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1 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Contents BRO THER QL-500/550/650TD Introduction •••••••••••••••••••••.
Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix About This Manual 2 Introduction Congratulations on purch asing a Brother QL-series label printe r .
Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix From Label Creation to Printing 3 Creating Labels (For Windows) This section describes the general pr ocedure for creating la bels using th e printer . For detailed step- by-step instructions, refer to the related p ages or Help files.
From Label Creation to Printing 4 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 3 Create and print the label. Select your p referred me thod: print ing labels di rectly from the printer , or print from a PC.
Starting P-touch Editor 5 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix This sectio n explains the proced ure for cre ating various kinds of labels using P-touch Editor . S t arting P-touch Editor 1 Click [Start]-[All Program s (Programs)]- [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 4.
Starting P-touch Editor 6 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Layout window The layout window consist s of the following seven sections: Menu Commands are cate gorized under each menu ( File, Edit, View , and Insert) b y function.
Creating an Address Label 7 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating an Address Label This section describes the proces s of creating an address label. 1 In the Page properties box, select [Standard Address Label] from the [Label Format] list box.
Printing a Label 8 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Printing a Label This sectio n explains the proced ure for pr inting a labe l you have c reated. 1 In the Print property bo x, set the number of copies to be printed to [1] and click .
Saving a Label 9 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Saving a Label Y ou can save a label you have crea ted in a file for later use. This secti on explains the proced ure for saving a label you have created.
Creating Different Types of Labels 10 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating Different T ypes of Labels The following are examples of the labels that can be create d using various functions of the P-touch Editor .
Using the P-touch Editor Help 11 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Using the P-touch Editor Help The P-touch Editor Help of fers detailed information on availa ble features and expl ains on how to use the P- touch Editor .
Using the P-touch Editor Help 12 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Printing a Help description The inform ation given in P- touch Edit or Help can be pr inted. Use your normal printer to print the P-touch Editor Help information.
Creating Labels Efficiently 13 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating Labels Efficiently T o crea te labels efficiently , you can ut ilize the Label List and Database functions of P-touch Editor .
Creating Labels Efficiently 14 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Switching the Label List view There are two ways to display the Labe l List/Dat abas e window: Record V iew and Form View .
Creating Labels Efficiently 15 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Entering dat a In the following example, type an address and a name in the Body field. 1 Right-click in the Label List/Database window, and click [Create New Record].
Creating Labels Efficiently 16 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Layout Styles The Layout S tyle function allows you to create la bels using label list inform ation in a simple way . What is a Layout S tyle? • The La yout Style function lets you use a variety of saved lab el layouts easily.
Creating Labels Efficiently 17 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Using a Layout S tyle to create labels 1 With the Label List/Database window displ ayed, click [Format]-[Apply Layout Style]. The [Apply Layout S tyle] dialog box appears.
Creating Labels Efficiently 18 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating and registering a new Layout S tyle When there is no layout style appropriate fo r the label yo u want to create, you can create a new layout style.
Creating Labels Efficiently 19 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 7 Click [File]-[Save As]. The [Save As] dialog box ap pears. 8 Move to the folder in which you want to save the label layout. 9 From the [Save As] type pull down, select [Layout Style Template].
Creating Labels Efficiently 20 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Printing labels from the Label List 1 Click in the Print properties. The [Print] dialog box appears. 2 Choose the Print Options. Refer to Î "Print Options and label cutting" on pag e 8 .
Creating Labels Efficiently 21 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Using external dat abase files This section describes the procedure for creating ba rcode labels with a database. The following example uses a Microsof t ® Excel file as a database.
Creating Labels Efficiently 22 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 5 Specify how the file will be opened, and click . The Datab ase window appears. • Conn e ct as read-only. Used to print the original dat a.
Creating Labels Efficiently 23 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 10 Select [Bar Code]. The dat abase content is merged into the layout work area a s bar code data. 11 Click in the Print properties. The [Print] dialog box appears.
Creating Labels with Other Applications 24 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating Labels with Other Applications When installing the software, if you se lect the Add-In function, a P-touch tool w ill be automatically installed onto the Microsof t ® Word, Excel, an d Outlook ® tool bar .
