Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.432 - Manual (Page 9)

Contents
Bef
ore Using
Getting Star
ted
Design Center
La
y
out & Editing
File Utility
Programma
bl
e
Stich Creator
Quic
k Ref
erence
Alphabetic Inde
x
Setting Geometrical Attributes ———————— 110
• Arc shape ——————————————— 110
• Edge radius —————————————— 110
• Path shape —————————————— 111
Setting Text Attributes ——————————— 111
• Font ————————————————— 111
• Text size ——————————————— 112
• Transform level ———————————— 113
• Text Sew Type ————————————— 114
Setting the Thread Color and Stitch ————— 115
• Line sew ——————————————— 115
• Region sew —————————————— 116
• Color ————————————————— 117
• Stitch ————————————————— 119
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Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar ——— 120
File Menu ———————————————— 121
• New ————————————————— 121
• Open ————————————————— 122
• Import – from File ——————————— 123
• Import – from Design Center ——————— 125
• Template Open ———————————— 126
• Save ————————————————— 126
• Save As ——————————————— 127
• Write to Card ————————————— 128
• Print Setup —————————————— 128
• Print Preview ————————————— 129
• Print ————————————————— 130
• Exit ————————————————— 130
Edit Menu ———————————————— 132
• Undo ————————————————— 132
• Redo ————————————————— 132
• Cut —————————————————— 133
• Copy ————————————————— 133
• Duplicate ——————————————— 133
• Paste ————————————————— 133
• Delete ———————————————— 134
• Mirror – Horizontal ——————————— 134
• Mirror – Vertical ———————————— 134
• Rotate ———————————————— 135
• Sew First ——————————————— 136
• Sew Last ——————————————— 136
• Select All ——————————————— 137
Text Menu ———————————————— 138
• Edit Text Letters ———————————— 138
• Text Attribute Setting —————————— 138
• Fit Text to Path Setting ————————— 140
• Release Text from Path ————————— 142
• Transform Text ———————————— 142
• Clear Transformation —————————— 143
Sew Menu ———————————————— 144
• Sewing Attribute Setting ————————— 144
• Check Sewing Order —————————— 147
• Set hole sewing ———————————— 148
• Cancel hole sewing ——————————— 149
• Stitch to Block ————————————— 149
• Change colors of a stitch object ————— 150
• Select Sewing Area ——————————— 151
Display Menu ——————————————— 152
• Grid Setup —————————————— 152
• Preview ——————————————— 153
• Refresh Window ———————————— 153
• Template ——————————————— 153
• Toolbar ———————————————— 153
• Status Bar —————————————— 154
Option Menu ——————————————— 155
• Design Center ————————————— 155
• Programmable Stitch Creator —————— 155
• File Utility ——————————————— 155
• Design Property ———————————— 156
• Design Page Property ————————— 156
• Select System Unit ——————————— 157
Help Menu ———————————————— 158
• Contents ——————————————— 158
• Using ———————————————— 158
• About Layout & Editing ————————— 158
File Utility
■ The Screen ———————————— 159
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Reading from an Embroidery Card ———— 160
Operation ———————————————— 160
Error Messages —————————————— 162
■ Writing to an Original Card —————— 164
Operation ———————————————— 164
Error Messages —————————————— 166
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Using the Menu Bar ————————— 168
File Menu ———————————————— 168
• Exit ————————————————— 168
Option Menu ——————————————— 168
• Serial Port Setting ——————————— 168
Help Menu ———————————————— 169
• Contents ——————————————— 169
• Using ———————————————— 169
• About File Utility ———————————— 169
Programmable Stitch Creator
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The Screen ———————————— 171
■ Using the Tool Box ————————— 172
Point Edit Mode —————————————— 172
• Moving points ————————————— 172
• Inserting points ———————————— 173
• Deleting points ———————————— 173
Line Drawing Mode ———————————— 173
• Drawing a broken line —————————— 173