Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

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Design Database is used to organize the embroidery pattern files on your computer so that you can easily 
preview and search for the desired pattern. In addition, embroidery patterns can be opened with or imported 
into Layout & Editing or converted into other file formats (.pes, .dst., .exp., .pcs or .hus). Images of the 
embroidery patterns in a selected folder can be printed or outputted as an HTML file for quick reference. The 
sewing information...

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Starting Up Design Database
1.Click , select All Programs, then 
PE-DESIGN Ver 6. Select Design Database 
to open the Design Database window.
bMemo:
If a shortcut for Design Database was 
created, for example, on the desktop, 
double-click it to start up the application.
 
→The Design Database window appears.
bMemo:
To fill the entire screen with the Design 
Database window, click the maximize button 
on the right end of the title bar.
2.Click a folder in the folder pane.
→All...

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→If the two folders are on the same drive, 
the selected embroidery pattern is moved 
to the other folder.
→If the two folders are on separate drives, 
the selected embroidery pattern is copied 
into the other folder.
bMemo:
 To copy the file from one folder to another 
on the same drive, hold down the   
key while dragging the embroidery pattern.
 To move the file from one folder to another 
on different drives, hold down the   
key while dragging...

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Changing the contents pane 
display
The embroidery patterns in the contents pane can 
be displayed as large thumbnails or small 
thumbnails, or they can be listed by their sewing 
information.
1.Click Display, and then click the display 
setting from the menu that appeared. 
To display the embroidery patterns as large 
images, click Large Thumbnails.
bMemo:
You can also display the embroidery patterns 
as large thumbnails by clicking   in the 
Toolbar.
To display the embroidery...

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Opening Embroidery Patterns
Opening embroidery patterns 
with Layout & Editing
You can easily open any selected .pes file with 
Layout & Editing.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery pattern that you want to open 
in Layout & Editing.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
pattern that you want to open.
3.Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing.
bMemo:
Double-clicking the file name also opens the 
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→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
bMemo:
To close the dialog box, click Close.
Checking embroidery pattern 
information
Sewing information such as the file name, size, 
stitch count, color count and modification date can 
be checked in the File Property dialog box. With 
.pes file, additional information about the 
embroidery pattern can be viewed.
Toolbar button: 
1.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
pattern corresponding to the information that...

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Searching for an Embroidery Pattern
The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery pattern (.pes, .phc, .dst., .exp., 
.pcs or .hus file) within the selected folder according to the various search conditions that you can specify.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder that you 
want to search.
2.Click Edit, then Search.
→The Search dialog box appears.
3.Specify the search conditions.
To search for a file with a specific...

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Converting Embroidery Patterns to 
Different Formats
Embroidery files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst., .exp., .pcs or .hus).
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery pattern that you want to 
convert.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
file that you want to convert.
3.Click File, then Convert Format.
→The Convert Format dialog box appears.
4.From the Format selector, select the format 
that you want to...

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Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery 
Patterns
Printing
Images of all embroidery patterns in the selected 
folder can be printed as a catalog.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery patterns that you want to 
catalog.
2.Click File, then Print Setup.
→A Print Setup dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
3.Under Print Layout, select whether each 
pattern is printed on a separate page, 4 
patterns are printed on a...

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Outputting as a CSV file
A .csv file containing the sewing information (file 
name, dimensions, number of stitches, number of 
colors, file path, file properties (.pes files only) and 
the names of thread colors) for selected embroidery 
patterns can be outputted.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery patterns that you want to 
catalog.
2.Click File, then Create CSV.
→A Save As dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
3.Select the drive and the...