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1. 4 Microsoft Windows locates the setup exe installation program and the Buzz Tools Plus CD browser opens Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started Install Buzz Tools Plus Installation of the software and free trials is from the Installation CD browser Buzz Tools Plus Version 4 Buzz Tools V4 Home Embroidery Management System INSTALL BUZZ TOOLS PLUS oe INSTALL BUZZEDIT LITE _ Free Trials and Extras Burnt info andFree ial fe _ BurzSkelnioandFreeTail __Buzaielore fo and Free Tial eeo rama contact us EXIT Figure 1 1 The Installation CD Browser main menu To Install Buzz Tools Plus 1 From Main Menu of the installation CD browser click Install Buzz Tools Plus 2 The Buzz Tools Plus Installation Menu opens Home Embroidery Management System Installation of your software is easy Just click the Install Buzz Tools Plus button to start Follow the on screen instructions to intall your software Your serial number and authorization codes will be needed the first time you run the software E gt Buzz Tools Plus Main Menu Figure 1 2 The Buzz Tools Plus Installation Menu 3 From this menu you can choose to view the Buzz Tools Plus video tutorials open the PDF manual or install Buzz Tools Plus Click Install Buzz Tools Plus to launch the Buzz Tools Plus installation program 4 Carefully read and follow the on screen installation instructi
2. Rows 6 Copyright 199 Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Organizing Your Designs Appendix A Shortcut Keys General Viewing To Do This Help Toolbar Button Shortcut F1 Delete Selected Design Delete or Ctrl D Print Ctrl P a Open design in BuzzBox ka Open design in BuzzEdit lt Ctrl B k Open design in BuzzSize i Ctrl B Exit Alt F4 To Do This Toolbar Button Shortcut New Catalog Fe Ctrl N aO Refresh Catalog Ctrl R View Table of Contents Ctrl T Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Shortcut Keys To Do This Toolbar Button Shortcut View Actual Size A Ctrl A Page Up aj Page Up Page Down la Page Down First Page 1 Home Last Page r End Go to Page Number Ctrl G Searching To Do This Toolbar Button Shortcut Find in Text F5 Find Files or Folders F4 Find NextF3 F3 Tools To Do This Toolbar Button Shortcut Convert Designs g F6 Extract ZIP d Files ZEE F7 Create Note Files F8 Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Shortcut Keys Appendix B Additional Information Command Reference The Buzz Catalog online help provides additional information about Buzz Tools Plus and includes a detailed command reference You can access the Buzz Catalog online help by selecting Help gt Contents Supported Formats Buzz Tools Plus version 4 supports numerous file formats and embroidery hoops We do not list the fil
3. Getting Started Before you use Buzz Tools Plus you must install it onto your computer s hard drive This chapter includes basic installation and initial configuration information along with information about trouble shooting and how to get help Installation Information System Requirements e Microsoft Windows 95 or later e 16MBRAM e 10 MB available hard drive space e Colors set to 256 Colors or better e Resolution of 640 by 480 pixels or greater Installation Information for CD Purchasers Launch the Installation CD Browser Your Buzz Tools Plus installation CD contains the software you purchased as well as additional resources These are included as entries in the CD Browser menu It is recommended that you install the software you purchased first and then investigate the other programs and resources available on the CD The Buzz Tools installation CD browser should launch automatically after you insert the CD ROM into the drive If it does not launch automatically after a few minutes you can start it manually Use this procedure only if the installation CD browser does not open automatically 1 From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel double click the Add Remove programs icon The Add Remove Program Properties dialog opens Add Remove 3 Click Install The Install Programs dialog opens Since you have already Programs inserted the CD into the drive click Next gt
4. Programs gt Buzz Tools gt Buzz Catalog V4 2 Right after Buzz Catalog starts it opens the Select Files dialog This dialog displays an Explorer like tree of your files Select Files Drives Zip Display x As Folders x Removable Disk Bluebomber Data on Blue_bomber 2 Bluebomber 2 on Blue_bomber E Start Menu E Programs D Accessories E Ava Free Edition E Buzz Tools E Cd Tutorial Programs OE Embroidery oE Games O Intemet Programs OE Microsoft Office OG Multimedia E Pes2card Quickbooks Startup OG Utilities mat Files of Type fan Supported Types Figure 2 2 Use the Select Files dialog to create a catalog 3 The first time you start Buzz Catalog the drive that displays is your C drive Use the drop down menu labeled Drives to select the drive that contains the files you want to catalog In addition the My Documents folder normally embedded in the file folder tree has been Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Catalog Basics 17 conveniently located under the Drives drop down menu Although technically NOT a drive it is the default save download location for many programs and locating it in the Drives drop down menu allows you to navigate to this location as quickly as possible NOTE Your choices in the Select Files dialog are remembered by Buzz Catalog and are shown the next time you open Buzz Catalog
5. Agreement Licensor grants to Licensee a non transferable and non exclusive license to use the Licensed Product and any accompanying Documentation during the License Term b If you have not purchased the Licensed Product and are running the software as a free trial then i Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement Your license to use the Licensed Product may be revoked at any time without prior notice I This license does not entitle You to any software support and is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth below 3 OWNERSHIP AND TITLE Licensee shall have no ownership rights in any Licensed Product or Documentation Buzz Tools retains all title and ownership interest in the Licensed Product and Documentation and any intellectual property embodied therein such as copyrights or patents Any attempt by Licensee to transfer any ownership rights in the Licensed Product or Documentation shall a be null and void b constitute a material breach and grounds for immediate termination of this Agreement and c trigger an immediate obligation on Licensee to return of the Licensed Product and Documentation 4 LIMITATIONS ON USE OF LICENSED PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION a Licensee shall not use any Licensed Product or Documentation except as authorized herein and shall not make have made or permit to be made any copies of the Licensed Product or Documentation except as expressly authorized herein Licensee shall not revers
6. Basics 16 How to Create a Catalog You will not be moving your files into a separate catalog but rather browsing the files as they are stored on your drives Buzz Catalog does not take any additional disk space to create and maintain catalogs Buzz Catalog creates your catalogs on the fly and they are temporary that is they re killed off each time you exit the program You can catalog as many or as few folders as you want each time you start Buzz Catalog If for example you are searching for a specific design and know approximately the folder it is contained in you may choose to catalog only a few folders Or perhaps you are looking for a less specific design in which case you may choose to catalog an entire drive Since each time you start Buzz Catalog the catalog structure is created from scratch you can be assured that the designs displayed in your catalog match what is on your computers disks Buzz Catalog remembers the information used to create the last catalog If you tend to use the same catalog every session you do not need to reenter it each time When you modify delete or add new designs on your computer there is no need to update your catalog the next time you open Buzz Catalog the catalog is automatically updated or you can select File gt Refresh to see the new designs immediately To Create a Catalog 1 Start Buzz Catalog by double clicking the Buzz Catalog icon located on your computer desktop or by going to Start gt
7. Linking Buzz Tools Plus with other Embroidery Software Once you are finished authorizing Buzz Catalog starts the Filetype Wizard which helps you link Buzz Tools Plus with other embroidery software installed on your computer To run it now click Next gt If you would rather run this wizard at another time click Cancel You can start it from Buzz Catalog at a later time by selecting File gt Settings and clicking the FileType Wizard button To link Buzz Tools Plus with other embroidery software 1 Buzz Tools Plus needs information about the embroidery programs installed on your computer Software programs are constantly being updated by the various machine companies If your software version is NOT listed do not select any Instead check your online help for information on setting up your on the fly settings or visit our online Tech Support Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 10 FileType Wizard Place a checkmark next to each embroidery applications you have on this computer If your software is not listed here you may be able to set it up manually in the File Settings dialog O AmazingBox DreamBox MagicBox O rtista by Bemina Di Artista v2 0 by Bemina O Customizer 100008 by Janome O Customizer 100008 Plus by Janome O Customizer 110008 by Janome O Customizing by Husqvama O Customizing Pro by Husqvarna O Deco wizard by Bemina O EasyScan by Janome New Home M EnilicinnSean hu
8. a folder click on your Buzz Catalog window to activate it and press Ctrl R to refresh your catalog Since you originally cataloged the entire disk all folders and designs are updated to reflect the changes you just made 5 Continue this process one folder at a time until you have gone through all of your design folders Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Organizing Your Designs This actually goes very fast When you are all done you may want to print your catalog Alternatively you can just use your catalog online and double click on the designs to start your embroidery program NOTE Designs files on your computer are no different than any other filetype graphic text PDF etc when it comes to using Windows Explorer to organize them If you take a general computer class or pick up a book at the library on using Windows Explorer this information will be completely applicable to manipulating your embroidery files Printing Your Organized Catalog When you are finished organizing your designs you may want to print a catalog for it First set up your view and page layout options as desired and then select File gt Print Summary 2 Buzz Catalog NOTE Some people choose the following settings when printing thumbnail catalogs Under the View menu Uncheck Show Hoop Uncheck Show border Select File gt Page Layout and choose the following settings in the dialog Summary Filename Only Orientation Portrait Columns 5
