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1 Table of Contents Learning about the Workspace 5 Parts of the Workspace 6 Title Bar 6 Pacesetter Button 6 Quick Access Toolbar 7 Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons 13 Pacesetter Menu Tools 13 Extra Tools 14 Ribbon Tools 14 The View Tab 18 Simulator 19 Status Line 20 Color Palette 21 Using Scrollbars 21 Correcting Mistakes 22 Setting up your Workspace Environment 22 Changing Machine Format Properties 23 Adjusting the View of the Workspace 24 Magnifying and Reducing the View 24 Hiding the Sequence and Properties Panels Automatically 25 Viewing Different Parts of the Workspace (...
1 Table of Contents Learning about the Workspace 5 Parts of the Workspace 6 Title Bar 6 Pacesetter Button 6 Quick Access Toolbar 7 Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons 13 Pacesetter Menu Tools 13 Extra Tools 14 Ribbon Tools 14 The View Tab 18 Simulator 19 Status Line 20 Color Palette 21 Using Scrollbars 21 Correcting Mistakes 22 Setting up your Workspace Environment 22 Changing Machine Format Properties 23 Adjusting the View of the Workspace 24 Magnifying and Reducing the View 24 Hiding the Sequence and Properties Panels Automatically 25 Viewing Different Parts of the Workspace (...
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2 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating Lettering 35 Creating Lettering 36 Normal Text Tool 36 Path Text Tool 37 Custom Shapes for Text on a Path 39 Vertical Text Frame 41 Circle Text Tool 42 Creating Monograms 43 Text Frames - an Overview 44 Adjusting Size of a Text Segment 44 Adjusting the Width of Text 45 Adjusting the Corners of Text Segments 45 Using the Envelope Handles 46 Rotating Text 46 Adjusting the Slant of Text 47 Adjusting the Size of Text in the Circle Frame 48 Adjusting Text Width in the Circle Frame 48 Changing the Diameter of the Circle ...
2 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating Lettering 35 Creating Lettering 36 Normal Text Tool 36 Path Text Tool 37 Custom Shapes for Text on a Path 39 Vertical Text Frame 41 Circle Text Tool 42 Creating Monograms 43 Text Frames - an Overview 44 Adjusting Size of a Text Segment 44 Adjusting the Width of Text 45 Adjusting the Corners of Text Segments 45 Using the Envelope Handles 46 Rotating Text 46 Adjusting the Slant of Text 47 Adjusting the Size of Text in the Circle Frame 48 Adjusting Text Width in the Circle Frame 48 Changing the Diameter of the Circle ...
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3 Drop Caps 66 Properties Specific to Particular Text Frames 67 Changing Properties with the Context Menu (Right-click 68 Text Styles Option 70 Run Style Text 70 Steil Style Text 71 Appliqué Style Text 72 Adjusting Fill Settings 78 Choosing a Fill Pattern 79 Fill Density Setting 80 Carved Fill Properties 81 Underlay Properties 82 Selecting the Underlay Type 83 Specifying the Underlay Density 83 Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length 84 Changing the Inset Distance 84 Pull Compensation Settings 85 Displaying Special Characters 86 Editing Designs 91 Creating New Designs 92...
3 Drop Caps 66 Properties Specific to Particular Text Frames 67 Changing Properties with the Context Menu (Right-click 68 Text Styles Option 70 Run Style Text 70 Steil Style Text 71 Appliqué Style Text 72 Adjusting Fill Settings 78 Choosing a Fill Pattern 79 Fill Density Setting 80 Carved Fill Properties 81 Underlay Properties 82 Selecting the Underlay Type 83 Specifying the Underlay Density 83 Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length 84 Changing the Inset Distance 84 Pull Compensation Settings 85 Displaying Special Characters 86 Editing Designs 91 Creating New Designs 92...
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4 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Special Design Tools 109 Merging Design Files 109 Add Designs Feature 111 Distorting Segments 113 Working with Name Drops 117 Adding Basting Stitches to Designs 120 Sequencing Outline Segments 121 Sequencing Segments 121 Inserting Segments Earlier in the Segment Sequence 122 Moving a Segment Forward or Backward 123 Moving a Segment to the Start or End of the Design 124 Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group 126 Using the Color Sort tool 128 Printing Designs 129 Previewing a Design before Printing 129 Printing Design ...
