Brother PE-DESIGN V7 instruction manual Editing the monogram text, Editing single characters

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

■Editing the monogram text

1.Select the monogram pattern that you want to edit.

a Note:

You cannot edit more than one monogram pattern at a time. If you select more than one monogram pattern, this menu command is not available.

2.Click Text, then Edit Letters.

→The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box appears, where the characters of the selected monogram pattern are displayed in the text field.

3.Edit the text as needed.

b Memo:

•You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table, then clicking Insert, or simply by double-clicking it.

•To change the decorative pattern, click Select Pattern, and then select the new pattern in the Design Library dialog box that appeared. Then, select the old decorative pattern in the Design Page and delete it.

•To remove the decorative pattern, select it in the Design Page, and then delete it.

a Note:

You cannot insert multiple line. If you press

the Enter key, the dialog closes and the monogram pattern is displayed in the Design Page.

4.Click OK.

→The edited monogram pattern is displayed in the Design Page.

b Memo:

To close the dialog box without applying the changes, click Cancel.

c “Entering Monograms” on page 140

■Editing single characters

The color and size can be set separately for each letter in the monogram pattern, and other character attributes (kerning and vertical offset) can be specified.

1.Click on the Tool Box.

→Three buttons appear: .

2.Click .

→The shape of the pointer changes to .

3.Click the monogram pattern that you want to edit.

→The handles appear on the character to show that it is selected.

b Memo:

The size of the selected character , the kerning, and the vertical offset can be changed by dragging a handle or character body. For details, refer to “Easy changes to the character size and attributes” on page 133.

4.To select a single character, click the point for the character that you want to select.

To select multiple characters, hold down the

Ctrl key and click each point for the other characters, or drag the pointer over the characters that you want to select.

→The points for the selected characters appear as a small black squares, and the Sewing Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown below.

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