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DYMO Label Software User Guide Version 7.5[...]

Equipment Information Description: LabelW riter Direct Thermal Printer Models: LabelWriter 300, 310, 320, 330, 330 T urbo, 400, 400 T urbo, T win T urbo, Duo Certification This device has been tested and complies with the requirements of: UL 1950 EN60950: Low V oltage Directive Product Safety FCC Part 15 Class B EN55022: Radiated and Conducted Emis[...]

iii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hardware . . [...]

iv Chapter 6 Using the LabelWriter Printe r with Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Add-In for Microsoft Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Additional Windows Appli cation Add-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on purchasin g a DYMO label printer . After just a short time, you will realize how many of your daily tasks will be simplified by using the label printer . Y o ur label printer will help you to address lett ers; label file folders, CD/DVDs, video cassettes, packages, and name tags. With a little imagination[...]

Introduction 2 In its original pack aging, the label shelf l ife is 18 months. When labels are used for sh ort-term applications (envelopes, packages, and so on), fading is not a problem. When label s are used to label files in a file cabinet, fading is very gradual over many years. Labels applied to the edge of a notebook that is then placed on a [...]

3 Chapter 2 Getting Started DYMO Label Software is a general-purpose label prin ting program that is sp ecifically designed to help you get the most benefit from your Lab elW rit er printer . The program includes: • Many pre-designed l abels for commonly used tasks • A built-in Designer you can use to create your own label design s (see page 1 [...]

Getting Started 4 The first time you open DYMO Label Software, you are prompted to register the software. See "Registering the Software" on page 2. Y ou are also asked to enter your return address and select a default logo, such as your company ’ s logo. Creating a New Label This tutorial guides you through the steps necessary to create[...]

Creating a New Label 5 Choosing a Label File The first step is to choose a label file as the basis for you r new label. To choose a label file 1 Select the arrow next to the Label Files drop-down list. A list of the most recently used label files appears. If necessary , click More to access all the pre-designed labe ls. Notice that all label files [...]

Getting Started 6 To change the grap hic 1 Double-cli ck the graphic th at appears on the label. The Graphic Settings dialog box appears. 2 Select File under Select Graphics Source . The Insert Image button changes to read Select File . 3 Click Select File . The File open dialog box appears listing the co ntents of the default Clipart folder . 4 Se[...]

Creating a New Label 7 Changing the Return Address Next, you change the return address. To enter a return address 1 Click the text in the label’ s upper-right corner . The flashing cursor appears wher e the default text had been. 2 Enter the following text: COMPUTEK EUROPE B.V . Max Euwelaan 104 3046 MA ROT TERDAM The Netherlands 3 Click anywhere[...]

Getting Started 8 2 Enter the fo llowing ad dress. Elsbeth Meijjer Airportplein 7 NL -3045 AP ROT TERDAM The Netherlands Elsbeth Meijjer ’ s address now appears as the recipient’ s address on the label. Changing the Font Y o u may want to modify the font used for the recipient address or return address. To change the font 1 Click the recipient [...]

Creating a New Label 9 Saving the Label Now that you have created your shippin g label, you can save it as a label file. Saved labels will automatically appear in the Label Files drop-down list. To save the label 1 Click on the Main toolbar . The Save File dialog box appears. 2 Enter MyS hip as the new name for the file and click Save . Notice that[...]

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11 Chapter 3 Using the Label Designer The Label Editor allows you to easily design labels for your specific needs using a simple-to-use Label Designer . Y ou can also modify any of the pre- designed l abel files included with the software. The Designer allows you to change the appearance and content of labels. Y ou can add or modify text (including[...]

Using t he Labe l Desig ner 12 Address The address object is similar to the tex t object, but is designed to print informati on that changes with each label printed, such as names and addr esses. Address objects can also display POSTNET barcodes. Y ou can change the font set tings (font, si ze, st yle, and so on) for text in address objects and con[...]

Creating a New Label File 13 Y o u can choose from many standard barcode symbol ogies, including Code 39, Cod e 128, Codabar , UPC A/E, EAN 8/13, IT F-14, POSTNET , PLANET , and Int erleaved 2 of 5 barcodes.Y ou can choose to includ e or exclude human-read able text (alphanumeric information) and specify the font settings for the text. Y ou can als[...]

Using t he Labe l Desig ner 14 To open an existing label file 1 Click . The Open File dialog b ox appears. 2 Select the file you wish to open and click Open . The label opens in the label workspace. Adding an Object When you place a new object on a label, the new object displays certain de fault settings. For example, new address and text objects d[...]

15 Chapter 4 Working with Lists DYMO Label Software includes a built-in Address Book that allows you to maintain list s of addresses routinely used t o generate labels. Additi onally , if you have Mac OS version 10.2 or later , you can print labels using the addresses al ready st ored in your Mac OS address book. Y ou can also use the built-in Addr[...]

