Baby Lock Palette 10 (ECS10) Instruction Manual - Manual (Page 288)

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Creating a Font Character Pattern
Creating a Font Character Pattern
1
Open the TrueType font to be used as a
template.
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"Opening a template (TrueType font)" on
page 286.
2
Click the [Home] tab.
3
Click [Convert from TrueType] in the [Edit/
Arrange] group.
4
If a TrueType font has not been selected for
the template, the [Select TrueType Font]
dialog box appears.
■ Selecting patterns
1
Click the [Home] tab.
2
Click in the [Tools] group to use the
[Select] tool.
3
Click the pattern.
1 Rotation handle
2 Handles
4
To select an additional pattern, hold down the
<Ctrl> key and click the other pattern.
■ Moving patterns
Selected patterns can be dragged to move them.
■ Scaling patterns
Drag a handle of the selected pattern to adjust its
size. Drag the rotation handle to rotate the pattern.
Automatically converting
TrueType fonts
Editing Font Character
Patterns
1
2
b
• You can also select patterns by dragging the
pointer across the pattern.
• Hold down the <Ctrl> key and click a selected
pattern to deselect it.
b
• To move the pattern horizontally or vertically,
hold down the <Shift> key while dragging it.
• Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected
pattern one grid mark in the direction of the
arrow on the key. If the grid is not displayed, the
pattern moves a distance smaller than the
smallest grid interval in the direction of the arrow
on the key.
b
• If the <Shift> key is held down while a handle is
dragged, the pattern is enlarged or reduced from
the center of the pattern.
• Click [Flip] in the [Edit/Arrange] group, and
then select [Flip Vertically] to flip the selected
pattern(s) up/down.
Select [Flip Horizontally] to flip the selected
pattern(s) left/right.
• Using commands other than those mentioned
above, selected patterns can be edited in other
ways, for example, duplicated or deleted.
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"Menus/Tools" of "Font Creator" on page 318.