Quick Start Manual

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Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing

Programmable

Stitch Creator

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Selection Mode

The cursor selection mode is used to select one or more outlines. Once an outline is selected, you can

move it, scale it, and change its direction by rotating it or inverting it.

■ Selecting patterns

Click on the Tool Box. The shape of the cursor changes to .

2 Click the pattern that you want to select. The cursor changes when it touches an outline.

You know that the object is selected when handles are displayed and the outlines display in blue.

Note that a pattern will not be selected if you click on a transparent part of it.

3 To deselect the pattern, select another one, click on the white space or click another button of the

Tool Box, except a Zoom tool.

4 To select an additional pattern, click it while holding the key down.

Note that you can also select patterns by dragging the cursor across the whole pattern that you

want to select. As you drag, a dotted rectangle appears. When you release the mouse button, all

patterns that are completely contained in that rectangle will be selected.

■ Moving patterns

Select the data that you wish to move.

2 Position the cursor over the data and click (a dotted box appears around the data), then drag to a

new destination.

Holding down the key while dragging the pattern moves the pattern horizontally or vertically.

NOTE:

By pressing the arrow keys, the selected pattern can be moved 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) to the

left, right, up or down.

■ Scaling patterns

Move the cursor over one of the handles of a selected pattern or group of selected patterns.

The shape of the cursor will change to , , or , depending on the handle the

cursor is on.

2 Drag the handle in the direction of the arrow to scale the pattern.

is for scaling the width.

is for scaling the height.

and are for scaling both dimensions at the same time.

Handles

Shift