Explorations Lite User`s Manual
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1. Information is the list of colors the size the number of stitches when it was created etc If you don t wish to have this information on your print just uncheck it by clicking on tt OESD 2005 63 Explorations Lite User s Guide With only Information checked the print would look like this Outlines s the thin black line you see around the design If you just want to see the stitches uncheck it With Outlines and Information checked you print will look like this OESD 2005 64 Explorations Lite User s Guide Embroidery is of course the colors of the thread and the stitches With Embroidery Information and Outlines checked your print will look like this If you have any Appliqu s in your design you must turn on the Appliqu s option to be able to print that part of the design If this is not turned on the appliqu part of the design will appear blank The Hoop option lets you see the design in the hoop This is very valuable to use as a template You can see the center lines of the design as they relate to the hoop and the design OESD 2005 65 Explorations Lite User s Guide This is how your design will look with all options turned on except TrueView When you check 7rueView you will not see the hoop This gives you a print of what the design will look like when you are finished When you are finished the hoop will be removed so you wouldn t see it This is what your design woul2. 2 E plore el de ens i 2 Desa C WILCOM eee powered Explorations Lite User s Guide Table of Contents Gait tO EPR AO E nant bonus bdo EE 6 IristalbtHie SOPUWdle ars A A 6 Open the Explorations Lite SO Water dea 7 Register VOUT SO Water ar arde 8 WY VC SIS CC q esnia O II A 8 TOW TOK C SIS CE cuoio dept tee bus E UU Mes ade ed eee 9 O OCIUICTI ON met noO sae eae 10 Introduction to the Software functionality ooooooonnncnnnnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnnnononananancnnnnnonnnnnos 10 Opens S CrO aaa a artes 10 Work MU ES Elec sd dei 11 General A onsen E edness 12 General PONS cs idos 14 Message Box and Grade IndiCatOf ansiado ia di io 14 Project Toons A ee 17 Selection and Project Filters in Projects Mode ooooonnnnnccccononnnoccnnnnnnnnnnnnanonnncnnnnnnnnnnnos 18 Open NEWTON 20 DEIN e TTE 21 DES in DIPA Misa 21 Explanauonmor Desien BU ONS al cis 22 po mec TUR ERR 22 A APT 22 Edad 22 RAR 27 DOLL By aco dietam MEI ia dns 23 Desi POS ardid irlandes 24 Fit ONE cannes meen aera dictarum tsm mie eee EC I EL RE CE EN ae MILI 24 Place dq desten mM Me WORKS ACE uo indi 26 vai il NN O O Ae TE TE 29 Rotation Handle iia is 29 Lettering MO 0 Sinarcas dde 30 PA OS 30 LAUDO do conh 31 O ace ES RCR EA 31 A 32 Insert S VI DO AA une me mt mt teca ge 33 Peters ios 33 E TIN 34 IN A e e a 34 FIC IN O 35 Letter PACO si dora 35 Da dC enna a A l SURE d 36 Reshape Estero rd ton
3. Text Insert Symbol Height To type letters in the Textbox click in the box Begin typing when you see the blinking cursor in the box Height The Height box allows you to manually type in the height of the letters This refers to the height of an upper case letter You can either click on the up and down buttons to the right of the Height L height box or select the numbers and type in a new measurement The numbers are automatically selected when you click on one of the up and down buttons All you have to do is type the size of the letters you want OESD 2005 31 Explorations Lite User s Guide Apply After typing in the letters you want to embroider the Apply button eely will be active and available Note You may enter as many lines of text as you desire Type a line and hit Enter to add another line The lines of text will function as a group If you want to work with individual lines or words Apply one text and then type the other line of text and Apply it The letters can now be moved independently of each other When you have clicked on the Apply button the text will appear in the center of the current view of the workspace Lettering has the same sizing handles as designs have The functionality of handles for designs and lettering is the same lane eee eee eee ee eee ee eee eee eee lr TI With lettering in particular you may want to use the top and bottom center handle
4. _J Baccarat Green 115 Isacord 40 El JA Deep Aqua 4610 Isacord 40 7 mug Jace 4620 Isacord 40 MS Light Malard 4421 Isacord 40 7 ME Tropical Blue 3901 Isacord 40 7 MS Danish Teal 4114 isacord 40 7 EN Pacific Blue 3906 Isacord 40 7 MI Celestia 3820 Isacord 40 Stitches 3511 ART Grade AY NOTE This process can also tell you what colors you need to add to your collection You may see a void in a certain range of colors that you need OESD 2005 55 Explorations Lite User s Guide Hoops During the designing process you may want to check to see if your design will fit into the hoop To see the hoop on the screen you will need to select it in the View menu View is Click on View TrueView T Show Grid Display Setup Minimise Window Click on Show Hoops When Show Hoops is active there will be a checkmark to the left of it and you will see a green dashed line hoop box on the screen To select a different hoop you will need to go to the Hoops Mode Click on the Hoops Mode icon OESD 2005 56 Explorations Lite User s Guide You will notice that the design may now be green and black or all green Don t worry nothing in the design has changed this is just a viewing feature List of hoops available for If you choose a hoop that is not big enough for the design part of the design will be black This shows you that the part that is black will not fit in the hoop You will
5. qd CD ADM OESD 2005 2 Explorations Lite User s Guide Explanation of Design Buttons Text The text button turns on and off the names of the file for the designs When it is dark blue you will not see Folder start the file names When it is light blue you will see the file names Note If you do not have the Text button turned on complete Designs you can see the file name by simply moving your 7 mouse over the picture of the design without clicking The name of the file will appear A A Picture When the picture button is dark blue you will not see a picture of the design when it is light blue you will see a picture of the design Folder Info The folders in the designs mode will be shown when the button is light blue When the button is dark blue they will not be shown When the folder button is inactive or OFF all the designs are listed in alphabetical order in one list 1 Bg lsacord 40 Galaxy 2810 2 MM isacord 40 Stars 5912 This button gives you information about the design you have selected If you do not have a design selected the button is grayed out and is not accessible By aM clicking the Info button 25A 200 you can find out how Ma iu many colors are in the design the number of stitches the Height md Width as well as the Grade of file and the color order it will need to be stitched Total Bobbin 11 27 ft ART Grade A Y OESD 2005 22 Explorations
6. e inte 0017 Bacon E MEA Black 0020 acord 40 one brand to the next but rarely _ IEggshel aie are the colors the same as in the example below 7 py Date 1311 acord 40 mM MI Berry Dusk 1311 Madeira 40 mM EH Burnt Orange 1312 Eacord 40 mM EN Par Indigo Ri 1312 Madeira 40 Match Button I JOE Fire Blue 3333 lsacord 40 The Match button is at the C oo ue 2325 isacor 40 bottom of the list in the EE Midnight 3344 Isacord40 w Thread Chooser next to the Brands Brands button This button s function is to find the closest match to a thread in the design In the design of the ice cream cone the suggested threads are 0832 acord 40 0832 for Color 1 0933 for NEM UU peor Color 2 2550 for Color 3 a dit 5230 for Color 4 and 5513 5230 Bacord 40 l 5513 isacord 40 for color 5 As noted in the check boxes Color 1 and Color 3 are threads that are in the collection but there will have to be a match made for the other 3 threads NOTE Checkmarks in the Thread Sequence are determined by those threads you check in the Thread Chooser You cannot check threads in the Thread Sequence OESD 2005 53 Explorations Lite User s Guide To find a match 1 0832 lsacord 40 0933 acord 40 Click the Select button of NE Color 2 Notice that you Lim can tell Color 2 is selected because it is highlighted in EE blue 5230 acord 40 5513 acord 40 Nm ___ 2550 lSacord 40 Click the
