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1. 185 6 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual License Agreement 8 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual NOTICE This software has been provided pursuant to a CUSTOMER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT set forth below the License Agreement which defines what you may do with the software and contains limitations on warranties and or remedies The software is protected by copyright patent trade secret and trademark laws It may not be copied or distributed in any form or medium disclosed to third parties or used in any manner not provided for in the License Agreement except with prior written authorization from Pulse Microsystems Ltd Under no circumstances does this notice or any other reproduction of the License Agreement create multiple licenses You have the limited non exclusive revocable right to install and use one copy of the Licensed Program on up to two computers in accordance with the License Agreement IF YOU WISH TO USE THE LICENSED PROGRAM ON MORE THAN TWO COMPUTERS YOU WILL NEED AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE AND A CUSTOMER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The license set forth below is granted by PULSE MICROSYSTEMS LTD AND TACONY CORPORATION collectively the Licensor This package contains software programs on either floppy disk CD ROM or other data storage medium the Media in machine readable form the Licensed Program and may include a user manual Documentation
2. aec 25 Transferring a License from a Second Computer 28 Opening and Closing Personalize N Stitch 35 Backing up files sees nnne 36 Supported Embroidery File Formats 37 Getting Help ecouter deese 39 Using the Personalize N Stitch Online Help 40 Support for the Amazing Box MAX 43 Learning the Basics Understanding the Personalize N Stitch Workspace 46 46 Men 46 Personalize N Stitch Tools enm 47 Fe anes ast vidct eee es a 47 EGIETOOIS 48 1 eee 48 View OO 49 Wizards TOOS aca losa dc an E tru 50 SOlOF TOOLS iret 50 aste Es nsa C d CIN EE 51 Color F alele nie eoe A A 51 Sa Ife a coercet coc ioco a fee utum 52 2 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Personalize N Stitch Properties box 52 Showing and Hiding Tool Bars 53 Showing and Hiding Guide Rulers 54 Changing Thread Colors 54 Using SCROND ANS sides events eco
3. 81 Showing and hiding a realistic preview of stitches 81 Viewing the sewing order of designs 82 Working with Hoops in Personalize Stitch 82 Displaying a hoop while designing 82 Adding new hoop 84 Deleting an existing hoop 84 Algnmo DESigNS e 85 Adding and Moving guidelines 85 Removing guidelines 86 oen a i 86 Creating Lettering Creating Monograms sess 88 Creating Normal Text ouai dedicata Coetus e spat 92 Creating Multi Line Text 96 Creating Arced Text 97 Changing Lettering Properties Editing Text in the Properties 100 Changing Lettering 101 Displaying Special Characters 102 Displaying a Font s Available Characters 107 Changing the Height of Lettering 108 Changing a Font 109 Changing Font SpaCllig a 109 Changing Width Compensation 110 Changing the Slant setting 111 Mon
4. Color 3 Color 4 Color 5 9 Color 6 9 Color 7 3 Select the color in the design you want resequenced The design preview will grey out all other segments and you will only see the color segment you selected Resequence Drag amp Drop to change sequence all Y os H Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 Color 5 9 Color 6 9 Color 7 HP Color 8 Th v 140 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual 4 Click and drag the selected color segment earlier or later in the design 5 Resequence any other color segments accordingly 6 Toremove color stops see Removing Color Stops for more information 7 Click OK The draw bar will be updated automatically and each thread color in the design will be sewnout in this new order Removing Color Stops You can remove color stops also known as color changes between segments using the Resequence dialog Once a color stop is removed the selected segment will use the thread color of the previous segment in the design To remove color stops 1 Doone ofthe following Choose File Open to open an existing file For more information see Opening and closing designs Choose File New to create a new file and create a design For more information see Creating new designs 2 Choose Tools Resequence You will see the Resequence dialog appear with a preview of your design Using Outline Mode 141 Resequence all
5. Height Spacing ao Width 2 100 0 Inverse direction The Arc tab allows you to set a variety of options regarding your text The most important item is the text area which is where you enter the text that you want to embroider Because your text is in a circle you can only type in one line You can however create a second Arc Text object with a smaller circle This would simulate multi line text on an arc Inverse Direction setting In the Properties box the Inverse Direction setting is a checkbox that allows you to put text at the bottom of arced text Changing Lettering Properties 117 Normal Reverse Inverse Direction selected 118 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Changing Text Properties You can right click on any text object regardless of its type and an edit menu will appear This menu allows you to change several important text properties such as changing or resetting frames Changing Text Modes The Text Mode can be changed for an existing text object in Personalize N Stitch You can change an existing text item to Normal Frame or Arc Frame Right click the text object and select the text mode from the menu Normal Frame Arc Frame Envelope k Reset Frame X Delete Properties This feature is useful when the text is already in position but you realize that it was created by the wrong tool For instance you may create a normal text object but
6. 5 Click Save To save changes to the current design e Do one of the following From the File tool bar click the Save al tool Choose File Save Sending Designs to the Amazing Box MAX When you purchase and install the Amazing Box MAX Edit N Stitch allows you to send designs directly to your box For additional information on using the Amazing Box MAX please refer to the Amazing Box MAX instruction manual that you received with your Amazing Box MAX To send designs 1 Choose File Send to AB Max Learning the Basics 67 a If you have not purchased and installed the Amazing Box 4 the Send to AB Max option will be grayed out and disabled from the Personalize N Stitch menu Reading Designs from the Amazing Box MAX When you purchase and install the Amazing Box MAX Edit N Stitch allows you to read designs directly from your box For additional information on using the Amazing Box MAX please refer to the Amazing Box MAX instruction manual that you received with your Amazing Box MAX To read designs 1 Choose File Read from AB Max If you have not purchased and installed the Amazing Box T MAX the Read from AB Max option will be grayed out and disabled from the Personalize N Stitch menu 68 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Selecting Recipes You can apply predefined settings when you open a new file or you can apply these settings to existing designs using shortcut keys For exampl
7. License Activator License Transfer This option allows you to transfer an existing license to this computer from another computer For this process you will need access to a licensed copy of this program on another computer Insert a diskette into the drive of this computer and then click Next If vou are using drive other than drive specify it here C 34 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual 4 Click Browse and locate the network directory you want to transfer your license to 5 Click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear Leave this wizard page open 6 On the computer with license open Personalize N Stitch 7 Choose Help tTransfer License You will see the Browse for Folder dialog appear Browse for Folder Select folder to transfer the license ta a My Network Places 2 Test Designs Cancel 8 Browse to location of the specified network directory or USB device you want your license transferred to 9 Click OK You see the License Transfer confirmation dialogs Click OK Personalize N Stitch will shutdown Getting Started 35 The installation of Personalize N Stitch on this computer will no longer have a license 10 On the computer without a license click Next The license will be copied to this installation of Personalize N Stitch You will see another License Activator wizard page appear 11 Clic
8. 20 ww b21 blf nk w b25 blf w b26 Bilt To close a design e Choose File Close To open a file you have recently worked on choose File and 9 then choose the design file from the list To limit the number of displayed designs in the Open File dialog you can enter the first letter of the design name followed by an asterisk and the file extension For example if you have an Embroidery design file named Cats enter C blf in the File Name box and press ENTER on your keyboard You see a list of all the designs starting with C 62 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Merging Designs You can merge a design file into an active design window Choose File Merge Design to bring another design into the same design file If you have a licensed copy of Personalize N Stitch you can add lettering to the design When performing major design editing you should be careful of how other segments will be affected For more information on the general rules of editing segments see Editing Segments Personalize N Stitch allows you to merge a design file using a variety of file formats such as the Outline File BLF With the Merge Design feature you can merge designs together to produce new and unique designs Learning the Basics 63 To merge designs 1 Doone ofthe following Choose File Open to open an existing file For more information see Opening and c
9. Pan tool 48 PCS files 38 Personalize N Stitch Activating 22 Closing 35 Getting Help 39 Installing 21 Opening 35 Personalize N Stitch Instruction Manual 18 Personalize N Stitch License 196 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Agreement 8 Personalize N Stitch tools 47 PES files 37 Preinstalled recipes 68 Pre loaded hoops 82 Previewing designs 72 Previous Stitch 131 Print Preview command 72 Print Preview tool 47 Print settings 71 Print tool 47 Printing 74 Printing Designs 71 Printing online Help topics 42 Properties box 52 100 Properties command 119 Properties tool 47 Proportional Sizing Handle 142 150 158 Pull compensation 122 123 R Reading designs Amazing Box MAX 67 Realistic Preview tool 49 81 Recipes 68 Preinstalled 68 Redo tool 47 55 Reducing views 74 Remove all Guidelines command 86 Removing guidelines 86 Requirements system 18 Resequencing designs by color 138 Reset Frame command 119 Reset Letter command 119 Right Align tool 49 133 Rotating hoops 83 Rotation Handle 146 153 160 Ruler units 86 Rulers 54 S Save As command 65 Save command 65 Save tool 47 Saving Favorite Online Help Topics 42 Scrollbar slider 51 131 Scrollbars 55 Segment Select tool 48 126 128 Select All tool 48 128 Select Hoop tool 49 Select tool 190 Selecting segments 128 Selecting stitches 170 Self contained embellishments 88 Sending designs Amazing Box MAX 66 Sequencing outli
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11. 1 Doone ofthe following Right click on the rulers at the left or bottom of the window and click Grid Settings If the rulers are not already visible in the design window choose View Guide Rulers You see the Grid Settings dialog Choose Tools Options From the Options dialog click the Grid tab 2 Inthe Grid Minor area complete the following In the Horizontal spacing box enter the measurements for horizontal spacing in millimeters or inches In the Vertical spacing box enter the measurements for vertical spacing in millimeters or inches From the Color list select a predefined color to use for the minor grid If you want to choose from a larger selection of colors click Custom from the color box 3 Inthe Grid Major area complete the following In the Horizontally Every lines box enter how often you want horizontal lines to be highlighted in the major grid For example if you enter 3 in this box every third horizontal line will be highlighted in the major grid In the Vertically Every lines box enter how often you want vertical lines to be highlighted in the major grid For example if you enter 5 in this box every fifth vertical line will be highlighted in the major grid Learning the Basics 81 From the Color list select a predefined color to use for the major grid If you want to choose from a larger selection of colors click Custom from the color box 4 Inthe Style area select one
12. 1 Select the individual letter you want to rotate For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to adjust You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Place your cursor over the letter rotation handle You will see the cursor change to a circle arrow handle 4 Torotate the individual letter to any angle click and drag the letter rotation handle You will see an outline of the individual letter rotate onscreen as you are dragging The letter will recalculate its position when you release the mouse 166 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Inserting color changes Personalize N Stitch allows you to insert color change codes between two letters using the tilde mark You can enter only one color change between each letter To insert a color change 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool 3 Click the appropriate tab 4 Inthe text area enter the tilde sign between the letters For example if you want to add a color change between each letter in the name Jane you would enter J A N E Using Outline Mode 167 Properties Test Fil Pull comp L U7L D H Font Architect Block ka ABCabc Height mm Spacing Slant Line spacing widt
13. Kid Stuff Narrow Block Olivier Ophelia Pirate Ship Raven Scribe Sheath Simon Simple Block Stencil Teddy Bear Two Color Letterman 2 Vegas Sample Font Name ABCabc ABCDEF ABCDEF Open Block ABCDEF RB Cane ABCabe sm 5mm ABCabc OBCabe ABCabc ABCabc ABCabc ABGDEF Simple Block 2 Slither Techno Two Color Greek Two Color Letterman 09800392 Sample AbCabe ABCabc ABCDEF ABCDEF ABCabc ABCabc ABCh ABCabe ABCabc ABCabc ABCabc ABTAEZ ABCDEF ABCabc 177 178 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Decorative Fonts Font Name Sample Books RARER Bion OPOPO Patriotic ABCDEF Ld C asc Font Name Sample Monogram Fonts Font Name Sample Font Name Sample Annabelle P a Backham epe Baroque Belle Beauty FASES Epoque Benguiat Blazing Glory Font Name Blooming Around Bouquet Basket Carriage Script Classic Monogram Daisy Script Decadence Diamond Girl Sample 179 Font Name Sample Blooming Bonnets Bouquet Script Circle Monogram Crown Royal afia Daividia Deco Sconce Diamond Lace 180 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Font Name Sample Font Name Sample Edwardian rte Elegant Elegance Cornice Enchanted Ethereal Forest dry de Excalibur Fanciful
14. cdr cmx and AutoCAD dxf Vector images are also referred to as line art or object based graphics Vector images are defined by mathematical equations and as a result can be scaled to any size while retaining their crisp outlines and details 191 192 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Index Activating Personalize N Stitch 22 Add Lock Stitch tool 48 172 Add Trim tool 48 Adding guidelines 85 Adding Hoops 84 Adding lock stitches 172 Adding trims 172 Align tools 132 Aligning segments 132 Alignment 115 All Colors tool 50 Amazing Box MAX 43 66 67 Arc Frame 118 Arc Text 97 Arc Text properties 116 Arc Text tool 50 ASCII numbers 102 B Background color 77 Backing up files 36 BLF files 59 62 Bottom Align tool 49 133 C CD ROM drive 21 Center tool 48 133 Changing Arced Text 102 Changing background colors 77 Changing background fabric patterns 77 Changing font type 109 Changing Monogram Text 101 Index 193 Changing Multi line Text 102 Changing Normal Text 102 Changing Text modes 118 Changing the slant setting 111 Closing designs 59 Closing Personalize N Stitch 35 Color Advance tool 50 Color Palette 51 54 Color Reverse tool 50 Color Tools 50 Commands 78 Corner 152 Corner Handles 144 152 Creating Arc Text 97 Creating Monogram Text 88 142 Creating Multi Line Text 96 Creating new designs 58 Creating Normal Text 92 CSD files 38 D Decor monograms
15. multi line text and arc text Create multi color lettering Getting Started 21 Installing Personalize N Stitch To install the software 1 From the Windows Desktop close all open programs 2 Insert the Personalize N Stitch CD into the CD ROM drive You see the Setup dialog appear 3 begin the install click Install You will see the Amazing Designs Personalize N Stitch InstallShield Wizard introductory screen 13 Amazing Designs Personalize N Stitch InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Amazing Designs Personalize N Stitch The InstallShield R Wizard will install Amazing Designs Personalize N Stitch on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 4 Click Next to continue We recommend that you read the License Agreement carefully and completely 5 Follow the instructions on each screen 22 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Activating Personalize N Stitch Initially you can use the Personalize N Stitch software for up to 30 days without a license To use it in this 30 day trial mode select this option when you install the program Each time you run the program the remaining number of days in the trial period will be displayed Any time during the evaluation period you can start the license activation using the Help menu You can choose one of the following options to obtain a l
16. 100 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Editing Text in the Properties Box The Properties box allows you to type in the actual text for your design and change its appearance reflecting the type of text item that is currently selected Test Fill Pull comp SPRING Font Campus Black hal ABCEDF Height mm Spacing Slant Line spacing width 2 Align The Properties box has three tabs These tabs allow you to adjust specific tab settings The first of the tabs will be labelled one of the following depending on the text object selected Monogram Text or Arc Each text object tab allows you to type in the letters you want to embroider The second and third tabs are labelled Fill and Pull Comp respectively These tabs allow you to alter Fill stitch and pull compensation settings Changing Lettering Properties 101 To edit text in the Properties box 1 Select the text object you want to edit For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Make any necessary text changes Click Apply to save your changes Changing Lettering All four modes of lettering allow you to enter the text you want embroidered however each mode has some variation on what you can type For instance you cannot create a multi line monogram object Despite the differences the method of entering spe
17. 134 Inserting trims 172 Installing Personalize N Stitch 21 Inverse Direction setting 116 J JEF files 38 K Kerning Handles 154 162 Keystrokes 107 L Layers 170 Left Align tool 49 133 Letter Handles 147 155 163 Letter Rotation Handles 149 156 165 Letter Size Handles 148 156 164 License 22 25 License Agreement Personalize N Stitch 8 License transferring 22 28 Line Spacing 115 Lock stitches 172 189 M Machine commands Hiding 78 Showing 78 Machine Formats 71 189 Magnifying Glass tool 48 74 75 Magnifying views 74 Measurements 86 Memory cards 43 Menu Bar 46 Merge Design tool 47 Merging designs 62 Metric units 56 86 Modify Tools 48 Monogram embellishments 88 Monogram Mode 113 Monogram properties 113 Monogram Text 88 142 Monogram tool 50 Monogramming Wizard 88 Move First command 136 Move Last command 136 Moving segments 135 136 Moving through designs 131 Moving through stitches 17 1 Multi Line Text 96 Index 195 Multi Line Text tool 50 N New designs 58 New tool 47 Next Stitch 131 Normal Frame 118 Normal Text 92 Normal Text embellishments 92 Normal Text properties 114 Nudging segments 134 Online Help 39 Printing Topics 42 Saving favorite topics 42 Searching 41 Using 40 Using the Index 41 Open Design tool 47 Opening designs 59 Opening Personalize N Stitch 35 Options tool 47 57 71 Outline edits 126 Outline File 59 62 Outline Mode 126 P
