Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 Users Manual - English - Page 286

Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Searching for an Embroidery Design The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx) within the selected folder according to the various search conditions that you can specify. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder that you want to search. 2. Click File, then Search. → The Search dialog box appears. 3. Specify the search conditions. To search for a file with a specific file name, select the File Name check box, and then type the file name in the box beside File Name. To search for a .pes file with a design name that contains specific characters, select the Design Name check box, and then type the desired characters in the box beside Design Name. To search for a .pes file with a category that contains specific characters, select the Category check box, and then type the desired characters in the box beside Category. To search for a .pes file with an author name that contains specific characters, select the Author check box, and then type the desired characters in the box beside Author. To search for a .pes file with a keyword that contains specific characters, select the Keywords check box, and then type the desired characters in the box beside Keywords. To search for a .pes file with a comment that contains specific characters, select the Comment check box, and then type the desired characters in the box beside Comment. b Memo: Wildcard characters ("?" to represent a single character and " " to represent multiple characters) can also be used. To search for a file with a specific format, select the Format check box, and then select the check box beside the desired format. To search for a file with a number of stitches within a specified range, select the Stitches check box, and then type the range in the boxes beside Stitches. To search for a file with a number of colors within a specified range, select the Colors check box, and then type the range in the boxes beside Colors. To search for a file with a width within a specified range, select the Width check box, and then type the range in the boxes beside Width. To search for a file with a height within a specified range, select the Height check box, and then type the range in the boxes beside Height. To search for a file with a modification date within a specified range, select the Date Modified check box, and then type or select the range in the boxes beside Date Modified. b Memo: • To also search through the subfolders (folders within the selected folder), select the Search Subfolders check box. • All characters entered in the box beside File Name will be considered as a single set of characters. However, you can search for files matching multiple words in the boxes below Search Conditions (only for PES files) by separating the words with a space. • With search conditions that contain a range, values must be entered for the start and end of the range. To clear the search conditions, click Clear all. 4. Click Search. 280