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Changing the Default Font, Choosing the Startup Label, Setting the Default Folders, Preferences

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Changing the Default Font 1. Do one of the following: l For Windows, choose Preferences from the Edit menu. l For Mac, choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu. 2. Select the General tab. 3. Under Display, clear the Show rulers check box. 4. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box and apply your changes. Changing the Default Font You can select the default font to use for all your labels. You can easily change the font for individual labels from the formatting toolbar. To change the default font 1. Do one of the following: l For Windows, choose Preferences from the Edit menu. l For Mac, choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu. 2. Select the General tab. 3. Under Default font, click Change. 4. Choose the font type, size, and style to use as the default font and then click OK. 5. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box and apply your changes. Choosing the Startup Label By default, each time you start DYMO Label software, the last label you used is displayed. However, you can choose to use any saved label as the startup label. To choose the label to display on startup 1. Do one of the following: l For Windows, choose Preferences from the Edit menu. l For Mac, choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu. 2. Select the Functional tab. 3. Under Startup label, select Always start with this label. 4. Click Browse. The Open dialog box appears. 5. Navigate to and select the label to use as the startup label, and then click Open. 6. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box and apply your changes. Setting the Default Folders You can change the default label file and Address Book folders. To change the default label file folder 1. Do one of the following: l For Windows, choose Preferences from the Edit menu. l For Mac, choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu. 2. Select the Folders tab. 87

Section	Page
Introduction	9
What's New in DYMO Label	9
What's New in v.8.4.1	9
What's New in v.8.4	9
What's In This User Guide	9
What Version 7 Users Need to Know	11
Upgrading to DYMO Label v.8 (Windows)	11
Upgrading to DYMO Label v.8 (Mac)	11
Label Files	11
Address Book	11
Label and Tape Editors	12
Choosing a Label	12
Design Toolbar	12
Choosing a Printer	12
LabelWriter Twin Turbo Users	13
Intelligent Mail® Barcode	13
Supported Label Printers	13
Helping to Improve DYMO Products (Windows Only)	15
Tour DYMO Label v.8	17
Labels Tab	17
Insert Tab	18
Label Objects	19
Clip Art	19
Address Book Tab	20
Edit Area	20
Edit Area - LabelWriter Label	21
Edit Area - Tape Label	21
Print Area	21
Zooming the Workspace (Windows)	22
Zooming the Workspace (Mac)	23
Getting Started	25
Adding My Return Address	25
Adding My Logo	25
Finding Your Label Type	26
Choosing a Layout	27
Printing Your First Label	27
Correcting an Address	27
Printing from the Desktop (Windows)	27
Using the QuickPrint Widget (Mac)	28
For Sheet Label Users	29
How To...	31
Add Style to Your Labels	31
Print Multiple Labels Quickly with Smart Paste	31
Print Quickly from Anywhere (Windows)	32
Print Quickly from Anywhere (Mac)	32
Print a Large Mailing List Continuously	33
Create a Multi-Line CD Label	33
Create a Two-Sided Label	34
Add Your Own Logo	34
Frequently Asked Questions	35
Moving Your Files to Another Computer	35
Changing the Postal Barcode Position	35
Sharing Label Files	36
Removing the Sample Address Book	36
Finding Your Version 7 Labels (Windows Only)	36
Viewing the Status of Your Label Maker	37
Printing Labels	39
Printing a Single Label	39
Printing from the Address Book	39
Printing from the Desktop (Windows)	40
Using the QuickPrint Widget (Mac)	40
Printing Directly from Other Programs	40
Printing Directly from Microsoft Word	41
Printing Multiple Labels	41
Printing Multiple Copies	42
Printing Multiple Addresses	42
Printing Multiple Labels Quickly with Smart Paste	42
Importing and Printing Data	43
About Smart Paste	43
Printing Multiple Labels Quickly with Smart Paste	44
Printing from a Spreadsheet Using Smart Paste	44
Printing from a Text File Using Smart Paste	45
Printing from a Word Processor Using Smart Paste	46
Choosing a Printer	47
Printing to a LabelWriter Twin Turbo Printer	48
Using Both Label Rolls	48
Adjusting the Print Quality	49
Changing the Tape Label Alignment	49
Printing Cut Marks Between Labels	50
Setting the Default Copies to Print	50
Designing a Layout	51
Creating a New Layout	51
Modifying a Sample Layout	52
Saving a Layout	52
Adding Design Objects	52
Adding an Address Object	53
Adding a Text Object	55
Adding a Circular Text Object	58
Adding an Image Object	61
Adding a Shape Object	62
Adding a Barcode Object	63
Adding a Counter Object	65
Adding a Date and Time Object	66
Using Clip Art	67
Adding Clip Art to Your Label	68
Adding an Image to the Clip Art Library	68
Deleting an Image from the Clip Art Library	68
Adding a Screen Grab to Your Label	69
Changing the Font	69
Inserting a Symbol	69
Aligning Text	70
Creating Vertical Text	70
Aligning Objects	70
Rotating Objects	71
Resizing Objects	71
Adding a Border to an Image	71
Adding a Border to a Tape Label	71
Adding Shading to Objects	72
Creating a Variable Text Object	72
Using the Address Book	75
Creating a New Address Book	75
Adding an Address	76
Adding an Address from a Label	76
Correcting an Address Book Entry	76
Correcting Multiple Addresses	77
Editing an Address	77
Deleting an Address	77
Using Outlook Contacts	77
Using the Mac Address Book	78
Switching Address Books	79
Searching the Address Book	79
Filtering the Address Book	79
Exporting an Address Book	80
Importing Data to an Address Book	80
Editing Address Book Keywords (Windows Only)	82
Printing Labels from Other Programs	83
Using the Word Add-In (Windows)	83
Using the Word Add-In (Mac)	84
Using the Outlook Add-In (Windows Only)	84
Using the Mac Address Book Add-In (Mac Only)	85
Using the Excel Add-In (Windows)	86
Using the Excel Add-In (Mac)	86
Using the ACT! Add-In (Windows Only)	87
About the DYMO Label Add-In for QuickBooks (Windows Only)	88
Enabling the DYMO Label Add-In	88
Printing a Single Label from QuickBooks	88
Selecting Multiple Labels to Print	89
Printing Multiple Labels from QuickBooks	90
Printing Labels for Letters	90
Printing Directly from Other Applications	91
Customizing DYMO Label	93
Adding My Return Address	93
Adding My Logo	93
Changing the Language (Windows Only)	94
Changing the Units of Measure	94
Hiding the Rulers	94
Changing the Default Font	95
Choosing the Startup Label	95
Setting the Default Folders	95
Setting Other Options	96
Suppressing the File Save Prompt	96
Suppressing the Check Label Size Warning	96
Setting the Paste Button to Automatically Print	97
Customizing Address Fixer	97
Removing Punctuation with Address Fixer	97
Setting the Capitalization Preferences	97
About Labels	99
Label Rolls	99
Label Cassettes	99
About Label Rolls	99
About Label Cassettes	100
Finding Your Label Type	100
Buying Labels	101
About Custom Labels	101
About Network Printing	103
Sharing a Printer (Windows)	103
Adding a Network Printer (Windows)	104
Sharing a Printer (Mac)	104
Adding a Network Printer (Mac)	104
Using a LabelWriter Print Server	105
Using a Third-Party Print Server	105
Firmware Versions That Support Print Servers	106
LabelManager 500TS Label Maker	107
Importing Data and Downloading Labels	107
Downloading Clip Art	107
Managing Files	108
Managing Labels	108
Managing Clip Art	109
Updating the Software	111
Developer and SDK Information	113
Contacting DYMO	115
Internet Support	115
Contact Information	115