18. 2 Yes No Leather 0 6 0 6 1 0 No No Lycra 0 4 0 4 3 0 4 Yes Yes Pique 0 4 0 4 3 0 4 Yes Yes Pullover 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 Yes Yes Satin 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 Yes No Shirt Cuff 0 4 0 4 1 0 No Silk 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 Yes No Sweat Shirt 0 4 0 4 3 0 3 Yes Yes Towel 0 4 0 4 3 0 3 Yes Yes T shirt 0 4 0 4 3 0 4 Yes Yes Velvet 0 4 0 4 3 0 4 Yes Yes Vinyl 0 6 0 6 1 0 1 No NO Woven 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 Yes Yes Fabrics 70 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual z E BB P d c 5 a c 2 o 5 5 2 xS gt m 5 gt o LL E o xd gt amp S 5 8 c 5 5 Baby No No Yes NO 0 3 2 5 2 5 Blankets Canvas Yes Yes No 0 3 3 3 Cap No No No Yes 0 7 2 3 5 Dog Collar No No Yes No 0 7 2 3 5 Fake Fur No Yes No No 0 3 2 5 2 5 Fleece No No No No 0 5 2 2 5 Jeans Yes No No No 0 4 4 2 5 Leather No No No Yes 0 6 2 2 5 Lycra No Yes No No 0 3 3 2 5 Pique No Yes No No 0 3 2 2 5 Pullover Yes Yes No No 0 3 2 5 3 Satin No No No No 0 4 2 2 5 Shirt Cuff No No No Yes 0 7 2 3 5 Silk No No No No 0 4 2 2 5 Sweat Shirt No No No No 0 3 2 2 5 Towel Yes Yes No No 0 4 2 2 5 T shirt No No No No 0 3 2 2 5 Velvet No Yes No No 0 3 2 5 2 5 Vinyl No No No Yes 0 3 2 5 3 5 Woven No No No No 0 4 4 2 5 Fabrics Learning the Basics 71 Changing Machine Format Properties Stitch designs in Personalize N Stitch have a machine format Machine formats have their own profile settings that de
19. Dd dde Ra DE PER Edd 55 Correcting Mistakes 55 Setting up your Workspace Environment 56 Creating New Designs 58 Opening and closing designs sesseseeeeeenn 59 MEKGING DESIGNS Er 62 SAVING 65 Sending Designs to the Amazing MAX 66 Reading Designs from the Amazing Box 67 Selecting RECIPES I 68 Preinstalled Recipes aee tette tenor innen 68 Changing Machine Format Properties 71 BI ea MNT 71 Changing a design s print settings 71 Previewing a design before printing 72 Printing design worksheets 14 Viewing Methods Tools 14 Magnifying and reducing the view 14 Viewing parts of a design not visible in the design WOKS ACC T E 76 Changing the background color of the current window 77 Showing and hiding machine commands 78 Showing and hiding the stitch points in designs 79 Defining grid Setllltes 79 Showing and hiding the grid
20. Flowers J Z Floral Floral Frame PM Fantasy C Floral Floral Whispers Wreath Garden Garland Cheer Hearts Iron Gate Aflutter Ivy Lady Josephine CAT KD Laelia Lord Re Lancelot Font Lovely Lace Mazama Monogram 1 Morning Glory Ornate Tile Royal Beauty Scripted Charm MIDE E Meng Monogram 2 Motler Picturesque Scarlet Script ScriptMT 181 182 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Font Name Sample Shoji Spring Love Valor Victorian Script Fonts Font Name Sample Autograph oU Bliss ABCGabe Cannes Ro abe Elegance 7779 Font Name Spring Inspiration Terra Victorian Memories Wreath Script Font Name Barrista Bold Script Caroline Elegant Script Sample 2 Sample ABCabc AB alc ABCahe Font English Script Favorite Script Indepen dence Key Script Moorea Plume Script Regal Script 4mm Signature Sorrento Sample Font Name of d alic Fairy Script ABC abe o ABC abo Italic Script ABCabc Madeline ABCabe Paintbrush ABC abe scrint A Fake Script 4mm ABCabe 5 OE Cake serpe Sample ABCabc ABCabc ABCabc ABCabe ABCabe ABCabc cA Cate ABCahc ABCabc 183 184 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Glossary 186 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Appliqu Embroidery process that involves using cut pi
21. Individual Letter Size Letters can be individually resized using the Letter Size Handles Letter Size Handles appear only when an individual Letter Handle has been clicked on The Letter Size Handles are on the top left and bottom right of the letter and are olive green Use these handles to increase and decrease the size of your letters EL NE To adjust the size of individual letters 1 Select the individual letter you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to adjust You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Click and drag the top left or bottom right letter size handle to increase or decrease the proportional size of the letter You will see the size of the selected letter adjusted accordingly Using Outline Mode 165 Rotating Individual Letters Individual letters can be rotated using the Letter Rotation Handles Letter Rotation Handles appear only when an individual Letter Handle has been clicked on The Letter Rotation Handles are on the top right and bottom left of the letter and are olive green When you place your cursor over the letter rotation handle the cursor changes to a circle arrow handle C Use these handles to rotate the individual letter similar to the way the Rotation Handle will rotate a whole arced text object BA To rotate individual letters
22. Text wizard This Wizard helps you automatically create a Text design To begin click Next 2 Click Next to continue You will see the Text Wizard Text window 94 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Text Wizard Text Text ABC Height mm 500 C Change to fil Text Alignment Bottom mm 10 Space mm Font Design Architect Block Athletic Outline Autograph Bamboo Baroque Beauty y Barrista Belle Epoque AIR 001 AIR 002 Blazing Glory Bliss Blooming Around Blooming Bonnets Bold Script Bouquet Basket v _ rut MA Ty LD A AIR 004 AIR 005 AIR 006 a Caps Only M 3 Inthe Text box enter your text 4 Inthe Height box enter the height you want to use 5 have your text use fill stitching rather than satin stitching select Change to Fill 6 From the Text Alignment list select how you want text to be aligned with a selected embellishment Choose from one of the following methods Left Right Top Bottom 7 To adjust the spacing of lettering enter a spacing value in the Space X and Space Y boxes based on the following information To move text right enter a positive value in the Space X box To move text left enter a negative value in the Space X box To move text down enter a positive value in the Space Y box Creating Lettering
23. a license insert your floppy disk into the drive and click Next The license will be copied to this installation of Personalize N Stitch You will see another License Activator wizard page appear Click Finish Personalize N Stitch will be launched You can begin using Personalize N Stitch on this computer 32 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To transfer a license to directory or USB device 1 On the computer without a license open Personalize N Stitch You will see the Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard appear License Activator Welcome to the License Activation Wizard This wizard will install a new license in your computer Please select one of the following options Install a license Start the 30 day trial period 2 Select the Install a license option and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator Wizard page appear Getting Started 33 License Activator Install a License Please select one of the following options and then click Next to continue received a serial number and have internet connection on this machine received a serial number and don t have internet connection on this machine want to transfer a license from a second computer 3 Select want to transfer a license from a second computer and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear
24. and step by step instructions 40 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Using the Personalize N Stitch Online Help The Personalize N Stitch Online Help is a quick way to find answers to your questions and see step by step instructions Because the Online Help is updated for every major release you will benefit from the most up to date information Opening the Online Help The Online Help contains a wide variety of topics that contain helpful procedures descriptions and definitions Because a large number of topics exists the Online Help allows you to search for topics in various ways You can search using the table of contents the index or a database of keywords You can also save the topics you visit most often To open the Online Help 1 Double click the Personalize N Stitch icon on your desktop to open Personalize N Stitch You see the blank Personalize N Stitch design workspace 2 Doone of the following Choose Help Personalize N Stitch Press F1 on your keyboard You see the Personalize N Stitch Online Help appear Using the Contents The Online Help has a table of contents Each book contains a series of related topics To use the Contents 1 Choose Help Personalize N Stitch 2 Double click the book you want to open 3 Click the topic you want to see You see the topic in the right window pane Getting Started 41 Using the Index The Online Help index is similar to the index in a book To
25. as follows for a period of one 1 year after purchase from Licensor or its authorized distributor Defective Media returned to Licensor with proof of purchase during the warranty period which proves to be defective upon inspection shall be replaced without charge Replacement Media will be warranted for the remainder of the original one 1 year warranty period of the defective Media A Security Device shall be replaced if and only if a Licensee delivers to Licensor the Security Device with all component parts a reasonable administrative fee and proof of purchase and b the Security Device is proven defective upon inspection The limited warranty does not apply if the failure of the Media or Security Device resulted from accident abuse or misapplication thereof by Licensee its employees agents or other party granted access or use thereof by Licensee This remedy is your exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty The limited warranty gives you specific 12 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction 7T LIMITATIONS OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY It is Licensee s sole responsibility to choose maintain and match the hardware and software components of a microcomputer system which will operate the Licensed Program Licensor makes no representations or warranties that the Licensed Program is compatible with your hardware or software configurat
26. call 1 866 336 8329 or visit www amazingdesigns com for contact information To obtain a license without Internet access 1 Toopen the Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard select one of the following procedures If you are using the 30 day trial mode for Personalize N Stitch choose License Activator f your 30 day trial mode has expired double click the Personalize N Stitch link on your computer desktop You will see the Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard appear 26 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual License Activator Welcome to the License Activation Wizard This wizard will install new license in your computer Please select one of the following options Install a license Start the 30 day trial period 2 Select the Install a license option and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear License Activator Install a License Please select one of the following options and then click Next to continue received a serial number and have internet connection on this machine received a serial number and don t have internet connection on this machine CO 1 want to transfer a license from a second computer 3 Select received a serial number and I don t have internet connection on this machine and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wiz
27. documentation the term text will Tq refer to both individual and grouped text To perform text editing in Outline Mode you must work with Outline Files BLF When you use the Segment Select I tool from the Edit tool bar Personalize N Stitch automatically changes to Outline Mode As a general rule you should perform all outline edits to a design first in Outline Mode and save the design file Next you should perform all stitch edits to the same design in Stitch Mode and save the design file with a different file name If you follow this general rule you can avoid possibly losing your stitch edits while doing significant design editing An object s stitch edits may be lost if you perform an outline editing action that forces Personalize N Stitch to regenerate stitches for the object The following are design editing actions that can force stitch regeneration in your design e Resizing an object e Modifying the settings for an object e Moving an object Typically when you add or modify objects in a design Personalize N Stitch will not regenerate stitches for the entire design The software will however generate stitches for the object being modified Using Outline Mode 127 Selecting text objects for design editing Personalize N Stitch makes it easy to select your text objects in order to perform necessary design edits Once you select a text object you can adjust its size and proportions and make cha
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29. of the design and appears as a black circle Using Outline Mode 159 me eee ee i To change the size of arced text 1 Select the arced text you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing Click and drag the proportional sizing handle You will see the text scale proportionally which means that as you make the design wider the design also gets taller As you resize however the basic arc that the text is on does not change 160 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Changing the Width of Arced Text The width of arced text can be adjusted using the Width Handle This handle appears on the bottom right of the text as a black circle 00 ERE luu _ BH He REEL To change the width of arced text 1 Select the arced text you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the width handle You will see the text filling around the arc more wider text or less narrower text a You cannot change the height of an arced text object using its width handles If you want to adjust the height of text it can be done within the Properties box Click the Text tab and enter the new size in the Height box Enter Click Apply to apply your changes Rotating Text Around an Arc Text can be rotated around an arc using the Rotation Handle You can also use this handle to control the diameter of
30. stitch penetration points in the design window The black dots in your design represent the point where the embroidery machine needle will penetrate the fabric To show the stitch points e Do one of the following Choose View Stitch Points A check mark will appear beside the name in the menu To hide the stitch points e Do one of the following Choose View Stitch Points The check mark beside the name will be removed Defining grid settings The Grid Settings help you align and measure artwork and design elements You can set the grid to measure in millimeters or inches according to your preference When you are working on a design file you can display the grid by clicking the Grid tool from the View tool bar By default every horizontal and vertical line will be highlighted in the major grid If you want to have additional guide lines you 80 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual can add more major grid lines as well as a minor grid You can increase the spacing values for the minor grid however zero and negative spacing values are not supported The minor grid can also have different horizontal and vertical spacing values To make grid lines more visible on particular backgrounds you can change the color of the major and minor grids You should choose separate colors for each grid type You can also choose to display a full grid or only the grid crosshairs in the design window To define grid settings
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32. then realize you want it to be an arced text object instead Normal and Reverse Text Direction The Text Direction commands are useful when you want to change the location of text in Arc Mode You can select the Text Direction Normal command to have text appear at the top of the circle and select the Text Direction Reverse command to have text appear at the bottom of the circle Right click the selected text and select the appropriate text direction command you want Changing Lettering Properties 119 used on the selected text For more information see Arced Text Properties Resetting the Frame The Reset Frame command is useful when you have altered your text object a bit too much and want to start over Resetting Individual Letters The Reset Letter command is useful when you have manipulated a letter and want to reset it so that it looks as it would if it was never individually adjusted This command is available when you activate individual letter size handles and right click the individual letter with your cursor Deleting Text The Delete command deletes the currently selected text object Properties The Properties command will show the Properties box if itis not currently in view Selecting Pre Defined Envelopes The Envelope feature allows you to set the Corner Handles and the Envelope Handles into several pre defined patterns You can use the envelope feature for normal text and monogram text In the design wind
33. three main icons used in the Personalize N Stitch manual Notes Caution and Tips icons Icon What is it used for This Notes icon indicates a key piece of information You should pay close attention to anything beside this icon This Caution icon alerts you to pay attention to potential actions Your actions could result in inferior embroidery data data loss or other negative results eD This Tips icon indicates a piece of information that will be helpful to you The helpful tips enable you to better understand how the software works O 20 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual What Can I do with Personalize N Stitch In Personalize N Stitch you can do any of the following and more Create monogram designs Create single line multi line and arc lettering Add lettering to designs for instant personalization Use with Amazing Designs Edit N Stitch to expand design cre ation possibilities Open and save BLF outline files Convert designs to other formats View the stitching process using the Stitch Edit tool bar View designs in Realistic Preview mode Preview designs before printing and print design with color information Select a fabric pattern for the background of designs Copy paste and merge designs Insert trim commands Align segments at the left right top bottom or center of a design Use the envelope feature for normal and monogram text Use individual kerning tools with monograms normal text
