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1. 000 NA NY O 6 A Ea Em GG If you would like to change the page dimensions or orientation you will find the page setup LC options already opened in a panel on the right hand side of the screen To access these page setup options in the future click the Page Settings button in the options toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the window NOTE To change the measurement units from the U S system to the metric system choose File gt Preferences Silhouette Studio gt Preferences on a Mac Under the Measurements section of the preferences dialog box you will find several different units of measure 3 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO jaued SUOI dO a8eq SSUIN9S PHO Sie UOIIEIISIS On ssumas IND SJOO a8ed 9984 ONY PIIM JUOJ4 01 SUL ayeodng II giga 39U 1 4 1d JO OD OIPNIS 9MNOUIIS Elle peg o puas ajejeq CT CE Se GE CR e gt a SINS Denn FM 43997 yaays 49142 20 C JPS 491142 jeaaay Di q uonequaiig abeg E 1459H DOUT UPA UI O00 ZT X QOO TT sabpa WW O0 62 O0 OTZ FY u O00 TT 0035 S 493997 Ul 000 ZK AE zI Bunjas Jaquiig asp S FARA 0 0 Ob ele Cales zealvt zs sto so Je ele ez ELVAS A MD DO O E EE DD e EN xo Aap Olpnys payyuy oppe ayanoysis Ge UBI Y 1X9 SWOH SUON O MOPUIM O U4 nD doo JsHO HPOW 9 IS ND 10 02. Hold SHIFT while creating a rectangle to make a perfect square Hold ALT OPTION on Mac to draw the rectangle from the center instead of one corner Hold SHIFT ALT SHIFT OPTION on Mac to draw a perfect square centered on your original click Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 6 Cutting Your Design Preparing the Cutting Mat Remove the non stick liner from the cutting mat Position your paper or other media on the cutting mat according to the diagram shown in Silhouette Studio GS GEE GES dc ER C Gat Ifyou don t see an image of the cutting mat under your document on the screen click the IW Page Setup button in the options toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the window Position your image on the screen where you want it to cut on the mat Be sure to keep your design within the red margins on your page A Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Preparing the Silhouette to Cut Turn the Silhouette CAMEO on by pressing the power button and waiting for the machine to start up Once it is ready use the up and down arrow buttons on the Silhouette to scroll through the menu system on the LCD display until you reach the menu selection Load cutting mat white rollers e a a Feed the cutting mat into the Silhouette by lifting the Silhouette lid placing the mat centered between the white rollers and pressing the Enter button while Load
3. ES favorites 20 minivan art 7 sketchables 10 J miscellaneous 2 Total 146 files E 85 E 8 DO believe in yourself boombox O football Click the icon next to the My Library folder folder initially contains the 50 free designs included Whi LA butterfly birthday card button lotus flower 142 files A Christmas tree t heart bag love you bookmark ne flower maple leaf to expand the folder and view its contents This Use the View as Icons button and View as List button to change the view of your OO E DD Je name and date downloaded 11 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO designs in the right panel In List View you can sort by name design type artist Organizing Designs You can organize your designs within My Library for your convenience by creating new folders for your designs With the My Library folder highlighted click the New Folder button in the toolbar at the top dl of the My Library window then type a name for your new folder Select the My Library folder again to reveal the 50 designs you already have Drag any design from the right panel into your newly created folder in the folders panel on the left The numbers in parentheses next to each folder indicate how many shapes are included in each folder O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev File Edit Object view Help SEKR T O CRER
4. OI o 2 e DO Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 14 Browsing for new designs The Silhouette Online Store works like any other web page and can be navigated by clicking on various links to browse new releases popular designs etc The home page contains popular and new designs that you may be interested in For now try downloading a free design by clicking this week s free design button on the home page or searching for the free design named butterfly 1510 EZE TEE Re Click on the design in the search results to view details about the design Click the Add to Cart button to add this free design to your shopping cart Locate the shopping cart icon in the upper right hand corner of the window and click a it to view your shopping cart Your shopping cart total should be 0 00 Click the Checkout button to proceed At this time the system will ask you to sign in before downloading Creating a new account only takes a few seconds Click the Sign up Free link on the login page to create a new account 5 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Creating an account Several different account types exist Once you re more familiar with the Silhouette Online Store you may wish to purchase a subscription and download dozens of designs each month In order to create a free account and buy designs one at a time choose the Pay as you go option Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev BAE File Edit Objec
