Editing And Formatting Text On Labels; Editing Text; Changing The Text Size - Dymo XTL 500 User Manual

Editing and Formatting Text on Labels

You can format text in a text box from the
touch screen or using the keypad. The
instructions in this section give both
options when applicable.
This section describes the following:
 Changing text size and style
 Rotating and aligning the text
 Inserting punctuation, symbols, and
special characters
 Creating a vertical label

Editing Text

The number of lines of text that you can insert on a label depends on the size of
the text and the width of the label. If the text is too large or you add too many lines,
you will see a warning icon
print.
You can move the cursor position and select one or more characters in a text box
using the touch screen or the keypad. See Navigation Keys on page 9 for
information about moving the cursor and selecting text using the keypad.
To edit text in a text box
 Tap once in a text box and add text using the keypad.
 Press
to add a new line.
 Tap
to display the Formatting tool bar.
You can also apply text formats from the

Changing the Text Size

You can select the font size for the text or you can have the text automatically
sized to fit the available space on the label.
See each label type in Using the Label Applications on page 14 for how
changes to the text size are applied to that type of label.
To change the text size
Select some text.
1
To apply the size to all the text, select the text box.
Tap and .
2
Or, on the keypad, press
The Font Size tool appears.
Select a font size from the list or tap Auto fit text.
3
You can also enter a size directly in the Font size box.
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