Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Scaling patterns
1.Move the pointer over one of the handles of a 
selected pattern or group of patterns.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
,  ,   or  , depending on 
the handle that the pointer is over.
2.Drag the handle to adjust the selected 
pattern(s) to the desired size.
Deleting patterns
1.Select the pattern to be deleted.
2.Press the   key, or click Edit, then 
Delete.
Cutting out patterns
Selected pattern(s) can be removed from the screen 
while saving...

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1.Click  , or click Edit, then Paste.
→The patterns saved on the Clipboard 
(using the Cut or Copy command) are 
pasted into the work area.
c“Cutting out patterns” on page 245, 
“Copying patterns” on page 245 and 
“Duplicating patterns” on page 245
Flipping patterns 
horizontally
You can flip the selected pattern(s) horizontally (left/
right).
1.Select one or more patterns.
2.Click Edit, then Mirror, then Horizontal.
→The selected pattern(s) are replaced by 
their...

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4.Drag the rotation handle clockwise or 
counterclockwise to rotate the pattern to the 
desired angle.
bMemo:
 Simply dragging the pointer rotates the 
pattern in 1° increments.
 To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold 
down the   key while dragging the 
rotation handle.
Shift 

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Editing the Points of a Font Character 
Pattern
The points that you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the 
grid. Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line, it will automatically be positioned at 
the nearest intersection.
Moving points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Click the pattern that you want to edit. 
→The points in the pattern appear as...

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Deleting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→When the pointer is moved over the work 
area, the shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
3.Click the point that you want to delete.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
4.Click Edit, then Delete, or press the   
key to remove the point.
Editing points
The lines connected to a point can be changed to...

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Checking the Created Font Patterns
The sewing order and preview of the font character patterns and the list of created characters can be checked.
Checking and editing the 
sewing order
The sewing order for the font character pattern can 
be viewed and modified.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Sew, then Sewing Order.
→A Sewing Order dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
To enlarge each pattern to fill its frame, click 
 .

Selecting pattern
1....

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→The Preview window appears.

Changing the size of the Preview 
window
1.
Move the pointer over a corner of the Preview 
window.
→The shape of the pointer changes to   
or  , depending on the corner that the 
pointer is over.
2.Drag the corner to adjust the Preview window 
to the desired size.
Checking the list of created 
characters
A list of characters included in the font file currently 
being edited can be viewed.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Display,...

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

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Saving Font Character Patterns
Overwriting
The font character pattern being edited is overwritten 
when saving any changes that have been made.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click File, then Save.
→If the pattern 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.
c“Saving with a new name”  on this page 
Saving with a new name
The current file...

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Changing the Settings
Changing the drawing 
mode
There are two drawing modes in Font Creator.
Fill mode
Blocks appear filled in. In this mode, the 
overlapping positions of patterns can be viewed 
better.
Outline mode (Fill mode Off)
Blocks do not appear filled in. In this mode, 
points can be edited more easily.
Perform the operation described below to switch 
between these modes.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Display, then Fill Mode. 
→The mode switches...