Brother ELS Lettering- Manuals

Learning about the Workspace 7 P a c e s e t t e r B u t t o n At the top left-hand corner of the window is the Pacesetter Button . Clicking on the Pacesetter Button to gives you access to a menu of useful tools, such as New, Save, Print, and several others. For a complete list of the tools availabl...

8 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Q u i c k A c c e s s T o o l b a r The Quick Access Toolbar is located right along the top of your workspace, to the left of the Title Bar. This toolbar contains tool buttons that you will commonly use, such as Open, Save, and Print. The ...

Learning about the Workspace 9 E x t r a T o o l s R i b b o n T o o l s The Ribbon appears below the Title Bar. The Ribbon has three tabs, the Home tab, the Arrange tab, and the View tab. Clicking on the tabs displays all the buttons for the functions that are under that tab. T o o l s o n t h e H ...

Learning about the Workspace 11 T o o l s o n t h e A r r a n g e T a b Zoom in: Magnifies the view of the design by a fixed amount. Zoom out: Shrinks the view of the design by a fixed amount. Fit to Window: Displays the entire design and loaded images in the window. Back to 1:1: Returns design to o...

12 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual T h e V i e w T a b The controls on the View tab allow you to change what appears on your workspace; which panels are displayed,and so on. The areas found on this tab are Windows and Program Preferences. W i n d o w s In the windows area,...

Learning about the Workspace 13 S c r o l l b a r S l i d e r The length of the scrollbar slider represents all of the stitches in the opened design. You can move the scrollbar slider by dragging it to see a design as it will look sewn to a particular point. The color display within the scrollbar in...

Learning about the Workspace 15 U s i n g S c r o l l b a r s Scrollbars are tools in the workspace that enable you to move easily around within the displayed design. There are two scrollbars, one for moving the view vertically, and one for moving it horizontally. How to use the scrollbars: • To pan...

16 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual To use Undo: • Do one of the following: Š On the Quick Access toolbar click the Undo tool. Š Press Ctrl+Z on your keyboard. To use Redo: • Do one of the following: Š From the Quick Access toolbar, click the Redo tool. Š Press Ctrl+Y on yo...

Learning about the Workspace 17 E n g l i s h v s . M e t r i c Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software displays inch measurements in tenths of inches. If you think in inches, then you can to set the software to use the inch system. Open the Preferences dialog and click on the Environment tab, and ...

18 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual To change machine format properties: 1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences button. You see the Program Preferences dialog box. 2 Click the Formats tab. 3 From the Machine format list, select the machine format that you w...

Learning about the Workspace 19 Š Right-click that area to make your design smaller. To zoom-in on a specific area: 1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. 2 In the Zoom toolbar, click on the Zoom tool. The pointer becomes a magnifying glass. 3 Click and hold your mouse button and drag it to form a fl...

20 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual To turn on Auto hide for these panels, click on the small push- pin icon at the top-right of the panel. When the panel is in Auto hide mode, the small push-pin will be on its side, like this: . Now, whenever you move the mouse to another ...

Learning about the Workspace 21 T a k i n g M e a s u r e m e n t s The Ruler tool lets you measure the distance between any two points in your design workspace. When you measure from one point to another, the distance is displayed in the status line located at the bottom of the window. The status l...

Learning about the Workspace 23 3 Select the machine format from the Format drop-down list. 4 From the list of Hoops, choose a hoop size appropriate for your design. 5 If needed, check the “Rotate by 90º” box to make the hoop fit your design better. 6 Click OK. A v a i l a b l e H o o p s Pacesetter...

24 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Getting Help The Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software Help is a quick way to find answers to your questions and see step-by-step instructions. Because a large number of topics exists, the Help allows you to search for topics in variou...

Learning about the Workspace 25 U s i n g t h e C o n t e n t s The Help has a table of contents, with a list of book icons. Each book contains a series of related topics. To use the Contents: 1 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. 2 Double-click the book you want to open. 3 Click the topic you wa...

26 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual To use Search: 1 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. 2 Select the Search tab. 3 In the ”Keyword” box, enter the word or phrase that you are searching for. 4 Click the List Topics button. In the list below, you see the topics that conta...

Learning about the Workspace 27 Š In the Topics area, select the favorite topic you want to remove and click Remove. P r i n t i n g H e l p t o p i c s You can print any of the topics in the Help. To print topics: 1 Click the Help tool. 2 Click the topic you want to print. The topic will appear in ...

