User guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- What Version 7 Users Need to Know
- Helping to Improve DYMO Products (Windows Only)
- Tour DYMO Label v.8
- Getting Started
- For Sheet Label Users
- How To...
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Printing Labels
- Designing a Layout
- Creating a New Layout
- Modifying a Sample Layout
- Saving a Layout
- Adding Design Objects
- Using Clip Art
- Adding a Screen Grab to Your Label
- Changing the Font
- Inserting a Symbol
- Aligning Text
- Creating Vertical Text
- Aligning Objects
- Rotating Objects
- Resizing Objects
- Adding a Border to an Image
- Adding a Border to a Tape Label
- Adding Shading to Objects
- Creating a Variable Text Object
- Using the Address Book
- Creating a New Address Book
- Adding an Address
- Adding an Address from a Label
- Editing an Address
- Deleting an Address
- Using Outlook Contacts
- Using the Mac Address Book
- Switching Address Books
- Searching the Address Book
- Exporting an Address Book
- Importing Data to an Address Book
- Editing Address Book Keywords (Windows Only)
- Printing Labels from Other Programs
- Customizing DYMO Label
- About Labels
- About Network Printing
- Updating the Software
- Developer and SDK Information
- Contacting DYMO
- Glossary

Getting Started
DYMO Label software includes many options for quickly and easily designing and printing
labels. You can visually choose the label type and layout you want, select and insert your
default logo and return address, and even print directly from the desktop without opening
DYMO Label software.
Review the following topics to start using DYMO Label software.
n Adding My Return Address
n Adding My Logo
n Finding Your Label Type
n Choosing a Layout
n Printing Your First Label
n Printing from the Desktop (Windows)
n Using the QuickPrint Widget (Mac)
Adding My Return Address
When you store a default return address, you can quickly insert this return address into an
Address or Text object when needed. You can change your default return address at any
time through the Preferences settings.
To change or add your return address
1. Do one of the following:
l For Windows, choose Preferences from the Edit menu.
l For Mac, choose Preferences from the DYMO Label menu.
The Preferences dialog box appears.
2. If necessary, select the User information tab.
3. Enter your address in the Default return address box, and then click OK.
Adding My Logo
You can store an image file to use as your default logo. Once you have stored a default
logo, you can quickly add that logo to any label you create. You can change your default
logo at any time.
You can use the following types of image files for the logo:
BMP GIF PNG
JPG TIF
To add or change your default logo
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