Brother International BES-100E BE-100 Workbook - English - Page 65

Importing a file, Exporting a design

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s Importing a file To import a file (for example in the .cnd and .kwk formats): 1 On the File drop-down menu, click Import. The Import dialog box appears. 2 In the Files of type drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to import. 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 import. NOTE: To view thumbnails of the files, click the Thumbnails button. The Thumbnails dialog box appears. 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. 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 files that can be imported can also be opened by clicking Open on the File drop-down menu, then selecting "All Files (*.*)" in the Files of type drop-down list. All the DOS-based files saved in the selected folder are displayed. s Exporting a design To export a design into a file with the DOS condensed format: 1 Open the design that you wish to export. 2 On the File drop-down menu, click Export. The Export dialog box appears. 3 In the Save in drop-down list and the list below it, select the location where you wish to save the exported file. NOTE: To save the file on a floppy disk, insert one into the floppy disk drive, and then select "3 1/2 Floppy". 4 In the File name box, type the desired file name. 5 Click the Save button. The design is exported as a .cnd file. 62

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Importing a file
To import a file (for example in the .cnd and .kwk formats):
1
On the
File
drop-down menu, click
Import
. The
Import
dialog box appears.
2
In the
Files of type
drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to import.
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 import.
NOTE:
To view thumbnails of the files, click the
Thumbnails
button. The
Thumbnails
dialog box appears.
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.
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 files that can be imported can also be opened by clicking
Open
on the
File
drop-down menu,
then selecting “All Files (*.*)” in the
Files of type
drop-down list. All the DOS-based files saved in the
selected folder are displayed.
Exporting a design
To export a design into a file with the DOS condensed format:
1
Open the design that you wish to export.
2
On the
File
drop-down menu, click
Export
. The
Export
dialog box appears.
3
In the
Save in
drop-down list and the list below it, select the location where you wish to save the exported
file.
NOTE:
To save the file on a floppy disk, insert one into the floppy disk drive, and then select “3 1/2
Floppy”.
4
In the
File name
box, type the desired file name.
5
Click the
Save
button. The design is exported as a .cnd file.