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- Page 1 DYMO Label Software User Guide Version 7.6...
- Page 2 © 2004-2006 DYMO Corporation. All rights reserved. Version 7.6, Revised 05/06. No part of this document or the software may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or translated into another language without the prior written consent of DYMO Corporation. Trademarks LabelWriter, LabelManager, and LabelPoint are registered trademarks of DYMO Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
About DYMO Printers ........ - Page 4 Chapter 6 Using the LabelWriter Printer with Other Applications ......25 Add-In for Microsoft Word........... 25 Additional Windows Application Add-Ins .
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Page 5: Introduction
With this release, DYMO Label Software includes a Tape Editor, allowing you to print labels on D1 tape printers. The Tape Editor is only available if you have a DYMO tape printer installed on your computer, such as the DYMO LabelWriter Duo or LabelManager 450. For instructions on using the Tape Editor, see Chapter 7, Using the Tape Editor on page 29. -
Page 6: Registering The Software
Introduction NOTE DYMO’s warranty does not cover malfunction or damage that may be caused by the use of labels other than labels made or approved by DYMO. Because DYMO LabelWriter printers use thermal printing technology, you must use specially designed and manufactured labels. The thermal coatings used on labels other than labels made or approved by DYMO may not be compatible and may provide unsatisfactory printing or cause the printer to malfunction. -
Page 7: Using This Guide
This User Guide includes information for designing and printing labels to all DYMO USB- connected printers. Depending on the model of DYMO printer you have installed, some sections of this User Guide may not apply to you. The following table provides a summary of the contents. - Page 8 Introduction...
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Page 9: Using The Label Editor
Chapter 2 Using the Label Editor DYMO Label Software is a general-purpose label printing program that is specifically designed to help you get the most benefit from your LabelWriter printer. The program includes: • Many pre-designed labels for commonly used tasks •... -
Page 10: Creating A New Label
Book Panel Status The first time you open DYMO Label Software, you are prompted to register the software. See "Registering the Software" on page 2. You are also asked to enter your return address and select a default logo, such as your company’s logo. - Page 11 Creating a New Label Choosing a Label File The first step is to choose a label file as the basis for your new label. To choose a label file Select the arrow next to the Label Files drop-down list. A list of the most recently used label files appears. Click here to display the list of recently used labels.
- Page 12 Using the Label Editor To change the graphic Double-click the graphic that appears on the label. The Graphic Settings dialog box appears. Select File under Select Graphics Source. The Insert Image button changes to read Select File. Click Select File. The File open dialog box appears listing the contents of the default Clipart folder.
- Page 13 Creating a New Label Changing the Return Address Next, you change the return address. To enter a return address Click the text in the label’s upper-right corner. The flashing cursor appears where the default text had been. Flashing cursor Enter the following text: COMPUTEK EUROPE B.V.
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Page 14: Changing The Font
Using the Label Editor Enter the following address. Elsbeth Meijjer Airportplein 7 NL-3045 AP ROTTERDAM The Netherlands Elsbeth Meijjer’s address now appears as the recipient’s address on the label. Changing the Font You may want to modify the font used for the recipient address or return address. To change the font Click the recipient address object. - Page 15 A default Label Files folder is created for you when the software is installed. For Windows, the folder is located in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\DYMO Label\Label Files. For Macintosh, the folder is located in the DYMO Label folder where you installed the application.
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Page 17: Using The Label Designer
With a label file open, click Design Objects A label created in DYMO Label Software can contain various text and design objects. Each object has certain attributes, such as size, position, font, and so on. You can select the attributes that you want in the object’s Settings dialog box. - Page 18 Using the Label Designer Address The address object is similar to the text object, but is designed to print information that changes with each label printed, such as names and addresses. Address objects can also display POSTNET barcodes. You can change the font settings (font, size, style, and so on) for text in address objects and control the text’s position.
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Page 19: Creating A New Label File
Creating a New Label File DYMO Label Software includes a blank label file for every type of label available. When you create a new label, you select one of these blank labels as a starting point. -
Page 20: Adding An Object
Using the Label Designer To open an existing label file Click . The Open File dialog box appears. Select the file you wish to open and click Open. The label opens in the label workspace. Adding an Object When you place a new object on a label, the new object displays certain default settings. For example, new address and text objects display text describing how to modify the objects. -
Page 21: Working With Lists
Chapter 4 Working with Lists DYMO Label Software includes a built-in Address Book that allows you to maintain lists of addresses routinely used to generate labels. Additionally, if you have Mac OS version 10.2 or later, you can print labels using the addresses already stored in your Mac OS address book. -
Page 22: Using The Address Book
Working with Lists Using the Address Book The Address Book is displayed in a panel at the bottom of the DYMO Label main window. You can display or hide the panel using the Address Book button on the Action bar. -
Page 23: Creating A New List
Creating a New List To insert address data into a label with multiple variable objects Select the list entries you wish to print. The Pick Variable Object dialog box appears listing the objects available on the current label. Select the object you want to link to the Address Book and then click OK. If the current label does not contain a variable object, you are prompted to open a label that does contain one of these objects. -
Page 24: Using The Mac Os Address Book (Macintosh)
Mac OS address book. However, unlike the built-in Address Book, you cannot add or change the addresses in the Mac OS address book from within DYMO Label Software. You must make changes using the Mac OS address book application. -
Page 25: Printing Labels Using Smart Paste
For example, the rows in the following spreadsheet: will print two three-line labels: one for DYMO and one for Esselte. DYMO Corp. - Page 26 For example, the following lines of text (delimited using commas): DYMO Corp., 44 Commerce Road, “Stamford, CT 06902” Esselte, 48 South Service Road,“Melville, NY 11471” will print two three-line labels: one for DYMO and one for Esselte. DYMO Corp. Esselte...
