Before Using
Design Center
Layout & Editing
File Utility
Programmable
Stich Creator
Contents
Quik Reference
Alphabetic Index
Getting Started
Line Drawing Mode
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63
• Drawing a broken line
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63
Zoom-in Mode
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63
Fit Design Page to Window
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64
Zoom-out Mode
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64
Enlarging Selected Outlines to the Screen Size
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64
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Using the Stage 4 Tool Box
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65
Region Setting Mode
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65
• Applying the sewing attributes to a region
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65
• Checking the sewing attributes of a region
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66
Line (all) Setting Mode
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66
• Applying the sewing attributes to an outline
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66
• Checking the sewing attributes of an outline
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67
Line (part) Setting Mode
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68
•
Applying the sewing attributes to a portion of the outline
. 68
•
Checking the sewing attributes of a portion of an outline
68
Hole Sewing Mode
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69
Zoom-in Mode
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70
Fit Design Page to Window
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70
Zoom-out Mode
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70
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Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
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71
Setting the Thread Color and Stitch
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71
• Region sew
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71
• Line sew
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72
• Color
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73
• Stitch
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73
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Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
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74
File Menu
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74
• New
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75
• Open
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75
• Save
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76
• Save As
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76
• Import Figure
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77
• Exit
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78
Edit Menu
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79
• Undo
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79
• Redo
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79
• Cut
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79
• Copy
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80
• Duplicate
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80
• Paste
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80
• Delete
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80
• Mirror – Horizontal
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81
• Mirror – Vertical
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81
• Rotate
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82
• Numerical Setting-Size
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82
• Numerical Setting-Rotate
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83
• Select All
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84
Sew Menu
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85
• Sewing Attributes
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85
• Sewing Order
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88
Display Menu
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90
• Grid Setup
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90
• Preview
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91
• Refresh Window
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91
• Realistic Preview
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91
• Realistic Preview Attribute Setting
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91
• Toolbar
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92
• Status Bar
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92
Option Menu
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93
• Layout & Editing
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93
• Programmable Stitch Creator
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93
• File Utility
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93
• Design Page Property
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93
• Select System Unit
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94
Stage Menu
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95
• To Original Image
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95
• To Line Image
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95
• To Figure Handle
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97
• To Sew Setting
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98
Help Menu
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99
• Contents
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99
• Using
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100
• About Design Center
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100
Layout & Editing
■
The Screen
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101
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Using the Tool Box
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102
Selection Mode
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103
• Selecting patterns
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103
• Selecting patterns 2
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103
• Moving patterns
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103
• Scaling patterns
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104
• Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically
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104
• Rotating a pattern
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105
Point Edit Mode
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106
• Moving points
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106
• Reorienting a tangent to a point
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107
• Inserting points
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107
• Deleting points
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108
• Realigning
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108
• Selecting characters on a text pattern
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109
Zoom Mode
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109
• Zooming in
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110
• Zooming out
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110
• Zooming to the real size
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110
•
Enlarging selected objects to the screen size
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110
• Return to the standard scale
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110
Text Input Mode
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111
• Entering text
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111
Circle and Arc Drawing Mode
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112
• Drawing a circle or an ellipse
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113
• Drawing an arc
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113
• Drawing a fan shape
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114
• Drawing an arc & string
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114
Rectangle Drawing Mode
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115