34. time you will have to switch back To set up your workspace environment 1 From the File tool bar click the Options tool You see the Options dialog appear 2 Click the Formats tab 3 Adjust one of more of the following Formats settings From the Recipe list select the recipe you want applied to new design files From the Machine Format list select the machine format that you want applied to new design files The Color Palette list changes accordingly and only those thread palettes available for the selected file format will be listed From the File Format list select the file format type you want used as the default in the Save As dialog From the Color Palette select the thread chart with the thread colors you want to use 58 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual From the Hoops list select the hoop type you want applied to new design files 4 Click the Environment tab 5 From the Units list select the units of measurement you want used for your designs Metric or English a You can also select the units of measurement using the menu options available in your design workspace Right click on the ruler at the left or top of the window and select Metric or English If the rulers are not already visible in the design window choose View Guide Rulers 6 If you have a Janome or Kenmore machine select Print Janome Crosshairs to offset the machine s starting point from the center 7 Click the Grid tab
35. to set up the design workspace environment Find out how to open and save designs as well as how to create new designs Learn how to print designs 46 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Understanding the Personalize N Stitch Workspace The Personalize N Stitch workspace contains several areas The screen below shows the Personalize N Stitch workspace 1 Personalize N Stitch Design1 ile Edit Tools Stitch 13044 of 13044 Title Bar The Title Bar appears at the top of the Personalize N Stitch design window When you open a design the design s name is displayed in the title bar Edit Stitch Farm Animals blf Menu Bar The Menu Bar appears below the Title Bar The Menu Bar contains a list of menus specific to Personalize N Stitch File Edit View Tools Window Help Learning the Basics 47 Personalize N Stitch Tools Personalize N Stitch has many tools available in the tool bar To show or hide a tool bar go to the View Tool Bars menu and select the tool bar s name The following charts describe the tools specific to Personalize N Stitch File Tools Tool uL if What it means New Creates a new untitled design Open Design Opens an existing design file Merge Design Merges a design file into an active design window Save Saves the current design Print Preview Opens the print preview window which in turn wi
36. use the Index 1 2 3 Choose Help Personalize N Stitch Click the Index tab In the text box enter the word or words you want to search In the list you see the topics that most closely match your query Click the term you want to learn more about If there is more than one topic for the keyword you see a menu Click the topic you want to see You see the topic in the right window pane Using Search The Search tab lets you search using keywords or phrases in a database of all the words found in the Personalize N Stitch Online Help To use Search 1 2 3 Choose Help Personalize N Stitch Click the Search tab In the text box enter the keywords or phrases you want to find Click List Topics In the list you see the topics that most closely match Do one of the following Click the topic you want to view and click Display Double click the topic you want to view You see the topic in the right window pane 42 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Saving your favorite topics The Favorites tab lets you save the topics that you visit most often and want to access quickly To save your favorite topics 1 2 3 Choose Help Personalize N Stitch Double click the book you want to open Click the topic you want to save as your favorite You see the topic in the right window pane Click the Favorites tab You see the selected topic in the Current topic area To add the select
37. want to insert the object s Do one of the following Choose Edit Insert Inthe design workspace right click the objects and choose Insert from the menu The selection is inserted before the insertion point Moving an object forward or backward Use the Move Up commands to move the selected object closer to the beginning of the design In other words you are moving the selected object in front of the next objects You can also use the Move Down commands to move the selected object closer to the end of the design In other words you are moving the selected object behind the next object To move an object forward 1 2 Select the object s In the design workspace right click the object s and choose Move Up The move command is used to move the blue circle from fourth in the sequence to third in the sequence 136 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual 1 2 3 4 5 To move an object backward 1 Select the object s 2 Inthe design workspace right click the object s and choose Move Down The move command is used to move the blue circle from second in the sequence to third in the sequence Moving an object to the start or end of a design Use the Move First command to make the selected object the first one to be stitched When a design is sewn the first object sewn is usually on the bottom or in the back of the design Use the Move Last command to make the selected object the last o
38. wide variety of text effects can be achieved Using Outline Mode 153 To change the shape of text using envelope handles 1 Select the text object you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the top or bottom envelope handle You will see the text s shape altered accordingly Rotating Text Personalize N Stitch allows you to use a Rotation Handle to rotate selected text objects The Rotation Handle is at the top right of the design and appears as a black circle When you place your cursor over the rotation handle the cursor changes to a circle arrow handle C 154 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To rotate text 1 Select the text object you want to rotate For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Place your cursor over the rotation handle You will see the cursor change to a circle arrow handle 3 rotate the text to any angle click and drag the rotation handle You will see an outline of the text object rotate onscreen as you are dragging The text will recalculate its position when you release the mouse Adjusting the Kerning Space between the letters The space between individual letters of a text object can be adjusted using the Kerning Handles The Kerning Handles are the blue diamond shaped handles that appear between each letter These handles move horizontally and can be dragged to adjust the s
39. widen the text and make up for normal shrinkage that happens to the fabric during embroidery If you are aligning the text to other objects such as other text objects then this compensation can be used to keep your alignment sharp If you are unsure whether or not you might need some compensation sew a test sample Changing Lettering Properties 111 To change width compensation 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Click the appropriate text tab In the Width box enter the width compensation value you want to use Click Apply to save your changes You will see your text s width compensation altered accordingly Changing the Slant setting Personalize N Stitch allows you to use the Slant setting to create a slanted effect in text objects Slant changes the degree value of the slant on your lettering A negative value slants your lettering to the left a positive value slants it to the right Negative slant to the left and positive slant to the right 112 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To change slant settings 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Click the approp
40. you open an Outline File BLF into the design window your single design file contains both outlines and stitches When you open expanded files the stitches are converted to outlines automatically while opening the design 60 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To open an existing design 1 To open an existing design do one of the following Choose File Open From the File tool bar click the Open Design e tool You see the Open Design dialog box In the Look in list browse to the location of the file you want to open You can open design files stored on your hard drive a disk or CD ROM In the File name box enter the file name or select the file you want to open by clicking the file To open multiple files press Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files you want to open To open all files select any file and press Ctrl A on your keyboard In the Files of type list select the format for the design you want to open Select Preview to view a thumbnail a small representation of the design Click Open To view the contents of a zip file select the zip file and click v Open Select the design you want to open from the unzipped file list and click OK 2 Learning the Basics 61 C Documents and Settings DesktopWesign File Fb22 bi SFL bit FLO FL24 bik spl bl Gp10 bit Gp15 bif bi vb OB Preview vwb13 blf vwb17 blf
41. 08 Alt 0209 Alt 0210 Alt 0211 Alt 0212 Alt 0213 Alt 0214 Alt 0215 Alt 0216 Alt 0217 Alt 0218 Alt 0219 Alt 0220 Alt 0221 Alt 0222 Alt 0223 Alt 0224 Alt 0225 Alt 0226 Alt 0027 Alt 0028 Alt 0029 Alt 0230 Alt 0231 Alt 0232 Alt 0233 Alt 0234 Alt 0235 Changing Lettering Properties 105 Key Code 106 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Character Key Code do At 023886 Alt 0237 Alt 0238 Alt 0239 Alt 0240 Alt 0241 Alt 0242 Alt 0243 Alt 0244 Alt 0245 Alt 0246 Alt 0247 Alt 0248 Alt 0249 Alt 0250 Alt 0251 Alt 0252 Alt 0253 Alt 0254 Alt 0255 gt amp 2 o 0 c c lt o cO lt cC Cc To display special characters 1 Select the text object you want special characters added For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear 3 Click the appropriate text tab 4 Inthe Text area complete the following Click where you want to insert the special character Press and hold down the ALT key on your keyboard Changing Lettering Properties 107 Type the corresponding key code for the special character from the number pad located on the right side of the keyboard To view a list of special characters and their corresponding key codes see Special Chara
42. 114 Decoration codes Monograms 90 Defining ruler units 86 Delete command 119 Deleting hoops 84 Deleting segments 130 Density settings 121 Design sequence 138 Design size 74 Design Window 46 58 59 187 Design workspace 46 56 76 187 Designs merging 62 Displaying hoops 82 194 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Displaying special characters 106 Documentation Personalize N Stitch 39 Dragging segments 133 Draw Bar 51 170 Next Stitch 131 Previous Stitch 131 Scrollbar slider 51 131 Drawing speed settings 82 DST files 38 E Edit Tools 48 Editing Text Properties box 100 Embellishments 88 92 EMD files 39 English units 57 86 Envelope Handles 145 152 Envelopes text 119 EXP files 38 F Fabric pattern background 77 Fabric settings 68 File Tools 47 Fill density 121 Floppy disk 31 Font Catalog 175 Font samples 175 Font spacing 109 Font type 109 Frames text mode 118 Freestyle embellishments 88 G Getting Help Personalize N Stitch 39 Grid tool 81 Grids 79 81 Guide rulers 54 Guidelines 85 86 H Handles 188 Hard drive 18 60 64 66 Help Personalize N Stitch 39 Hiding 3D stitches 81 Hiding grids 81 Hiding Machine commands 78 Hiding stitch points 79 Hoops 82 Adding 84 Deleting 84 Displaying 82 Rotating 83 Horizontal Center Align tool 49 133 Horizontal guidelines 85 HUS files 38 Icons used in the Manual 19 Insert color change 166 Inserting segments
43. 8 Adjust one or more of the Grid settings available For more information see Defining grid settings 9 Click OK Creating New Designs When you open Personalize N Stitch you can immediately begin creating a new untitled design in the design window that holds both outlines and stitches The design window automatically opens using the default recipe style machine format settings color palette and hoop settings specified in the Options dialog For more information on default settings see Setting up your Workspace Environment To create a new design 1 To create a new design do one of the following Choose File New Learning the Basics 59 From the File tool bar click the New 7 tool If you select the New tool from the File tool bar you will bypass the recipe selection dialog A new design window will open using the default recipe settings You see the New Page dialog Recipe Recipe description NORMAL Ww This contains the system default values It is loaded at sistem start up Metric Machine format Settings PES 2 Inthe Recipe list select the recipe you want to use for your design 3 In the Machine format list select the machine format that you want applied to the design when created 4 Click OK You see a new design window Opening and closing designs Personalize N Stitch allows you to open designs in a wide variety of file formats such as the Outline File BLF When
44. 95 move text up enter a negative value in the Space Y box 8 From the Font list select the font you want used for the lettering When you select a font you will see its preview below the Font list 9 In the Design area select the design embellishment you want used for your text 10 To complete your text click Finish You will see your text appear in the main design window 96 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Creating Multi Line Text Use the Multi Line Text Bc tool to create beautiful embroidery designs with personalized multi line text Your embroidery designs can be more than three letters and can include upper and lower case characters just like when you create normal text When you use the Multi Line Text tool however you can easily add multiple lines of text to any design To create multi line text 1 From the Wizards tool bar click the Multi Line Text Bc tool You will see the letter A appear beside your cursor 2 Click once in the design window E If another text item was already selected your first click only de selected that item You ll have to click again You see default text MULTILINE TEXT appear in the design window You will need to make changes to this text in the Properties box 3 From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear 4 Click the Text tab 5 In the text box change the default text accordingly 6 Make any other chang
45. Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 Color 5 Color 6 Drag amp Drop to change sequence Remove Stop 3 Select the color in the design whose color stop you want removed The design preview will grey out all other segments and you will only see the color segment you Selected 4 Click Remove Stop The color stop will be removed and the selected segment will now use the same thread color as the previous color segment in the design 5 Click OK 142 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Working with Monograms In Personalize N Stitch you can work and make changes to any one two or three letter monograms You can also change the monogram decorations Monogram text is controlled in two ways using a set of handles that allow individual adjustments to the text or using the settings in the Properties box For more information see Monogram Properties You can change the look of arced text using the various adjustment handles available Changing the Size of a Monogram The size of monograms can be adjusted using the Proportional Sizing Handle This handle is on the top left of the design and it appears as a black pennant pointing up Using Outline Mode 143 E To change the size of a monogram 1 Select the monogram you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the proportional sizing handle You will see the monogram scale proportionally
46. Copy from the menu The objects are not removed from their original placement 3 paste objects from the clipboard complete the following Inthe design workspace right click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu The selection is pasted in its original location You can also choose Edit Copy or press Ctrl C on your keyboard to copy objects TO You can also choose Edit Paste or press Ctrl V on your keyboard to paste objects To cut to the Clipboard 1 Select one or more objects you want to cut For more information see Selecting objects 2 To cut objects to the clipboard complete the following In the design workspace right click the object s and choose Cut from the menu The objects are removed from their placement 3 To paste objects from the clipboard complete the following 130 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Inthe design workspace right click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu The selection is pasted in its original location You can also choose Edit Cut or press Ctrl X on your keyboard to cut objects ac You can also choose Edit Paste or press Ctrl V on your keyboard to paste objects Deleting objects Deleting an object removes it from the design The only way to retrieve an object you delete is to choose Edit Undo or click the Undo 4 tool from the File tool bar immediately after you delete it To delete an object 1 From the Edit tool bar click
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48. Instruction Manual MOVING MEE 133 Moving objects manually 133 Nudging 30D OCIS eater aia E 134 Sequencing Objects 134 Inserting objects earlier in the sequence 134 Moving an object forward or backward 135 Moving an object to the start or end of a design 136 Resequencing Segments by Color 138 REMOVING Color Stops Lei ete a een 140 Working with Monograms eeeeeeeeemm 142 Changing the Size of a Monogram 142 Changing the Width of a Monogram 143 Adjusting the Corners of a Monogram 144 Changing the Shape of a Monogram with Envelopes 145 Rotating a Monogram capser eean 146 Repositioning Individual Letters in a Monogram 147 Adjusting Individual Letter Size in a Monogram 148 Rotating Individual Letters in a Monogram 149 Working with Normal and Multi Line Text 150 Changing the Size of Text 150 Changing the Width of Text 151 Adjusting the Corners of Text 152 Changing the Shape of Text using E
49. There s nothing ordinary about Amazing Designs When you embroider using Amazing Designs products you ll find there s nothing ordinary about what you can create Amazing Designs offers high quality embroidery solutions for the home embroiderer including design collections easy to use software pre cut stabilizer sheets in special stackable dispensing boxes and of course memory card conversion boxes such as Amazing Box For additional details on other products available from Amazing Designs visit your favorite local Amazing Designs Retailer or www amazingdesigns com To find a retailer in your area call 1 888 874 6760 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Copyright Copyright 2006 Pulse Microsystems Ltd All rights reserved This Personalize Stitch Instruction Manual and the Personalize N Stitch software are copyrighted by the developer of the software Pulse Microsystems Ltd All rights reserved US Patent Nos 5 270 939 5 343 401 5 430 658 5 506 784 5 510 994 5 541 847 5 668 730 5 771 173 5 809 921 6 196 146 6 216 618 6 390 005 6 968 255 European Patent Nos 0545773 Other patents pending Information in this document is subject to change without notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of those agreements No part of this publication and the soft
50. You will see the Properties box appear In the Properties box click the Pull Comp tab From the Type list select one of the following options 4 None Makes no adjustments to pull compensation Percentage Enter the percentage in the value box and if necessary enter the maximum value of pull compensation in the Max Range box You can also adjust the value number using the value slider Absolute Enter the amount of absolute pull compensation in the Absolute Value box Adjust any of the other properties settings Refer to the related procedures for more information Click Apply You see the text object altered accordingly 124 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Using Outline Mode In this section Find out how to edit and work with various text objects Learn the different ways to move through a design window Learn how to resequence by color to change the sewing order of designs Learn how to insert color changes within text objects 126 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Editing Text In Personalize N Stitch s design window you can edit a design s text while in Outline Mode There are four types of text objects available in the software Monograms Normal Text Multi Line Text and Arc Text When text is opened or merged in Personalize N Stitch its outline segments will be grouped together and all edits will be applied to the entire design In the Personalize N Stitch