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Page 27: Printing Multiple Labels Using Smart Paste
Printing Multiple Labels Using Smart Paste However, the following three lines of text contain no blank lines. So, Smart Paste will print three one-line labels. Pencils Pens Erasers Printing Multiple Labels Using Smart Paste When you use Smart Paste to print multiple labels, the labels will be formatted using the font, size, and style currently selected for the text or address object receiving the text. - Page 28 Printing Labels Using Smart Paste Select Smart Paste, and then From File from the Edit menu. The File Open dialog box appears. Navigate to and open the file you exported as CSV or text. A dialog box appears telling you how many labels will be printed. Click Yes.
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Page 29: Using The Labelwriter Printer With Other Applications
Using the LabelWriter printer driver to print labels directly from other programs. Add-In for Microsoft Word DYMO Label Software includes an add-in program that enables you to quickly print mailing labels from a Microsoft Word document. The add-in works with Microsoft Word 2000, XP, and 2003 for Windows and Microsoft Word X and 2004 for Macintosh. -
Page 30: Additional Windows Application Add-Ins
Word document before you click Printing the Address Once the Print DYMO Labels dialog box appears, you can select from a number of different address and shipping label files, depending on how you want the label to look. -
Page 31: Printing Directly From Other Applications
At times you may want to print labels directly from another program to your LabelWriter printer, without using DYMO Label Software or the LabelWriter add-ins. One example could be if you maintain address lists within Microsoft Word or Access and want to print them all on labels without importing the list to the DYMO Label Software Address Book. - Page 32 Using the LabelWriter Printer with Other Applications...
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Page 33: Using The Tape Editor
LabelWriter Duo, LabelManager PCII, LabelManager 450, or LabelPoint 350 printers. The basic functionality of DYMO Label Software is the same in both the Label Editor and the Tape Editor, such as opening and saving files, using Smart Paste to print multiple labels, and so on. So when the Tape Editor is active, the only differences you will see are those specfic to designing and printing D1 tape labels. -
Page 34: Designing A Label
The total label length must be no more than 3 1/2” (8.5 cm) and we will print on label tape with a width of 1/2” (12 mm). To create a label Start DYMO Label Software. The main window appears. Select 19 mm from the Tape Width drop-down menu. - Page 35 Designing a Label Type 2005 Annual Budget Projections in the main window. As the line of text becomes too long for a fixed width label at the current font size, the font size will automatically decrease to fit the text on one line. To center the text, click Click or select Save from the File menu.
- Page 36 Using the Tape Editor The selected border surrounds the text. If necessary, the font size of the text is decreased to fit the label. Adding Special Characters You can choose to add a special character or symbol to the label. To add a special character Place the cursor at the point on the label where you want the character to appear.
- Page 37 Designing a Label To add a shadow effect to your text Highlight the text on your label that you wish to appear with a shadow effect. Select Font from the Format menu. The Font dialog appears. Select Shadow under Effects and click OK. The highlighted text now appears on the label with a shadow effect.
- Page 38 Using the Tape Editor The Date and Time dialog box appears. Select the date and/or time format you wish to insert from the drop-down list and click OK. The date and/or time appears on the label in the format you selected. Adding Graphics You can add a graphic to your label from the clipboard or from a file.
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Page 39: Adding A Barcode
Designing a Label Adding a Barcode You can choose to add a barcode to your label. This feature can be very useful, for example, if you are labeling inventory items that will be scanned with a barcode reader. You can choose to print the barcode with or without the human-readable text. -
Page 40: Printing From Other Applications
To successfully print to a DYMO tape printer, you need to set the correct page size, orientation, and margins for the tape cassette currently in the printer. Table 1 gives the paper size and margin settings for each of the label sizes supported by the DYMO tape printers. -
Page 41: Print Settings
Tape Cassette Color Setting Print settings on DYMO tape printers are based on the color of the label tape. To optimize the print quality, make sure you set the tape cassette color setting to match the color of the tape in the printer. - Page 42 Chain Printing When printing multiple labels, the chain printing feature will automatically print a dashed cut-line between each label to indicate where each label should be cut. DYMO Corp. Sanford 44 Commerce Road 2707 Butterfield Road...
