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Using the label editor, The label editor, Chapter 2 – Dymo LabelWriter 400/400 Duo/400 Turbo/400 Twin Turbo User Manual

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Chapter 2

Using the Label Editor

DYMO Label Software is a general-purpose label printing program that is specifically designed to
help you get the most benefit from your LabelWriter printer. The program includes:

Many pre-designed labels for commonly used tasks

A built-in Designer you can use to create your own label designs (see page 13)

A built-in Address Book that lets you save addresses or other types of lists (see page 17)

Add-ins to print directly from the following programs:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook (Windows only)
Palm Desktop (Windows only)
WordPerfect (Windows only)

A Smart Paste function allowing you to automatically print multiple labels by copying text
from other applications directly into the current label (see page 21)

Database connectivity allowing you to print from an Access, Paradox, dBase, or Excel
database (see page 26) (Windows only)

The Label Editor

This section introduces some basic features available in the Label Editor.

To start the software in Windows

Click Start, point to Programs > DYMO Label, and then click DYMO Label.

To start the software in Mac OS X

Open the DYMO Label folder and double-click

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The DYMO Label Software window appears containing a blank label.