Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Saving frequently used 
sewing attributes
Frequently used sewing attributes can be saved 
together, and recalled when specifying sewing 
attributes.

Opening the Sewing Attribute 
Setting dialog box
1.
Click one of the Tool Box buttons used to draw 
or select objects.
2.Click   in the Toolbar
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears.

Saving the settings in a list
1.
If necessary, change the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box,...

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Deleting a group of settings from 
the list
1.
In the Load/Save Default Setting dialog box, 
select the group of settings to be deleted.
2.Click Delete to delete the selected group of 
settings from the list.

Recalling a group of settings from 
the list
1.
In the Load/Save Default Setting dialog box, 
select the group of settings to be recalled.
2.Click Load.
→The Load/Save Default Setting dialog 
box closes, and the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute...

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→If the selected pair cannot be set for hole 
sewing, the following message appears.
3.Click OK to remove the message.

Canceling hole sewing
1.
Select a pattern that has been set for hole 
sewing.
2.Click Sew, then Cancel Hole Sewing.
The pair of patterns can now be moved 
independently.
Creating appliqués 
(Applique Wizard)
The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily 
creating appliqués.
1.Select a pattern with a closed shape, such as 
a...

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Zooming
You can zoom in to work on details of the embroidery pattern or you can zoom out to work on any part of the 
embroidery pattern that cannot be viewed in the work area.
Zooming in
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Five buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the area that you want to view enlarged.
Zooming out
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Five buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
....

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Checking Embroidery Patterns
Measuring the distance 
between two points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Move the pointer to the beginning of the part of 
the object that you want to measure, and then 
hold down the mouse button.
→A small circle appears, indicating the start 
point of the measurement.
3.Drag the pointer to view the measurement in 
the status bar. The value beside Length 
shows the length along a...

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c“Specifying the Design Page Size and 
Color” on page 99
Checking and editing the 
sewing order/color
The sewing order of pattern colors as well as the 
sewing order of pattern objects of the same color 
can be checked and modified as necessary.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Sew, then Sewing Order/
Color.
→A Sewing Order/Color dialog box similar 
to the one shown below appears.
To enlarge each pattern to fill its frame, click 
.
To display in one...

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Editing the sewing order
The sewing order can be changed by selecting the 
frame containing the pattern that you want to move, 
then dragging the frame to the new location. A 
vertical red line appears, indicating the position 
where the frame is being moved.
An alternative method for moving the frames is by 
clicking the buttons at the bottom of the dialog box.
To move the selected pattern to the beginning 
of the sewing order, click  .
To move the...

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Displaying a preview of the 
embroidery
Once the embroidery design is complete, you can 
display a preview of it in order to see how the 
stitching is connected, or you can display a realistic 
preview of it in order to see how the design will 
appear once it is sewn.
1.To display a preview of the embroidery 
design, click Display on the menu bar, and 
then click Preview.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→A preview...

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3.If necessary, use the Contrast slider to set the 
contrast.
4.If necessary, use the Brightness slider to set 
how bright the display is.
5.Click Apply to display a realistic preview of the 
patterns with the new settings (when the 
realistic preview is displayed).
Or, click OK to save the settings for the next 
time that the Realistic Preview function is 
select (when the realistic preview is not 
displayed).
c“Displaying a preview of the embroidery”...

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2.Click   in the upper-right corner of the 
dialog box to close the dialog box.
Checking embroidery 
design information
Sewing information such as dimensions, needle 
count, color count and color order of patterns can be 
checked in the Design Property dialog box.
1.Click Option, then Design Property.
→The Design Property dialog box 
appears.→If the Design Page was set to Custom 
Size and no object in the Design Page is 
selected, the sewing information...