- Page 43 As a label is printed, blank space is added at the beginning of the label and at the end of the label. Normally, the space is the same on both ends of the label. However, you have the option of printing the label with less space at the beginning or at end of the label. DYMO Corp. DYMO Corp. DYMO Corp.
- Page 44 Continuous mode printing is turned off by default. NOTE Continuous mode printing only applies to printing from other applications. This selection has no effect when printing from the DYMO Label Software. Continuous mode printing may not be available on all tape printers.
- Page 45 Print Settings The Advanced Options dialog box appears. NOTE You can also get to this dialog box by selecting Printer Setup from the File menu. Select Enabled from the Continuous Paper drop-down list and click OK. The labels will now print continuously with no space between labels.
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Page 47: Caring For Your Labelwriter Printer
This chapter describes how to take care of your LabelWriter printer and offers suggestions for identifying problems that can occur when you using the printer. If you can’t solve a problem, this chapter also describes how to contact DYMO for technical support. Caring for the LabelWriter Printer The LabelWriter printer is designed to give you long and trouble-free service, while requiring very little maintenance. -
Page 48: Performing A Printer Self-Test
If you experience problems with the set up or use of your printer, carefully read this manual and consult the online Help to make sure you have not missed something that is covered in the documentation. If you cannot resolve your problem by consulting the documentation, you can obtain additional information and assistance from DYMO. -
Page 49: Contacting Dymo
Obtaining Technical Support Contacting DYMO DYMO maintains an Internet Web site, www.dymo.com, that offers support for each printer. The following table provides a list of telephone numbers to reach DYMO Sales and Support departments. You can also reach DYMO at www.dymo.com. Country... - Page 50 Caring for Your LabelWriter Printer...
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Page 51: Technical Specifications
Appendix A Technical Specifications This section gives the printer specifications for all the printers. You will also find information on DYMO’s Software Development Kit which will allow you to use the LabelWriter printer and software with your application. LabelWriter Printer Specifications... -
Page 52: Tape Printer Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Tape Printer Technical Specifications LabelWriter Duo LabelManager LabelManager LabelPoint (Tape Printer) PC II Print Method Thermal Transfer Print Resolution 180 dpi (7.09 dots per mm) Print Speed 0.4" (10 mm) per second Maximum Print 0.71" (18.1 mm) 0.71" (18.1 mm) 0.71"... -
Page 53: Developer And Sdk Information
Developer and SDK Information DYMO provides various types of information designed to help developers create products that work with the LabelWriter printers and DYMO Label Software. Below are some notes for those interested in developing products that work with LabelWriter printers. - Page 54 Technical Specifications...
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Page 55: Printing Over A Network
Appendix B Printing Over a Network This chapter describes how to print to a DYMO label printer over a network. The topics covered in this chapter are: • “Printing to a Shared Printer from Windows” • “Printing to a Shared Printer from Mac OS”... - Page 56 Before you can print to a shared network printer, you need to install DYMO Label Software (DLS) on your local computer. If you want to install more than one shared DYMO label printer, you must either run the DLS installer for each printer or use the Windows Add Printer Wizard to add each additional label printer.
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Page 57: Printing To A Shared Printer From Mac Os
When prompted to select the connection type, select Network (LAN) and click Next. A dialog box is displayed listing all of the DYMO label printers. Select the type of DYMO label printer to which you want to be able to print and click Next. The Select Network Printer dialog box is displayed. - Page 58 Close the Print & Fax dialog box. Adding a Shared Printer Before you can printer to a network printer, you need to install DYMO Label Software (DLS) on the remote computer. If you want to install more than one shared DYMO label printer, you must add each additional label printer.
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Page 59: Using A Print Server
Close the Printer List dialog box. Using a Print Server You can print over a network to a DYMO label printer connected to a wired or wireless USB print server. A DYMO label printer works the same as any other printer connected to a print server and requires no special configuration. - Page 60 DYMO LabelWriter xxxxx-2046321 93089v0T, 93490v0T DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo xxxxx-2096232 93176v0T, 93491v0T DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo xxxxx-2013955 93085v0M, 93492v0M If your printer has firmware that does not support print servers, contact DYMO technical support for assistance on updating the printer’s firmware.
- Page 61 Creating a New List labels curved text objects opening printing shelf life Database Add-In storage date-time objects LabelWriter printer placing new taking care of delimited files, printing line objects designer designer toolbar DYMO Label Software Mac OS Address Book starting main toolbar...
- Page 62 Merge Print from Database printing Microsoft chain printing Access continuous mode Excel from a list Outlook labels Word multiple labels 25, 27 multi-line text network vertically network printing rectangle objects placing new register the software objects Rotate Name about address barcode counter saving...
- Page 63 Word Add-in WordPerfect...