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30 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 tool. The following sections describe how to use these tools. Normal Text Tool Normal Text items are created using the Normal Text tool. Normal text items start out with normal proportions for the font, and can be adjusted. To create normal text: 1 2 3 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. On the Text bar, click on the Normal Text Click once in the design window. If another text item was already selected, your first click only de-selected that item. You will have to click again to place a new text segment. tool. An empty text frame appears in the workspace., and the mouse pointer changes to an arrow with the letter A next to it . 4 Type the desired text string. To create a multi-line text segment, press ENTER , which will drop the cursor down one line, and continue to enter your text. Right-click to complete the text segment. Your text appears in the design. You can now make any other changes to the text segment in the Text Properties box. To choose a new font (i.e., other than the currently selected one) for the text string at this point, do the following: Š Š In the Text area of Properties panel, click in the Font field to select it. 5 6 Click on the down-arrow to the right of the font field. You see a list of fonts. Š Select the desired font from the list.

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30
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 tool. The following sections describe how to
use these tools.
Normal Text Tool
Normal Text items are created using the Normal Text
tool.
Normal text items start out with normal proportions for the font,
and can be adjusted.
To create normal text:
1
On the Ribbon, select the Home tab.
2
On the Text bar, click on the Normal Text
tool.
3
Click once in the design window.
An empty text frame appears in the workspace., and the
mouse pointer changes to an arrow with the letter A next to it
.
4
Type the desired text string. To create a multi-line text
segment, press
ENTER
, which will drop the cursor down one
line, and continue to enter your text.
5
Right-click to complete the text segment.
Your text appears in the design. You can now make any other
changes to the text segment in the Text Properties box.
6
To choose a new font (i.e., other than the currently selected
one) for the text string at this point, do the following:
±
In the Text area of Properties panel, click in the Font field
to select it.
±
Click on the down-arrow to the right of the font field.
You see a list of fonts.
±
Select the desired font from the list.
If another text item was already selected, your first click only
de-selected that item. You will have to click again to place a
new text segment.