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Software User's Guide
Brother QL-series
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  • Page 1 Software User's Guide Brother QL-series The contents of this guide and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publications.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents ..................1 Introduction .

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction The Brother label printer (hereafter referred to as "the machine") enables you to quickly and easily print custom labels created with the label software, P-touch Editor. Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. ©...

  • Page 4: Creating Labels

    Creating Labels Label creation overview This section describes the general procedure for creating labels using the machine. For details on step-by-step instructions, see Help files. From label creation to printing Choose the type of label you want to create. There is a variety to choose from. Label examples Prepare the appropriate DK Roll for the label you want to create.
  • Page 5 Create and print the label. Create a label Print the label Using P-touch Editor ® Windows Express Mode Express Mode Enter the text Edit the label Macintosh Standard Mode Standard Mode Enter the text Edit the label ® Windows Professional Mode Professional Mode ®...

  • Page 6: How To Use P-Touch Editor For Windows

    ® How to use P-touch Editor for Windows 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 ®...
  • Page 7 Layout window Express Mode This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images. The layout window consists of the following sections: Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu (File, Edit, View, and Insert, etc.) by function. Command bar Contains the New/Open, Paper, Text, Frame, Image, and other commands.
  • Page 8 Professional Mode This mode provides full-scale label creation from creating the templates. The layout window consists of the following sections: Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu (File, Edit, View, and Insert, etc.) by function. Standard toolbar Provides a group of frequently used commands (New Layout, Open, Save, Print, etc.). Property palette Contains the Print, Paper, Text and Layout property boxes.
  • Page 9 Snap Mode With this mode, you can capture the screen, print it as an image, and save it for future use. To start Snap mode, follow the steps below. When you click [Snap] from Mode Switch, the Description of Snap mode dialog box appears.

  • Page 10: Start P-Touch Editor Help

    Start P-touch Editor Help ® This section explains how to start P-touch Editor Help for Windows . The following example uses Windows ® Vista From the Start button To start P-touch Editor Help, click the Start button on the task bar, and point to [All Programs].
  • Page 11 Printing the 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. In the [Contents] tab, choose any topic you want to print. Click on the Toolbar. Choose the range of topics to be printed, and click Specify the [Printer] and click...

  • Page 12: Creating Labels With Other Applications

    Creating labels with other applications When installing the software, if you choose the Add-In function, a P-touch icon will be automatically added ® ® ® ® ® ® onto the Microsoft Word, Excel , and Outlook toolbar. (Only if Microsoft Word, Excel , Outlook ®...
  • Page 13 ® Microsoft Word ® With the Add-In function, you can directly copy the text in Microsoft Word to a label layout. ® ® ® If Microsoft Outlook is running and Microsoft Word is chosen as the standard editor, you won't ®...

  • Page 14: Microsoft Excel

    ® ® Microsoft Excel ® ® With the Add-In function, you can directly copy text in Microsoft Excel to a label layout. ® ® Creating labels using Microsoft Excel ® ® Open a Microsoft Excel worksheet and select the cells of text you want included in the label from your Excel spreadsheet.
  • Page 15 ® ® How to add text from Microsoft Excel to the Label List For first time use, the message "Record data in the Label List?" is displayed. If you click Yes, new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from the next time you register the text.
  • Page 16 ® ® Microsoft Outlook ® ® With the Add-In function, you can directly copy the text in Microsoft Outlook to a label layout. Items you can import are: Contacts, Calendar items, Deleted Items, Drafts, Inbox, Journal, Notes (text in the Notes dialog box is not available), Outbox, Sent Items and Tasks windows.
  • Page 17 ® ® How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to the Label List For first time use, the message "Record data in the Label List?" is displayed. If you click Yes, new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from the next time you register the text.

  • Page 18: How To Use The P-Touch Address Book

    How to use the P-touch Address Book This section describes the procedure for creating labels from contacts efficiently using the P-touch Address ® ® Book. The P-touch Address Book is valid for Windows only. The following example uses Windows Starting the P-touch Address Book Click [Start]-[All Programs]-[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Address Book 1.1].
  • Page 19 Layout window The layout window consists of the following eight sections: Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu (File, Edit, View, and Layout, etc.) by function. Standard toolbar Provides a group of frequently used commands (such as New Contact, Edit Contact, Find, Print, etc.). Text toolbar Used to adjust text attributes such as font size and alignment for text formatting.

  • Page 20: Creating A New Contact

    Creating a new contact This section explains how to create a new contact. Click [File]-[New Contact]. Or, click New Contact The [ ] dialog box appears. Enter data for each item. New Contact form toolbar The following commands are categorized in the menu: Icon Button name Function...

  • Page 21: How To Use P-Touch Transfer Manager (Ql-650Td / Ql-580N / Ql-1050 / Ql-1060N Only)

    How to use P-touch Transfer Manager (QL-650TD / QL-580N / QL-1050 / QL-1060N only) P-touch Library: This application allows you to manage P-touch label templates and other data on the PC. You can print a label from the P-touch Library using the machine. P-touch Transfer Manager: This application can transfer label template data to the printer’s main unit and can make backups of data transferred to the printer’s main unit.

