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Specifying TrueType text attributes, Converting text to outline data

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PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 161 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing 2. Click , or click Text, then Clear Transformation. b Memo: To close the dialog box without changing any settings, click Cancel. Specifying TrueType text attributes Various character attributes, such as the style, can be specified for TrueType fonts converted to an embroidery pattern. 1. Select the TrueType text that you want to edit. 2. Click Text, then TrueType Font Attribute Setting. → A dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. If any characters converted from a TrueType font are selected, the attributes for the selected characters are displayed. b Memo: • The name of the selected font appears beside Font. • The Sample box shows a sample of the font with the selected attributes. 3. To change the font style, select the desired style from the Font Style list. 4. To change the character set for the font, select the desired character set from the Script selector. 5. Click OK to set the attributes and to close the dialog box. → The attribute settings are applied to all text patterns that you will create from a TrueType font, until the setting is changed. → If a text pattern converted from a TrueType font was selected, the attribute settings are also applied to the selected text. a Note: • The settings for Font Style and Script differ depending on the TrueType font that is selected. • If text created from multiple TrueType fonts is selected, this command is not available. In addition, if text of the same font but different font styles or scripts is selected, this dialog box appears with the attribute settings for the first letter in the text. In either case mentioned above, selecting only one character from within text displays a dialog box containing only that character's attributes. c "Entering Text" on page 153 and "Specifying text attributes" on page 157 Converting text to outline data Outline data can be created from text converted to a TrueType font. 1. Select the text pattern that has been converted to a TrueType font. 2. Click Text, then Convert to Outline Object. → The selected text pattern is converted to outlines. No sewing attributes are specified for the converted outline; therefore, it appears as dotted lines. Specify the sewing attributes as necessary. b Memo: In order to prevent the pattern from losing its shape, group the objects or specify hole sewing. 161

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Advanced Opreation
Layout & Editing
161
Layout & Editing
Editing Embroidery Patterns
2.
Click
, or click
Text
, then
Clear
Transformation
.
Specifying TrueType text attributes
Various character attributes, such as the style, can
be specified for TrueType fonts converted to an
embroidery pattern.
1.
Select the TrueType text that you want to edit.
2.
Click
Text
, then
TrueType Font Attribute
Setting
.
A dialog box similar to the one shown be-
low appears. If any characters converted
from a TrueType font are selected, the at-
tributes for the selected characters are
displayed.
b
Memo:
• The name of the selected font appears
beside
Font
.
• The
Sample
box shows a sample of the
font with the selected attributes.
3.
To change the font style, select the desired
style from the
Font Style
list.
4.
To change the character set for the font, select
the desired character set from the
Script
selector.
5.
Click
OK
to set the attributes and to close the
dialog box.
The attribute settings are applied to all
text patterns that you will create from a
TrueType font, until the setting is
changed.
If a text pattern converted from a True-
Type font was selected, the attribute set-
tings are also applied to the selected text.
b
Memo:
To close the dialog box without changing any
settings, click
Cancel
.
c
“Entering Text” on page 153 and
“Specifying text attributes” on page 157
Converting text to outline data
Outline data can be created from text converted to a
TrueType font.
1.
Select the text pattern that has been
converted to a TrueType font.
2.
Click
Text
, then
Convert to Outline Object
.
The selected text pattern is converted to
outlines.
No sewing attributes are specified for the
converted outline; therefore, it appears as
dotted lines. Specify the sewing attributes
as necessary.
b
Memo:
In order to prevent the pattern from losing its
shape, group the objects or specify hole
sewing.
a
Note:
• The settings for
Font Style
and
Script
differ depending on the TrueType font that
is selected.
• If text created from multiple TrueType
fonts is selected, this command is not
available.
In addition, if text of the same font but
different font styles or scripts is selected,
this dialog box appears with the attribute
settings for the first letter in the text.
In either case mentioned above, selecting
only one character from within text
displays a dialog box containing only that
character’s attributes.
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Thursday, July 8, 2004
11:59 AM