4 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Special Design Tools 109 Merging Design Files 109 Add Designs Feature 111 Distorting Segments 113 Working with Name Drops 117 Adding Basting Stitches to Designs 120 Sequencing Outline Segments 121 Sequencing Segments 121 Inserting Segments Earlier in the Segment Sequence 122 Moving a Segment Forward or Backward 123 Moving a Segment to the Start or End of the Design 124 Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group 126 Using the Color Sort tool 128 Printing Designs 129 Previewing a Design before Printing 129 Printing Design ...
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CHAPTER 1: Learning about the Workspace Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 design workspace and learn a few of hoop to be displayed • Creating your own customized hoop. • Using the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 help. Topics covered in this chapter: • Setting up the design workspace environment. • Showing a hoop in the workspace, and choosing the size of the basic components outlined in this section.
CHAPTER 1: Learning about the Workspace Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 design workspace and learn a few of hoop to be displayed • Creating your own customized hoop. • Using the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 help. Topics covered in this chapter: • Setting up the design workspace environment. • Showing a hoop in the workspace, and choosing the size of the basic components outlined in this section.
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6 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 workspace contains a number of the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 design window. The Title bar displays information about the design that is the Pacesetter Button . Title Bar The Title Bar appears at the top of different areas which have distinct functions. Pacesetter Button At the top left-hand corner of useful tools, such as New, Save, Print, and Clicking on the Pacesetter Button to gives you access to a menu of the window is open in the workspace: its name, the number of ...
6 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 workspace contains a number of the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 design window. The Title bar displays information about the design that is the Pacesetter Button . Title Bar The Title Bar appears at the top of different areas which have distinct functions. Pacesetter Button At the top left-hand corner of useful tools, such as New, Save, Print, and Clicking on the Pacesetter Button to gives you access to a menu of the window is open in the workspace: its name, the number of ...
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For a complete list of recent files that you can add the tools you will commonly use most often, for easy access. Tools available on this menu, and a summary of their functions, see displayed a list of the tools available on the Pacesetter Menu. but it . When you open it is located right along the top of the Title Bar. See "Customizing the Quick Access toolbar". This toolbar contains tool buttons that you will also see "Pacesetter Menu Tools" in the next section. Just double-click on the file name to the left of your workspace, to open the Pacesetter Menu, you...
For a complete list of recent files that you can add the tools you will commonly use most often, for easy access. Tools available on this menu, and a summary of their functions, see displayed a list of the tools available on the Pacesetter Menu. but it . When you open it is located right along the top of the Title Bar. See "Customizing the Quick Access toolbar". This toolbar contains tool buttons that you will also see "Pacesetter Menu Tools" in the next section. Just double-click on the file name to the left of your workspace, to open the Pacesetter Menu, you...
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You do this by way of the Customize function, which is fully customizable. You see a menu. 2 Click on the Quick Access toolbar: New, New/Recipe, Open, Merge, Save, Print Preview, Direct Print, Undo, and Redo. To customize the Quick Access toolbar: 1 Click the down arrow to the Quick Access toolbar. 8 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To start out, the following default tools are able to select tools from any of the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 toolbars and add them to the right of the Quick Access toolbar. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar One important ...
You do this by way of the Customize function, which is fully customizable. You see a menu. 2 Click on the Quick Access toolbar: New, New/Recipe, Open, Merge, Save, Print Preview, Direct Print, Undo, and Redo. To customize the Quick Access toolbar: 1 Click the down arrow to the Quick Access toolbar. 8 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To start out, the following default tools are able to select tools from any of the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 toolbars and add them to the right of the Quick Access toolbar. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar One important ...