You can add beautiful lettering to your designs using various Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software tools. Generate unique embroidery text in an array of shapes and sizes using our powerful Text tools. To p ic s c ov e r e d i n t hi s c h a pt er : • Creating lettering with the Normal and Circle...

30 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Creating Lettering There are three different tools which are used to input your lettering into a design: the Normal Text tool, the Circle text tool, and the Monogram tool. The following sections describe how to use these tools. N o r m a ...

Creating Lettering 31 A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties panel. Š Click Apply in the Properties panel. For information on changing other text settings, see “Normal Text Properties”. C i r c l e T e x t T o o l Text on a circular path is created using t...

32 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Š Select the desired font from the list. A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties panel. Š Click Apply in the Properties panel. C r e a t i n g M o n o g r a m s Monogram Text items are created wi...

Creating Lettering 33 Text Frames - an Overview In Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, you can modify your lettering in a number of different ways once you have cre- ated it. You can change the overall size of the text, the height, the slant, the spacing between letters (kerning), and so on. T...

34 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual A d j u s t i n g t h e W i d t h o f T e x t If you want to change the width of the text of segment, without changing the height, use the frame’s Width Handle. The Width Handle is the green arrow at the bottom-right of the text frame. Cl...

Creating Lettering 35 match the change in shape. This gives you the ability to create text that slopes up or down. U s i n g t h e E n v e l o p e H a n d l e s These handles apply only to Normal Text and Monogram text items. These two types of text are surrounded by a flexible bounding box, called ...

36 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual To rotate a segment, first position the mouse over this handle so that the cursor will changes to a circle-arrow handle . Then, drag the handle to rotate the segment to the desired angle. Drag up to rotate counter-clockwise, and down to r...

Creating Lettering 39 C h a n g i n g t h e D i a m e t e r o f t h e C i r c l e F r a m e You can change the overall diameter of the baseline of your Circle Text using the Rotation Handle. This is the orange circle on the inner edge of the Circle Text frame. Place your mouse over this handle and t...

40 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual A d j u s t i n g t h e S p a c e b e t w e e n L e t t e r s ( K e r n i n g ) The space between individual letters can be adjusted using the Kerning Handles. Kerning Handles are blue diamonds, located between the letters of your text se...

Creating Lettering 41 Selecting a letter also activates the Letter Frame around that letter. This frame displays handles that allow you to resize or rotate it; see following sections. R e s i z i n g I n d i v i d u a l L e t t e r s When an individual letter has been selected, you can resize it by ...

42 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Drag up to rotate counter-clockwise, and down to rotate clockwise. As you rotate, the tool displays an outline preview of the letter, showing how far you are rotating it.. Working with Color With Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, ...

To p ic s c ov e r e d i n t hi s c h a pt er : • Editing text objects using Properties panel settings. • How to know what characters are available in each font. • Using the color palette. CHAPTER 3: Text Properties

46 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual The Properties Panel The Pacesetter ELS Properties Panel appears on the right of the workspace. This panel displays, and allows you to modify, all the properties associated with the lettering in your designs. These properties include the ...

Text Properties 49 3 Do one of the following: Š Hover the mouse pointer over the font preview list. Š Click on the available characters button to the immediate left of the font field. You see a window that displays all the available keystrokes that you can enter for the selected font. C h a n g i n ...

50 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual C h a n g i n g F o n t S p a c i n g The font spacing property controls the horizontal spacing between letters in a text segment. The normal (default) value for the font spacing is zero. You can set the font spacing to a negative or a po...

Text Properties 51 C h a n g i n g t h e S l a n t S e t t i n g Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to use the Slant setting to create a slanted effect in text objects. Slant changes the degree value of the slant on your lettering. A negative value slants your lettering to the left;...

52 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, click on the Select button next to “Envelope.” The Envelope window (below) will open. 3 Select one of the envelope shapes from the list. The selected envelope shape will be applied to your lette...

Text Properties 53 Some example of the monograms made using the Decor Monogram fonts. To choose the decor type for your monogram, you first create a monogram segment, and choose a Decor Monogram style in the font area (see “Creating Monograms” in the “Creating Lettering” section of this manual). Cli...

Text Properties 55 R e s e t t i n g I n d i v i d u a l L e t t e r s If you are have selected a single letter in a text segment, the context menu will have an additional option, the Reset Letter command. Use this command in cases where you have manipulated a letter and want to reset it so that it ...

56 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Adjusting Fill Settings Within the properties panel, the Fill area allows you to customize the parameters used by Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software when it generates the fill stitching for the segment. You have the option to add a ...

