Brother PT-18RKT - Manual (Page 4)

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Starting P-touch Editor 4
Creating Labels
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
®
. Read the printer name (XX-XXXX) in
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].
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.
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.
How to use the P-touch Editor for Windows
®
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.
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].