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User Guide DYMO LabelTM v.8 - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 2
written consent of Sanford, L.P. DYMO, DYMO Label, and LabelWriter are registered marks in the US and other countries. QuickBooks is a registered trademark and service mark of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 3
What's New in v.8.4.1 1 What's New in v.8.4 1 What's In This User Guide 1 What Version 7 Users Need to Know 3 Upgrading to DYMO Label v.8 ( Printer 4 LabelWriter Twin Turbo Users 5 Intelligent Mail® Barcode 5 Supported Label Printers 5 Helping to Improve DYMO Products (Windows Only) - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 4
Finding Your Label Type 18 Choosing a Layout 19 Printing Your First Label 19 Correcting an Address 19 Printing from the Desktop (Windows) 19 Using the QuickPrint Widget (Mac) 20 For Sheet Label Users 21 How To... 23 Add Style to Your Labels 23 Print Multiple Labels Quickly with - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 5
Printing from a Spreadsheet Using Smart Paste 36 Printing from a Text File Using Smart Paste 37 Printing from a Word Processor Using Smart Paste 38 Choosing a Printer 39 Printing to a LabelWriter Twin Turbo Printer 40 Using Both Label Rolls 40 Adjusting the Print Quality 41 Changing - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 6
Creating a Variable Text Object 64 Using the Address Book 67 Creating a New Address Book 67 Adding an Address 68 Adding an Address from a Label 68 Correcting an Address Book Entry 68 Correcting Multiple Addresses 69 Editing an Address 69 Deleting an Address 69 Using Outlook - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 7
(Mac) 96 Adding a Network Printer (Mac) 96 Using a LabelWriter Print Server 97 Using a Third-Party Print Server 97 Firmware Versions That Support Print Servers 98 LabelManager 500TS Label Maker 99 Importing Data and Downloading Labels 99 Downloading Clip Art 99 Managing Files 100 - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 8
Internet Support 107 Contact Information 107 Glossary 109 viii - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 9
Identification Wristband label type under Specialty/Retail Labels. For use with LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo label printers. What's New in v.8.4 n Support for the latest versions of ACT! and QuickBooks. n User Guides for label printers installed on your computer can now be viewed from the Help menu - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 10
Introduction Tour DYMO Gives an overview of the DYMO Label v.8 software Label v.8 main work areas. Getting Started Contains topics to help new users start printing labels right away. How To Gives you some ideas about how you can do more with your labels and get the most out of DYMO Label - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 11
working in DYMO Label v.8. Upgrading to DYMO Label v.8 (Windows) The first time you start DYMO Label v.8, the DYMO Label First Run wizard guides you through the following procedures: n Importing your settings from an earlier version of the software Many of your previous settings can be imported - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 12
What Version 7 Users Need to Know Windows: ...\Libraries\Documents\DYMO Label\Address Books Mac: Documents/DYMO Label Software/Address Books You can open all your Version 7 Address Books with DYMO Label v.8. Label and Tape Editors The Label and Tape editors from Version 7 are combined into one - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 13
Mail® Barcode The Intelligent Mail barcode is now used by the USPS instead of the POSTNET barcode to represent the ZIP Code on your labels. Supported Label Printers Most LabelWriter 300 series printers and all of the LabelWriter 400 and 450 series label printers are - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 14
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Chapter 3 Helping to Improve DYMO Products (Windows Only) You can help improve DYMO Label software by allowing DYMO to collect anonymous information on how you use the product. The information collected will not be used to personally identify you and you can stop participating at any time. For more - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 16
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Chapter 4 Tour DYMO Label v.8 DYMO Label software includes the following features: n Toolbars - quickly access frequently used features. n Edit Area - format your label and see a WYSIWYG preview of how your label will print. n Labels tab - choose your label type and layout, or choose a previously - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 18
Tour DYMO Label v.8 one type of label printer installed or if you have a LabelWriter Duo printer installed, both LabelWriter labels and Tape labels are displayed. The Labels tab consists of the following: n Label Types Label Types displays a preview of all the available label types. You can visually - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 19
You can add the following types of design objects to your label from the Insert tab: Label Objects n Address n Text n Counter n Date and Time n Barcode n Shape, such as lines, rectangles, circles, and so on n Image from your own collection n Circular Text Clip Art DYMO Label software includes a - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 20
Tour DYMO Label v.8 Address Book Tab The Address Book tab displays a list of all the contacts in the current Address Book. DYMO Label software includes a sample address book for you to use as you learn how to work with the Address Book. You can add, delete, or edit entries in this sample Address - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 21
Print Area n A preview of your label The features available in the Edit are vary, depending on the type of label you have selected. Edit Area - LabelWriter Label Edit Area - Tape Label Print Area The Print area includes several options for printing your labels. If you have more than one DYMO - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 22