7. 2005 24 Explorations Lite User s Guide design on your computer to the workspace without having to go look for it or know the folder in which it resides NOTE Although the files are listed you cannot move any of them from the list to a different folder NOTE There may be many files on your computer and the list of Others may be very long To navigate through the list right click on the scroll bar to the right of the list of design folders You will get a menu that allows you to move quickly through the list Use the Start With Feature to narrow your search Scroll Here Top Bottom Page Up Page Down Scroll Up Scroll Down OESD 2005 25 Explorations Lite User s Guide Place a design in the Workspace To get a design in the workspace locate the design you want to use The design we will use in the example is in the Complete Designs Children Folder It is the ice cream cone design CJ 291 When you select the design by clicking on it it will turn gray H Complete Designs Animals l Complete Designs Children OESD 2005 26 Explorations Lite User s Guide Click and drag the design to the Workspace left click and without lifting your finger move the mouse to the workspace area and release the mouse button Workspace Drag the design anywhere in the workspace The green dashed line box on the screen is the hoop This hoop can be turned on and off using the View icon Menu The ho
8. EE Mountain Dew 6010 Isacord 40 Scroll Down Chooses Tamarack 6011 leacord 40 Jalapeno 8051 acord 40 NEC 8133 Isacord 40 Match button Click El yy sering Green 6141 Bacord 40 here to find the EN 6156 lsacord40 7 closest match to a thread color 1n the design Brands OESD 2005 48 Explorations Lite User s Guide Thread Sequence Thread sequence is the order the threads will sew when you send the design to the machine They can be viewed in two ways elther without the thread color names listed or with them To see the thread color names click on the second box Assign Thread Sequence Thread Sequence Select 0832 leacord 40 0833 leacord 40 2550 l amp acord 40 5230 lsacord 40 5513 bacord 40 HELLE When you view the list of thread colors they will be the list of brand and thread colors that was created when the digitizer made the design If you use a different brand of thread you may have to use the match tool SEE BELOW to translate the colors to the thread brand you have Assign BE Thread Seguence Assign The color blocks in the A Assign Column have e numbers in them This is 5230 Isacord 40 the assigned number of 58813 Bacord40 the color in the design In the example color 0832 has been assigned to the 1 color in the design Color 0933 is the color of thread assigned to the 2 color of the design and so forth OESD 2005 49 Explora
9. Lite User s Guide Sort By Name Sort By Name Name allows you to sort your files by alohabetical order according to the name Type Sort By Type he means you can sort the files by the type of file so if you want all the ART files at the top they can be sorted by type Start with Start With The Start With box Is a feature that allows you to enter a letter and find all the files that start with that letter To use this feature effectively it is best to turn the Folder off If the Folder button is off it will search the entire directory of designs If you Know that all the flower files start with F and you only want to see flower files enter an F in the box and you will see all the flower files that begin with the letter F You can also keep adding letters to refine your search If you know you want file FM246 you can type in each letter of the file name For each letter that you add you will see fewer designs until you finish the file name or there are no more matches Once you finish typing in the file name the only file that is visible is the file you are looking for Text Sort by Name Picture Type Folder Start with fr Find Others Clear d A le US E i jJ a gt I TUE Mir L OESD 2005 23 Explorations Lite User s Guide A CD ROM Clear After you have entered something in the Start With box be sure you clear it Do this by clicking the ce box If you l
10. Match button Lec The Thread Chooser section will go blank for just a moment and then resort the colors according to the closest color match Notice that the first color Thread Chooser listed in the Match is the e Description Code Brand actual color of the thread A e oc T NS 1055 lsacord 40 Obviously this is the closest exu a match The next closest Golden Brown 0747 Isacord 40 match is listed below but Pine Bark 0945 Isacord 40 there is no check mark in that BWli os Pum 2812 sacos box either The third box Is one that Is in the collection so that is closest color in the collection of threads 4 To add this color to the design click on the color chip in OESD 2005 the Description column The color will immediately change in the Thread Sequence as well as change in the Workspace in the design Now you can see the design as it will look in the new colors 54 Explorations Lite User s Guide 5 Continue to Match the colors as needed Once the design has all check boxes in the Thread Sequence you know you re ready to sew because you know you have all the threads in the design and you know what the design will look like in the colors you have chosen EEE Thread Sequence Assig Select 0832 Isacord 40 1355 Isacord 40 2550 isacord 40 3910 Isacord 40 n 5400 isacord 40 5510 Isacord 40 5613 Isacord 40 422 Isacord 40 101 isacord 40 4531 Isacord 40 is Green 210 Isacord 40
11. blue it is not activated or OFF OESD 2005 7 Explorations Lite User s Guide e There are tool tips that will tell you what a button is for Move your mouse over a button Do not click but hold the mouse over the button for a second The name or information about the button will appear e When you see a plus sign next to a folder name this means there may be files in that folder To expand the folder click on the plus sign It will immediately turn to a negative sign and show the files that are in that directory Complete Designs Animals Complete Designs Children Complete Designs Floral and Scenic Complete Designs Holidays and Celebrations Complete Designs Horse and Western Complete Designs Nautical Complete Designs Novelty e Others Ple El el ES EIS ERE Unexpanded Complete Designs Floral and Scenic Expa nded Folders Complete Designs Holidays and Celebrations Complete Designs Horse and Western Register your Software Why register Registering your software gives you many benefits If any updates are available for the software you will be notified or sent them automatically Also when you register your software you get 5 additional fonts lettering styles that will automatically be added when you click the Update button OESD 2005 8 Explorations Lite User s Guide How to Register To register your software Click the Contact button in the upper right section of the sc
12. more durable finish to the embroidery This stitch is usually used when large areas are stitched where a satin stitch would not work well OESD 2005 39 Explorations Lite User s Guide When making large letters you may want to change the satin stitch to a Tatami stitch to make it more wearable and more durable This is also useful when sewing on bags that may be thrown around a lot The embroidery is less likely to get snagged with a Tatami stitch Settings By clicking on the _Settina Settings window button you will access the Satin Satin Settings Automatic In the Satin Settings window you have two buttons Automatic Automatic oo 3 Manual LIT Man and In the Automatic Satin Spacing the density of the stitching is set Density of the stitches is the distance from one stitch to the next If you want the stitches to be closer together increase density you will need to click on Manual and change the stitch spacing to a smaller number than 0 40 mm You can use the arrows or highlight the number and manually enter the distance you OESD 2005 40 Explorations Lite User s Guide want If you want to decrease the density you need to make this number larger i e 0 55 mm r AXI ES T cae rib f M NN ES RII i MNAC a es PERRA A A Iu A A fp F CA T I i Above is the same letter with two different densities or stitch spacing The one on the left
