178Changing the size of a pattern(Normal resizing mode)The size of the pattern can be increased ordecreased to between 90% and 120% of itsoriginal size.a Touch .→ The screen shown below appears.• The pattern rotation handle appears in the screen. Thepattern can be rotated while it is being resized. Fordetails on rotating the pattern, refer to “Adjusting theangle” on page 99.bIf is not selected, touch .If a new pattern is selected, is selected. Simplycontinue with step c.c Touch the keys to adjust the pattern to thedesired size.Each touch of a key slightly enlarges or reduces thepattern.The size of the pattern is displayed after a key istouched to change it.1 Vertical length2 Horizontal width• The size that the pattern can be enlarged dependingon the pattern or character.• Depending on the pattern or character, if it is rotated90 degrees it may be enlarged even more.• If the pattern is rotated, the vertical and horizontaldirections may be reversed.• To return the pattern to its original size, touch.d If necessary, touch the arrow keys to adjustthe position of the pattern.(For more details, refer to page 176.)Example: Original angleReduces without changing the height-to-width proportion.Reduces only in the vertical direction.Reduces only in the horizontaldirection.Enlarges without changing the height-to-width proportion.Enlarges only in the vertical direction.Enlarges only in the horizontaldirection.Normal resizing modeEnlarges/reduces without changing the number ofstitches.Stitch Recalculator modeEnlarges/reduces while thread density ismaintained.Selects a pattern to be resized.Moves the pattern in the direction of the arrow onthe key.Touch this key to return the pattern to its originalsize.Closes the screen.Available only with character patterns.Touch this key to switch the size of the characterpattern.12
