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Menus/Tools Menu Export Write to Card Property Print Setup Print Preview Print Exit ■ Edit menu Menu Undo Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Exports the design shown in the Design Page as a file of a different format (.dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd and .xxx). p. 138 Writes your embroidery design to an original card. F4 p. 17 p. 139 Used to enter comments in the .pes file being edited. Allows you to change the printing settings for previewed embroidery design and image. Allows you to preview your embroidery design and image before printing. Prints your embroidery design and image. Ctrl + P p. 140 p. 43 p. 141 p. 143 p. 143 Exits the application. Alt + F4 Toolbar Purpose Undoes the last operation. Shortcut key Reference Ctrl + Z Redo Group Ungroup Cut Copy Duplicate Paste Delete Point To Straight To Curve To Smooth To Symmetry To Cusp Delete Cancels the effect of the last Undo. Ctrl + Shift + Z Turns several selected patterns into one object. Cancels the grouping for grouped patterns. Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen while saving a copy in the Clipboard. Saves the selected pattern(s) in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen. Makes a copy of the selected pattern(s). Ctrl + G Shift+ G Ctrl + X Ctrl + C Ctrl + D p. 55 Pastes the contents of the Clipboard on the screen. Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen without saving them in the Clipboard. Straightens the two rounded lines that meet at a point on a curve. Rounds off the two straight lines that meet at a corner point. Smoothes out the path at a point. Adjusts the control handles of a point symmetrically. Transforms to a pointed path. Removes the selected point(s). Ctrl + V Delete p. 123 p. 58 p. 58 p. 59 p. 59 p. 59 p. 58 244

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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Menus/Tools

■

Edit menu

Export

Exports the design shown in the Design Page as a file

of a different format (.dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv,

.jef, .sew, .csd and .xxx).

p. 138

Write to Card

Writes your embroidery design to an original card.

p. 17

p. 139

Property

Used to enter comments in the .pes file being edited.

p. 140

Print Setup

Allows you to change the printing settings for

previewed embroidery design and image.

p. 43

p. 141

Print Preview

Allows you to preview your embroidery design and

image before printing.

p. 143

Prints your embroidery design and image.

Ctrl + P

p. 143

Exit

Exits the application.

Alt + F4

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key

Reference

Undo

Undoes the last operation.

Ctrl + Z

Redo

Cancels the effect of the last Undo.

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Group

Turns several selected patterns into one object.

Ctrl + G

p. 55

Ungroup

Cancels the grouping for grouped patterns.

Shift+ G

Cut

Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen

while saving a copy in the Clipboard.

Ctrl + X

Copy

Saves the selected pattern(s) in the Clipboard without

removing them from the screen.

Ctrl + C

Duplicate

Makes a copy of the selected pattern(s).

Ctrl + D

Paste

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard on the screen.

Ctrl + V

Delete

Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen

without saving them in the Clipboard.

Delete

p. 123

Point

Straight

Straightens the two rounded lines that meet at a point

on a curve.

p. 58

To Curve

Rounds off the two straight lines that meet at a corner

point.

p. 58

Smooth

Smoothes out the path at a point.

p. 59

Symmetry

Adjusts the control handles of a point symmetrically.

p. 59

To Cusp

Transforms to a pointed path.

p. 59

Delete

Removes the selected point(s).

p. 58

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key

Reference