Brother P-touch PT-9600 User Manual page 60

Ch. 3 Functions
NOTE
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A single label can only contain a maximum of
fifty text blocks. If the maximum number of text
blocks has already been entered when d is
held down and n is pressed, the error mes-
sage "50 LINE LIMIT REACHED!" will appear.
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To split a text block into two, position the cur-
sor under the character that you want to start
the next block, and then hold down d and
press n.
To create a new block:
Hold down d and press n. The new
●
block mark ( ) appears at the end of the
block.
Symbol key (s)
In addition to the letters, symbols and numerals
on the key tops, there are over 440 additional
symbols and pictures available with the Symbol
function. After these symbols or pictures are
added to the text, they can be deleted like any
other character, and some can be formatted
using certain text formatting functions (see
pages 54 through 61).
A table of the available symbols can be found
on pages 96 through 98.
To add a symbol or picture to the text:
1 Press s. A row of symbols appears in the
display.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R
L M
R
G
PUNCTUATION
R
NO
H
R
R
I
R
J
AUTO 1.10
Length Margin
NOTE
To return to the text at any time, press e (OR
press s).
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K Q Q Q Q Q
A B C D E F
Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q
A01
Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q
·
Q Q Q
+ × ÷
HELSINKI A AUTO
Font Width Size
2 Press m or g to select the desired cate-
gory of symbols, and then press j or k
until the desired symbol is displayed
enlarged within the frame in the middle of
the display.
3 Press n. The symbol is added to the text.
NOTE
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To type in a series of symbols, hold down d
before pressing n. Then, continue adding
symbols by selecting them as explained in step
, and holding down d while pressing n.
2
Press just n after selecting the last symbol in
the series.
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A symbol can also be selected by typing in the
corresponding code indicated in the table of
available symbols. For example, pressing T
displays the GARDENING category, and then
pressing 3 displays the third symbol of the
GARDENING category.
Accent function (d + s)
The Accent function can be used to add
accented characters to your text. Many of these
characters can also be found on the keys and
typed in using a (refer to page 47).
The accented characters are grouped according
to the uppercase or lowercase letter that they
are combined with. The following table shows
the available characters.
Accented
Letter
Characters
a à á ä â ã æ
c ç
~
e è é ë ê e
i í ï î
n ñ
o ó ö ô õ
u ù ú ü û
Accented
Letter
Characters
A À Á Ä Â Ã Æ
C Ç
E È É Ë Ê E ˜
I Í Ï Î
N Ñ
O Ó Ö Ô Õ
U Ù Ú Ü Û