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Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
Moving/copying files to a 
different folder
From Design Database, embroidery design can 
easily be moved from one folder to another.
1.In the folder pane, locate the folder where you 
want to move the embroidery design.
2.In the folder pane, click the folder that contains 
the embroidery design that you want to move.
3.Drag the embroidery design in the contents 
pane to the folder you previously located in the 
folder pane.
→If the two folders are on the same drive, 
the selected embroidery design is moved 
to the other folder.
→If the two folders are on separate drives, 
the selected embroidery design is copied 
into the other folder.
Changing file names
In the Design Database, the names of embroidery 
designs can easily be changed.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to 
rename.
2.Select the embroidery design that you want to 
rename. Then click again.
→The name will be highlighted inside a box.
3.Type in the new name of the embroidery 
design, and then press the   key.
Deleting files
From Design Database, embroidery designs can 
easily be deleted.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to delete.
2.In the contents pane, select the name of the 
embroidery design that you want to delete.
3.Press the   key.
→The file is moved to the Recycle Bin.
bMemo:
 To copy the file from one folder to another 
on the same drive, hold down the   
key while dragging the embroidery design.
 To move the file from one folder to another 
on different drives, hold down the   
key while dragging the embroidery design.
 The file can also be removed from the 
current folder (or copied) by selecting the 
menu command 
Edit – Cut (or Edit – 
Copy).Then, the file can be added to the 
new folder by selecting it in the folder pane, 
then selecting the menu command 
Edit – 
Paste.
Ctrl
Shift
aNote:
The names of embroidery designs can be 
changed from Design Database only when 
the sewing information (menu command 
Display – Details) is displayed. (Refer to 
“Changing how files are displayed” on 
page 276 .)
bMemo:
When renaming a file, the file extension 
cannot be changed.
Enter
Delete 
						

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Changing how files are 
displayed
The embroidery designs in the contents pane can 
be displayed as large thumbnails or small 
thumbnails, or they can be listed by their sewing 
information.
1.Click Display, and then click the display 
setting from the menu that appeared. 
To display the embroidery designs as large 
images, click Large Thumbnails.
To display the embroidery designs as small 
images, click Small Thumbnails.To display the sewing information for the 
embroidery designs, click Details.
bMemo:
 You can also delete embroidery design by 
using the menu command File – Delete.
 To immediately remove the file without first 
moving it to the Recycle Bin, hold down the 
 key before pressing the   
key.
 You can also right click on the file you want 
to delete and select 
Delete from the pop up 
menu.
bMemo:
You can also display the embroidery designs 
as large thumbnails by clicking   in the 
Toolbar.
ShiftDelete
bMemo:
You can also display the embroidery designs 
as small thumbnails by clicking   in the 
Toolbar.
bMemo:
You can also display the sewing information 
for the embroidery designs by clicking   
in the Toolbar. 
						

