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1. 17 NOTATIONAL CONVENTIONS o ad at aaa a a aa a an aaa Sis 17 ABOUT BUZZ TOOLS PRODUCTS d uester tite odes 17 INA HURRY esa tate 18 TNS LA TION 19 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS atis itd bad ous ab t leta ux ena tasca x 19 LAUNCH THE INSTALLATION CD 5 19 INSTAULBUZZXPEORE 2 a ede E I c E 20 SET YOUR DISPLAY TO HIGH 22 INSTALL BUZZEDIT El TE Lo erint teles ns Ne A 23 INSTALL PROFESSIONAL EMBROIDERY 5 25 REMOVE BUZZXPLORE OR BUZZEDIT LITE soisin 26 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Contents 7 User s Guide 254655560460 29 30 CHOOSE THE FILE TYPES TO 31 SWITCH BETWEEN XPLORER AND CATALOG MODES ee 32 CHANGE VIEW OPTIONS qs eitis ae eco dti eun ep e E RA INR Sexe NEN 33 CREATE ABODE Resides cei de es eu ty es eie etes iesu e a 34 SELECT FILES AND 9 34 COPY FILES AND 8 9 35 MOVE FILES AND 8 2222 0 36 RENAME FILES AND FOLD
2. 17 BuzzEdit Lite Installation 23 Removing 26 BuzzTools Menu Create Thumbnail Graphics 84 Extract ZIP d Files 58 Print 29 S Ide SNOW oni 84 BuzzXplore ASICS ecciesie eae 51 CD 19 Email Newsletter 98 Enhancements 98 Explorer Tools wiser dante 85 HOW 10 5 sizes lebte 29 20 License Agreement 107 Modes Available 51 Notational Conventions 17 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Prerequisites 17 26 Shortcut 93 System Requirements 19 Technical Support 97 eee 53 Workspace ees 89 C Catalog Mode Switching TO ueste 32 Compact Discs Backing pcc ceeds leeds 63 Storing Designs On 63 Converting Designs Also See Cross Stitch Conversions Also See Embroidery Conversions Basic Information 75 From Tools Menu 76 How Designs are Processed 77 HOW Doa 38 222 2 71 Setting Sos 74 Why 75 Files an
3. emen 57 TM 8 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc ZIP Extraction Tool sese hene rhh eese ern rese een reis 56 Create New se vA prote vera vet te zo rm 59 PRINTED REPORTS siste et de eta espe de e be de denda da 59 3 ORGANIZING YOUR DESIGNS 61 WHERE WILL YOU STORE YOUR DESIGNS esee eene 61 Storing Designs on Your Hard Drive sss 61 Storing Designs on DISketlas os d o edere pne e RISE 62 Storing Designs Zip Disks or Other Removable Media 62 Storing Designs on Writable Compact 63 CLASSIFYING DESIGNS E 64 On Hard DIVES oles htnc Rar n base 64 tn tels 65 4 DESIGN NOTES amp FINDING 5 67 FINDING FILES EQ DEOR DAE QR EQ DAE GRE EDU RR 67 Locate trot bol 67 gt 68 Windows Finda inrano 69 5 EDITING DESIGN 71 WINDOWS FILE ASSOCIATIONS da aide 71 ON THE FLY
4. 93 Slide SHOW 84 Sorting Files General Information 54 Status 92 T Technical Support 97 Threads See Realistic 3 D Threads Thumbnails 104 BuzzXplore Create Graphics Files 84 OptlOnS iere er tanen 55 Realistic Threads 55 Sewing Information 56 SZC d toes 53 bi pec 53 Tool Bar uie tede ts 90 V View Menu Filter File Types 54 Views How to Change 33 Main View Options 23 X Xplorer Mode Also See Modes How to Switch To 32 Z ZIP Archives Creating 59 Extraction Tool 58 How to 43 What are they 57 Why Use them 57 Zip Disks Backing Up cate usto 62 Storing Designs On 62 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc License Agreement License Agreement IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement Agreement is entered into by and between the user of this software You or Licensee and Buzz Tools Inc of San Ramon California Buzz Tools or Licensor By installing or using this software You acknowledge that You have read this Agreement that You understand it
5. 80 File 79 On the Fly 72 OPOS sts gens reset basti 81 Resizing aate ein 80 F File Associations WINDOWS e 71 New ZIP Archive 59 File Types At SPiN Doo sodio ente ioo toot 31 54 Files Backing Up eerte 61 COPYN Gs b e pas 35 Extracting from ZIPs 43 Filtering by 54 Finding 67 eren 67 WOVE ease weeds 36 Renaming 37 Selecting uci ots e ca 34 SONS S 54 Windows Find 69 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Folders eae tae qose 35 Creating NEW dos ose eset daria 34 Locating egets 67 36 Renaming 22 44 44 3544541 3 443444 37 Selecting otis 34 H Help Technical Support 97 How to Change Open Settings 49 Change 33 Choose File Types 31 Convert Designs 38 Copy and 35 Copy Files 35 Copy Folders 35 Create Design Notes 4 Create Folders 34 Cut and 37 Drag and Drop Copy 36 Drag and Drop Move 37 Explore Your Designs
6. 30 Extract ZIP d Files 43 Move Files and Folders 36 Organize Designs On Diskettes 47 On Hard Drives 45 Rename 37 Rename Folders 3T Select PIBS s etic credits Rada 34 Select 1 34 Switch Modes 32 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc I Installation BuzzEdit Lite 23 Buzz Xplore suede 20 BuzzXplore Default Directory iuba oM Tel tue A 22 Professional Embroidery Can 25 J Janome SEW Format Note 79 L Layout amp Editing Users 85 License Agreement 107 M Modes Available 5 Catalog courbes adresse 22 Switching uusss 32 52 rairai 51 Mouse Primary 36 Move Files and Folders 36 Open Settings Index 103 How to Change 49 P PC Designer Users 85 Printing Repotts sette ees 59 Professional Sew Ware Users 85 R Realistic 3 D Threads 55 Rename Files and Folders 37 S Select Files and Folders 34 Settings CODI es 49 Sewing Menu Summary Information 56 Shortcut
