Patent ID: 7252442

Claim:
A tape printer comprising a text creating device that creates a text composed of document data including characters, a printing device that prints the text on a lengthy print tape in a state of having a forward blank positioned ahead of the text, a cutting device that cuts off the print tape having the text printed by the printing device in a state of having the forward blank and a backward blank positioned behind the text, thereby producing a print label, and an image display device that displays an image of the print label, the image display device having a first end position and a second end position, the first end position being a beginning position, the second end position being a final position, a direction from the final position to the beginning position corresponding to a feed direction of the print tape, the tape printer further comprising: a control device that controls the tape printer, wherein the control device displays an image of a leading end portion of the print label on the image display device by disposing an image of beginning data of the text in the final position of the image display device.