Brother International PEDESIGN LITE Users Manual - English - Page 29

Arranging Embroidery Designs Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs Creating a new embroidery design Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then New. → If the current Design Page has already been saved or has not been edited, a new Design Page immediately appears. → If the current Design Page has not been saved, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes. a Note: If a .pes file created with PE-DESIGN version 7 or earlier is opened with this software, the message "This file will be imported onto a new Design Page." appears before the embroidery design is displayed on the new Design Page. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then Open. → A File Open dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. b Memo: • To save the Design Page, click Yes. • To abandon the Design Page, click No. • To return to the Design Page, for example, to modify it or save it with another file name, click Cancel. 2. Specify the Design Page settings. b Memo: For more details, refer to "Specifying the Design Page Size and Color" on page 29. Opening a PE-DESIGN Lite file An embroidery design that has previously been saved as a PE-DESIGN Lite file (.pes file) can be opened. 2. Select the drive and the folder. b Memo: • If the Preview check box is selected, the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. a Note: • Be sure to select a folder that contains .pes files. • If a .pes file is saved with Pattern extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the design exceeding the Design Page limitations, a preview of the image cannot be displayed. 25