Creating Labels with Other Applications 25 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Microsoft W ord With the Add-In function, you can directly copy the text selected in Microsof t ® Word to a label layout.
Creating Labels with Other Applications 26 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 3 Click . The labels are print ed. How to add the Microsof t Wo rd text to a label list If you want to register the text in the label list, c heck the [Record In Label List] check box in the Add-In Preview window .
Creating Labels with Other Applications 27 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Microsof t Excel With the Add-In function, you can directly copy text selected in Microsof t ® E xcel to a label layout.
Creating Labels with Other Applications 28 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 4 Click . The labels are print ed. How to add the Microsof t Ex cel text to a label list If you want to register the text in the label list, c heck the [Record In Label List] check box in the Add-In Preview window .
Creating Labels with Other Applications 29 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Microsof t Outlook With the Add-In function, you can directly copy the text selected in Microsof t ® Outlook ® to a label layout.
Creating Labels with Other Applications 30 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix How to add the Microsof t Ou tlook text to a label list If you want to register the text in the label list, c heck the [Record In Label List] check box in the Add-In Preview window .
Starting the P-touch Address Book 31 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix This section describes the procedure for creating labels from cont acts efficie n tly using the P-touch Address Book.
Starting the P-touch Address Book 32 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Layout window The layout window consists of the followin g eight sections: Menu bar Commands are categor ized by function into the menus, such as File, Edit, V iew , and Layout.
Creating a New Contact 33 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating a New Cont act This section explains how to create a new cont act. 1 Click [File]-[New Contact]. Or, click . The [ New Contact ] dialog box appe ars.
Importing the Contact Data 34 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Importing the Cont act Dat a The CSV format files and Outlook ® Contact s data can be imported and used as P-touch Address Book contact s.
Editing the Contact Data 35 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Importing the Outlook cont act dat a 1 Click [File]-[Import]-[Outlook Contacts]. The [Fields to Import] dia log box appears. 2 Assign [CSV/Outlook Fields] to [Address Book Fields] and click .
Printing the Label 36 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Printing the Label This sectio n explains ho w to print a cr eated label. 1 Click . The labels are print ed. 2 Cut off the printed label using the Cut button (Brother QL-550/650TD) or the Cut lever (Brother QL-500) of the printer.
Creating and Transferring the Download T emplate Data 37 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix This function allows you to transfe r data su ch as templates, image data, and me ssages. Using the transferred dat a, you can also print labels on the Brother QL-650TD.
Creating and Transferring the Download T emplate Data 38 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 4 Click and select a number from 1 to 36 in the displayed menu. The number you select is saved as a Download T emplate number ([D01]~[D36] ) in the Brother QL-650TD.
Transferring a Message 39 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix T r ansferring a Message Y ou can enter character stri ngs for the "Message" items that will be used in the preset templates for the Brother QL-6 50TD.
Transferring a Message 40 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 5 Click . The data is transf erred to the Brother Q L-650TD connected to your PC. 6 When the transfer is completed a nd the dialog box (shown to the right) is opened, click .
Backing Up the Data in the Main Unit 41 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix This function allows you to backup dat a such as temp lates and messages you have transferred to the Brother QL-650TD using the P-touch T ransfer Manager .
Restoring the backed up data to th e Brother QL-650TD 42 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 4 When the transfer is completed a nd the dialog box (shown to the right) is opened, click . The dat a in the Brother QL-650TD have been backed up.
Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Procedure for Creating an d Printing Labels 43 Creating Labels (For Macintosh) This section describes the general pr ocedure for creating la bels using th e printer .
Procedure for Creating an d Printing Labels 44 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 3 Create and print the label. Choose a method for creating and printing the label: us ing only the printer , or creating the text using an application on the computer .
Starting the P-touch Editor 45 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix This section describes to cr eate a wide range of labels using the P-touch Editor . S t arting the P-touch Editor 1 Double-click the [Applications] folder of the drive, where the P-touch Editor is instal led.