9. by the terms and conditions contained herein If You do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement then You have no right to use any Buzz Tools product and You immediately should cease any attempts to download or otherwise access or use Buzz Tools software and contact Buzz Tools or the authorized reseller who sold You this Buzz Tools product and obtain instructions about requesting a refund Please be advised that by purchasing and or downloading and or using Buzz Tools products and by activating the use of those products by completing the software installation procedure You shall be deemed to have become a party to and bound by the terms of this Agreement 1 DEFINITIONS For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings Documentation shall mean all user documentation including any user manuals or instruction materials in any format provided to You in connection with the Licensed Products Licensed Product shall mean the computer software product that accompanies this license agreement License Term shall mean in perpetuity or until the termination of this Agreement according to its terms and conditions by either party Serial Number License Key shall mean the software serial number and or License Key provided to You with the Licensed Products which is needed to activate the Licensed Products 2 GRANT OF LICENSE a Subject to the terms and conditions of this
10. company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Printed and bound in the United States of America Welcome On behalf of all of us at Buzz Tools I am pleased to introduce to you version 4 of Buzz Tools Plus our original home embroidery management system The main program in Buzz Tools Plus Buzz Catalog gives you one location in which to search for your designs display detailed information about them and print your catalog You can display and print in a Summary or Actual Size view Designs are easily edited as you can launch your embroidery software right from Buzz Catalog In addition you can convert your designs from one design file format to another either in batch mode or on the fly as you need them Our premier catalog program BuzzXplore has in some sense superseded Buzz Tools Plus However many customers still like the simplicity as well as the price of our classic Buzz Tools Plus program Thus we decided to come out with Buzz Tools Plus version 4 which brings all the file formats up to date adds a toolbar and status bar 3D display for Actual Size view and easy access to the other Buzz Tools application like BuzzSize BuzzEdit and BuzzBox I know you will enjoy using Buzz Tools Plus as much as I do Happy Stitching Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc CBP regen Lisa A Laufer Home Embroidery Hobbyist President and Founder of Buzz Tools Inc Welcome C
11. extract ZIP d files you decompress the files stored in the ZIP archive and save them as separate files on a disk This step is not necessary with Buzz Catalog because Buzz Catalog allows you to include ZIP d files and even allows you to open them in your design software by automatically extracting on the fly as needed In Buzz Catalog ZIP archives are treated as ordinary files meaning you can view them convert them create notes for them search for them etc Home Shop Contact Site Map 2 Embroidery Design Sharing Join a Theme Swap Chich om a thee for wore iaformation ox tov 2 participare Funny Says INM renf lyons aos New Designs 2 D rene Figure 6 1 www BuzzTools com Embroidery Design Sharing pages NOTE If you have not yet explored the Internet you might want to explore this prolific source for embroidery designs A good place to start would be the Buzz Tools website at http buzztools com and using the left menu navigate to the Free Stuff page Our web site offers a place to share designs participate design swaps project ideas and of course obtain support for Buzz Tools products Many of the designs shown in the examples are available here Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc ZIP Archives amp Your Catalog 38 Including ZIP s in Your Catalog It is easy to include ZIP archives in your catalog When you first open Buzz Catalog or when you select File gt New Catalog the Select
12. formats When converting from a format that has color values to the DST or EXP format the colors of the original design are retained in an RGB companion file This file has the same name as the design file with a rgb extension As long as this file is in the same folder as the design file of the same name the DST or EXP file will appear to have colors in any of the Buzz Tools software programs DST and EXP files do not contain any color information They do have color breaks that is markers in the file to tell the machines to stop sewing but no actual color values Therefore when these are displayed in a catalog such as Buzz Catalog the color stops are assigned a color value so that you can get an idea of what the design will look like All DST and EXP files display in Buzz Catalog with the same color sequence and a line is displayed for each color stop rather than a color value This is so you can write in your color choices on a printed catalog if you like Harvest Gold Black Not Defined Olive Green Lemon Yellow Deep Gold Black Rose3la pes Rose3la dst 3 70x3 90 inches 18 782 stitches 3 70x3 90 inches 18 775 stitches 7 thread changes 6 colors 7 thread changes 7 colors Figure 4 2 The original PES design looses color values when converted to DST When EXP or DST designs are converted to another file format that requires the color value Buzz Catalog does not know what color the digitizer intende
13. return the warranty registration card included with your software If you purchased a download only version you are already registered Getting Assistance and Help This guide takes you through the basics of working with Buzz Catalog For information on specific tools and commands see the comprehensive online Help available from within Buzz Catalog select Help gt Contents In addition you can access online Help by clicking the Help button located on some dialogs This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your Microsoft Windows operating system and its conventions including how to use a mouse and standard menus and commands For help with these techniques please see your Microsoft Windows documentation or a beginning Windows book which can be purchased at any computer store Video Tutorials Several video tutorials have been provided to speed your learning of Buzz Tools Plus To access the video tutorial menu select Help gt Tutorials Buzz Catalog looks to see if the installation CD is in the CD drive or if the tutorials have been installed to the hard drive If it cannot find them you are prompted to insert your installation CD and try again or download them from the internet using the provided link Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started Technical Support If you are having difficulties with Buzz Tools Plus please e Read your manual and online help carefully Most questions can usually be an
14. subject there are many occasions where one design may actually fall into multiple categories For example you may have a wonderful heart design that is made up of entirely of flowers When you originally organized your designs you may have filed this in your Hearts folder or perhaps it was in Flowers The simplest way to find this design may be to create a catalog that includes only the two folders Hearts and Flowers and to page through your designs until you locate the design you are looking for This could work but perhaps you had a weak moment and instead filed the design under Love or even under the name of the digitizer Lorie Frisch If this is the case you may not find the design at all Finding Files or Folders If you know the name of the file or part of the file name you can search for it by selecting Find gt File Name Find File Name Ea Enter Filename Rose ped Find X E Start At ccs FirstPage Current Page Help Figure 5 1 Find Files Dialog Fill in the name of the file or folder you are looking for in the Enter File Name field You may use standard wildcard characters in your search where is the wild card replacement for any number of trailing characters and is the wild card replacement for a single character Buzz Catalog displays the first file that meets your search criteria If this is not the design you are looking for you can repeat the sear
15. the following limitations e The extracted files are always placed in the same folder as the original zip e ZIP archives with passwords are not displayed in the catalog and are NOT available for extraction e Zipped files that contain zipped files need to be extracted to single zipped files before they can be viewed and processed by Buzz Catalog Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc ZIP Archives amp Your Catalog 39 How to extract or unzip all of the files contained within ZIP archives 1 BACKUP the original ZIP archives You can do this by copying the ZIP archives to CD s or to another type of removable media Label date and put the backups in a safe location away from excessive heat This is especially important if you are going to have Buzz Catalog delete the original designs in the ZIP archives after it has extracted them 2 Start Buzz Catalog 3 Using the Select Files dialog choose the filetype and zip display option As Files NOTE Although you can extract ZIP archives when your ZIP s are displayed 4s Folders it can be more confusing for the beginning user as the extracted files are not displayed adjacent to the original ZIP d design If you do have your ZIP s display As Folders you will need to create a new catalog or refresh the existing catalog before your extracted files will display 4 Choose the folders that contain the ZIP s you want to extract from If you do not want to extract an entire folder of ZIP s select the i
16. the ones that are the most common for each embroidery file format If these defaults do not work well for you you can modify a number of conversion settings On the second dialog of the Convert Files Wizard select Advanced to display the file splitting criteria for the filetype you are currently converting to Split Criteria For PCS Files IV Split if thread changes exceed fi4 IV Split if stitches exceed fi 4000 IV Back up to last thread change Set Default Figure 4 9 Design Split Criteria If you are a beginning user or you do not understand these settings you should not modify them They have been set to the values needed by the majority of users and it is possible that you could modify them in such a way as to make your design conversions unusable On the third dialog of the Convert Files Wizard you may decide whether your design is rotated or resized during conversions In addition you can choose whether to use the default color palette or to use best possible colors for designs PCS and CSD file formats only This last setting is located on the Settings dialog which can be accessed by selecting File gt Settings See the Buzz Catalog online help for more information on these settings Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 33 Chapter 5 Finding Designs and Design Notes Finding the perfect design is always the challenge of the embroidery hobbyist Even when you have your designs filed in folders by
