Software User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Creating Labels
- Label creation overview
- How to use P-touch Editor for Windows®
- How to use the P-touch Address Book (Windows® only)
- How to use P-touch Transfer Manager (QL-650TD / 580N / 1050 / 1060N / 720NW only) (Windows® only)
- How to use the P-touch Library (Windows® only)
- Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express (QL-720NW only) (Windows® only)
- How to use P-touch Editor Lite (QL-700 only) (Windows® only)
- How to use P-touch Editor Lite LAN (QL-710W / 720NW only) (Windows® only)
- Using the P-touch Update Software
- Printing labels using P-touch templates (QL-580N / 720NW / 1050 / 1060N only)
- Printing labels distributed to multiple printers (QL-710W / 720NW only) (Windows® only)
- How to use P-touch Editor for Macintosh
- Appendix
Downloading a New Label Collection Category to P-touch Editor /
Updating P-touch Editor Software
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IntroductionCreating LabelsAppendix
Using the P-touch Update Software, label collection categories can be downloaded to your PC and printed
using P-touch Editor. Furthermore, the software can be upgraded to the latest version using this tool.
The screens may differ depending on your operating system.
In the following steps, you will see XX-XXXX. Read "XX" as your Brother QL printer name.
Downloading a New Label Collection Category to
P-touch Editor / Updating P-touch Editor Software
1 Double-click [P-touch Update Software] on the desktop.
2 Click the [Computer software update]
icon.
Using the P-touch Update Software
• The available functions differ according to your model/operating system.
- Downloading a New Label Collection category to P-touch Editor (QL-500/550/
570/580N/650TD/700/710W/720NW only)
- Updating P-touch Editor Software (all QL models)
- Updating QL printer firmware (QL-710W/720NW only)
- Updating P-touch Editor Lite (QL-700 only) (Windows
®
only)
• To use the P-touch Update Software, it is necessary to install it from the CD-
ROM provided or download the latest version from our website at http://
solutions.brother.com and install it.
• Refer to the installation section in the printed manual included with this machine
for details on how to install the software.
• You must be connected to the internet in order to launch the P-touch Update
Software.
• Label Collection designs cannot be edited.
• You may find that the software and the contents in this manual are different.
• Upon installation of the P-touch Update Software, an icon will be installed on
your desktop for your convenience. To check for new Label Collection designs,
simply click the icon to launch the software.
• For Windows
®
users, the following method can also be used to start the P-touch
Update Software.
Click [Start], and then select [All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - [P-touch Update
Software].
• If a message is displayed notifying the user that the Editing Software (P-touch
Editor) is the latest version when started, click [Yes] and then proceed to step 3.