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Opening Embroidery Designs
Opening files with Layout & 
Editing
You can easily open any selected .pes file with 
Layout & Editing.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to open 
in Layout & Editing.
2.In the contents pane, select the .pes file that 
you want to open.
3.Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing.
→If the current Layout & Editing work area 
has already been saved or has not been 
edited, the selected embroidery pattern 
immediately appears in a new Design 
Page of the Layout & Editing window.
→If the current Layout & Editing work area 
has not been saved, you will be asked 
whether you want to save the changes.
c“Overwriting” on page 177 and “Saving 
with a new name” on page 177
Importing files into Layout 
& Editing
You can easily import any selected embroidery 
design into Layout & Editing. Files in the following 
formats can be imported.
.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, 
.csd, or .xxx
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to import 
into Layout & Editing.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
design that you want to import.
3.Click File, then Import Into Layout & Editing.
→The selected embroidery design appears 
in the Layout & Editing window.
aNote:
Be sure to select a folder that contains .pes 
files.
bMemo:
Double-clicking the file or dragging and 
dropping the file into the Layout & Editing 
window also opens the embroidery pattern in 
a new Design Page of the Layout & Editing 
window.
bMemo:
 To save the work area, click Yes.
 To abandon the work area, click 
No.
 To return to the work area, for example, to 
modify it or save it with another file name, 
click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
One or more displayed embroidery designs 
can also be imported into the Design Page by 
holding down the   key while dragging 
the design or designs into the Layout & Editing 
window.
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Checking Embroidery Designs
Previewing files
A preview of the embroidery design can be 
displayed.
Toolbar button: 
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to 
preview.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
design that you want to preview.
3.Click  , or click Display, then Preview.
→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
Checking file information
Sewing information such as the file name, size, 
stitch count, color count and modification date can 
be checked in the File Property dialog box. With 
.pes file, additional information about the 
embroidery design can be viewed.
Toolbar button: 
1.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
design corresponding to the information that 
you want to view.
2.Click , or click Display, then File 
Property.
→The Property dialog box appears.
→If the Design Page was set to Custom 
Size, a Property dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
bMemo:
To close the dialog box, click Close.
bMemo:
 This dialog box can be resized. The size of 
the dialog box is retained until it is changed 
again.
 To close the dialog box, click 
Close.
 The thread colors are displayed as basic 
colors. Thread colors in .pes files are 
displayed according to the thread colors set 
when the file was read by Layout & Editing.
 To switch to display with basic colors, select 
the 
with Basic Color check box.
PES files(version 4.0 or later)
Non-PES files 
and PES files 
from version 
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b
Memo:
 The red box in the dialog box shows the 
position of the displayed pattern section.
 To display information for other hoop 
positions, click   or  .
 The hoop positions are displayed in order 
from left to right, top to bottom. Pattern 
sections that do not contain any stitching 
will not be displayed.
 To close the dialog box, click 
Close.
aNote:
 cannot be clicked when the design 
corresponding to the first hoop is already 
displayed. In addition,   cannot be 
clicked when the design corresponding to 
the last hoop is already displayed. 
						

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Searching for an Embroidery Design
The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, 
.hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx) within the selected folder according to the various search conditions 
that you can specify.
1.In the folder pane, select the folder that you 
want to search.
2.Click File, then Search.
→The Search dialog box appears.
3.Specify the search conditions.
To search for a file with a specific file name, 
select the File Name check box, and then type 
the file name in the box beside File Name.
To search for a file with a specific format, 
select the Format check box, and then select 
the check box beside the desired format.
To search for a file with a number of stitches 
within a specified range, select the Stitches 
check box, and then type the range in the 
boxes beside Stitches.
To search for a file with a number of colors 
within a specified range, select the Colors 
check box, and then type the range in the 
boxes beside Colors.
To search for a file with a width within a specified 
range, select the 
Width check box, and then type 
the range in the boxes beside 
Width.
To search for a file with a height within a specified 
range, select the 
Height check box, and then type 
the range in the boxes beside 
Height.
To search for a file with a modification date 
within a specified range, select the Date 
Modified check box, and then type or select 
the range in the boxes beside Date Modified.
To search for a .pes file with a design name that 
contains specific characters, select the 
Design 
Name
 check box, and then type the desired 
characters in the box beside 
Design Name.
To search for a .pes file with a category that 
contains specific characters, select the 
Category check box, and then type the desired 
characters in the box beside 
Category.
To search for a .pes file with an author name 
that contains specific characters, select the 
Author check box, and then type the desired 
characters in the box beside Author.
To search for a .pes file with a keyword that 
contains specific characters, select the 
Keywords check box, and then type the desired 
characters in the box beside 
Keywords.
To search for a .pes file with a comment that 
contains specific characters, select the 
Comment check box, and then type the desired 
characters in the box beside 
Comment.
To clear the search conditions, click Clear all.
4.Click Search.
bMemo:
Wildcard characters (“?” to represent a single 
character and “ ” to represent multiple 
characters) can also be used.
bMemo:
 To also search through the subfolders 
(folders within the selected folder), select 
the 
Search Subfolders check box.
 All characters entered in the box beside 
File 
Name will be considered as a single set of 
characters. However, you can search for 
files matching multiple words in the boxes 
below 
Search Conditions (only for PES 
files)
 by separating the words with a space.
 With search conditions that contain a range, 
values must be entered for the start and end 
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→A list of files matching the specified 
search conditions appears.
bMemo:
To quit the search, click Search Cancel in the 
message box that appeared during the 
search. 
						

