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
Many functions available on the menu can also be accessed by clicking an icon on the Toolbar or by
pressing a shortcut key or key combination.
When you leave the cursor for a while on a button of the Toolbar, a label indicating the function of the but-
ton displays.
File Menu
The File menu handles file input/output, such as opening, saving and printing.
File Handles file input/output, such as opening and saving. page 81
Edit Performs simple actions on selected objects, such as cutting and pasting. page 91
Sew Allows you to control the way the pattern will be sewn. page 96
Display Modifies the appearance of the screen. page 103
Option
Allows you to start the other applications and to set the Design Page size
and unit system.
page 106
Stage Allows you to move from one stage to the next or previous one. page 108
Help Gives you access to the on-screen help information system. page 113
New Line Image Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 2. page 82
New Figure Data Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 3. page 82
Wizard
Gives a step-by-step guide for creating pattern data, according
the type of data you want to create.
page 83
Open
Opens a previously saved file (*.PEM, *.PEL) or image file
(Windows BMP (*.bmp), Exif (*.tif, *.jpg), ZSoftPCX (*.pcx),
Windows Meta File (*.wmf), Portable Network Graphics
(*.png), Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps), Kodak PhotoCD
(*.pcd), FlashPix (*.fpx), JPEG2000 (*.j2k).
page 85
Select TWAIN device Selects which TWAIN device installed in the computer to use. page 86
Input from TWAIN
device
Operates a TWAIN standardized scanner or other device to
import an image.
page 86
Input from Clipboard
Opens a new design page in Stage 1, and puts the image data
on the clipboard.
page 87
Output to Clipboard Copies the Stage 1 image data to the clipboard. page 88
Import Figure
Adds a *.pem file to your Design Page (available only in Stage
3).
page 88
Save
Saves your Design Page on the disk as latest Version file
(default).
page 89
Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar