Editing A Label; Entering And Editing Text; Entering Text From The Keyboard; Adding A New Line - Brother P-touch PT-2030 User Manual

EDITING A LABEL

Entering Text from the Keyboard

The keyboard of your P-touch labeler can be used in the same way as a standard
computer keyboard.

Adding a New Line

To end the current line of text and start a new line, press the Enter key. A return mark
appears at the end of the line and the cursor moves to the start of the new line.
• There is a maximum number of lines of text that can be entered for each tape width. A
maximum of 5 lines for 18mm tape, 3 lines for 12mm tape, 2 lines for 9mm and 6 mm tape,
and 1 line for 3.5mm tape.
• If you press the Enter key when five lines already exist, an error message is displayed.
• To change the character attribute of each line, refer to "Setting Character Attributes by Each
Line" on page 25.

Adding a New Block

To create a new block of text/lines to the right of your current text, press the Enter
key while holding down the Shift key. A
and the cursor moves to the start of the new block.
A maximum of 5 blocks can be entered in one label.

Moving the Cursor

• Press the , ,
• To move the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, hold down the Shift
key and then press the
• To move the cursor to the very beginning or end of the text, hold down the Shift key
and then press the

Inserting Text

To insert additional text into an existing line of text, move the cursor to the character
to the right of the position where you want to start inserting text and then enter the
additional text. The new text is inserted to the left of the cursor.

Inserting a Tab

To insert a tab space between the existing line of text, move the cursor where you
wish to add a tab and press the Tab key. A
which the tab space will be entered.
• To change the length setting of the tab, refer to "Setting Label Attributes" on page 29.
• The tab space can also be entered by pressing the Setup key to open the Setup menu and
selecting "Tab" by using

Entering and Editing Text

or key to move the cursor one space or line.
or key.
or key.
or key, and then pressing the OK or Enter key.
mark will appear at the end of the block
mark appears to indicate the position
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