Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 191)

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Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
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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.
3.
Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing.
→ The selected embroidery pattern appears
in a new Design Page.
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.
3.
Click File, then Import Into Layout & Editing.
→ The selected embroidery design appears
in the Layout & Editing window.
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Note:
Be sure to select a folder that contains .pes
files.
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Note:
Files in the .pen format cannot be imported
into Layout & Editing.