17. AMAGE OCCURRING IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR S LIABILITY TO ANY PARTY INCLUDING LICENSEE EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OR LICENSE FEE OF THE RELEVANT LICENSED PRODUCT b Buzz Tools reserves the right to revise any Licensed Product at any time without notification to Licensee or any other person 8 AUDIT If the Licensed Product is being used for commercial purposes Licensee shall permit Licensor upon reasonable notice i e not less than three business days to conduct an audit of Licensee s use of the Licensed Product to determine compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement 9 CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM OF ANY DISPUTE This Agreement shall be construed interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in the County of Contra Costa the State of California United States of America 10 INTEGRATION This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior discussions between them Neither of the parties shall be bound by any warranties understandings or representations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein Any waiver or modification of this Agreement shall only be effective if it is in writing and signed by
18. Buzz Tools Plus User s Manual Version 4 Copyright 2000 2006 by Buzz Tools Inc All U S and international rights reserved Buzz Tools Plus v4 User Manual for Windows This manual and the software described in it are furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only and is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Buzz Tools Incorporated Buzz Tools Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book All rights are reserved No part of the manual or the described software may be copied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format without prior written approval of Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Tools BuzzEdit BuzzXplore and Stitches in Time are registered trademarks of Buzz Tools Inc of San Ramon California The Stitches in Time display is protected by U S Patent numbers 6 167 823 B1 and 6 502 006 B1 Other patents pending The following are copyrights of their respective companies or organizations Baby Lock is a registered trademark of Baby Lock USA Bernina is a registered trademark of Fritz Gegauf AG BERNINA Sewing Machines Brother is a registered trademark of Brother International Microsoft Windows are registered trademark of Microsoft Corp Other products and
19. Files dialog opens Choose from the following ZIP display options None ZIP archives are not included in your catalog Reece eS Cuptc pes Cup6c pes gt fritsch zip 3 78x3 76 inches 29 520 stitches 3 78x3 76 inches 29 520 stitches 12 thread changes 8 colors 12 thread changes 9 colors Figure 6 2 The design on the right is ZIP d and shows the name of the ZIP archive right after the file name As Files The files within each ZIP archive are treated as other files in your catalog and are displayed along side other unzipped files in same folder The files are sorted by the file name and not the name of the ZIP archive that contains them The name of the file is displayed before the name of the ZIP and is separated from it by a gt As Folders Not shown The ZIP archives are treated as folders within Buzz Catalog It is important to remember that if you select this option each ZIP will start on its own page in the catalog If you happen to have a lot of ZIP archives in your catalog that contain only one file each you will end up with lots of pages in your catalog with only one design per page Extracting ZIP d Designs If you always use Buzz Catalog to launch your embroidery software and to open your designs you do not need to extract your designs from their ZIP archives If you want to be able to open them directly from your embroidery software you will need to extract your designs from their ZIP archives This tool has
20. Fina lt Figure 1 4 Check the box in front of the embroidery software programs you have installed Check the box in front of the embroidery programs you have installed and click Next gt TIPS from our Tech Support Team Do NOT select any software that is NOT currently installed on your computer It is OK to not select any software Additional software is not required but if you have it this wizard will walk you through setting up the interaction Make note of the actual name of the software you have For example Janome Customizing is different than Janome Customizing PLUS Don t worry you can always add change your software later For each embroidery program you are given an opportunity to confirm its installed location Usually you only need only click Next gt for each embroidery program However if the Filetype Wizard has not successfully located your embroidery software or if the folder location displayed for the embroidery software is incorrect click the Browse button to locate it Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started FileType Wizard Buzz Catalog has located your PE Design By Brother software in this folder If this is the wrong folder browse to the correct folder Software Folder c Program Files Brother PE DESIGN Vero Browse Cancel Help Figure 1 5 Confirm the location of your embroidery software 4 If you chose more than one of the listed embroidery p
21. On the Confirm File Deletion dialog click Yes Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 15 Chapter 2 Buzz Catalog Basics The designs stored on your computer are stored in files Microsoft Windows stores your files in a structure similar to a paper filing system with its equivalents of filing cabinets drawers folders and documents The Buzz Tools main program Buzz Catalog displays the files in the structure you have on your drives Buzz Catalog Me x File Edit Find View Page Tools Help l HielRiRI ziel al al Copyright 1997 2006 Buzz Tools ijo objects Figure 2 1 Buzz Catalog Main Window Different embroidery machines require different design file formats This is because different software and embroidery machine manufactures have developed their software independently of one another and have incorporated different features color palettes and innovations in their software and in their machines If you are going to use another machines embroidery designs you need to convert the design to a format your software and embroidery machine can understand Buzz Tools Plus displays and converts the majority of home embroidery file formats NOTE Within this manual files of a specific format are referred to by their extension For example PES file refers to any file with the extension pes that is designed and for use by the Brother Company Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Catalog
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24. ch by selecting Find gt Next or by pressing F3 Searching for designs in this manner is very limited However with Buzz Catalog you have another option available to you Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Finding Designs and Design Notes Design Notes Some embroidery formats such as PCS and HUS allow for the inclusion of limited comments within the design file If you have the Viking or Pfaff embroidery software you may already be using this area in your designs to include information about them In Buzz Catalog these comments are displayed in the Actual Size view Other embroiderers use text files to store specific information about their designs Usually there is one text file per design and each contains information such as the source of the design thread colors and specific sewing instructions The text file or note file as we call it is given the same name as the design file but with the extension txt For example the design file Apple hus may have a corresponding note file called Apple txt By default Buzz Catalog includes these note files in your catalog along side of your designs Plantcan pes 3 19x3 92 inches 21 437 stitches 9 thread changes 8 colors This designs is very hard to sew Color Changes 1 Silver 2 Pewter 3 Black 4 Deep Green 5 Red Plantcan pes Plantcan txt Figure 5 2 This design is shown adjacent to its design note You can use Buzz Catalog to search through your d
25. ch design number of colors The way that you see the designs on your monitor is just how they will print when you print your catalog The dimensions of the catalog page reflect the page size associated with your printer Because most monitors are wider than they are tall you will be able to see more designs on your monitor and less unused space if you change your paper Orientation by selecting File gt Page Layout and setting it to Landscape instead of Portrait The versatility of changing the page layout in a few choices allows you to view files on your monitor in one fashion quickly change the layout and print them in a different fashion al Slalnin zll Copyright 1997 2006 Buzz Tools 11 object s Figure 2 4 Landscape Display Showing Summary Information Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Catalog Basics 19 The summary view displayed on the previous page is set to landscape mode In general landscape mode will fill more of your monitor This is also how the catalog will print unless these settings are changed before printing The designs are sorted by folder just as in Windows Explorer Within each folder the designs are sorted by name Designs in each different folder start on a new page Actual Size View Buzz Catalog can also display and print your designs in an Actual Size view with realistic 3D stitches The Actua
26. d for the color breaks Therefore when the file is converted Buzz Catalog assigns its color choices to the file These of course do not relate to an actual color value but represent the color break present in the original file Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 28 NOTE FOR JANOME amp ELNA USERS Buzz Catalog converts designs to the SEW file format using the entire SEW color palette Although these converted designs may not display correctly in some Janome New Home software they will display correctly in Buzz Catalog and your sewing machine will ask for the correct color This is due to the fact that some Janome software displays all colors that are not in its regular palette as black even if the color is a valid Janome thread color The color palette used by Buzz Catalog to represent the Janome New Home colors was created by matching the actual thread color to the Janome New Home SEW color code This information also applies to users of the Elna Envision Scan PC as they also use the SEW design file format File Splitting Each embroidery file format comes with certain file limitations and restrictions Typically these limitations are on the number of stitches a design may have or the number of color breaks The limitations are specific to the design format you are converting to and are usually not up for negotiation For example if your embroidery software is the Janome Easy Scan your embroidery machine canno