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Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
Converting Embroidery Design Files to 
Different Formats
Embroidery design files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, 
.vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx).
1.In the folder pane, select the folder containing 
the embroidery design that you want to 
convert.
2.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
design file that you want to convert.
3.Click File, then Convert Format.
→The Convert Format dialog box appears.
4.From the Format selector, select the format 
that you want to convert the file to.
5.Under Output To:, select whether the new file 
is added to the same folder as the original file 
(Same folder) or to a specified folder 
(Following folder).
bMemo:
With the DST format, jump codes are used to 
indicate when the thread must be cut in order 
to change the thread color. Since the number 
of codes differ depending on the sewing 
machine being used, type or select the 
appropriate value in the 
Number of jumps for 
trim box. (This setting can only be specified if 
the .dst format is selected.)
bMemo:
 If multiple files with different formats are 
selected to be converted while Same folder 
is selected, any file with the same format as 
the new one will not be converted. 
However, if the files are being added to a 
different folder than the original one, any file 
with the same format as the new one will be 
copied to the different folder, instead of 
being converted.
 To change the folder where the new file will 
be added, click  . 
In the 
Browse For Folder dialog box that 
appeared, click the folder, and then click 
OK (or double-click the folder) to select it 
and to close the Browse For Folder dialog 
box.
 To create a new folder, click 
New Folder, 
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6.Click Convert.
→The file is converted, and the new file is 
added to the specified folder.
bMemo:
 If the file is converted to a .pes file, the 
thread colors are converted as if the file was 
imported into Layout & Editing.
 If the path to a folder that does not exist was 
typed in, a message appears, asking if you 
want to create the folder.
 If a file with the same name already exists, 
a message appears, asking if you want to 
overwrite the original file.
 The name of the file after the conversion is 
the same as the name before the 
conversion, except the extension is 
changed to the one corresponding to the 
selected file format.
aNote:
Files cannot be converted to the .phc format. 
						

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Writing Embroidery Design Files to an 
Original Card
Selected files can be written to original cards. The 
embroidery patterns written to original cards can 
then be transferred to an embroidery machine and 
sewn.
1.Insert an original card into the USB card writer 
module.
Files other than .phc files can be written.
2.Click .
→The Card writing box appears.
3.From the Hoop size selector, select the 
appropriate size of embroidery hoop.
4.Click  , and then select the 
folder where the desired design file (.pes) is 
saved. 
→All embroidery files in the selected folder 
are displayed in the contents pane.
5.In the contents pane, select the embroidery 
file that you want to write to the original card.
6.Click  , or right-click it, and then click 
Add to Writing List.
→The selected file is added to the writing 
list.
aNote:
 The original card is inserted correctly 
when you hear it snap into place.
 The embroidery machine must be turned 
off before original cards are inserted or 
removed. However, it is not necessary to 
turn off the computer when original cards 
are inserted or removed from the USB 
card writer module.
Contents paneWriting list
(Available patterns) (Selected patterns)
bMemo:
 To hide the card writing box, click 
bMemo:
Do not select a hoop size larger than the 
embroidery hoop that can be used with your 
embroidery machine. Otherwise, the created 
original card will not work correctly with the 
embroidery machine.
bMemo:
A file can also be added to the writing list by 
selecting it in the contents pane, then 
dragging it to the writing list.