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4.To open a file, select it, and then click Open, 
or double-click the file’s icon.
→If the current Design Page has already 
been saved or has not been edited, the 
contents of the selected file immediately 
appear in the Design Page.→If the current Design Page has not been 
saved, you will be asked whether you 
want to save the changes.
c“Saving” on page 177
Importing embroidery 
design files
Embroidery designs from embroidery cards (.pec) 
and files created in the Tajima (.dst), Melco (.exp), 
Pfaff (.pcs), Husqvarna/Viking (.hus, .vip, .shv), 
Janome (.jef, .sew), Singer (.csd, .xxx) and 
embroidery sewing machine (.phc) formats can be 
imported and added to the current Design Page.
With this function, you can also add .pes files to the 
Design Page, allowing you to combine several files 
created with this application.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click , or click File, then Import, then 
from File.
bMemo:
 To return to the File Open dialog box, click 
Cancel.
 To see a more detailed design, select a file, 
and then click 
Preview. A Preview dialog 
box similar to the one shown below appears.
 To open the displayed file, click 
Open.
 To return to the 
Browse dialog box, 
click Cancel.
aNote:
If a .pes file is saved with objects extending 
off the Design Page or with the number of 
stitches or number of colors for the objects 
exceeding the Design Page limitations, a 
preview of the design cannot be displayed.
bMemo:
An embroidery design that is displayed in 
Explorer can also be opened by dragging to 
the Layout & Editing window.
bMemo:
 To save the Design Page, click Yes.
 To abandon the Design Page, click 
No.
 To return to the Design Page, for example, 
to modify it or save it with another file name, 
click 
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→An Import from File dialog box similar to 
the one shown below appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder.
3.To view the contents of the files in the 
currently selected folder, click Browse.
→A Browse dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
aNote:
Be sure to select the correct file name 
extension from the Files of type box.
bMemo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the 
folder contents can be viewed better. The size 
of the dialog box is retained until it is changed 
again.
bMemo:
 If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in 
the 
Preview box.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
 This dialog box can be resized so that the 
folder contents can be viewed better. The 
size of the dialog box is retained until it is 
changed again.
 To return to the
 Import from File dialog 
box, click Cancel.
 To see a more detailed design, select a file, 
and then click 
Preview. A Preview dialog 
box similar to the one shown below 
appears.
 To import the displayed file, click 
Import.
 To return to the 
Browse dialog box, 
click 
Cancel.
 Single or multiple embroidery designs 
displayed in Explorer can also be 
included by selecting them and while 
holding down the   key dragging 
to the Layout & Editing window.
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4.To import a design, select it, and then click 
Import, or double-click the file’s icon.
→The embroidery design is displayed in the 
Design Page.
Importing embroidery designs 
from an embroidery card
An embroidery design from an embroidery card 
inserted in the USB card writer module can be 
imported into the Design Page.
1.Click File, then Import, then from Card.
→If a card writer module is connected and if 
an embroidery card is inserted into the 
card writer module, the following 
message appears and the embroidery 
designs are read from the card.
2.After the card has been read, a dialog box 
similar to the one shown below appears.
aNote: 
 When importing designs from other 
makers, be sure to choose a design that 
will fit in the Design Page.
 The colors of designs imported from .dst, 
.exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew , .csd, 
.xxx and .phc files will be slightly different. 
If this happens, you can change the color 
with the menu command 
Sew – Sewing 
Order/Color
.
bMemo:
 When importing some .pec files from 
embroidery cards, the 
Select Import size 
dialog box appears. If this happens, select 
the desired import size, and then click 
OK to 
import the embroidery design.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
If a card writer module is connected but an 
embroidery card is not inserted, the following 
message appears.
 Insert an embroidery card, and then click 
Retry.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the 
designs can be viewed better. The size of the 
dialog box is retained until it is changed again. 
						

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3.Click a design to select it.
4.Click Import, or double-click the design to 
import it.
Importing embroidery 
designs from Design Center
An embroidery design in Design Center can be 
imported directly into the Design Page.
Toolbar button: 
1.Start up Design Center and open the file that 
you want to import into Layout & Editing.
2.Click , or click File, then Import, then 
from Design Center.
→The Import size dialog box appears.
3.In the Magnification box, type or select the 
magnification factor.
4.Under Orientation, select the desired 
orientation.
5.Click Import to import the embroidery design.
c“Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns 
From Images (Design Center)” on 
page 193
bMemo:
 To see a more detailed design, select a 
design, and then click Preview. A Preview 
dialog box similar to the one shown below 
appears.
 To import the displayed design, click 
Import.
 To return to the 
Browse dialog box, 
click 
Cancel.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
When importing some designs, the Select 
Import size dialog box appears. If this 
happens, select the desired import size, and 
then click 
OK to import the design.
aNote:
Due to copyright issues, some embroidery 
cards cannot be used with this function.
aNote:
 The embroidery design cannot be 
magnified to a size larger than the Design 
Page.
 The magnification factor cannot be set 
below 25%.
bMemo:
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click Cancel.
 If Design Center has not been started up, if 
a .pem file has not been opened or if Design 
Center is not in the Sew Setting Stage, one 
of the following messages appear.
Click 
OK, and then start up Design Center 
and open a .pem file. 
						