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the Quick Access toolbar will close; The dialog will be changed accordingly. The list of Quick Access toolbar tools. 5 Repeat steps 3-4 until you have added all the tools you want to have on there, select it in the right-hand box and click on the Quick Access toolbar that toolbar now appears in the dialog. 7 When you have added and/or removed all the buttons you want , click OK. The selected tool appears in the list of tools on that you do not want to the Quick Access toolbar. 6 If there is a tool on the Remove button in the "Commands" box. 4 Select the desired tool from ...
the Quick Access toolbar will close; The dialog will be changed accordingly. The list of Quick Access toolbar tools. 5 Repeat steps 3-4 until you have added all the tools you want to have on there, select it in the right-hand box and click on the Quick Access toolbar that toolbar now appears in the dialog. 7 When you have added and/or removed all the buttons you want , click OK. The selected tool appears in the list of tools on that you do not want to the Quick Access toolbar. 6 If there is a tool on the Remove button in the "Commands" box. 4 Select the desired tool from ...
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Select it in the box to look like this: For more details, see the procedure outlined above, "Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. 10 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Adding Separators in the Quick Access Toolbar You have the option of how the separators work. Here is added just the same way as you create an arrangement of separators and commands in the Quick Access Toolbar. You can change the position of use. These are small vertical marks which appear on the right. select in the Customize dialog, and click the up and down arrows on the Quick Access Toolbar, and ...
Select it in the box to look like this: For more details, see the procedure outlined above, "Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. 10 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Adding Separators in the Quick Access Toolbar You have the option of how the separators work. Here is added just the same way as you create an arrangement of separators and commands in the Quick Access Toolbar. You can change the position of use. These are small vertical marks which appear on the right. select in the Customize dialog, and click the up and down arrows on the Quick Access Toolbar, and ...
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You see the Customize Keyboard dialog. You see the Customize dialog. 3 Click the Customize button. To assign keyboard shortcuts: 1 Click the down arrow at the right end of assigning your own custom keyboard shortcuts. You see a menu. 2 Click on the Quick Access Toolbar) is that you the option of the Quick Access toolbar. Learning about the Workspace 11 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts Another useful feature of the More Commands menu item (on More Commands... Keyboard shortcuts can be very useful for those tools that it gives you use most often.
You see the Customize Keyboard dialog. You see the Customize dialog. 3 Click the Customize button. To assign keyboard shortcuts: 1 Click the down arrow at the right end of assigning your own custom keyboard shortcuts. You see a menu. 2 Click on the Quick Access Toolbar) is that you the option of the Quick Access toolbar. Learning about the Workspace 11 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts Another useful feature of the More Commands menu item (on More Commands... Keyboard shortcuts can be very useful for those tools that it gives you use most often.
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If there are to be used in combination. The (+) on your keyboard, press the sequence of the shortcut sequence. 8 Click the Assign button to use; The shortcut sequence will appear in the "Press new shortcut key" field. 7 On your keyboard is not part of keys that they are two or more keys used in the shortcut, a plus sign (+) will be moved into the Current Keys field. 9 Repeat steps 3 - 7 until you have created all the desired keyboard shortcuts. 10 Click close. The corresponding list of commands appears in the "Commands" box. 5 Select a command to which you would like to ...
If there are to be used in combination. The (+) on your keyboard, press the sequence of the shortcut sequence. 8 Click the Assign button to use; The shortcut sequence will appear in the "Press new shortcut key" field. 7 On your keyboard is not part of keys that they are two or more keys used in the shortcut, a plus sign (+) will be moved into the Current Keys field. 9 Repeat steps 3 - 7 until you have created all the desired keyboard shortcuts. 10 Click close. The corresponding list of commands appears in the "Commands" box. 5 Select a command to which you would like to ...
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Pacesetter Menu Tools Tool What it as. Save: Saves the current design. Open: Opens an existing design file. Print: Opens the printer dialog on your computer, allowing you to choose your computer's disks and directories for design files. whether they are grouped together by location (i.e. Direct Print: Prints a copy of the tabs on one of the design worksheet, bypassing the printer dialog. Merge: Opens the Merge Design dialog, which you can access the tools available in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 through the Pacesetter Button and the various toolbars. A brief ...
Pacesetter Menu Tools Tool What it as. Save: Saves the current design. Open: Opens an existing design file. Print: Opens the printer dialog on your computer, allowing you to choose your computer's disks and directories for design files. whether they are grouped together by location (i.e. Direct Print: Prints a copy of the tabs on one of the design worksheet, bypassing the printer dialog. Merge: Opens the Merge Design dialog, which you can access the tools available in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 through the Pacesetter Button and the various toolbars. A brief ...
