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Helping to Improve DYMO

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You can help improve DYMO Label software by allowing DYMO to collect anonymous
information on how you use the product. The information collected will not be used to
personally identify you and you can stop participating at any time. For more information
about the DYMO Product Improvement Program, visit the DYMO Product Improvement
Program Web site.

To participate in the DYMO Product Improvement Program

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Preferences

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Edit

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2. Select the

General

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3. Select the

Help improve DYMO products

check box.

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Preferences

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Summary of Contents for Label v.8

Page 1: ...User Guide DYMO Label TM v 8 ...

Page 2: ...orm or by any means or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Sanford L P QR Code used in this application is under the GNU Lesser General Public License 2 1 Trademarks DYMO DYMO Label and LabelWriter are registered marks in the US and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...c 5 Label Files 5 Address Book 5 Label and Tape Editors 6 Choosing a Label 6 Design Toolbar 6 Choosing a Printer 6 LabelWriter Twin Turbo Users 7 Helping to Improve DYMO Products Windows Only 9 Tour DYMO Label v 8 11 Labels Tab 11 Tape Labels 13 Insert Tab 13 Label Objects 15 Clip Art 15 Address Book Tab 16 Edit Area 16 Edit Area LabelWriter Label 17 Edit Area Tape Label 17 Print Area 17 Zooming t...

Page 4: ...ng Your Files to Another Computer 31 Sharing Label Files 31 Removing the Sample Address Book 32 Finding Your Version 7 Labels Windows Only 32 Viewing the Status of Your Label Maker 32 Printing Labels 35 Printing a Single Label 35 Printing from the Address Book 35 Printing from the Desktop Windows 36 Using the QuickPrint Widget Mac 36 Printing Directly from Other Programs 36 Printing Directly from ...

Page 5: ... Address Object 49 Adding a Text Object 51 Adding a Circular Text Object 53 Adding an Image Object 56 Adding a Shape Object 57 Adding a Barcode Object 58 Adding a Counter Object 60 Adding a Date and Time Object 61 Using Clip Art 62 Adding Clip Art to Your Label 63 Adding an Image to the Clip Art Library 63 Deleting an Image from the Clip Art Library 63 Adding a Screen Grab to Your Label 64 Changin...

Page 6: ...ing the Word Add In Mac 78 Using the Outlook Add In Windows Only 78 Using the Mac Address Book Add In Mac Only 79 Using the Excel Add In Windows 79 Using the Excel Add In Mac 80 Using the ACT Add In Windows Only 81 Printing Directly from Other Applications 81 Customizing DYMO Label 83 Adding My Return Address 83 Adding My Logo 83 Changing the Language Windows Only 84 Changing the Units of Measure ...

Page 7: ...lManager 500TS Label Maker 93 Importing Data and Downloading Labels 93 Downloading Clip Art 93 Managing Files 94 Managing Labels 94 Managing Clip Art 95 Adding a Wireless Network Printer 97 Updating the Software 99 Developer and SDK Information 101 Contacting DYMO 103 Internet Support 103 Contact Information 103 Glossary 105 vii ...

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Page 9: ...ireless PnP label maker What s New in v 8 4 2 n Support for the LabelManager LM280 label maker n Support for Windows 8 What s New in v 8 4 1 n Support for QR and PDF417 barcode types n Print mulitple labels from a database or CSV file with Import Data and Print on the Mac n Addition of the Adult Patient Identification Wristband label type under Specialty Retail Labels For use with LabelWriter 450 ...

Page 10: ...Manager PnP n LabelManager 420P n LabelWriter 4XL n LabelWriter 450 series n LabelWriter 400 series n LabelWriter 300 series most models See the Read Me file for a complete list of supported printers What s In This User Guide This User Guide contains the same information as the Help included with DYMO Label v 8 In this User Guide you will find the following chapters 2 ...

Page 11: ...cations Designing a Layout Describes how to create or modify label layouts to create your own custom label designs Using the Address Book Describes how to use the DYMO Address Book and how to print labels from your Outlook Contacts or Mac Address Book Printing Labels from Other Programs Describes how to print labels using DYMO Add Ins for Microsoft Office applications ACT and Mac Address Books Cus...

