Entering Monograms - Brother PE-Design 6.0 Instruction Manual

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Layout & Editing

Entering Monograms

The monogram function allows you to create monograms composed of one to three uppercase letters and
arrange a decorative pattern around them.
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ Two buttons appear:
2.
Click .
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below.
3.
If necessary, change the font, text size, color
and sew type.
b
Memo:
• You can change the font, text size, color,
and sew type either before or after creating
the monogram. For more details on
changing these settings, refer to
"Monogram Font" on page 163,
"Monogram Size" on page 163, "Color" on
page 169 and "Sew type" on page 170.
• You can also use the settings in the
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to
define other attributes of the monogram.
(For more details, refer to "Specifying
sewing attributes" on page 171.) If you do
not change these settings at this time, the
current settings will be applied, however
you can modify them later.
4.
Click in the Design Page where you want the
monogram to appear.
→ The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box
appears.
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5.
Type the monogram text (uppercase
characters).
. b
• You can also enter a character by
selecting it in the character table, then
clicking Insert, or simply by double-
clicking it.
• You can enter up to three uppercase
characters with the monogram function.
a
You cannot insert line feeds. If you press the
Enter
monogram is displayed in the Design Page.
6.
To add a decorative pattern around or at the
sides of the monogram, select the Decorative
Pattern check box.
→ The currently selected pattern appears in
the preview window.
7.
To change the decorative pattern, click Select
Pattern.
→ The Browse dialog box appears. The
new decorative pattern can be selected.
Editing Embroidery Patterns
Memo:
Note:
key, the dialog closes and the