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B R O THER QL -500/550/650TD/1050/1050N
Software User's Guide
QL-500 QL-650TD
QL-550 QL-1050/1050N
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Appendix Creating Labels (For Macintosh) Creating Labels (For Windows) Introduction
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Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 About This Manual ......................................................................................................... 4 Manual Stru
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How to use the User's Guide (HTML Manual) ............................................................. 56 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Sharing the printer .......................................................................................................... 58 Using this printer as a Shared Printer .................................................
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Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Brother QL-series label printer. The Brother QL-500/QL-550/QL-650TD/QL-1050/QL-1050N label printer (hereafter referred to as "the printer") enables you to quickly and easily print custom labels created with the label software, P-touch Editor. With the Brother QL-650TD, you can also create and print labels directly from the label printer which is connected to a PC. About This Manual This manual is a "PDF manual" contained on the included CD-ROM. In th
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Creating Labels (For Windows) Label Creation Overview This section describes the general procedure for creating labels using the printer. For detailed step-by-step instructions, refer to the related pages or Help files. From Label Creation to Printing 1 Choose the type of label you want to create. Label images 2 Prepare the appropriate DK Roll for the label you want to create. The printer comes with sample roll. (Other rolls can be purchased separately.) Check the appropriate DK Roll for the
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3 Create and print the label. Select your preferred method: printing labels directly from the printer, or print from a PC. Printing directly Select a template Create and print a label using just the printer. Print (Brother QL-650TD only) The QL-1050 can also transfer templates, but it cannot select templates with machine side Setup & Operation Guide operation. So use the ESC/P command, which Transfer can transfer templates. Printing using the PC P-touch Transfer Manager After creating a
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How to Use P-touch Editor This section explains the procedure for creating various kinds of labels using P-touch Editor. Starting P-touch Editor 1 Click [Start]-[All Programs (Programs)]- [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 4.2]. You can also start the 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 Launcher bar. When the P-touch Editor is launched, the [St
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Layout window The layout window consists of the following seven sections: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Menu Commands are categorized under each menu (File, Edit, View, and Insert) by function. 2 Standard toolbar A group of frequently used commands (New Layout, Open, Save, Auto Format, etc.) are provided in this toolbar. 3 Property dock The property dock contains the Print, Page, Text, Layout, and Database property boxes. Click on the buttons at the left of the dock to show/hide the corresponding property bo
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Creating an Address Label This section describes the process of creating an address label. 1 In the Page properties box, select [Standard Address Label] from the [Label Format] list box. If the Page property box is not shown in the Property dock, click to display the box. • The label format in the layout work area changes to Standard Address Label. • The tape length and width settings are automatically set to the size of a standard address label. 2 Click (Text) in the Object dock and typ
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Printing a Label This section explains the procedure for printing a label you have created. 1 In the Print property box, set the number of copies to be printed to [1] and click . The label is printed. If the Print property box is not shown in the Property dock, click to display the box. 2 Cut off the printed label using the Cut button or the Cut lever (Brother QL-500) of the printer. In the [Print] dialog box, if [Auto Cut] is checked in [Options], the printed labels will be automaticall
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By clicking in the [Print] dialog box, you can select more detailed settings. For example, you can specify that priority be given to printing quality or printing speed when printing labels. When you print labels that require higher quality, such as barcode labels, select [Give priority to print quality]. Saving a Label You can save a label you have created in a file for later use. This section explains the procedure for saving a label you have created. 1 Click [File]-[Save As]. The [Save As
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Creating Different Types of Labels The following are examples of the labels that can be created using various functions of the P-touch Editor. Refer to the Creating Labels section in the P-touch Editor Help for further details. Help Section Sample Label Process 1: Making an address label with •Printing P-touch Editor • Saving a layout • Changing the font size and style 2: Changing the text properties • Adjusting text, images and other of an address label objects Using add-ins ® 3: Making an a
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Using the P-touch Editor Help The P-touch Editor Help offers detailed information on available features and explains on how to use the P- touch Editor. Opening the Help files 1 Starting P-touch Editor Refer to "Starting P-touch Editor" on page 7. The layout window appears. 2 Click [Help]-[P-touch Editor Help]. Or, press the [F1] key on the keyboard. The [P-touch Editor4 Help] window appears. P-touch Editor Help window 1 2 4 3 1 Toolbar A group of icons that allows quick and easy access to the H
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Printing a 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, select any topic you want to print. 2 Click on the Toolbar. The [Print Topics] dialog box appears. 3 Select the range of topics to be printed, and click . The [Print] dialog box appears. 4 Specify the [Printer] item and click . The Help information is printed. Select a normal printer that supports general pape
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Creating Labels Efficiently To create labels efficiently, you can utilize the Label List and Database functions of P-touch Editor. Since labels can be automatically created from a database or label log, you can create many labels quickly and easily if you specify the label layout beforehand. The label list function allows you to create a data log by directly entering text into the label list window of the P-touch Editor. The log can also be edited (added, deleted, or modified). The list is sa
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Switching the Label List view There are two ways to display the Label List/Database window: Record View and Form View. To change the view, right-click in the Label List/Database window, and select either Record View or Form View. Record View This view displays the list information. 1 2 4 3 1 Record selector Clicking the record selector allows you to select a record. The selected record is highlighted. The active record is indicated by a mark. 2 Field selector Displays the field names. 3 Cel
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Entering data 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]. You can also display the menu by right- clicking on the record selector. A new record is added to the list. 2 Double-click in the [Body] field to place the cursor in the field, and type in the address and name. • To enter a new line in a cell, hold down the [Ctrl] key and press the [Enter] key. • The field name cannot be modified.
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Layout Styles The Layout Style function allows you to create labels using label list information in a simple way. What is a Layout Style? • The Layout Style function lets you use a variety of saved label layouts easily. • You can also save new layouts you have created, and later recall them quickly and easily. When is it useful to use a Layout Style? • You can easily create labels by simply selecting a layout style and typing text in the P-touch Editor Layout window. • With the Merge Fields f
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Using a Layout Style to create labels 1 With the Label List/Database window displayed, click [Format]-[Apply Layout Style]. If [Format] is not displayed, click on the layout work area once. The [Apply Layout Style] dialog box appears. 2 Select a layout suitable for the label you want to create, and click . Every DK Roll has its own default layout. The layout style for that DK Roll is automatically saved as the default setting. 3 Return to the Layout window to check the labels. Creating Label
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Creating and registering a new Layout Style When there is no layout style appropriate for the label you want to create, you can create a new layout style. You can then save it as a new layout style for later use. 1 Click [File]-[New]. The [New] dialog box appears. 2 Click [New Layout], and click . 3 Create a text object and adjust its position or format. 4 Right-click on the created text object and select [Properties] from the menu displayed. The [Text Properties] dialog box appears. The [T