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Page 13: ...ur Address Books are automatically converted to the new Address Book format and copied into the new default Address Books folder n Choosing to participate in the DYMO Product Improvement Program n Registering your DYMO label printer Upgrading to DYMO Label v 8 Mac Many of your previous settings are imported when you install DYMO Label v 8 Some of the settings that are imported from earlier version...

Page 14: ... 8 On this tab you can visually choose the label type you want to use by shape and size You can also choose from several different layouts for each label You can find your most recently printed labels by clicking Recently Printed Labels at the bottom of the tab Design Toolbar The design objects that were located on the Design toolbar are now located on the Insert tab Double click or drag an object...

Page 15: ...er Twin Turbo Users The Left and Right label rolls show up in the printer list as separate printers The label roll that you will print to is indicated by a green arrow and is bordered in blue For example Twin Turbo with Left Roll selected 7 ...

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Page 17: ...identify you and you can stop participating at any time For more information about the DYMO Product Improvement Program visit the DYMO Product Improvement Program Web site To participate in the DYMO Product Improvement Program 1 Choose Preferences from the Edit menu 2 Select the General tab 3 Select the Help improve DYMO products check box 4 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box and apply y...

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Page 19: ...ccess the DYMO Label Web site for tips how tos FAQs and special offers Labels Tab The Labels tab displays all of the available label types and the most recently saved and printed labels You can choose a saved or recently printed label to print or edit or you can choose a new label type and layout to begin creating a new label The label types displayed are based on the type of label printer you hav...

Page 20: ...label layout to begin creating a new label You can filter the label types by category such as Address Shipping and so on The label types displayed are based on the Location preference setting n Saved Labels Saved Labels displays all your recently saved labels ready for you to use again n Recently Printed Labels Recently Printed Labels displays the last 24 labels printed Each time you print a label...

Page 21: ...owing DYMO label printers support this feature n LabelManager Wireless PnP n LabelManager 420P n LabelManager 280 The following table describes the icons associated with each label width Icon Label Width 6 mm 1 4 inch 9 mm 3 8 inch 12 mm 1 2 inch 19 mm 3 4 inch 24 mm 1 inch Insert Tab You create your own label design by adding objects to a new or existing label layout Each piece of information on ...

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Page 23: ...and so on n Image from your own collection n Circular Text Clip Art DYMO Label software includes a variety of useful clip art images that you can quickly add to personalize your labels Images in the Clip Art library are organized into different categories making it quick and easy to find the clip art image that you want to use You can also customize the Clip Art library by adding or deleting image...

Page 24: ...b you can do the following n Quickly add an address to a label n Select multiple addresses to print n Add delete and edit addresses in a DYMO address book n Switch to a different Address Book n View and print your Outlook or Mac Address Book contacts n Search for one or more addresses n Filter the Address Book to view only the addresses you want to see To select or clear the check boxes for all ad...

Page 25: ...bel Edit Area Tape Label Print Area The Print area includes several options for printing your labels If you have more than one DYMO label printer installed you can select which printer you want to print to From the Print area you can do the following n Choose a label printer to print your labels to n Select the number of copies of each label to print 17 ...

Page 26: ...n on the possible states of the label maker see Viewing the Status of Your Label Maker Zooming the Workspace Windows Several options are available for zooming the workspace You can zoom just the label in the Edit area or you can zoom the entire DYMO Label window To zoom the label Do one of the following l Move the slider at the bottom right of the Edit area l Click at the bottom right of the Edit ...

Page 27: ...the label in the Edit area To zoom the label Do one of the following l Move the slider at the bottom right of the Edit area l Click at the bottom right of the Edit area to zoom the label to fit the Edit area l From the Layout menu point to Zoom Label and then select a zoom level for the label 19 ...

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Page 29: ...n quickly insert this return address into an Address or Text object when needed You can change your default return address at any time through the Preferences settings To change or add your return address 1 Do one of the following l For Windows choose Preferences from the Edit menu l For Mac choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu The Preferences dialog box appears 2 If necessary select the Us...

