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How To Use Manuals The following manuals are included with this software. Installation Guide This guide contains descriptions about the preparations necessary to begin using the software. Follow the instructions provided in this guide to complete the preparation and installation of the software. Instruction Manual (Basic/this manual) This manual contains descriptions of Layout & Editing and Design Center. In order to understand how to use these applications, basic operations are first introduced through examples. Follow these procedures to gain an understanding of the general operations of these applications. Precautions, additional information, and details on useful functions and the various settings are described later. Customer service information is also provided in this manual. Instruction Manual (Basic and Advanced/PDF format) This manual is provided in a PDF format on the enclosed CD-ROM. The following information is provided in addition to the Instruction Manual described above. Details on Design Database, Programmable Stitch Creator and Font Creator are provided. Refer to this manual for information on these applications. Basic operations for each of these applications are described through examples. Then, precautions, additional information, and details on useful functions and the various settings are provided. For a better understanding of the PE-DESIGN operations, an advanced tutorial, tips and techniques, and lists of menus/tools for each application are provided. In addition, this manual contains a troubleshooting section. Refer to this section if you have any problems while using this software. ■ Opening the Instruction Manual (PDF format) Click All Programs, then PE-DESIGN 8, then Instruction Manual. Otherwise, click Help, then Instruction Manual in the menu of any application. b Memo: • Adobe® Reader® is required for viewing and printing the PDF version of the Instruction Manual. • If Adobe® Reader® is not on your computer, it must be installed. It can be downloaded from the Adobe Systems Incorporated Web site (http://www.adobe.com/). ■ Printing the Instruction Manual (PDF format) For details on printing from Adobe® Reader®, refer to the Help for Adobe® Reader®. 13

Section	Page
PE-DESIGN8 Instruction Manual	1
Turn Any Design Into Original Embroidery With PE-DESIGN	4
What You Can Do With PE-DESIGN	6
Sew Types	8
Basic Operation Map	10
New Features of Version 8	11
Table of Contents	13
How To Use Manuals	15
Support/Service	16
Online Registration	16
Checking for the Latest Version of the Program	16
Tutorial	17
1. Importing Embroidery Patterns	17
2. Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design	21
3. Drawing Shapes to Create an Embroidery Design	31
4. Entering Text	37
5. Combining Embroidery Patterns	40
6. Print and Stitch	44
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)	49
Layout & Editing Window	49
Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs	49
Checking Embroidery Patterns	53
Editing Embroidery Designs	54
Reshaping Embroidery Patterns	58
Editing a Stitch Pattern	64
Specifying the Design Page Size and Color	70
Changing Application Settings	71
Drawing Shapes	72
Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)	79
Adding Text	82
Entering Monograms	92
Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions	95
Editing Regions	116
Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/ Lock	119
Importing Image Data	122
Changing the Image Settings	125
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard)	127
Saving and Printing	140
Basic Design Center Operations	147
Creating an Embroidery Design From an Image	147
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)	155
Design Center Window	155
Original Image Stage	156
Line Image Stage	158
Figure Handle Stage	160
Sew Setting Stage	165
About the Instruction Manual (PDF Format)	172
Tutorial (Advanced)	173
Entering Monograms	173
Creating Appliqués	176
Creating Split Embroidery Designs	178
Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops	184
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)	189
Design Database Window	189
Starting Up Design Database	189
Checking Embroidery Designs	190
Opening Embroidery Designs	191
Organizing Embroidery Designs	192
Searching for an Embroidery Design	194
Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats	195
Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card	196
Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs	198
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations	201
Programmable Stitch Creator Window	201
Creating Fill/Stamp Stitch Pattern	201
Creating Motif Stitch Pattern	205
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)	207
Opening a Pattern File	208
Creating a New Pattern	209
Viewing the Pattern While Creating It	210
Creating a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode	210
Editing a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode	211
Creating Embossing/Engraving Effects in Fill/Stamp Mode	213
Creating a Pattern in Motif Mode	214
Editing a Pattern in Motif Mode	215
Saving Patterns	216
Changing the Settings	217
Basic Font Creator Operations	219
Font Creator Window	219
Manually Creating Custom Font	221
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)	227
Opening a File	227
Selecting a Character and Preparing the Template	228
Creating a Font Character Pattern	231
Editing Font Character Patterns	232
Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern	233
Checking the Created Font Patterns	234
Saving Font Character Patterns	236
Changing the Settings	237
Tips and Techniques	239
Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns	239
Sewing Direction	239
Sewing Order	239
Sewing Wide Areas	240
Jump Stitch and Jump Stitch Trimming	240
Fonts Suitable for Embroidering	241
Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text Converted to Outline Object)	242
Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns	243
Menus/Tools	245
Layout & Editing	245
Design Center	251
Design Database	256
Programmable Stitch Creator	258
Font Creator	261
Troubleshooting	264

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How To Use Manuals

The following manuals are included with this software.

Installation Guide

This guide contains descriptions about the preparations necessary to begin using the software. Follow the

instructions provided in this guide to complete the preparation and installation of the software.

Instruction Manual (Basic/this manual)

This manual contains descriptions of Layout & Editing and Design Center.

In order to understand how to use these applications, basic operations are first introduced through examples.

Follow these procedures to gain an understanding of the general operations of these applications.

Precautions, additional information, and details on useful functions and the various settings are described

later. Customer service information is also provided in this manual.

Instruction Manual (Basic and Advanced/PDF format)

This manual is provided in a PDF format on the enclosed CD-ROM. The following information is provided in

addition to the Instruction Manual described above.

Details on Design Database, Programmable Stitch Creator and Font Creator are provided. Refer to this

manual for information on these applications. Basic operations for each of these applications are described

through examples. Then, precautions, additional information, and details on useful functions and the various

settings are provided.

For a better understanding of the PE-DESIGN operations, an advanced tutorial, tips and techniques, and lists

of menus/tools for each application are provided. In addition, this manual contains a troubleshooting section.

Refer to this section if you have any problems while using this software.

■

Opening the Instruction Manual (PDF format)

Click

All Programs

, then

PE-DESIGN 8

, then

Instruction Manual

Otherwise, click

Help

, then

Instruction Manual

in the menu of any application.

■

Printing the Instruction Manual (PDF format)

For details on printing from Adobe

Reader

, refer to the Help for Adobe

Reader

Memo:

• Adobe

Reader

is required for viewing and printing the PDF version of the Instruction Manual.

• If Adobe

Reader

is not on your computer, it must be installed. It can be downloaded from the Adobe

Systems Incorporated Web site (http://www.adobe.com/).