Tour DYMO Label v.8 n See the total number of labels that will print. n Print your labels. If you have more than one address selected in the Address Book, you can do the following: n Choose to print all the addresses that you have selected in the Address Book. n Choose to print only the label that - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 23
Zooming the Workspace (Mac) Zooming the Workspace (Mac) Several options are available for zooming the label in the Edit area. To zoom the label Do one of the following: l Move the slider at the bottom-right of the Edit area. l Click at the bottom-right of the Edit area to zoom the label to fit the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 24
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Chapter 5 Getting Started DYMO Label software includes many options for quickly and easily designing and printing labels. You can visually choose the label type and layout you want, select and insert your default logo and return address, and even print directly from the desktop without opening DYMO - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 26
Getting Started To add or change your default logo 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. The Preferences dialog box appears. 2. If necessary, select the User information tab. 3. Under Default logo, - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 27
Choosing a Layout Choosing a Layout The Label Types section of the Labels tab displays a preview of all the different label types. Each label type has several sample layouts available. You can choose one of these layouts to use as is or as a starting point for designing a new layout. To choose a - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 28
Getting Started To print from the desktop 1. Double-click in the notification area on the desktop. DYMO QuickPrint starts. If is not displayed in the notification area, from the Start menu, point to All Programs, DYMO Label, and then choose DYMO QuickPrint. 2. Drag, paste, or type the text you want - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 29
Chapter 6 For Sheet Label Users You can print labels from data that is formatted as a table in Microsoft Word using the DYMO Label Word Add-in. For example, an address list previously set up for printing on sheet labels is typically formatted as a table with each address contained in an individual - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 30
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Chapter 7 How To... The topics in this section will give you some ideas about how you can do more with your labels and get the most out of DYMO Label software. DYMO offers a wide variety of labels in many different shapes and sizes. Here are just a few of the things that you can do with DYMO Label - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 32
How To... 3. Click OK. The indicated number of labels are printed. To print multiple labels from a text file 1. Choose Smart Paste from File from the Edit menu. The Open dialog box appears. 2. Navigate to and select the text or CSV file that contains the data, and then click Open. A dialog box - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 33
Print a Large Mailing List Continuously Print a Large Mailing List Continuously The LabelWriter Twin Turbo printer can automatically switch from one label roll to the other when you need to print more labels than are left on a roll. For example, suppose you are printing a mailing list that contains - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 34
How To... Create a Two-Sided Label You can quickly create a two-sided label using the mirror text effect. When you apply this effect, a mirror image of the content in the object is placed above the original content. This feature is useful for creating two-sided file folder labels using address - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 35
The topics in this section provide answers to some commonly asked questions. If you do not see an answer to your question, visit the Support section of the DYMO Web site to view more Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). n Moving Your Files to Another Computer n Changing the Postal Barcode Position - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 36
Frequently Asked Questions The Intelligent Mail barcode is now used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) instead of the POSTNET barcode to represent the ZIP Code for US addresses. To change the postal barcode position 1. Double-click the Address object - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 37
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Chapter 9 Printing Labels DYMO Label software offers a number of ways in which to insert data and print labels. DYMO Label software includes various features for printing single or multiple labels. You can print labels in the following ways: n Print a single label n Print a label from the Desktop ( - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 40
Printing Labels 5. Enter the number of copies to print in the Number of copies box. The number of labels that will print is displayed under the Print button. 6. Click . Printing from the Desktop (Windows) Using QuickPrint, you can quickly print a label directly from your desktop without opening - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 41
below describe how to print labels directly from Microsoft Word. You can use these instructions as guidelines to print labels from other Windows applications. These instructions apply to Microsoft Word 2007. If you are using another version of Microsoft Word, the steps you need to perform - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 42
Printing Labels n Print multiple copies of a label n Print addresses from the Address Book n Copy text and print labels using Smart Paste n Import and Print Data Printing Multiple Copies You can print up to 999 copies of the same label. To print multiple copies 1. Create the label that you want to - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 43
to import and print a new set of data. l Choose a saved data and layout set to print. The Import Data and Print wizard starts. 3. Follow the instructions in the wizard to choose your data source and print your labels. About Smart Paste DYMO Label software includes a Smart Paste feature for quickly - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 44