27. default value and click Next gt to continue Convert Design Files x If Too Big To Fit In Hoop V Try To Rotate I Try To Shrink Maximum Percent fe Vv Use BuzzSize To Retain Stitch Density for shrinkage above Maximum Percent Resized designs are flagged with a sign J Convert If Still Too Big To Fit In Hoop Minimum Hoop Margin mm jo lt Back Cancel Figure 4 8 Design conversion hoop and sizing options 9 The last conversion dialog displays the design conversion hoop and sizing options If the format you are converting to has more than one hoop they will be listed in a drop down menu Choose the hoop you want the software to convert to If you choose a hoop that is larger than the maximum hoop size for your model machine it will not stitch without modification By default designs will be rotated during the conversion if needed to fit in the hoop size but designs will not be shrunk or converted if too big to fit in the hoop Select the Use BuzzSize Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 32 option if you have this program installed and would like to use it to automatically resize designs during conversion Change these options if desired and click Finish to convert your files and to display your updated catalog Advanced Conversion Options If you are an advanced Buzz Catalog user you can control how your designs are converted The conversion defaults set by Buzz Catalog are
28. e engineer decompile or disassemble any Licensed Product for any purpose without Licensor s prior express written consent nor shall Licensee attempt to create the source code from the object code or defeat the Serial Number License Key or any other software key used to activate the Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc License Agreement 50 Licensed Product b The license granted herein is personal to Licensee and is not transferable except upon Licensor s prior written consent In particular Licensee shall not attempt to sublicense rent lease or otherwise permit any use by another of any Licensed Product except as expressly provided herein In addition Licensee shall not publish or reproduce the Serial Number License Key or any other software key provided to Licensee except as expressly authorized herein c Licensee shall not remove or alter without Licensor s prior written consent any proprietary notice on any Licensed Product or Documentation 5 MAINTENANCE AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT This Agreement does not provide You with any right to maintenance or support from Buzz Tools However various forms of maintenance and or support are from time to time available on our web site at buzztools com Please see the Buzz Tools web site or the authorized Buzz Tools reseller who sold You the Licensed Product for further information 6 TERM AND TERMINATION This Agreement shall take effect upon Licensee s acquisition of a Licensed Product and sha
29. e existing design file with the new file If they are exactly the same the new file is not written at all If the file contents are different in any way Buzz Catalog creates a new name for the new design file The new name will be the original name with a number appended to the end If you do not like the names selected you can rename them from Windows Explorer after the conversion process is complete Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files Once the new design file is created the original design file is deleted if and only if you specified the Delete Original Files After Conversion option Using this option has two advantages First you will have a clean folder when finished Second it will allow you to see exactly where the conversion left off ifthe conversion gets interrupted Remember if you are going to delete your original files to save a copy onto a CD first Colors During Conversions Each embroidery file format comes with certain standard colors and restrictions Some design formats have only a few color choices and some have a plethora Other designs don t contain color information at all only color stops to let the embroiderer know it is time to change threads When design files are converted using Buzz Catalog the best possible match is made from the colors available In some cases this may involve selecting a secondary color choice in order to preserve color stops Note on Converting to DST or EXP file
30. e program settings manually as follows To manually change your on the fly settings 1 If the Options dialog is not already open open it by selecting File gt Settings File Associations General Options File Types v h g led Open Settings os 3 we PCS Pfaff we PEC Brother Baby Lock Berr ye PEL Brother Baby Lock Bem Filetype Wizard we PEM Brother Baby Lock Bert File Type Details File Type PES Convert Tio Open With C Program Files DRAWings DRAWE ditor exe Cancel Help Figure 3 1 File Options dialog Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Editing Design Files 24 2 Select the format you wish to change and click Open Settings For example to open PES files into the Singer Professional Sew ware select XXX from the list of filetypes and click Open Settings to open the following dialog x IV Convert PES Files To Type rox x Conversion Settings gt Open With Program Name Professional Sew Ware by Singer x Find It Executable File Path CAProgram Files PS W_2 psw exe Browse IV Quote File Name Set this if files with spaces do not open properly I Use Short File Name Set this if files still do not open properly Use Same File Association For Windows Explorer IV On The Fly Convert All Other File Types to XX Cancel Help Figure 3 2 Use to select which program opens the selected filetype 3 Check the box in front
31. e select it Selecting a folder in this way selects all of the files in the folder and its sub folders Selecting a ZIP archive selects all of the files that it contains The filetypes are of course limited to the types you have specified in the Files of Type field Click OK to display the catalog 7 To display a different set of files select File gt New Catalog or click the New Catalog toolbar button How Your Designs are Displayed and Printed Summary View By default Buzz Catalog displays your designs in a Summary view Each page of your catalog displays multiple designs the number of rows and columns of designs on each page can be changed by selecting File gt Page Layout You can also set the amount of Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Catalog Basics 18 design information you want displayed with each design by selecting View gt Summary Information or File gt Page Layout You can choose to view Filename Only Sew Summary or Color Breaks also known as Detailed The sample designs below demonstrate the same design in each of these options amp Desheagepes 3 57x3 31 inches 15 679 stitches Drsbear2 pes 10 thread changes 10 colors FILENAME ONLY SEW SUMMARY COLOR BREAKS Only the design file The filename design The colors and stitching order name is included size the number of are displayed along with the stitches and the number filename design size the of colors are included number of stitches and the for ea
32. ecting File gt Print Table of Contents A printed Table of Contents only lists folders individual file names are not printed Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Catalog Basics Chapter 3 Editing Design Files Buzz Catalog does not directly edit embroidery designs but rather it is used to locate designs and load them into another embroidery programs Buzz Catalog is pre configured to open your designs into Buzz Tools embroidery software Buzz Catalog also supports the majority of other vendors embroidery software including many that are not supported natively in Windows Explorer E Daez Catalo Edt frd Vew Page Help D PSW beebe pes Just double click your design it is converted and opened for you Buzz Tools Software Interactively PANNAN A en Bee Go You can open designs into BuzzEdit BuzzSize or the BuzzBox directly from Buzz Catalog via the Edit menu or the toolbar x Click the BuzzEdit toolbar button to open the selected design in BuzzEdit Alternatively select Edit gt BuzzEdit Click the BuzzSize toolbar button to open the selected design in BuzzSize Alternatively select Edit gt BuzzSize l Click the BuzzBox toolbar button to open the selected design in BuzzBox a Alternatively select Edit gt BuzzBox Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Opening Files into Other Software When a file is double clicked Buzz Catalog opens the file into the associat
33. ed embroidery filetypes NOTE Buzz Catalog knows what programs need the Buzz Open utility Just tell Buzz Catalog the name of your embroidery software before you click the Use Same File Associations for Windows Explorer button and Buzz Catalog will set it up correctly for you Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Additional Information 47 Index B Buzz Tools Free Designs 38 Mailing Address 15 Web Site 15 BuzzBox 22 BuzzEdit 22 BuzzSize 22 C Catalogs Actual Size 20 Creating 17 Summary View 19 Conversions Advanced Options 33 BuzzSize 30 Colors 28 Design Rotation 30 File Splitting 29 How Files are Processed 27 Janome and Elna Users 29 On the fly 23 On the fly Settings 24 Resizing 30 Why Convert 26 Wizard 27 Copyright Information 2 D Design Notes 35 Designs Downloading from the Internet 38 Finding 34 E Embroidery Software Explorer Associations 23 Launching 23 Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc F File New Catalog 18 Page Layout 19 Refresh 17 Settings 24 Filetypes Supported 47 Why Different Ones 16 Wizard 10 Find File Name 34 Next 34 G General Shortcut Keys 45 H Help Getting Assistance 14 Technical Support 15 Video Tutorials 14 Initial Setup Authorizing 9 Filetype Wizard 10 Installation Buzz Edit Lite 12 For Dowload Only Purchase 9 Free Trial Programs 13 From CD 7 Registration 14 Trouble Shooting 14 Uninstalling 15 M My Documents 17 Index 48 N New Featu
34. ed program Most filetypes have programs associated with them by Windows Explorer and this association is used if appropriate Buzz Catalog also lets you set Buzz Catalog program specific associations This means that when you double click a supported filetype you can have Windows Explorer launch one program and Buzz Catalog launch another although this is not required On the Fly Conversions When you double click a design file it is read into your design software not available for DOS based software programs such as the POEM software If you do not own software that can read the selected design filetype Buzz Catalog can convert the file on the fly to a type that can be read When you are finished editing your design and are ready to return to Buzz Catalog save your design if you want to keep your changes and exit your embroidery program Buzz Catalog will display the changed design If Buzz Catalog converted your original design file on the fly Buzz Catalog will now display the converted file in place of the original file This automatic refresh feature is only performed if you do not change your active page in Buzz Catalog after double clicking on a design and before you return to Buzz Catalog Linking Buzz Tools Plus with other Embroidery Software The first time Buzz Catalog is run it starts the Filetype Wizard which helps determine what embroidery software programs you have installed on your computer If you have only one embroide