Page 30: ... labels are displayed If your label printer only prints D1 labels for example a LabelManager 420P or LabelManager PnP label maker then only Tape labels are displayed If you have more than one type of label printer installed or if you have a LabelWriter Duo printer installed both LabelWriter labels and Tape labels are displayed The name and dimensions for each label type are located under the previ...

Page 31: ... and layout entering your data and clicking the Print button To print your label 1 From the Labels tab choose a label type that matches the labels loaded in the printer 2 In the Edit area enter some text or an address on the label 3 If necessary select the printer you want to print to 4 Enter the number of copies to print in the Number of copies box You can also select the number of copies to prin...

Page 32: ...kPrint Widget Mac Using the QuickPrint widget you can quickly print a label directly from your desktop without opening DYMO Label software To use the QuickPrint widget 1 Press F12 to display the installed widgets 2 In the DYMO QuickPrint widget enter or paste the text you want to print on your label 3 Optionally click in the bottom right corner of the widget to l Change the label layout l Choose a...

Page 33: ... print a label for only some of the data in the table select the cells you want to print 2 Click Print Label in the toolbar The DYMO Word Add In dialog box appears 3 Make any necessary changes to the text to be printed You can make edits to the data in the text box however these edits will not be saved in the original data 4 If you selected more than one table cell click Next to review the data fo...

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Page 35: ...le to your labels The following are just some of the options that are available for enhancing the appearance of your labels n Add clip art to your label n Insert symbols n Add a border to an image n Add a border to your label n Use any font installed on your system n Add vertical text to your label n Add shading to your label Print Multiple Labels Quickly with Smart Paste When you use Smart Paste ...

Page 36: ...rea on the desktop DYMO QuickPrint starts 2 Drag paste or type the text you want to print on your label 3 Click Print From QuickPrint you can choose to n Change the label layout n Choose a different label printer Print Quickly from Anywhere Mac DYMO Label now includes a QuickPrint widget which you can use to quickly print a label without opening the DYMO Label program To use the QuickPrint widget ...

Page 37: ...the same type of labels on each side of the printer 2 Select the Use both rolls check box in the Print area When you select the Use both rolls check box the selected printer image changes to show that both rolls will be used Create a Multi Line CD Label You can create a multi line CD label by adding multiple Circular Text objects to your label In the following examples each line of text is a separ...

Page 38: ...effects select the Mirror check box and then click OK A mirror image of the text is added to your label 6 Click 7 Place the label on your file folder so that the center of the label folds over the top of the file folder The text is visible from both sides of the folder Add Your Own Logo You can save an image file to use as your default logo Once you have set your default logo file you can quickly ...

Page 39: ...re make sure you copy the files to the folders shown below Label files Windows Libraries Documents DYMO Label Labels Mac Documents DYMO Label Software Labels Choose Open from the File menu to access labels in this folder Label layouts Windows Libraries Documents DYMO Label Labels Layouts Mac Documents DYMO Label Software Layouts Select a label type from the Labels tab to access layouts in this fol...

Page 40: ...ess Book from your computer To permanently delete the sample Address Book 1 Navigate to the default Address Book folder that was installed with DYMO Label software By default this folder is created in the following location Windows Libraries Documents DYMO Label Address Books Mac Documents DYMO Label Software Address Books 2 Delete the sample Address Book Sample Address Book ABX from the folder Yo...

Page 41: ...scribes the possible states of the label maker Label maker is connected and battery is charging Label maker is connected and battery is not charging Label maker is not connected or is turned off Label maker is connected and there is a problem with the battery 33 ...

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Page 43: ...desktop without starting DYMO Label software Windows n Print a label using the QuickPrint Widget Mac n Print labels directly from other applications Printing from the Address Book You can select an entry from the Address Book to print on a label For simple address labels that contain only a single Address object the selected Address Book entry is automatically inserted into the Address object on t...