13. the selected project file or folder from your hard drive que The Exit button closes the program There is also another Exit button on the bottom right of the screen as well as the I at the top right hand corner of the screen Any of these three buttons will close the program Selection and Project Filters in Projects Mode Text Sort by Name Picture Date Folder Start with To view projects so that they can be selected you may want to view them in the folders where they reside or you may want to use just the file name Text or only the Picture or the Picture and Text Note Turning the Folder button off will allow you to see all your projects in one single list However if you have many projects saved this list could be difficult to navigate OESD 2005 18 Explorations Lite User s Guide gt W tad ei xy Ne Open Save eg Re Delete Exit This is how the selections will Text Sort by Namely look with Folder and Picture Picture Date turned on and Text turned Folder Start with off Samples e El ie Pi xi Ns Mem Open Save eave Nun bed Delete Exit This is what your selection will look like with the Text Picture Sort by Name and Folder turned on The red Folder T nem filled heart at the right is a symbol of a Grade A ART file Samples Quick Start Project y My Project OESD 2005 19 Exploration
14. without the express written permission of WILCOM Pty Ltd A B N 43 001 971 919 146 156 Wyndham Street Alexandria Sydney New South Wales 2015 Australia PO Box 581 Alexandria 1435 Phone 61 2 9578 5100 Fax 61 2 9578 5108 Email wilcom wilcom com au Web http www wilcom com au Note The screen illustrations in this publication are intended to be representations not exact duplicates of the screen layouts generated by the software Limited Warranty OESD Inc warrants for a period of 90 days commencing from the date of delivery of the software to you that the products are free from defects in materials and workmanship Your exclusive remedy for breach of warranty is to return the products together with proof of purchase to OESD Inc or its authorized dealers within the warranty period and they will be replaced free of charge The purchaser is responsible for the cost of shipping and insurance and bear the risk of loss damage and misplacement of the products The purchaser relies on their own skill and judgment in selecting the software for their own use and assumes the entire risk as to the results and performance of the software Subject to warranties and conditions imposed by law OESD Inc expressly disclaims all other warranties and conditions whether express or implied including without limitation warranties and conditions of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement OESD
15. 45 e Duplicate Ctrl 4D OESD 2005 36 Explorations Lite User s Guide Reshape Lettering Select the Reshape option Drag to make letterin g tools taller Drag to make dh 7 larger i i Po Kerni Starting Point E T Ending Point drag parana Change arc by dragging this tool Drag one of these to change orientatio Each of the symbols has a purpose You have a lot of flexibility with lettering in Explorations Lite Some of the tools are available in straight line lettering as well as arced lettering These include the start and end points the kerning features the change orientation tool and the tool that spreads letters out You also have the tool that makes the letters taller wider and the entire text larger You may want to experiment with these tools until you become familiar with their functionality OESD 2005 37 Explorations Lite User s Guide Kerning Kerning is a term that simply means moving the letters closer together or apart to make a more pleasing look In Explorations Lite when moving or kerning letters they will automatically follow whatever baseline has been selected To kern letters 1 Select the text 2 Click on Edit and select Reshape 3 You will get the reshape tools Move the mouse over the diamond shaped kerning tool in the middle of the letter you want to move The cursor will change to a four pointed arrow 4 Click and drag when the cursor ch
16. ESIGNS oe is 12 23 Double Click eee 7 double zigzag esee 49 Double Fi 9796 o iia 48 Drag and Drop 7 Drop Down Menu 7 EC o o eR 13 14 32 39 luae eu 46 Embroidery irn ua mt 68 Embroidery Online 10 aaa se 15 19 EXPO Onde 63 A REST 63 A aet termed nr DE 42 A eo ctis 57 Pind Oe Sensa 26 Pit 10 PC erer 66 LOPD ios 63 Olinda 8 19 20 24 25 General Menus eise tut redo ees 13 Herald 33 38 HOOD MNT 69 Hoops 13 59 60 HOw to Resister sir Es 10 A testes aetetats 24 Information o 66 Insert Symbolisessa 35 Install the software 6 GANA Oo uiu eei 41 Landscape iii 73 Letter Space aia 38 PA O 55 Lettering 12 32 35 Match Button iud re eeepc is 56 Names teca te 25 Name ios 22 61 A 18 22 NEW Folder stan 19 Off Line Order form 10 A A 18 Open A New Project 22 Open the Explorations Lite software 7 Openin OM 11 OWENS ios 67 PCE Cares EN 8 20 24 DIUS SIO ficos A etent 8 A times toms ue 37 mig d E 15 Print ODLHIODS eines daa 64 PRIN PEC corras 15 71 Print the Whole Project 65 PS nc 64 Projects 12 18 19 61 Pull Compensation 46 Register your Soft
17. Inc specifically does not warrant that the software will meet the purchaser s requirements or run without interruption or error or appear precisely as described in the accompanying documentation Limitations Of Liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event will OESD Inc or its developers officers employees or affiliates be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like whether foreseeable or unforeseeable arising out of the use of or inability to use the software or accompanying security key and accompanying documentation regardless of the basis of the claim and even if OESD Inc or an authorized OESD Inc representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental consequential or special damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you Termination Your License to use the OESD Inc software is effective as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement This License will terminate automatically without notice from OESD Inc if you fail to comply with any of the terms of the License Agreement You may terminate this License at any time by returning the OESD Inc software and all copies thereof the Dongle security key and all accompanying documentation
18. Pull Compensation Pull compensation helps widen the satins of letters This helps with small letters as well as different types of fabrics The menu gives examples of different kinds of fabrics Fabrics aren t the only reason to use pull compensation Sometimes you want to add just a little thickness to the lettering This gives you the tool to do it gt L I i 1 E E i na 1 Dea f _ eS HA E Eom 3 E E gt lc i Fi y M T F TA ot E gt Y __ E I SS E gt foamed ds Me E y T m j d DART ATA gt e m So A A c ES NN INS E HET AAA AA 14 EA ANSE E a gt TA 1 Fi mu au HE 4 AA Tem A M ZA FET lt TEA Dd Y I F i o Te m s In the example above the A on the left has no pull compensation the one on the right has the maximum pull compensation This small change can create a big improvement in the quality of your lettering OESD 2005 43 Explorations Lite User s Guide Select the addition you want in the blue boxes and then click OK Make sure you click on the button when you get back to the Workspace to save your settings OESD 2005 44 Explorations Lite User s Guide Auto Underlay Auto Underlay puts a stitching underneath the
19. anges 5 The letter will move along the baseline 6 A ghost image of the letter will appear as you drag the mouse ii nain HE LL 7 Move the letters until you get the spacing desired 8 Click on Save to save the new placement sis OESD 2005 38 Explorations Lite User s Guide Stitches n Effects Stitches n Effects will be tools you will need when using large letters when embroidering lettering on towels or napped fabrics or when you just want to make your lettering a little more durable Stitches By clicking the Sttehes button you will access the Fills Window You have two fills to choose from They are Satin and Tatami Fills Fils You must have something selected that is able to be changed from a satin stitch to a tatami QP sa stitch or vice versa If you select an object on Yen the screen and the window does not become active this means that you cannot change the stitches in that object You have two choices of stitches in the Fills window Use this with lettering Select an object of lettering The window will no longer be grayed out and will be available for use Satin Dl stn stitching means that the needle penetrates each side of a row of stitching with no stitches in between A satin stitch is very smooth and has a sleek look Tatami DI stam stitching is sometimes called a fill stitch or a step stitch This refers to an area that Is stitched with Shorter stitches to create a flatter
