Menus/Tools

Text menu

The Text menu contains commands for performing actions on text patterns.

Menu

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key Reference

 

 

 

 

Edit Letters

 

 

Ctrl + L

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Allows you to edit entered text.

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Text Layout

 

 

Ctrl + T

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Arranges the curving and spacing of a line of text.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sew menu

The Sew menu contains commands for controlling the way each pattern will be sewn.

Menu

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

Sewing Attribute

 

Sets the density, under sewing and direction of the

Ctrl + W

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stitches in a region, or sets the density and under

 

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

sewing of the stitches in text.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows you to check and change the sewing order of

F10

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Sewing Order/Color

 

pattern colors as well as the sewing order of the

 

 

 

patterns within a combination of patterns of the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display menu

The Display menu contains commands for modifying the appearance of the screen.

Menu

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key Reference

 

 

 

 

Grid Setup

 

 

Controls the display and characteristics of the grid.

 

 

 

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Preview

 

 

Specifies whether the patterns appear as stitches or

F9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the normal view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displays a realistic image of how either selected patterns

Shift + F9

 

 

 

or all patterns will look after being embroidered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Realistic Preview

 

 

 

a Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Realistic Preview function cannot display a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clean preview of the pattern if the monitor is set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to 256 colors or less. The monitor should be set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to at least 16-bit High Color (65536 colors).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realistic Preview

 

 

Sets the preview attributes for the Realistic Preview

 

 

 

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Attribute Setting

 

 

function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother Brother USB Writer, PE-DESIGN manual Text menu, Sew menu, Display menu

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