Brother PE-DESIGN V7 - Manual (Page 183)

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
Saving and Printing
Saving
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Overwriting
Once the image or design has been saved, changes
can easily be saved so that the latest version can be
retrieved later.
Toolbar button:
1.
Click , or click File, then Save.
→ If the image or design has already been
saved at least once, the file is saved
immediately.
→ If no file name has been specified or if the
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog
box appears.
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Saving with a new name
The current file can be saved with a different file
name in order to keep the original unchanged or to
keep various versions of the same image or design.
The files are saved as .pes files.
1.
Click File, then Save As.
→ A Save As dialog box similar to the one
shown below appears.
2.
Select the drive and the folder, and then type
in the file name.
3.
Click Save to save the data.
→ The new file name appears in the title bar
of the Layout & Editing window.
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Outputting design in a different
format
The data shown in the Design Page can be exported
as a file of a different format (.dst, .hus, .exp, .pcs,
.vip, .sew, .jef, .csd, .xxx, and .shv).
1.
Click File, then Export.
a
Note:
• If you select a file type of a previous
software version, saved .pes files can be
opened with that version of the software;
however, all saved design will be
converted to stitch pattern.
• Custom-sized Design Pages cannot be
saved in a software version prior to
version 6.
• Custom-sized Design Pages will be saved
in one file, but the stitch pattern is saved
separately for all hoop sizes.
b
Memo:
• To quit the operation, click Cancel.
• If a file already exists with the name
specified in the Save As dialog box, the
following message appears.
• To overwrite the file, click Yes.
• If you do not want to overwrite the
existing file, click No. You can then
enter a different file name.