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Pasting to Change the Sewing Order

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Chapter 30: Pasting to Change the Sewing Order When pasting a shape into a design, it may also be necessary to change the order in which the shapes will be sewn. To cut a shape from the design and paste it so that it will be sewn before or after an existing shape: 1 Using the Move tool ( ), select the design shape whose sewing order you wish to change. "Dancing ants" (moving dashes) appear around the shape. 2 On the Edit drop-down menu, click Cut. The shape is removed from the design and put on the Windows clipboard. 3 Using the Move tool ( ), select the design shape that will precede or follow the one to be pasted. "Dancing ants" appear around the shape. 4 On the Edit drop-down menu, click Paste Before (to paste the shape so that it is sewn before the selected one) or click Paste After (to paste the shape so that it is sewn after the selected one). s Example To rearrange the sewing order by pasting shapes: 1 Click the Simple Text tool ( dialog box appears. ), and then right-click in the design area. The Text tab of the Text Properties 2 In the Text box, type "Brother". 3 In the Font drop-down list, select "Helsinki". 4 In the Size box, type "1.0". 5 Click the OK button. Figure 103 6 Using the Move tool ( ), select the text shape. "Dancing ants" appear around the shape. 7 On the Shape drop-down menu, click Deconstruct Text. A box of "dancing ants" appears around each letter, as shown below. Figure 104 8 Click outside of the text shape. The "dancing ants" disappear. 9 Using the Move tool ( ), select the letter "t". "Dancing ants" appear around the letter. 0 On the Edit drop-down menu, click Cut. The letter is removed from the design and placed on the Windows clipboard. A Using the Move tool ( ), select the letter "B". "Dancing ants" appear around the letter. 70

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When pasting a shape into a design, it may also be necessary to change the order in which the shapes will be
sewn.
To cut a shape from the design and paste it so that it will be sewn before or after an existing shape:
1
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the design shape whose sewing order you wish to change. “Dancing
ants” (moving dashes) appear around the shape.
2
On the
Edit
drop-down menu, click
Cut
. The shape is removed from the design and put on the Windows
clipboard.
3
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the design shape that will precede or follow the one to be pasted.
“Dancing ants” appear around the shape.
4
On the
Edit
drop-down menu, click
Paste Before
(to paste the shape so that it is sewn before the selected
one) or click
Paste After
(to paste the shape so that it is sewn after the selected one).
■
Example
To rearrange the sewing order by pasting shapes:
1
Click the
Simple Text
tool (
), and then right-click in the design area. The
Text
tab of the
Text Properties
dialog box appears.
2
In the
Text
box, type “Brother”.
3
In the
Font
drop-down list, select “Helsinki”.
4
In the
Size
box, type “1.0”.
5
Click the
OK
button.
6
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the text shape. “Dancing ants” appear around the shape.
7
On the
Shape
drop-down menu, click
Deconstruct Text
. A box of “dancing ants” appears around each letter,
as shown below.
8
Click outside of the text shape. The “dancing ants” disappear.
9
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the letter “t”. “Dancing ants” appear around the letter.
0
On the
Edit
drop-down menu, click
Cut
. The letter is removed from the design and placed on the Windows
clipboard.
A
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the letter “B”. “Dancing ants” appear around the letter.
Figure 103
Figure 104
Chapter 30: Pasting to Change the Sewing Order