5. cutting mat is selected on the LCD display Adjusting the Rollers for Smaller Media By adjusting the white rollers on the main roller shaft the Silhouette CAMEO can cut the following media sizes A4 letter 12 13 y Locate the release lever on the right side and turn it clockwise Twist the sliding roller so the pinchers are NOT in the notches Slide the roller to the desired media size and twist again to lock the pinchers into place Return the release lever to the upright position to lock it in place Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 8 9 Prepare the blade plunger by removing the protective covering and adjusting the blade to the appropriate number setting for the material you plan to cut Refer to Silhouette Studio for recommended blade settings for different materials Medium weight materials such as paper cardstock and flocked heat transfer material 7 10 Thick materials such as canvas To adjust the blade setting place the grey ratchet cap on the end of the blade so the arrow on the cap lines up with the red line on the blade Turn the ratchet to the desired number ratchet cap Unlock the blade holder by turning the lock lever counter clockwise Place the blade housing in the blade holder and turn the lock lever clockwise to secure the blade Be sure the blade housing is pressed completely into the holder blade lock lever Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Cuttin
6. 9 4 WOOZ 2810 NO WOOZ Op SECH ajeoijdoy ajeos AOW 9 IS OUI Jus Ipeio III e 1y PoJD9 9S 0 WOOT opun JUL 3 2 0Y JOjOD ou UNA Uu U LUOOZ PENOYJIS 0 pues IW P2 9S dnoJsun dnolo Poly BUIMEIG pue AIGIOT MOUS Asesgi MOUS SJ01S 9UIJUO JBJJIT Pay SUIMeIC JOO au JOO J9SPJJ JOO eat JOO puey 1 joo 9deUS paving OO UOS 0Od JOO as a SUP D9Y Popunoy jOO ajsueey JOO Surly JOO UPJ 10104 JOO 19985 SUIMEIG M N aAesg u do pled GS 0 342S A Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 5 Drawing lext Al To cut letters or words using any font on your computer choose the text tool from the toolbar a on the left hand side of the screen With the text tool selected click anywhere on the page to begin typing O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev S o O O rom A Untitled studio 26 lt 3 aD Gy 3 G0 After clicking on the page with the text tool a blinking cursor will appear Begin typing any letters words phrases you choose While you are typing editing text the text options panel will appear on the right hand side of the screen In this panel you can change the font text size weight justification character spacing and line spacing Use the mouse to highlight your text before making adjustments to the font size weight etc To finish typing your text click anywhere off the page This will end the text edit
7. card inserted and your cutting mat media loaded press the Pause button on the Silhouette CAMEO control panel to enter the SD card settings menu Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight Select File and press Enter Using the Up and Down arrow buttons and the Enter button navigate through the available folders on your SD card to locate the file you want to cut Many files will render a preview of the shape on the right side of the LCD display Press Enter to choose a shape On the main SD card settings menu you will now see the chosen filename in brackets below the option Select File Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select Settings and press Enter Using the Up and Down arrow buttons and Enter button navigate through the various settings including media settings cut speed and force cut size number of copies and the starting point Press the left arrow button to return to the main SD card settings menu once you ve chosen the desired settings Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select Cut from the menu and press Enter to begin cutting When the cutting is completed press Enter to unload your media Remove the SD card when you are finished Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 20 Where to Find More Information Complete User s Manual View the complete illustrated User s Manual within Silhouette Studio by clicking Help gt User s Manual Website Visit the tutorials section of ww
8. choice Double click your newly downloaded design to paste it into your current document 1 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Using your download card If your Silhouette came with a download card you may use it to purchase designs from the Silhouette Online Store To do this click the My Account link at the top of any page within the Store K r E hy q ilhouette Studio Untitled studio dev Edit Object View Help Ei silhouette ques dr Silhouette Online Store Download new designs for your Silhouette electronic cutting tool starting at just 996 Access the Silhouette Online Store from your Silhouette software My Download History Click here to view or print a receipt of an order i 6 Gz Recover All Downloaded Designs If your CSR desch have lost all of Add a Download Card to My Balance ou have a download card use this function to trag yo E Manage My Credit Cards If you would like to make a new default credit card remove Ele From the My Account page click the Add a Download Card to My Balance link A screen will appear where you can type the code found beneath the scratch off surface of your download card Type your download code and press the Apply Card button The dollar amount on your download card will be applied to your balance on your account and will appear in the upper right hand corner of every page Once your download card has been transferred to yo