Printing Labels Printing Multiple Labels Quickly with Smart Paste When you use Smart Paste to print labels, the labels are formatted using the currently selected label layout. You can print using data from the clipboard or from a text or delimited (CSV) file. To print multiple labels from the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 45
About Smart Paste A dialog box appears showing you how many labels will print. 4. Click OK. The indicated number of labels are printed. Printing from a Text File Using Smart Paste You can use Smart Paste to print labels using data contained in a text file. Text files can be created in various ways, - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 46
Printing Labels The Open dialog box appears. 3. Navigate to and select the text or CSV file that contains the data and click Open. A dialog box appears showing how many labels will print. 4. Click OK. The indicated number of labels are printed. Printing from a Word Processor Using Smart Paste You - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 47
Choosing a Printer To print data from a word processor using Smart Paste 1. From your word processing program, copy the data you want to print as labels to the clipboard. 2. In DYMO Label software, make sure the current layout is the correct label that you want to print. 3. Choose Smart Paste from - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 48
Printing Labels To choose a printer 1. Click the printer image in the Print area. All the label printers that are installed on your computer are displayed. However, only the printers that can print the currently selected label type are available. 2. Select the printer that you want to print to. The - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 49
Adjusting the Print Quality about 100 labels. You can choose to use both rolls, and when the printer runs out of labels on the left roll, the labels automatically begin printing on the right roll until all the labels are printed. To use this selection, you must have the same type of labels loaded on - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 50
cut each label before the next label prints. Depending on your printer model, the printer either automatically cuts the label or pauses so you can manually cut the label before continuing. To change the label separator 1. Do one of the following: l For Windows, choose Preferences from the Edit menu - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 51
Chapter 10 Designing a Layout DYMO Label software includes many sample layouts you can use right away. The sample layouts contain most of the design objects you need for a particular label type. For example, the Large Shipping label has a sample layout that includes the following objects: n an - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 52
Designing a Layout 4. Add any objects that you want to your label. 5. Modify the objects as necessary. 6. Save your layout. Refer to Adding Design Objects for a complete description of each of the design objects. Modifying a Sample Layout You can create a layout that suits your needs by starting - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 53
Adding Design Objects All the objects are added from the Insert tab. You can add the following types of objects to your label: n Address n Text n Counter n Date and Time n Barcode n Shape n Image n Clip Art You can edit the text in an Address or Text object at any time. However, you must have the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 54
Designing a Layout 4. Enter an address directly in the Address object or select an entry from the Address Book. 5. Format the text using the formatting toolbar. 6. Right-click the object, and then choose Properties. 7. Make any desired changes in the Address Object Properties dialog box, and then - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 55
Adding Design Objects Address Object Properties Intelligent Mail barcode The Intelligent Mail barcode is used by the United States Postal Service to sort and track mail. Above - Place the Intelligent Mail barcode above the address. Default setting. Below - Place the Intelligent Mail barcode below - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 56
Designing a Layout 1. Select the Insert tab. 2. Double-click Text. A new Text object is added to your label. 3. Move and resize the object as necessary. 4. Enter some text in the Text object. 5. Format the text using the formatting toolbar. 6. Right-click the object, and then choose Properties. 7. - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 57
Adding Design Objects Text Object Properties Color settings Text color - Select a color for your text. Background color - Select a background color for the object. Function as variable object Select this check box to have the object accept variable text. Clear this check box to use fixed text - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 58
Designing a Layout Adding a Circular Text Object You can use a Circular Text object to place text along a curve. A Circular Text object is useful for labeling items that are round or curved, such as DVDs or bottle tops. This object is also useful for enhancing other label types with curved text. To - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 59
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Designing a Layout Display text Function as variable object Mirror Enter the text that you want to appear on the label. Select this check box to have the object accept variable text. Clear this check box to use fixed text in the object. Add a mirror image of the text on your label. Full circle - - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 61
, insert an image from the clipboard or a file on your computer, or capture and insert a still image from a video camera or video-capture board that supports Video for Windows (such as QuickCam). You can use the following types of image files: BMP GIF JPG TIF PNG For best results, when you - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 62