51. a character that may have a key to represent it For instance or are symbols that exist in some fonts but are not type able on a standard US English keyboard Due to Windows constraints you must enter the numbers on the keyboard s numeric keypad for this to work gt 2 Changing Lettering Properties 103 Special Characters List The following lists the special characters available in Personalize N Stitch Character Key Code 0128 0131 0132 Alt 0136 Alt 0138 CE Alt 0140 x Alt 0142 Z i Alt 0145 Alt 0146 H Alt 0147 0148 0149 0151 Alt 0153 Alt 0154 ce Alt 0156 Alt 0158 Alt 0159 Y i Alt 0161 Alt 0162 Alt 0163 H 0164 Y Alt 0165 Alt 0166 104 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual m gt gt gt gt gt gt Character Alt 0167 Alt 0168 Alt 0169 Alt 0171 Alt 0173 Alt 0174 Alt 0175 Alt 0176 Alt 0177 Alt 0180 Alt 0181 Alt 0183 Alt 0184 Alt 0187 Alt 0188 Alt 0189 Alt 0190 Alt 0191 Alt 0192 Alt 0193 Alt 0194 Alt 0195 Alt 0196 Alt 0197 Alt 0198 Alt 0199 Alt 0200 Alt 0201 Alt 0202 Alt 0203 Alt 0204 Key Code gt 2 f ow co cca x oo Q O 8 Qo 9 an o Character Alt 0205 Alt 0206 Alt 0207 Alt 02
52. a specified amount of space between each letter Thus if you wanted to space your letters out an extra 2 millimeters between each other you would enter a 2in the Spacing box You cannot use this parameter to make the spaces between the letters less than zero If the spacing is set at zero the default then the normal kerning operation for the font is used If you want to move the letters closer together than the default or you want to individually adjust the letter spacing you can do so by adjusting the letters with the kerning handles 110 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To change font spacing 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear 3 Click the appropriate text tab 4 Inthe Spacing box enter the font spacing value you want to use 5 Click Apply to save your changes You will see your text s letter spacing altered accordingly Changing Width Compensation The purpose of width compensation is twofold to change the width of a text object for appearance or to compensate text in order to achieve more precision in the final output size The Width Compensation adjustment is set in terms of percentage and automatically gets updated when you drag the Width Handle on the text object When compensating a text object a small percentage adjustment is used to
53. ard page appear This page will show your Site Code Getting Started 27 License Activator 4 Y our Site code is Site Code 0200 8909 6771 49 After receiving this information a customer service representative will reply to vou with a Site Key Enter the Site Key in the box below If you received the Site Key in file format click the Browse button to locate and load the file Site Key Browse Click Next to continue the installation In the Site Key field enter the site key you were given for your computer or click Browse and find the location of the site key To obtain a Site Key please call 1 866 336 8329 Have your serial number and Site Code information readily available Leave the License Activator dialog open Click Next to continue You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear Click Next to continue You will see another License Activator wizard page appear Click Finish to complete your installation 28 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Transferring a License from a Second Computer If you are running an installation of Personalize N Stitch on your computer without a license you can transfer an existing license from a second computer You can copy an Personalize N Stitch license onto a floppy disk USB device or network directory folder Only the Personalize N Stitch installation with a license can run the software a If you
54. are using the 30 day trial it is considered a temporary gt license To transfer a license to a floppy disk 1 On the computer without a license open Personalize N Stitch The first time you open Personalize N Stitch you will see the License Agreement dialog To continue click agree You will see the Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard appear License Activator Getting Started 29 Welcome to the License Activation Wizard This wizard will install a new license in your computer Please select one of the following options Install a license Start the 30 day trial period 2 Select the Install a license option and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator Wizard page appear License Activator Install a License Please select one of the following options and then click Next to continue received a serial number and have internet connection on this machine received a serial number and don t have internet connection on this machine want to transfer a license from a second computer 3 Select want to transfer a license from a second computer and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear 30 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual License Activator License Transfer This option allows you to transfer an existing license to this computer from anot
55. ble in the design workspace You can move to parts of your design that go beyond the window s borders To view parts of the design using the Pan tool 1 Doone ofthe following Choose View Pan e From the Edit tool bar click the Pan tool You will see the cursor change into an icon of a hand 2 Click and drag your design in the design window 3 disable the Pan tool right click the design window 4 The Pan W tool does not move any design objects only the area of the overall design that is being displayed To view parts of the design using your keyboard e Do any of the following Use the i key to move up Use the 4 key to move down Learning the Basics 77 Usethe 4e key to move left Usethe key to move right Changing the background color of the current window Depending on the type of artwork you are using or the type of design you are creating you may want to change the background color or fabric pattern of the hoop in your window For example if you are creating a design with light color threads you may want your background color or fabric pattern darker so that the stitches are more visible on screen To change the background color 1 Choose Tools Select Background Color You see the Color dialog appear 2 Change the hoop background to a preset or custom color 3 Click OK The new color replaces the old color in the hoop on your design window 78 PERSONALIZE N STITCH In
56. ch you want Selected Stitches are highlighted by a black box around the stitch point To view stitch points choose View Stitch Points Using Stitch Mode 171 Moving through Stitch designs Once you are in Stitch Mode Personalize N Stitch makes it easy to move through the stitches in your design To move through a stitch design by increments 1 From the Edit tool bar click the Stitch tool 2 Select the stitch you want to view or edit For more information see Selecting stitches 3 On your keyboard press any of the following keyboard shortcuts Ctrl Arrow Left Right move one stitch Ctrl Arrow Up Down move ten stitches CtrltPage Up move to start of next object Ctrl Page Down move to start of prior object Ctrl Home move to first stitch in design Ctrl End move to last stitch in design Ctrl Shift Up Move back 100 stitches Ctrl Shift Down Move forward 100 stitches 172 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Adding a trim You can add a trim to any stitch in a design file To add a trim 1 Open an existing design file To see the trim you added and other commands choose 9 View Commands 2 Click the Stitch AK tool 3 Select the stitch where you want to add a trim 4 From the Edit tool bar click the Add Trim Q9 tool The Trim tool is depressed and you will see a trim placed at the selected stitch Adding a Lock Stitch You can add lock stitches to any st
57. cial characters remains the same To change Monogram Text 1 Select the monogram you want to change For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Click the Monogram tab In the Letters box change the displayed text accordingly Click Apply to save your changes 102 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To change Normal and Multi line Text 1 Select the text object you want to change For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Click the Text tab In the text area change the displayed text accordingly Click Apply to save your changes To change Arced Text 1 Select the arced text you want to change For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Click the Arc tab In the text area change the displayed text accordingly Click Apply to save your changes Displaying Special Characters When you create lettering you can enter characters available on your keyboard You can also enter characters using ASCII numbers a feature that is available for you to use if needed An ASCII number is a code number three digits long which represents
58. cters List Let go of the ALT key on your keyboard You will see the special character appear 5 any other change to the displayed text 6 Click Apply to save your changes Displaying a Font s Available Characters In each Properties box you can easily display all the characters keystrokes that can be entered for available font types For example some fonts only allow you to enter uppercase characters while other fonts allow you to enter both uppercase and lowercase characters To display a font s available keystrokes 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear 3 Click the appropriate text tab From the Font list select a font 5 Inthe font preview area place your cursor over the font s preview image You will see a display of all the available characters you can enter for the selected font 108 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Properties Monogram Fill Pull comp Js ABLCDEFGHIIELMNOPORSTUYWaye HiabcdeFahijklmnopqrstuvwxvz Changing the Height of Lettering Personalize N Stitch makes it easy to change the height of any lettering Height refers to the tallest character in the desired lettering Thus if an uppercase letter is followed by lowercase letters the uppercase letter will typically be larger and
59. dual Letter Sizes Letters can be individually resized using the Letter Size Handles Letter Size Handles appear only when an individual Letter Handle has been clicked on The Letter Size Handles are on the top left and bottom right of the letter and are olive green Use these handles to increase and decrease the size of your letters To adjust the size of individual letters 1 Select the individual letter you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to adjust You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Click and drag the top left or bottom right letter size handle to increase or decrease the proportional size of the letter You will see the size of the selected letter adjusted accordingly Rotating Individual Letters Individual letters can be rotated using the Letter Rotation Handles Letter Rotation Handles appear only when an individual Letter Handle has been clicked on The Letter Rotation Handles are on the top right and bottom left of the letter and are olive green When you place your cursor over the letter rotation handle the cursor changes to a circle arrow Using Outline Mode 157 handle C Use these handles to rotate the individual letter similar to the way the Rotation Handle will rotate a whole text object To rotate individual letters 1 Select the individual letter y
60. e the Cap recipe contains special underlay pull compensation and density settings appropriate for designs that will be sewn on baseball caps See Preinstalled Recipes for more information on the preinstalled recipes available and their settings To use a recipe 1 Choose File New You see the New Page dialog 2 From the Recipe list select a recipe The applied recipe changes the default settings for the design 3 From the Machine Format list select the machine format you want to use for your document 4 Click OK Preinstalled Recipes You can choose one of the preinstalled recipes when you open a new design file and the fabric settings contained in the recipes are applied to the design you create The following tables outline the preinstalled recipes including their fabric settings All fabric settings in the tables are in Metric mm If the setting is applied to the design using the selected recipe you see Yes in the table If the setting is not applied to the design using the selected recipe you see No in the table Learning the Basics 69 gt gt 2 gt amp D t c o c c c 2 5 E E gt D 5 iL 9 Q E 5 5 8 5 O Program Program Default Default Baby 0 4 0 4 3 0 3 Yes Yes Blankets Canvas 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 Yes Yes Cap 0 4 0 4 1 0 2 Dog Collar 0 5 0 5 1 0 NO NO Fake Fur 0 4 0 4 3 0 3 Yes Yes Fleece 0 4 0 4 1 0 1 Yes No Jeans 0 4 0 4 2 0
61. e Print Settings dialog appear In the Margins area enter the size of margins you want for your design worksheet Select Print Actual Size to have your design print in its actual size Select Print Color Analysis to print a basic thread sequence view If the Print In One Page setting is also selected a simplified color sequence will be printed If Print In One Page is not selected an expanded color sequence will be printed Select Print In One Page to print the design and color sequence on a single worksheet page Select Print Project Name to have the name of your project printed on your design worksheet Enter your Project Name in the box below Click OK Click Close Previewing a design before printing You can preview a worksheet on the screen before sending it to the printer To preview a design 1 Do one of the following From the File tool bar click the Print Preview tool Learning the Basics 73 Choose File Print Preview You see the print preview window appear displaying your design Design Fb 11bit Dak 5182005 Sicher 8459 Color 5 545 mm Helghi 70 0 mm Scale 100 2 zoom in and out of the previewed worksheet do the following To zoom in on the worksheet click Zoom In and scroll to view specific parts of the design To zoom out on the worksheet click Zoom Out and scroll to view specific parts of the design 3 change the settings for the design worksh
62. e formats that work with Viking DOS Customizer and Viking Customizer 95 software Pfaff PCS PCS files are expanded file formats that work with Pfaff PC Designer V2 0 PC and Pfaff PC Designer V2 1 PC software Tajima DST DST files are expanded file formats that were developed for the Tajima commercial embroidery machine oinger XXX XXX files are expanded file formats that work with Singer PSW oinger POEM CSD CSD files are expanded file formats that work with POEM HuskyGram and Singer EU Melco EXP EXP files are expanded file formats used with Melco embroidery machines Bernina Artista and Deco 330 use this format Getting Started 39 Viking SHV SHV files are expanded file formats that work with the Designer series of machines from Viking Viking Pfaff file VIP VIP files are expanded file formats that work with Pfaff embroidery machines Elna EMD EMD files are expanded file formats that work with the Elna Xpressive software and Elna Xquisit machine oinger EMD EMD files are expanded file formats that work with the Singer software and Singer XL5000 and XL6000 machines Getting Help The Personalize N Stitch documentation gives you a variety of ways to find answers to your questions Personalize N Stitch User s Guide Use the Getting Help section to learn about all the ways you can receive help Online Help The Online Help provides a quick way to access conceptual information
63. eces of fabric in place of large fill stitch areas The fabric pieces are sewn into the design The process is used to reduce stitch counts in large designs and or to create a unique appearance A curved shape similar to a half circle A baseline shape Automatic Trim An automated machine process that cuts the top and bobbin thread when directed by data stored in a design file This function is usually used after a jump or a color change This process eliminates the need for manual trimming Baseline A line in which lettering segments sit Bitmap Images Paint and image editing software such as Corel Photo Paint and Adobe PhotoShop generate bitmap images also called raster images Each pixel in a bitmap image has a specific location and color value assigned to it Bitmap images reproduce the subtle shading found in continuous tone images such as photographs Bitmap images are resolution dependent They represent a fixed number of pixels as a result they can lose detail and appear jagged if they are scaled on screen Color Palette A collection of thread colors for a particular brand of thread Color Stop A command that instructs an embroidery machine to stop sewing a design in order to change its thread colors Also known as Color Change 187 Column Stitch Formed by closely arranged zig zag stitches Often used to form borders See also Satin Stitch Condensed Format Method of digitizing in which a pr
64. ed topic to your favorites list click Add You see the selected topic appear in the Topics area To display your favorite topic do one of the following nthe Topics area select the favorite topic you want to display and click Display nthe Topics area double click the favorite topic you want to display You see the topic in the right window pane To remove one of your favorite topics do the following nthe Topics area select the favorite topic you want to remove and click Remove Printing Online Help topics You can print any of the topics in the Online Help To print topics 1 2 Choose Help Personalize N Stitch Click the topic you want to print The topic will appear in the Help window Click Print You see the Print Topics dialog box Select one of the following print options Print the selected topic Getting Started 43 Print the selected heading and all subtopics 5 Click OK You see the Print dialog box 6 Change any of the print settings if necessary and click OK The topic is printed Support for the Amazing Box MAX If you have purchased and installed the Amazing Box MAX you can read from and save to memory cards directly from your Edit N Stitch software For more information on the Amazing Box MAX please visit www amazingdesigns com 44 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Learning the Basics In this section Learn how to create and alter designs Find out how
65. eet click Settings 4 Click OK 5 To close print preview and return to the design window click Close 74 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Printing design worksheets You can print worksheets for design files When you print a worksheet for a design file the worksheet information depends on the selected settings in the Print Setting tab To print a worksheet for your design 1 Doone ofthe following From the File tool bar click the Print Preview tool Choose File Print Preview You see the print preview window appear displaying your design 2 change the settings for the design worksheet or check the information that will be printed on the worksheet click Settings 3 Click OK 4 Click Print If you want to print a design worksheet with existing settings choose File Print or click the Print tool from the File tool bar Then click OK from the Print dialog Viewing Methods and Tools Magnifying and reducing the view The Magnifying Glass X tool sets the Zoom Mode on and off Use the Magnifying Glass tool to magnify or reduce parts of your design Magnifying a design lets you see less of your design on screen Reducing a design lets you see more of your design on screen With Zoom Mode turned on you can either left click to enlarge your design or right click to make your design smaller Learning the Basics 75 To magnify and reduce parts of a design 1 Doone ofthe following Fr
