Brother P-touch E500 Quick Setup Manual page 18

INTRODUCTION
 Create a label by connecting your P-touch to a computer
1
GETTING STARTED
Your P-touch can be used as a stand alone handheld labeller, or it can be connected to a
PC or Mac and used with the included P-touch Editor software to create more elaborate
labels.
To use your P-touch connected to a computer, attach your P-touch to a computer via the
included USB cable and install the P-touch Editor software and drivers.
• Prepare the P-touch.
• Prepare the PC.
2
CREATING A LABEL
• Launch the P-touch Editor Software.
Enter the label text using P-touch Editor.
"Editing a Label" in the User's Guide
Software Help
3
LABEL PRINTING
• Print the label
"Label Printing" in the User's Guide
Software Help
• Remove the labels soon after they are cut so that they do not remain in the tape exit slot.
• Do not position the P-touch vertically when using it. Otherwise, the cut labels could fall into the
P-touch and cause a malfunction.
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How to Use the P-touch
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Create labels like these:
1A-B01 1A-B02 1A-B03 1A-B04