge "Record data in the Label L ist?" wa s displ ayed, but w ant to r egister , go to [T ools]-[Opt ions], and chec k "Autom atically Record Data Import[...]

Starting the P -touch Address B ook 17 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix This se ction describes the proc edur e for crea ting la bels from con tacts efficiently usi ng the P -touch Address Book. The P-to uch Addr ess Bo ok is v alid f or Windo ws ® only . T he followi ng ex ample use s Windo ws ® XP . St arting the P-touch Address Book 1 [...]

Starting the P -touch Address B ook 18 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Layout window The la yout wi ndow cons ists of the f ollowi ng eig ht sectio ns: Menu bar Commands are ca tegoriz ed unde r each m enu (File , Edit, View , a nd Lay out, etc.) by func tion. S tandar d toolbar Provide s a group of freque ntly use d comman ds (suc h as Ne[...]

Creating a new contact 19 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Creating a ne w cont act This se ction expla ins how to create a new co ntact. 1 Click [File]-[ New Contact]. Or, click . The [ New Contact ] dialog bo x appe ars. 2 Enter data for each item. New Contact form too lbar The fo llowin g comman ds are c ategoriz ed in the men u: Conta c[...]

Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager 20 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix P-touch Library: This application allows you to manage P-touch label templates and other data on the PC. Y ou can print a label f rom the P- touch Library us ing the machine. P-touc h T ran sfer Manag er: This appli cation c an tran sfer label te mplate data to t he pr[...]

Transferring label te mplates from t he PC to the printer via USB 21 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Explanations of the Ic ons T ransfer ring la bel templates from the PC to the printer via USB 1 Select the printer to t ransfer data to. 2 Right cli ck the [Configurati ons folder], then selec t [New] and create a new folder. Here, as a n e[...]

Transferring label te mplates from t he PC to the printer via USB 22 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix 3 Drag the transfer data to t he folder you just made. Drag the trans fer data from All Con tents, Layouts or an othe r fo lder und er Filt er . When tr ansfe rring m ultip le sets of data, move al l the tran sfer data to the f older yo u m[...]

Backing up label t emplates 23 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Backing up lab el templates This se ction describes how to transfer l abel te mplates a nd othe r data in the printe r to the P C. 1 Connect the PC and the printer by USB cable and switch ON the printer's power . The pr inter m odel name is di splayed in the folder v iew .[...]

Transfer the tem plates to the printer via the network ( QL-580N / 1060N only) 24 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix T ransfer the temp lates to the printer via the network (QL-580N / 1060N only ) T o transfe r the temp lates to the p rinter via the ne twork, y ou need BRAdm in Prof essiona l or Web BR Admin. Download it fro m our webs ite fi[...]

Starting up the P-touch Library 25 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix St arting up the P-touch Library Y ou can start up the P- touch Li brary to e dit and prin t label s. Click the [St art] butt on, then choose [A ll programs (Programs)] - [Brother P-touch] - [P-touch T ools] - [P-touch Library 2.1]. The P -touch Li brary star ts up. Opening[...]

Searching labels 26 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Search ing la bels Y ou can sear ch labe l templ ates registe red in the P-to uch Libr ary . 1 Click . The [S earch] dial og box i s display ed. 2 Check the items to be used as search conditions and set the search items. The sear ch items that can be set are as f ollows. 3 Click [Begi n S[...]

27 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix It is not necess ary to install the driver or software fo r P-touch Edito r Lite. With P- touch E ditor Lite, you can c reate va riou s simpl e labe l layouts qu ickly and eas ily . 1 Double-click the . P-touch E ditor Lite starts. Layout window Command T oo lbar Property T oolbar How to use P-touch Edito[...]

28 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Label V iew Display Func tio n This label vi ew is di spla yed when the s oftwar e is star ted. The wi dth of tap e curre ntly set is disp laye d on the left of label image. When "A uto" is s hown o n the r ight, the length of tape i s automat ically adjusted to the l ength o f text. You can dra[...]

29 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Other Functions ( available on the menu displayed by right-c licking the mouse) Menu Do this Undo Redo Clic k Undo to undo the la st ope ratio n. Clic k Redo to redo an undone ope ratio n. Cut Copy Paste Selec t the text area (or objec t) that you want to cut or copy and sele ct Cut or Copy . Click in the[...]

Downloading a New Label Collection Cat egor y to P-touch Editor / Updating P-touch Editor Software 30 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Using the P-touch Update Softwa re, la b el collect ion cate gories can be do wnloaded to your PC and printed using P- touch Edit or . Fu rthermore, t he software can be up grad ed to th e la test ver si on [...]

Updating P-touch Editor Lite 31 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix 3 Select the [ Printer] and [ Language], select the check box next to the label collecti on to be installed or the soft ware to be updated, and then click [I nstall]. 4 The installe d label collecti on will be saved to the P-touch Editor [La bel Collection] tab. Up datin g P-t[...]

Updating P-touch Editor Lite 32 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix 3 Click the [Machine update] icon. 4 Select the [Print er], ensure that [The machine is connected corr ectly.] is displayed, a nd then click [OK]. 5 Select the [Language], select the check box next to the P-touch Editor Li te software to be updated, and then click [Transfe r].[...]

Updating P-touch Editor Lite 33 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix 7 The screen on the right is displaye d on your computer whil e the software i s being updated. 8 Click [OK] to complete the update. 9 The display returns to the i nput screen when the update is complete. Do not turn off the m achine dur ing the up date process.[...]

Starting P-touch E ditor 34 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix St arting P-touch Editor 1 Double-click [Appl ications] and then [P- touch Editor 5.0]. The La yout W indow is disp layed . 2 Double-click the "P-touch Edito r" application. P-touch E ditor s tarts. How to use P-touch Editor for Macintosh This sect ion gi ves an overvie [...]

Starting P-touch E ditor 35 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Layout Window  S tanda rd Mode This mod e prov ides ea sy label creati on with texts and im ages. The la yout wi ndow cons ists of the f ollowi ng secti ons: Command bar Provide s com mands su ch as New/Open, Paper , T ext, Fra me, Ima ge, etc . Draw/Edit tool bar Provide s too[...]

Start P-touch Editor Help 36 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix  Snap Mode With thi s mode, you c an ca pture the screen , print i t as a n image, and sa ve it for fu ture us e. T o start the Snap mode, fol low the steps below . 1 When you click [Snap Mode], the Snap mode descriptio n dialog box appear s. Click . 2 Snap mode appears. S t a[...]

Introductio n Creatin g Labels Append ix Setting the Printer Driver 37 Appendix Y ou can use this m achine to prin t direc tly from most Win dows ® appl ication s, by installing the pr inter driv er . Setting the Printer Driver In the fol lowing steps, y ou wil l see QL -XXX. R ead "X XX" as your printer name. The pri nter nam es in the [...]

Append ix Setting the Printer Driver 38 Introductio n Creatin g Labels •[ A d v a n c e d ] T a b Y ou c an set gr aphic s option s ("Hal ftone", "Brigh tness" and " Contr ast") an d "Con tinuous T ape Format" . Y ou can chang e the La bel For mat or c reate a new Label F ormat fr om the [Continuou s T ape [...]

Append ix Printing from other applications 39 Introductio n Creatin g Labels Printing from oth er appli cations We w ill us e Micro soft ® Word as an exampl e. In the fol lowing steps, y ou wil l see QL -XXX. R ead "X XX" as your printer name. The pri nter nam es in the followin g scre ens may d iffer from y our pu rchase d printe r name[...]