Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Viewing design in the 
reference window
A design in the Design Page is displayed in the 
Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the 
design while you work on a detailed area. The 
display area frame (red rectangle) indicates the part 
of the pattern displayed in the Design Page.
To switch between displaying and hiding the 
Reference window, click Display, then Reference 
Window, or press the shortcut key ( ).

Zooming
The design displayed in...

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→The shape of the pointer changes to   
or  , depending on the corner that the 
pointer is over.
2.Drag the corner to adjust the display area 
frame to the desired size.
bMemo:
 and   are for scaling the height and 
width. 

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Saving and Printing
Saving

Overwriting
Once the image or design has been saved, changes 
can easily be saved so that the latest version can be 
retrieved later.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click File, then Save. 
→If the image or design has already been 
saved at least once, the file is saved 
immediately.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.

Saving with a new name
The current file...

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→A dialog box similar to the one shown 
below appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name. 
3.Select the format (.dst, .hus, .exp, .pcs, .vip, 
.sew, .jef, .csd, .xxx, or .shv) in which you want 
to export the file.

Writing an embroidery design to 
an original card
You can save a displayed embroidery design onto 
an original card in order to transfer it to a embroidery 
machine.
Toolbar button: 
1.Insert an original card...

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3.Click OK.
→The message “Now transmitting” appears 
while the current embroidery design is 
transferred to the original card, and then 
the following message appears.
4.Click OK to close the message.

Adding comments to saved .pes 
files
You can enter comments and information about the 
pattern to a saved .pes file.
1.Click File, then Property.
→The File property dialog box appears.
2.To enter or change the information, type it in.
3.Click OK to save...

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Printing

Specifying print settings
Before printing, you may need to change the print 
settings for the embroidery design files that you 
want to print.
1.Click File, then Print Setup.
→A Print Setup dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
2.Under Paper and Orientation, select the 
appropriate settings.
3.Under Print type, Print Option and Stitch 
image, select how the data is to be printed.
Print type
Actual Size: Select this option to...

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4.Click OK.
c“Displaying a preview of the embroidery” 
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Checking the print image
You can preview the contents of the Design Page, 
including the separate hoop sections of large-size 
embroidery patterns, and check the sewing color 
order, the dimensions and the stitch count before 
printing.
1.Click File, then Print Preview.
→If Actual Size was selected in the Print 
Setup dialog box, the Layout & Editing 
window appears as shown below....

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3.Click OK to begin printing.
4.Follow the instructions for the printer to finish 
printing.
→Depending on the Print Type setting, one 
or two pages will be printed for one 
pattern or one hoop position.
bMemo:
 To change the printer settings, click Properties.
 To quit the operation, click 
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Changing Software Settings
Changing the grid settings
A grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed 
or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be 
adjusted.
1.Click Display, then Grid Setup.
→The Grid Setting dialog box appears.
2.To display the grid, select the Show Grid 
check box. 
To hide the grid, clear the Show Grid check 
box.
3.To use the grid for aligning patterns or creating 
patterns of the same size, select the Snap to 
Grid check...

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Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop 
Users
Creating design for multi-position hoops
This program enables you to create multi-position design that you can stitch in any multi-position hoop 
attached to your embroidery machine.
Although the size of the design that can be embroidered using an multi-position hoop is 130 × 180 mm (or 100 
× 100 mm, depending on the sewing area of the embroidery machine), first determine which of the three 
installation...