20. d look like if all Options are turned On or checked Qusmes OESD 2005 66 Explorations Lite User s Guide e gives you an image on the screen of what your print will look like on the page when printed Print Preview If you want to see what the print will look like before printing it Click on to get a Print Preview This allows you to quickly see a preview of the Print without have to bring up the Printing Options menu You can access the Options from the ili Preview Window Hex Page Frew Page Two Page oom In 00m Gut Close Options Landscape The buttons at the top of the Print Preview window allow you to go ahead and Print the image as you see it with the ime button If there are multiple pages to your design or your design is larger than the print area and you want to print it actual size OESD 2005 67 Explorations Lite User s Guide you can click _Nest Page to see the next page or go back to the previous page by clicking _Prew Page You can also view both pages at once by clicking _Iwo Page a 7 3 de 7 s wr Ny 1 7 D te P E r s x E y A P i Uwe s L s zm EG pu gj 2 J Ez qu EU ES d You will then see the pages side by side two pages at a time if there are more than two pages You can click on Zee and get a closer look at what is going to be printed then you can click on _Zoom But to get the previous view 1 w
21. des in school Grade A is the best That means there is enough information in the file for you to size it and sew it successfully A Grade B file has most of the Same Information but sizing is somewhat limited Grade C file Is as you would expect an average file that has been converted from a stitch file to work in the software ART Grade A and B have commands and information A Grade C file was originally stored as stitches not commands Each stitch that was made in the design is stored in the file and the file has no information as to what stitch type or if there is a pattern in the stitches A Grade D file has only stitches saved in the file It has not been converted to any object type format Changing the size of this file will result in poor quality embroidery When you open a Grade C file or Grade D file these are files that do not have an ART extension or have an ART extension but have been converted with some other software you will see this message Warning C Documents and Settings martha OESDLAN Desktop 3dLace 25now flakes 1 EXP is not a Grade A or B ART file Resizing this design more than 10 larger or smaller may produce poor quality embroidery Do you want to insert it anyway Yes No Cancel OESD 2005 15 Explorations Lite User s Guide To open the file just click Yes You can still sew the file as usual but you may not have the flexibility that you have with a Grade A ART file If you don t change
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23. e below Each font has a unique default of a small increment when you apply it the first time To see the difference in the letter spacing enter a number and click Apply You will see that there is a difference in the spacing and the total width of the text L Lettering at 1 00 in height BH Lettering at 1 00 in height El E se and 0 00 Letter Spacing om AE and 0 25 Letter Spacing DE OESD 2005 35 Explorations Lite User s Guide Baselines Baselines give you the ability to arc the lettering or make vertical lettering sse sec El fl El The default selection is a horizontal straight line If you wish to use one of the other selections simply select it by clicking on it If your lettering is selected the baseline you select will be automatically applied it If you do not want the new baseline applied to the lettering on the screen deselect it by clicking outside the lettering The new baseline will be applied when you enter new lettering and click the Apply button Baseline When choosing Arc Clockwise r gE ae sl EF E Arc Counter Clockwise you may want to adjust the arc to be less arced or more arced depending on the design and the space limitations you have on your project To change the arc make sure the lettering is Edit selected and then click on the Edit tool icon You will get a drop down menu Select All Ctrl 4 Ah Mirror Horizontal Mirror Vertical Rotate Left 45 X Rotate Right
24. e of the color Description Silky White M hi ode 2010 leacord 40 El inte 0015 acord 40 given by the thread manufacturer Paper White 0017 leacord 40 By clicking in the Description Box 7 pensi 0020 Isacord 40 in the header all the threads will Eggshell 0101 Izacord 40 be listed in alphabetical order according to the name given by the manufacturer Code Code Is the color number given by F Description the thread manufacturer This is O c usually listed on the thread spool or 2 E nA danda cone rather than the Description or 5 Sc WA RU color name of the thread The color _ jesssse 0101 Isacord 40 code is usually the easiest to use when using code sheets and information sheets from the design It s also usually the best way to organize your thread in your sewing area By clicking in the Code box in the header all the thread will be listed in numerical order according to the Code Number Note If you have several different thread brands listed they may be mixed in together Some color numbers may be the same from one company to the next but not necessarily be the OESD 2005 22 Explorations Lite User s Guide same color Be sure when selecting a color number that you have the correct brand of thread Brand The Brand column tells you what A brand of thread the color is in al Silky White 00 As before some color codes or El White 0015 Bacordat numbers may be the same from
25. eave something in the Start With box that s all you will see In order to see the other files just click the Clear button and the Start With box will empty to allow you to see all the files Design Folders i i i Complete Designs Animals Desi gn F 0 Iders are listed in Complete Designs Children al D habetical order In order to see Complete Designs Floral and Scenic what is in each folder you W ill El Complete Designs Holidays and Celebrations d t li k th i 8 H Complete Designs Horse and Western dee ees qu e p US Ig ni Hl Complete Designs Nautical to the left of the folder name Complete Designs Novelty This will show you what files are in Hir digas lA RON that folder wt Complete Designs Animals Notice the plus sign has been E on replaced by a which shows the folder has been expanded to show the FM files Note Even though you cannot make new folders you can move designs from one folder to another simply by dragging them to another folder Find Others The Find Others button when clicked will start a search of your entire computer tO p find any embroidery file FindOthers amp d that may be on it This does not copy the files or move them it just locates them and puts UE the file name as well as BEEEEEEEEBEREEEEE the picture in a place where you can find it t enables you to drag and drop any OESD
26. ection or you can match a thread you don t have to a thread that you own OESD 2005 1 Explorations Lite User s Guide 5 Stitches n Effects allows you to change lettering from a satin stitch to a tatami or fill stitch pattern and vice versa This is especially useful when working with larger letters 6 Na lets you choose the hoop that best fits the needs of your project or your machine This also lets you see if your design will fit in the hoop for your machine 7 Connect LL lets you send a design to your machine or save your design to your computer or floppy disk General Menus The General Menus are at the top middle of the screen These menus are Drop Down Menus and include Zoom Edit Tools View and Contact When you click on any of these buttons you get another menu Show 1 1 1 Zoom allows you to see your design larger or shows the design smaller on the screen so E EL that you can see more of it Zoom In 2X z P a E C Zoom Out 2x Shift z icd Zoom Box B OESD 2005 12 Explorations Lite User s Guide Select All Ctrl A dh Mirror Horizontal I Edit has several features that allovv you to l Mirror Vertical rotate mirror image and duplicate your ae designs It also has Reshape that will allow Rotate Right 45 you to reshape lettering as well as kern the y Duplicate crisp letters moving left and right to achieve a Tr Reshape pleasant placement Tools all