35. esign remarks as in PCS and HUS files or through your design notes contained in text files This gives you the ability to locate your designs based on the information you have decided to include If you are storing your design notes in text files it is important to remember that the design file and the note file are separate entities As you organize your designs you are responsible for making sure that your note files are stored in the same folder as the design they refer to This way when you search your note files for keywords or other text you will be able to find the design You can use Buzz Catalog to create individual note files for your designs Once the basic note file is created you may edit individual note files to include information specific to your designs To Create Note Files 1 Start Buzz Catalog 2 Using the Select Files dialog make a catalog that contains the designs that need note files Click OK to display your catalog Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Finding Designs and Design Notes 35 3 Once your catalog is displayed select Tools gt Create Note Files Create Note Files 4 Onthe first wizard dialog select what part of your catalog hy you want to process and if you would like your notes Prana Notaries er placed in a single text file or in multiple files Choose from the following options Selected Design C Current Page of Designs r s Ka i i Put Notes in One File One note file is created f
36. etypes and hoops in the manual or the online help because this information frequently changes as new formats and hoops are added with program updates To find out what embroidery formats are supported select Help gt About Explorer Tools You can use Buzz Catalog to set up the Windows Explorer file associations for your embroidery software The advantage of doing it within Buzz Catalog is that Buzz Tools Plus includes a utility Buzz Open that can assist opening design files if required by your embroidery software The Filetype Wizard which runs the first time Buzz Catalog is run or by selecting File gt Settings does not set up Windows file associations as we did not want to overwrite any existing file associations you may already use Therefore to take advantage of this feature you need to define your on the fly settings manually and click the Use Same File Association For Windows Explorer button see To manually change your on the fly settings on page 24 e Layout amp Editing users may want to use Buzz Catalog to set up Windows file associations for PEC PEL PEM or PES files e PC Designer users may want to use Buzz Catalog to set up Windows file associations for PCS PCD or PCQ files e Professional Sew Ware users may want to use Buzz Catalog to set up Windows file associations for XXX files e Amazing Box DreamBox or MagicBox users may want to use Buzz Catalog to set up Windows Explorer associations for all the support
37. f all the files are deleted from a specific ZIP archive the ZIP archive itself is deleted Extract ZIP d Files xi e Note Unzip d files will be ignored m Files To Extract Selected Design C Current Page of Designs Entire Catalog of Designs m Use With Care If you check this box make N sure you have backups of your originals Next gt Cancel R Extract ZIP d Files xi je B uzz Catalog Will Extract For Each File Extracted Y our Catalog Will Display Gaana Fle any Both Grianal And Entracted Files lt Back Cancel NOTE If your designs are located on a CD you must first copy the files from the CD to a folder on your hard drive Because Buzz Catalog saves the processed designs back to the original location the drive the designs are located on can not be read only When you follow this process you can not choose the delete option in the wizard because the file attributes of the copied files is retained from the CD a read only medium Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc ZIP Archives amp Your Catalog 41 Chapter 7 Organizing Your Designs As you recall Buzz Catalog displays your designs in the same folder structure as you have on your disk By showing you what you have Buzz Catalog can help you in locating your designs and when used along side of Explorer Buzz Catalog becomes a powerful tool for organizing your designs O
38. ganizing Your Designs Once you make these decisions you are ready to start organizing When you are organizing designs stored on a hard drive it is easiest to catalog an entire drive of designs and work through it one folder at a time Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Organizing Your Designs 42 1 Organizing Designs Stored on Hard Drives Open Buzz Catalog along side of Explorer both showing the same folder and each displayed on half of the screen Buzz Catalog a a x amp Downloads File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ax Qu O 8 PP sents tin 25 GX 1D E Address C Data Designs folders _Downloads v Go Folders _Downloads G Alphabets Animals a Awards Buildings Celebrations XxX Name a fairies_org zip E floral 7 _org zip Type Compressed zipped Compressed zipped Layout amp Editing Layout amp Editing Layout amp Editing Layout amp Editing Layout amp Editing 3 2 1 1 Size 22 KB 06 KB 5 KB 21 KB 92 KB 09 KB 2 KB Celestial a Cirus Clothing a Crofts Design Elements a G Fantasy 5 Floral Carnations Comical Daisy In Pots And Conti B his Gly G Jonquils Lilacs Lily Misc G Pansy Bs Heart3l pes Bs Heart4 pes Bs Heart4l_pes Bs Heart5 pes Ww Bs Heart5l pes Bs Heart6 pes Bs Heart l pes Layout amp Editing 125 KB Layout a
39. he designs MESA you are processing the wizard asks you to choose from the following options an Buzz Catalog Will Create Notes For If Note File Exists Skip If a note file of the same name exists this design will be skipped Skip Overwrite If a note file of the same name exists overwrite it with the new information C Overwrite C Append Append If a note file of the same name exists add this new information to the end of the existing text file so that it will contain both the original and new lt Back Cancel information 9 Click Finish to create the note files and display your updated catalog You may edit any of the design notes by double clicking their displayed text Buzz Catalog will automatically open the design note in notepad or other editor if you have changed your Explorer associations Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Finding Designs and Design Notes 37 Chapter 6 ZIP Archives amp Your Catalog If you have ever surfed the Internet looking for design files you will have quickly noticed two things First the Internet is bursting with FREE designs and second most of these designs are distributed as ZIP archive files ZIP archives are files that contain other files and are compressed so that they take up less disk pace Most design files available on Internet are distributed as ZIP archives because ZIP s make it easy to group files and make transporting and copying these files faster When you
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41. ize Evaluation copies of Buzz Tools software can also be downloaded from www buzztools com demo_menu asp The trial period is limited to twenty one days from installation The programs all provide a quick start guide in the online help and how to videos may be accessible by selecting Help gt Tutorials or by downloading them from the Buzz Tools website Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 13 Trouble shooting Installation or Startup If you have trouble try the following e See the Buzz Tools Plus V4 ReadMe file installed in the same folder as Buzz Tools Plus for important late breaking information that became available after this manual was completed e Make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements listed at the start of this chapter e CD ROM Installations ONLY Check the back of the installation CD and clean off smudges or fingerprints with a soft cloth if required e Exit from all other applications and disable any virus protection applications before installing e Restart your computer and then restart Buzz Catalog e See if technical documents exist about the problem you are having All technical documents are available on the Buzz Tools web site at www buzztools com answers Register Please register your software so that Buzz Tools Inc can continue to provide you with the highest quality software offer technical support and inform you of new developments Fill out and
42. l Size View displays or prints one design per page along with its design information The designs are printed the same size they will be when they are stitched out and may be used as a guide for design placement Large designs may not print completely in Actual Size There is no monitor calibration in Buzz Catalog so the Actual Size displayed on your monitor may not be true if you have modified your display settings on your computer for example you changed the size of viewed fonts 125 to make your text bigger at high resolutions Figure 2 5 A design in actual size with realistic 3D stitches Changing Views Select one of the View commands to switch between displayed views Select one of the File gt Print commands to print either of these views Click the Actual Size View toolbar button to display the selected file in actual size with realistic 3D stitches Click the button again to return to the previous view The Size of Your Catalog The number of pages in your catalog is dependant on the number of designs you have selected and the number of rows and columns set in the Page Layout Another contributing factor is the setting you choose for ZIP archives when you created your catalog using the Select Files dialog When the Zip Display option is set to As Folders the contents of each ZIP archive are displayed on a separate page When set to As Files the page breaks between zipped files are eliminated though there wil
43. l still be a break between folders Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Catalog Basics 20 Navigating Your Catalog Page Too Hep 4 aj kislik gly Figure 2 6 Catalog Navigation toolbar buttons make moving through your catalog easy One of the easiest ways to browse your catalog is to click one of the Catalog Navigation buttons on the toolbar You can also browse through your catalog by selecting one of the Page commands or by using the keyboard Using the keyboard press Page Up or Page Dn to move one page forward or backward Press Home or End to move to the first or last page of the catalog Select Page gt Number to go to a specific page Table of Contents Buzz Catalog can also display a Table of Contents which lists all of the file names in your current catalog Select View gt Table of Contents to view the Table of Contents a Flewvepet Lg ve Use the Table of Contents to jump to a specific file or B iaae folder in your catalog With the table of contents displayed scroll to find the file or folder you want Click on it to select it and then click the Go To button Buzz Catalog displays the catalog page that contains the a Ons te desired file or folder Figure 2 7 Table of Contents of Current Catalog To print out a report of the displayed Table of Contents click the Print button on the bottom of the Table of Contents dialog You can also print a Table of Contents for your designs by sel
