Brother PT-1500PC Printer User Manual


 
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Changing the background color
The background color of the layout can be
changed to suit your preference.
•(Windows) Right-click in the label view (or text
box), select [Background Color] in the menu
that appears, and then click the desired color
from the list.
(Macintosh) Hold down the Control key and
click in the label view (or text box), select
[Background Color] in the menu that appears,
and then click the desired color from the list.
To select a color other than those listed,
select [User Settings] (Windows) or [User
Setting] (Macintosh) from the Background
Color submenu, create the desired color
in the dialog box that appears, and then
click the OK button.
Viewing the text
Layouts that are too long to fit in the screen can be
scrolled by clicking the Arrange button ( ) to
view the left, the center, then the right side of the
layout with each click of the button.
If the label view (or text box) has been
moved away from the tool bar, it will be
docked before scrolling.
Printing
Before printing labels, certain print options can
be selected.
1 Click the arrow beside the Print button
( ) to display a drop-down menu.
2 (Windows) Click [Print Options]. The Print
dialog box appears.
(Macintosh) Click [Print]. A dialog box
containing the print options appears.
On the Macintosh, this dialog box can
also be displayed by just clicking the Print
button.
3 Select the desired print settings.
Cut Marks: This option allows you to select
whether or not to print cut marks (:), which
indicate where to cut the label so that the left
and right margins are equal.
Mirror Printing: This option allows you to
print the text in reverse so it can be attached
to a window.
Copies: This option allows enter the number
of copies to be printed.
4 (Windows) Click the OK button.
(Macintosh) Click [Print]. The layout is
printed.
(Windows) To begin printing:
1 Either click the Print button ( ), or click
the arrow beside the Print button, and click
[Print] in the drop-down menu.
2 Select the desired print settings.
3 Click the OK button.
Hiding/displaying P-touch Quick
Editor (Windows only)
P-touch Quick Editor can be hidden by clicking
the Hide button ( ). Re-display P-touch Quick
Editor by clicking its icon in the system tray, at the
right of the taskbar.
Quitting P-touch Quick Editor
•(Windows) Do either of the following:
Right-click the P-touch Quick Editor icon
in the system tray, and then click [Exit] in
the menu that appears.
Right-click in the label view (or text box),
and then click [Exit] in the menu that
appears.
(Macintosh) Do either of the following:
Click [Quit] in the [File] menu
Hold down the Control key and click in
the label view (or text box), and then click
[Quit] in the menu that appears.