Brother International PE-DESIGN 8 Users Manual - English - Page 82
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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Adding Text Entering text/Small text 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Three buttons appear: . 2. Click or . : Text : Small text → The Sewing Attributes bar appears. 3. If necessary, change the font, text size, color and sew type. b Memo: • You can change the font, text size, color, and sew type either before or after creating the text. c "Font" on page 81, "Text Size" on page 83, "Color" on page 95 and "Sew type" on page 96. • You can also use the settings in the Text Attribute Setting dialog box to define other attributes of the text. c "Specifying text attributes" on page 83. • You can also use the settings in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to define other attributes for text. c "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 96. a Note: • If one of the fonts provided with this application (01 to 35) or custom fonts is selected, the line sew type cannot be selected. • A sew type cannot be selected for small text. 80 4. Click in the Design Page. → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears, containing a chart 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. 6. Click OK. → The text is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: • 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. c "Editing entered text" on page 83. • 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 the entered characters are not available with the selected font or if the text cannot be converted to an embroidery pattern, 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.