Brother International PT1500PC Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 19
Importing text, Using the Text History list, Adding a symbol, Changing the background color
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Importing text Text that has already been typed in another application can easily be imported into the label. 1 Select the desired text in the other application. 2 Import the text into the label layout either by pressing the designated shortcut keys (Windows only) or by dragging it from the other application. (Windows only) To specify the shortcut keys used to import text, right-click in the label view (or text box), and then click [Options] in the menu that appears. In the Options dialog box that appears, select the desired shortcut keys for importing text. Using the Text History list The 10 most recently printed texts are automatically stored for future use. 1 Click the Text History button ( ) to display the Text History list. 2 Click the desired text. Text selected from the Text History list replaces all text already entered in the layout. Adding a symbol A symbol from the various installed symbol fonts can be added at the left side of the label text. 1 (Windows) Right-click in the label view (or text box), select [Symbols] in the menu that appears, and then click [Insert/Change]. The Input Symbol dialog box appears. (Macintosh) Hold down the Control key and click in the label view (or text box), select [Symbol font] in the menu that appears, and then click [Import/Change]. A dialog box displaying symbols appears. 2 In the Symbol Font list, select the desired symbol font. 3 In the Symbol List view, select the desired symbol. 4 Click the OK button. The selected symbol is added at the left of the text. If a symbol has already been added to the text, it will be replaced by the newly selected symbol. Changing the background color The background color of the layout can be changed to suit your preference. • (Windows) Right-click in the label view (or text box), select [Background Color] in the menu that appears, and then click the desired color from the list. (Macintosh) Hold down the Control key and click in the label view (or text box), select [Background Color] in the menu that appears, and then click the desired color from the list. To select a color other than those listed, select [User Settings] (Windows) or [User Setting] (Macintosh) from the Background Color submenu, create the desired color in the dialog box that appears, and then click the OK button. Viewing the text Layouts that are too long to fit in the screen can be scrolled by clicking the Arrange button ( ) to view the left, the center, then the right side of the layout with each click of the button. If the label view (or text box) has been moved away from the tool bar, it will be docked before scrolling. Printing Before printing labels, certain print options can be selected. 1 Click the arrow beside the Print button ( ) to display a drop-down menu. 2 (Windows) Click [Print Options]. The Print dialog box appears. (Macintosh) Click [Print]. A dialog box containing the print options appears. On the Macintosh, this dialog box can also be displayed by just clicking the Print button. 17