Lettering 1 (General)

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.

2 - Select the "Insert > Text" menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Select "Insert > Text" menu

3 - The "Insert Text" dialog box will appear on the screen (Picture No. 2). In the "Plug-in" box, you can choose the alphabet which will be used for characters. After choosing the alphabet, you can type your text into the "Text" box at the bottom of the "Insert" tab. You might want to change the "Connection type" setting - in this example, we have chosen the "Running stitches (nearest point)" option.

2. Insert Text window - Insert tab

4 - Click the "Properties" tab. Specify the text dimensions (e.g., height) either absolutely or relatively in the "Size" section. You can also change other text parameters on this tab. This relates to the density of cover stitches, type of underlay, pull compensation, start/end offset, broadening, random broadening, fill pattern, auto-shortening, gaps between characters, etc. You can set either GLOBAL parameters for the whole text or INDIVIDUAL parameters for each character. Choose this option in the "Use" box. However, please note that in most cases, all you have to change is the text size (Picture No. 3).

3. Insert Text window - Properties tab

5 - Click the "Layout" tab. Choose the "Baseline" type, e.g., circle (1 in Picture No. 4). Change the baseline "Width" and/or "Height" (2). Move the text along the baseline using the "Start point" scroll bar (3) or edit box (4). Click the "Place on the other side" box if you want to place the text on the other side of the circle (5).

4. Insert Text window - Layout tab

6 - Finally, click the "OK" button to create the lettering and insert it into the Editor window (Picture No. 5).

5. Inserted text in Editor

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 which appear on the screen.

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