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Distribute Templates to be Transferred to Users Without Using P-touch Transfer Manager (Windows)

You can transfer templates to the printer using P-touch Transfer Express. First, the administrator creates a template, and then distributes it together with P-touch Transfer Express. You can then use P-touch Transfer Express to transfer the template directly to your printer.

To download the latest version of P-touch Transfer Express, go to your model's Downloads page on the Brother support website at support.brother.com.

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  • When transferring a new template, make sure you specify a Key Assign number (in P-touch Transfer Manager) that is not currently used. If the specified Key Assign number is already being used, the existing template will be overwritten with the new one.
  • This function requires a USB connection.
Administrator Users
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Administrator tasks

Preparing P-touch Transfer Express

The printer driver must be installed before using P-touch Transfer Express.

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P-touch Transfer Express is available only in English.
  1. Download P-touch Transfer Express to any location on the computer.
  2. Decompress the downloaded file (ZIP).

Transfer the Template to P-touch Transfer Manager

  1. Start the P-touch Editor image.

    • Windows 10/Windows Server 2016:

      Click Start>Brother P-touch>P-touch Editor 5.2, or double-click the P-touch Editor 5.2 icon on the desktop.

    • Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012/Windows Server 2012 R2:

      Click the P-touch Editor 5.2 icon on the Apps screen, or double-click the P-touch Editor 5.2 icon on the desktop.

    • Windows 7/Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2008 R2:

      Click Start>All Programs>Brother P-touch>P-touch Editor 5.2, or double-click the P-touch Editor 5.2 icon on the desktop.

    P-touch Editor starts.
  2. Open the template you want.
  3. Click File>Transfer Template>Transfer.
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    The template is transferred to P-touch Transfer Manager. P-touch Transfer Manager starts.

Save the Template as a Transfer Package File (PDZ)

To create a file in a format that can be used by P-touch Transfer Express, save the template as a Transfer Package file (PDZ).

  1. Select the Configurations folder in the P-touch Transfer Manager window.
  2. Select the templates you want to distribute.
  3. Click File>Save Transfer File.
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    • The Save Transfer File option appears only if the printer is disconnected from the computer or offline.
    • If you click the Save Transfer File option after selecting the Configurations folder or a created folder, all templates in the folder are saved as the Transfer Package file (PDZ).
    • You can combine multiple templates into a single Transfer Package file (PDZ).
  4. Type the name, and then click Save.
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    The template is saved as a Transfer Package file (PDZ).

Distribute the Transfer Package File (PDZ) and P-touch Transfer Express to Others

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If you already have downloaded P-touch Transfer Express, it is not necessary for the administrator to send the Transfer Express folder. In this case, you can simply move the distributed Transfer Package file to the downloaded folder, and then double-click PtTrExp.exe.
  1. Move the Transfer Package file (PDZ) to the downloads folder.
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  2. Distribute all the files in the downloads folder to others.

User tasks

You can transfer the Transfer Package file (PDZ) to the printer using the P-touch Transfer Express received from the administrator.
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Do not turn the power off when transferring templates.
  1. Turn the printer on.
  2. Connect the printer to the computer using a USB cable.
  3. Double-click the PtTrExp.exe file received from the administrator.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • To transfer a single Transfer Package file (PDZ) within the folder containing the PtTrExp.exe file, click Transfer.
    • To transfer multiple Transfer Package files (PDZ) within the folder containing the PtTrExp.exe file, do the following:
      1. Click Browse.
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      2. Select the Transfer Package file you want to transfer, and then click Open.
      3. Click Transfer.
      4. Click Yes.
  5. When completed, click OK.
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