Editing Font Character Patterns - Brother PE-Design Next Instruction Manual

Editing Font Character
Patterns
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Selecting patterns
1.
To use the Select tool, click 1, then 2.
1
2
2.
Click the pattern.
3.
To select an additional pattern, hold down the
key and click the other pattern.
Ctrl
b
Memo:
• You can also select patterns by dragging the
pointer across the pattern.
• Hold down the
Ctrl
selected pattern to deselect it.
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Moving patterns
Selected patterns can be dragged to move them.
b
Memo:
• To move the pattern horizontally or
vertically, hold down the
dragging it.
• Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected
pattern one grid mark in the direction of the
arrow on the key. If the grid is not displayed,
the pattern moves a distance smaller than
the smallest grid interval in the direction of
the arrow on the key.
Rotation handle
Handles
key and click a
Shift
key while
Creating a Font Character Pattern
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Scaling patterns
Drag a handle of the selected pattern to adjust its
size. Drag the rotation handle to rotate the pattern.
b
Memo:
• If the key is held down while a
Shift
handle is dragged, the pattern is enlarged
or reduced from the center of the pattern.
• To flip the selected pattern(s) up/down, click
1, then 2, then Flip Vertically (3) .
To flip the selected pattern(s) left/right, click
1, then 2, then Flip Horizontally (4).
1
3
4
• Using commands other than those
mentioned above, selected patterns can be
edited in other ways, for example,
duplicated or deleted.
c
"Menus/Tools" of "Font Creator"
on page 291.
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