9. e click the setup exe program to run it 3 If a New Hardware Found dialog box appears follow the recommended instructions to accept your system s installation of the Silhouette driver Mac Installation 1 Insert the included Silhouette Studio CD into the CD drive of your computer 2 Drag and drop the Silhouette Studio application icon into the applications folder to install Silhouette Studio Connect the Silnouette CAMEO Once the Silhouette Studio software is installed connect the Silhouette CAMEO to the power supply Then connect the Silhouette to your computer with the included USB cable as shown in the diagram STA Cay AY STA O O Turn the machine on by pressing the power button If your PC displays a New Hardware Found dialog box follow the recommended instructions to accept your system s installation of the Silhouette driver Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 2 How to Cut with Your Silhouette CAMEO Opening the Silhouette Studio Software Locate the Silhouette Studio icon on the desktop or in the Start Menu on your PC Cin the Applications folder on a Mac Double click the icon to run the application Once Silhouette Studio has loaded you will notice a blank 12 x 12 page on your screen Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev DER p E
10. eo SEA o 9215 G86 ES x My Library All Designs Aa MyFonts 4 WOW My Patterns 2 My Library 44 D GC Recent Downloads 24 e Ga My Own Designs ES 50 included 50 Pyles NS MT LO O O NPAT believe in yourself Geb m favorites 20 d E o g ia misc 1 miscellaneous 2 plants i p CC sketchables 10 CC tattoos 7 D Recycle Bin football Ele Total 146 files E SS Ges 9 20 banner X i butterfly lotus flower 142 files baseball A Christmas tree i heart bag love you basketball bookmark ne flower A maple leaf Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 12 Searching Designs At the top of the My Library window you will find a search box Click in the text box and type a keyword to search your library of images Search results will display in the right panel of My Library search box File Edit Object view Help Te Ga Gs Tac o FERE D se Search Results for bird Total 52 files E SS Ss 9 DO If you would like to view the keywords and description for a shape used for searching right click Control Click on Mac and choose Show Properties At the bottom of My Library details about the highlighted shape will appear Shapes downloaded from the Silhouette Online Store will contain several keywords and a description or instructions Using Designs in My Librar
11. fine print By subscribing you will receive monthly in store credit toward digital content purchases In store credits cannot be redeemed for cash or physical product But with thousands of designs in the store and hundreds of new images added monthly we re pretty sure you ll find something you like 2011 Silhouette America Inc My shopping cart Terms of use Privacy policy Contact us You will be asked for your name email and password in order to create an account Type your information and click the Sign Up button Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev DER File Edit Object View Help SPAL CA SEN GE CASE GEIS GEO EE TED SEA x o e you are not signed in Si my account Se cart 1 item FREE eh 4 New designs Popular designs Browse all designs Browse artists search O account balance 0 00 Sign up for a FREE account My Account Before you start downloading Digital Designs for your Silhouette we need a little bit of information about you For example you ll need to pick an email address and password to use when you purchase designs Just fill out this short form e and you ll be on your way to creativity in no time My information My download history Add download card Manage credit cards Account Info rmation name Lane De email lanefdoe net password esses confirm password esses M send me newsletters about new Silhouette products and information a E GEL GEES EI OHD s 2011 Silhoue
12. g Click the Send to Silhouette button on the toolbar at the top of the screen or choose File gt Send to Silhouette The Send to Silhouette panel A will appear on the right side of the screen and an illustration of the cutting mat will appear beneath your workspace A B Cut Settings ES We SAED aD a AR D ff d 2 O EAT button Send to Silhouette Silhouette Cut Settings Ka Set Silhouette rollers to 13 Place the page onto the carrier sheet as shown Set Silhouette display to Load Carrier Sheet Current Settings Media Print Paper Silhouette vinyl S e E ct Ch Sett Speed 10 d nge e l n Es Silhouette Fuzzy Vinyl M e d j a Ty p e icker heavier weight cardstock Cut Page Speen 4 Carrier Sheet iinei C Track Enhancing 3 33 E Double cut Adjust your blade to the following setting qag A J Sketch Pen Change blade type gt CAMEO V0 24 E a Status Ready CAMEO Cut Settings ke Send to Silhouette Send to Silhouette Click the change settings link to access the cut settings panel B Within the Cut Settings panel you will notice a list of common media types including various weights of paper vinyl and other materials Choose the appropriate media type from the list If the media you are cutting or a similar media does not appear in the list you can choose Custom from the list and manually adjust the speed and thickness for the Silhouette General
