Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 229

Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) 5. When the settings can be applied, click OK. b Memo: • To not register the changes, click Cancel. • If a character is registered even though a font has not been created, the information for the registered character is saved in a font file. 3. Click Open to open the file. → The image fills the work area. Opening an image in the background Existing image data or a TrueType font character can be displayed in the Design Page to be used as a template. Open an image of the selected character to use it as a background image. b Memo: • Only one image can be added to the work area. If you try to display a different image, it will replace the previous one. • The display density of the background image can be changed. c "Changing the display of the background image" on page 235. • If the background image is displayed, the information for the background image will be saved with the font file. The next time that the font file is opened, the background image is displayed. ■ Opening a template (image file) There are many different types of files that can be opened. c "Image file formats" on page 19. 1. Click File, then Template Open, then from File. 2. Select the drive, the folder and the desired file. b Memo: The background image can be dragged to move it, or a handle can be dragged to change the size of the image. If the handles have disappeared, right-click the image, and then click Modify Template in the menu that appeared. ■ Opening a template (TrueType font) TrueType fonts installed on your computer can be opened to be used as a template. 1. Click File, then Template Open, then Select TrueType Font. 2. From the Font selector, select the font. From the Style selector, select the character style. 3. Click OK. → The character selected in the Select Character dialog box appears in the work area. Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) 227