How to create a custom Layout Style template for printing from Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook? Start with selecting a Layout Style template close to the look you want. Next, use the P-touch Editor to modify the template and save it under a new Layout Style template name. The following steps show how to change the “Standard Address 1” template in Arial font to a Times New Roman font, have it italicize, and save it under the new template name “Standard Address 4”. Step 1. a) Highlight the text in the Microsoft software. b) Click on the P-touch icon in the tool bar to open the P-touch Editor preview window. Please note: Changing the font in the Microsoft Word, Excel, or Outlook will not effect how the text appears on the label. The Layout Style template determines how the text will be formatted on the label.
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Step 2. a) In the P-touch Editor pre-view window, click on the “Select Layout” icon. b) Select a template in the “Apply Layout Style” dialogue box close to the look you want. For this example, click on “Standard Address Label” under Category and select “Standard Address 1” template. c) Click “OK”.
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Step 3. Click on the “Edit” icon to open the P-touch Editor.
Step 4. a) Move the mouse pointer to the text on the layout and click on it. . b) Click on the “Properties” icon
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Step 5. In the “Text Properties” dialogue box, click on the “Font” tab. Under the headings of “Font”, “Style”, and “Size” are the current settings. Below it are the selections available for you to select. The picture below shows that the current Font type is set for “Arial”, the Style is set for “Regular” and the Size is set for “10”.
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Step 6. a) Click and hold down the “Down Arrow” of the Font list until Times New Roman shows up on the list. b) Click on “Times New Roman”. c) Click on “Italic” under Style. d) Click “OK”.
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Step 7. The changes should show up in the layout. To save the template, click on “File” and select “Save As”.
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Step 8. In the “Save As” dialogue box, next to the heading “Save as type” select “Layout Style Template (*.lbl)”.
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Step 9. Since this template is for a Standard Address Label, click on the folder with its name and then click “Open”.
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Step 10. Next to the heading “File name”, type in the name for the new template. In this case, type in “Standard Address 4” and then click “Save”.
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Step 11. After clicking “Save” it will bring you back to the P-touch Editor window. You can printout the label and close the P-touch Editor. Step 12. Next time when you in Word, Excel, or Outlook, highlight the text, click on the “P-touch” icon, click on the “Select Layout” icon, click on “Standard Address Label”, select the new template, click “OK” and the text will be in the format that you had setup for the new template.
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