Working with Lists 16 Using the Address Book The Address Book is displ ayed in a panel at the bottom of the DYMO Lab el main window . Y ou can display or hide the panel using the Address Book button on th e Action bar . To display the Address Book  Click or select Open from the Address Book menu. The last list file that was opened appears in the[...]

Creating a New List 17 To insert address data into a label with multiple variable objects 1 Select the list entries you wish to print. The Pick V ariable Object dial og box appears listing the objects available on the current label. 2 Select the object you want to link to the Address Book and then click OK . If the current label does not contain a [...]

Working with Lists 18 Using the Mac OS Address Book (Macintosh) If you are runni ng Mac OS version 10. 2 or later , you can print addresses you already have stored in the Mac OS address book. Howeve r , unlike the buil t-in Address Book, you cannot add or change the addresses in the Mac OS address book from within DYMO Label Software. Y o u must ma[...]

19 Chapter 5 Printing Labels Using Smart Paste The Smart Paste command allows you to qu ickly print multiple labels from a list created in a word processing, spreadsheet, or other similar program. The text and address objects can be used to print text from other applications. For the text object, you must select th e Function as V a riable T ext Ob[...]

Printing Labels Using Smart Paste 20 NOTE The separator character may be different for countries other th an the United States. When using Smart Paste, the list separa tor charact er is based on the W indo ws list separator (or regional setting) being used. For example, the following lines of text (delimited using commas): DYMO Corp., 44 Commerce R[...]

Printing Multiple Labels Using Smart Paste 21 However , the following three lines of text contain no blank lines. So, Sm art Paste will print three one-line labels. Printing Multiple Labels Using Smart Paste When you use Smart Paste to print mult iple labels, the labels will be formatted using th e font, size, and style currently selected for the t[...]

Printing Labels Using Smart Paste 22 4 Select Smart Paste , and then From File from the Edit menu. The File Open dialog box appears. 5 Navigate to and open the file you exported as CSV or text. A dialog box appears telling you how many labels will be printed. 6 Click Ye s . The labels begin printing .[...]

23 Chapter 6 Using the LabelWriter Printer with Other Applications This chapter describes how to use your LabelWrite r printer with other application programs. The chapter covers: • Printing labels from Microsoft W ord using the W ord Add-In. • Printing labels using other Add-Ins for W indows app lications. • Using Merge Print from Database f[...]

Using the LabelWriter Printer with Other Applications 24 To start using the Word Add-in 1 Open Microsoft W ord and type an address. 2 Click on the W ord toolbar or select DYMO LabelWriter from the T ools menu. The DYMO LabelW ri ter dialog box appears with the address from your document automatically placed in the Recipient Addr ess field. If your [...]

Printing Directly from Other Applications 25 If the LabelW riter tool button appears in you r Outlook toolbar automatically , you can begin usi ng the Add-In. If a tool button is not present, you’ll need to enable the Outlook Add-In from the Outlook Add-In Manager . To enable the Outlook Add-In 1 Choose the Options command from the To o l s menu [...]

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27 Chapter 7 Using the Tape Editor The DYMO Label Software T ape Editor is used to desi gn and print labels on DY MO tape printers, such as the LabelW riter Duo or the LabelManager PCII. Using the T ape Editor , y ou can print text on your D1 tape labels in a variety of fonts, si zes, and styles. Y ou can add borders, graphics, special characters, [...]

Using the Tape Editor 28 Designing a Label In this section, we will show you how to print a label for a file folder tab using the T ape Edit or . Y ou can format the label text and then save the label for future use. When designing a label, the first items to consid er are the width of the label tape onto which you will print and the length of the [...]

Designing a Label 29 2 Select 19 mm from the Tape Width drop-down menu . The text area of the main window changes in size based on the tape width you select. 3 Select Fixed At and enter 8.5 cm in the Label Length Fixed At text box. Notice that the size of the in put area changes on the ruler . 4 Ty p e 2005 Annual Budget Projections in the m ain wi[...]

Using the Tape Editor 30 Additional Formatting Features T o further customize your labels, you can add bord ers, symbols, graphics, barcodes, and even date and time stamps. Y ou can also choose to print the label vertically . Adding Borders Y ou can choose to add one of several pre-defined borders to your label. When you add a border, it surrounds [...]

Designing a Label 31 The Symbol dialog box appears. 3 Choose the font that contai ns the special character you wish to insert from the Font drop- down list. The Symbol, Dingbats, and W ing dings fonts co ntain many unique characters you can add to your labels. 4 Select the symbol you wish to insert and clic k Insert . 5 Click Close to close the Sym[...]

Using the Tape Editor 32 To add an outline effect to your text with a fill pattern 1 Highlight the text on your lab el to which you wish to apply an outline effect. 2 Select Font from the Format menu. The Font dialog box appears. 3 Select Outline under Effects . 4 Select a fill pattern from the Fill Pattern drop-down menu. 5 Click OK . The highligh[...]

