Brother QL-650TD - Manual (Page 21)

Creating Labels Efficiently 21
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Using external database files
This section describes the procedure for creating barcode labels with a database.
The following example uses a Microsoft
®
Excel file as a database.
1
Prepare a database file.
The following example uses a file (.xls) created
with Microsoft
®
Excel, as shown right.
2
Start the P-touch Editor and specify the
label size.
In this example, specify [1-1/7"x3-1/2"] for the
Tape Width box in the Page properties.
3
Click [File]-[Database]-[Connect].
The [Open Database] dialog box appears.
4
Select the Microsoft
®
Excel file you have
prepared and click .
The [Select Database Editing Mode] dialog box
appears.
The supported database file formats are: mdb (Microsoft ® Access ® ), xls (Microsoft ® Excel), csv, and txt.
If the file you use has multiple sheets, the
[Table Selection] dialog box appears.
Select the sheet you want to use.