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Needles Thread Color Palette

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Chapter 7: Needles (Thread Color) Palette Since each needle is typically threaded with thread of a different color, selecting a different needle changes the color of the thread. The buttons in the Needles (thread color) palette are used to select the thread color before adding a new shape to the design or to change the thread color of the currently selected design shape. The Needles (thread color) palette can contain up to 32 colors. Figure 20 s Changing the thread color of a design shape To change the thread color of a shape of the design: 1 Click the Move tool ( ) in the Stock toolbar. 2 Click a stitched edge of the design shape whose thread color you wish to change. "Dancing ants" (moving dashes) appear around the shape. 3 Do any of the following: x In the Needles (thread color) palette, click the desired thread color. x In the Change Needle drop-down list in the Ribbon bar, select the desired thread color. x Press a number key (1 through 9) on the alphanumeric portion of the keyboard (not the numeric key- pad) to select the corresponding thread color (1 through 9) in the Needles (thread color) palette. NOTE: If the desired thread color is not listed, either a listed thread color can be changed or a new one can be added, as described below. s Changing a thread color To change the thread color assigned to a needle: 1 Right-click (click the right mouse button) the button for the thread color that you wish to change. The mas- ter palette, which lists all available colors, appears. 2 Click the desired thread color. 3 Click the OK button. NOTE: If a thread color is changed, all design shapes already assigned the old thread color will change to the new color. s Adding a thread color To add a new needle (thread color): 1 On the File drop-down menu, click Design Info. The Design Info dialog box appears. 2 On the Needles tab, click the Add Needle button to add a new needle. The new needle is given the next available number. 3 In the Master palette drop-down list, select the desired thread color for the new needle. 4 Click the Change Color button. 5 Click the OK button. NOTE: Any new needles added with the Design Info dialog box are only available for the current design. To change the needle colors permanently, click Values for New Designs on the Options drop-down menu. The Values for New Designs dialog box appears. On the Needles tab, change the needle colors as desired. 15

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Since each needle is typically threaded with thread of a different color, selecting a different needle changes the
color of the thread. The buttons in the
Needles
(thread color) palette are used to select the thread color before
adding a new shape to the design or to change the thread color of the currently selected design shape. The
Nee-
dles
(thread color) palette can contain up to 32 colors.
■
Changing the thread color of a design shape
To change the thread color of a shape of the design:
1
Click the
Move
tool (
) in the
Stock
toolbar.
2
Click a stitched edge of the design shape whose thread color you wish to change. “Dancing ants” (moving
dashes) appear around the shape.
3
Do any of the following:
◆
In the
Needles
(thread color) palette, click the desired thread color.
◆
In the
Change Needle
drop-down list in the
Ribbon
bar, select the desired thread color.
◆
Press a number key (1 through 9) on the alphanumeric portion of the keyboard (not the numeric key-
pad) to select the corresponding thread color (1 through 9) in the
Needles
(thread color) palette.
NOTE:
If the desired thread color is not listed, either a listed thread color can be changed or a new one
can be added, as described below.
■
Changing a thread color
To change the thread color assigned to a needle:
1
Right-click (click the right mouse button) the button for the thread color that you wish to change. The mas-
ter palette, which lists all available colors, appears.
2
Click the desired thread color.
3
Click the
OK
button.
NOTE:
If a thread color is changed, all design shapes already assigned the old thread color will change to
the new color.
■
Adding a thread color
To add a new needle (thread color):
1
On the
File
drop-down menu, click
Design Info
. The
Design Info
dialog box appears.
2
On the
Needles
tab, click the
Add Needle
button to add a new needle. The new needle is given the next
available number.
3
In the
Master palette
drop-down list, select the desired thread color for the new needle.
4
Click the
Change Color
button.
5
Click the
OK
button.
NOTE:
Any new needles added with the
Design Info
dialog box are only available for the current design. To
change the needle colors permanently, click
Values for New Designs
on the
Options
drop-down menu.
The
Values for New Designs
dialog box appears. On the
Needles
tab, change the needle colors as
desired.
Figure 20
Chapter 7: Needles (Thread Color) Palette