Quick Start Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Before Using
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- About this Chapter
- Using the Auto Punch Function
- Using Design Center
- Using Layout & Editing
- Step 1 Starting Layout & Editing
- Step 2 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center
- Step 3 Zooming In and Out
- Step 4 Moving the Embroidery Pattern
- Step 5 Adding an Oval
- Step 6 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval
- Step 7 Adding Text
- Step 8 Fitting the Text around the Oval
- Step 9 Moving the Oval and Text
- Step 10 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun
- Step 11 Selecting a Programmable Fill Stitch
- Step 12 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays
- Step 13 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays
- Step 14 Adjusting the Rays
- Step 15 Setting Hole Sewing
- Step 16 Previewing the Sewing Image
- Step 17 Transferring the Data to a Card
- Step 18 Saving the File
- Using Programmable Stitch Creator
- Creating data for the multi-position frame
- Design Center
- The Screen
- Using the Stage 2 Tool Box
- Using the Stage 3 Tool Box
- Using the Stage 4 Tool Box
- Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
- Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
- Layout & Editing
- The Screen
- Using the Tool Box
- Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
- Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Image Menu
- Input – from File
- Input – from TWAIN device
- Input – from Portrait
- Input – from Clipboard
- Output – to File
- Output – to Clipboard
- Select TWAIN device
- Modify
- Image to Stitch Wizard
- If Auto Punch is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is selected:
- [Manual Color Selection]
- If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is selected:
- If Cross Stitch is selected:
- Display Image – On/Faded/Off
- Text Menu
- Sew Menu
- Display Menu
- Option Menu
- Help Menu
- Programmable Stitch Creator
- Quick Reference
- Alphabetic Index
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Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing
Programmable
Stitch Creator
Quick Reference Alphabetic Index
Text Input Mode
The text input mode is used to enter strings of text in your Design Page. You can enter accented charac-
ters for European languages, that are not directly available on your keyboard.
The basic settings for the text strings include font and size.
■ Entering text
1
Click on the Tool Box.
The shape of the cursor changes to . The Sewing Attributes bar now looks like this:
You can select a color, a font and a size at this step or after creating the pattern.
See “Color” on page 144, “Font” on page 138 and “Text size” on page 140.
You can also set the sewing attributes using the Sew menu (see “Sewing Attribute Setting” on
page 204) and the text attributes using the Text menu (see “Text Attribute Setting” on page 198).
2 Click at a point where you want the text to appear.
The Edit Text dialog displays.
◆ Type your text. Press the key to
enter new lines of text.
◆ You can also enter a character by clicking
it on the character table, then clicking
Insert or simply by double-clicking it. This
is specially useful if you have to enter
accented characters that are not avail-
able on your keyboard.
◆ Click OK to confirm. Your text opens on
the Design Page.
◆ Click Cancel to exit.
• If a character that you entered is not
available for the selected font, a warning
message displays. Click
OK in that dialog
to close it and to return to the Edit Text
dialog where you can correct your text.
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