Dymo LabelManager® 280 User Guide 1 - Page 9
Creating Fixed-Length Labels, Aligning the Text, Creating Two-Line Labels, Using Clip Art, Symbols
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> > Creating Fixed-Length Labels Normally, the length of the label is automatically determined by the length of the text. However, you can choose to set the length of the label for a specific application. When you choose a fixed label length, the size of the label text is automatically adjusted to fit the label. If the text cannot be adjusted to fit within the fixed label length, a message is displayed and you are prompted to print a variable length label. You can choose a fixed length label between 1.5" and 15" long. To set a fixed length 1 Press , select , and then press . 2 Select , and then press . 3 Press or > to select Fixed. > > 4 Press or to select the label length, or use the numeric keys to enter the label length. 5 Press . The fixed-length setting remains on until you change back to variable length. Aligning the Text You can align the text to print left or right justified on the label. The default alignment is centered. Text alignment settings are only valid for fixed-length labels. Variable-length labels are always center aligned. To change the text alignment 1 Press 2 Select 3 Press press , select , and then press . , and then press . or > to select the text alignment, and then . Creating Two-Line Labels You can print a maximum of two lines on a label. Only one line of text can be printed on 1/4" (6 mm) labels. When printing a two-line vertical label, the second line of text will print to the right side of the first line. To create a two-line label 1 Type the text for the first line and press . 2 Type the text for the second line. 3 Press to print. Using Clip Art, Symbols, and Special Characters Clip art, symbols, punctuation, and other special characters can be added to your labels. Adding Symbols The label maker supports the extended symbol set shown below. ? ! _ - : ' " , . ; ' ¡ ¿ / \ & @ # % ‰ | ( ) { } [ ] ° • * + - x ÷ √ ^ ~ ≈ = ≠ ± < > ≤ ≥ € £ $ ¢ ¥ © ® ™ § ⅓ ⅔ ⅛ ⅝ ⅞ ¼ ½ ¾ ⅜ ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ₅ ₆ ₇ ₈ ₉ ⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω To insert a symbol 1 Press , select , and then press . 2 Select Symbols, and then press . 3 Press the navigation keys to select a symbol. 4 Press to add the symbol to your label. You can quickly add a symbol by pressing the key. 9