27. final stitching This serves two purposes one to set the fabric to the stabilizer and two to give the stitches something to hang on to so they don t sink into the fabric You have three choices of underlay Zigzag which puts a side to Side stitch similar to a satin stitch but the stitches are far apart Double Zigzag which does one zigzag and comes back and does it again but in the opposite direction and Tatami which is a sort of zigzag but has squared off ends on the stitches instead of points Double Ziazaa OESD 2005 45 Explorations Lite User s Guide Above is a zigzag underlay stitching This stitching is sewn first gt gt AAA E ee A ee oC I 1 7 SS P oe Hl ji j i l M I Mi I E a s u e I il in Li LE neh You will notice the back and forth Above is double zigzag underlay As you can see the zigzag goes in one direction and then sews in the opposite direction giving you a good firm underlay This underlay is great for towels OESD 2005 46 Explorations Lite User s Guide gt The above underlay is the tatami underlay It goes from side to side but doesn t come to a complete point The ends are angled and the st
28. he Software functionality Opening Screen In order to familiarize you with the features of the software this section explains the parts of the screen you see when you open the software e E Work Mode 9 3 WC do 3 Selector 78 amp _ Project Tools Name Plat Sot by IE General Menus E Date T 00 b OX x Start with General Tools Chooser Workspace Message Box Grade Indicator Stitches ART Grade nn 00 0290000 a 1 OESD 2005 10 Explorations Lite User s Guide Work Mode Selector In the upper left hand corner is the Work Mode Selector These are different modes of working with your software Each time you select a different mode the Toolbox and Chooser will change This is where you access the different parts of the software to work with your design E The Work Mode Selector includes 1 Projects L is where you will either start a new project or open an existing project 2 Designs is where you can access designs from the files on your computer or a CD Rom 3 Lettering L lets you add letters to your design or create monograms with letters There are different ways the letters can appear either in a straight horizontal line arced both clockwise and counter clockwise and a straight vertical line 4 The NN section shows the thread colors that are in the design you have on the screen This is also where you can keep an inventory of the thread you have in your coll
29. ill take you back to the Workspace and close the Print Preview Options will take you to the Options menu previously described It s very handy to have this available in the Print Preview so you can see exactly what you want The _Landscare button toggles back and forth from Landscape to Portrait If you are in Portrait mode the page will print the width of the paper of 8 1 2 and the height would be 11 If OESD 2005 68 Explorations Lite User s Guide you click on the Landscape button it will change to you are in Landscape Mode the image will rotate so that the printing will actually be 11 wide by 8 1 2 tall OESD 2005 69 Explorations Lite User s Guide INDEX PRON ANCE durs ets tacte 37 ADDUQUES lt a 68 A DD nessa 34 ATC COCK WISE comte eina 39 Arc Counter Clockwise 30 AR pe tt 16 17 20 25 ART Gaudete cido 16 ASSO asi 52 AWO Underldys ausser deoa torinese pigeat 48 Automatic Satin Spacing 43 Basel io kis est t ape e Ebo bs 30 Brida di etudes 56 Brands BUON 54 NETAS editae Ep 54 CIA eco A sei te M sud 26 Clica iussit oa exui 7 Close your Profe linces 61 Color tania 55 Connect encuei 13 62 Contact 4 5 10 13 15 62 Contact button 10 15 A ETUR 19 A teenie 15 Density of the stitches 43 DESCIDUOR usina ot odeseda 55 Deselect o 7 Design Folders eee teet 26 D
30. ing files see your Windows Operating System manual that came with your computer Floppy If you wish to save a design to a floppy disk you will need a formatted floppy disk inserted in your computer s floppy drive Click on Fees and the standard Windows Save As window will appear with the floppy drive already selected in the Save in box Enter the file name you want it named and check the drop down menu of the format you want in the Save As Type box to save to any of the other formats listed V4 0 artista Designs ART V3 0 artista Designs ART V2 0 artista Designs ART V1 0 artista Designs ART Explorations Templates AMT42 Explorations Projects ART 42 Click the button when you have everything selected and named The light will illuminate on your floppy drive When it is no longer illuminated you may remove the disk OESD 2005 60 Explorations Lite User s Guide Whenever you save to floppy or file you will get the Standard Windows Save As file Save As Save in 3 3 Floppy A File name Save Cancel E Save as type V4 0 artista Designs ART Printing To see your design before you sew it or to have the information about your design in front of you as you sew printing is very useful To access Printing you will use the General Tools to the right of the Workspace Print Options AE When you click on the pint button you wi
31. is at automatic or 0 40 mm The stitch count for the one on the left is 186 The A on the right was changed to 0 30 mm and the stitch count changed to 254 50 as you can see changing the stitch spacing or density the lettering can change dramatically Note When making any drastic changes you should always do a test sewout When you have the density set like you want it click OK m When you get back to the workspace window click the button to save the settings in your design OESD 2005 41 Explorations Lite User s Guide Tatami Settings Tatami Settings give you a few more options Tatami Values lets you change the Stitch Spacing density and or the Stitch Length These can affect the look of the tatami stitch Use TrueView Click View then click TrueView if it s not checked to see what it will look like Stitch Length will change the length of each stitch Note Large changes to these numbers could result in poor quality embroidery Make small changes and check your changes with a sew out You have three different patterns to choose from This is a personal preference Click on each one and then click OK to see what each one looks like Make sure your TrueView is on OESD 2005 42 Explorations Lite User s Guide Effects When you click the Efes button you have two choices Both may improve the quality of your embroidery lettering Quality v Pull Compensation LH j Auto Underay
32. itching is the same direction of the satin stitch instead of being angled like the zigzags With each different underlay there is a default setting This can be easily changed if you need more or less Remember the smaller the number the closer the stitches are together and vice versa After making your changes Click OK The MI will EN appear with the changes Remember to click save to save the changes to your design OESD 2005 47 Explorations Lite User s Guide Thread The Thread Mode gives you information about the thread colors in the design as well as an inventory of the thread in your thread collection E Thread Sequence Assign Select Shows the threads that are checked in the Thread Chooser indu Color Code Number 0933 acord 40 assigned by the Thread 2550 BEacord 40 Company 5230 Bacord 40 5513 acord 40 White box shows what 1s selected in the Workspace a 1S me j a te 4 name of the color T A a Description Code Brand EC Lu El Spanish Moss 5770 Izacord 40 LELLL y pm Kiwi 5822 l amp acord 40 8 Lima Bean 5833 Isacord 40 Scroll Here Check the boxes of Herb Gren 5866 Isacord 40 Top the thread you own MA Erin Green 5312 Isacord 40 mm E ES Grasshopper 5933 Bacord 40 0 oss Green 5934 Isacord 40 Page um Click here to select the NEM S C E a brands of thread you 17 EE agent T lsacord hs mn p Right Click ti n tod ad C
