Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
Moving/copying files to a 
different folder
From Design Database, embroidery design can 
easily be moved from one folder to another.
1.In the folder pane, locate the folder where you 
want to move the embroidery design.
2.In the folder pane, click the folder that contains 
the embroidery design that you want to move.
3.Drag the embroidery design in the contents 
pane to the folder you previously located in the 
folder pane.
→If the two folders are on...

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Changing how files are 
displayed
The embroidery designs 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 designs as large 
images, click Large Thumbnails.
To display the embroidery designs as small 
images, click Small Thumbnails.To display the sewing...

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Opening Embroidery Designs
Opening files 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 design that you want to open 
in Layout & Editing.
2.In the contents pane, select the .pes file that 
you want to open.
3.Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing.
→If the current Layout & Editing work area 
has already been saved or has not been 
edited,...

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Checking Embroidery Designs
Previewing files
A preview of the embroidery design can be 
displayed.
Toolbar button: 
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to 
preview.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
design that you want to preview.
3.Click  , or click Display, then Preview.
→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
Checking file information
Sewing information such...

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b
Memo:
 The red box in the dialog box shows the 
position of the displayed pattern section.
 To display information for other hoop 
positions, click   or  .
 The hoop positions are displayed in order 
from left to right, top to bottom. Pattern 
sections that do not contain any stitching 
will not be displayed.
 To close the dialog box, click 
Close.
aNote:
 cannot be clicked when the design 
corresponding to the first hoop is already 
displayed....

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Searching for an Embroidery Design
The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, 
.hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx) 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 File, then Search.
→The Search dialog box appears.
3.Specify the search conditions.
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→A list of files matching the specified 
search conditions appears.
bMemo:
To quit the search, click Search Cancel in the 
message box that appeared during the 
search. 

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Converting Embroidery Design Files to 
Different Formats
Embroidery design files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, 
.vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx).
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to 
convert.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
design file that you want to convert.
3.Click File, then Convert Format.
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6.Click Convert.
→The file is converted, and the new file is 
added to the specified folder.
bMemo:
 If the file is converted to a .pes file, the 
thread colors are converted as if the file was 
imported into Layout & Editing.
 If the path to a folder that does not exist was 
typed in, a message appears, asking if you 
want to create the folder.
 If a file with the same name already exists, 
a message appears, asking if you want to 
overwrite the...

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Writing Embroidery Design Files to an 
Original Card
Selected files can be written to original cards. The 
embroidery patterns written to original cards can 
then be transferred to an embroidery machine and 
sewn.
1.Insert an original card into the USB card writer 
module.
Files other than .phc files can be written.
2.Click .
→The Card writing box appears.
3.From the Hoop size selector, select the 
appropriate size of embroidery hoop.
4.Click  , and...