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ii Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Copyright © Copyright 2009 Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved. This instruction manual and software are copyrighted by the developer of the software, Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved. US Patent Nos. 5 270 939; 5 343 - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 3
and Ribbon Buttons ...8 Pacesetter Menu Tools ...8 Extra Tools...9 Ribbon Tools...9 The View Tab...12 Simulator ...12 Status Line...14 Color Palette...14 Using Scrollbars ...15 Correcting Mistakes...15 Setting up your Workspace Environment ...16 Changing Machine Format Properties...17 Adjusting - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 4
2 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Creating Lettering...29 Creating Lettering ...30 Normal Text Tool...30 Circle Text Tool ...31 Creating Monograms ...32 Text Frames - an Overview...33 Adjusting Size of a Text Segment...33 Adjusting the Width of Text ...34 Adjusting the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 5
72 Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Design Components ...73 Aligning Items in the Design Horizontally and Vertically...74 Moving Parts of a Design Manually ...75 Nudging Design Components...75 Deleting Design Components...76 Rotating Design Components...76 Working with the Color Palette ...77 Selecting - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 6
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CHAPTER 1: Learning about the Workspace Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software design workspace and learn a few of the basic components outlined in this section. Topics covered in this chapter: • Setting up the design - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 8
6 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software workspace contains a number of different areas which have distinct functions. The sections that follow give an overview of what each of these areas does, and - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 9
of recent files that you have been using. Just double-click on the file name to open it. Note that only one embroidery file can be open at a time in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software. So, if you have a file open in the Workspace already, the program will have to close it in order to open - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 10
8 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access untitled design. New/Recipe: Opens a new page and allows you to choose a new recipe and machine format. Open: Opens an existing design file. Merge: Opens the Merge Design dialog, which you can - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 11
you print the current design. Close: Closes the file that you are currently working on. Exit: Closes all open files and shuts down Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software; you will be prompted to save any open files. Extra Tools Tool What it means Undo: Reverses your last action. Redo: Reverses - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 12
10 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Tool What it means Copy: Copies the selection to the . Text: Creates lettering placed along a straight baseline. Circle Frame: Creates lettering based on a circular baseline. Monogram Frame: Creates three-letter monogram text. 3D: - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 13
Learning about the Workspace 11 Tool What it means Zoom in: Magnifies the view of the design by a fixed amount. Zoom out: Shrinks the view of the design by a fixed amount. Fit to Window: Displays the entire design and loaded images in the window. Back to 1:1: Returns design to original size. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 14
Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual open a dialog in which you can set the default machine settings, change the units of measure, and choose settings sew out. You can use the Simulator to eliminate potential sewing problems. When you select Simulator from the View tab of the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 15
. Sewing Simulator The sewing simulator allows you to watch your design draw on a stitch-by-stitch basis, simulating the sewing action of your machine. The Simulator controls include pause, stop, sew forward and sew backwards. You can push various control buttons and slide the speed control to - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 16
14 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Tools What is does Pause/Stop: Pause or shows the total number of segments in the design, the number of segments currently selected, the machine format, the recipe used by the current design, the number of stitches in the selected - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 17
Learning about the Workspace 15 Using Scrollbars Scrollbars are tools in the workspace that enable you to move easily around within the displayed design. There are two scrollbars, one for moving the view vertically, and one for moving it horizontally. How to use the scrollbars: • To pan left/right - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 18
16 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual To use Undo: • Do one of the following: On the Quick Access toolbar click the Undo Press Ctrl+Z on your keyboard. tool. To use Redo: • - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 19
for your designs: Metric or English. Click OK. Changing Machine Format Properties All designs in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software have a machine format. Machine formats have their own profile settings that determine how embroidery information will be interpreted when you save design files - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 20
18 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual To change machine format properties: 1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences button. You see the Program Preferences dialog box. 2 3 4 Click the Formats tab. From the Machine format list, select the machine format that - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 21
Fit to make the whole design the size of the design window. • To Selection to zoom to the size of the currently selected embroidery segment, or set of embroidery segments if more than one is selected. • 1:1 to see the design at the actual size. Hiding the Properties Panel Automatically To increase - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 22
20 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual To turn on Auto hide for these panels, click on you may want to work at a high level of magnification, and some part of the garment or embroidery you're working on will not show up in the workspace.You can move to parts of your design - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 23
the Hoop Viewing the hoop or frame on the screen lets you ensure that your design fits properly when you run it on the machine. The hoop serves as a guide to help size and position your design in the design window. Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software comes with many pre-loaded hoop sizes. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 24
22 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Viewing and Hiding the Hoop Use the Hoop is useful when you want to make sure that your design will fit for more than one kind of embroidery machine. To select a hoop using the Hoops dialog: 1 2 On the Home Tab click the down arrow - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 25
