Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 232

Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Editing Font Character Patterns Selecting patterns Moving patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. 2. Click the pattern. → Handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected. 1. Move the pointer over a selected pattern(s). 2. Drag the pattern(s) to the desired location. b Memo: • To move the pattern horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected pattern one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key. If the grid is not displayed, the pattern moves a distance smaller than the smallest grid interval in the direction of the arrow on the key. • Holding down the arrow key for the desired direction continues moving the outline in that direction. 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. • If you selected patterns that you did not want, click a blank area of the work area to deselect all patterns, and start again. Scaling patterns 1. Move the pointer over one of the handles of a selected pattern(s). 2. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern(s) to the desired size. b Memo: • If the Shift key is held down while a handle is dragged, the pattern is enlarged or reduced from the center of the pattern. • To flip the selected pattern(s) along a horizontal axis, click Edit, then Mirror, then Horizontal. To flip the selected pattern(s) along a vertical axis, click Edit, then Mirror, then Vertical. • To rotate the selected pattern(s), click Edit, then Rotate, then drag the rotation handle. • Using toolbar buttons and menu commands other than those mentioned above, selected patterns can be edited in other ways, for example, duplicated or deleted. c "Menus/Tools" of "Font Creator" on page 259. 230