Searching For An Embroidery Pattern - Brother PE-Design 6.0 Instruction Manual

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Design Database

Searching for an Embroidery Pattern

The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery pattern (.pes, .phc, .dst., .exp.,
.pcs or .hus file) within the selected folder according to the various search conditions that you can specify.
1.
In the folder pane, select the folder that you
want to search.
2.
Click Edit, then Search.
→ The Search dialog box appears.
3.
Specify the search conditions.
To search for a file with a specific file name,
select the File Name check box, and then type
the file name in the box beside File Name.
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Memo:
The wildcard characters "*" and "?" can be
used to represent one or multiple characters.
To search for a file with a specific format,
select the Format check box, and then select
the check box beside the desired format.
To search for a file with a number of stitches
within a specified range, select the Stitches
check box, and then type the range in the
boxes beside Stitches.
To search for a file with a number of colors
within a specified range, select the Colors
check box, and then type the range in the
boxes beside Colors.
To search for a file with a width within a specified
range, select the Width check box, and then type
the range in the boxes beside Width.
To search for a file with a height within a specified
range, select the Height check box, and then type
the range in the boxes beside Height.
To search for a file with a modification date
within a specified range, select the Date
Modified check box, and then type or select
the range in the boxes beside Date Modified.
To search for a .pes file with a design name that
contains specific characters, select the Design
Name check box, and then type the desired
characters in the box beside Design Name.
To search for a .pes file with a category that
contains specific characters, select the
Category check box, and then type the desired
characters in the box beside Category.
To search for a .pes file with an author name
that contains specific characters, select the
Author check box, and then type the desired
characters in the box beside Author.
To search for a .pes file with a keyword that
contains specific characters, select the
Keywords check box, and then type the desired
characters in the box beside Keywords.
To search for a .pes file with a comment that
contains specific characters, select the
Comment check box, and then type the desired
characters in the box beside Comment.
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Memo:
• To also search through the subfolders
(folders within the selected folder), select
the Search Subfolders check box.
• All characters entered in the box beside
File Name will be considered as a single
set of characters. However, you can
search for files matching multiple words in
the boxes below Search Conditions
(only for PES files) by separating the
words with a space.
• With search conditions that contain a
range, values must be entered for the start
and end of the range.
To clear the search conditions, click Clear all.
4.
Click Search Now.
→ A list of files matching the specified
search conditions appears.
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Memo:
To quit the search, click Search Cancel in
the message box that appeared during the
search.
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