Select the machine format from the Format drop-down list. From the list of Hoops, choose a hoop size appropriate for your design. If needed, check the "Rotate by 90º" box to make the hoop fit your design better. Click OK. Available Hoops Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering software comes with a number - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 26
in document form (PDF).To view or print the instruction manual as a PDF, insert your Installation CD and select View Instruction Manual from the options. Opening the Help To open the Help: 1 Double-click the Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software icon on your desktop. You see the blank design - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 27
right window pane. tool. 3 4 Using Search The Search tab lets you search using keywords or phrases in a database of all the words found in the Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Help. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 28
26 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual To use Search: 1 2 3 4 Click the Help You see the Help. Select the Search tab. In the "Keyword" box, enter the word or phrase that you - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 29
Learning about the Workspace 27 In the Topics area, select the favorite topic you want to remove and click Remove. Printing Help topics You can print any of the topics in the Help. To print topics: 1 2 3 4 Click the Help tool. Click the topic you want to print. The topic will appear in the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 30
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Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software tools. Generate unique embroidery text in an array of shapes and sizes using our powerful Text tools. Topics covered in this chapter: • Creating lettering with the Normal and Circle text tools. • Using the Monogram Text tool to create monogram lettering - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 32
Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Creating Lettering There are three different tools which are used to input your lettering into a design: the Normal Text tool, the Circle text tool, and the Monogram box. To choose a new font (i.e., other than the currently selected - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 33
Creating Lettering 31 A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the clockwise. For more information, see "Changing Text Direction" in the "Text Properties" section of the manual. 5 Right-click to complete the text segment. Your text appears in the design. You can - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 34
32 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Select the desired font from the list. A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties panel. Click Apply in the Properties panel. Creating Monograms Monogram Text items are created with the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 35
Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, you can modify your lettering in a number of different ways once you have created it. You can change the overall size of the text, the height, the slant, the spacing between letters Normal Text and Monogram frames only. a text segment manually, you can use - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 36
34 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Adjusting the Width of Text If you want to change the width of the text of segment, without changing they change to position of the selected corner of the text frame; when you release the mouse button, the embroidery is regenerated to - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 37
. You can use the Envelope property in the Text area to apply a predefined envelope to a Normal Text or Monogram text item. For more information see "Applying an Envelope" in the "Lettering Properties" section. Rotating Text Use the Rotation handle to change the angle of a text segment. This is the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 38
36 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual To rotate a segment, first position the mouse to rotate clockwise. Notice that, as you rotate, the tool displays an outline preview of the lettering, showing how far you are rotating it. Release the mouse button to "drop" the segment, - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 39
, click the Slant Handle and drag. To add a forward (positive) slant to the letters, drag to the right and to add a backward (negative) slant, drag to the the Proportional Sizing Handle. This handle is at the top of the lettering and appears as a blue circle. Select the Circle Text tool and place - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 40
38 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual As you drag this handle, you will see the design scale proportionally, which means that as you make the text taller, it also gets wider. Adjusting Text Width in the Circle Frame You can adjust the overall spacing between letters in - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 41
reset frame from the option menu. The frame will reset itself. Working with Individual Letters The text tools allow you to make changes to individual letters within the text segments in your designs. You are able to select a letter, and move it, rotate it, and resize it by using the handles that - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 42
40 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Adjusting the Space between Letters (Kerning) The space between individual letters can be adjusted using the Kerning Handles. Kerning Handles are blue diamonds, located between the letters of your text segment. You can drag these - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 43
up or down on this handle, you increase or decrease the size Rotating Individual Letters When you select an individual letter with its Letter Handle, you can rotate it by clicking and dragging the Letter Rotation Handles. The Letter rotation handles are the green circles at the corners of the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 44
42 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Drag up to rotate counter-clockwise, and down to rotate clockwise. As you rotate, the tool displays an outline preview of the letter, showing how far you are rotating it.. When the cursor is placed over the text function handles, the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 45
To insert thread color changes within a text segment: 1 2 Select the text segment. In the Text field of the Text Properties panel, type a tilde (~) between letters in each position that you want a color change to occur. 3 Click Apply. You see the colors change for all text sub segments after the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 46
44 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual 4 To apply your choice of colors to the sub-segments, move the mouse words, but you can apply changes in exactly the same way between individual letters in a word. Note that the tildes do not add any space between characters or words in your - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 47
CHAPTER 3: Text Properties Topics covered in this chapter: • Editing text objects using Properties panel settings. • How to know what characters are available in each font. • Using the color palette. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 48
Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual The Properties Panel The Pacesetter ELS Properties Panel appears on the right of the workspace. This panel displays, and allows you to modify, all the properties associated with the lettering Normal, Circle or Monogram) is currently - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 49
. 3 4 Type the desired text into the Text field. Click Apply to save your changes. Changing the Font of Existing Text Segment You can change the font type of text objects using the dropdown list of fonts in the Properties Panel. At the top of the area, you see a preview image showing a sample of - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 50
48 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Note that, depending on the embroidery font you choose, there are different minimum and maximum height recommendations. For more information, see "Displaying font properties." To change a font type: 1 2 Select the text segment you - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 51
keystrokes that you can enter for the selected font. Changing the Height of Lettering With Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, it is easy to change the height of any lettering. Height refers to the tallest character in the desired lettering. So, when a text segment contains both uppercase and - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 52
50 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Changing Font Spacing The font spacing property controls the horizontal spacing between letters in a text segment. The normal (default) value for the font spacing is zero. You can set the font spacing to a negative or a positive value. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 53
Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to use the Slant setting to create a slanted effect in text objects. Slant changes the degree value of the slant on your lettering. A negative value slants your lettering change the shape of a Normal Text or Monogram text item. To apply one of the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 54
52 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, click envelope shape will be applied to your lettering. Properties Specific to Particular Text Frames Decor for Monograms Most of the properties of a Monogram are the same as the ones that - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 55
Some example of the monograms made using the Decor Monogram fonts. To choose the decor type for your monogram, you first create a monogram segment, and choose a Decor Monogram style in the font area (see "Creating Monograms" in the "Creating Lettering" section of this manual). Click the down-arrow - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 56
54 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Changing Properties with the Context Menu for an existing text object in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software. You can change an existing text item to Normal Frame, Circle Frame, or Monogram Frame. Right-click the text object - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 57
is applicable only to text segments in the Circle frame. Initially, when you create a Circle text segment, the letters will start at the top, and read clockwise around the circle (this is 'Text Direction Normal'). However, if of the two text strings, so you will not have to re-enter them manually. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 58
56 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Adjusting Fill Settings Within the properties panel, the Fill area allows you to customize the parameters used by Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software when it generates the fill stitching for the segment. You have the option to add - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 59
is altered accordingly. Fill Density Setting Fill density is the distance between individual lines of embroidery. Density is measured in millimeters. Note that the density setting is given in millimeters. well almost universally, as long as you have not exceeded the font's size recommendations. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 60
58 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual In the Fill area, the image extra stabilizer if you want to support a high-density fill on a lowdensity fabric. If the letters in the text segment are large (i.e., above the maximum recommended height for the font) it is better to use - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 61
Contour, Parallel, or Zig-Zag. You can combine underlay types to get maximum coverage . Note that not all underlay types will be available for every font. To select an underlay type: 1 2 3 Select the segment. In the Properties Panel, scroll down to the Underlay area. Select one or more of the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 62
60 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length You can Apply. Changing the Inset Distance You can change the inset distance. Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software calculates the inset distance (the distance the underlay stitches are placed - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 63
the segment. Click Apply. 5 Displaying Special Characters When you create lettering, you can enter characters available on your keyboard. You can also to represent it. For instance, ™ or ® are symbols that exist in some fonts but are not type-able on a standard US/English keyboard. Due to Windows - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 64
62 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Special Characters List The following lists the special characters that may be available in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software. Character Key Code Alt + 0128 Alt + 0145 Alt + 0146 Alt + 0147 Alt + 0148 Alt + 0149 - Alt + 0151 - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 65
Text Properties 63 Character Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö × Ø Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Þ ß - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 66
64 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Character Key Code Alt + 0029 Alt + 0230 Alt + 0231 Alt + 0232 Alt + 0233 Alt + 0234 Alt + 0235 Alt + 0236 Alt + 0237 Alt + 0238 Alt + 0239 - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 67
Text Properties 65 3 Type the corresponding key code for the special character from the number pad located on the right side of the keyboard. To view a list of special characters and their corresponding key codes, see "Special Characters List". Release the ALT key on your keyboard. You see the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 68
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4: Editing Designs Once you have learned to create your own designs, you will want to create and save them as files to output to your machine. Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to save to a number of machine formats. You can also use the Merge feature to add a stitch file to your - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 70
68 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Creating New Designs When you open Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, you can immediately begin creating a new, untitled design in the design window. The design window automatically opens using the default recipe and machine - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 71