33. like your changes just click the Undo button Undo and Redo can be used to back up up to fifteen steps Rotation Handles If you click on the selected image a second time you will get a different set of handles They will turn from solid handles to open handles Ol OESD 2005 29 Explorations Lite Use When you put your cursor over one of the corner handles it changes from a single arrow to a double pointed arrow This tells you that you can now select and rotate the design Click and drag the mouse You will see a ghost image of how the design will look as you move the mouse Another way of rotating the design is to use the Edit tool at the top of the screen You can select Rotate Left 45 and the selected design will be rotated 45 to the left Select the Rotate Right 45 and the design will be rotated right 45 Select All Ctrl A Mirror Horizontal Mirror Vertical f Rotate Left 45 X Rotate Right 45 Duplicate Ctrl 0 d Reshape Lettering Mode Lettering In Explorations Lite you are able to add lettering to your design To add lettering to your design click on the hac LetteringMode icon OESD 2005 30 Explorations Lite User s Guide Text Box If the design is still selected the Text box will be orange Alphabets Advanced Height Click anywhere on the screen except on the design to deselect it You are then able to type the text in the Text Box Alphabets Advanced
34. ll get a menu of Options OESD 2005 61 Explorations Lite User s Guide hp deskjet 3820 series The Name window is where you will select the printer you want to print to if there happens to be more than one printer installed on your computer Erperies button is usually associated with the particular printer you have selected This menu will be different for each printer Consult your printer handbook for more information on aud printer Iv Iv Iv Iv Iv LI You may select to Print the Whole Project or Selected Parts Only If you choose Selected Parts Only you must have OESD 2005 62 Explorations Lite User s Guide objects selected in the Workspace It will print only those items you have selected Choose Fit to Page if you want to see the design the full size of the page This will make the design bigger in some cases and Smaller in others If the design is larger than the area for printing the design will appear smaller If the design is smaller than the area for printing the design will appear larger o 100 sm Select If you want to see the design at a certain size and enter the percentage you want in the white box 100 will be actual size of the design The Print Box allows you to select what you want on your print and how you want it to look You may select as many of the selections that you want included in your print
35. need to either choose another hoop or adjust the design to fit within the hoop Hoops are chosen by clicking on the desired name of the hoop The active hoop will be light blue Only one hoop at a time can be chosen OESD 2005 94 Explorations Lite User s Guide Saving your Project Make sure you always save your project before you send it to the machine To save your project with the name you have in the Nameplate ul just click on the button If you want to save your project under a different name click on the Projects Mode icon kl and then click on Save As Ex You will be prompted to type in a name for the new saved project Close your Project To close your project and not close the program use the to the left of the project name ploratiors D oL If you have not saved your project you will be asked if you want to save the project EE closing Explorations Lite AN Save changes to my project ART42 Answer Yes if you want to save the changes to your project If you do not want to save the changes you ve made to the project click No If you do not want to close the project click Cancel Viewing other open projects If you do not close a project it will remain open until you close the program You can have more than one project at a time OESD 2005 58 Explorations Lite User s Guide If you want to view one of the other projects you have open click on the down arrow to the
36. ns icon I4 The terminology that will be used throughout this writing will be as follows Click single Click of the Left mouse button Double Click quick two clicks of the Left Mouse button Right Click A single click of the right mouse button Click OK Either click on the OK button or hit Enter on the keyboard Select Click the object once with the left mouse button Deselect Click outside the object anywhere on the Workspace Drag and Drop Select the object but do not lift your finger from the mouse button While holding the mouse button down move the mouse to another area of the screen Release the mouse button when you get to the desired location Drop Down Menu this is a list of functions or commands that reveal themselves when a button is selected on the screen Shortcut keys shortcut keys are combinations of key strokes on the keyboard that enable a function or feature without the use of the mouse An example of a shortcut key is Ctrl A Ctrl A means that you will hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while you also push the A key Shortcut keys can be a combination of 2 or 3 keystrokes at the same time These often are quicker than selecting a drop down menu and then a command Another feature that is consistent throughout the program is the light blue dark blue buttons Any time you see a blue button such as Text Picture or Folder if the button is light blue the button is activated or ON If the button is dark
37. on is at the bottom of the screen and when you click on it you get a list of many of the brands of embroidery thread available Choose as many brands as you have thread You may not have all the thread in those brands but they will be avallable for your use in the Thread Chooser if you need them When you have all the desired brands selected click on the OK button The threads will then be listed in the Threads Chooser for you to choose from Check Box The Check Box at the left both in the Thread Sequence and the Brand 0010 acord 40 Description silky White Thread Chooser denotes the Ie FER Pa dp n aper White 0017 l amp acord 4 th reads you rad These Can be E EN Black 0020 leacord 40 checked by clicking on the small E Eggshel 0101 lsacord 40 check box in the Thread Chooser When clicked a check mark will appear showing you that you OESD 2005 51 Explorations Lite User s Guide own that cone of thread To see just the threads you have checked click on the check mark in the header It will list the checked threads first in the list in alphabetical order according to description The check mark will also appear in the Thread Sequence showing which threads you own and which ones you will either need to match or purchase 0832 l amp acord 40 0833 lBacord 40 2000 l amp acord 40 5230 lacord 40 5513 Bacord 40 Description The Description holds the color chip and the nam
38. op will move so that the design is automatically centered in the hoop Complete Designs Animals Complete Designs Children sp Stitches 1573 ART Grade AY OESD 2005 21 Explorations Lite User s Guide In order to see the complete hoop and design click on Zoom zoom ESI You will get a drop down menu Click on Show 1 1 This will display 10 the design actual size Al 78 0 3 Show Al D El zoomin a Z Mame Type Zoom Out 2X Shift z If the design is selected solid handles boxes will surround it If True View is not selected the design is displayed all in pink with black boxes around it This means that the design is selected and is ready to be sized If no handles appear around the design click on the design to select it OESD 2005 28 Explorations Lite User s Guide Sizing Handles These little black boxes there are eight of them that you see around the design are called sizing handles By clicking and dragging any of the corner handles you can enlarge the design by dragging the handles away from the design or make it smaller by dragging the handles into the design You will see a ghost image of the design to give you an idea of what it will look like You will also get a tool tip at the end of your cursor telling you the width X and height Y of the design and also the percentage you are changing tt If for some reason you don t