Designing a Layout Image Object Properties Preview Preview the image you are importing. Left - Align the image with the left side of the object. Horizontal alignment Center - Center the image within the object. Right - Align the image with the right side of the object. Vertical alignment Top - - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 63
Adding Design Objects Shape Object Properties Shape Select the type of shape you want to add: rectangle, ellipse, horizontal line, or vertical line. Line Thickness - Select a line thickness. Color - Choose a line color. Fill Color - Select a color to fill your shape. Preview Shows how the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 64
Designing a Layout Barcode Object Properties Barcode type Select the type of barcode to add to your label. Data Enter the text you want to use to create the barcode. Function as variable Select this check box to create the barcode using variable object text. Linked to object Select the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 65
Adding Design Objects Barcode size Right - Right align the barcode within the object. Select a size for your barcode. Make sure that the barcode size you choose will work with your application. For best results on D1 tape labels, select Medium or Large. Adding a Counter Object You can - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 66
Designing a Layout Counter Object Properties Text to include Before - Enter any text that you want to appear before the counter. After - Enter any text that you want to appear after the counter. For example, if you want to create labels for a set of 10 CDs, numbered sequentially, you can enter " - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 67
Using Clip Art Using a Date and Time object, you can print the current date and/or time and print text before and after the date and time text. You can also modify the format used for the date and time, and control the appearance and position of the date and time on the label. To add a Date and - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 68
Designing a Layout it quick and easy to find the clip art image that you want to use. You can also customize the Clip Art library by adding or deleting images. Review the following topics for information about adding clip art to your labels and customizing the Clip Art library. n Adding Clip Art to - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 69
are determined by the fonts installed on your system. Changing the font selected will change the symbols that are available. DYMO Label software only supports TrueType fonts. To insert a symbol 1. Place the cursor at the point where you want to insert a symbol. 2. Choose Symbol from the Insert menu - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 70
Designing a Layout Aligning Text You can choose how to align the text within a Text, Address, Counter, or Date and Time object. To align the object on the label, see Aligning Objects. To align text 1. Select the object that contains the text you want to align. 2. Click Properties in the toolbar. The - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 71
Rotating Objects Rotating Objects You can rotate objects individually or simultaneously. Shape objects cannot be rotated. To rotate an object 1. Select the object you want to rotate. 2. From the Layout menu, point to Rotate Object, and then choose an amount to rotate the object. Resizing Objects You - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 72
Designing a Layout To add a border to a tape label 1. Choose a Tape label layout. 2. Click on the toolbar, and then choose a border to add to the label. Adding Shading to Objects You can add shading to your label by changing the text and background color for the objects on your label. You can change - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 73
Creating a Variable Text Object As an example, suppose you are creating a name badge label. You can create one Text object to hold the fixed text "Hello, my name is" and create a variable Text object to hold the person's name. You can then either paste names directly into the variable Text object - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 74
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Chapter 11 Using the Address Book DYMO Label software includes the DYMO Address Book where you can save addresses or other information that you commonly use. You can create as many Address Books as you like. The default Address Book installed with the software is named Sample Address Book. You can - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 76
Using the Address Book 6. Do one of the following: l Click No to create a blank Address Book. l Click Yes and then follow the instructions in the Address Book Import Wizard to import data from an existing file. The new Address Book is saved and is displayed on the Address - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 77
Correcting Multiple Addresses 1. Select the address that you want to correct from the Address Book. 2. Click Address Fixer on the Address Book tab. The corrected address with the ZIP+4 code is displayed in the Current address box. 3. Click Save to save the changes to the address. Correcting Multiple - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 78
Using the Address Book From the Address Book list, underOutlook Contacts, choose the Outlook Contacts folder that contains the addresses you want to display. DYMO Label software connects to the selected Outlook Contacts folder and displays your contact information in the address list. To modify - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 79
Switching Address Books l To save the addresses to a new Address book, enter a name for the new Address Book in the File name box, and then click Save. The selected addresses are saved to the selected DYMO Address Book. Switching Address Books If you have created more than one Address Book, you - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 80
Using the Address Book n ALL words - displays only addresses that contain words beginning with all sets of entered characters. For example, if you enter "mo de" into the Search box and choose Filter using ALL words, you will see results such as the following: Ralph Cheatham Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 81
