Specifying Truetype Text Attributes; Converting Text To Outline Data - Brother PE-Design 6.0 Instruction Manual

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Layout & Editing
2.
Click , or click Text, then Clear
Transformation.

Specifying TrueType text attributes

Various character attributes, such as the style, can
be specified for TrueType fonts converted to an
embroidery pattern.
1.
Select the TrueType text that you want to edit.
2.
Click Text, then TrueType Font Attribute
Setting.
→ A dialog box similar to the one shown be-
low appears. If any characters converted
from a TrueType font are selected, the at-
tributes for the selected characters are
displayed.
b
Memo:
• The name of the selected font appears
beside Font.
• The Sample box shows a sample of the
font with the selected attributes.
3.
To change the font style, select the desired
style from the Font Style list.
4.
To change the character set for the font, select
the desired character set from the Script
selector.
5.
Click OK to set the attributes and to close the
dialog box.
→ The attribute settings are applied to all
text patterns that you will create from a
TrueType font, until the setting is
changed.
→ If a text pattern converted from a True-
Type font was selected, the attribute set-
tings are also applied to the selected text.
Editing Embroidery Patterns
b
Memo:
To close the dialog box without changing any
settings, click Cancel.
a
Note:
• The settings for Font Style and Script
differ depending on the TrueType font that
is selected.
• If text created from multiple TrueType
fonts is selected, this command is not
available.
In addition, if text of the same font but
different font styles or scripts is selected,
this dialog box appears with the attribute
settings for the first letter in the text.
In either case mentioned above, selecting
only one character from within text
displays a dialog box containing only that
character's attributes.
c
"Entering Text" on page 153 and
"Specifying text attributes" on page 157

Converting text to outline data

Outline data can be created from text converted to a
TrueType font.
1.
Select the text pattern that has been
converted to a TrueType font.
2.
Click Text, then Convert to Outline Object.
→ The selected text pattern is converted to
outlines.
No sewing attributes are specified for the
converted outline; therefore, it appears as
dotted lines. Specify the sewing attributes
as necessary.
b
Memo:
In order to prevent the pattern from losing its
shape, group the objects or specify hole
sewing.
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