Inserting Text; Inserting a Tab; Deleting Text- Page 32

EDITING A LABEL

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Entering and Editing Text

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 

 key. A   mark appears to indicate the position 

which the tab space will be entered.

Deleting Text

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Deleting one character at a time

• To delete a character from an existing line of text, move the cursor to the character 

to the right of the position you want to start deleting text and then press the 

 key. 

The character to the left of the cursor is deleted each time the 

 key is pressed.

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Deleting all text at once

• Use the 

 key to delete all text at once.

Press the 

 key.

The Clear options are displayed.

Using the   or   keys, select “Text Only” to delete 
all text while retaining the current format settings, or 
select “Text & Format” to delete all text and format 
settings.

Press the 

 or   key.

All text is deleted. All format settings are also deleted 
if Text & Format was selected.

• To change the length setting of the tab, refer to “Setting Label Attributes” on page 35.
• The tab space can also be entered by pressing the 

 key to open the Setup menu and 

selecting "Tab" by using   or   keys, and then pressing the 

 or   key.

If you hold down the 

 key, the characters left to the cursor are deleted continuously.

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Press the 

 key to return to the text entry screen, 

without erasing (or clearing) text or format.

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