1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.
2 - Select the "Insert > Text" menu or the "Insert > Font Engine Text" menu (Picture No. 1).
1. Select "Insert > Text" menu
3 - The "Insert Text" dialog box will appear on the screen. In the "Plug-in" box, choose the alphabet that will be used for the clock characters.
4 - Click the "Insert Clock" button located on the right side of the "Text" box (Picture No. 2).
2. Click "Insert Clock" button
5 - The "Insert Clock" dialog box will appear on the screen (Picture No. 3). Choose the type of clock, define the inner or outer diameter, and specify the maximum width and height of the "hour" cell. Finally, click the "OK" button to create the clock.
3. Modify clock properties
6 - Embird will create the clock using the chosen alphabet. After a moment, the complete design will be inserted into the Editor window (Picture No. 4).
7 - Use the "File > Save As" command to save the whole design to a file on your disk. Specify the format and the file name of the new design in the dialog boxes that appear on the screen.
4. Clock inserted into Editor window
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