Brother International PT-3600 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 42

Getting Started Ch. 2 Getting Started ● P-touch Editor 3.2 can import files other than mdb files, such as csv files. Files saved as csv files with an application such as Microsoft Excel can be used with P-touch Editor. Refer to the User's Guide supplied on the P-touch Editor 3.2 CD-ROM for more details. ● Using a function available with Microsoft Access 97, Excel files can be linked to mdb files. With this function, data changed in Excel is automatically updated with the P-touch Editor. Using P-touch Quick Editor P-touch Quick Editor enables you to design a simple label layout quickly and easily. In addition to the various functions available through the buttons in the toolbar, right-clicking (Windows®) or holding down the Control key and clicking (Macintosh) in the label view displays a pop-up menu containing more commands. When P-touch Quick Editor is started, the following window is displayed. Toolbar Label view NOTE P-touch Quick Editor can be hidden or displayed by clicking its icon in the system tray, at the right of the taskbar. On a Macintosh computer ● Double-click the P-touch Quick Editor icon in the P-touch Quick Editor folder installed on the computer. When P-touch Quick Editor is started, the following window is displayed. Toolbar Label view Starting up P-touch Quick Editor To start up P-touch Quick Editor: On a computer running Windows® - If a shortcut was added to the Startup menu: ● P-touch Quick Editor automatically starts when the computer is started up. - If a shortcut was added to the desktop: ● Double-click the P-touch Quick Editor icon on the desktop. - If a shortcut was added to the Quick Launch toolbar: ● Double-click the P-touch Quick Editor icon in the Quick Launch toolbar. - If no shortcuts were added: 1 Click the Start button in the taskbar to display the Start menu. 2 Point to "Programs". 3 Click "P-touch Quick Editor". NOTE To view the help for the Mac version of P-touch Quick Editor, double-click "Help.html" in the P-touch Quick Editor folder installed on the computer. Specifying a label size Before entering text, the label size must be set. A selection of preset layout sizes is available for a variety of needs. NOTE Although the screens shown in the following explanations are for Windows® 98, 98 SE and Me, the operations for Windows® 2000 and XP and Macintosh are the same unless specifically mentioned. To specify the label size: 1 Click the arrow beside the Properties button ( ) to display a drop-down menu. 2 Click [Tape Settings] to display various label format settings. 30