Designing a Label 33 Adding Graphics Y ou can add a graph ic to your label from the clipboard or from a file. If the graphic is in a file, the format can be BMP , JPG , PCX, PNG , TIF , WMF , or EMF . When inserted on the label, the graphic will be scaled automatically to the si ze of the surrounding text while maintaining the aspect rati o. To add[...]

Using the Tape Editor 34 3 T yp e the text you wish displayed as a barcode in the Data field. 4 Select the type of barcode from the Symbology drop-down menu. 5 Select whether you want the actua l text to appear above the barcode, below the barcode or not at all under Human Readable Text . 6 If you selected above or below , click the Font butto n to[...]

Printing from Other Applications 35 T o successfully print to the DYMO LabelW riter Duo T a pe printer , you need to set the correct page size, orientation, and margins for the tape cassette currently in the printer . T able 1 gives the paper size and margin settings for each of the label sizes supported by the DYMO Label printers. This section sho[...]

Using the Tape Editor 36 7 Select the label size you have loaded in the printer from th e Paper size dro p-down list. The width and height values should now match the values fo r that label size shown in T able 1. 8 Select Landscape under Orientation and click OK . 9 Click to print the label. Print Settings This section discusses several printer se[...]

Print Settings 37 To change the chain print setting 1 Select Options from the Edit menu. The Options dialog box appears. 2 Select one of the following: • Cut each label as printed — Automatical ly cuts each label after p rinting. • Print cut marks between labels — Prints labels in a continuous stream with dotted lines between each label for[...]

Using the Tape Editor 38 The Options dialog box appears. 2 Select an alignment from the Label Alignment drop-d own list. 3 Click OK to apply the new setting. Continuous Mode Printing Continuous mode printing prints multiple labels with no space between the labels. This is especially helpful for conserving label tape. Contin uous mode printing is tu[...]

Print Settings 39 The Advanced Options dialog box appears. NOTE Y ou can also get t o this dialog bo x by selecting Printer Setup from the File menu. 3 Select Enabled from the C ontinuous Paper drop-down list and click OK . The labels will now pr int continuously with no space between labels.[...]

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41 Chapter 8 Maintenance and Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to take care of your LabelW riter printer and of fers suggestions for identifying problems that can occur when you using th e printer . If you can’t solve a problem, this chapter also describes how to co ntact DYMO for technical support. Caring for the La belWriter Printer Th[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 42 Performing a Printer Self-Test If you experience problems with broken characters or other print quali ty issues, you should perform a printer self-test. The self-test verifies that all elements of the print head are in working condition. To perform a self test for the LabelWriter 300 1 T urn off the printer using [...]

Obtaining Technical Support 43 Contacting DYMO DYMO maintains an Internet W eb site, www .dymo.com , that offers support for each printer . The following table provides a list of telepho ne numbers to reach DY MO Sales and Support departments. Y ou can also reach DYMO at www .dymo.com . Country Telephone Support Fax Support Australia 1800/ 633 868 [...]

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45 Appendix A Technical Specifications This section gives the printer specification s for all the printers. Y o u will also find information on DYMO’ s Software Development Kit which will allow you to use the LabelWriter printer and software with your applicati on. LabelWriter Printer Specifications 300 330 330 Turbo 310 320 40 0 400 Turbo Twin T[...]

Technical Specifications 46 Tape Printer Technical Specifications LabelWriter Duo (Tape Printer) LabelManager PC II LabelManager 450 LabelPoint 350 Print Method Thermal Transfer Print Resolut ion 180 dpi (7.09 dots per mm) Print Speed 0.4" (10 mm) per second Maximum Print Height 0.71" (18.1 mm) 0.71" (18.1 mm) 0 .71" (18.1 mm) 0[...]

Developer and SDK Information 47 Developer and SDK Information DYMO provides various types of informati on designed to help developers create products that work with the LabelW riter printers and DYMO La bel Software. Below are some notes for those interested in de veloping products that work with LabelWriter printers. • Keep in mind t hat LabelW[...]

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49 Index A adding barcodes 33 borders 30 date and time 32 graphics 33 special characters 30 special fonts 31 address book About 15 creating new 17 opening lists 17 rotating names 17 using Mac OS address book 18 address objects 12 placing new 14 alignment, label 37 B barcode objects 12 placing new 14 barcodes, adding 33 BMP 33 C chain printing 36 Co[...]

50 Merge Print from Database 25 Microsoft Access 25 Outlook 24 Outlook Express 24 Word 23, 25 multi-line text 20 O objects about 11 address 12 barcode 12 counter 13 curved text 13 date-time 13 ellipse 12 graphic 12 horizontal line 12 placing new 14 rectangle 12 text 11 vertical line 12 opening address book lists 17 label files 5, 13 outline font 32[...]