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In addition, since the size of all text on the P-touch machine is set to AUTO, the text size may automatically be reduced. . Although character styles can be applied to individual characters with P-touch Editor, styles can only be applied to a line of text with the P-touch machine. In addition, some character styles are not available on the P-touch machine. . Defferently from P-touch Editor, the P-touch machine cannot print underline or strikeout. . Only the first 999 lines of a database linked to a template is read by the P-touch machine. . Only the first line of text typed into a database field is read by the P-touch machine. Therefore, if you wish to print from a database with more than one line of text, create the template and database with separate fields for each line of text. . Some characters available with P-touch Editor are not available with the P-touch machine. . Bar codes specified with settings not compatible with the P-touch bar codes settings will not print correctly. . A template created with P-touch Editor should have a fixed length with a maximum of 39" (1 m). . The template and database should be created so that no more than approximately 500 characters per label will be printed. . Fields that extend out of the print area may not print completely. . A numbering field specified with P-touch Editor will not transfer and is not compatible with the Numbering function on the P-touch machine. . Backgrounds specified with P-touch Editor are not compatible with the P-touch machine. . Time and date objects using the “At Printing” setting on P-touch Editor will not be printed. . The printed label may differ from the image that appears in the Preview area of Transfer Manager. . If the number or order of fields in a database are changed and only the database (*.csv file) is transferred to update it, the database may not link correctly with the template. In addition, the first line of data in the transferred file must be recognized by the P-touch machine as “field names”, otherwise the database cannot be used to print. . A P-touch Editor layout that uses the split printing function (enlarging the label and printing it on 2 or more labels) cannot be transferred. . The length of the label set with P-touch Editor and the label length setting on the P-touch may be slightly different as a result of the P-touch’s computational margin of error. Using P-touch With a Computer (for PT-1650 47 Starting up P-touch Editor 3.2 1 Click “Start” in the taskbar to display the Start menu. 2 Point to “Programs”. 3 Point to “P-touch Editor 3.2”. 4 Click “P-touch Editor 3.2”. When P-touch Editor is started, the following window is displayed. Menu bar Property dock Layout area Print area Draw toolbar Status bar Title bar Rulers Cursor Standard toolbar Object dock Displaying the Properties . Although the screens shown in the following explanations are for Windows® 98, 98 SE and Me, the operations for Windows® 2000 and XP are the same unless specifically mentioned. The desired Properties can be displayed by clicking the icon in the property dock. Page Properties icon Text Properties icon Database Properties Font Properties icon icon Layout Properties icon Page Properties ( ) When the P-touch is selected as the printer: Click this button to hide the Properties. Entering text . Although the screens shown in the following explanations are for Windows® 98, 98 SE and Me, the operations for Windows® 2000 and XP are the same unless specifically mentioned. 1 Click (Text button) on the draw toolbar. Text can be typed in, and the pointer changes from (selection pointer) to (I-beam pointer). 2 Move the I-beam pointer to the position in the layout area where you wish to type in text, and then click the left mouse button. The cursor flashes in the layout area to indicate that you can now type in text. 3 Use the computer keyboard to type in the text. 4 To create a new line of text, press the keyboard’s Enter key. . With P-touch Editor 3.2, text is always typed in using the insert mode. The overwrite mode cannot be used to type in text. . To change the font and text size, click the appropriate icon in the property dock, and then select the desired settings from the Properties that appear. . For details, refer to Reading the User’s Guide on page 46. Notes on usage Bar codes Keep the following points in mind when using P-touch Editor 3.2 to print bar codes. • Bar code readers may not be able to read bar codes printed with certain ink colors on certain label tape colors. • Be sure to test the bar code reader to make sure that it can read printed bar codes in the environment where you plan to use them. • The bar codes protocols that can be used are limited to those available with the P-touch. Refer to page 19 for a list of the available bar code protocols. Using P-touch With a Computer (for PT-1650 49 Databases Keep the following points in mind when using the database functions of P-touch Editor 3.2. . For general details, refer to the User’s ...