66. egments that work together as a single unit Grouped segments can be ungrouped to access individual segments Handles Handles are the small boxes at each corner of the selection box you see around active segments If you point to a handle the pointer becomes a double sided arrow You can click and drag the handle to resize the selected segment or segments proportionally Clicking and dragging the control points on the left and right side of a handle will resize the segment by width Clicking and dragging the control points on the top and bottom sides of a handle will resize the segment by height Hoop Device made from wood plastic or steel with which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring and an outer ring It attaches to the machine s pantograph Machine hoops are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering Jump Stitch Movement of the pantograph without needle penetration commonly used to get from one point in a design to another 189 Lettering Embroidery using letters or words Lettering commonly called keyboard lettering may be created from computer software which allows variance of letter styles size height density and other characteristics Lock Stitch 1 This stitch is formed by three or four consecutive stitches of atleasta 10 point movement It should be used at the end of all columns fills and any element where a trim will foll
67. ense Agreement on the same terms as the original Licensed Program The application of upgrades to the Licensed Program shall not create additional licenses nor shall it create multiple instances of the Licensed Program Once Licensee obtains an upgrade to the Licensed Program it must be applied immediately and only that upgraded version of the Licensed Program may be operated by the Licensee Under no circumstances may the Licensee operate both the upgraded version of the Licensed Program and the pre upgraded version of the Licensed Program at the same time on any computer or computers 9 SEVERABILITY In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS By opening this sealed package you acknowledge that you have read this License Agreement understand it and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions You also agree that this License Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of agreement between the parties and supersedes all proposals or prior agreements verbal or written and any other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement No amendment to this agreement shall be effective unless signed by an authorized officer of Licensor 11 TRANSFER You may not transfer the Licensed Product without
68. er text objects particularly when you exceed the maximum recommended height of a font you will probably want to use Fill stitches Fill stitches are the type you would normally find filling an area in a typical embroidery design With Fill stitches each line across is made up of two or more individual stitches If you are unsure what setting to use try the standard setting of 0 4 This setting works well almost universally as long as you have not exceeded the fonts size recommendations From the Fill tab the image next to the Density setting will change as you adjust the setting These are not precise images given in the Fill tab Rather these images are intended to provide you with visual clues to what you are doing as you change the settings A general rule is to go for full fabric coverage but add extra stabilizer if you want to support a high density fill on a low density fabric Changing Pull Compensation Settings Personalize N Stitch allows you to adjust the pull compensation in your design In the Properties box you can use the settings available in the Pull Comp tab to adjust the pull compensation of text objects Choose percentage or absolute pull compensation values Changing Lettering Properties 123 To adjust the pull compensation 1 Select the text object you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing From the File tool bar click the Properties tool
69. es in the Properties box For more information on changing text settings in the tabs see Normal Text Properties 7 Click Apply Your text will change accordingly Creating Lettering 97 Creating Arced Text Arced Text objects are created with the Arc Text A tool Arced text objects are those that are created on a circle They start out with normal proportions for the font and can be adjusted To create arced text 1 From the Wizards tool bar click the Arc Text A tool You will see the letter A appear beside your cursor 2 Click once in the design window If another text object was already selected your first click only de selected that object You will have to click again You see default text ARC TEXT appear in the design window You will need to make changes to this text in the Properties box From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear Click the Arc tab In the text box change the default text accordingly Make any other changes in the Properties box For more information on changing text settings in the tabs see Arced Text Properties Click Apply Your text will change accordingly 98 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Changing Lettering Properties In this section Find out how to edit text objects using properties box settings Learn how to edit Monogram Normal Text Multi Line Text and Arc Text properties
70. ext that can be made from the Properties box Each version of text Monogram Normal Multi Line and Arc will alter the appearance of tabs from the Properties box slightly Text Pull comp SPRING Font Campus Block hal ABCEDF Height Spacing Slant Line spacing Width Align The Text tab allows you to set a wide variety of options regarding your text The most important item is the text area which is where you can type in the text that you want to Changing Lettering Properties 115 embroider For multi line text objects you can enter a whole phrase poem etc on multiple lines Line Spacing The Line Spacing parameter is unique to the Normal text and Multi Line text mode This parameter allows you to set the distance between lines of text based on a percentage of the text height You can adjust the distance up or down to improve your results or to squeeze more text into your hoop Alignment Alignment is found only in Normal text and Multi Line text mode and works on multi line text objects The choices are Left Right and Center For example Left alignment means that every line will start at the same left position 116 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Arced Text Properties Arced Text properties are the adjustments that can be made specifically to arced text from the Properties box Properties Am Fill Pull comp ARC TEXT Font Bamboo
71. floating on your workspace 2 To see the of each tool on the various tool bars simply move your pointer over the tools A small Tool box pops up and displays the tool name 54 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To show or hide a tool bar 1 Choose View Tool Bars and select the tool bar you want to show or hide A check mark indicates that the tool bar 1 visible on your screen 2 To move the tool bars drag the floating tool bar by its title bar or drag by the gray area around the buttons Showing and Hiding Guide Rulers Personalize Stitch allows you to show or hide guide rulers in the design window To show or hide guide rulers Choose View Guide Rulers A check mark indicates that the ruler is visible on your screen Changing Thread Colors Personalize N Stitch allows you to adjust the colors of a design using the Color Palette To change thread colors 1 Select a segment or stitch For more information see Selecting stitches in various ways and Selecting Segments 9 You can also use the Color Advance tool to select a segment with the thread colors you want to change 2 Ifthe Color Palette is not already visible in the Design Window choose View Color Palette 3 Inthe Color Palette area click one of the color boxes with the thread color you want to use Learning the Basics 55 Thread charts and color choices are applicable to the file format of any
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73. gram is used on only one computer at a time and is not stored in any form on more than one computer at a time This license supersedes any previous agreements you may have had with the Licensor to use the Licensed Product IF YOU WISH TO USE THE LICENSED PROGRAM ON MORE THAN ONE COMPUTER YOU WILL NEED AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE FOR EACH COMPUTER 2 COPIES AND MODIFICATIONS The Licensed Product and each of its Components is copyrighted to the fullest extent of the law under the laws of the United States of America and International Laws You may not copy duplicate replicate or otherwise reproduce or modify the Licensed Product or any Component thereof in any manner whatsoever except as explicitly provided by this License Agreement You may make one copy of the Licensed Program solely for backup purposes only if you have not been provided with a backup copy You must reproduce and include the copyright notice on the backup CODy 9 10 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual 3 CONFIDENTIALITY The Licensed Product is protected by copyright patent trade secret and trademark law By accepting this license you expressly acknowledge accept and agree that the Licensed Product including without limitation its data processing algorithms innovations concepts and look and feel is proprietary in nature and that the Licensed Product contains valuable confidential information developed or acquired at great expense and through extensive eff
74. h 2 Align 5 Click Apply to save your changes You see the lettering altered accordingly 168 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Using Stitch Mode In this section Learn how to move through the design window and select a stitch Learn how to add a trim or lock stitch to a specific stitch 170 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Stitch Mode In Personalize N Stitch s design window you can enter Stitch Mode to select a specific stitch and add a trim or lock stitch When you have the Stitch tool selected the Stitch Mode is activated and the Stitch Edit tool bar appears at the bottom of the design workspace Use the Stitch Edit tool bar to move through the stitches of a design You can move stitch by stitch to select the exact stitch you need Stitch Edit tool bar You can use the Stitch Edit tool bar to navigate through stitches The position slider is located on the Stitch Edit tool bar This slider looks like the one from the Draw Bar however it is quite different This slider moves a cursor through the design on a stitch by stitch basis Selecting stitches You can select stitches in a variety of ways The Stitch tool allows you to select individual stitches in your designs You select stitches by clicking on a single stitch To select stitches using the Stitch tool 1 From the Edit tool bar click the Stitch tool 2 select a single stitch click the stit
75. her computer For this process you will need access to a licensed copy of this program on another computer Insert a diskette into the drive of this computer and then click Next If you are using a drive other than drive specify it here m 4 Insert an empty floppy disk into your A drive To transfer your license to another media see the following procedures To transfer a license to directory or USB device 5 Click Next and a registration file will be copied to your floppy disk You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear Leave this wizard page open 6 Remove your floppy disk 7 Onthe computer with a license open Personalize N Stitch and insert the floppy disk into your A drive 8 Choose Help Transfer License You will see the Browse for Folder dialog appear Getting Started 31 Browse for Folder Select Folder to transfer the license to 9 E a My Network Places 2 Test Designs Cancel Browse to your A drive that contains your floppy disk procedures To transfer a license to directory or USB device To transfer your license to another media see the following 10 11 12 13 Click OK You see the License Transfer confirmation dialogs Click OK Personalize N Stitch will shutdown The installation of Personalize N Stitch on this computer will no longer have a license Remove your floppy disk On the computer without
76. icense Using a serial number requires Internet connection e Providing an unlocking key given to you by phone or e mail e Transferring a license from another computer Obtaining a License for Personalize N Stitch from the Internet If you received a product serial number with the program the number can be used to obtain a license If you have an Internet connection you can have the program automatically obtain a license To obtain a license from the Internet 1 Toopen the Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard select one of the following procedures If you are using the 30 day trial mode for Personalize N Stitch choose License Activator f your 30 day trial mode has expired double click the Personalize N Stitch link on your computer desktop You will see the Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard appear License Activator Getting Started 23 Welcome to the License Activation Wizard This wizard will install new license in your computer Please select one of the following options Install a license Start the 30 day trial period 2 Select the Install a license option and click Next You will see another Personalize N Stitch License Activator wizard page appear License Activator Install a License Please select one of the following options and then click Next to continue received a serial number and have internet connection on
77. ill appear in the design workspace Learning the Basics 65 If you have a licensed copy of Edit N Stitch installed as well you can use those features in Edit N Stitch to merge lettering with designs Saving Designs You can use Save or Save As to save designs in a variety of file formats The Save As command lets you save an alternative version of the design with a different name location or file format Save As is handy when you want to keep your original design and create another design with slight modifications The Save command saves the changes you make to the current design As a general rule you should perform all outline edits to a design first and save the design file Next you should perform all stitch edits to the same design and save the design file with a different file name If you follow this general rule you can 66 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual avoid possibly losing your stitch edits while doing significant design editing For more information on the general rules of editing segments 4 Editing Segments To save a design 1 Choose File Save As You see the Save As dialog box 2 Inthe Save in list browse to the location you want to save your file You can save design files to your hard drive a disk or CD ROM 3 Inthe File Name box enter the file name for the design you want to be saved 4 Inthe Save As type list select the format you want the design to be saved as
78. ill settings 6 From the Font list select the font you want used with the monogram When you select a font you will see its preview below the Font list 7 Forfonts with decoration codes only In the Decorations area select the decoration embellishment you want used for your monogram 8 To complete your monogram click Finish You will see your monogram text appear in the main design window Creating Lettering 91 92 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Creating Normal Text The Text Wizard allows you to add normal text to embroidery designs Normal text can be more than three letters that are contained in envelopes and can include upper and lower case characters Fonts containing only upper case characters are indicated in the Text Wizard s font preview area which is below the Font list Many embellishments are available within the Text Wizard 004 005 006 001 002 003 Embellishments available within the Text Wizard Your lettering can be placed above below or to the right or left of any embellishment You have the option to create text with or without any embellishments 2 The Text Wizard only allows you to create one line of lettering lt at a time To create normal text 1 From the Wizards tool bar click the Text Wizard T tool You will see the Text Wizard window Creating Lettering 93 Text Wizard Welcome to the
79. increase and decrease the size of your letters Using Outline Mode 149 To adjust the size of individual letters in a monogram 1 Select the individual letter you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to adjust You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Click and drag the top left or bottom right letter size handle to increase or decrease the proportional size of the letter You will see the size of the selected letter adjusted accordingly Rotating Individual Letters in a Monogram Individual letters can be rotated using the Letter Rotation Handles Letter Rotation Handles appear only when an individual Letter Handle has been clicked on The Letter Rotation Handles are on the top right and bottom left of the letter and are olive green When you place your cursor over the letter rotation handle the cursor changes to a circle arrow handle C Use these handles to rotate the individual letter similar to the way the Rotation Handle will rotate a whole text object 150 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To rotate individual letters in a monogram 1 Select the individual letter you want to rotate For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing Click the letter handle of the letter you want to adjust You will see the active letter enclosed in a se
80. inserted design If you are using Personalize N Stitch without an inserted embroidery design the thread color choices are based on the default thread format you have set until you save the design Once the design is saved the color choices represent those for the format you have chosen when saving Using Scrollbars The scrollbars are inside the design workspace on the right and bottom of the window These operate as standard scrollbars which you may be familiar with from any typical Windows application They allow you to quickly navigate the design using the mouse Typical actions for the scrollbars include e Dragging the Thumb Track to pan the view Notice that this is like using the Pan y tool from the Edit tool bar e Clicking in the scrollbar on either side of the Thumb Track will move the design window view one screen at a time e Clicking in the scrollbar on the arrows moves the design window view only a small amount at a time You can also right click the scrollbar to display a pop up menu of scroll actions in Windows 2000 and XP Correcting Mistakes Undo and Redo are two significant features that allow you to correct mistakes If you make a mistake and change your mind about an action you just made Undo reverses the action Redo puts back the change If Undo or Redo are grayed out you cannot Undo or Redo 56 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To use Undo e Do one of the following From
