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...Installation 3 System Requirements 3 Installing the Software 4 Technical Support 8 Online Registration 8 Uninstallation 8 Tutorial 9 Editing Embroidery Designs 31 Selecting patterns 31 Moving patterns 31 Scaling patterns 32 Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically.... 32 Rotating patterns 32 Selecting ...Pattern (Auto Punch 23 Arranging Embroidery Designs 25 Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs ......... 25 Creating a new embroidery design 25 Opening a PE-DESIGN Lite file 25 Importing embroidery design files 27 Specifying the Design Page Size and Color ... 29 Saving...
...Installation 3 System Requirements 3 Installing the Software 4 Technical Support 8 Online Registration 8 Uninstallation 8 Tutorial 9 Editing Embroidery Designs 31 Selecting patterns 31 Moving patterns 31 Scaling patterns 32 Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically.... 32 Rotating patterns 32 Selecting ...Pattern (Auto Punch 23 Arranging Embroidery Designs 25 Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs ......... 25 Creating a new embroidery design 25 Opening a PE-DESIGN Lite file 25 Importing embroidery design files 27 Specifying the Design Page Size and Color ... 29 Saving...
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The card writer may now be connected to complete the installation of the software. Before Use 6. Make sure that PE-DESIGN Lite starts up correctly. Click Next to install the application into the selected folder. → When the installation is necessary to restart the computer. 7 b Memo: If the dialog box calling for restarting the computer appears, it is completed, the following dialog box appears. 7. Click Finish to your computer. a Note: This procedure also automatically installs the card writer driver.
The card writer may now be connected to complete the installation of the software. Before Use 6. Make sure that PE-DESIGN Lite starts up correctly. Click Next to install the application into the selected folder. → When the installation is necessary to restart the computer. 7 b Memo: If the dialog box calling for restarting the computer appears, it is completed, the following dialog box appears. 7. Click Finish to your computer. a Note: This procedure also automatically installs the card writer driver.
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Click Online Registration on the Help menu of PE-DESIGN Lite to open the online registration page on the Web site appears when the following a simple registration procedure. In the dialog box that appeared, double-click... then Control Panel. This information will help expedite your product online by following address is described for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). http://www.brother.com/registration/ b Memo: Online registration may not be contacted about any error messages that you are using as well as ...
Click Online Registration on the Help menu of PE-DESIGN Lite to open the online registration page on the Web site appears when the following a simple registration procedure. In the dialog box that appeared, double-click... then Control Panel. This information will help expedite your product online by following address is described for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). http://www.brother.com/registration/ b Memo: Online registration may not be contacted about any error messages that you are using as well as ...
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...this example, use the Auto Punch function to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below appears. This procedure will start up PE-DESIGN Lite and enter text. 1 Start up PE-DESIGN Lite. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Entering text Adjusting the text layout ... data Automatically converting the image to an original card Step 1 Entering text 2 Enter the text. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Lite, then PE-DESIGN Lite. For this example is 100 x 100 mm. 10 Select the font. First, we are going to use the default font, 01....
...this example, use the Auto Punch function to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below appears. This procedure will start up PE-DESIGN Lite and enter text. 1 Start up PE-DESIGN Lite. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Entering text Adjusting the text layout ... data Automatically converting the image to an original card Step 1 Entering text 2 Enter the text. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Lite, then PE-DESIGN Lite. For this example is 100 x 100 mm. 10 Select the font. First, we are going to use the default font, 01....
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...writer module is inserted. will transfer the design to Card, then Current Design, or click on the card are no longer needed. → The following message appears. Please insert an original card." For this example, we will appear. 3 Quit PE-DESIGN Lite Click File, then Write to an original... card. Tutorial Step 9 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used with your sewing machine, refer to your sewing...
...writer module is inserted. will transfer the design to Card, then Current Design, or click on the card are no longer needed. → The following message appears. Please insert an original card." For this example, we will appear. 3 Quit PE-DESIGN Lite Click File, then Write to an original... card. Tutorial Step 9 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used with your sewing machine, refer to your sewing...
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... display setting. • The displayed image can also be imported into PE-DESIGN Lite by dragging the image file into the PE-DESIGN Lite window. Importing image data from a scanner Images can be imported into the current Design Page from File. → An Open an image file dialog box ...for importing. 1. a Note: • With .pcd and .fpx files containing many different types of clip art can be imported into PEDESIGN Lite to create embroidery patterns. Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Importing Image Data Importing image data Different types of files that can...
... display setting. • The displayed image can also be imported into PE-DESIGN Lite by dragging the image file into the PE-DESIGN Lite window. Importing image data from a scanner Images can be imported into the current Design Page from File. → An Open an image file dialog box ...for importing. 1. a Note: • With .pcd and .fpx files containing many different types of clip art can be imported into PEDESIGN Lite to create embroidery patterns. Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Importing Image Data Importing image data Different types of files that can...
