Dymo LabelWriter 450 Duo Label Printer Software User Guide - Page 36

Adding Special Characters, Adding Special Font Effects, Symbol, Insert, Close

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Using the Tape Editor The selected border surrounds the text. If necessary, the font size of the text is decreased to fit the label. Adding Special Characters You can choose to add a special character or symbol to the label. To add a special character 1 Place the cursor at the point on the label where you want the character to appear. 2 Click or select Symbol from the Insert menu. The Symbol dialog box appears. 3 Choose the font that contains the special character you wish to insert from the Font drop-down list. The Symbol, Dingbats, and Wingdings fonts contain many unique characters you can add to your labels. 4 Select the symbol you wish to insert and click Insert. 5 Click Close to close the Symbol dialog box. The character you selected appears on the label in a size that matches the text font size. Adding Special Font Effects In addition to the standard font styles (bold, italic, underline, and strikeout), you can make your text stand out using a shadow or outline style. With the outline style, you choose the fill pattern. 32

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Using the Tape Editor
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The selected border surrounds the text. If necessary, the font size of the text is decreased to fit
the label.
Adding Special Characters
You can choose to add a special character or symbol to the label.
To add a special character
1
Place the cursor at the point on the label where you want the character to appear.
2
Click
or select
Symbol
from the
Insert
menu.
The Symbol dialog box appears.
3
Choose the font that contains the special character you wish to insert from the
Font
drop-down
list.
The Symbol, Dingbats, and Wingdings fonts contain many unique characters you can add to
your labels.
4
Select the symbol you wish to insert and click
Insert
.
5
Click
Close
to close the Symbol dialog box.
The character you selected appears on the label in a size that matches the text font size.
Adding Special Font Effects
In addition to the standard font styles (bold, italic, underline, and strikeout), you can make your text
stand out using a shadow or outline style. With the outline style, you choose the fill pattern.