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Customizing LabelsCreating Labels Introduction
Contents
Trademarks ...................................................................................................................3
About this Guide ............................................................................................................3
Manual Structure ...........................................................................................................3
Symbols used in this Guide ...........................................................................................4
Add new paper format .......................................................................................................5
Distributing paper formats .................................................................................................8
Distributing only paper formats ......................................................................................8
Distributing paper formats bundled with the installer .....................................................8
Label creation overview ....................................................................................................9
From label creation to printing .......................................................................................9
How to use the P-touch Editor ........................................................................................10
Starting P-touch Editor ................................................................................................10
Start P-touch Editor Help .............................................................................................14
Printing directly from other applications ..........................................................................16
Setting the Printer Driver .............................................................................................16
Printing from other applications ...................................................................................18
Creating labels with other applications by using the Add-In function ..........................19
How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library ..............................................26
Starting up P-touch Transfer Manager ........................................................................26
Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB .................................27
Transfer the templates to the printer via network ........................................................29
Backing up label templates ..........................................................................................30
Deleting label templates in the printer .........................................................................31
Starting up P-touch Library ..........................................................................................32
Searching labels ..........................................................................................................33
Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express ..........................................34
1. Preparing P-touch Transfer Express .......................................................................34
2. Transferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager .................................35
3. Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file (.pdz) ...................................35
4. Distributing the Transfer Package file (.pdz) and
P-touch Transfer Express to the user ......................................................................37
5. Transferring the Transfer Package file (.pdz) to TD-4000/4100N ...........................38
Printing the list of label templates ...................................................................................40
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Customizing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9