Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 Users Manual - English - Page 139

Easy changes to the character, size and attributes

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Rotate angle 0 degree Rotates the characters. Range: 0 to 359 degrees Default: 0 20 degrees Character Spacing Sets the spacing between all characters. Range: -100 to 100 mm (-3.94 to 3.94 inches) Default: 0 0.0 mm 2.0 mm Line Spacing Sets the spacing between lines as a percentage of the character height. Range: 0-1000% Default: 100% 100% 150% Left Center Alignment Aligns several lines of text to the left, center or right. Right Horizontal Direction Specifies whether characters will be positioned horizontally or vertically. Vertical Easy changes to the character size and attributes You can easily use drag operations to change the size and text attributes (character spacing, vertical offset, rotation) for text, small text, and monogram characters. 1. Click → !btn29. . b Memo: For more details, refer to "Selecting characters" on page 131. 2. Click the point for the character that you want to select. → The handles appear on the character to show that it is selected. I Changing the size 1. Bring the pointer onto the handle. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Drag the handle. b Memo: • Vertical text will be displayed vertically on the Design Page. • Both Kerning and Character Spacing set the spacing between characters. Character Spacing is always applied to the entire text pattern, while Kerning can be applied to individual characters. Applying Kerning to the entire text in the pattern is the same as specifying Character Spacing. Refer to "Selecting characters" on page 131 for more details about selecting individual characters in a text pattern. c "Specifying text arrangement" below and "Transforming text" on page 137 → The size of the character outline displayed with dotted lines changes. 133

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
c
“Specifying text arrangement” below and
“Transforming text” on page 137
Easy changes to the character
size and attributes
You can easily use drag operations to change the
size and text attributes (character spacing, vertical
offset, rotation) for text, small text, and monogram
characters.
1.
Click
.
2.
Click the point for the character that you want
to select.
The
handles appear on the
character to show that it is selected.
Changing the size
1.
Bring the pointer onto the
handle.
The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Drag the handle.
The size of the character outline
displayed with dotted lines changes.
Rotate
angle
Rotates the characters.
Range: 0 to 359 degrees
Default: 0
0 degree
20 degrees
Character
Spacing
Sets the spacing
between all characters.
Range: -100 to 100 mm
(-3.94 to 3.94 inches)
Default: 0
0.0 mm
2.0 mm
Line
Spacing
Sets the spacing
between lines as a per-
centage of the character
height.
Range: 0
1000%
Default: 100%
100%
150%
Alignment
Aligns several lines of text
to the left, center or right.
Left
Center
Right
Direction
Specifies whether
characters will be
positioned horizontally
or vertically.
Horizontal
Vertical
b
Memo:
• Vertical text will be displayed vertically on
the Design Page.
• Both
Kerning
and
Character Spacing
set
the spacing between characters.
Character
Spacing
is always applied to the entire text
pattern, while
Kerning
can be applied to
individual characters. Applying
Kerning
to
the entire text in the pattern is the same as
specifying
Character Spacing
. Refer to
“Selecting characters” on page 131 for
more details about selecting individual
characters in a text pattern.
b
Memo:
For more details, refer to “Selecting
characters” on page 131.
!btn29.