Document Outline

• Contents
• Before Using
  • Principal Parts
  • Accessories
  • Options
  • Setting Up
    • Attaching the Security Device
  • Installing the Software
    • System Requirements
    • Installing
    • Note on the use of Version 4.0 and the Internet Explorer
  • Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns
• Getting Started
  • Introduction
    • Design Center
    • Layout & Editing
    • Programmable Stitch Creator
    • File Utility
  • About this Chapter
  • Using Design Center
    • Step 1 Starting Design Center
    • Step 2 Opening an Image
    • Step 3 Converting to Line Image
    • Step 4 Editing Lines
    • Step 5 Converting to Figure Handle Image
    • Step 6 Moving to Sew Setting
    • Step 7 Setting Sewing Attributes
      • Setting the outlines
      • Setting the regions
    • Step 8 Previewing the Image
    • Step 9 Saving the File
  • 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
      • To change the size of the oval
      • To center the oval on the pattern
    • Step 7 Adding Text
    • Step 8 Fitting the Text around the Oval
    • Step 9 Moving the Oval and Text
      • To move both patterns as a group
      • To move the text over the oval
    • 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
    • Step 1 Starting Programmable Stitch Creator
    • Step 2 Opening a Programmable Stitch File
    • Step 3 Drawing Lines to Edit the Programmable Stitch
    • Step 4 Saving the Edited Programmable Stitch
    • Step 5 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator
  • Creating data for the multi-position frame
    • Select the Design Page size
    • Create the pattern
    • Optimize Hoop Change
    • Check the design
    • Save the data
    • Write the data to an original card
• Design Center
  • The Screen
  • Using the Stage 2 Tool Box
    • Drawing and Erasing
      • Drawing
      • Erasing
    • Zoom-in Mode
    • Fit Design Page to Window
    • Zoom-out Mode
  • Using the Stage 3 Tool Box
    • Selection Mode
      • Selecting patterns
      • Moving patterns
      • Scaling patterns
      • Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically
      • Rotating a pattern
    • Point Edit Mode
      • Moving points
      • Inserting points
      • Deleting points
    • Line Drawing Mode
      • Drawing a broken line
    • Zoom-in Mode
    • Fit Design Page to Window
    • Zoom-out Mode
    • Enlarging Selected Outlines to the Screen Size
  • Using the Stage 4 Tool Box
    • Region Setting Mode
      • Applying the sewing attributes to a region
      • Checking the sewing attributes of a region
    • Line (all) Setting Mode
      • Applying the sewing attributes to an outline
      • Checking the sewing attributes of an outline
    • Line (part) Setting Mode
      • Applying the sewing attributes to a portion of the outline
      • Checking the sewing attributes of a portion of an outline
    • Hole Sewing Mode
    • Zoom-in Mode
    • Fit Design Page to Window
    • Zoom-out Mode
  • Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
    • Setting the Thread Color and Stitch
      • Region sew
      • Line sew
      • Color
      • Stitch
  • Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
    • File Menu
      • New Line Image
      • New Figure Data
      • Wizard
      • Open
      • Select TWAIN device
      • Input from TWAIN device
      • Input from Clipboard
      • Output to Clipboard
      • Import Figure
      • Save
      • Save As
      • Exit
    • Edit Menu
      • Undo
      • Redo
      • Cut
      • Copy
      • Duplicate
      • Paste
      • Delete
      • Mirror – Horizontal
      • Mirror – Vertical
      • Rotate
      • Numerical Setting-Size
      • Numerical Setting-Rotate
      • Select All
    • Sew Menu
      • Sewing Attributes
      • Sewing Order
    • Display Menu
      • Grid Setup
      • Preview
      • Refresh Window
      • Realistic Preview
      • Realistic Preview Attribute Setting
      • Toolbar
      • Status Bar
    • Option Menu
      • Layout & Editing
      • Programmable Stitch Creator
      • File Utility
      • Design Page Property
      • Select Color Arrangement
      • Select System Unit
    • Stage Menu
      • To Original Image
      • To Line Image
      • To Figure Handle
      • To Sew Setting
      • To Photo Stitch
    • Help Menu
      • Contents
      • Using
      • Customer support
      • About Design Center
• Layout & Editing
  • The Screen