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82. itch in a design but they are best used at the start and end of a color segment A lock stitch keeps your stitches from pulling apart by firmly attaching the thread at the location before a long stitch or a trim To add a lock stitch 1 Open an existing design file 2 Click the Stitch AK tool 3 Select the stitch where you want to add a lock stitch 4 From the Edit tool bar click the Add Lock Stitch A tool and select one of the following types of lock stitches Cross Vertical Horizontal Right 45 Using Stitch Mode 173 Left 45 The lock stitch will be placed at the selected stitch 174 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Personalize Stitch Font Catalog In this section e View font sample pictures for available Block Decorative Monogram and Script fonts 176 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Block Fonts Font Name Andy Athletic Outline Bedrock Camelot Campus Block Chancery Condensed Block Crisp Block Dixon Freeform Galaxy Groovy Hamilton Hebrew Sample ABCDEF Block 4mm NlOsbr ABCDEF 7 ABCabc College ABCabe Cookie ABCabc 2 ABCab C Extended ABCabc ABCa be Greek amp ABCabc Headlines 0717 Hertz Fusion Font Name Sample ABCabc ABCDEF ABCDEF ABCDEF ABCabc ABCDEF AB Sbc ABGabc ABCabc ABCabc ABTAEZ QC abc ABCabc ABCabc Font Name Homeward
83. its height will be set to your preference here To change the height of lettering 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear 3 Click the appropriate text tab In the Height box enter the height you want for your text 5 Click Apply to save your changes You will see your text s height altered accordingly Changing Lettering Properties 109 Changing a Font Type You can change the font type of text objects using the drop down list of fonts in the Properties box Below this font list you will also see an image showing a sample of the selected font To change a font type 1 Select the text object you want to alter For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 From the File tool bar click the Properties tool You will see the Properties box appear 3 Click the appropriate text tab 4 From the Font list select the font you want to use a To scroll through the list of fonts and see what each font looks 4 like click the down arrow Then use the up and down arrows your keyboard to move through the font list This allows you to preview the fonts without having to select each one 5 Click Apply to save your changes You will see your text s font type altered accordingly Changing Font Spacing The font spacing setting adds
84. k Finish Personalize N Stitch will be launched You can begin using Personalize N Stitch on this computer Opening and Closing Personalize N Stitch To open the software e Do one of the following Double click the Personalize N Stitch icon created on your desktop Choose Start Programs Amazing Designs Personalize N Stitch You will see the Personalize N Stitch design workspace appear 36 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Personalize Stitch Design1 File Edit view Tools Window Help JoOocH2 lu LALO gt Stitch 13044 of 13044 166 0 mm x 69 4 mm 5 colors 13044 stitches Hoop 225mm 90mm Recipe normal Personalize N Stitch design workspace To close Personalize N Stitch e Do one of the following Choose File Exit Enter Alt F4 on your keyboard Backing up files Windows 2000 XP comes with an efficient file Backup program called Microsoft Backup We recommend you use Microsoft Backup to backup files and designs on a regular basis Backing up your work protects your designs in case the data on your computer is lost or damaged If Microsoft Backup is not currently installed on your computer refer to the Windows amp 2000 XP Online Help for installation instructions Getting Started 37 To back up files 1 Click Start 2 Choose Programs Accessories System Tools Backup 3 Follow the instructions provided If
85. large numbered rulers indicate the measurement unit such as inches or millimeters The small ticks indicate the increments of the units such as 74 inch When you magnify or reduce the view the increments of the unit measure adjust to reflect the changes In addition if you change the grid settings the rulers change to fit the measurements you set a The rulers change to fit the measurements you set in the next J window you open To set the ruler units Right click on the ruler at the left or top of the window and select Metric or English You see the ruler units change accordingly Creating Lettering This section covers Learn how to create Monograms Normal Text Multi Line Text and Arced Text within your embroidery designs 88 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Creating Monograms You can create unique one two or three letter monograms using the Monogramming Wizard Monogram text look like normal text however depending on the font you choose you can also add monogram decorations Personalize N Stitch allows you to select one of two monogram styles self contained and freestyle embellishments In self contained embellishments the letters are scaled in proportion to the embellishment to ensure that letters fit perfectly In freestyle embellishments the letters are always centered with the embellishment in the Monogram Wizard See the Font Catalog section to view all of the self contained and f
86. lection box with green handles Place your cursor over the letter rotation handle You will see the cursor change to a circle arrow handle To rotate the individual letter to any angle click and drag the letter rotation handle You will see an outline of the individual letter rotate onscreen as you are dragging The letter will recalculate its position when you release the mouse Working with Normal and Multi Line Text In Personalize N Stitch you can work and make changes to Normal and Multi Line text objects in the same fashion Changing the Size of Text The size of text objects can be adjusted using the Proportional Sizing Handle This handle is on the top left of the design and it appears as a black pennant pointing up Using Outline Mode 151 To change the size of text 1 Select the text object you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the proportional sizing handle You will see the text scale proportionally which means that as you make the design wider the design also gets taller Changing the Width of Text The width of text objects can be adjusted using the Width Handle This handle is on the bottom right of the text and it appears as a black pennant pointing right To change the width of text 1 Select the text object you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the wid
87. ll let you modify print settings and print the current design Print Prints the current design Undo Reverses your last action Redo Reverses the action of the Undo command Properties Displays the Properties dialog box that contains editable settings for the selected segment Options Displays the Options dialog box Contains the Formats Environment Stitch and Grid settings for the Personalize N Stitch program 48 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Edit Tools Tool D sR x d OT What it means Select All Selects all objects in the design window Segment Select Selects objects in the design window Stitch Activates stitch edit mode and selects individual stitch points in the design Add Trim Only available in stitch edit mode Adds trim to the selected stitch Add Lock Stitch Only available in stitch edit mode Adds lock stitch to the selected stitch Magnifying Glass Enlarge or reduce parts of your design for easier viewing on screen Pan Allows you to move the design area around Modify Tools Tool What means Center Moves all selected objects and aligns them along the center most axis Learning the Basics 49 Tool What it means Left Align Moves all selected objects except the left most item selected and aligns them along the left most axis tt Right Align Moves all selected objects except the right most item selected and aligns
88. losing designs Choose File New to create a new file and create a design For more information see Creating new designs 2 Doone ofthe following From the File tool bar click the Merge Design Ie tool Choose File Merge Design You see the Open File dialog appear Open File Look in BLF Designs v O fie Gp03 blf GpO6 blf if Gp10 blf Gp13 blf if Gp18 blf f Gp20 blf lt File name Files of type 1 Tw1 01 biF W Twi 20 bKf 2 Tw1 03 blf Wb01 blf ie if 5 WE Twi O7 blK W wbOS blF 15 m 20 Tw1 13 biF W wb12 blF MM24 blf Tw1 17 blf Wb17 blf Preview Twi 10 blF All designs 64 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual 3 Inthe Look list browse to the location of the file you want to merge You can merge design files stored on your hard drive a floppy disk CD ROM or other drive locations such as a Flash Drive or Flash card etc 4 In the Files of type list select the format for the design you want to merge 5 Inthe File Name box select the design file that you want to merge onto the current open design workspace 6 To view a preview of the selected design select Preview if not already selected You see a preview image of the selected design appear on the right hand side of the dialog 7 Click Open The merged design file w
89. n use guidelines to help you precisely align segments in your embroidery designs Guidelines are straight horizontal or vertical lines that you drag from the rulers into your design These guidelines are easy to make and they are useful for setting alignment lines across the length or width of the design workspace To create a horizontal guideline 1 Position the pointer inside the ruler at the top of the window 2 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the guideline into the design window 3 Release the mouse when the guideline is in the position you want To create a vertical guideline 1 Position the pointer inside the ruler at the left side of the window 2 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the guideline into the design window 3 Release the mouse when the guideline is in the position you want 86 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To move existing guidelines 1 Position the pointer on the guideline you want to move A two sided arrow appears next to your cursor 2 Left click and drag to move the guideline 3 Release the mouse button when you reach the desired position for your guideline The guideline is placed Removing guidelines If guidelines are cluttering your workspace you can remove them To remove all guidelines Right click on the rulers at the left or bottom of the window and click Remove Guidelines The guidelines are removed Defining ruler units When guide rulers are active
90. ncluding stitching instructions Select tool The Select tool located in the Edit toolbar and in the Edit menu allows you to work in Outline Mode This tool allows you to select and modify individual or groups of outline segments You can select outline segments by clicking on a single segment or by clicking and dragging to draw a box around parts of the design Once you select outline segments you can edit the segments Stitch Editing Digitizing feature that allows one or more stitches in a pattern to be deleted lengthened or altered Stitch Select tool The Stitch Select tool located in the Stitch Edit toolbar and in the Stitch Edit menu allows you to work in Stitch Mode This tool allows you to select and modify individual or groups of stitches You can select stitches by clicking on a single stitch or by clicking and dragging to draw a box around parts of the design Stitch to Outline Conversion STO Software feature that converts a stitch file to an outline file In the Amazing Designs software machine formats are converted to outlines automatically when you open or merge a design otock Designs Digitized generic embroidery designs that are readily available at a cost below that of custom digitized designs Amazing Designs has an ever expanding collection of designs Visit www amazingdesigns com for details Vector Images Vector images are images created by programs such as Adobe Illustrator ai CorelDRAW
91. ne segments 134 Serial number 22 SEW files 38 Showing machine commands 78 Showing stitch points 79 SHV files 39 Site Key 27 Slant setting 111 Special characters 102 Status Line 52 Stitch Edit tool bar 170 Stitch files merging 62 Stitch Mode 170 Stitch placement 79 Stitch Points 79 Stitch Select tool 191 Stitch to Outline conversion STO 191 Stitch tool 48 170 Support Amazing Box MAX 43 Supported Embroidery File Formats 37 System Requirements 18 T Terminology 19 Text Direction commands 118 Text embellishments 92 Text Modes 118 Text properties 118 Text Wizard 92 Text Wizard tool 50 Thread colors 51 changing 54 Title Bar 46 Tool bar 53 Tools Color 50 Edit 48 File 47 Modify 48 View 49 Wizards 50 Tools Draw Bar 51 Tools Personalize N Stitch 47 Top Align tool 49 133 Transferring a license 22 28 Trim command 172 U Undo tool 47 55 USB device 32 Using online Help 40 Using the Index online help 41 V Vertical Center Align tool 49 133 Vertical guidelines 85 View Tools 49 Viewing 3D stitches 81 Viewing designs 76 134 Viewing grids 81 Viewing stitch points 79 Index 197 Viewing stitches realistic preview 81 Views tools 74 VIP files 39 W Width compensation 110 Width Handle 143 151 160 Window background color 77 Window background fabric pattern 77 Wizards Tools 50 Worksheet Setting 74 Print Setting 74 Workspace 46 Workspace environment 56 X XXX
92. ne to be stitched When a design is sewn the last object sewn is usually on top or in the front of the design Using Outline Mode 137 To move an object to the start of a design 1 Select the segment s you want to move to the start of your design 2 Inthe design workspace right click the object s and choose Move First To move an object to the end of a design 1 Select the object s you want to move to the end of your design 2 Inthe design workspace right click the objects s and choose Move Last 138 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Resequencing Segments by Color You can sequence design segments by color When you resequence by color the segments of the design are reordered according to their thread color In other words the system reorders the segments so that all Dark Yellow segments come first then Dark Orange segments and so on Segments using the same needle remain in the same relative order To resequence segments by color 1 Doone ofthe following Choose File Open to open an existing file For more information see Opening and closing designs Choose File New to create a new file and create a design For more information see Creating new designs 2 Choose Tools Resequence You will see the Resequence dialog appear with a preview of your design Resequence Drag amp Drop to change sequence Using Outline Mode 139 all De H Color 2
93. nges to its overall text properties To select text using the Segment Select tool From the Edit tool bar click the Segment Select AN tool Click the object you want to select The active objects are enclosed in a selection box From the Wizards tool bar click the Multi Line Text Bt tool or Arc Text A tool You will see the letter A appear beside your cursor and the active text object will be enclosed in a selection box with handles To select text using the Multi Line Text tool 1 From the Wizards tool bar click the Multi Line Text Bc tool You will see the letter A appear beside your cursor Click the Text you want to select The active text object is enclosed in a selection box with handles To select text using the Arc Text tool 1 From the Wizards tool bar click the Arc Text A tool You will see the letter A appear beside your cursor Click the Text you want to select The active text object is enclosed in a selection box with handles 128 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Selecting objects The Segment Select A tool allows you to select and move individual or groups of objects When you open an existing design it is considered an object A merged design is considered an object as well Each design created using one of Personalize N Stitch s wizards is considered a distinct object You select objects by clicking on a single object or by clicking and dragging to draw a box around par
94. nvelope Handles 152 Rotating a T 153 Adjusting the Kerning Space between the letters 154 Repositioning Individual Letters 155 Adjusting Individual Letter Sizes 156 Rotating Individual Letters 156 Working with Arced Text xd bass treo gus Funds Das deba s Pap cu pe tud ae vrtaa in 157 Changing the Size of Arced Text 158 Changing the Width of Arced Text 160 Rotating Text Around an Arc 160 Adjusting the Kerning Space between the letters 162 Repositioning Individual Letters in Arced Text 163 Adjusting Individual Letter Size 164 Rotating Individual Letters 165 Inserting color changes 166 Using Stitch Mode tert E eiue 170 Selectitig Stelies 170 Moving through Stitch designs 171 TT 172 Adding a LOCK Ste 172 Personalize N Stitch Font Catalog FOMO ede eee eee tees 176 Decorative FOS ee ede ie 178 Monogram 178 182
95. ny pre loaded hoops however you can also add new hoop to the software To add a new hoop 1 Do one of the following From the View tool bar click the Select Hoop 19 tool Choose Tools Select Hoop You will see the Hoops dialog appear From the list select the design file type for the new hoop you want to add Click New You will see the New Hoop dialog appear In the New Hoop dialog complete the following n the Width box enter the width for the new hoop you want added n the Height box enter the height for the new hoop you want added n the Name box enter the name of the new hoop you want added Click OK The New Hoops dialog will close and you will see the new hoop listed in the Select hoops area Click Apply Click OK Deleting an existing hoop You can easily delete any hoop in Personalize N Stitch To delete hoops 1 Do one of the following From the View tool bar click the Select Hoop tool Learning the Basics 85 Choose Tools Select Hoop You will see the Hoops dialog appear 2 From the list select the design file type for the hoop you want to delete 3 From the Select hoop area select the hoop you want to delete 4 Click Delete You will see a dialog appear If you want to delete the selected hoop click Yes The hoop will no longer be listed in the Select hoops area 5 Click OK Aligning Designs Adding and Moving guidelines You ca
96. of the following grid styles Grid lines Grid cross displays a cross through the center point of the hoop 5 Click OK Showing and hiding the grid You can show the grid or if it is in the way you can hide it To show the grid e Choose View Grid A check mark will appear beside the name in the menu To hide the grid e Choose View Grid The check mark beside the name will be removed Showing and hiding a realistic preview of stitches Use the Realistic Preview m tool to see a realistic 3D view of your design To show realistic stitches e Do one of the following From the View tool bar click the Realistic Preview m tool Choose View Draw Realistic Preview A check mark will appear beside the name in the menu 82 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To hide the realistic stitches e Do one of the following From the View tool bar click the Realistic Preview m tool Choose View Draw Realistic Preview The check mark beside the name will be removed Viewing the sewing order of designs You can view the sewing order of designs by using the Draw Bar located at the top of the design workspace Slide the speed control from left to right to vary the rate of sewing Working with Hoops in Personalize N Stitch Viewing the hoop or frame on the screen lets you ensure that your design fits properly when you run it on the machine The hoop serves as a guide to help size and position y
97. ogram Properties c 113 Decor options available 114 Normal Text and Multi Line Properties 114 Line Spacing 115 ANJOMENE rcc cc S 115 Arced Text Properties 116 Inverse Direction setting 116 Changing Text Properties 118 Changing 2 2 os encode de vestig aetas td 118 Normal and Reverse Text Direction 118 Resetting the 119 Resetting Individual Letters 119 Deleting 119 119 Selecting Pre Defined Envelopes 119 Changing Fill 121 Densib Sell ood dde nter obese oam Ap ESvM b DOS ion Du tani 121 Changing Pull Compensation Settings 122 Using Outline Mode dE 126 Selecting text objects for design editing 127 Selecting oD ECS TIT E 128 COPYING IL PE 129 DeletrigODISC IS iaia 130 Moving through Outline designs 131 Aligning objects horizontally and vertically 132 4 PERSONALIZE N STITCH