44. ll remain in effect until terminated by the Licensee upon one month s written notice or by Licensor as set forth in this section This Agreement may be terminated by the Licensee only when all use of any Licensed Product has been discontinued and all Licensed Product and Documentation have been destroyed or have been returned to Buzz Tools Licensor may terminate this Agreement upon written notice if Licensee fails to comply with any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement 7 DISCLAIMERS AND WARRANTIES a EACH LICENSED PRODUCT COVERED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY LICENSED PRODUCT WILL BE FREE FROM ERROR OR MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS COMPATIBILITY REVERSE COMPATIBILITY OR INTEROPERABILITY REQUIREMENTS LICENSEE ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECISIONS MADE OR ACTIONS TAKEN BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED USING THE LICENSED PRODUCTS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL LICENSOR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH D
45. luation period the software must be authorized by entering the serial number and authorization code When you purchased Buzz Tools Plus you were given these numbers They are printed on the CD sleeve or are in the confirmation E mail you received when you purchased the download version These two items are required and you should enter them into your program the very first time you run it Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started To authorize the software 1 Start Buzz Catalog Click the Start button and then select Programs gt Buzz Tools gt Buzz Catalog V4 Welcome to Buzz Tools Plus Thank you for trying Buzz Tools Plus featuring Buzz Catalog This trial wall expire 21 days from the date of installation DAYS REMAINING 21 BE What would you like to do Continue using the trial Authorize Buzz Tools Plus requires a serial number and license key C Exit the application To find out more about Buzz Tools Plus or to find a Buzz Tools dealer please visit our website Find a Buzz Tools dealer www buzztools com purchase Product Information www buzztools com Free technical support www buzztools com answers Ores ee F Figure 1 3 Main Buzz Tools Plus authorization dialog 2 On the main authorization dialog select Authorize Buzz Tools Plus and click Next gt 3 Carefully read and follow the on screen instructions for authorizing the software
46. mp Editing 71 KB Layout amp Editing TIL KB Layout amp Editing 125 KB Layout amp Editing 153 KB Layout amp Editing 76 KB Layout amp Editing 118 KB Dheart_org x zip Compressed zipped 925 KB E shop_org zip Compressed zipped 103 KB B x Copyrightnotice txt Text Document 3KB Copyright 1997 2006 Buzz Tools Ir 91 object s Figure 7 1 Buzz Catalog amp Windows Explorer open at the same time TIP to create a similar display on your computer do the following Close programs except Buzz Catalog and create a catalog for the folder you wish to organize RIGHT click on the Start button select Explore and navigate to the same folder RIGHT click on the Windows Taskbar and select Tile Windows Horizontally 2 Now that you can see your designs decide what design to drag and drop within Explorer you can not drag from Buzz Catalog to Explorer this program is used as a guide to make sense of the filenames you see in Explorer If you are keeping text files with design information you will need to move these along with the design files Also don t forget to move companion files like PEM BMP and LAY files 3 You can use Explorer to add folders for your different categories and even rename your design files You can set up subjects like Flowers Animals and may even set up folders under these to refine the categories even more 4 When you are finished moving the contents of
47. n you install BuzzEdit Lite you will automatically be able to try the full features of BuzzEdit for 21 days These features include powerful embroidery digitizing design editing lay out and auto hooping tools More Information amp Main Menu EXIT Figure 1 6 The BuzzEdit Installation Menu 3 From this menu you can choose to view the BuzzEdit video tutorials open the PDF manual or install BuzzEdit Click Install BuzzEdit to launch the BuzzEdit installation program 4 Carefully read and follow the on screen installation instructions for the software We recommend that you accept all default installation options and installation folder locations 5 Atthe end of installation the Buzz Tools program group displays anda BuzzEdit icon is visible on your computer desktop Be sure to check the BuzzEdit Readme file for any late breaking news Install BuzzEdit Lite from Download Only Purchase If your software was delivered by download only instructions on where to download the BuzzEdit Lite software and how to install it were E mailed to you Please follow those instructions to install your software Free Trial Programs When BuzzEdit Lite is first installed you can choose to try the full features of BuzzEdit V2 program for 21 days in order to evaluate the full program The Buzz Tools Plus installation CD also includes trial versions of the Buzz Tools applications BuzzXplore and BuzzS
48. ncnssws 42 Organizing Considerations esessssssseseeseeseesesesestsesestsesesestsesesesrsesesses 42 Organizing Your Designs sseessssesssesessseseresreressesrerirsreseseseseseseseses 42 Printing Your Organized Catalog ssesssssesesesesesseessesreseesseseseresese 44 Appendix A Shortcut Keys his icccinesveessebeegieisieeddder ped KerKnbnisianne 45 General Re neneea mee nun ei eer Seer ety Pv ter een ree Es Se ePOr Ten 45 TNE TES UTI os solace ee er r E E 45 Searching co sarssnasteasisnedsenspnnwtvnecescnsnapererautisensestaanassosennpapnoentelneseteooracnacas 46 UO E scaucenesaus sta tasaiasckesccncatndevesl RAR 46 Appendix B Additional Information 0c cece cece eee eee eee eee nneee 47 Command Reference lt ccncssnececsnsgrntiesccaee een nee 47 Supported Formats sa scescecentasiesieacssiy saynprels vex cate aces taasse eoeectuntan 47 PONE OGG AE EE EEE A 47 E E E E E E T 48 License Agreement sernam aran aa a a a a 50 Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Contents Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Buzz Tools Plus The Buzz Tools Plus main program Buzz Catalog allows you to easily locate and USE the designs in your embroidery designs collection whether you have hundreds or thousands of designs What can I do with Buzz Tools Plus Buzz Tools Plus allows you to easily find your embroidery designs convert them to the correct format and launch your embroidery design software Your de
49. ndividual ZIP archives of interest to you 5 Click OK to display your catalog Ea Buzz Catalog File Edit Find View Page EGES Help Convert Design Files Extract ZIP d Files C Data Br4 Samples 12c Create Note Files Printed 1 16 2008 PES Fit Hoop PES Fix Card Data PES Convert To Version 1 7dayap pes i Christms pes ZAN ERRY P MEE ea ee a Hollys L pes S 8 Merry pes Mryxmas pes Starts the upzp wizard which allows you to extract zip archive fies 21 abject s Figure 6 3 Catalog is displayed and ZIP d files are ready for extraction 6 Once your catalog is displayed select Tools gt Extract ZIP d Files Alternatively you can click the Extract ZIP s Files toolbar button to open the wizard Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc ZIP Archives amp Your Catalog 7 Choose to extract files from the entire catalog and since you already backed up your ZIP archives you did didn t you choose to have Buzz Catalog delete the original file after extraction Click Next gt to continue 8 Buzz Catalog displays the number of files that will be extracted along with your display options Since you elected to delete the original ZIP archive only the Extracted File Only option will be active Click Finish to extract the files Since we previously selected the Delete Original Files option the files will be deleted from the ZIP archives after extraction I
50. nvert designs ahead of time Buzz Catalog automatically converts designs for you as needed when you double click on a design In addition to being a convenience this is beneficial Every time a design is converted some information is lost in the process If you keep your designs in their original format you can be assured that you are keeping the most accurate and detailed information available about the original design See On the Fly Conversions on page 23 for more information about on the fly design conversions If you want to be able to open your designs directly from your design software or if your embroidery software is a DOS based program such as the POEM embroidery program you may need do your conversions ahead of time Or perhaps you sell your designs and want to distribute them in multiple formats Buzz Catalog provides a powerful tool for converting designs that allows you to convert thousands of designs in only a few minutes In addition you can modify numerous conversion settings so that you control how your designs are converted Beginning users usually have excellent results with Buzz Catalog default conversion settings Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 26 Buzz Catalog Conversions Conversion Tool You can convert some or all of the files in your current catalog to the file format Z of your choice by selecting Tools gt Convert Design Files or clicking the Convert Designs toolbar bu
51. o allow Buzz Catalog to perform the design file conversions Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Editing Design Files 23 The settings that determine which filetype Buzz Catalog converts to on the fly as well as the program used to edit each filetype can be changed NOTE Buzz Catalog creates a new file during the on the fly conversion The name of the file is the same as the original design you double clicked but with the appropriate extension and the file is located in the same folder as the original file If you don t save the converted file from your embroidery program Buzz Catalog deletes the new file when you exit your embroidery program If you have made changes to the design file it is of course not deleted See How Your Files are Processed on page 27 for more information How to Change On the Fly Settings Usually your on the fly settings are set the first time you run Buzz Catalog assuming you completed the Filetype Wizard However if you did not set them up at installation or if you need to change them later you can easily do so To automatically change your on the fly settings to one program 1 Select File gt Settings The Options dialog opens 2 Click the Filetype Wizard button This launches the wizard that searches for installed software automatically Detailed information about the Filetype Wizard is discussed in Getting Started on page page 10 If your software is not listed click Cancel and set the softwar
