Brother International PE-DESIGN2.0 Owner's Manual - English - Page 79

Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing s New Purpose: Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 2. Shortcut key: Toolbar: Ctrl + N Operation: 1 Click File, then New. If the current Design Page is not edited, a new blank Design Page appears immediately. 2 If the current Design Page is edited, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes, for example: x Click Yes to save the Design Page first. x Click No to abandon the Design Page. x Click Cancel to do anything else (for example, modifying the current Design Page or saving it with another file name). Depending on the stage you are currently using and the editing you did, the file to be saved is a *.pel file or a *.pem file or both. A new file opens automatically in Stage 2. In Stage 2, you can use the pens and erasers to create black and white drawings. You may also want to use this feature to create patterns that are easier to draw by hand, for example, free-hand writing. See also: "Open", "Save" and "Save As" in this section s Open Purpose: Opens a previously saved file (*.bmp files open in stage 1, *.pel files open in stage 2, *.pem files open in stage 3 or 4). You can open *.pel and *.pem files created with Version 1.0 of this software. Shortcut key: Ctrl + O Toolbar: Operation: 1 Click File, then Open. A Open dialog similar to this will display. x Select the drive, the folder and the file name. • Be sure to select the right type of file extensions in List Files of Type. • If the Preview check box is checked, the content of the selected file displays in the preview window. x Click Open or double-click the file name to open the file in Design Center. x Click Cancel to exit. File Utility Programmable Stich Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index 69