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How to Use P-touch Editor Linking a Database to a Template 10  Label sample A database can be linked to the template that was created. Since the text in the template can be replaced with text from the database, multiple labels can be printed simply by creating a single template. For details on specifying database settings, see [P-touch Editor Help]. a Prepare a database file in advance. Note • Files saved as XLS, XLSX, MDB, CSV, TXT and ACCDB formats can be used as databases. • Only one database can be linked to a single template. A maximum of 65,000 records can be created in that database. (The total size of templates and databases is limited to 6 MB.) • The data entered in the database can be displayed on the LCD display. Only the first 16 characters can be displayed. b In P-touch Editor 5.1, open the template to be linked to the database. c On the menu bar, click [File] - [Database] - [Connect] to display the [Open Database] dialog box. Select [Connect Database File], click [Browse], and then select the database to be linked. 10 135

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How to Use P-touch Editor
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10
Linking a Database to a Template
10
Label sample
A database can be linked to the template that was created. Since the text in the template can be replaced
with text from the database, multiple labels can be printed simply by creating a single template.
For details on specifying database settings, see [
P-touch Editor Help
].
a
Prepare a database file in advance.
Note
Files saved as XLS, XLSX, MDB, CSV, TXT and ACCDB formats can be used as databases.
Only one database can be linked to a single template. A maximum of 65,000 records can be created in
that database. (The total size of templates and databases is limited to 6 MB.)
The data entered in the database can be displayed on the LCD display. Only the first 16 characters can
be displayed.
b
In P-touch Editor 5.1, open the template to be linked to the database.
c
On the menu bar, click [
File
] - [
Database
] - [
Connect
] to display the [
Open Database
] dialog box. Select
[
Connect Database File
], click [
Browse
], and then select the database to be linked.