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Specifying character connections
The way that individual characters within a selected text shape are connected to each other can be specified
by choosing one the following
Glyph connection
settings (on the
Commands
tab of the
Text Properties
dialog box).
With these settings, you could, for example, specify that the thread between each letter in a name will be
trimmed.
NOTE: To specify how words within text or the various shapes within the design are connected, see
Speci-
fying design shape connections below.
Trim . . . . . . .The thread connecting the characters is cut.
Feed . . . . . . .A long piece of thread is left between the characters.
Run . . . . . . . .Running stitches are sewn between the characters.
Auto . . . . . . .BE-100 selects between
Trim
and
Feed
, depending on the setting in the
Auto connections
group
box
.
The default setting is 0.25”. The
Auto connections
group box is located on the
Stitch Han-
dling
tab of the
Design Info
dialog box (displayed by clicking
Design Info
on the
File
drop-down
menu).
To specify how characters within a text shape are connected:
1
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the text shape that you wish to change. “Dancing ants” (moving dashes)
appear around the shape.
2
Press the Enter key. The
Text Properties
dialog box appears.
3
In the
Glyph connection
group box on the
Commands
tab, select the desired setting.
4
Click the
OK
button.
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Specifying design shape connections
The way that words within a text shape or the way that design shapes are connected can be specified by
choosing one the following
Connection
settings (on the
Commands
tab of the
Properties
dialog box). For exam-
ple, by selecting
Feed
, you could specify that a jump stitch is sewn between each word in a text shape.
Trim . . . . . . .The thread connecting the design shapes is cut.
Feed . . . . . . .A long piece of thread is left between the design shapes.
Run . . . . . . . .Running stitches are sewn between the design shapes.
Auto . . . . . . .BE-100 selects between
Trim
and
Feed
, depending on the setting in the
Auto connections
group
box on the
Stitch Handling
tab of the
Design Info
dialog box (displayed by clicking
Design Info
on
the
File
drop-down menu).
To specify how a design shape is connected to the next one:
1
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the design shape that you wish to change. “Dancing ants” appear
around the shape.
2
Press the Enter key. The
Properties
dialog box appears.
3
In the
Connection
group box on the
Commands
tab, select the desired setting.
4
Click the
OK
button.
Chapter 25: Trims and Connections
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