Brother PE-Design Next User Manual

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Understanding Windows
Layout & Editing Window
1 Application button
Click to display a menu containing commands
for file operations, such as New, Save and Print.
2Ribbon
Click a tab at the top to display the
corresponding commands.
Refer to the name below each group when
selecting the desired command. Clicking a
command with the mark displays a menu
containing a choice of commands.
Some other tabs may appear depending on the
tool or embroidery pattern that is selected.
These tabs contain various commands for
performing operations with the selected tool or
embroidery pattern.
Example: When the Outline (Rectangle) tool is
selected
3 Quick Access Toolbar
This contains the most frequently used
commands. Since this toolbar is always
displayed, regardless of the Ribbon tab that is
selected, adding your most often used
commands makes them easily accessible.
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“Customizing Quick Access Toolbar” on
page 273
4 Option button
Click this button to start up other applications
and specify settings for the Design Page and
user thread chart.
5 Help button
Click this button to display the Instruction
Manual and view information about the software.
6 Sewing Order pane
This pane shows the sewing order. Click the
buttons at the top of the pane to change the
sewing order or thread color.
7 Color/Sewing Attributes/Text Attributes pane
This pane combines tabs for specifying thread
colors, sewing attributes and text attributes.
Click a tab to display the available parameters.
8 Stitch Simulator pane
The Stitch Simulator shows how the pattern will
be sewn by the machine and how the stitching
will appear.
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Brother PE-Design Next Specifications

General

Compatibility	Brother PR-1000, PR-650C
Type	Graphic editor
Software type	Box
Language version	-
License quantity	- license(s)
License term in years	- year(s)
Weight	1800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	202 x 66 x 276 mm
Image formats supported	BMP, EPS, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF
Mac operating systems supported	No
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64