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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Troubleshooting
Automatically Converting an Image to an
Package Contents
Before Use
What you can do with this software
Introduction
Optional Supply
Principal Parts
Before Use
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Installation
Please Read Before Installation
System Requirements
Before Use
Installing the Software
For Windows XP or 2000 users
If the installer does not automatically start up
Before Use
Windows Vista users only
5 Click All Programs - Accessories - Run
2. Click Run setup.exe
Before Use
To install the application into a different folder 1 Click Browse
Before Use
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Click Next to install the application into the selected folder
Before Use
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Uninstallation
Technical Support
Online Registration
Before Use
Understanding the Window and Using Tools
Tutorial
1 Title bar 2 Menu bar
3 Toolbar
Tutorial
Step 1 Entering text
1 Start up PE-DESIGN Lite
2 Enter the text
Specify the size. For this example, use the default size of 10.0 mm
Tutorial
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3 Adjust the text size and position
Tutorial
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Step 2 Adjusting the text layout
Step 3 Importing image data
Tutorial
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Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern
2 Adjust the image size and position
Tutorial
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Step 5 Specifying the sewing color and direction
Tutorial
2 Convert the image to an embroidery pattern
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Click Sew, then Sewing Attribute Setting, or
→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears
Tutorial
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Step 6 Changing the sewing order
Step 7 Displaying a preview of the embroidery
Tutorial
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Step 8 Saving the embroidery design
Tutorial
Click Display, then Realistic Preview, or
Click File, then Save, or click on the toolbar
Step 9 Transferring the design to an original card
Tutorial
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1 Insert an original card into the USB card writer module
Importing Image Data
Importing image data
Importing image data from a scanner
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern
Importing image data from the Clipboard
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern
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Changing the Image Settings
Changing the display of the background image
Changing the size and position of the image
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Auto Punch
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern
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7. After selecting the desired settings, click Finish
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern
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Arranging Embroidery Designs
Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs
Creating a new embroidery design
Opening a PE-DESIGN Lite file
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Importing embroidery design files
Arranging Embroidery Designs
Toolbar button
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Arranging Embroidery Designs
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→ The embroidery design is displayed in the Design Page
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Specifying the Design Page Size and Color
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Saving the Image Data
Saving as a file
Outputting to the Clipboard
Arranging Embroidery Designs
Editing Embroidery Designs
Selecting patterns
Moving patterns
Selecting patterns in the created order
Scaling patterns
Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically
Rotating patterns
Moving embroidery patterns to the center
Selecting patterns individually
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Adding Text
Entering Text
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Selecting text attributes
Font
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Editing entered text
Text Size
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Specifying text arrangement
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Toolbar button
Arranging Embroidery Designs
Curving
Sets the shape of curving
Spacing
Setting the thread color and sew type
Applying Sewing Attributes to Text and Regions
Color
Arranging Embroidery Designs
Special colors
Sew type
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Specifying sewing attributes
→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Region sewing attributes
Arranging Embroidery Designs
Satin stitch
Fill stitch
Zooming
Zooming in
Zooming out
Displaying at actual size
Checking and editing the sewing order/ color
Arranging Embroidery Designs
Toolbar button
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Arranging Embroidery Designs
Editing the sewing order
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Combining patterns of the same color
Displaying a preview of the embroidery
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Changing realistic preview settings
1. Click Display, then Realistic Preview Attribute Setting
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Checking embroidery design information
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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1. Click Option, then Design Property
Saving and Printing
Saving
Overwriting
Saving with a new name
Writing multiple embroidery files to an original card
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Specifying print settings
Printing
Adding comments to saved .pes files
1. Click File, then Print Setup
Checking the print image
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Printing
Arranging Embroidery Designs
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Changing Software Settings
Changing the grid settings
Changing the measurement units
1. Click Display, then Grid Setup
Tips and Techniques
Sewing Direction
Sewing Order
Sewing Wide Areas
Menus/Tools
List of Tool Box Buttons
List of Menus
File menu
Menus/Tools
Edit menu
Menus/Tools
Horizon
Flips the selected patterns up/down
Mirror
Image menu
Menus/Tools
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The file name extension must be one of the
Text menu
Sew menu
Display menu
Menus/Tools
Option menu
Help menu
browser is correctly installed and an Internet
Menus/Tools
Troubleshooting
Index
Index
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