Section 5: Printing only to Pre Die-Cut labels
If you don’t need to cut custom shapes, the LX610e is an extremely capable Pre Die-Cut Label printer. While PTCreate can print only to the LX610e other dedicated printing programs offer some advantages.
5A Create a label with NiceLabel
1. Select “New Label”. Select the Printer “Color Label 610”. Click “Next”.
2. Select “Print on a roll of labels”. Click “Next”.
3. Choose Orientation. Click “Next”.
4. Set the dimensions of your label and unit of measure. Click “Next”.
5. Review the label setup summary. If it is correct, click “Finish”. Your blank label will be displayed.
After you click “Finish”, you can always go back and change any of these “Label Properties” settings, by going to the Menu Bar and select “Document Properties” or double click on the blank label.
Once you have created your label size you can start to design your label using tools from the tool box/ button bar. You will need to add text, rectangles, lines and/or graphics. This can be done using one of the buttons on the button bar at the top left screen.
Click the Text buttons to add text to your labels. Edit the text on screen or double click to open up text settings to change font, size and other settings.
Click the Picture button to add graphic. Click anywhere on the label. A pop-up window will open to browse to the image/graphic and select it with “Open”.
Click the Rectangle, Line and Ellipse button to add geometri- cal shapes.
Click the Barcode button to add a bar code. Double click the bar code to choose the bar code type.
Tip 1: Double-click any object to open settings for that object.
Tip 2: Go to the Help tab to access the NiceLabel Manual and Tutorials
5A.1 Printing from NiceLabel
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To print, click the Print button or go to the File Menu and select “Print”. The Print Dialogue window will appear. - Select the “Color Label 610”.
- Set the number of copies.
- Click “Printer Settings” to adjust the settings.
- Click “Print”.
Congratulations! You have successfully created and printed your first label. You can find more tips and hints by simply clicking Help in the main menu