13. ing mode and deselect the text If you need to make a change to the text double click the text on the page using the Select Tool found on the left hand toolbar To move your text around the page click and drag it to a new location To resize your text select the text and then click and drag one of the corner control handles To rotate your text select the text then click and drag the green circle displayed above the object Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Drawing Simple Shapes Silhouette Studio has built in functions to draw simple shapes such as circles squares rectangles lines polygons and freehand line art Each of these tools can be found in the toolbar on the left hand side of the Silhouette Studio window O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev File Edit Object View Help is OO O O P 2 f k x lt EES Lines To draw a line choose the Line Tool on the left hand toolbar Either click and drag with the F mouse to draw a line or click once to start the line and click a second time to end Hold SHIFT while creating a line to make a perfectly vertical horizontal or 45 line Rectangles Squares To draw a rectangle choose the Rectangle Tool from the left hand toolbar Either click and drag with the mouse to draw a rectangle or click once to set one corner and click a second time to set the opposite corner
14. ly thicker materials require a higher thickness and intricate designs require a slower cutting speed Once you have chosen the appropriate cut settings click the Send to Silhouette button at the bottom of the right panel Click the Cut Page link to begin cutting Once the Silhouette is done cutting the LCD display will read Unload media Press Enter to unload the cutting mat Carefully peel away your cutout design Peel the leftover paper media off the cutting mat Use a Silhouette scraper tool to scrape excess paper pieces from the mat Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO O My Library Browsing Designs Click the My Library button to view the Silhouette designs you have on your computer Silhouette Studio includes 50 free designs to help you get started E Click the Show All Designs shortcut in the left panel of My Library to view all 50 designs included with your software O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev Bel File Edit Object view Help D co tel Be ey Oe CERTA GO CREED Selo SEM Aa MyFonts 4 Lo Ca Recent Downloads 24 balloons banner baseball basketball m des My Own Designs D OB Gn 8 Gz z 3 My Patterns 2 a 50 included 50 OP lieve D Hye yourself My Library All Designs C My Library n 40 eg boxes 1 eg 9 flowers e Ce o O O F P L S 3 eg Oo misc 4 Ele 9 plants 0 tattoos 7 0 Recycle Bin FS dinosaurs 4
15. silhouette Getting started with your CAM EO Connecting your Silhouette CAMEO Check Included Items The Silhouette CAMEO comes with the items shown in the following list Check that all the items have been included before starting If you are missing any items listed below please contact support silhouetteamerica com Silhouette CAMEO A C adapter and USB cable electronic cutting tool power cable O O Silhouette Studio Instructional DVD 12 cutting mat blade with software ratchet cap Take the Silhouette CAMEO from the box and remove the three strips of packing tape and foam support as indicated by the following diagrams These strips of tape and foam are used to hold the moving parts of the Silhouette in place during shipment remove tape remove foam I es d E lt gt CAMEO E TIITII IIIT MD DD e Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Install the Silhouette Studio Software PC Installation 1 Insert the included Silhouette Studio CD into the CD drive of your computer 2 Proceed through the installation process by following the on screen prompts If the installation window does not automatically appear browse to the CD drive in My Computer and doubl
16. t View Help GEIS s 0 CREED TED ska x Y e cart O item A 4 di my account SZ 0 ite lt gt New designs Popular designs Browse all designs Browse artists search OS account balance 0 00 Subscriptions Of course you can sign up for a FREE account and download designs from 99 each If you re a more consistent Silhouette user you may be interested in our low subscription rates starting EE at just 9 99 per month With each subscription you ll get monthly credits automatically added to your account balance which you can use to purchase any digital content within the store yi ti My download history Add download card Manage erode cares Get more for your money My Account SD E GEL GEES aia Monthly credits Sign up Pay as you go 0 99 file Basic subscription 9 99 month 25 month Deluxe subscription 14 99 month 50 month Ele Premium subscription 19 99 month 150 month What if I want more downloads If you re completely hard core and need more downloads there s good news for you too With a deluxe or premium subscription you can get more downloads after your credits run out for just 75 or 50 each respectively Roll over If you don t use your monthly credits by the end of the month don t worry we ll keep track of them for you You have 60 days to use your credits from the time you receive them so you don t have to worry about deadlines just downloads The
