Brother BES-100E Workbook page 90

G
Click the button. The text appears around the bells.
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NOTE: To display the entire design, click
To adjust the kerning (the spacing between characters) for the entire text:
H
Using the tool (
Move
I
Click the
Text Effects
appears.
J
In the
Character kerning
To adjust the kerning between specific characters:
K
Click the tool (
Reshape
between the "C" and "A", and between the "A" and "T" of "CATERING". The kerning handles change to
light pink.
L
Move the pointer over a selected kerning handle, and then drag it to the left to bring the characters closer
together.
M
Click the tool (
Reshape
The kerning handle changes to light pink.
N
Turn on Num Lock, and then press the number key 6 of the numeric keypad three or four times to nudge
the kerning handle to the right and move the characters further apart.
NOTE: Instead of dragging the kerning handle, the handle is nudged since only a small amount of space
is needed.
To output the design:
O
Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive of your computer.
P
On the drop-down menu, click
File
NOTE: A design can also be output by clicking the
Q
In the drop-down list on the
Machine
R
In the box, type "wedbel".
File name
S
Click the button. The design is saved on the floppy disk as a .dst file (a stitch file), which is a file format
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that the machine can read.
NOTE: To save this design as a .bdf file (which can be edited), click
The
Save As
drop-down list, type "Wedding Bell Catering" in the
Save as type
), select only the text shape. "Dancing ants" (moving dashes) appear around it.
button ( ) in the
Text
group box, select
Custom
), and then hold down the Shift key and click the magenta kerning handles
), and then click the kerning handle between the "E" and "R" of "CATERING".
Output Design
General
dialog box appears. Select the "DESIGNS" folder of the "BES" folder in the
drop-down list, and then click the
on the
Fit to Window Zoom
bar. The
Text Effects
, and then type "90%" in the
. The
Output Design
Output Design
tab, select "Brother".
File name
button.
Save
drop-down menu.
tab of the
Text Properties
box.
Custom
dialog box appears.
button ( ) in the
on the
Save As File
box, select "BES Files (*.bdf)" in the
dialog box
bar.
Ribbon
drop-down menu.
Save in
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