7. 8 DISCLAIMERS AND WARRANTIES EACH LICENSED PRODUCT COVERED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY LICENSED PRODUCT ARE FREE FROM ERROR OR MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS COMPATIBILITY REVERSE COMPATIBILITY OR INTEROPERABILITY REQUIREMENTS LICENSEE ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECISIONS MADE OR ACTIONS TAKEN 108 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED USING THE LICENSED PRODUCTS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL LICENSOR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGE OCCURRING IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR S LIABILITY TO ANY PARTY INCLUDING LICENSEE EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OR LICENSE FEE OF THE RELEVANT LICENSED PRODUCT b Buzz Tools reserves the right to revise any Licensed Product at any time without notification to Licensee or any other person 9 AUDIT If the Licensed Product is being used for commercial purposes Licensee shall permit Licensor upon reasona
8. BuzzXplore User s Manual Manual Part Number BTBX 500 B Copyright The manual and the software described in this manual are copyrighted All rights are reserved No part of the manual or the described software may be copied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format without prior written approval of Buzz Tools Inc Software copyright 2001 2002 by Buzz Tools Inc Documentation and online help copyright 2001 2002 by Buzz Tools Inc All U S and international Rights Reserved rights reserved Trademarks Buzz Tools is a registered trademark of Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit is a registered trademark of Buzz Tools Inc BuzzXplore is a trademark of Buzz Tools Inc Microsoft Windows are registered trademark of Microsoft Corp Other products and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Welcome The Buzz Tools programs were created by a hobby embroiderer who got tired of doing the same routines over and over again My search for quick and accurate design conversions and printable embroidery design catalogs led to the development of the first Buzz Tools program Buzz Tools Plus BuzzXplore was developed from this original program and while it still contains many of the features we have been proud to originate BuzzXplore has grown into a complete design management tool It is a MUST HAVE for any design coll
9. 5 86 0 0000011 71 On the Fly Embroidery 72 On the Fly Cross Stitch Conversions 22297 73 On the F ly Settini Stasi Ve wd a 74 6 CONVERTING FORMAT scccsscscsscssscsssscsccscesccsccscsccssscscsocsescees 75 WHY CONVERT 5 detenta ca caen ner d d c e od ees 75 BUZZXPLORE CONVERSIONSaS Er rut Ones 76 Conversion Lea etit ere pee praeit 76 How Your Files are 77 EMBROIDERY ONY ER SIONS a de ume lose 78 Colors During Conversions 78 Files puttin RT PE 79 Design Rotation and Resizing 80 Advanced Conversion Options sss 81 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Contents 9 CROSS S TLICH CORY ERSIONS 82 7 OTHER BUZZ TOOLS i eti Rei REA E E E 84 Create Thumbnail Graphicssomas dehet ata tp e SFO ay 84 SOE SGV 84 WINDOWS EXPLORER 85 Layout amp Editing USCIS sies capte fasse dina tete urat train 85 eden eene 85 Professional Sew Ware Users 85 Appendices BUZZXPLORE W
10. File Types To Show using the View menu The box beside the file 5 14 a Al File Types type indicates whether or not the type is shown in d Supported File Types the Contents pane You can quickly choose all Embroidery file types within a particular category by clicking on the box beside the category name Ifa TXT Windev category check box is only half filled only some gt of its file types have been selected for display Sorting Files The Contents pane of your 2 window may contain many files and folders You can change the order in which the files are displayed by sorting them The message area on top right of the Contents pane displays the current sort criterion BuzzXplore applies the chosen sort criteria to every folder that you browse Your sort settings are saved between sessions so that the next time you start BuzzXplore your files are sorted by the same criteria In Catalog mode the Contents pane can display files in multiple folders these files are sorted without the constraints of folder boundaries Sorting Files Using the View Menu You can sort by name file type date folders catalog mode only design width design height number of stitches or number of colors See View gt Sort by menu options When you sort by one of the sewing options 1 6 design width design height number of stitches or number of colors any file that cannot be so