Address Book menu. The Address Book Import Wizard starts. 3. Follow the instructions in the Address Book Import Wizard. 4. When finished, click Import. The or line breaks in the Arrange fields into desired format box. l To manually arrange the data fields: a. Click Next Record until you find an - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 82
Using the Address Book Editing Address Book Keywords (Windows Only) The DYMO Label Address Book includes a name rotation feature that automatically rotates the first and last name of an entry so that the last name appears first in the address list, followed by the first name. The Address Book - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 83
of add-ins that you can use to print labels from popular programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel. If you have one of the supported programs installed, the add-in is automatically installed as a toolbar print button within that program. You can use the add-in to format and print - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 84
Printing Labels from Other Programs 3. Make any necessary changes to the text to be printed. You can make edits to the data in the text box; however, these edits will not be saved in the original data. 4. (Optional) Click Address Fixer to verify and correct the address you entered. 5. Do the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 85
Using the Mac Address Book Add-In (Mac Only) The DYMO Outlook Add-In does not work with Microsoft Outlook Express. You can use the add-in to preview your labels and change the label properties before printing, or you can use Quick Print to print labels using the most recent settings. To use the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 86
Printing Labels from Other Programs 9. Click Print. A label prints using the selected settings. Using the Excel Add-In (Windows) DYMO Label software includes a software add-in so you can quickly print labels from a Microsoft Excel document. The add-in works with Microsoft Excel 2002 or later. The - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 87
Using the ACT! Add-In (Windows Only) 3. Make any necessary changes to the text to be printed. You can make edits to the data in the text box; however, these edits will not be saved in the original data. 4. Click Preview to display a preview of your label. 5. If you selected more than one row of text - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 88
Printing Labels from Other Programs 8. Click Print. A label prints for each selected contact. About the DYMO Label Add-In for QuickBooks (Windows Only) Using the DYMO Label Add-in for QuickBooks, you can quickly print mailing labels to your DYMO label printer from within Intuit's QuickBooks® - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 89
About the DYMO Label Add-In for QuickBooks (Windows Only) 4. Make any necessary changes to the text to be printed. You can make edits to the data in the text box; however, these edits will not be saved in the original data. 5. (Optional) Click Address Fixer to verify and correct the address you - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 90
to print your labels. You can also scroll through the labels that will print and make any necessary changes. To print multiple labels 1. Follow the instructions in Selecting Multiple Labels to Print to select the labels to print. The DYMO Label Add-In dialog box appears with the first address from - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 91
Printing Directly from Other Applications 1. Select Prepare Letters and Envelopes from the Company menu. 2. Create your letters using the Prepare Letters and Envelopes wizard. 3. When the letters are complete in Microsoft Word, use the DYMO Word Add-in to print labels for your letters. Printing - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 92
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Chapter 13 Customizing DYMO Label DYMO Label software includes various options for customizing the software so that you can use the software the way you want. You can customize the software in the following ways: n Add My Return Address n Add My Logo n Change the Units of Measure n Hide the Rulers n - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 94
Customizing DYMO Label BMP GIF JPG TIF PNG To add or change your default logo 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. The Preferences dialog box appears. 2. If necessary, select the User information - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 95
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 - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 96
Customizing DYMO Label 3. Click Browse next to the Default label file folder box. The Browse For Folder dialog box appears. 4. Navigate to and select the folder to use as your default folder, and then click OK. 5. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box and apply your changes. To change the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 97
Customizing Address Fixer 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 Options, select the Suppress "Check label size" warning check box. 4. Click OK to close the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 98
Customizing DYMO Label If you choose mixed case, you can add exceptions so that words with unusual capitalization will appear correctly in your addresses. For example, DYMO is always all uppercase and the E in FedEx is capitalized. To change the capitalization settings 1. Do one of the following: l - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 99
Chapter 14 About Labels All DYMO label printers that are compatible with DYMO Label software use either DYMO LabelWriter label rolls or DYMO D1 label cassettes. The only supplies you will ever need for your printer are the labels. We recommend you only use DYMO-branded labels. DYMO's warranty does - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 100
term applications (envelopes, packages, and so on), fading is not a problem. When labels are used to label files in a file cabinet, fading maximum width that you can use depends on your label printer. Refer to the user guide that came with your printer for the label widths you can use. Visit the DYMO - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 101