Page 44: ...st You can also click Options to select a different printer and to visually choose the label type or layout 4 Click Print Using the QuickPrint Widget Mac Using the QuickPrint widget you can quickly print a label directly from your desktop without opening DYMO Label software To use the QuickPrint widget 1 Press F12 to display the installed widgets 2 In the DYMO QuickPrint widget enter or paste the ...

Page 45: ...you want to print to from the Name list and then click Close 4 Select the Page Layout tab and then click next to Page Setup The Page Setup dialog box appears 5 Select the Paper tab 6 Choose the label type to print to from the Paper size list 7 Select the Margins tab 8 Under Orientation select Portrait or Landscape 9 Under Margins enter 0 00 in the Top Bottom Left and Right boxes and then click OK ...

Page 46: ...dress variable Text and Barcode objects link to the Address Book To print a label from the Address Book 1 Select a label type and layout to use Make sure you select a layout that contains at least one Address or variable Text object 2 Select the Address Book tab 3 Select the addresses that you want to print The last entry that you select is displayed on the label preview in the Edit area 4 If nece...

Page 47: ... select the fields to insert in each of the available objects To import and print data 1 Select the label type and layout you want to use Make sure that your label layout includes at least one variable Text Address or Barcode object 2 From the File menu choose Import Data and Print and then do one of the following l Choose New to import and print a new set of data l Choose a saved data and layout ...

Page 48: ...igate to and select the text or CSV file that contains the data and then click Open A dialog box appears showing how many labels will be printed 3 Click OK The indicated number of labels are printed Printing from a Spreadsheet Using Smart Paste When you use Smart Paste to paste rows of text that you copy from spreadsheet program each row is treated as a separate label and each cell in the row is t...

Page 49: ... as a delimiter make sure any commas that you want to print on the label are enclosed in quotation marks When a carriage return line feed is detected a new label is started For example The following lines of text delimited using commas DYMO 44 Commerce Road Stamford CT 06902 Newell Rubbermaid 10B Glenlake Parkway Atlanta GA 30328 will print as two three line labels one for DYMO and one for Newell ...

Page 50: ...rom a word processor you will typically have multiple lines of text such as in an address In this case the text for each label is separated by either a single blank line or a carriage return line feed Smart Paste begins a new label wherever a blank line appears in the text If the text contains no blank lines Smart Paste creates a new label for each line of text For example The two addresses below ...

Page 51: ...abel that you want to print 3 Choose Smart Paste from Clipboard from the Edit menu A dialog box appears showing you how many labels will print 4 Click OK The indicated number of labels are printed Choosing a Printer If you have more than one label printer installed on your computer you may need to select the appropriate printer before printing All the label printers that are installed on your comp...

Page 52: ...dy for printing When you have a LabelWriter Twin Turbo printer installed on your computer each label roll shows up in the printer list as a separate printer The label roll that you will print to is indicated by a green arrow and is bordered in blue For example Twin Turbo with Left Roll selected When printing to a LabelWriter Twin Turbo printer you must select the printer that has the label roll yo...

Page 53: ...e of the following l For Windows choose Preferences from the Edit menu l For Mac choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu 2 Select the LabelWriter printer tab 3 Under Print quality select one of the following settings l Text to use the default print setting used for most labels l Barcode and graphics to optimize print quality for barcodes and images l Auto to automatically determine the print q...

Page 54: ...ng l For Windows choose Preferences from the Edit menu l For Mac choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu 2 Select the Tape printer tab 3 Under Label separator select one of the following l Cut each label as printed to pause or cut each label before the next label prints l Print cut marks between labels to print a mark between each printed label 4 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box an...

Page 55: ...s from the recipient s address You can also design and save your own custom label layouts Once you save your layout that layout is available whenever you select the corresponding label type You can start creating your own custom layout in the following ways n Start with a blank layout n Modify an existing layout Creating a New Layout You can create a new layout by starting with a blank layout and ...

Page 56: ... the layout 4 Add and modify any other objects that you want 5 Save your layout You can edit the text in an Address or Text object at any time However you must have the Insert tab selected to make any other modifications to an object Saving a Layout You can save your custom designed layouts for later use Once you save a layout that layout appears as one of the available layouts each time you selec...

