Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 54

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing Embroidery Designs This section describes various editing operations, such as moving, enlarging/reducing or rotating patterns. A pattern must first be selected before it can be edited. Selecting patterns Moving patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. 2. Click the pattern. → Handles appear around the pattern. Handles b Memo: • The status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the pattern. • To deselect the pattern, select a different pattern, click a blank area of the Design Page, or click any other button in the Tool Box. 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. b Memo: Press the Tab key to select the next pattern in the order that they were created. ■ Selecting all embroidery patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. 2. Click Edit, then Select All. 1. Move the pointer over a selected pattern or group of selected patterns. 2. Drag the pattern to the desired location. b Memo: • To move the pattern horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. b Memo: • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected pattern 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) 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. • If Snap to Grid is selected from Display : Grid setup, each press of an arrow key moves the pattern one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key. c "Changing the grid settings" on page 69. • The arrow keys cannot be used to move text on a path if just the text is selected. The path must also be selected in order to move using the arrow keys. c "Specifying text arrangement" on page 87. ■ Moving embroidery patterns to the center 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click Edit, then Center. → All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page. 52