Buying Labels The label types displayed are based on the type of label printer you have installed. If your label printer only prints LabelWriter labels, then only LabelWriter labels are displayed. If your label printer only prints D1 labels (for example, a LabelManager 420P or LabelManager PnP label - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 102
About Labels n Custom Label Sizes If you need a special size or shape, DYMO can manufacture a wide variety. You can order labels with a maximum length of 9.75" and a maximum width of 2.3125". Labels can be designed in round or polygon shapes as well. n Custom Adhesives and Paper Stock All - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 103
computer that will be printing to the shared printer. Sharing a Printer (Windows) These instructions assume that you have already installed DYMO Label software on the local computer. See the Quick Start Guide that came with your printer for more information. Before printing to a shared printer from - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 104
documentation for more information about adding a network printer. Sharing a Printer (Mac) These instructions assume that you have already installed DYMO Label software on the local computer. See the Quick Start Guide that came with your printer for more information. Before printing to a shared - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 105
server type and manufacturer. See the documentation provided with your print server for detailed installation and printing instructions. DYMO label printers support printing from Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS v10.4 or later. The following are notes and tips for - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 106
connected to the print server to other computers in the workgroup. Firmware Versions That Support Print Servers Refer to the table below for information about the label printer firmware versions that support print servers. You can determine the firmware version for your printer by checking the - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 107
Click in the DYMO Label software Print area. 2. Click Create a set of labels from a spreadsheet or database and download. 3. Follow the instructions in the Import Data and Download wizard. Downloading Clip Art The LabelManager 500TS label maker includes a variety of useful clip art images that - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 108
LabelManager 500TS Label Maker To download clip art to the label maker 1. Click in the DYMO Label software Print area. 2. Click Download Clip Art. The Download Clip Art dialog box appears. 3. Do one of the following: l Under My Clip Art, select the image to download to your label maker. The - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 109
Managing Files Organizing Labels You can create folders within the Saved folder and Downloads folder to keep your saved and downloaded labels organized. To create a new folder 1. Navigate to the Saved or Downloads folder. 2. Click . A new folder is created. 3. Enter a name for the folder, and then - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 110
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you want to update the software. You can also manually check to see if an update is available. You must be connected to the Internet to obtain software updates. To manually check for software updates 1. Choose Check for Updates from the Help menu. A - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 112
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to obtain developer-specific news and announcements. For complete information about programming and using the LabelWriter SE450 printer, refer to the LabelWriter SE450 Technical Reference Guide, available from the Developers Program page on the DYMO Web site (www.dymo.com). 105 - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 114
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DYMO maintains a Web site at www.dymo.com that includes the latest support information for your label printer and DYMO Label software. Contact Information DYMO's Technical Support department is also available by phone from 9 am to 8 pm, Eastern time and by chat from 9 am to 7 pm Eastern time. Phone - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 116
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Glossary A Address Book You can save addresses, or other pieces of information that you commonly use so that you can easily access them. address format The address format determines which Outlook data fields will be printed on your label and how those fields will be formated. C Codabar Codabar is - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 118
text, address, or barcode as shown. The data does not change. I Intelligent Mail barcode The Intelligent Mail barcode is used by the United States Postal Service to sort and track mail. 110 - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 119
Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 requires between 2 and 30 numbers. This code requires numeric information only and an even number of digits. ITF-14 ITF-14 is similar to Interleaved 2 of 5, but requires 14 characters. This barcode is printed in a larger size, surrounded by a bounding box, and - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 120
Glossary R recent layouts The most recent layouts you have used to print labels. recently printed labels Displays the last ten labels printed. recently used label types Displays the label types that you have used most recently. You do not need to have saved or printed labels with these label types. - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 121
automatically calculates the checksum for the 12th digit. This code requires numeric information only. UPC-E Universal Product Code (UPC) version E is small in size and is commonly used for small packages. The information encoded in the UPC-E barcode is identical to information encoded in UPC-A - Dymo LabelWriter® 450 Turbo High-Speed Postage and Label Printer for PC and - Page 122
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