98. olor Reverse Move backward in the design by one color Colors View all colors in the design Learning the Basics 51 Draw Bar The Draw Bar makes it easy to see how your design will sew You can use the Draw Bar to eliminate potential sewing problems The draw bar controls which parts of the design are drawn on the design window Scrollbar Slider a The length of the scrollbar slider represents all of the stitches in the opened design You can move the scrollbar slider by dragging it to see a design as it will look sewn to a particular point The color display within the scrollbar indicates the thread color that will be sewn when the scrollbar slider is positioned over it Clicking on the arrows at the ends of the scrollbar will advance or retrace the design position by one stitch 8 Ifyou select the Color Advance tool or the Color Reverse 000 tool while the Draw Bar is active your cursor will change to an arrow with a clock next to it This indicates that the entire design is not being sewn onscreen and all edits performed will only pertain to the currently visible areas of the design Color Palette The thread colors for the design are shown in the Color Palette located under the design window To show or hide the Color Palette choose View Color Palette For more information on the color palette see Changing Thread Colors 52 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Status Line The Status Line a
99. om the Edit tool bar click the Magnifying Glass tool Choose View Zoom Zoom Tool The pointer becomes a magnifying glass 2 Left click the design 3 one of the following steps Left click that area to zoom in on a specific area Right click to make your design smaller 4 To turn the Zoom mode off click the Magnifying Glass P tool again This will reset the zoom of the window and the view of the design will be fit into the window To zoom in on a specific area 1 Doone ofthe following From the Edit tool bar click the Magnifying Glass tool Choose View Zoom Zoom Tool The pointer becomes a magnifying glass 2 Click and hold your left mouse button and drag your mouse to form a flexible box around the specific area you want to see in detail 3 Drag the mouse across the area you want to zoom in until it is inside the box 4 Do one of the following steps To increase the zoom continue clicking and dragging the flexible box By doing so you can view a single stitch 76 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Right click to make your design smaller 5 To turn the Zoom mode off click the Magnifying Glass X tool again This will reset the zoom of the window and the view of the design will be fit into the window To disable Zoom e From the Edit tool bar click the Segment Select A tool once you get to the level of magnification you want Viewing parts of a design not visi
100. ontally and vertically You can align objects horizontally or vertically You can use this feature to precisely align objects at the center of a design Joe Vertical alignment Horizontal alignment To align objects 1 Select the objects you want to align For more information see Selecting objects 2 From the Modify tool bar click any of the following You can also choose Edit Align and select any of the A available Align tools Using Outline Mode 133 Center Moves all selected objects and aligns them along d the center most axis Left Align Moves all selected objects except the left most item selected aligns them along the left most axis most item selected and aligns them along the right most axis gt Right Align Moves all selected objects except the right Bottom Align Moves all selected objects except the H bottom most item selected and aligns them along the bottom most axis z Top Align Moves all selected objects except the top most item selected and aligns them along the top most axis Horizontal Center Align Takes all selected objects and centers them in the selection box The objects are moved so that they are centered left to right with each other but they are not moved up or down Vertical Center Align Takes all selected objects and centers them in the selection box The objects are moved so that they are centered top
101. oportionate number of stitches are placed between defined points after a scale has been designated With a machine or computer that can read condensed format the scale density and stitch lengths in a design may be changed Also referred to as Outline Format Cross Stitch Two stitches that cross at the center to form an X Density Density is the number of stitches covering a given area Large letters large fill areas and textured fabrics generally need higher densities The reverse can be true as well Design Workspace The design workspace includes the toolbars menus ribbon and the design window containing the design you are editing You can change the look and functionality of your design workspace by showing or hiding these elements Expanded Format Individual stitches in a design that have been specifically digitized and are fixed in place Generally designs digitized in this format that are not converted to outlines can t be enlarged or reduced more than 10 20 without distortion because the stitch count remains constant 188 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Fill Stitch Series of running stitches commonly used to cover large areas Different fill patterns can be created by altering the angle length and repeat sequence of the stitches Folders In Windows 2000 XP your designs are stored in folders In previous Windows versions folders were called directories Grouped Segments A collection of s
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103. ou add space you will see the entire text object expand keeping the distances you have between each of the other letters To adjust arced text kerning 1 Select the arced text you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the appropriate kerning handle horizontally You will see the space between the selected kerning handle altered accordingly Using Outline Mode 163 Repositioning Individual Letters in Arced Text Individual letter positions can be adjusted for arced text using the Letter Handles in Personalize N Stitch The Letter Handles are red in color and appear in the center of each letter When you use the letter handle feature you can make changes to an individual letter s position You can also alter the arced text s size and rotation it reposition individual letters arced text 1 Select the individual letter you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to reposition You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Click and drag the letter handle to reposition the letter left right up or down You will see an outline of the letter rotate onscreen as you are dragging The lettering will recalculate its position when you release the mouse 164 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Adjusting
104. ou want to rotate For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to adjust You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Place your cursor over the letter rotation handle You will see the cursor change to a circle arrow handle 4 Torotate the individual letter to any angle click and drag the letter rotation handle You will see an outline of the individual letter rotate onscreen as you are dragging The letter will recalculate its position when you release the mouse Working with Arced Text You can apply lettering around the outside or inside of an arc shape in Personalize N Stitch You can adjust the size width and spacing of your letters as well as the size of the arc You can also rotate the letters around on the arc and easily encircle an embroidery design Arced text is controlled in two ways using a set of handles that allow individual adjustments to the text or using the settings in the Properties box For more information see Arced Text Properties 158 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual You can change the look of arced text using the various adjustment handles available gent lm c a n a T esac Changing the Size of Arced Text The height of arced text can be adjusted using the Proportional Sizing Handle This handle is on top
105. our design in the design window Personalize N Stitch comes with many different pre loaded hoop sizes Your hoop size determines how big your design should be when you save it Displaying a hoop while designing You can select one of many pre loaded hoops from a range of different file types using the Hoop dialog Learning the Basics 83 Select hoop 3tbmm lt 18 mm 3 rm 15mm 2b rmm 13 mm x 180mm 100 2 lt 100mm 13 mm x 5 mm amp mm 40mm amp lmm 2mm Rotate 90 300 0 200 mm This feature is useful when you want to make sure that your design will fit for more than one kind of embroidery machine 9 The hoop that you select will be limited to the size of the design for saving purposes When you save a design that is too big for the hoop you have chosen you will get a warning message To change the displayed hoop 1 Doone ofthe following From the View tool bar click the Select Hoop 8 tool Choose Tools Select Hoop You will see the Hoops dialog appear 2 From the list select the design file format for the current design 3 From the Select hoop area select the hoop you want to display in your design window from the list 4 rotate the selected hoop 90 degrees select Rotate 90 5 Click Apply The selected hoop will be displayed in the design window 6 Click OK 84 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Adding a new hoop Personalize N Stitch comes with ma
106. ow right click on the created text and select Envelop from the menu 120 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual YT 2 IIIES Rectangle BridgeCancaveTop BridgeconcaveBakkam DoubleConcaveBridges BridgeConvexTop Bridge ConyvexBottom DoubleConvexBridges Concave laploanvexBoattam Convex TopConcayveBottoam PennantRight FennantLeft Envelope options Changing Lettering Properties 121 Changing Fill Settings The second tab of the Properties box is the Fill tab The Fill tab has the same appearance regardless of the text mode for the currently selected text object Properties Tex Fill Pull camp Pattern E atin The Fill tab allows you to customize the parameters used by Personalize N Stitch in the creation of the stitches that will fill the text design You have the option to add a pattern type and change the text object s density settings Density setting Fill density is the distance between individual lines of embroidery Density in embroidery is measured in Stitch Points where each point is equal to 0 1 millimeters How does changing this setting affect your design If you have a very loosely woven fabric you may want to use a slightly 122 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual larger number such as 4 5 This is done because the fabric may not be able to hold a large set of stitches in a small area It is important to always stitch a test before committing to a design For larg
107. ow such as color changes or the end of a design May be stitched in a triangle or a straight line 2 Lock Stitch is also the name of the type of stitch formed by the hook and needle of home sewing machines as well as computerized embroidery machines Machine Formats Machine formats have their own profile settings that determine how embroidery information will be interpreted when you save design files as a machine readable format When you use machine formats your design information displays accurately on the screen and designs are sewn correctly on each embroidery machine You can select a specific machine format for a design when opening or saving designs Monogram Embroidered design composed of one or more letters usually the initials in a name 190 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Outline file File format for storing and retrieving designs which allows for global automatically changes density size stitch width stitch count in a single operation changes within that design Recipe A collection of embroidery settings designed for specific fabrics Running Stitch Consists of one stitch between two points Used for outlining and fine detail Satin Stitch Formed by closely arranged zig zag stitches Also known as a column stitch segment A single piece of a design that is created at one time A segment has many properties such as its size color sequence in designs stitch type and values i
108. pace between each letter If you move kerning handle in the middle of a word you adjust only the space between those two letters thus if you add space you will see the entire text object expand keeping the distances you have between each of the other letters Using Outline Mode 155 To adjust kerning 1 Select the text object you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the appropriate kerning handle horizontally You will see the space between the selected kerning handle altered accordingly Repositioning Individual Letters Personalize N Stitch allows you to move individual letters for a text object using the Letter Handles The Letter Handles are red in color and appear in the center of each letter When you use the letter handle feature you can make changes to an individual letter s position You can also alter the text s size and rotate it To reposition individual letters 1 Select the individual letter you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to reposition You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Click and drag the letter handle to reposition the letter left right up or down You will see the selected letter repositioned accordingly 156 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Adjusting Indivi
109. ppears at the bottom of the Personalize N Stitch window To show or hide the Status Line choose View Status Line As you move the mouse over different sections of the workspace this indicator will tell you what that area or button does You will also find specific design information in other areas of the status bar For example the status bar shows the design dimensions the total number of stitches the hoop type and the recipe selected for the design 129 0 mm x 166 6 mm 20 colors 46851 stitches Hoop 100mm 100mm Recipe normal Personalize N Stitch Properties box The design properties of selected text segments are shown in the Properties box The Properties box contains tabs related to selected segments To show or hide the Properties box choose View Properties or click the Properties tool from the File tool bar Tex Fill Pull SPRING Font Campus Black v ABCEDF Height mm Spacing Slant je Line spacing width Align Learning the Basics 53 Showing and Hiding Tool Bars You can hide or move a tool bar if it is blocking your view of the workspace and cluttering the screen You can move the tool bars anywhere on the screen If you drag a tool bar to the edge of the design workspace it attaches to the sides top or bottom edge of the workspace You can arrange the tool bars in an order that is comfortable for you You can also leave tool bars
110. reestyle embellishments available for monograms in Personalize N Stitch p 2 O 3B fp fp 2 Self contained embellish Freestyle embellishments ments samples samples To begin creating monograms with the Monogramming Wizard simply choose a font enter your text and then customize the monogram text to suit your needs Creating Lettering 89 To create monograms 1 From the Wizards tool bar click the Monogram M tool You will see the Monogramming Wizard window Monogramming Wizard Welcome to the Monogramming Wizard This Wizard helps you automatically create a Monogramming design To begin click Next a j 1 2 Click Next to continue You will see another Monogramming Wizard window 90 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Monogramming Wizard Text Change to fill Height rm Font Decorations Annabelle Baroque Beauty Belle Epoque Benguiat Blazing Glory Blooming Around Blooming Bonnets Bouquet Basket Bouquet Script Carriage Script Circle Monogram Classic Monogram Crown Royal 3 Inthe Text box enter your one two or three letter monogram text 4 Inthe Height box enter the height you want to use 5 To have your monogram use fill stitching rather than satin stitching select Change to Fill If you enlarge your monogram considerably it is advised that 9 you select this Change to F
111. riate text tab In the Slant box enter the slant value you want to use To slant your lettering to the left enter a negative value To slant your lettering to the right enter a positive value Click Apply to save your changes You will see your text altered accordingly Changing Lettering Properties 113 Monogram Properties Monogram properties are adjustments specific to monograms that can be made from the Properties box Properties Monogram Fill Pull comp Letters ABL Height mm Width E S pacing 100 0 The Monogram tab allows you to set a wide variety of options and decorations for your text The most important item is the Letters box which is where you can enter the text that you want to monogram Below the Letters box is a bitmap showing a sample of the font When using the Monogram Mode only three letter monogram fonts will be available because they have a custom made set of decorations to work with 114 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Decor options available The Decor for monograms is font specific Each monogram has its own set of decorations that are uniquely designed for that font and its traditional applications Simply click the down arrow on the Decor drop down list and scroll through the samples of decorations Then select the one you want Normal Text and Multi Line Properties Normal and Multi Line text properties are adjustments specific to normal t
112. sor change to a circle arrow handle 3 rotate the monogram to any angle click and drag the rotation handle You will see an outline of the monogram rotate onscreen as you are dragging The monogram will recalculate its position when you release the mouse Repositioning Individual Letters in a Monogram Personalize N Stitch allows you to move individual letters in a monogram using the Letter Handles The Letter Handles are red in color and appear in the center of each letter When you use the letter handle feature you can make changes to an individual letter s position You can also alter the monogram s size and rotate it 148 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To reposition individual letters 1 Select the individual letter you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click the letter handle of the letter you want to reposition You will see the active letter enclosed in a selection box with green handles 3 Click and drag the letter handle to reposition the letter left right up or down You will see the selected letter repositioned accordingly Adjusting Individual Letter Size in a Monogram Letters can be individually resized using the Letter Size Handles Letter Size Handles appear only when an individual Letter Handle has been clicked on The Letter Size Handles are on the top left and bottom right of the letter and are olive green Use these handles to
