Brother International TD-4100N Software Users Manual - English - Page 10

Introduction Customizing Labels How to use the P-touch Editor This section explains the procedure for starting P-touch Editor. With P-touch Editor, you can create various kinds of labels. See the P-touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and details on creating, printing, and saving the labels. The following is the example for Windows Vista®. Read the printer name in each image as your purchased machine model name. To download the latest driver and software, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Starting P-touch Editor 1 Click [Start]-[All Programs (Programs)]- [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 5.0]. You can also start P-touch Editor using the following methods (only if you created the shortcut during installation): • Double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop. • Click the shortcut icon on the Quick Launch bar. When P-touch Editor is launched, the [New/Open] dialog box appears, allowing you to choose whether you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label. To specify how the P-touch Editor works when it starts, click [Tools]-[Options] of the menu bar on the P-touch Editor to display the [Options] dialog box. In the [General] tab, you can choose the setting in the [Operations] list box in the [Startup Settings]. Normally, choose [Display New/Open Dialog Box]. 2 Choose an option in the [New/Open] dialog box and click . • You can choose the label printer and media size. • When you choose [Open File], the [Open] dialog box appears. You can choose and open the file you have created and stored previously. • When you choose [View History], the [History] dialog appears. You can choose from recently created labels. • When you choose [New], choose either vertical writing style or horizontal writing style. • When you choose [Select by Use], you can choose by label applications. • When you choose [Help-How To], the P-touch Editor Help appears. The Help files allow you to learn step by step how to create a label layout. • The [Check for Updates] button will link to the default P-touch printer product solutions page. Creating Labels 10 Starting P-touch Editor