Brother PE-DESIGN V7 instruction manual Entering Small Text

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

Entering Small Text

If the Small Text tool is used, beautiful embroidery can be created from small characters of 6 mm (0.24 inch) or less. FIVE fonts are available.

1.Click on the Tool Box.

→Three buttons appear: .

2.Click .

→The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar

appears similar to the one shown below.

3.If necessary, change the font, text size and color.

b Memo:

•You can change the font, text size and color either before or after creating the text. For more details on changing these settings, refer to “Font” on page 128, “Text Size” on page 130, “Color” on page 149 and “Sew type” on page 150.

•You can also use the settings in the Text Attribute Setting dialog box to define other attributes of the text. (For more details, refer to “Specifying text attributes” on page 132.) If you do not change these settings at this time, the current settings will be applied, however you can modify them later.

4.Click in the Design Page where you want the text to appear.

→The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears, containing a table with all characters available with the selected font.

5.Type the text.

b Memo:

• Press the Enter key to enter a new line of text.

•You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table, then clicking Insert, or simply by double-clicking it. This is particularly useful if you have to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard.

•An enlarged image of the character appears below the pointer when it is moved over a character in the character table, providing a better view of the character.

6.Click OK.

→The text is displayed in the Design Page.

b Memo:

•To quit the operation, click Cancel.

•If you want to edit the entered text, select it, and then select the menu command Text – Edit Letters. Edit the text in the Edit Text Letters dialog box that appears. (For more details, refer to “Editing entered text” on page 130.)

•The Small Text tool is used to create text patterns where the jump stitches between the characters do not need to be cut.

a Note:

•If you entered a character that is not available for the selected font, an error message appears. Click OK to close the message and return to the Edit Text Letters dialog box, where you can correct the text.

•Reduce the thread tension to less than what is used when embroidering normal designs.

•Sew at a speed slower than what is used when embroidering normal designs. (For details on adjusting the thread tension and sewing speed, refer to the Instruction Manual provided with your embroidery machine.)

•For best results when sewing small font patterns, do not cut the jump stitches between the characters. (For details on setting the machine for thread cutting, refer to the Instruction Manual for the embroidery machine.)

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