Page 57: ...ects are by default variable text objects that link to the Address Book You can also choose to make an Address object a fixed Text object so that the content does not change When you save a label or layout that contains a fixed text Address object the address text is saved as part of the label or layout When you save a label or layout that contains a variable text Address object the address text i...

Page 58: ...ress in the object Clear this check box to have the object accept variable address data Color settings Text color Select a color for your text Background color Select a background color for the object Mirror Add a mirror image of the text on your label Text scaling None Do not resize the text to fit the object Shrink To Fit Shrink the text to fit within the object Auto Fit Shrink or enlarge the te...

Page 59: ...Text object 1 Select the Insert tab 2 Double click Text A new Text object is added to your label 3 Move and resize the object as necessary 4 Enter some text in the Text object 5 Format the text using the formatting toolbar 6 Right click the object and then choose Properties 7 Make any desired changes in the Text Object Properties dialog box and then click OK To resize an object select the object a...

Page 60: ...n your label Text scaling None Do not resize the text to fit the object Shrink To Fit Shrink the text to fit within the object Auto Fit Shrink or enlarge the text to fit the object Horizontal alignment Left Left align the text within the object Center Center the text within the object Right Right align the text within the object Center block Center the text block within the object The left edge of...

Page 61: ...se to have the text placed in a full circle centered at the top or bottom of the object You can also choose to have the text placed along the top or bottom arc of a semi circle To add a Circular Text object 1 Select the Insert tab 2 Double click Circular Text A new Circular Text object is added to your label 3 Right click the object and then choose Properties 4 Enter the text for the object and ma...

Page 62: ...Designing a Layout Circular Text Object Properties 54 ...

Page 63: ...d a mirror image of the text on your label Text display Full circle Display the text in a full circle Top arc Display the text along the top curve of the circle Bottom arc Display the text along the bottom curve of the circle Center text at Top If you choose to display the text in a full circle center the text at the top of the circle Bottom If you choose to display the text in a full circle cente...

Page 64: ...en you import an image make sure the image you are importing is close to the size of the image that will appear on the label For example if you want to print your company logo on a shipping label you should not import a logo image that is 5 x 7 inches Also take care when using a color image When the image is converted to black and white during printing unexpected results may occur Use black and wh...

Page 65: ... is installed on your computer Use default logo file Insert the default logo you specified in Preferences File Insert an image from a file Scale None Do not scale the image Stretch Stretch the image to fill the object Proportional Scale the image proportionally to fit within the object Border Type Select a border type Color Choose a color for your border Video Windows Only Device Select the video ...

Page 66: ...d barcodes that display a fixed piece of information or you can link a barcode to another piece of information on the label You can link a barcode to a Counter Text or Address object so that the barcode reflects the contents of that object For example if you link a Text object that contains a part number to a barcode designed to encode the part number the barcode will encode the number entered in ...

Page 67: ... above the barcode Below Place the barcode text below the barcode Font Change the font for the barcode text QR Code Properties Barcode type Select the type of barcode to add to your label Data Select the type of data you want to use to create the barcode Text All characters accepted Phone number Valid phone number Email Valid email address Subject field is not required SMS text message Valid phone...

Page 68: ...e the font settings for the numbers and text and change the horizontal and vertical alignment of the text and numbers You can also print the counting information in vertical format and create mirror images of the counter information on the labels The labels are automatically numbered according to your specifications when you print them The current number and other settings appear on the label disp...

Page 69: ...umber will print as 00010 5 characters wide with leading zeros If you do not select Print Leading Zeros the label will print as 10 with three blank spaces in front of the number Font and color Font Windows Change the font type size and style Font Mac Change the font type size style and color Text color Windows Select a color for your text Background color Select a background color for the object V...

Page 70: ...lude Before Enter any text that you want to appear in the object before the date and time After Enter any text that you want to appear in the object after the date and time Font and color Font Windows Change the font type size and style Font Mac Change the font type size style and color Text color Windows Select a color for your text Background color Select a background color for the object Vertic...

