Layout & Editing Window

1. Application button

   Click to display a menu containing commands for file operations, such as [New], [Save], [Print] and [Design Settings].

2. Ribbon

   Click a tab at the top to display the corresponding commands.

   Refer to the name below each group when selecting the desired command. Clicking a command with the mark displays a menu containing a choice of commands.
   Some other tabs may appear depending on the tool or embroidery pattern that is selected. These tabs contain various commands for performing operations with the selected tool or embroidery pattern.

   Example: When the Shapes (Rectangle) tool is selected

   
3. Quick Access Toolbar

   This contains the most frequently used commands. Since this toolbar is always displayed, regardless of the Ribbon tab that is selected, adding your most often used commands makes them easily accessible.

   Customizing Quick Access Toolbar

4. Option button

   Click this button to start up other applications and specify application settings, such as user thread charts.

5. Help button

   Click this button to display the Instruction Manual and view information about the software.

6. Sewing Order pane

   This pane shows the sewing order. Click the buttons at the top of the pane to change the sewing order or thread color.

7. Import/Color/Sewing Attributes/Text Attributes panes

   This pane combines tabs for importing embroidery patterns as well as for specifying thread colors, sewing attributes and text attributes. Click a tab to display the available parameters.

8. Stitch Simulator pane

   The Stitch Simulator shows how the pattern will be sewn by the machine and how the stitching will appear.

9. Design Page

   The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn.

10. Work area
11. Status Bar

    This displays the size of the embroidery data, the number of stitches or a description of the selected command.

12. View mode buttons

    Click a button to change the View mode.

13. Show grid button

    Click to switch between displaying and hiding the grid.

14. Design Property button

    Click to display a dialog box containing sewing information for the embroidery data.

15. Zoom slider

    This displays the current magnification ratio. Click to specify a value for the magnification ratio.
    Drag the slider to change the magnification ratio.

    • Panes 6, 7 and 8 can be displayed or hidden from the [Show/Hide] group in the [View] tab. In addition, these panes can be displayed as separate dialog boxes (Floating) or attached to the main window (Docking).
    • Position the pointer over a command to display a ScreenTip, which provides a description of the command and indicates its shortcut key.