  • Using the Tool Box
    • Selection Mode
      • Selecting patterns
      • Selecting patterns 2
      • Moving patterns
      • Scaling patterns
      • Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically
      • Rotating a pattern
    • Point Edit Mode
      • Moving points
      • Reorienting a tangent to a point
      • Inserting points
      • Deleting points
      • Realigning
      • Selecting characters on a text pattern
    • Zoom Mode
      • Zooming in
      • Zooming out
      • Zooming to the real size
      • Enlarging selected objects to the screen size
      • Return to the standard scale
    • Text Input Mode
      • Entering text
    • Circle and Arc Drawing Mode
      • Drawing a circle or an ellipse
      • Drawing an arc
      • Drawing a fan shape
      • Drawing an arc & string
    • Rectangle Drawing Mode
      • Drawing a box
    • Line Drawing Mode
      • Drawing a broken line
    • Curve Drawing Mode
      • Drawing a curve
    • Manual Punching Mode
      • Creating a manual punching pattern
  • Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
    • Setting Geometrical Attributes
      • Arc shape
      • Edge radius
      • Path shape
    • Setting Text Attributes
      • Font
      • Text size
      • Transform level
    • Setting the Thread Color and Stitch
      • Line sew
      • Region sew
      • Color
      • Stitch
  • Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
    • File Menu
      • New
      • Open
      • Import – from File
      • Import – from Design Center
      • Template Open
      • Save
      • Save As
      • Export
      • Write to Card
      • Property
      • Print Setup
      • Print Preview
      • Print
      • Exit
    • Edit Menu
      • Undo
      • Redo
      • Group
      • Ungroup
      • Cut
      • Copy
      • Duplicate
      • Paste
      • Delete
      • Mirror – Horizontal
      • Mirror – Vertical
      • Rotate
      • Numerical Setting-Size
      • Numerical Setting-Rotate
      • Center
      • Align
      • Sew Order
      • Select All
    • Text Menu
      • Edit Text Letters
      • Text Attribute Setting
      • Fit Text to Path Setting
      • Release Text from Path
      • Transform Text
      • Clear Transformation
      • TrueType Font Attribute Setting
    • Sew Menu
      • Sewing Attribute Setting
      • Check Sewing Order
      • Set hole sewing
      • Cancel hole sewing
      • Stitch to Block
      • Change colors of a stitch object
      • Select Sewing Area
      • Optimize hoop change
    • Display Menu
      • Grid Setup
      • Preview
      • Refresh Window
      • Realistic Preview
      • Realistic Preview Attribute Setting
      • Template-On, Faded, Off
      • Toolbar
      • Status Bar
    • Option Menu
      • Design Center
      • Programmable Stitch Creator
      • File Utility
      • Design Property
      • Design Page Property
      • Select Color Arrangement
      • Select System Unit
    • Help Menu
      • Contents
      • Using
      • Customer support
      • About Layout & Editing
• File Utility
  • The Screen
  • Install Embroidery Card
    • Operation
    • Error Messages
  • Writing to an Original Card
    • Operation
    • Error Messages
  • Using the Menu Bar
    • File Menu
      • Exit
    • Option Menu
      • Serial Port Setting
      • About Card Writer Module
    • Help Menu
      • Contents
      • Using
      • Customer support
      • About File Utility
• Programmable Stitch Creator
  • The Screen
  • Using the Tool Box
    • Selection Mode
      • Selecting lines
      • Moving lines
      • Scaling lines
    • Point Edit Mode
      • Moving points
      • Inserting points
      • Deleting points
    • Line Drawing Mode
      • Drawing a broken line
  • Using the Menu Bar
    • File Menu
      • New
      • Open
      • Template Open
      • Save
      • Save As
      • Exit
    • Mode Menu
    • Edit Menu
      • Undo
      • Redo
      • Cut
      • Copy
      • Duplicate
      • Paste
      • Delete
      • Mirror – Horizontal
      • Mirror – Vertical
      • Rotate
      • Select All
    • Display Menu
      • Grid
      • Template-On, Faded, Off
      • Preview
      • Toolbar
      • Status bar
    • Help Menu
      • Contents
      • Using
      • Customer support
      • About Programmable Stitch Creator
  • Color Palette
• Quick Reference
  • Design Center
  • Layout & Editing
  • File Utility
  • Programmable Stitch Creator
• Alphabetic Index