Page 71: ...hat category The selected image is added to your label 3 Move and resize the object as necessary To resize an object select the object and drag a handle on the bounding box Adding an Image to the Clip Art Library DYMO Label software includes a variety of useful clip art images that you can quickly add to your labels You can also add your own images to the Clip Art library You can add the following...

Page 72: ...ect the object 2 Use the formatting toolbar to make the desired changes to the font type size and style Inserting a Symbol You can add a special character or symbol to your label The symbols available are determined by the fonts installed on your system Changing the font selected will change the symbols that are available DYMO Label software only supports TrueType fonts To insert a symbol 1 Place ...

Page 73: ... align multiple objects horizontally vertically or both The objects are aligned based on the location of the first selected object For example if you have a Text object an Address object and a line object and you want the Address and line objects to have their left sides start at the same point as the Text object select the Text object first followed by the other two objects You can edit the text ...

Page 74: ... Adding a Border to an Image A border can be added to any image You can select the type and color of the border you want to add When you add a border to an image the border surrounds the actual image not the object that contains the image To add a border 1 Double click the image that you want to add a border to The Image Object Properties dialog box appears 2 Under Border do the following a Select...

Page 75: ... label For example Address objects automatically display an entry that you select from the Address Book Also you can automatically paste information from the clipboard directly into an Address object Normally Text and Circular Text objects can only display fixed information that you enter directly into a Text object or into the Circular Text Properties dialog box However you can make a Text or Cir...

Page 76: ... object that you want to make a variable Text object and then choose Properties The Properties dialog box for the selected object appears 2 Select the Function as variable object check box and then click OK The selected object is now a variable Text object 68 ...

Page 77: ...the Address Book n Easily switch from one Address Book to another Creating a New Address Book You can create multiple Address Books to hold addresses or other data If you want to import addresses or data into the Address Book you must first create the Address Book into which you want to import the information The default Address Book installed with DYMO Label software is named Sample Address Book ...

Page 78: ...rrent address box 4 Choose how you want to file the address from the File as list or enter the name as you want the entry to be filed 5 Click Save The new address appears on the label in the Edit area and the first line of the new address appears in the address list The addresses are automatically sorted in alphabetical order based on the File as selection Adding an Address from a Label When you e...

Page 79: ...lay DYMO Label software connects to the selected Outlook Contacts folder and displays your contact information in the address list To modify Outlook contacts displayed in the Address Book 1 Close DYMO Label software 2 Edit the contacts in Microsoft Outlook 3 Restart DYMO Label software The updated Outlook contacts are now displayed in the Address Book tab To save Outlook Contacts to your DYMO Addr...

Page 80: ...Address Book navigate to and select the DYMO Address Book to save the addresses to and then click Save l To save the addresses to a new Address book enter a name for the new Address Book in the File name box and then click Save The selected addresses are saved to the selected DYMO Address Book Switching Address Books If you have created more than one Address Book you can choose the Address Book th...

Page 81: ...se results contain words that begin with the letters mo or de n ALL words displays only addresses that contain words beginning with all sets of entered characters For example if you enter mo de into the Search box and choose Filter using ALL words you will see results such as the following Ralph Cheatham Dewey Cheatham and Howe Esq 104 Montgomery St San Francisco CA 94104 4301 These results contai...

Page 82: ...rs on a separate line in the Fields list When you import a list of addresses into the Address Book you choose how you want to file the addresses The Address Book Import Wizard includes a name rotation feature that automatically rotates the first and last name so that the last name appears first in the address list followed by the first name You can choose to file the addresses this way or you can ...

Page 83: ...is not imported 6 From the File As list choose how you want the records to be sorted in your Address Book 7 Click Import The data is imported into the current Address Book Editing Address Book Keywords Windows Only The DYMO Label Address Book includes a name rotation feature that automatically rotates the first and last name of an entry so that the last name appears first in the address list follo...

Page 84: ...e keyword and make any desired changes to the text l To add a keyword click Add and then enter the text for the keyword l To delete a keyword select the keyword to delete from the list and then click Delete 6 Click OK to save your changes and close the Edit Name Keywords dialog box 76 ...

