Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Editing Font Character Patterns, Selecting all patterns, Aligning patterns

Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)

Editing Font Character Patterns

Selecting patterns

1.Click on the Tool Box.

→The shape of the pointer changes to .

2.Click the pattern that you want to select.

→Handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected.

b Memo:

To deselect the pattern, select a different one or click a blank area of the work area.

3.To select an additional pattern, hold down the Ctrl key and click the other pattern.

b Memo:

•You can also select patterns by dragging the pointer across the pattern that you want to select. As you drag the pointer, a selection frame is drawn. All patterns that are contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released.

•If you selected patterns that you did not want, click a blank area of the work area to deselect all patterns, and start again.

■Selecting all patterns

1.Make sure that on the Tool Box is selected.

2.Click Edit, then Select All.

Moving patterns

1.Move the pointer over a selected pattern or group of selected patterns.

→The shape of the pointer changes to .

2.Drag the pattern to the desired location.

b Memo:

•To move the pattern horizontally or

vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it.

•Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected pattern one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key. If the grid is not displayed, the pattern moves a distance smaller than the smallest grid interval in the direction of the arrow on the key.

•Holding down the arrow key for the desired direction continues moving the outline in that direction.

■Aligning patterns

The selected patterns can easily be aligned as specified.

1.Select the patterns which you want to align.

2.Click Edit, then Align, then Left, Center, Right, Top, Middle, or Bottom, depending on how you want to align the patterns.

→The selected patterns are aligned as shown below.

Top

Middle

Left Center Right Bottom

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