Creating a P.I.F. Frame (for P.I.F. Software/Memory Card) / Editing a P.I.F. Frame (Step 3)

# Adding a Message

> Editing a message

To add a message on the P.I.F. Frame, follow the steps below.

| In the Toolbox window, select the Text String button.

| Click to indicate the start point and then drag the cursor diagonally.

|  | Note:

Adjust the string frame so that it can accommodate the message you are going to enter. If the string frame is too large for the message or if you change the aspect ratio, the print quality may drop.

| The Enter text dialog box appears. Enter a message. You can change the font, color, or background color of the message.

|  | Note:

- Only the font you selected affects the Input text box. The color, decoration, and background color do not.

- When you open a pfg file that includes a font not supported by your computer, the specified font is replaced by the system font.

Input text | Displays the characters you entered (up to 128 characters).
Font settings | Select a font, style, size, and color. If you want to write vertically, select the Write vertically check box. To change color, click the Select Color... button.
Shadow | Select this check box and then click the Settings... button below to create shadow for characters. To set shadow for characters, drag the green square to the position where the shadow extends. You can move up to 10 points vertically and horizontally. If necessary, click the Select Color... button and then change the color of the shadow.

Background color | Select this check box and then click the Settings... button below when using the background color.

| Note:

- The number of items that can be displayed is as follows:
  When the paper setting is vertical, 20 items can be aligned horizontally. When the paper setting is horizontal, 20 items can be aligned vertically.

- When you register a P.I.F. Frame on an EPSON printer that comes with a memory card, you can add up to 4 items on the P.I.F. Frame; if you add more than 4 items, some of the items may not be printed correctly.

- To resize the string frame, place the cursor on the control tag where the mouse pointer changes to , and then resize the string frame.

- To move the string frame, place the cursor on the string frame where the mouse pointer changes to , and then drag the string frame.

- If you want to edit a message later, save the P.I.F. Frame by using Save as File for Editing. See, Save As File for Editing for details.

## Editing a message

You can change the font, color, or background color of a message string, using the steps below.

| For Windows users: Right-click the string frame.

> For Mac OS X users:
> Click the string frame while holding down the control key.

| You can change the following settings.

Cut | Cut the string frame.
Copy | Copy the string frame.
Delete | Delete the string frame.
Edit | Display the Enter text dialog box.
Order | Change the stacking order of the selected string frame.
Position | Align the string frame along the vertical or horizontal center.
Rotate | Rotate by 90 degrees. If there is not enough space to rotate, move the string frame and then rotate it.

A P.I.F. Frame is created. When you finish adding a message, move on to Saving/Registering/Printing a P.I.F. Frame (Step 4).

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