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...be asked whether you want to save the Design Page, click Yes. • To abandon the Design Page, click No. • To return to select a folder that has previously been saved as a PE-DESIGN Lite file (.pes file) can be opened with another file...Designs Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs Creating a new embroidery design Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then Open. → A File Open dialog box similar to "Specifying the Design Page Size and Color" on the new Design Page. Opening a PE-DESIGN Lite file An embroidery design that contains .pes files. • If a .pes...
...be asked whether you want to save the Design Page, click Yes. • To abandon the Design Page, click No. • To return to select a folder that has previously been saved as a PE-DESIGN Lite file (.pes file) can be opened with another file...Designs Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs Creating a new embroidery design Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then Open. → A File Open dialog box similar to "Specifying the Design Page Size and Color" on the new Design Page. Opening a PE-DESIGN Lite file An embroidery design that contains .pes files. • If a .pes...
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... in Explorer can also be opened by dragging to the PE-DESIGN Lite window. → If the current Design Page has not been saved, you will be displayed. 26 b Memo: An embroidery design that is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with another file name, click Cancel. c "Saving"... select it with the number of stitches or number of colors for example, to the Browse dialog box, click Cancel. Arranging Embroidery Designs 3. a Note: If a .pes file is displayed in the currently selected folder, click Browse. → A Browse dialog box similar to save the changes. To ...
... in Explorer can also be opened by dragging to the PE-DESIGN Lite window. → If the current Design Page has not been saved, you will be displayed. 26 b Memo: An embroidery design that is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with another file name, click Cancel. c "Saving"... select it with the number of stitches or number of colors for example, to the Browse dialog box, click Cancel. Arranging Embroidery Designs 3. a Note: If a .pes file is displayed in the currently selected folder, click Browse. → A Browse dialog box similar to save the changes. To ...
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...shown on the object that appear differ depending on the left appears. Click OK. If you are not available when creating embroidery data with PE-DESIGN Lite. From the list of each category shows the current color for that category. → If a pattern is selected, the setting is cleared...is changed. b Memo: To quit the operation, click Cancel. → This setting is applied to all patterns of thread colors. Arranging Embroidery Designs 1. If the check box is applied to the selected pattern. 40 APPLIQUE MATERIAL → NOT DEFINED: Embroidery machines that you want to be...
...shown on the object that appear differ depending on the left appears. Click OK. If you are not available when creating embroidery data with PE-DESIGN Lite. From the list of each category shows the current color for that category. → If a pattern is selected, the setting is cleared...is changed. b Memo: To quit the operation, click Cancel. → This setting is applied to all patterns of thread colors. Arranging Embroidery Designs 1. If the check box is applied to the selected pattern. 40 APPLIQUE MATERIAL → NOT DEFINED: Embroidery machines that you want to be...
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... card writer module. 49 however, they cannot be retrieved later. 3. a Note: Be sure that the hoop size of the PE-DESIGN Lite window. ■ Writing an embroidery design to save a displayed embroidery design onto an original card in the file name. a Note: • The original card is inserted correctly when you do not ... been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be opened with this software or PE-DESIGN version 7; b Memo: • To quit the operation, click Cancel. • If a file already exists with the name specified in order to keep the original...
... card writer module. 49 however, they cannot be retrieved later. 3. a Note: Be sure that the hoop size of the PE-DESIGN Lite window. ■ Writing an embroidery design to save a displayed embroidery design onto an original card in the file name. a Note: • The original card is inserted correctly when you do not ... been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be opened with this software or PE-DESIGN version 7; b Memo: • To quit the operation, click Cancel. • If a file already exists with the name specified in order to keep the original...
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... set to Hoop Size, this button is not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog box, the PE-DESIGN Lite window appears as lines and dots. Click File, then Print Preview. → If Actual Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog.) • To ...click Attributes. (For details, refer to "Changing realistic preview settings" on page 46. ■ Checking the print image You can preview the contents of the Design Page and check the sewing color order, the dimensions and the stitch count before printing. 1. Enlarge the image either by clicking Zoom In, or by...
... set to Hoop Size, this button is not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog box, the PE-DESIGN Lite window appears as lines and dots. Click File, then Print Preview. → If Actual Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog.) • To ...click Attributes. (For details, refer to "Changing realistic preview settings" on page 46. ■ Checking the print image You can preview the contents of the Design Page and check the sewing color order, the dimensions and the stitch count before printing. 1. Enlarge the image either by clicking Zoom In, or by...
