How To Use The P-Touch Editor For Windows; Starting P-Touch Editor - Brother QL-570 User Manual

How to use the 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
saving the labels. The following is the example for Windows Vista™.

Starting P-touch Editor

1
Click [Start]-[All Programs (Programs)]-
[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 5.0].
You can also start P-touch Editor using the
following methods (only if you created the
shortcut during installation):
• Double-click the shortcut icon on the
desktop.
• Click the shortcut icon on the Quick
Launch bar.
When P-touch Editor is launched, the [New/Open] dialog box appears, allowing you to choose whether
you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label.
To specify how the P-touch Editor works when it starts, click [Tools]-[Options] to display the
[Options] dialog box. In the [General] tab, you can choose the setting in the [Operations] list box
in the [Startup Settings]. Normally, choose [Display Startup Dialog Box].
2
Choose an option in the [New/Open] dialog
box and click
• You can choose the label printer and media size.
• When you choose [Open File], the [Open] dialog
box appears. You can choose and open the file you
have created and stored previously.
• When you choose [View History], the [History]
dialog appears. You can choose from recently
created labels.
• When you choose [New], choose either vertical
writing style or horizontal writing style.
• When you choose [Select by Use], you can choose
by label applications.
• When you choose [Help-How To], the P-touch
Editor Help appears.
The Help files allow you to learn step by step how
to create a label layout.
• When you choose [Check for Updates] with a
computer connected to the Internet, you will be
taken to the Brother Solutions Center. Use this
Brother Solutions Center to check for the latest
software downloads and FAQs.
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Starting P-touch Editor