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Changing the Default Font

Do one of the following:

For Windows, choose

Preferences

from the

Edit

menu.

For Mac, choose

Preferences

from the

DYMO Label

menu.

Select the

General

tab.

Under

Display

, clear the

Show rulers

check box.

Click

to close the

Preferences

dialog box and apply your changes.

Changing the Default Font

You can select the default font to use for all your labels. You can easily change the font for

individual labels from the formatting toolbar.

To change the default font

Do one of the following:

For Windows, choose

Preferences

from the

Edit

menu.

For Mac, choose

Preferences

from the

DYMO Label

menu.

Select the

General

tab.

Under

Default font

, click

Change

Choose the font type, size, and style to use as the default font and then click

Click

to close the

Preferences

dialog box and apply your changes.

Choosing the Startup Label

By default, each time you start DYMO Label software, the last label you used is displayed.

However, you can choose to use any saved label as the startup label.

To choose the label to display on startup

Do one of the following:

For Windows, choose

Preferences

from the

Edit

menu.

For Mac, choose

Preferences

from the

DYMO Label

menu.

Select the

Functional

tab.

Under

Startup label

, select

Always start with this label

Click

Browse

The Open dialog box appears.

Navigate to and select the label to use as the startup label, and then click

Open

Click

to close the

Preferences

dialog box and apply your changes.

Setting the Default Folders

You can change the default label file and Address Book folders.

To change the default label file folder

Do one of the following:

For Windows, choose

Preferences

from the

Edit

menu.

For Mac, choose

Preferences

from the

DYMO Label

menu.

Select the

Folders

tab.