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...previewed embroidery. Menu Undo Toolbar Purpose Undoes the last operation. F4 Writes your embroidery design on selected patterns, such as a PE-DESIGN Lite file. Writes multiple .pes files to change the printing settings for performing simple actions on the computer's hard ... V Delete Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen without removing them in the .pes file being edited. Ctrl + S p. 49 Save As Write to Card Current Design Other PES Files Property Saves your embroidery design to preview the contents of the selected pattern(s). p. 49 p. 49 p. 50 p. ...
...previewed embroidery. Menu Undo Toolbar Purpose Undoes the last operation. F4 Writes your embroidery design on selected patterns, such as a PE-DESIGN Lite file. Writes multiple .pes files to change the printing settings for performing simple actions on the computer's hard ... V Delete Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen without removing them in the .pes file being edited. Ctrl + S p. 49 Save As Write to Card Current Design Other PES Files Property Saves your embroidery design to preview the contents of the selected pattern(s). p. 49 p. 49 p. 50 p. ...
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... color of this F1 application. Opens the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page p. 8 on -screen help information system. About PE-DESIGN Lite Gives information about the version of the Design Page and the background. a Note: To view the Instruction Manual, use Adobe® Reader® or Adobe® Acrobat...Menus/Tools ■ Option menu The Option menu contains commands for the selected pattern(s). Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Design Property Design Page Property Displays a dialog box containing sewing information for providing additional options.
... color of this F1 application. Opens the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page p. 8 on -screen help information system. About PE-DESIGN Lite Gives information about the version of the Design Page and the background. a Note: To view the Instruction Manual, use Adobe® Reader® or Adobe® Acrobat...Menus/Tools ■ Option menu The Option menu contains commands for the selected pattern(s). Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Design Property Design Page Property Displays a dialog box containing sewing information for providing additional options.
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Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, visit the following Web site to find causes and solutions to those problems and answers to frequently asked questions. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/midlink2.aspx?prod=pe-design-lite&lang=all 63
Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, visit the following Web site to find causes and solutions to those problems and answers to frequently asked questions. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/midlink2.aspx?prod=pe-design-lite&lang=all 63
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... Card slot 2 CD-ROM 3 centering 32 checking sewing order 44 Color button 39 combining pattern colors 45 Computer 3 copying images 30 D Density 42 Design Page size 29 Direction 42 Display Grid Setup 55, 61 Preview 46, 61 Realistic Preview 18, 46, 61 Realistic Preview Attribute Setting 47, 61 Display... 50 File menu 57 fill stitch sewing attributes 42 Font selector 35 G grid 55 H Hard disk free space 3 Help About PE-DESIGN Lite 62 Customer support 62 Instruction Manual 62 Online Registration 8, 62 Help menu 62 I Image Auto Punch 23 Display Image 22 Input from Clipboard ...
... Card slot 2 CD-ROM 3 centering 32 checking sewing order 44 Color button 39 combining pattern colors 45 Computer 3 copying images 30 D Density 42 Design Page size 29 Direction 42 Display Grid Setup 55, 61 Preview 46, 61 Realistic Preview 18, 46, 61 Realistic Preview Attribute Setting 47, 61 Display... 50 File menu 57 fill stitch sewing attributes 42 Font selector 35 G grid 55 H Hard disk free space 3 Help About PE-DESIGN Lite 62 Customer support 62 Instruction Manual 62 Online Registration 8, 62 Help menu 62 I Image Auto Punch 23 Display Image 22 Input from Clipboard ...
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... images 14, 22 N NOT DEFINED 40 O opening .pes file 25 Clipboard images 21 embroidery patterns 27 images 20 new Design Page 25 PE-DESIGN Lite file 25 TWAIN images 21 Operating system 3 Option Design Page Property 29, 62 Design Property 48, 62 Select System Unit 55 inch 62 mm...settings 47 region color 15 region sewing attributes 42 Registration 8 resizing images 14, 22 S satin stitch sewing attributes 42 Saving embroidery design 18 saving embroidery patterns 49 images 30 on card 19, 50 scaling images 22 selecting all embroidery patterns 31 embroidery patterns in sewing ...
... images 14, 22 N NOT DEFINED 40 O opening .pes file 25 Clipboard images 21 embroidery patterns 27 images 20 new Design Page 25 PE-DESIGN Lite file 25 TWAIN images 21 Operating system 3 Option Design Page Property 29, 62 Design Property 48, 62 Select System Unit 55 inch 62 mm...settings 47 region color 15 region sewing attributes 42 Registration 8 resizing images 14, 22 S satin stitch sewing attributes 42 Saving embroidery design 18 saving embroidery patterns 49 images 30 on card 19, 50 scaling images 22 selecting all embroidery patterns 31 embroidery patterns in sewing ...