Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 13)

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Table of Contents
Instruction Manual (Basic)
New Features of Version 8................................ 9
Table of Contents...................................... 11
How To Use Manuals ................................ 13
Support/Service......................................... 14
Online Registration.......................................... 14
Checking for the Latest Version of
the Program .................................................... 14
Tutorial ....................................................... 15
1. Importing Embroidery Patterns ................... 15
2. Automatically Converting an Image to an
Embroidery Design...................................... 19
3. Drawing Shapes to Create an Embroidery
Design ......................................................... 29
4. Entering Text ............................................... 35
5. Combining Embroidery Patterns ................. 38
6. Print and Stitch ............................................ 42
Arranging Embroidery Designs
(Layout & Editing) ..................................... 47
Layout & Editing Window ................................ 47
Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs ......... 47
Checking Embroidery Patterns ....................... 51
Editing Embroidery Designs ............................ 52
Reshaping Embroidery Patterns ..................... 56
Editing a Stitch Pattern.................................... 62
Specifying the Design Page Size and Color ... 68
Changing Application Settings ........................ 69
Drawing Shapes .............................................. 70
Manually Creating Professional-Level
Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching) ........ 77
Adding Text ..................................................... 80
Entering Monograms ....................................... 90
Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and
Regions ........................................................... 93
Editing Regions ............................................. 114
Checking and Editing the Sewing
Order/Lock .................................................... 117
Importing Image Data.................................... 120
Changing the Image Settings ........................ 123
Automatically Converting an Image to an
Embroidery Pattern
(Image to Stitch Wizard)................................ 125
Saving and Printing ....................................... 138
Basic Design Center Operations............ 145
Creating an Embroidery Design
From an Image ..............................................145
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns
From Images (Design Center) ................ 153
Design Center Window..................................153
Original Image Stage.....................................154
Line Image Stage ..........................................156
Figure Handle Stage......................................158
Sew Setting Stage .........................................163
About the Instruction Manual
(PDF Format)............................................ 170