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14 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it means Select: Selects objects in the design window. you are under that tab. Select All: Accessed via the drop-down Pacesetter BES Lettering 2; Close: Closes the file that are open . Redo: Reverses the action of the Undo command. Print Setup: Opens the print preview window, which in turn will let you print the current design. Tools on the Home Tab Tool What it means Print Preview: Opens the print preview window, which in the design workspace. Ribbon Tools The Ribbon appears below the ...
14 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it means Select: Selects objects in the design window. you are under that tab. Select All: Accessed via the drop-down Pacesetter BES Lettering 2; Close: Closes the file that are open . Redo: Reverses the action of the Undo command. Print Setup: Opens the print preview window, which in turn will let you print the current design. Tools on the Home Tab Tool What it means Print Preview: Opens the print preview window, which in the design workspace. Ribbon Tools The Ribbon appears below the ...
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Insert: Pastes a copy of the clipboard selection into the design, at the end of the design sequence. Copy: Copies the selection to the clipboard. The path may be chosen from a pre-defined list of distinct designs, based on a circular baseline. Name Drops: Quickly create a number of shapes, or you may create your design accents, appliqués, borders, and frames. Delete: Removes the selected segment. Color Sort: Automatically reduces the number of basting stitches around the current design. Text on Path: Creates text segment along a straight baseline. Text: Creates...
Insert: Pastes a copy of the clipboard selection into the design, at the end of the design sequence. Copy: Copies the selection to the clipboard. The path may be chosen from a pre-defined list of distinct designs, based on a circular baseline. Name Drops: Quickly create a number of shapes, or you may create your design accents, appliqués, borders, and frames. Delete: Removes the selected segment. Color Sort: Automatically reduces the number of basting stitches around the current design. Text on Path: Creates text segment along a straight baseline. Text: Creates...
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... slider to choose a specific level of original size. displays percentage of magnification; 16 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it fits relative to the embroidery. Background: Two options are available from the Hoop tool. Pan: Allows you choose, a dialog box will turn the view of the selected hoop on the...
... slider to choose a specific level of original size. displays percentage of magnification; 16 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it fits relative to the embroidery. Background: Two options are available from the Hoop tool. Pan: Allows you choose, a dialog box will turn the view of the selected hoop on the...
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Align Bottom: Aligns all selected objects with the right-most item selected. The objects are moved so that they are centered top-to the left -most item selected. Learning about the Workspace 17 Tools on the Arrange Tab Tool What it means Select: Selects objects in the selection box. Align Left: Aligns all selected objects with the left by 90 degree increments. Align Top: Aligns all selected objects with the top-most item selected. Vertical Center: Takes all selected objects and centers them in the design window. the objects selected remain in the same position ...
Align Bottom: Aligns all selected objects with the right-most item selected. The objects are moved so that they are centered top-to the left -most item selected. Learning about the Workspace 17 Tools on the Arrange Tab Tool What it means Select: Selects objects in the selection box. Align Left: Aligns all selected objects with the left by 90 degree increments. Align Top: Aligns all selected objects with the top-most item selected. Vertical Center: Takes all selected objects and centers them in the design window. the objects selected remain in the same position ...
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Shows/hides the Sequence view. • Palette. Shows/hides the status bar. Displays icons in the sewing of measure, and choose settings for the workspace grid. Shows the penetration points of the first and last points in the workspace that window or panel. • Sequence. which you to open a dialog in which panels are displayed, whether or not commands and stitch points are shown in the Design Workspace. • Entry/Exit. The areas found on this dialog, see "Setting up your workspace; Shows/hides the properties panel. • Simulator. Shows the position...
Shows/hides the Sequence view. • Palette. Shows/hides the status bar. Displays icons in the sewing of measure, and choose settings for the workspace grid. Shows the penetration points of the first and last points in the workspace that window or panel. • Sequence. which you to open a dialog in which panels are displayed, whether or not commands and stitch points are shown in the Design Workspace. • Entry/Exit. The areas found on this dialog, see "Setting up your workspace; Shows/hides the properties panel. • Simulator. Shows the position...