Page 85: ...ndows only n Using the printer drivers to print directly from another program Using the Word Add In Windows DYMO Label software includes a software add in that enables you to quickly print labels from a Microsoft Word document The add in works with Microsoft Word 2002 or later The Word Add in locates an address in your document in the same way as the Envelopes and Labels feature in Word You can ei...

Page 86: ...an make edits to the data in the text box however these edits will not be saved in the original data 4 Click Preview to display a preview of your label 5 If you have more than one DYMO label printer installed on your computer choose the printer you want to print to from the Select printer list 6 If you selected the LabelWriter Twin Turbo printer choose the label roll to print to from the Select la...

Page 87: ...oftware includes a software add in so you can quickly print labels from your Mac Address Book To use the Mac Address Book Add in 1 From your Mac Address Book select the contact that you want to print a label for Make sure that the contact is not displayed in edit view 2 Right click the contact address to print and then choose Open in DYMO Label The DYMO Mac Address Book Add In dialog box appears 3...

Page 88: ...ick Options to select a different printer and to visually choose the label type or layout 6 Click Print A label prints for each row of text you selected Click Quick Print to print labels using the most recent settings Using the Excel Add In Mac DYMO Label software includes a software add in so you can quickly print labels from a Microsoft Excel document The add in works with Microsoft Excel 2004 o...

Page 89: ...inted You can make edits to the data in the text box however these edits will not be saved in the original data 4 If you selected more than one contact click Next to review the data for each contact 5 Do the following to select the print options a Choose a label layout to use from the Select label layout list b If necessary choose a printer to print to from the Select printer list c Twin Turbo Onl...

Page 90: ...e following basic procedures n Select your DYMO label printer from the printers list n Choose the correct orientation and page size for the type of label you want to print n Set the margins to allow the text to print correctly on the label See Printing Directly from Microsoft Word for an example of how to print a label from a Windows application 82 ...

Page 91: ...ss into an Address or Text object when needed You can change your default return address at any time through the Preferences settings To change or add your return address 1 Do one of the following l For Windows choose Preferences from the Edit menu l For Mac choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu The Preferences dialog box appears 2 If necessary select the User information tab 3 Enter your ad...

Page 92: ...affects the text and messages in the software Features available in the software are determined by the operating system locale To change the display language 1 Choose Preferences from the Edit menu 2 Select the General tab 3 Under Language select the language you want 4 Click OK The language changes immediately without restarting DYMO Label software Changing the Units of Measure You can choose to ...

Page 93: ...close the Preferences dialog box and apply your changes Choosing the Startup Label By default each time you start DYMO Label software the last label you used is displayed However you can choose to use any saved label as the startup label To choose the label to display on startup 1 Do one of the following l For Windows choose Preferences from the Edit menu l For Mac choose Preferences from the DYMO...

Page 94: ...ppressing the File Save Prompt By default DYMO Label software displays a prompt asking if you want to save changes to a modified label when you attempt to open another label or exit from the program However if you prefer not to be prompted to save changes you can choose to suppress the prompt To suppress the File save prompt 1 Do one of the following l For Windows choose Preferences from the Edit ...

Page 95: ...ext from the clipboard onto a label the label automatically prints Each time you click the text from the clipboard is automatically pasted onto the current label and the label is then printed This option simplifies the printing of labels when you have copied the information from other programs To set the Paste button to automatically print 1 Do one of the following l For Windows choose Preferences...

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Page 97: ... D1 label cassettes are available in a variety of colors materials and widths The LabelWriter Duo and LabelManager label printers use DYMO D1 label cassettes The LabelWriter Duo uses both LabelWriter label rolls and D1 label cassettes About Label Rolls DYMO LabelWriter printers use advanced thermal printing technology to print on specially treated heat sensitive labels This means you will never ha...

Page 98: ...inch 19 mm n 1 inch 24 mm The maximum width that you can use depends on your label printer Refer to the user guide that came with your printer for the label widths you can use Visit the DYMO Web site at www dymo com for a complete list of label cassettes and the names of dealers who sell them in your area The only supplies you will ever need for your printer are the labels We recommend you only us...