  • Page 22: Transferring Label Templates From The Pc To The Printer Via Usb

    Explanations of the Icons Icon Button name Function Transfer Transfers the label templates and other data on your PC (Only for P-touch to the printer (when the USB interface cable is connected). Transfer Manager) Backup Backs up the data you have transferred to the Brother (Only for P-touch printer using P-touch Transfer Manager.
  • Page 23 Drag the transfer data to the folder you just made. Drag the transfer data from All Contents, Layouts or another folder under Filter. When transferring multiple sets of data, move all the transfer data to the folder you made. Key Assign numbers are automatically assigned to transfer data within the folder you made in the previous step.

  • Page 24: Backing Up Label Templates

    Backing up label templates This section describes how to transfer label templates and other data in the printer to the PC. • Valid only when the USB cable is connected. • Backed up data cannot be edited on the PC. •...

  • Page 25: Transfer The Templates To The Printer Via The Network (Ql-580N / 1060N Only)

    Transfer the templates to the printer via the network (QL-580N / 1060N only) To transfer the templates to the printer via the network, you need BRAdmin Professional or Web BRAdmin. Download it from our website first. The printer names and pictures in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer. The screens may vary depending on the model.

  • Page 26: How To Use The P-Touch Library

    How to use the P-touch Library Starting up the P-touch Library You can start up the P-touch Library to edit and print labels. Click the [Start] button, then choose [All programs (Programs)] - [Brother P-touch] - [P-touch Tools] - [P-touch Library 2.1]. The P-touch Library starts up.

  • Page 27: Searching Labels

    Searching labels You can search label templates registered in the P-touch Library. Click The [Search] dialog box is displayed. Check the items to be used as search conditions and set the search items. The search items that can be set are as follows. Settings Details Set the method for combining multiple search items.

  • Page 28: How To Use P-Touch Editor Lite (Ql-700 And Windows® Only)

    How to use P-touch Editor Lite ® (QL-700 and Windows only) It is not necessary to install the driver or software for P-touch Editor Lite. With P-touch Editor Lite, you can create various simple label layouts quickly and easily. Double-click the P-touch Editor Lite starts.
  • Page 29 Label View Display Function This label view is displayed when the software is started. The width of tape currently set is displayed on the left of label image. When "Auto" is shown on the right, the length of tape is automatically adjusted to the length of text. You can drag the label border to manually change the length and width of the label.
  • Page 30 Other Functions (available on the menu displayed by right-clicking the mouse) Menu Do this Undo Click Undo to undo the last operation. Redo Click Redo to redo an undone operation. Select the text area (or object) that you want to cut or copy and select Cut or Copy. Copy Click in the destination area and select Paste.

  • Page 31: Downloading A New Label Collection Category To P-Touch Editor / Updating P-Touch Editor Software And P-Touch Editor Lite (Ql-700 Only)

    Downloading a New Label Collection Category to P-touch Editor / Updating P-touch Editor Software and P-touch Editor Lite (QL-700 only) Using the P-touch Update Software, label collection categories can be downloaded to your PC and printed using P-touch Editor. Furthermore, the software can be upgraded to the latest version using this tool. •...

  • Page 32: Updating P-Touch Editor Lite

    Select the [Printer] and [Language], select the check box next to the label collection to be installed or the software to be updated, and then click [Install]. • Click "Click here for details" in the upper right to view a web page with specific examples of label collection designs.
  • Page 33 Click the [Machine update] icon. Select the [Printer], ensure that [The machine is connected correctly.] is displayed, and then click [OK]. Select the [Language], select the check box next to the P-touch Editor Lite software to be updated, and then click [Transfer].
  • Page 34 The screen on the right is displayed on your computer while the software is being updated. Do not turn off the machine during the update process. Click [OK] to complete the update. The display returns to the input screen when the update is complete. Updating P-touch Editor Lite...

  • Page 35: How To Use P-Touch Editor For Macintosh

    How to use P-touch Editor for Macintosh This section gives an overview of P-touch Editor. See the P-touch Editor Help for details. Starting P-touch Editor Double-click [Applications] and then [P- touch Editor 5.0]. If an Alias has been created, double-click the Alias.
  • Page 36 Layout Window Standard Mode This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images. The layout window consists of the following sections: Command bar Provides commands such as New/Open, Paper, Text, Frame, Image, etc. Draw/Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object, entering text, drawing graphics, etc. Inspector Enables you to easily insert and format text, images, etc.

  • Page 37: Start P-Touch Editor Help

    Snap Mode With this mode, you can capture the screen, print it as an image, and save it for future use. To start the Snap mode, follow the steps below. When you click [Snap Mode], the Snap mode description dialog box appears. Click If you put a checkmark in [Do Not Display This Dialog Again], you can go to Snap mode...

  • Page 38: Appendix

    Appendix Printing directly from other applications ® You can use this machine to print directly from most Windows applications, by installing the printer driver. Because the paper size for this machine is different from other regular printers, you may not be able to print even after installing the driver and application software, unless the application software allows the correct label size to be set.
  • Page 39 • [Advanced] Tab You can set graphics options ("Halftone", "Brightness" and "Contrast") and "Continuous Tape Format". You can change the Label Format or create a new Label Format from the [Continuous Tape Format] dialog box which appears by clicking [Settings...]. You can set the format name ("Name") and size ("Width", "Length", and "Feed"), and click [Default].

  • Page 40: Printing From Other Applications

    Printing from other applications ® We will use Microsoft Word as an example. In the following steps, you will see QL-XXX. Read "XXX" as your printer name. The printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer name. The screens may vary depending on the model.

This manual is also suitable for:

Ql-650tdQl-580nQl-1060nQl-1050

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