39. out Explorations General Tools On the far right of the screen are more tools These are the General Tools The first is the selection tool in the shape of an arrow like your cursor When this is activated you can select the design or lettering on the screen Next is the travel by color button This will let you see the color order of the design Delete will delete the selected object from the design from the Workspace Undo and Redo will either undo or redo the last function you 1 performed hu Print lets you print the design as well as information about the design Print Preview lets you see what the print will look like without printing it Save will save all the current changes to the design file name Exit takes you out of the software and closes all the files currently open in the software Message Box and Grade Indicator CS A 0575 ART Grade A i A OESD 2005 14 Explorations Lite User s Guide The bar at the bottom of the screen will show you what you need to do next or give you instructions or information This is the Message Bar The next box to the right Stitches tells you the stitch count of what is on the screen The next box over is ART Grade This box tells you what grade the file is that you have on the screen ART is the type of file that is used with Explorations Lite software Grade A or B ART files are recommended There are different grades of files similar to gra
40. ows you to change options You can change the V Options Options size on the grid change whether you want the design to EL begin in the center and end at the center or if you want it to start at the first stitch and end at the last stitch You also set your AutoSave feature as well as the drive letter of your CD Rom drive to find designs in this menu View gives you the ability to see the design as a sewn realistic image with TrueView TrueView makes the image on the screen look like it Is Show Grid julian embroidered It shows you how the stitches will SLi ds look when stitched if there is a pattern in the fill Minimise Window stitch of a design it will show you what it will look like This tool also lets you see a grid on the screen or to see your design in the hoop that you select This is also where you can calibrate your screen for those who have a wide screen computer There is also a command for minimizing the window which is the same as the l minimize program icon in the upper right hand corner next to the l close program icon OESD 2005 13 Explorations Lite User s Guide Just to the right of the View button is the Contact Contact OESD button This is where you will order new features for your Explorations Lite You can connect directly to Help Topics the Explorations website through this button You also have information on the version of software you are currently using On Screen Manual Ab
41. rations Lite User s Guide Preview To get a preview of what the lettering will look like before applying it to the workspace click on the Preview button The button will turn light blue to alert you that it is now ON and show you what the lettering style looks like If you have anything in the Text box those letters will appear for each lettering style If the Text box is empty the lettering style will be shown as its name Text 2 Scream s Insert Symbol Height 1 17 in Apply Prewiew SEC Sel SEL TEXT BLOCK SCI Advanced At the top of the lettering window is a button called Advanced Alphabets award There are more features and more flexibility of lettering in the Advanced section Click on the Advanced button OESD 2005 34 Explorations Lite User s Guide You still see the Text box and can 54 M still add or edit what you need to rorem here but you also have some more inset syetel M variables Baseline pe ES m E Height This box is the same as the height box on the previous window It is here so you can make changes as needed Letter Spacing You have an additional box called Letter Spacing The larger this number is the further the letters will be apart If you need the lettering to fit in a certain space but don t want the letters to be wider to accomplish that Letters at 0 00 spacing would be butted up next to each other Se
42. reen You will get a drop down menu Click on Contact OESO H Here you can access Embroidery Online for online ordering you must be connected to the Internet or use the Off Line Order form If you use the Off Line Order form you can fill it in on your computer and print it to be mailed or faxed to OESD All the information is on the order form Off Line Form Embroidery On Line Support Center Help Topics On Screen Manual About Explorations You can also reach the Support Center here if you ever have any problems You must be connected to the Internet to reach it but there are many questions that can be answered here If your question isn t answered you can e mail the Support Center and they will answer your question Access on line registration by clicking Embroidery Online This ul take you directly to the Explorations website Click on register your and follow the instructions on the screen OESD 2005 9 Explorations Lite User s Guide Introduction Explorations Lite is an easy to use and fun Embroidery Software When you first open the software you see the screen pictured below One of the unique features about the software Is that you have to name a file before you do anything else Many other software programs open a blank file If you re not careful you can very easily save over a previous document or file that you forgot to give a name to Introduction to t
43. right of the name You will get a drop down menu of the names of all the projects you have open Click the project you wish to view Connect The Connect Mode icon is where you send your design to the machine you have connected to your computer Send to Machine To send your design to your machine to be sewn Click the Machine Button under Sent to Send To R Machine Export Ta File Floppy The next menu will be the selection of the machine you are sending to Device Selection En i e For more information on your al particular machine click the artista 00 Lontact artista 165 to 185 or A box v Contact aes button and Click on Support Center You will find detailed information about connecting to your machine deco 330 export to BERNINA card Hest Start Apply these settings and suppress this dialog Cancel OESD 2005 59 Explorations Lite User s Guide Export to If you don t want to send the design to the machine right away you will want to save the design You have already saved the project but you may want to save the design as well You may save the design to a file on your hard disk C drive of your computer or you may want to save it to a floppy File To save a design to a file click on the File button The standard Windows Save As Window will appear on your screen Find the folder you want to save your file in and click the button For more information on sav
44. s These handles allow you to make the lettering taller or shorter while leaving the width the same OESD 2005 32 Explorations Lite User s Guide Or you can make the text wider or narrow while leaving the height the same using the right and left center handles r zl B An amm n Fii m Note For more information on Working with Lettering see the Working with Lettering section of the On Screen Manual Not all features listed are available in the Explorations Lite version but many of the features are the same Insert Symbol The Insert Symbol button allows you to insert any special symbols other than letters numbers and common punctuation To insert any letter number or symbol click on the Insert Symbol Button select the symbol letter or number you wish and click the OK button Your selection will appear in the Text box Click the Apply button or add additional text and then click the Apply button Letter Styles There are five different letter styles available in Explorations Lite They are Blacklight Block 1 Script 2 Castle and Text Block Once you register your software you will receive five more fonts To use any one of these letter styles select it by clicking on it If you have lettering selected in the Workspace the lettering will automatically change to that lettering style To create additional lettering make sure you do not have the lettering selected in the Workspace OESD 2005 33 Explo
