Brother PT-3600 User Manual

Software User's Guide

IntroductionCreating LabelsAppendix

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Trademarks ................................................................................................................... 3

About this Guide ............................................................................................................ 3

Symbols used in this Guide ........................................................................................... 3

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

How to use the P-touch Editor for Windows® ................................................................... 4

Starting P-touch Editor .................................................................................................. 4

Start P-touch Editor Help ............................................................................................... 8

Creating labels with other applications ........................................................................10

How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library

(PT-9600/9700PC/9800PCN only)................................................................................... 16

Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager ........................................................................ 16

Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB ................................. 17

Transfer the templates to the printer via network (PT-9800PCN only) ........................ 19

Backing up label templates .......................................................................................... 20

Starting up P-touch Library .......................................................................................... 21

Searching labels .......................................................................................................... 22

How to use P-touch Editor Lite LAN (PT-9800PCN only) ...............................................23

How to use the P-touch Editor for Mac® (PT-3600/9600/9700PC/9800PCN only) ......... 26

Starting P-touch Editor ................................................................................................ 26

Start P-touch Editor Help ............................................................................................. 28

Introduction

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Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Printing directly from other applications .......................................................................... 29

Setting the Printer Driver ............................................................................................. 29

Printing from other applications ...................................................................................31

Introduction

The Brother label printer enables you to quickly and easily print custom labels created with the label software, P-touch Editor.

Trademarks

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Symbols used in this Guide

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Creating Labels

How to use the P-touch Editor for Windows

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 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]-[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.

. Read the printer name (XX-XXXX) in

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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 page for your machine on Brother Solutions Center.

Starting P-touch Editor

Layout window

Express Mode

This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images. The layout window consists of the following sections:

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Menu bar

Commands are categorized under each menu (File, Edit, View, and Insert, etc.) by function.

Command bar

The command bar contains the New/Open, Paper, Text, Frame, Image, etc.

Draw/Edit toolbar

Provides tools for choosing an object, entering text, drawing graphics, etc.

Property bar

You can easily insert and format text, image, etc.

Layout window

The layout window is used to display and edit objects.

Database window

Displays a connected database.

Mode selection buttons

Switch the Editor's modes.

• The [View] menu allows you to show/hide the toolbars and windows.

• See the P-touch Editor Help for details.

Starting P-touch Editor

Professional Mode

This mode provides all label design features for creating label templates. The layout window consists of the following sections:

1 2

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Menu bar

Commands are categorized under each menu (File, Edit, View, and Insert, etc.) by function.

Standard toolbar

A group of frequently used commands (New Layout, Open, Save, Print, etc.) are provided in this toolbar.

Property palette

The property palette contains the Print, Paper, Text and Layout property boxes. Click on the left side of each palette to show/hide the property box.

Draw/Edit toolbar

Provides tools for choosing an object, entering text, drawing graphics, etc.

Layout window

The layout window is used to display and edit objects.

Database window

Displays a connected database.

Mode selection buttons

Switch the Editor's modes.

Side bar

By selecting the tab, you can easily insert and format text, bar codes, tables, etc., change the order of the objects to create a label template, or set the advanced settings.

• The [View] menu allows you to show/hide the toolbars, palette, and windows.

• See the P-touch Editor Help for details.

Starting P-touch Editor

Snap Mode

With this mode, you can capture a portion or the entire screen, print it as an image and save it for future use.

1 When you click [Snap] of the mode switch,

Snap mode description dialog box appears. Click .

• If you put a checkmark in [Do Not Display

This Dialog Again], you can go to Snap mode directly the next time without displaying the dialog box.

• You can also start Snap mode from [Start]-

[All Programs]-[Brother P-touch][P-touch Editor 5.0 (Snap mode)].

2 Snap mode appears.

See the P-touch Editor Help for details.

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Starting P-touch Editor

Start P-touch Editor Help

This section explains how to start P-touch Editor Help for Windows®. The following is the example for Windows Vista

Start from Start button

To start P-touch Editor Help, click the Start button on the task bar and, point to [All Programs]. Click [Brother P-touch] and [P-touch Editor 5.0 Help].

Start from New/Open dialog

When you start the P-touch Editor 5.0 and the New/Open dialog box appears, click Help-How To

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Start from P-touch Editor

Click Help menu and choose P-touch Editor Help.

Express Mode

Right-click the mouse and choose P-touch Editor Help.

Professional Mode

Snap Mode

Press [F1] key to access P-touch Editor Help directly.

Start P-touch Editor Help

Printing the Help description

The information given in P-touch Editor Help can be printed. Use your normal printer to print the P-touch Editor Help information.

1 In the [Contents] tab, choose any topic you want to print.

2 Click on the Toolbar.

3 Choose the range of topics to be printed,

and click .

4 Specify the [Printer] and click .

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Choose a normal printer that supports general paper sizes, such as Letter.

Start P-touch Editor Help

Creating labels with other applications

When installing the software, if you choose the Add-In function, a P-touch icon will be automatically added onto the Microsoft already installed on your computer.) The Add-In function is valid for Windows In each application, by choosing the text you want to print and clicking on the P-touch icon, you can create and print labels quickly and easily. Depending on the setting, the character string that is downloaded by using Add-In function will be registered to Label List. Label List is a database for exclusively P-touch Editor. To display Label List, click [File]-[Database]-[Label List].

• The Add-In function supports the following applications: Microsoft Outlook

• After the Add-In function is installed into Microsoft Excel when starting these applications, depending on the application's security settings.

• For Microsoft appears, select [Trust all documants from this publisher], and click [OK]. For details on security settings, see the Help files for the application.

• For Microsoft macros from this source] checkbox, and click on [Enable Macros].

, or Outlook®, the security dialog box may appear

Word, Excel®, and Outlook® toolbar. (Only if Microsoft® Word, Excel®, Outlook® are

Word 2000/2002/2003/2007, Microsoft® Excel® 2000/2002/2003/2007, and Microsoft®

2000/2002/2003/2007

Word 2007 etc., if the dialog box on the right

Word 2003 etc., check the [Always trust

Word,

only.

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For details about the Add-In function, label design or installation information, see the P-touch Editor Help.

Registering and canceling the Add-In function

Before running this program, close the Microsoft® Word, Excel® and Outlook® programs.

The following is the example for Windows Vista®.

1 Click [Start]-[All Programs]-

[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Tools][P-touch Editor 5.0 Add-Ins Utility].

The [Brother P-touch Add-In Settings] dialog box appears.

2 Select the checkboxes for the Microsoft

application where you would like the P-touch Editor add-in function button to be installed.

[Apply] is used to specify what action is taken when the (Add-In button) is pressed in each application.

• Express Mode : Starts Express Mode.

• Professional Mode : Starts Professional mode.

• Print Immediately : Prints the label.

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