Brother ELS Lettering, Instruction Manual

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Creating Lettering 33
Text Frames - an Overview
In Pacesetter Embroidery Lettering Software, you can modify
your lettering in a number of different ways once you have cre-
ated it. You can change the overall size of the text, the height,
the slant, the spacing between letters (kerning), and so on.
There are two main methods of changing the size and shape of
a text segment: directly, by clicking and dragging on the outline
handles in the workspace, or indirectly, by changing the
parameters in the Text section of the Properties Panel. The
following sections will show you how to use handles for direct
text manipulation; for more information about how to use the
properties panel, see, “Adjusting Text Properties”.
Adjusting Size of a Text Segment
To change the size of a text segment manually, you can use the
Proportional Sizing handle. This is the green arrow located on
the top-left corner of the text frame.
Click and drag on the Proportional Sizing Handle to change the
overall size of the text; up to increase the size, down to
decrease the size. Note that the size of the text changes
proportionally; that is, if you increase the size of the segment,
the letters will increase in height by the same degree that they
increase in width.
Note that not all of the ways of adjusting the text will apply to all
types of text frames; for example, the Envelope function and the
Envelope handles, only apply to the Normal Text and Monogram
frames only.
Where applicable, the section will list the frame types to which
these handle can apply; if not stated, you can assume that the
handle is present for all frame types.