Notes On Using P-Touch Transfer Manager (For Windows ); Notes On Creating Templates; Notes On Transferring Templates; Notes On Transferring Data Other Than Templates - Brother P-touch E550W User Manual

Notes on Using P-touch Transfer Manager (For Windows
Since some P-touch Editor 5.1 functions are not available with the P-touch, keep the
following points in mind when using P-touch Editor 5.1 to create templates.
You can check a preview of the printed template before the created template is transferred
to the P-touch. Refer to "Transferring the Label Template to P-touch Transfer Manager" on
page 26 for details.

Notes on Creating Templates

• The P-touch is loaded with 14 fonts. Some of the text in the template that is transferred to
the P-touch will be printed using similar fonts and character sizes that are loaded in the
P-touch. As a result, the printed label may differ from the image of the template created in
P-touch Editor.
• Depending on the text object setting, the character size may be automatically reduced or
some of the text may not be printed. If this occurs, change the text object setting.
• Although character styles can be applied to individual characters with P-touch Editor,
styles can only be applied to a block of text with the P-touch. In addition, some character
styles are not available on the P-touch.
• A numbering field specified with P-touch Editor cannot be transferred.
• Backgrounds specified with P-touch Editor are not compatible with the P-touch.
• Date and Time objects using the "At Printing" setting on P-touch Editor will not be printed.
• A P-touch Editor layout that uses the split printing function (enlarging the label and printing
it on 2 or more labels) cannot be transferred.
• Only the first seven lines of text typed into a database field is read by the P-touch.
• Fields that overflow print area may not print completely.

Notes on Transferring Templates

• The printed label may differ from the image that appears in the Preview area of P-touch
Transfer Manager.
• If a bar code not loaded on the P-touch is transferred to the P-touch, the bar code will be
converted into an image if it is a 2-dimensional bar code. The image of the converted bar
code cannot be edited. If the bar code is a 1-dimensional bar code containing a bar code
protocol not compatible with the P-touch, an error will occur and the template cannot be
transferred.
• All transferred objects that cannot be edited by the P-touch are converted into images.
• Grouped objects will be converted into a single bitmap, from which the data cannot be
edited with the P-touch keyboard.

Notes on Transferring Data Other Than Templates

• If the number or order of fields in a database are changed and only the database (*.csv file)
is transferred to update it, the database may not link correctly with the template. In addition,
the first line of data in the transferred file must be recognised by the P-touch as "field
names".
• Downloaded logos, symbols and graphics into the P-touch will automatically be scaled
(to 8 sizes) like the resident font or any of the resident symbol in the library.
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