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Designing An Auto Format Layout - labeling system

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DESIGNING AN AUTO FORMAT LAYOUT In addition to allowing you to draw pictures and arrange text using any of the available fonts, sizes, and styles, P-touch Editor comes with a variety of pre-formatted templates, which make creating label layouts quick and easy. Now let's see how simple it is to create a label layout with the Auto Format command. To design a layout on an IBM PC-compatible computer: 1 On the File menu, click the Auto Format command. 2 In the Category list of the Auto Format Wiz- ard (1/4) dialog box, click the desired category. As an example, let's select NAMEPLT. 3 Click the Next button. 4 In the Template list view of the Auto Format Wizard (2/4) dialog box, click the desired template. Here, let's select the one named NAMEPLT2.LBL. 5 Click the Next button. 6 In the Auto Format Wizard (3/4) dialog box, click the Next or the Previous button until the text that you wish to change appears in the Input edit box. 7 Type the new text into the Input edit box. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all of the text is entered in the way that you want. For this example, let's change the department name to "IMPORTS, INC.", the title to "Manager" and the name to "BILL REYNOLDS". 17

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DESIGNING AN AUTO FORMAT LAYOUT
In addition to allowing you to draw pictures and arrange text using any of the available fonts,
sizes, and styles, P-touch Editor comes with a variety of pre-formatted templates, which make
creating label layouts quick and easy. Now let’s see how simple it is to create a label layout
with the
Auto Format
command.
To design a layout on an IBM PC-compatible computer:
1
On the
File
menu, click the
Auto Format
command.
2
In the
Category
list of the
Auto Format Wiz-
ard (1/4)
dialog box, click the desired cate-
gory. As an example, let’s select
NAMEPLT
.
3
Click the
Next
button.
4
In the Template list view of the
Auto Format
Wizard (2/4)
dialog box, click the desired
template. Here, let’s select the one named
NAMEPLT2.LBL
.
5
Click the
Next
button.
6
In the
Auto Format Wizard (3/4)
dialog box,
click the
Next
or the
Previous
button until
the text that you wish to change appears in
the
Input
edit box.
7
Type the new text into the
Input
edit box.
8
Repeat steps
6
and
7
until all of the text is
entered in the way that you want. For this
example, let’s change the department name
to “IMPORTS, INC.”, the title to “Manager”
and the name to “BILL REYNOLDS”.