Text Properties 57 3 From the Pattern list, select a pattern. 4 Click Apply. The fill of your text segment is altered accordingly. F i l l D e n s i t y S e t t i n g Fill density is the distance between individual lines of embroidery. Density is measured in millimeters. Use the density setting to a...

58 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual In the Fill area, the image beneath the Density setting will change as you adjust the setting. These are not precise images; rather, they are intended to provide you with visual cues to what you are doing as you change the settings. If th...

Text Properties 59 S e l e c t i n g t h e U n d e r l a y T y p e You can select underlay types for various types of stitches. Choose from Contour, Parallel, or Zig-Zag. You can combine underlay types to get maximum coverage . To select an underlay type: 1 Select the segment. 2 In the Properties Pa...

60 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual S p e c i f y i n g t h e U n d e r l a y S t i t c h L e n g t h You can specify the stitch length for your underlay stitches. You can increase or decrease the length according to your underlay needs. To specify the underlay stitch lengt...

Text Properties 61 3 Select one or more of the following underlay types you want to use: Contour, Parallel, or Zig-Zag 4 In the Inset box, enter the amount of distance you want. Enter a zero value if you want to place the underlay directly on the edge of the segment. 5 Click Apply. D i s p l a y i n...

62 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual S p e c i a l C h a r a c t e r s L i s t The following lists the special characters that may be available in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software. Character Key Code € Alt + 0128 ‘ Alt + 0145 ’ Alt + 0146 “ Alt + 0147 ” Alt + 0148 Al...

Once you have learned to create your own designs, you will want to create and save them as files to output to your machine. Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to save to a number of machine formats. You can also use the Merge feature to add a stitch file to your lettering. For desig...

68 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Creating New Designs When you open Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, you can immediately begin creating a new, untitled design in the design window. The design window automatically opens using the default recipe and machine format...

Editing Designs 69 Opening and Closing Designs Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software allows you to open designs in a wide variety of file formats. When you open a design file in the design window, your single design file retains the stitches for that design. To open an existing design: 1 Do one o...

70 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual C h o o s i n g t h e D e f a u l t R e c i p e You choose one of the pre-installed recipes through the New design dialog each time you open a new design. The NORMAL recipe is the default for new designs; however, you can set the default ...

Editing Designs 71 To save a design: 1 Click the Pacesetter Button , and choose Save As from the menu. You see the Save As dialog box. 2 In the Save in list, browse to the location you want to save your file. 3 In the File Name box, enter the file name for the design you want to save. 4 In the Save ...

74 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual 3 To paste design components from the clipboard, do one of the following: Š In the Clipboard area on the Home tab, click on the Paste button. Š In the design workspace, right-click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu. Š Press Ctrl + V...

Editing Designs 75 To move a design component manually: 1 From the Home tab, click the Select tool. 2 Click and drag the design component to its new location. As you drag, the status line displays the horizontal (dx) and vertical (dy) distance. N u d g i n g D e s i g n C o m p o n e n t s Nudging m...

76 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Š Press Delete on your keyboard. Š Choose the Delete command from the Home Tab on the ribbon. R o t a t i n g D e s i g n C o m p o n e n t s Rotating a design component moves it around the center point of the selection. To rotate text th...

Editing Designs 77 Working with the Color Palette In Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, you can change the color of any segment LetteringSegment in your design. The color palette, which is located along the top edge of the design space, shows you the thread colors that are available in the th...

78 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Merging Design Files Click on Merge to import an existing design file and add it your design. You can merge design files from a variety of formats. To merge a design: 1 Open an existing design, or create a new design. 2 Click the Merge to...

80 Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering SoftwareInstruction Manual Printing Designs You can make print-outs of your designs in Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software. These print-outs not only give you a preview of what the design will look like, but they have a lot of other information as well - the n...

Editing Designs 81 You can also print worksheets of your design immediately, without previewing the design or changing printer options. To do this, choose the Direct Print button. To print a worksheet for your design: 1 Do one of the following: Š Click the Print Setup button. Š Press Ctrl+P on the k...

91 Index Numerics 3D tool 10 A Align tools 74 Aligning segments 74 Alignment 53 Angle, text 36 Arc Frame 54 ASCII numbers 61 B Background Color tool 10 C Carved Fill patterns 56 Center tool (Align) 11 , 75 Changing font type 47 Changing inset distance 60 Changing Text modes 54 Changing the slant set...