Circle Text Tool - Brother Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Instruction Manual

A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at
the top of the properties panel.
Click Apply in the Properties panel.
For information on changing other text settings, see "Normal
Text Properties".

Circle Text Tool

Text on a circular path is created using the Circle Text
When the text is first created, it is given a default font height and
circle diameter, which can be adjusted using the text tools.
To create Circle Text:
1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab.
2 On the Text bar, click the Circle Text
3 Click once in the design window.
If another text item was already selected, your first click only
de-selected that item. You will have to click again to place a
new text segment.
An empty Circle Frame appears in the workspace.
4 Type the desired text into the "Upper Text" and "Lower Text"
fields in the Properties panel.
Text typed in the Upper Text field will by centered at the top of the
circle, and will run clockwise, while text typed in the Lower Text
field will be centered at the bottom, and run counter-clockwise.
For more information, see "Changing Text Direction" in the "Text
Properties" section of the manual.
5 Right-click to complete the text segment.
Your text appears in the design. You can now make any other
changes to the text segment in the Text Properties box.
6 To choose a new font (i.e., other than the currently selected
one) for the text string at this point, do the following:
In the Text area of Properties panel, click in the Font field
to select it.
Click the down-arrow to the right of the font field.
You see a list of fonts.
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