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New
Purpose:
Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 2.
Shortcut key:
+
Toolbar:
Operation:
1
Click
File
, then
New
.
If the current Design Page is not edited, a new blank Design Page appears immediately.
2
If the current Design Page is edited, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes, for
example:
Depending on the stage you are currently using and the editing you did, the file to be saved is a
*.pel
file or a
*.pem
file or both.
A new file opens automatically in Stage 2. In Stage 2, you can use the pens and erasers to create
black and white drawings. You may also want to use this feature to create patterns that are easier
to draw by hand, for example, free-hand writing.
See also:
“Open”, “Save” and “Save As” in this section
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Open
Purpose:
Opens a previously saved file (
*.bmp
files open in stage 1,
*.pel
files open in stage
2,
*.pem
files open in stage 3 or 4).
You can open
*.pel
and
*.pem
files created with Version 1.0 of this software.
Shortcut key:
+
Toolbar:
Operation:
1
Click
File
, then
Open
.
A
Open
dialog similar to this will display.
◆
Click
Yes
to save the Design Page first.
◆
Click
No
to abandon the Design Page.
◆
Click
Cancel
to do anything else (for exam-
ple, modifying the current Design Page or
saving it with another file name).
◆
Select the drive, the folder and the file
name.
•
Be sure to select the right type of file
extensions in
List Files of Type
.
•
If the
Preview
check box is checked, the
content of the selected file displays in
the preview window.
◆
Click
Open
or double-click the file name
to open the file in Design Center.
◆
Click
Cancel
to exit.
Ctrl
N
Ctrl
O