Starting the P-touch Editor 46 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Layout Window The layout window has t he following six featur es. Draw T oolbar Provides tools for selecting object s, entering text and drawing graphics.
Starting the P-touch Editor 47 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Property Dock Page property , font pr operty , layout pr operty , text property are available . Click the buttons on the property dock to display and close the pr operty box.
Creating an Address Label 48 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Creating an Address Label This section describes the process of creating an add ress label on Mac OS ® X 10.3.9 as an example. 1 Click on in the Property dock.
Printing the Label 49 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Printing the Label This section describes the printing process for a cre ated label. 1 Click on in the print bar. A dialog for print settings is displayed.
Printing the Label 50 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix T ape Settings Halftone/Co lor S pecifies halftone, brightness and contrast. P-touch Editor Numbering: S pecifies the increment when numb ering the labels (serial numbers).
How to use the User's Guide (HTML Manual) 51 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Summary Displays the list of print settings.
How to use the User's Guide (HTML Manual) 52 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix User ’ s Guide (HTML Manual) Window Main Window Main Menu Operation methods are classified by function. When clicked, th e description window is displayed.
Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Using this printer as a Shared Printer 53 Appendix Using this printer as a Shared Printer The Brother QL-500/550/650 TD can be shared by multiple personal comp uters on a network.
Available Commands 54 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels ( For Maci ntosh) Appendix Fonts an d several bar codes are embedded within this printer . Y ou can send commands to print embedded characters and bar codes. A vailable Commands Commands available are P-touch pr oprietary commands based on ESC/P .
Installing the Printer Driver 55 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Y ou can use this printer to pr int directly fr om most Wind ows ® application, by insta lling the printer driver . Inst alling the Printer Driver 1 From [Control Panel], open [Printers and Faxes (Printers)].
Installing the Printer Driver 56 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Y ou can set "Auto Cut", "Mirror Printing", and "Unit" from the [Options] dialog box which appears by clicking .
Printing from Other Applications 57 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Printing from Other Applications We will use Microsoft ® Word as an example. 1 Click [File]-[Print]. The [Print] dialog box appears.
For Windows 58 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix This section describes how to unin stall the sof tware and printer driver from the personal computer . For Windows Uninst alling the P-touch Editor 1 Click [Start]-[Settings]-[Control Pa nel]-[Add or Remove Programs].
For Macintosh 59 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Uninst alling the Printer Driver 1 Turn off the Brother QL-500/550/650TD. 2 From [Control Panel], open the [Printers a nd Faxes (Printers)] window. 3 Select "Brother QL-500/550/650TD" , and click [File]-[Delete].
For Macintosh 60 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 3 Click . 4 Double-click [Macintosh HD]-[Users]-[U ser Name]-[Library]-[Preferences]. 5 Delete [P-touch Editor 3.2 Prefs] and [P-touch Editor 3. 2 plist].
For Macintosh 61 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix The software is av ailable for Mac OS ® X 10.1 ~ 10.3.9, however , it is po ssible to use this printer with Mac OS ® X Classic by installing the P-touc h Editor , exclusively for the Mac OS ® X Classic.
For Macintosh 62 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 6 After the installation is completed and the screen shown right is displayed, cli ck [Quit]. 7 Click [Restart]. Macintosh ® is re booted. After the reboot, the CD-R OM start s up automatically a nd P-touch scr een is displa yed.
For Macintosh 63 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 12 When the installation is completed a nd the screen shown right is displayed, click [Quit]. 13 Click [Restart]. Macintosh ® is re booted. The installation of sof t wa re and print driver is completed.
For Macintosh 64 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix 18 Click [OK] when the screen shown right is displayed. Now you can use the printer . 19 Double click of [P-touch Editor 3.2] folder in the P-touc h Editor is installed.
Product Specifications 65 Introduction Creating Labels (For Windows) Creating Labels (F or Macint osh) Appendix Product S pecifications Operating Environment *1 It is necessary to install the OS into th e PCs which are recommended by Microsoft ® . *2 The RS-232C interface is requ ired when printing with ESC/P commands.
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