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Opening, Outputting, Importing and Exporting a Design

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Chapter 26: Opening, Outputting, Importing and Exporting a Design s Understanding file types The BE-100 can read both stitch files and outline files. An outline file can be compared to a piece of wet clay; it can be changed and redesigned more easily. A stitch file can be compared to a piece of clay that has dried; it is difficult to make changes to it without chipping away or adding pieces. Files with the following extensions can be opened. Stitch Files .dst, .dsb, .dsz - Tajima .exp - Melco Expanded .pes - Home Sewing Machine .has - Brother 412 Machine .ecs -Brother Six Head .fmc - Barudan* .fdr - Barudan* .zsk - Zsk machine* .bes - BES-110AF* Outline Files .bdf - Brother Data Format .cnd - Melco DOS Condensed .kwk - BAS-PG1 Files * Non-DOS formats s Opening a file To open any type of file: 1 On the File drop-down menu, click Open. The Open dialog box appears. NOTE: A file can also be opened by clicking the Open button ( ) in the Ribbon bar. 2 In the Files of type drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to open. 3 In the Look in drop-down list and the list below it, select the folder containing the desired file, and then select the file that you wish to open. NOTE: To view thumbnails of the files, click the Thumbnails button. Small pictures appear in he Thumbnails dialog box. Multiple files can be opened at the same time by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking each file that you wish to open, then clicking the Open button. To search for a specific file in the design library, click the Search Library button. The Search Library dialog box appears. For more information about this dialog box, see Searching the design library in chapter 28. Sample designs included with the software are available in the "Sample" folder. For more information about the sample files, see chapter 27. For information about opening a file that is not in a DOS format, see Opening non-DOS files below. 4 Click the Open button. NOTE: The contents of a file can be merged into another file . For more information, see chapter 33. s Opening a stitch file To open a stitch file: 1 On the File drop-down menu, click Open Stitch File. The Open Stitch File dialog box appears. 2 In the Files of type drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to open. 3 In the Look in drop-down list and the list below it, select the folder containing the desired file, and then select the file that you wish to open. 60

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Understanding file types
The BE-100 can read both stitch files and outline files. An outline file can be compared to a piece of wet clay;
it can be changed and redesigned more easily. A stitch file can be compared to a piece of clay that has dried;
it is difficult to make changes to it without chipping away or adding pieces.
Files with the following extensions can be opened.
* Non-DOS formats
■
Opening a file
To open any type of file:
1
On the
File
drop-down menu, click
Open
. The
Open
dialog box appears.
NOTE:
A file can also be opened by clicking the
Open
button (
) in the
Ribbon
bar.
2
In the
Files of type
drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to open.
3
In the
Look in
drop-down list and the list below it, select the folder containing the desired file, and then
select the file that you wish to open.
NOTE:
To view thumbnails of the files, click the
Thumbnails
button. Small pictures appear in he
Thumbnails
dialog box. Multiple files can be opened at the same time by holding down the Ctrl key while
clicking each file that you wish to open, then clicking the
Open
button.
To search for a specific file in the design library, click the
Search Library
button. The
Search Library
dialog box appears. For more information about this dialog box, see
Searching the design library
in chapter 28.
Sample designs included with the software are available in the “Sample” folder. For more infor-
mation about the sample files, see chapter 27.
For information about opening a file that is not in a DOS format, see
Opening non-DOS files
below.
4
Click the
Open
button.
NOTE:
The contents of a file can be merged into another file . For more information, see chapter 33.
■
Opening a stitch file
To open a stitch file:
1
On the
File
drop-down menu, click
Open Stitch File
. The
Open Stitch File
dialog box appears.
2
In the
Files of type
drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to open.
3
In the
Look in
drop-down list and the list below it, select the folder containing the desired file, and then
select the file that you wish to open.
Stitch Files
Outline Files
.dst, .dsb, .dsz
— Tajima
.bdf
— Brother Data Format
.exp
— Melco Expanded
.cnd
— Melco DOS Condensed
.pes
— Home Sewing Machine
.kwk
— BAS-PG1 Files
.has
— Brother 412 Machine
.ecs
—Brother Six Head
.fmc
— Barudan*
.fdr
— Barudan*
.zsk
— Zsk machine*
.bes
— BES-110AF*
Chapter 26: Opening, Outputting, Importing and Exporting a Design