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Specifying the Design Page Size and Color
The color and size of the Design Page in addition to the color of the background can be changed. You can 
select a Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroidery machine. 
You can also customize the Design Page for designs that will be split into sections.
1.Click Option, then Design Page Property.
→The Design Page Property dialog box 
appears.
2.Select the Design Page size. 
To adjust the Design Page size according to 
the hoop size, select Hoop Size, and then 
select the desired hoop size from the selector.
To specify a custom Design Page size, select 
Custom Size, and then type or select the 
desired width and height for the Design Page. 
(The setting range is 100 to 1000 mm (3.9 to 
39.4 inches).)
In order to make adjustments to the fabric with 
the layout adjustment function of your 
embroidery machine, select a Design Page 
size from the Section Size (for Hoop Size) 
selector. These Design Page sizes are 10 mm 
(0.39 inches.) smaller than regular embroidery 
hoops. (This function is not for multi-position 
hooping. For details on multi-position hoops, 
refer to “Selecting the Design Page size” on 
page 184.)
3.From the Page selector, select the desired 
color for the Design Page.
4.From the Background selector, select the 
desired color for the background.
5.Click OK.
c“Specifying the Design Page size in 
Layout & Editing” on page 313 and 
“Changing the measurement units” on 
page 183
bMemo:
 The preview area shows the setting 
changes that you make.
 When 
Hoop Size is selected, the 
embroidery machine image shows the 
orientation of the Design Page (hoop) in 
relation to the machine.
bMemo:
 To return to the default settings (100 × 100 mm (4 × 4) of Hoop Size), click Default.
 Before an embroidery design created in a 
custom Design Page is saved or transferred 
to an original card, running stitches, which 
cannot be edited, are added at the edges of 
the design sections so that the design 
sections can easily be aligned during 
sewing. This alignment stitching appears in 
the 
NOT DEFINED color. (For more details, 
refer to “Embroidering” on page 191.)
 To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the settings, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
 The Design Page sizes 130 × 300 mm, 
300 × 130 mm, 100 × 172 mm, and 172 × 100 mm, indicated by “*”, are used to 
embroider multi-position designs using a 
special embroidery hoop attached to the 
embroidery machine at three installation 
positions. Check that you have the multi-
position embroidery hoop and that these 
multi-position designs can be 
embroidered using your embroidery 
machine.
 Do not select a hoop size larger than the 
embroidery hoop that can be used with 
your machine.
 Custom Design Page sizes cannot be 
saved for version 5 and earlier.
 Although a custom Design Page size can be 
specified, since processing will take too long 
when trying to create an extremely large 
design with the Photo Stitch function, the 
message “Too large image to convert” will 
appear if the size exceeds a width or height of 
500 mm (19 3/4 inches.). After the message 
is closed, the photo is automatically selected, 
and is ready to be moved or reduced.
bMemo:
The measurements for values displayed in the 
application can be in either millimeters or 
inches. For more details, refer to “Changing 
the measurement units” on page 183. 
						

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Saving the Image Data
The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard.

Saving as a file
1.
Click Image, then Output, then to File.
→
A dialog box similar to the one shown below 
appears.
2.Select the drive, the folder and the format in 
which you want to save the image data.
3.Type in the file name.
4.Click Save to save the data.

Outputting to the Clipboard
1.
Click Image, then Output, then to Clipboard.
→The image data in the Design Page is 
copied onto the Clipboard.
bMemo:
 The correct extension is automatically 
selected.
 The image data can be saved in either of 
the following formats: Windows bitmap 
(.bmp), Exif (.jpg).
bMemo:
To quit the operation, click Cancel. 
						

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Editing Embroidery Designs
Selecting patterns
To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must 
first select it. The Select Object tool is used to select 
one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, 
you can move it, scale it, and change its direction by 
rotating it or inverting it.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the pattern that you want to select.
→Handles appear around the pattern.
3.To select an additional pattern, hold down the 
 key and click the other pattern.

Selecting patterns in the created 
order
With   selected, press the   key to select 
the next object that was created. Hold down the 
 key and press the   key to select the 
previous object that was created.
If the   key (or the   and   keys) are 
pressed: 
 and no object is selected, the first object (or 
the last object) that was created is selected.
 and multiple objects are selected, all objects 
are deselected except the soonest (or latest) 
object that was created.
 and the last (or first) object that was created 
is selected, the first (or last) object is 
selected.

