Brother P-touch PT-1170, User Manual

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To set the tab length:
1 Hold down
c
and press
W
once. The current tab length is displayed.
2 Press
h
or
e
until the desired length is displayed or use the number keys to type in
the length.
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To change the units (inches or centimeters) used to display the tab lengths, press
M
until the desired units are displayed.
3 Press
r
.
To add a tab:
●
Hold down
c
and press
Q
once. The tab mark ( ) appears in the text to indi-
cate the position of the tab.
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If the text in front of a tab extends past the point where the next section of text
should start, the text will instead start at the following tab position.
For example, if the tab length is set to 1.2” (3.0 cm) and the following text is typed
in:
the label shown below will be printed.
EXAMPLE
To set the tab length to 1”:
1
Hold down
c
and press
W
once.
2: J K L M N O P Q R S T U
1: A B C D E F G H I
Margin Tab (1.2” (3.0 cm)) Tab (1.2” (3.0 cm)) Margin
2 . 0 i n c h
T A B L E N G T H