Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 Users Manual - English - Page 107

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing Embroidery Designs Selecting patterns I Selecting patterns in the created order To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must first select it. The Select Object tool is used to select one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, you can move it, scale it, and change its direction by rotating it or inverting it. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the pattern that you want to select. → Handles appear around the pattern. Handles With selected, press the Tab key to select the next object that was created. Hold down the Shift key and press the Tab key to select the previous object that was created. If the Tab key (or the Shift and Tab keys) are pressed: • and no object is selected, the first object (or the last object) that was created is selected. • and multiple objects are selected, all objects are deselected except the soonest (or latest) object that was created. • and the last (or first) object that was created is selected, the first (or last) object is selected. I Selecting all embroidery patterns All patterns in the Design Page can easily be selected. b Memo: • The status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the pattern. • To deselect the pattern, select a different pattern, click a blank area of the Design Page, or click any other button in the Tool Box. 3. To select an additional pattern, hold down the Ctrl key and click the other pattern. b Memo: • You can also select patterns by dragging the pointer across the pattern that you want to select. As you drag the pointer, a selection frame is drawn. All patterns that are contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released. • If you selected patterns that you did not want, click a blank area of the Design Page to deselect all patterns, and start again. 1. Make sure that on the Tool Box is selected. 2. Click Edit, then Select All. Moving patterns 1. Move the pointer over a selected pattern or group of selected patterns. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Drag the pattern to the desired location. 101