Selecting all embroidery patterns
All patterns in the Design Page can easily be 
selected.
1.Make sure that   on the Tool Box is 
selected.
2.Click Edit, then Select All.
Moving patterns
1.Move the pointer over a selected pattern or 
group of selected patterns.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Drag the pattern to the desired location.
bMemo:
 The status bar shows the dimensions (width 
and height) of the pattern.
 To deselect the pattern, select a different 
pattern, click a blank area of the Design 
Page, or click any other button in the Tool 
Box.
bMemo:
 You can also select patterns by dragging 
the pointer across the pattern that you want 
to select. As you drag the pointer, a 
selection frame is drawn. All patterns that 
are contained in that selection frame are 
selected when the mouse button is 
released.
 If you selected patterns that you did not 
want, click a blank area of the Design Page 
to deselect all patterns, and start again.
Handles
Ctrl
Ta b
ShiftTa b
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Moving embroidery patterns to 
the center
The selected patterns can easily be moved to the 
center of Design Page.
1.Select one or more patterns.
2.Click Edit, then Center.
→All selected patterns move to the center of 
Design Page.

Aligning embroidery patterns
The selected patterns can easily be aligned as 
specified.
1.Select the patterns which you want to align.
2.Click Edit, then Align, then Left, Center, 
Right, Top, Middle, or Bottom, depending on 
how you want to align the patterns.
→The selected patterns are aligned as 
shown below.
Text on a path
Text on a path can be aligned by selecting other 
patterns on the Design Page together with the text, 
the path, or both the text and the path. The selected 
patterns are aligned on their outlines.
bMemo:
 To move the pattern horizontally or 
vertically, hold down the   key while 
dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected pattern 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) in 
the direction of the arrow on the key. 
Holding down the arrow key for the desired 
direction continues moving the outline in 
that direction.
If 
Snap to Grid is selected, each press of 
an arrow key moves the pattern one grid 
mark in the direction of the arrow on the key.
 The arrow keys cannot be used to move 
text on a path if just the text is selected. The 
path must also be selected in order to move 
using the arrow keys.
Shift
Bottom
Right Center LeftMiddle Top
bMemo:
To choose a different alignment, select the 
menu command Edit – Undo, and then repeat 
step 
2.
1. Text is selected.
2. Path is selected.
3. Both the text and path 
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Patterns set for hole sewing
If just the inside pattern is selected, the pattern is 
aligned on the outline of the inside area. If the 
outside of the pattern is also selected, the pattern is 
aligned on the outline of the outside area.
Scaling patterns

Scaling manually
1.
Select the patterns that you want to resize.
2.Move the pointer over one of the handles of a 
selected pattern or group of patterns.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, ,  or , depending 
on the handle that the pointer is over.
3.Drag the handle to adjust the selected 
pattern(s) to the desired size.

Scaling numerically
1.
Select the patterns that you want to resize.
2.Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then 
Size.
→The Size dialog box appears.
3.To change the width and height proportionally, 
select the Maintain aspect ratio check box.
4.Select the whether the width and height will be 
set as a percentage (%) or a dimension 
(millimeters or inches).
5.Type or select the desired width and height.
bMemo:
  is for scaling the width.
  is for scaling the height.
  and   are for scaling both 
dimensions at the same time. (The height-
to-width proportion is maintained.)
 If the   key is held down while a handle 
is dragged, the pattern is enlarged or 
reduced from the center of the pattern.
1. Inside area is selected. 
2. Outside area is selected. 
3. Both the inside and outside areas are selected. 
Shift
bMemo:
 As you drag the handle, the current size is 
displayed on the status bar.
 For more precise resizing, select the menu 
command 
Edit – Numerical Setting – Size, as described below.
aNote:
 Stamp settings remain independent from 
the patterns that they are applied to. If a 
pattern containing a stamp is edited, be 
sure to check the stamp after editing is 
finished.
 Some patterns imported from embroidery 
cards cannot be scaled.
 When scaling stitch patterns, the number 
of stitches remains the same, resulting in 
a loss of quality. To maintain the quality of 
the embroidery pattern, hold down the 
 key while scaling.
Ctrl 
						

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6.To resize the selected pattern while 
maintaining the original density and fill pattern, 
select the Keep density and fill pattern 
check box.
7.Click OK.
Flipping patterns 
horizontally or vertically
1.Select the pattern that you want to flip (up/
down) or vertically (left/right). 
2.To flip the pattern horizontally, click Edit, then 
Mirror, then Horizontal, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
To flip the pattern vertically, click Edit, then 
Mirror, then Vertical, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
Rotating patterns

Rotating manually
1.
Select the pattern that you want to rotate.
2.Click Edit, then Rotate, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
→The handles around the selected pattern 
are replaced by smaller squares at the 
four corners of the selected pattern.
3.Move the pointer over one of the four rotation 
handles.
→When the pointer is moved over a rotation 
handle, the shape of the pointer changes 
to .
4.Drag the rotation handle clockwise or 
counterclockwise to rotate the pattern in 1° 
increments.
bMemo:
 Select 100% to leave the pattern 
unchanged.
If 
Maintain aspect ratio is selected, 
changing one dimension automatically 
changes the other so that the proportion of 
the width and height remains unchanged.
bMemo:
The Keep density and fill pattern check box 
is available only if stitch data is selected.
bMemo:
 To view the pattern at the new size in the 
Design Page, click 
Preview.
 To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the settings, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
Some patterns imported from embroidery 
cards cannot be flipped.
bMemo:
To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold 
down the   key while dragging the 
rotation handle.
Shift