Brother PT-2500PC User manual

Starting up P-touch Editor

Basic Operation

Layout area

Creating a new layout document

Working with text objects

Working with graphics objects

Modifying objects

Using the Auto Format Wizard

Printing a layout

Saving a layout document

Databases

Creating a database

Maintaining the database

Using database data in layouts

Printing a layout containing data merged from a record

Saving a database document

Reference

P-touch Editor Environment

Layout document window

Record view window

Pop-Up menu commands

Menu bar commands

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Starting Up P-touch Editor

You can start up P-touch Editor by clicking its icon in the "P-touch Editor 3.1" group window or by

using the Start button or Windows Explorer.

Starting up by clicking the "P-touch Editor 3.1"

icon

Double-click the "P-touch Editor 3.1" icon in the "P-touch Editor 3.1" group window.

Starting up using the Start button

1. Click the Start button in the taskbar to display the Start menu.

2. Select "Programs".

3. Select "P-touch Editor 3.1".

4. Click "P-touch Editor 3.1".

Starting up using Windows Explorer

1. Start up Windows Explorer.

2. Select the drive and directory where P-touch Editor is installed.

3. Double-click "Ptedit3.exe".

Basic

Operations

This chapter walks you through the basics you need to know in order to start using P-touch Editor. We

recommend that you go through the examples to become familiar with how to use the mouse to create

objects and move them around the layout area and how to create your own database. Note that this

chapter provides only enough information to help you get started. More detailed explanations of

commands and dialog boxes can be found in Reference.

Layout area

Use the layout area to design your label. Each label is made up of a number of elements called

objects, which are arranged in a layout. There are various types of objects, each named according to

the type of information it contains. The following is a list of available objects, along with a short

explanation of the type of information it contains.

Text objects: text

Graphics objects: pictures drawn using the draw toolbar

Bitmap data objects: bitmap data (.bmp, .dib, .jpg, .tif, .ico or .wmf data imported from another

application, such as Paintbrush)

Arranged text objects: text created using the [Arrange Text] command

Date/Time/Calendar objects: date, time or calendar data created using the [Date/Time/Calendar]

command

Creating a new layout document

A new layout document can be created in either of the following ways:

starting up P-touch Editor (Click here)●

pulling down the [File] menu, then selecting the [New] command●

(1) Menu bar (7) Layout area

(2) Standard toolbar (8) Cursor

(3) Property dock (9) Print area

(4) Rulers (10) Object dock

(5) Draw toolbar (11) Status bar

(6) Title bar

Click here for a detailed explanation of the layout document window and its components.●

Working with text objects

This section details the basics you need in order to create and work with text objects while designing

your own label layout.

Creating a text object

A text object is automatically created as soon as you type text into the layout area.

1. Click on the draw toolbar.

When you move the pointer back to the layout area, its shape changes to . This

is the I-beam pointer.

●

2. Move the I-beam pointer to any place in the layout area, then click the left

mouse button.

The cursor ( ) flashes in the layout area to indicate that you can now type in text.●

3. Type in some text.

To change the text, you can use your computer keyboard's arrow keys or the

mouse to move the cursor to the part of the text that you wish to change. Then,

use the keyboard's delete key to delete any text.

●

Note:

Text is always typed in using the insert mode. You cannot use the insert key

on your computer keyboard to switch to the overwrite mode.

Modifying the appearance of text

You can modify the appearance of your text by changing its font, size, style, or the effects applied to

the characters. This can be done by clicking the [Font] command in the [Format] menu or by using the

Font Properties in the property dock.

The [Font] command in the [Format] menu displays the Font tab in the Text Properties dialog

box, which allows you to make many changes to the appearance of the text at one time. For

details on using these commands. (Click here)

●

The Font Properties allow you to make a single change at a time. (Click here)●

Here, let's use the Font Properties to make the first letter of the text larger than the other letters.

1. Highlight the first letter of the text by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the

I-beam pointer across it.

2. Click in the property dock to display the Font Properties.

3. Click the arrow button on the right side of the size setting.

This causes a pull-down menu of sizes to appear.

●

4. Select 48.

The size of the text you selected changes to 48 points.

●

You can select settings and click on other buttons in the Font Properties to change the font, size,

style (bold, italic, bold italic, etc.), and the effects that are applied.

●

Other text layout features

A number of other commands and functions let you lay out your text in exactly the orientation and

style you want. See the pages noted for detailed information about how to perform these text layout

operations.

Auto formatting●

Aligning●

Rotating●

Filling the print area with an object●

Inserting the date, the time or a calendar●

Auto arrangement of text●

Text alignment inside a box●

Auto editing of text in an existing layout●

BACK

Working with graphics objects

A graphics object is created each time you draw something in the layout area. The following

procedure shows how to draw a simple box.

Creating a graphics object

1. Click on the draw toolbar.

When you move the pointer back to the layout area, its shape changes to .●

2. Move the pointer to any place in the layout area and hold down the left

mouse button.

This makes the current location of the pointer one of the corners of the box.●

3. Move the pointer to where you want the opposite corner of the box to be

and release the mouse button.

You can use the other graphic tools in the same way to draw lines, rounded boxes, ellipses and

frames. Click here for details on using all of the draw toolbar buttors.

●

Holding down the computer keyboard's shift key while dragging the mouse allows you to draw

perfectly square boxes or perfectly round circles.

●

Other graphics features

The following is a list of other graphics commands and features that are available with this

application. See the pages noted for detailed information.

Drawing lines, boxes, rounded boxes, circles, and frames●

Specifying a line style, line width, and fill pattern●

Specifying a frame style●

Specifying the background, line, and foreground colors and patterns●

Auto formatting●

Aligning●

Rotating●

Filling the print area with an object●

Importing images●

Inputting clip art●

Combining parts to create an illustration or selecting ready-made pictures●

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