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Tips and Techniques Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns Embroidery patterns can be created from various characters, such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc, using TrueType fonts. For this example, we will create an embroidery pattern from Japanese characters. 1. Select a Text tool, and then select a Japanese TrueType font (for example, "MS Gothic"). 2. Click in the Design Page where you want to enter the text. The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears. 3. Display a character code table different from the one that appeared in step 2. (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Character Map) 4. Select MS Gothic from the Font list in Character Map, and then select the Advanced view check box. Next, select Windows: Japanese from the Character set list, select the desired character, and then click Select. (This example shows the Japanese hiragana for the word meaning "Good Afternoon".) b Memo: • The following procedure describes how to install Japanese, Chinese and Korean fonts on the English operating system for Windows® XP. 1) Click Start, select Control Panel, and then click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options. 2) Click Regional and Language Options, and then click the Language tab. 3) Select the Install files for East Asian languages check box under Supplemental language support, and then click OK. 4) Complete the Windows® installation by following the instructions that appear. • If Japanese or Korean can be entered directly from the computer keyboard, those characters can be entered directly into the Edit Text Letters dialog box. 5. After selecting all of the desired characters, click Copy to copy the characters. 6. Paste the characters into the Edit Text Letters dialog box in Layout & Editing, and then click OK. Tips and Techniques 241

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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Tips and Techniques

Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese,

Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns

Embroidery patterns can be created from various characters, such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc, using

TrueType fonts.

For this example, we will create an embroidery pattern from Japanese characters.

Select a Text tool, and then select a Japanese

TrueType font (for example, “MS Gothic”).

Click in the Design Page where you want to

enter the text. The

Edit Text Letters

dialog

box appears.

Display a character code table different from

the one that appeared in step 2. (

Start

–

All

Programs

–

Accessories

–

System Tools

–

Character Map

)

Select

MS Gothic

from the

Font

list in

Character Map

, and then select the

Advanced view

check box. Next, select

Windows: Japanese

from the

Character set

list, select the desired character, and then

click

Select

(This example shows the Japanese hiragana

for the word meaning “Good Afternoon”.)

After selecting all of the desired characters,

click

Copy

to copy the characters.

Paste the characters into the

Edit Text

Letters

dialog box in Layout & Editing, and

then click

Memo:

• The following procedure describes how to

install Japanese, Chinese and Korean fonts

on the English operating system for

Windows

XP.

1) Click

Start

, select

Control Panel

, and

then click

Date

Time

Language

and

Regional Options

2) Click

Regional and Language Options

and then click the

Language

tab.

3) Select the

Install files for East Asian

languages

check box under

Supplemental language support

, and

then click

4) Complete the Windows

installation by

following the instructions that appear.

• If Japanese or Korean can be entered

directly from the computer keyboard, those

characters can be entered directly into the

Edit Text Letters

dialog box.