Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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4.To open a file, select it, and then click Open, 
or double-click the file’s icon.
→If the current Design Page has already 
been saved or has not been edited, the 
contents of the selected file immediately 
appear in the Design Page.→If the current Design Page has not been 
saved, you will be asked whether you 
want to save the changes.
c“Saving” on page 177
Importing embroidery 
design files
Embroidery designs from embroidery cards (.pec) 
and files...

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→An Import from File dialog box similar to 
the one shown below appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder.
3.To view the contents of the files in the 
currently selected folder, click Browse.
→A Browse dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
aNote:
Be sure to select the correct file name 
extension from the Files of type box.
bMemo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the 
folder contents can be viewed better. The size 
of the dialog box...

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4.To import a design, select it, and then click 
Import, or double-click the file’s icon.
→The embroidery design is displayed in the 
Design Page.
Importing embroidery designs 
from an embroidery card
An embroidery design from an embroidery card 
inserted in the USB card writer module can be 
imported into the Design Page.
1.Click File, then Import, then from Card.
→If a card writer module is connected and if 
an embroidery card is inserted into the...

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3.Click a design to select it.
4.Click Import, or double-click the design to 
import it.
Importing embroidery 
designs from Design Center
An embroidery design in Design Center can be 
imported directly into the Design Page.
Toolbar button: 
1.Start up Design Center and open the file that 
you want to import into Layout & Editing.
2.Click , or click File, then Import, then 
from Design Center.
→The Import size dialog box appears.
3.In the Magnification...

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Specifying the Design Page Size and Color
The color and size of the Design Page in addition to the color of the background can be changed. You can 
select a Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroidery machine. 
You can also customize the Design Page for designs that will be split into sections.
1.Click Option, then Design Page Property.
→The Design Page Property dialog box 
appears.
2.Select the Design Page...

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Saving the Image Data
The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard.

Saving as a file
1.
Click Image, then Output, then to File.
→
A dialog box similar to the one shown below 
appears.
2.Select the drive, the folder and the format in 
which you want to save the image data.
3.Type in the file name.
4.Click Save to save the data.

Outputting to the Clipboard
1.
Click Image, then Output, then to Clipboard.
→The image data in the Design...

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Editing Embroidery Designs
Selecting patterns
To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must 
first select it. The Select Object tool is used to select 
one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, 
you can move it, scale it, and change its direction by 
rotating it or inverting it.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the pattern that you want to select.
→Handles appear around the pattern.
3.To select an...

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Moving embroidery patterns to 
the center
The selected patterns can easily be moved to the 
center of Design Page.
1.Select one or more patterns.
2.Click Edit, then Center.
→All selected patterns move to the center of 
Design Page.

Aligning embroidery patterns
The selected patterns can easily be aligned as 
specified.
1.Select the patterns which you want to align.
2.Click Edit, then Align, then Left, Center, 
Right, Top, Middle, or Bottom, depending...

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Patterns set for hole sewing
If just the inside pattern is selected, the pattern is 
aligned on the outline of the inside area. If the 
outside of the pattern is also selected, the pattern is 
aligned on the outline of the outside area.
Scaling patterns

Scaling manually
1.
Select the patterns that you want to resize.
2.Move the pointer over one of the handles of a 
selected pattern or group of patterns.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, ,  or ,...

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6.To resize the selected pattern while 
maintaining the original density and fill pattern, 
select the Keep density and fill pattern 
check box.
7.Click OK.
Flipping patterns 
horizontally or vertically
1.Select the pattern that you want to flip (up/
down) or vertically (left/right). 
2.To flip the pattern horizontally, click Edit, then 
Mirror, then Horizontal, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
To flip the pattern vertically, click Edit, then 
Mirror, then...