17. tte America Inc My shopping cart Terms of use Privacy policy Contact us EE SB ay a 20 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 6 Once your account is created you will need to access your shopping cart again and mm try the checkout process once more You will be asked to validate your password each time you download designs Type your password to authorize the download O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev DER File Edit Object view Help ai GIS GEES 0 CEET et SEA so SS My Library Recent Downloads Show All Designs 403 Aa MyFonts 4 a Wwe Downloads My Patterns re a My Library 17 Jus Total 150 files KN ie er Recovering Files Butterfly 1 remaining d New designs Popular designs Browse all designs Browse artists Thank you Your order has be o rder has been completed and will download the next time you open Silhouette Studio the Online Store button and proceed to recover your order through the My Account lin ownload Silhouette Studio FREE from the Silhouette website 2011 Silhouette America Inc My shopping cart Terms of use Privacy policy Contact us EZE TE TE Re As your design begins to download it will appear in the Recent Downloads folder of My Library which will appear on the screen showing the download progress Any new designs you download from the Silhouette Online Store will appear in this special folder and can be moved to any folder of your
18. ur online balance the card is no longer needed and can be discarded With credits on your account you can now shop through the Silhouette Online Store and download designs without using a credit card Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 8 Using Your SD Card with the Silhouette CAMEO Saving to Your SD Card Open or create a shape in the Silhouette Studio software Resize your design to the size you want it to cut and position it in the corner as shown O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev File Edit Object Ss Help De EA E D O P l Em Caso Insert an SD card into your computer If your computer does not have an SD slot you may need to purchase an SD card reader Click the Save to SD Card button in the toolbar at the top of the window A Type a name for your design in the space provided on the right hand panel Click on the link to save your design Remove the SD card from your computer 1 9 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Using an SD Card in your Silhouette With the Silhouette CAMEO turned on insert your SD card into the slot on the side of the machine Load your media into the Silhouette O POWER O PAUSE SE CC ASS FA Y R VA II JI vi NN to ff d _ lt 4 ENTER gt 1 AK JI fi NS A D V ee NY s Insert the SD Card into SD card slot S er R With the SD
19. w silhouetteamerica com for help with specific features and step by step instructions on how to cut different media types with the Silhouette CAMEO Blog Visit the official Silhouette blog at blog silhouetteamerica com for ideas of new projects you can create Many blog posts contain step by step instructions for advanced uses of Silhouette products and software Newsletter Sign up for the Silhouette newsletter at www silhouetteamerica com to receive product updates and special offers via email Customer Service If you have any further questions feel free to contact customer service Silhouette America Inc support silhouetteamerica com 800 859 8243 US only 801 983 8937 2 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO 22 SILHOUETTE SILHOUETTE AMERICA INC A SUBSIDIARY OF GRAPHTEC AMERICA INC www silhouetteamerica com SILH CAM GUIDE SS Bag
20. y Using the folders in My Library navigate to a design that you d like to cut Double click the design to place it on your page in the software This will automatically close My Library which can be easily re opened by clicking the My Ea Library button on the left toolbar again To close My Library without pasting a design click the Close button in the upper right hand corner of the My Library area 13 Getting Started with Silhouette CAMEO Downloading New Shapes Connecting to the Silhouette Online Store The Silhouette Online Store contains thousands of designs to cut with your Silhouette ranging from simple cutouts to intricate patterns and designs Most shapes are only 99 Generally a free shape is posted every week as well O To access the Silhouette Online Store click the Online Store button in the toolbar on the left side of the window The free design of the week will be displayed on the home page that appears O Silhouette Studio Untitled studio dev De BAe st pp GE 9 ss GER O EE aD SEA Popular designs Browse all designs silhouetteonlinestore O 00 Nag ine Store Go ahead and shop around a bit The designs contained on this you will need to use Silhouette Studio in order to download them subscribe and SAVE Weekly cl VAZ O amp Ae New designs GI D 28088 EF ft d related keywords spring echo pa rk flower garden easter floral kids baby animal words frame watercolo
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