52. of Convert files to type and set the filetype to the one that is supported by your embroidery software If you do not need to convert this filetype do not choose to do so 4 Select the name of your embroidery software from the Program Name drop down menu 5 Click Find It to allow the software to look for the selected program 6 Verify that the executable file path is correct If the incorrect location is selected and displayed click the Browse button to correct it 7 If you want Windows Explorer to use this same program for its double click action click Use Same File Association For Windows Explorer 8 If you want all of your designs to convert to this format and open into this program check the option On The Fly Convert All Other filetypes to___ 9 Click OK to save your settings and click OK to close the dialog Now all of your stitched based designs will convert on the fly to the same type your embroidery software expects Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Editing Design Files Chapter 4 Converting Design Files Buzz Catalog converts your stitched based design files from one design file format to another for you You can either do this on the fly by double clicking on a design see previous chapter or you can convert a batch of design files at once by selecting Tools gt Convert Design Files Why Convert If you always use Buzz Catalog to locate your designs and to launch your design software you do not need to co
53. ons for the software We recommend that you accept all default installation options and installation folder locations Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 5 Atthe end of installation the Buzz Tools program group displays and a Buzz Catalog icon is visible on your computer desktop Be sure to check the Buzz Catalog V4 Readme file for any late breaking news WARNING The Buzz Tools Plus installation CD serial number and authorization code are required to install the program Do not lose them or you will not be able to re install the program in the future Installation Information for Download Only Purchasers When you purchase a Download Only version of Buzz Tools Plus instructions on where to download the software and how to install it are E mailed to you Please follow those instructions to install your software WARNING The serial number and authorization code are required to install the program In addition you may wish to copy the Buzz Tools Plus installation program onto a CD and store it with a printout of your serial number and authorization code so that if necessary you can re install the software Initial Setup The first time you open Buzz Catalog the main Buzz Tools Plus program it asks you to authorize and then starts a wizard which helps you link Buzz Catalog with other embroidery software installed on your computer Authorizing Buzz Tools Plus In order to use Buzz Tools Plus beyond the eva
54. ontents Welcome o ccccccacredoeve dan dedeuraaveneekins ama ganawbreatanonenaweraneanens 3 INMOCUCHON occvecasccntrenasde sed eraetsanbesendlennanaiecassasaeetesdeaawe se 6 What can I do with Buzz Tools Plus oo ececeeeescseeseeseteeeeeeeenees 6 What s New in Version 4 sisisaossorncietoxna tei Geoniaanandenetenveveamebongperpnaatenn 6 Win A ELUREY 7 seesisacestassnnsawannnisnddcdnedieducasacy abathawisdassseiaasiepessanotatnemmsesaccistenies 6 T Getting Started oi ccu ced snscanceduncpisinnddaioenadddaueteaneonedanes cuauees 7 Installation Information s sssesesesesesesesesesesssesressesresereresesssesesesesesesesesesese 7 System Requirements cccccccceesscseeseescseeseeseesceecseeseeeeseeseeseeeeees 7 Installation Information for CD Purchasers ccccececeseeseeeeeeeees 7 Launch the Installation CD Browser s ssssssssseseseseessesseserssesess 7 Install Buzz Tools Plus x3 si ssasssencsicsdsaradogusesnomuinansiscaen 8 Installation Information for Download Only Purchasers 9 ital Semp eine R EEEE RE IE EEE 9 Authorizing Buzz Tools Plus s ssssesseseessessessssesiseresesesesesesesesessse 9 Linking Buzz Tools Plus with other Embroidery Software 10 Installing Buzz Edit Lite siiisncccin tte aieneemaeouuunniainoem 12 Install BuzzEdit Lite from Installation CD ee 12 Install BuzzEdit Lite from Download Only Purchase 13 Free Trial Pr Gann s sessies ts
55. or cee een all of the designs you are creating notes for If you select this option you will be prompted for a Put Notes In filename One File Separate Files Put Notes in Separate Files A separate note file is created for each design Click Next gt Cancel 5 On the second dialog select the amount of Create Note Files information to include in the note files ee Choose from the following options 2 Note File Contents Filename Only Only the design file name is included C Filename Only C Sew Summary j ana Color Break Sew Summary The filename design size olor Breaks the number of stitches and the number of colors are included for each design For designs that contain internal remarks this information is also included Comment This is a sample design that was included in Buzz Tools plus version 4 upgrade Color Breaks The colors and stitching order are included along with the filename design size the number of stitches the number of z lt Back Cancel colors and any internal remarks 6 The Comment field allows you to enter in additional information like designer website descriptive keywords and more You can type information into this field or paste it in from a copied source 7 Click Next gt to continue Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Finding Designs and Design Notes 36 8 Buzz Catalog displays the number of files that it will create note files for If note files exist for t
56. or select File gt New Catalog gt Zip Display Files Selected gt s Folders v 0 Cancel S Hel gt P bah atan an ge A Figure 2 3 Zip Display default setting is As Folders 4 By default your catalog includes designs stored in ZIP archives and these are displayed as folders Within each ZIP archive the designs are sorted by the file name For now leave the Zip Display drop down menu set to its default value As Folders See Including ZIP s in Your Catalog on page 39 for more information about ZIP archives and your catalog 5 The first time you start Buzz Catalog the Files of Type field displays All Supported Types If you do not want to include all supported filetypes in your catalog select the type of files you would like to include You may choose any of the filetypes listed in the drop down menu or you may type in your selection You may enter several filetypes at once by separating them with a semicolon A complete list of supported filetypes is listed in the Help gt About NOTE You can also select the filetype of when you create your catalog All filetypes will then be included in the selection tree Filetypes that cannot be displayed by Buzz Catalog display descriptive text instead of a graphic If these files have Explorer file associations you can launch their associated application by double clicking the text 6 Click on the red boxes next to a folder ZIP archive or file name to select or d
57. res 6 W Wizard Extract ZIP d Files 40 O Wizards Options Dialog 24 Convert Design Files 31 Organizing Create Note Files 36 Considerations 42 Filetype 10 How to 42 Tip 43 Z ZIP Archives P Display Options 39 Printing Extracting 39 Catalogs 44 S General Information 38 Including in Catalog 39 On CD 41 Searching Shortcut Keys 46 Select Files Dialog 17 Shortcut Keys 45 General 45 Searching 46 Tools 46 Viewing 45 Step by Step Authorizing the Software 10 Convert Embroidery Designs 31 Creating a Catalog 17 Creating Design Notes 35 Extracting ZIP d Files 40 Filetype Wizard 10 Install Buzz Tools Plus 8 Installing BuzzEdit 12 Manually Change On the fly Settings 24 Open CD Browser 7 Organizing Designs 43 System Requirements 7 T Tools Convet Design Files 31 Create Note Files 36 Extract ZIP d Files 40 Shortcut Keys 46 V Video Tutorials 14 Viewing Shortcut Keys 45 Views Actual Size 20 Changing 20 Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Index 49 License Agreement IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement Agreement is entered into by and between the user of this software You or Licensee and Buzz Tools Inc of San Ramon California Buzz Tools or Licensor By installing or using this software You acknowledge that You have read this Agreement that You understand it and that You agree to honor and be bound
58. rganizing Considerations Before you start organizing your designs you need to give some thought as to what will work best for you These are items of personal choice and must be decided by you Would you prefer to have all of your designs stored on your computer s hard drive or on an external hard drive that can be transferred between computers Do you want or need to keep track of the designs origin Do you want to keep the original design files or do you want all of your designs converted before you file them Do you want your designs filed by design category or subcategory for example D designs flowers cutwork Do you want your designs filed by digitizer design company or website for example D designs purchased Dakota Collectibles web samples Will you be keeping note files with design information in them so that you can do simple searches for design information If so you may want to create these design notes before you convert or organize your designs especially if you need to include some of the original design information in these files For more information on searching for designs see Finding Files or Folders on page 34 NOTE There is no RIGHT or WRONG way to organize your design files If you can locate the designs you want to use without getting frustrated your system is working Just remember that you have to take the time to put an organizing system into practice in order for it to work Or
59. rograms you will be asked which embroidery program you use most frequently Make your selection and click Next gt 5 When the Filetype Wizard is finished verifying the location of your software the final dialog displays Click Finish This concludes the initial setup of your Buzz Catalog software This wizard will not run again and all the choices you made are remembered whenever you use Buzz Catalog Close Buzz Catalog if you plan on installing other applications from the Buzz Tools installation CD Installing Buzz Edit Lite BuzzEdit is a full featured embroidery stitch editor that allows you to edit your existing designs to create your own personal work of art As an added bonus to our Buzz Tools Plus users we have included a free cut down version of BuzzEdit V2 with your purchase of Buzz Tools Plus With BuzzEdit Lite you can change the colors of your embroidery designs watch your design sew and perform minor design editing such as mirror and rotate Install BuzzEdit Lite from Installation CD To install BuzzEdit Lite onto your hard drive 1 From Main Menu of the installation CD browser click Install BuzzEdit Lite 2 The BuzzEdit Installation Menu opens Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 12 BuzzEdit Lite BuzzEdit Lite is a limited feature version of BuzzEdit V2 which allows you to change thread colors rotate mirror or flip your designs It is free to all BuzzXplore users Whe