45. s Lite User s Guide Open A New Project 1 Select the desired folder L Meu 2 Click on the New icon A box for the name of the new project will appear Type in the name of the new project in the box Cancel 3 Once you enter a name the OK button will be available Mame for new Project OK my project ART4Z Cancel 4 Click OK The name of your project will appear in the Nameplate and you can now work on your design None of the Mode Selection icons are avallable until you open a project As soon as you have a project open whether it s a making new project or opening one you have stored on your computer the other icons become active Note To open an existing project click on the plus sign next to the folder name and either double click the project picture or drag and drop the project to the workspace OESD 2005 20 Explorations Lite User s Guide Designs Click on the Designs Mode icon Sort by Mame _ Type Folder Start with pj Info Find Others Clear y Complete Designs Children Complete Designs Floral and Scenic y Complete Designs Holidays and Celebrations Complete Designs Horse and Western Complete Designs Nautical Complete Designs Novelty El Sap Others Complete Designs Floral and Scenes Gige te Depr clip jut Cie a ace Complete Designs horse and Western Comite Desar i Pacta E Dandik Dipp Monty Se Others
46. t will connect you to the OESD on line ordering All the new features and functions can be added directly to your software through the Internet or the Off Line Ordering System explained in the On Screen Manual OESD 2005 5 Explorations Lite User s Guide Getting Started Install the software To install the software simply put the Explorations Lite CD in your CD drive and close the door The CD should start automatically and show the following screen Install Microsoft Internet Explorer V6 Install Software Install Acrobat Reader AM e i a huy a tia a W WILCOM 2039 c Left click on the Install Software and follow the instructions on the screen The software will guide you through the installation process After installation of the software you will need to restart your computer The software should automatically do this for you Once your computer has restarted the software will ask you to install the Explorations Lite security device to your USB port NOTE For more detailed information on installation see the Explorations Lite Quick Start Guide OESD 2005 6 Explorations Lite User s Guide Open the Explorations Lite software Once you have the USB device installed you may open the software either by left clicking on the icon the software put on your Desktop I4 OR by clicking on the Start Button then Click on All Programs then Click on Explorations and then click on the Exploratio
47. the size of it it should sew out just fine OESD 2005 16 Explorations Lite User s Guide Project Tools This Project Tools window Is only available in the Projects Mode From left to right L You will see New n which will start a new project When you click New you will get another screen that asks you for a name for your new project If you already have a project that you want to work on select the Ta Lar project then click the Open SU button or double click on the project mi m Save is a quick way to save your project during your working session Click the Save button to save your work then you can continue to work on it There is also another Save button on the bottom right of the screen for handy saving while you are in any of the other modes i Save AS allows you to save your work with a different file name If you have a project you like but want to add some things to it or change it a little bit Use Save As to keep the original project and save the new project with another name ABC DEF Re l name Rename allows you to give the selected project a different name OESD 2005 17 Explorations Lite User s Guide eu Folder Use the New Folder icon to make a new folder to store your projects in Put projects in folders to keep them organized making it easier to find your projects later rather than having to scroll through the entire list of projects x This button will delete
48. tions Lite User s Guide Notice in the picture below that there are small white boxes in the Assign color boxes This means that those colors are selected in the workspace BE Thread Sequence ASSO Select 0832 acord 40 0933 lsacord 40 2550 kacord 40 5230 kacord 40 5513 acord 40 Select To select a color click on the button in the Select Column and Thread Sequence Assign Select 0832 lsacord 40 hold the mouse down You will J 0933 leacord 40 see only that color in the os 4 5230 acord 40 Workspace as long as you hold Rm the mouse button down This is a good way of seeing all the objects that sew in that color 0832 Isacord 40 0933 Isacord 40 5230 Isacord 40 5513 Isacord 40 Iky White 0010 Isacord 40 0015 Isacord 40 aper White 0017 Isacord 40 0020 Isacord 40 0101 Isacord 40 ne 0108 Isacord 40 0111 Isacord 40 0112 Isacord 40 0124 Isacord 40 0131 lsacord 40 er 0132 Isacord 40 0142 Isacord 40 0145 Isacord 40 0150 Isacord 40 0151 Isacord 40 0152 Isacord 40 E Match 3511 ART Grade A Stitches OESD 2005 50 Explorations Lite User s Guide Thread Chooser When you want to change the colors of the design you can easily do it by selecting the color in the Thread Sequence and then choosing another color in the Thread Chooser The Thread Chooser has a list of all the thread colors in the brands you select in the Brands button Brands Button The Brands butt
49. to OESD Inc Contact Oklahoma Embroidery Supply amp Design OESD Inc Attn Sales or Support 12101 I 85 Service Rd Oklahoma City OK 73131 Phone 405 359 2741 Fax 405 359 1083 Toll Free Support 888 223 6943 Rev April 4 2005 OESD 2005 4 Explorations Lite User s Guide MA D plc grati m i A e he E o Ls Omm Welcome to your new Explorations Lite program Explorations is an exciting new embroidery design tool tailored to the needs of home sewers and craft enthusiasts who want to bring embroidery designs to their crafting and sewing projects Explorations provides a simple effective way to integrate embroidery designs with other projects To get the most out of your software all you need is to have a keen interest in owning an embroidery machine Its powerful but easy to use tools make it an ideal starting point for embroidery and computer novices Explorations runs on a standard Windows PC and produces embroidery designs that can be sewn on your embroidery machine This manual will guide you through each part of the software The On Screen Manual included with the software gives you information about the possible add ons and functions of an upgraded system Not all functions and features that are explained in and pictured in the On Screen Manual are available in Explorations Lite Should you decide you want to add these functions to your software this is Contact easily done through the Contact v 7 button tha
50. ware 8 RENAME ues ves iet i o er m 18 Reshape Ie tering a ob e tenes 40 Right CK unid 7 Rotation Handles oerte 3 Hil ET 42 Dati 5e S oc it aer bee a ea 43 O mg 15 18 Save AS cositas 18 61 63 64 Saving your Project ssss 61 A 6 a Ce oe A nt ee 7 53 selection tool 15 Send to Machine uei Ets 62 DELLI S ciat rooted dan riti oret pde anaes 43 SHOFICUL x toit obere 7 SIZING Handles isis 31 SOL BV rasos ls 25 Start WI id 25 AA N 45 tJ BIO E NR E TT 42 Stitches n Effects 13 Stitelies m Elec unci n 42 Support Center sssini 10 62 OESD 2005 TaM heana 42 48 Tatami A eto tege amat 45 tatam unde Nayee 50 COn 8 20 24 35 Text BOX id sedute cue 33 TREO Qa o6 inteso eed atone 51 Thread CHOOSGE aereo peritos 54 Thread Seguente sec 52 56 THIeds AAA mena 12 LOOTIS A A 8 TOONS 13 14 15 18 64 True VIEW eee 14 70 ENDESA moel 25 UC O eae ense 15 31 View 13 14 15 29 30 59 VIEW DIOJECIS mes id 19 Viewing other open projects 61 Work Mode Selector 12 W OEKSD ACE td e Em eia 29 VATA OSES Renn SOT Ree ne aera 49 EA E NEU E 48 ZOOM ioo dod bt 13 30 Explorations Lite User s Guide
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