113. struction Manual To change the fabric pattern 1 Choose Tools Select Background Fabric You see the Load Fabric dialog appear In the Look in list browse to the location of the file you want to open as fabric You can open image files stored on your hard drive a disk or CD ROM In the File name box enter the file name or select the file you want to open by clicking the file You will see a preview of the fabric on the right hand side of the dialog In the Files of type list select an image file type for the fabric you want to open Click Open You will see the selected fabric appear in the hoop on your design window Showing and hiding machine commands Personalize N Stitch makes it easy to view the locations on the design where the embroidery machine performs commands if it supports them These locations are marked with different symbols to display the command type The following table shows you the symbol for each command Symbol Command X Trim Shows the location in the design file where a trim was added Color Change Shows the location in the design file where the color of thread changes To show commands Choose View Commands A check mark will appear beside the name in the menu Learning the Basics 79 To hide commands e Choose View Commands The check mark beside the name will be removed Showing and hiding the stitch points in designs Use the Stitch Points feature to see the
114. t of the parties hereto and their respective successors This paragraph shall not be construed to alter or modify the prohibitions upon assignments or transfers by Licensee expressed elsewhere in this Agreement 16 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Getting Started In this section Find out some basic information about Personalize N Stitch Learn how to install Personalize N Stitch 18 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual The Personalize N Stitch Package Each Personalize N Stitch package includes the following components e Personalize N Stitch Instruction Manual e Personalize N Stitch CD ROM 9 We recommend that you follow the procedures outlined here z to ensure that you install Personalize N Stitch correctly Personalize N Stitch System Requirements Minimum Requirements e Pentium 11 Processor or higher e Windows amp 2000 Windows amp XP e 256MB RAM e 1GB available hard drive space e CD ROM drive e 1024 x 768 display e Mouse Getting Started 19 Terms Used in the Manual In the Personalize N Stitch program there is often more than one way to activate the same function or feature For example you can select a function from a drop down menu a tool bar or in some cases entering a shortcut key combination When a procedure states that you must click on a tool with your mouse a picture of that tool will also appear in the manual Icons Used in the Manual There are
115. termine how embroidery information will be interpreted when you save design files When you use machine formats your design information displays accurately on the screen and designs are sewn correctly on that embroidery machine When you create a new design file you can select the machine format for the specific design The selected machine format can change how the design file is read For more information see Creating new designs When you set machine format properties in the Options dialog all new designs will use these machine format properties as their default settings To change machine format properties 1 From the File tool bar click the Options tool You see the Options dialog appear 2 Click the Formats tab 3 From the Recipe list select the recipe you want to use for your design 4 From the Machine format list select the machine format that you want applied to new design files 5 Click OK Printing Designs Changing a design s print settings You can customize an embroidery design s print settings Personalize N Stitch allows you to adjust the image and worksheet information displayed in design printouts 72 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To change a design s print settings 1 Do one of the following From the File tool bar click the Print Preview tool Choose File Print Preview You see the print preview window appear displaying your design Click Settings You see th
116. th handle You will see the text s width altered accordingly You cannot change the height of a text object using its width handles If you want to adjust the height of text it can be done within the Properties box Click the Text tab and enter the new size in the Height box Enter Click Apply to apply your changes 152 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Adjusting the Corners of Text The corners of text objects can be adjusted up or down using the Corner Handles The Corner Handles are at each corner of the design These handles are black in color and square shaped Their purpose is to adjust the vertical position of each corner Using the corner handles you can create text that appears as if it is going up or down hill To adjust the corners of text 1 Select the text object you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag a corner of the text object You will see the text s shape altered accordingly Changing the Shape of Text using Envelope Handles Normal and Multi Line text objects can be made to fit inside a shape otherwise referred to as an envelope You can adjust this shape by using Envelope Handles The Envelope Handles are the square black handles that are centered on the text both above and below it These handles adjust vertically to form a curved shape to the text top and bottom independently Used in combination with the Corner Handles a
117. the File tool bar click the Undo LX tool Choose Edit Undo Press Ctrl Z on your keyboard To use Redo e Do one of the following From the File tool bar click the Redo 8 tool Choose Edit Redo Press Ctrl Y on your keyboard Setting up your Workspace Environment Personalize N Stitch allows you to set up your design workspace environment for all opened design files You can predetermine the format of new designs as well as the units of measurement you want to use for your designs You can also customize the spacing and style of grids shown in the workspace The following describes the units of measurement that can be used for designs opened in Personalize N Stitch Metric The dimensions in Personalize N Stitch can be displayed in metric values This is the default It is generally preferable for embroiderers to use the metric values because the manufacturers of machines and designs typically use metric values The machines and software think in the metric system English vs Metric If you think in inches you can set Personalize N Stitch to use the inch system Just open the Options dialog and click the Learning the Basics 57 Environment tab Then you can select English from the Units list Once you set your preference to English this setting will be remembered each time you run Personalize N Stitch a Embroidery machines use metric based values therefore it is x likely that from time to
118. the Segment Select A tool 2 Select the object For more information see Selecting objects 3 There are three ways to delete an object Right click and select Delete from the shortcut menu Press Delete on your keyboard Choose Edit Delete Using Outline Mode 131 Moving through Outline designs Personalize N Stitch makes it easy to move through a design to select a specific color To move through a design by color e From the Color tool bar do any of the following Click the Color Advance tool to move to the next color change 090 Click the Color Reverse 49 tool to move to the previous color change Click the All Colors Jag tool to view all colors in the design To move through a design using the Draw Bar 1 From the Edit tool bar click the Segment Select A tool 2 Choose View Tool Bars Draw Bar to view the Draw Bar on the design workspace if not already visible 3 From the Draw Bar use any of the following Previous Stitch Move backward in the design by one stitch Scrollbar slider Drag the scrollbar slider to advance the design to a specific position When the scrollbar slider is positioned over a color you will see the specified thread color being sewn in the design The entire length of the scrollbar slider represents the entire design Next Stitch Move forward in the design by one stitch 132 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Aligning objects horiz
119. the arc that the text is on The Rotation Handle is at the bottom center of the arced text and appears as a blue circle When you place your cursor over the rotation handle the cursor changes to a circle arrow handle C Using Outline Mode 161 To rotate arced text 1 Select the arc text you want to rotate For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing Place your cursor over the rotation handle You will see the cursor change to a circle arrow handle To rotate the text to any angle click and drag the rotation handle You will see an outline of the arced text rotate onscreen as you are dragging The text will recalculate its position when you release the mouse To alter the diameter of the arc that the text is on do any of the following Move the cursor closer to the center of the arc to create a smaller diameter circle 162 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Move the cursor away from the center of the arc to create a larger diameter circle Adjusting the Kerning Space between the letters You can adjust the space between each letter in the arc text using the Kerning Handles The Kerning Handles are the blue diamond shaped handles that appear between each letter These handles move horizontally and can be dragged to adjust the space between each letter a If you move a kerning handle in the middle of a word you adjustonly the space between those two letters thus if y
120. them along the right most axis H Top Align Moves all selected objects except the top most item selected and aligns them along the top most axis Bottom Align Moves all selected objects except the bottom most item selected and aligns them along the bottom most axis Horizontal Center Align Takes all selected objects and centers them in the selection box The objects moved so that they are centered left to right with each other but they are not moved up or down Vertical Center Align Takes all selected objects and centers them in the selection box The objects are moved so that they are centered top to bottom with each other but they are not moved left or right ak View Tools Tool What it means Realistic Preview Realistic 3D rendering of your m design on screen Select Hoop Displays a list of available hoops for te use The selected hoop will be displayed in the design 50 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Wizards Tools Tools gt amp What means Monogram Opens the Monogram Wizard to create monogram text with embellishments Text Wizard Opens the Text Wizard to creates lettering only or lettering along with designs Multi Line Text Creates multi line lettering placed along a straight baseline Arc Text Creates curved lettering Color Tools Tool dm What it means Color Advance Move forward in the design by one color C
121. this machine O received a serial number and don t have internet connection on this machine OO I want to transfer a license from a second computer 3 Select received a serial number and have internet connection on this machine and click Next You will see the Welcome to Serial Number Validation Wizard page appear 24 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Welcome to Serial Number Validation Wizard The Serial Number Validation Wizard will Gather and encrypt the required serial number information Unlock your serial number so that your software is registered Press the Next button below to continue with the serial number validation process 4 Read the information shown and click Next You will see the Serial Number Validation Wizard page appear Serial Number Validation Wizard Enter your prepaid serial number information below and press Next Serial number Getting Started 25 5 Inthe Serial number field enter the serial number you received The serial number is located on the Personalize N Stitch install CD case 6 Click Next to continue You will see another Serial Number Validation Wizard page appear 7 To finish obtaining a license for Personalize N Stitch click Finish Obtaining a License for Personalize N Stitch without Internet Access If you do not have an Internet connection you will need to contact Amazing Designs support to obtain a license Please
122. to bottom with each other but they are not moved left or right Moving objects You can use a few methods to move objects in your designs Moving objects manually You can move objects around your design by dragging them to another location V You can show and hide grid lines by choosing View Grid 134 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To move an object or a copy of an object manually From the Edit tool bar click the Segment Select A tool 2 Select the object For more information see Selecting objects 3 Click and drag the object to its new location As you drag the status line displays the horizontal dx and vertical dy distance Nudging objects Nudging moves the selected object or group of objects Nudging is similar to dragging the object but the distance that the object moves is smaller To nudge up e Use Ctrl 1 To nudge down e Use Ctrl 4 To nudge left e Use Ctrl To nudge right e Use Ctrl Sequencing Objects You can alter the sequence of objects in your designs Inserting objects earlier in the sequence You can add objects earlier in your design s sequence and change the order objects are sewn Using Outline Mode 135 To insert objects before the insertion point 1 Select the object s For more information see Selecting objects Copy the object s For more information see Copying objects In the design workspace click where you
123. ts of the design The Select All tool allows you to select all objects in the design at once To select objects using the Segment Select tool 1 From the Edit tool bar click the Segment Select tool a If the objects are already grouped together the Segment 4 Select tool will automatically select the entire group of objects 2 Toselect one object do one of the following Click the object you want to select Click and drag to select the object you want The active object is enclosed in a selection box with handles 3 select multiple objects do one of the following Click and drag across all the objects you want to select Click an object Press CTRL on your keyboard while you click each segment not already selected The active objects are enclosed in a selection box To select the entire design using the Select All tool e From the Edit tool bar click the Select All tool In the design workspace the entire design is enclosed in a selection box Using Outline Mode 129 In Outline Mode you can also press Ctrl A on your keyboard 9 to select the entire design Copying objects You can use numerous methods to copy objects in your designs To copy to the Clipboard 1 Select one or more objects you want to copy For more information see Selecting objects 2 copy objects to the clipboard complete the following In the design workspace right click the object s and choose
124. ware may be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the manufacturer s written permission Commercial or industrial use of trademark and copyrighted works For example books paintings drawings photos fanciful characters and so forth owned by other companies or persons for creation of embroidery patterns without permission is illegal and may result in either criminal or civil liability Microsoft and Windows 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product names are copyrighted and registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders All computer and software names identified by TM or tm are trademarks of their respective manufacturers Table of Contents License Agreement Getting Started The Personalize N Stitch Package 18 Personalize N Stitch System Requirements 18 Terms Used in the Manual 19 Icons Used in the Manual 19 What Can do with Personalize N Stitch 20 Installing Personalize N Stitch 21 Activating Personalize N Stitch 22 Obtaining a License for Personalize N Stitch from the NENET E 22 Obtaining a License for Personalize N Stitch without
125. which means that as you make the design wider the design also gets taller Changing the Width of a Monogram The width of a monogram can be adjusted using the Width Handle This handle is on the bottom right of the text and it appears as a black pennant pointing right 144 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To change the width of a monogram 1 Select the monogram you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the width handle You will see the monogram s width altered accordingly 2 You cannot change the height of a monogram using its width A handles If you want to adjust the height of the monogram it can be done within the Properties box Click the Monogram tab and enter the new size in the Height box Enter Click Apply to apply your changes Adjusting the Corners of a Monogram The corners of a monogram can be adjusted up or down using the Corner Handles The Corner Handles are at each corner of the design These handles are black in color and square shaped Their purpose is to adjust the vertical position of each corner Using the corner handles you can create a monogram that appears as if it is going up or down hill F hy Using Outline Mode 145 To adjust the corners of a monogram 1 Select the monogram you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag a corner of the monogram You
126. will see the monogram s shape altered accordingly Changing the Shape of a Monogram with Envelopes Monograms can be made to fit inside a shape otherwise referred to as an envelope You can adjust this shape by using Envelope Handles The Envelope Handles are the square black handles that are centered on the text both above and below it These handles adjust vertically to form a curved shape to the text top and bottom independently Used in combination with the Corner Handles a wide variety of text effects can be achieved ne ON M 146 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual To change the shape of a monogram using envelope handles 1 Select the monogram you want to adjust For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Click and drag the top or bottom envelope handle You will see the monogram s shape altered accordingly Rotating a Monogram You can use a Rotation Handle to rotate selected monograms in Personalize N Stitch The Rotation Handle is at the top right of the design and appears as a black circle When you place your cursor over the rotation handle the cursor changes to a circle arrow handle C Using Outline Mode 147 To rotate a monogram 1 Select the monogram you want to rotate For more information see Selecting text objects for design editing 2 Place your cursor over the rotation handle You will see the cur
127. you have any problems consult the Microsoft Backup s Online Help Supported Embroidery File Formats Personalize N Stitch supports a wide variety of home and commercial file formats Condensed formats allow more options in resizing and editing These formats are designed for optimum performance in resizing Expanded formats allow less options in resizing and editing When resizing the condensed or expanded formats listed the stitch count will be recalculated to properly suit the new size Multiple resizing however is not recommended for expanded formats in the same session The following file formats are supported in Personalize N Stitch Outline File BLF BLF files are working files that contain both outlines and stitches allowing for the highest level of design editing It is recommended that you first save all working files as bIf to preserve the outlines and then export to the machine file format you want Baby Lock Brother Bernina PES PES files are expanded file formats that work with Baby Lock Palette Bernina Wizard and Brother PE Design software 38 PERSONALIZE N STITCH Instruction Manual Elna Janome Kenmore SEW SEW files are expanded file formats that work with Janome Scan n Sew PC Elna Envision Scan PC Dream Vision and Customizer 2000 Janome Kenmore JEF JEF files are expanded file formats that work with the Janome 10000 and higher machines Viking Husqvarna HUS HUS files are expanded fil

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