Ch. 4 Advanced Functions; To add a user-defined character image to; Notes on creating templates- Page 68

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Ch. 4 Advanced Functions

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map, otherwise it will not be assigned correctly.

To add a user-defined character image to
the text:

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Press the PF key where the user-defined
character image that you wish to use is
assigned. The character is added to the text
at the cursor’s position.

Template data

If a database (*.mdb file created with P-touch
Editor) was linked to the template, the database
can also be transferred to the P-touch. Data
from selected records of the database can then
be added to and printed in the template. In
addition, the database data can be searched to
find specific records.

Notes on creating templates

Since some P-touch Editor functions are not
available with the P-touch, keep the following
points in mind when using P-touch Editor to cre-
ate templates. In addition, after creating the tem-
plate, try using the P-touch to print a sample of
the label to check that the label is printed cor-
rectly.

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Select only the “Landscape” (horizontal)
printing orientation.

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Since some fonts available with P-touch
Editor may not be available on the P-touch,
the font used to print text may be different
from the font selected for the template. In
addition, since the size of all text on the 
P-touch is set to “AUTO”, the text size may
automatically be reduced.

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Although character styles can be applied to
individual characters with P-touch Editor,
the text line is the smallest string of charac-
ters that a style can be applied to with the 
P-touch. In addition, some character styles
are not available with the P-touch.

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The P-touch can only print an underline
with one line and a strikeout with two lines.

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Only the first 9999 lines of a database
linked to a template is read by the P-touch.

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Only the first line of text typed into a data-
base field is read by the P-touch.Therefore,
if you wish to print labels that seem to have
more than one line of text, create the tem-
plate and database with separate fields for
each line of text.

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Some characters available with P-touch Edi-
tor are not available with the P-touch.

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Barcodes specified with settings not com-
patible with the P-touch barcodes settings
will not be printed correctly.

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A template created with P-touch Editor
should have a fixed length with a maximum
of 39" (1 m).

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The template and database should be cre-
ated so that no more than 1000 characters
per label will be printed.

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Fields that extend out of the print area will
not be printed either partially or com-
pletely.

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A numbering field specified with P-touch
Editor is not compatible with the Number-
ing function on the P-touch.

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Backgrounds specified with P-touch Editor
are not compatible with the P-touch.

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If text or a barcode are positioned overlap-
ping other objects, the text or barcode will
normally be printed on top of the other
object.

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The printed label may differ from the image
that appears in the Preview area of Transfer
Manager.

NOTE

Only one character image or template can be
assigned to each PF key. If a character image or
template is already assigned to a PF key, the previ-
ous data is erased when a different character image
or template is transferred.

NOTE

The PT-9600 can only contain one database. All
templates are linked to the single transferred data-
base. The database can be replaced or updated.

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