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Starting P-touch Editor

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This section explains the procedure for starting P-touch Editor. With P-touch Editor, you can create various 
kinds of labels. 
See the P-touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and details on creating, printing, and 
saving the labels. The following is the example for Windows Vista

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. Read the printer name in each image as 

your purchased machine model name.

Starting P-touch Editor

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Click [Start]-[All Programs (Programs)]-
[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 5.0].

When P-touch Editor is launched, the [New/Open] dialog box appears, allowing you to choose whether 
you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label.

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Choose an option in the [New/Open] dialog 
box and click 

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• You can choose the label printer and media size.
• When you choose [Open File], the [Open] dialog 

box appears. You can choose and open the file you 
have created and stored previously.

• When you choose [View History], the [History] 

dialog appears. You can choose from recently 
created labels.

• When you choose [New], choose either vertical 

writing style or horizontal writing style.

• When you choose [Select by Use], you can choose 

by label applications.

• When you choose [Help-How To], the P-touch 

Editor Help appears.
The Help files allow you to learn step by step how 
to create a label layout.

• When you choose [Check for Updates] with a 

computer connected to the Internet, you will be 
taken to the Brother Solutions Center. Use the 
Brother Solutions Center to check for the latest 
software downloads and FAQs.

How to use the P-touch Editor for Windows

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You can also start P-touch Editor using the 
following methods (only if you created the 
shortcut during installation):
• Double-click the shortcut icon on the 

desktop.

• Click the shortcut icon on the Quick 

Launch bar.

To specify how the P-touch Editor works when it starts, click [Tools]-[Options] of the menu bar on 
the P-touch Editor to display the [Options] dialog box. In the [General] tab, you can choose the 
setting in the [Operations] list box in the [Startup Settings]. Normally, choose [Display New/Open 
Dialog Box].