Chapter 29: Cutting, Copying And Pasting; Copying Or Cutting Design Shapes; Pasting Design Shapes - Brother BES-100E Workbook

Chapter 29: Cutting, Copying and Pasting

By cutting, copying and pasting, shapes from existing designs or from the many designs available in the "Sam-
ple" folder can be reused.

Copying or cutting design shapes

To copy a design shape or cut a shape out of the design:
1
Using the
Move
dashes) appear around the shape.
2
Do one of the following:
To copy the design shape, click
the Windows clipboard.
NOTE: The design shape can also be copied by clicking the
To cut the shape out of the design, click
the design and put on the Windows clipboard.
NOTE: The design shape can also be cut out by clicking the

Pasting design shapes

To paste a design shape into a design:
1
Open the design into which you wish to paste the design shape.
2
On the drop-down menu, click
Edit
to the end of the sewing sequence.
NOTE: To paste the shape into a specific place in the sewing order, click
drop-down menu. For more information, see chapter 30.
Edit
The design shape can also be pasted by clicking the
To copy a design shape and paste it into the same design, select the design shape using the
tool (
Move
Example
To create a new design from two sample designs (from the "Sample" folder):
1
On the drop-down menu, click
File
2
Specify the desired settings for the new file.
3
Click the button. A new blank design area appears.
OK
4
On the drop-down menu, click
File
5
Click the
Thumbnails
6
Click the
Browse
7
Select the "Sample" folder in the "BES" folder, and then click the
"Sample" folder appear in the
8
Click the "Redwagon" file, and then hold down the Ctrl key and click the "Rundog" file.
9
Click the button. Both files are opened; however, they cannot both be seen at the same time.
Open
0
On the drop-down menu, click
Window
the same time.
A
Click the title bar of the "Rundog" file, and then click
the entire design.
tool ( ), select the design shape that you wish to copy or cut. "Dancing ants" (moving
Copy
Paste
), and then click
New
Open
button. The
Thumbnails
button. The
Browse for Folder
Designs
on the drop-down menu. A copy of the design shape is put on
Edit
on the drop-down menu. The shape is removed from
Cut Edit
. The shape is placed in the center of the design area and added
on the
Duplicate Edit
. The dialog box appears.
Design Info
. The dialog box appears.
Open
dialog box appears.
dialog box appears.
box of the
Thumbnails
. The two opened sample files and the new file can all be seen at
Tile
Fit to Window
button (
Copy
button (
Cut
Paste Before
button ( ) in the
Paste
drop-down menu.
button. Thumbnails of all files in the
OK
dialog box.
on the drop-down menu to display
Zoom
) in the bar.
Ribbon
) in the bar.
Ribbon
or in the
Paste After
bar.
Ribbon
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