Designs 69 Opening and Closing Designs Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to open designs in 1 Do one of the following: Click the Open tool on the Quick Access toolbar Click the Pacesetter Button and select Open from the menu. You see the Open Design dialog box. 2 3 4 5 - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 72
70 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Choosing the Default Recipe You choose one of subsequent design files that you open. The recipes containing fabric settings are applied to all the lettering you create in that design. Saving a Design The Save As command lets you save - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 73
design to be saved as. Click Save. , and choose Save As To save changes to the current design: • Do one of the following Click the Pacesetter Button from the menu. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click the Save button. , and choose Save Selecting and Moving Parts of a Design The Select Tool - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 74
72 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual The Select tool is also used to select a more information on editing with these tools, see the corresponding sections for each tool under "Creating Lettering". To select one segment in the design: 1 2 From the Home tab, click the - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 75
Editing Designs 73 Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Design Components You can use a variety of methods to copy design components in your designs. To copy to the clipboard: 1 2 Select one or more design components you want to copy. To copy design components to the clipboard, do one of the following: - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 76
74 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual 3 To paste design components from the clipboard, do Ctrl + V. Aligning Items in the Design Horizontally and Vertically You can align lettering or design components horizontally or vertically using the Align tools on the Arrange tab - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 77
Editing Designs 75 To move a design component manually: 1 2 From the Home tab, click the Select tool. Click and drag the design component to its new location. As you drag, the status line displays - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 78
76 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Press Delete on your keyboard. Choose the Delete command from the Home Tab on the ribbon. degrees of rotation is displayed on the status line in the bottom left corner of the Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software window. 2 3 - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 79
design space, shows you the thread colors that are available in the thread chart that is currently selected. Selecting a Thread Chart Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software comes five thread charts with aalready loaded. You are able choose from amongst these charts by clicking on the Thread Chart - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 80
78 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Merging Design Files Click on Merge formats. Note that the file, once it is merged into Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, cannot be resized. Also, the properties of any merged stitch file cannot be modified using the properties - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 81
Editing Designs 79 7 Click Open. The merged design file appears in the design workspace. You can now select and move the stitch file to place it in the desired position relative to your lettering. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 82
80 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Printing Designs You can make print-outs of your designs in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software. These print-outs not only give you a preview of what the design will look like, but they have a lot of other information as well - - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 83
changes to the print settings. Click OK to send the file to the printer. Changing the Print Settings You can customize print settings for your embroidery designs. Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to adjust the image and worksheet information displayed in design printouts. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 84
82 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual To change a design's print settings: 1 Click the Pacesetter Button Preview from the menu. , and select Print-Print You see the print preview window, displaying your design. 2 On the preview's toolbar, click Settings. You - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 85
Editing Designs 83 7 Select Print Company Name to have the name of your company name printed on your design worksheet. Enter your company name in the box below. 8 To prevent jump stitches from showing on your print preview, check the Remove Jump Stitches box. 9 Click OK. 10 Click Close. - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 86
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86 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Automatic Trim An automated machine process that cuts the top and bobbin thread when directed by data stored in a design file. This function is usually used before a jump or a color change. This process eliminates the need for manual - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 89
example shows what happens when you increase and decrease the density in embroidery points and stitches per inch. Design Workspace The design workspace includes and an outer ring. It attaches to the machine's pantograph. Machine hoops are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 90
88 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Jump Stitch Movement of the pantograph without needle penetration, commonly used to get from one point in a design to another. Lettering Embroidery using letters or words. Lettering commonly called "keyboard lettering" may be created - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 91
that is created at one time. A segment has many properties such as its size, color, sequence in designs, stitch type and values, including stitching instructions. Select tool The Select tool allows you to select and modify individual or groups of outline segments. You can select outline segments by - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 92
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Fill patterns 56 Center tool (Align) 11 , 75 Changing font type 47 Changing inset distance 60 Changing Text modes 54 Changing the slant setting 51 Changing thread colors (text) 42 Color Palette 14 , 43, 77 Copying segments 73 Creating Monogram Text 32 Creating new designs 68 Creating Normal Text 30 - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 94
92 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Instruction Manual Viewing as a document (PDF) 24 Hoop Selection 22 Hoop tool 10 , 22 Hoops, displaying 21 Horizontal Center tool (Align) 11, 75 O Open Design tool 8 Options - Brother International ELS Lettering | Users Manual - English - Page 95
93 Scrollbars 15 Select Hoop 10 Select tool 9, 11 , 72 , 73 , 89 Selecting underlay types 59 Slant setting 51 Slant, text 36 Slow Draw Bar Scrollbar slider 13 Speed Control 14 Special Characters 42 Special characters 61 Speed Control, drawing 14 Status Line 14 W Width compensation 50 Worksheet
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