60. ry software program Buzz Tools Plus assumes that the primary embroidery design file format of that program is the software file format you prefer to use All other supported stitched based design file formats are automatically converted to that file format on the fly when you double click on a design file in Buzz Catalog Your embroidery software is then started for you and the newly converted design file loaded For example if your embroidery software is the Brother PE Design program and you do not have any other embroidery software installed on your computer Buzz Tools Plus assumes you want all of your other stitched based embroidery design files converted on the fly to Brother PES files When you double click on a Viking HUS file the design file is converted to a PES file your PE Design program is started and the newly converted design file loaded If you have more than one embroidery design program installed on your computer you are prompted by the Filetype Wizard for the name of the embroidery software you use most frequently Design files not natively supported by any of your installed embroidery programs are converted to the primary filetype of your favorite embroidery program In addition to various customizing or design editing software programs Buzz Catalog will also open designs into various 3rd party memory card writers like the Amazing Box Magic Box Dream Box or Ultimate Box You want to select the format your machine uses t
61. signs are not moved into a separate catalog structure or database Buzz Tools Plus displays what is on your disks You can display and print your catalog in actual size or many designs per page In addition your embroidery software can be launched and the current design loaded just by double clicking on an embroidery designs image Designs are converted on the fly if needed What s New in Version 4 Some of the new features in this version of Buzz Tools Plus include the following e The last catalog information is now saved and your catalog is even easier to view whether you used it a couple of hours ago yesterday or a few weeks ago e Eleven new and updated embroidery formats e Enhanced wizards make routine tasks easier and the new toolbar gives instant access to most popular functions e Realistic 3 D Stitches for actual size viewing In a Hurry There is a lot of information in this manual but you don t need to read it all before you use the program Below are some key areas of the manual that can quickly assist you in using the program The more detailed information can then be read at your leisure or when you have a specific question to look up e To convert embroidery design file formats on page 31 e Why Convert on page 26 Numerous step by step guides are located throughout the manual For a complete list see the index under Step by Step Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Introduction Chapter 1
62. ssor functions when you convert designs When converting to a format with a hoop smaller than the size of the original design Buzz Catalog will use BuzzSize to resize and recalculate the number of stitches to fit the selected hoop Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 30 To convert embroidery design file formats 1 BACKUP the original design files You can do this by copying the files to CD s or to another type of removable media Label date and put backups in a safe location away from excessive heat This is especially important if you are going to have Buzz Catalog delete the original design files after conversion NOTE Itis essential to save a backup of your original files before you convert and delete them That way if there are any problems during the conversion you will not lose your valuable designs Once you have created this backup it is safe to let Buzz Catalog delete the original design files as they are converted 2 Start Buzz Catalog 3 Using the Select Files dialog choose the filetype you want to convert from and the folders you want to convert files in If you do not want to convert an entire folder of files select the individual files you want to convert You may convert multiple filetypes at the same time Also you don t need to worry if your catalog contains designs of the type you are converting to or files that cannot be converted these files will simply be skipped 4 Click OK to display
63. swered in this way e Contact your local dealer If your problem is not addressed in this manual you can contact your local Buzz Tools dealer for advice e Install the latest update If you computer is connected to the Internet select Help gt Check for Update Buzz Tools Plus automatically looks for program updates and asks you if you would like to install them e Visit us on the web Check our online answer pages at www buzztools com answers If you don t find an answer to your question you may E mail our technical support staff from the link provided e Write Us Send us a detailed description of your problem or question Be sure to include what version of Buzz Tools Plus you are running and the details about your computer configuration type of computer type of printer operating system etc Include your complete address fax number and telephone number along with the best time to contact you Mail to Buzz Tools Inc Attention Buzz Tools Plus Support Ste 4 PMB 410 2415 San Ramon Valley Blvd San Ramon CA 94583 Remove Buzz Tools Plus To remove Buzz Tools Plus from your hard drive do the following 1 From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel double click the Add Remove programs icon The Add Remove Program Properties dialog opens 3 Using the scroll bar locate the program name Buzz Tools V4 and click on it to select it 4 Click Add Remove 5
64. t sew any design that contains over twelve colors When you convert a design to the SEW format that contains twenty colors you will not be able to use the final design unless the design has been divided into parts During conversions Buzz Catalog can split a design with too many colors or stitches in two or more files By default the design in this example would be divided into two files File one would contain the color breaks one through twelve and file two would contain the color breaks thirteen though twenty Heart2 pes Heart2 A pes Heart2 B pes Figure 4 3 This PES design had to be split into two parts to convert correctly to PCS The new files names will be the original name with a letter appended to the end File one will be appended with the letter A file two with the letter B and so on When you stitch these designs you sew design A first followed by B etc When you are sewing the multiple files of a split design do not move the design sections on your embroidery machine unless you move each section by exactly the same amount The designs will overlay each other in the correct position to create the complete design Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 29 Zflwr pes Zflwr A sew 2flwr B sew Figure 4 4 This design was split and rotated during the conversion process Design Rotation and Resizing When you are converting designs there may be instances when the original design won t fit in
65. the new filetype s hoop Perhaps the original design hoop was taller then it was wide but your embroidery hoop is wider then it is tall Without rotating the design 90 degrees the newly converted design will not fit and cannot be sewn Buzz Catalog provides a rotation option that automatically rotates designs if needed during conversions In addition Buzz Catalog provides a resizing option that can automatically reduce the size of your designs if needed during conversions If you select this option you control the maximum amount that a design can be reduced by Buzz Catalog 44460 4444 446444 Y SA Ute We Figure 4 5 Sample stitches shown before left and after right resizing Designs that have been shrunk contain the same number of stitches as the original The design size is reduced by shortening the length of the stitches This has the effect of making the finished design denser Reduce a design too much and the stitches will be too close together to stitch For most designs you can reduce them up to ten percent without any adverse stitching affects Buzz Catalog flags every resized design with a so that you can easily identify them in your catalog and monitor them as you embroidery them on your machine For a lot of designs you can improve the stitching quality of reduced designs by using a lighter weight thread NOTE Ifyou have BuzzSize installed on the same computer Buzz Catalog can make use of this program s stitch proce
66. tton You can choose to convert the currently selected design only the current page of designs or the entire catalog You may convert multiple filetypes at once and Buzz Catalog does not care if the files are zipped or unzipped Don t worry if your current catalog contains designs of the type you are converting to these files will simply be skipped For example you may have a catalog consisting of PES and DST files If you choose to convert the entire catalog to PES files the PES files already in your catalog will not be affected In addition if you have files in your catalog that are not designs that is bitmaps or text files these will not be affected Watrcan pes Watrcan sew 3 89x2 67 inches 9 096 stitches 3 89x2 67 inches 9 141 stitches 7 thread changes 7 colors 7 thread changes 6 colors Figure 4 1 Original and Converted Design You can choose which files Buzz Catalog displays after the conversions are completed For each converted file Buzz Catalog can display just the converted file just the original file or both the converted and original file This last option is an ideal way to judge the results of the conversion How Your Files are Processed Each converted design is saved to the same folder containing the original design file but of course with the new extension However if a newly created design file duplicates an existing file name the existing file will not be overwritten Instead Buzz Catalog first compares th
67. your catalog 5 Once your catalog is displayed select Tools gt Convert Design Files Or click the Convert Embroidery Files toolbar button This starts the Convert Design Files Wizard Convert Design Files xi a Convert Files To Type box x m Files To Convert Selected Design C Current Page of Designs Entire Catalog of Designs Use With Care I Delete Original Files After Conversion If you check this box make sure you have backups of your originals Next gt Cancel Newt gt Figure 4 6 The Convert Design Files Wizard 6 Choose the filetype you want your designs converted to and select the Entire Catalog of Designs option For this example we will not be deleting the original files 7 Click Next gt to continue The design conversion display options are displayed Copyright 2006 Buzz Tools Inc Converting Design Files 31 Convert Design Files xj TH Buzz Catalog Will Convert m Split Designs into Multiple Files if Necessary C No Yes Advanced m For Each File Converted Your Catalog Will Display Converted File Only Original File Only Both Original And Converted Files Finish lt Back Cancel Figure 4 7 Design conversion display options 8 Buzz Catalog will display the number of files that will be converted along with your display options Select the Both Original and Converted Files option Leave the split design setting at their

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