Opening A Non-Dos File; Displaying Multiple Files At The Same Time; Outputting A Design - Brother BES-100E Workbook

NOTE: To view thumbnails of the files, click the
view thumbnails of files in a different folder, click the
box appears. Select the desired folder, and then click the
To search for a specific file in the design library, click the
dialog box appears. For more information about this dialog box, see Searching the design library
in chapter 28.
For information about opening a file that is not in a DOS format, see Opening non-DOS files
below.
4
Click the button.
Open
NOTE: Stitch files can also be opened by clicking
(*.*)" in the
Files of type
stitch files, are displayed.
Opening a non-DOS file
To open a file that is not in a DOS format (.fdr, .fmc, .zsk, and .bes):
1
On the drop-down menu, click
File
appears.
2
Click the
Non-Dos Data
3
In the drop-down list, select the drive containing the desired file.
Drive
4
In the drop-down list, select the format for the file that you wish to open.
Data Type
5
In the list below the
6
Click the button.
OK
NOTE: Since the computer is DOS-formatted, non-DOS designs cannot be on the computer's hard disk.
Opening a non-DOS design in BE-100, then saving the file on the hard disk automatically saves the
file in the .bdf format.
Displaying multiple files at the same time
To display multiple open files at the same time:
1
Open all of the files that you wish to display at the same time.
2
On the drop-down menu, click
Window
NOTE: To display the entire design within a window, click the title bar of the window, and then click
on the
Window

Outputting a design

To output a design:
1
Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive of your computer.
2
On the drop-down menu, click
File
NOTE: A design can also be output by clicking the
3
In the drop-down list on the
Machine
sewn.
4
In the box, type the desired file name.
File name
5
Click the button.
OK
drop-down list. All DOS-based files saved in the selected folder, including
or
Open
button. The
Non-Dos Data
drop-down list, select the desired file
Drive
Tile
drop-down menu.
Zoom
Output Design
General
button. The
Thumbnails
Browse
on the
Open File
. Either the
Open Stitch File
tab of the
Open Stitch File
. All open files are tiled within the window.
. The
Output Design
Output Design
tab, select the type of machine on which the design will be
dialog box appears. To
Thumbnails
button. The
Browse for Folder
button.
OK
button. The
Search Library
drop-down menu, then selecting "All Files
or the
Open Open Stitch File
dialog box appears.
dialog box appears.
button ( ) in the
dialog
Search Library
dialog box
Fit to
bar.
Ribbon
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