Installing The Software; Software Overview - Brother P-Touch RL-700S User Manual

Installing the Software

Software Overview

Before connecting the printer to your computer, you must install the software on your computer,
including software applications and the printer driver.
The following applications are included on the CD-ROM.
P-touch Editor 4.2
Advanced editing software to create label designs for a variety of purposes.
P-touch Editor is a standalone application for easy label design. It also provides many
convenient features such as interaction with Microsoft
database function, bar codes creation, and screen capture.
The following tools are also installed.
• P-touch Library 2.0
Instantly load previously printed labels created by P-touch Editor to print them easily.
• P-touch 4.2 Add-In Settings
Use the add-in icons for Microsoft
from these programs.
Printer Driver
This software enabling you to use the unit as a printer. You must install this printer driver first
when you use this printer connecting to your computer.
RL-700S Runtime Library
This component requires to use programs developed using the RL-700S SDK.
You must install this library with the printer driver to use RFID functions.
Sample Applications
Sample applications that introduce the RFID functions.
Three types of applications are provided, NameLabel, FileOpen, and Management of the
ItemLabel.
If the PC does not have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, it will be installed automatically.
RL-700 SDK
The SDK (Software Development Kit) is used when developing the application with the RFID
functions.
RL-700S SDK is provided as the library for Windows. For details, see the RL-700S SDK
manuals.
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Office application using Add-Ins,
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Word, Excel, or Outlook
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to create labels using data
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