Page 99: ...or that label is displayed b Locate the DYMO part number for your label on the label packaging c Verify that the DYMO part number on your label packaging matches one of the part numbers in the list Buying Labels DYMO offers a full range of labels for the LabelWriter printers including labels suited for addressing envelopes shipping packages naming file folders labeling all sorts of media printing ...

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Page 101: ...import data from the following types of database files n Microsoft Access n Microsoft Excel n Text Comma Separated Values files with a csv or txt extension n Universal Data Links See the Microsoft documentation on Universal Data Link UDL for more information To import data and download labels to the label maker 1 Click in the DYMO Label software Print area 2 Click Create a set of labels from a spr...

Page 102: ...bel maker tap on the LabelManager 500TS Home screen and then select Manage Files Review the following topics to learn more about managing files on your label maker n Managing Labels n Managing Clip Art Managing Labels You can view organize and delete labels stored on your label maker Labels are stored on your label maker in the following folders n Downloads Shows labels that you have downloaded to...

Page 103: ...r label maker that you have created to keep your labels organized The Downloads Recently Printed and Saved folders cannot be deleted To delete labels and folders 1 Navigate to and select the labels or folders to delete 2 Click The selected labels or folders are deleted from the label maker Managing Clip Art You can delete clip art images that you previously downloaded to your label maker To delete...

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Page 105: ...tool in DYMO Label software To add the label maker to your computer 1 Choose Add Network Printer from the File menu The Add Printer tool starts 2 Follow the instructions in the Add Printer tool to add the label maker to your computer If you have trouble adding the label maker to your computer contact your network administrator 3 Restart DYMO Label software 97 Chapter 16 ...

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Page 107: ...o update the software You can also manually check to see if an update is available You must be connected to the Internet to obtain software updates To manually check for software updates 1 Choose Check for Updates from the Help menu A dialog box appears when an update is available Otherwise you are notified that there are no updates available 2 Follow the instructions in the update dialog box to d...

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Page 109: ...te printing and take advantage of the label printing power built into DYMO Label software a Software Developer s Kit SDK is included in your LabelWriter CD The SDK provides COM and NET interfaces For more information visit the Developer Program page on the DYMO web site www dymo com You can check the Developer s forum on the DYMO Web site at www dymo com for the latest news Also you can join the D...

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Page 111: ...ains a Web site at www dymo com that includes the latest support information for your label printer and DYMO Label software Contact Information Visit the Support area of our Web site at www dymo com to contact us by chat or email 103 Chapter 19 ...

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Page 113: ...cludes two special versions of Codabar that are used to barcode books One version calculates the checksum from left to right L R The other version calculates the checksum from right to left R L Code 128 A Code 128 A can represent numbers and uppercase letters as well as control characters Code 128 Auto Code 128 Auto uses a combination of Code 128 A B and C DYMO Label software analyzes the data and...

Page 114: ... States EAN 13 European Article Numbering EAN is used for products that are made or marketed outside the U S EAN 13 requires 13 digits the first 2 digits represent the country code followed by 10 digits of data and finally a checksum character After you enter the 12 digits to be encoded the program automatically calculates the checksum for the 13th digit This code requires numeric information only...

Page 115: ...t and graphics that make up a label design label type Shape and size of a label Matches the label packaging for easy reference O object Each piece of information on a label is a separate object object properties Settings that further define a design object on the label P PDF417 A stacked linear barcode symbol format used in a variety of applications primarily transport identification cards and inv...

Page 116: ... and saved as label files SmartPaste A quick way to print labels using data from other programs U UCC EAN 128 UCC EAN 128 is used instead of EAN 8 EAN 13 when additional information needs to be encoded UPC Universal Product Code UPC is commonly used to identify retail products sold in stores in the United States UPC A Universal Product Code UPC version A is commonly used to identify retail product...

Page 117: ...the encoded number in order to reduce the number of digits from 12 to 6 This code requires numeric information only UPC E can only be used for product UPC codes the product type character must be 0 or 1 V variable When the label is printed the variable data on the label changes for each label based on the source data Source data can come from entries in the Address Book Smart Paste Merge Print fro...

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