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Menus/Tools Layout & Editing List of tool box buttons Tool Box Purpose Reference Sets the pointer in selection mode. p. 52 Sets the pointer in point edit mode. p. 56 p. 60 p. 62 Sets the pointer in zoom mode. p. 51 Sets the pointer in text, small text and monogram input mode. Sets the pointer in rectangle, circle, arc, fan shape and arc & string drawing mode. p. 80 p. 70 Sets the pointer in various shape drawing mode. p. 72 Tool Box Purpose Sets the pointer in outline drawing mode. Reference p. 73 Sets the pointer in manual punching mode. p. 78 Sets the pointer in measure mode. p. 51 Sets the pointer in split stitch mode. p. 64 Sets the pointer in stamp input or stamp edit mode. p. 114 List of menus ■ File menu Menu New Toolbar Purpose Creates a new Design Page. Shortcut key Reference Ctrl + N p. 47 Open Import Import from Design Center Save Save As Opens a previously saved embroidery design. Ctrl + O Imports embroidery designs from Design Library, folder or original card. F8 Imports an embroidery pattern from Design Center. F7 Saves your embroidery design on the computer's hard disk as a latest version file (default). Saves your embroidery design on the computer's hard disk under a new file name. Ctrl + S p. 48 p. 48 p. 50 p. 138 p. 138 243 Menus/Tools

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