11. and that You agree to honor and be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein If You do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement then You have no right to use any Buzz Tools product and You immediately should contact Buzz Tools or the authorized reseller who sold You this Buzz Tools product and obtain instructions about requesting a refund Please be advised that by purchasing and using Buzz Tools products and by activating the use of those products by completing the software installation procedure You shall be deemed to have become a party to and bound by the terms of this Agreement 1 DEFINITIONS For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings Documentation shall mean all user documentation including any user manuals or instruction materials in any format provided to You in connection with Your purchase of the Licensed Products Licensed Products shall mean those Buzz Tools software products for which You have purchased use rights as indicated by the title and serial number on the CD included with this Agreement License Term shall mean in perpetuity or until the termination of this Agreement according to its terms and conditions by either party 106 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 GRANT OF LICENSE Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement Licensor grants to Licensee a non transferable and non exclusive license
12. 256 colors you will have better realistic 3 D thread simulations at color settings of High Color 16 bits or better Directions for changing your color settings are included on page 22 of this chapter Launch the Installation CD Browser 1 From the Window desktop close all open programs 2 Place the BuzzXplore installation CD in the CD ROM Drive Wait a moment for the CD to settle down in the drive 3 From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel 4 From the Control Panel double click the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove E Program Properties dialog box opens Add Remove Programs Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Installation 19 Add Remove Programs Properties Install Uninstall windows Setup Startup Disk m To install a new program from a floppy disk or CD ROM drive click Install The following software can be automatically removed by Windows To remove a program or to modify its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove Awave v3 0 BERNINA artista Blockbuster Ent 2nd Ed Command Prompt Here PowerT oy Data Access Objects 040 3 5 DIAMOND Display Component Uninstall Diamond Multimedia Product Installation amp Removal Direct Drivers zi OK Use to install BuzzXplore onto your computer 5 Click Install 6 Microsoft Windows locates the setup exe installa
13. DST and EXP files do not contain any embedded color information They do have color breaks that is markers in the file to tell the machines to stop sewing but no actual color values A few programs save color information for DST and EXP files in an auxiliary file If BuzzXplore can locate the auxiliary color file for a DST or EXP file it displays the colors correctly When there is no auxiliary color file BuzzXplore does not know what colors the digitizer intended for the color breaks and the color stops are assigned a color value so that the design can be displayed and converted DST and EXP files displayed in this manner are shown with an arbitrary color sequence A line is displayed for each color stop rather than a color value so you can write in your color choices on a printed catalog if you like TM 78 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc When EXP or DST designs are converted to another file format that requires a color value BuzzXplore uses the auxiliary colors file if it is available If the design does not have an auxiliary color file BuzzXplore does not know what color the digitizer intended for the color breaks Should color break one be green for a tree or blue for sky Therefore when these files are converted BuzzXplore assigns its arbitrary color choices to the file These of course do not relate to an actual color value but represent the color break present in the original file NOTE FOR FOR JANOME am
14. Filters 22 You will probably want to extract all of the files contained within the selected ZIP archives Therefore you will want to turn off any file filters that would limit which file types are extracted If the File Filter pane is displayed and active you should turn it off by choosing View Filter File Types or by clicking on the View Files of Type button located on the top tool bar Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 43 Choose the ZIP Archive to Extract Using the Folder pane navigate to the ZIP archive that contains the files you would like to extract Click on the ZIP archive to see a listing of its contents displayed in the right Contents pane Start the Extract ZIP d Files Wizard Select the BuzzTools gt Extract ZIP d Files option The first dialog of the Conversion wizard displays Extract 21 Files BE Files to Extract Use With Care 3 E Selected Files Delete Original Files After Conversion Current Folder If you choose this option make sure you have Include Subfolders backups of your originals Note Unzip d files will be ignored Place Extracted Files In Mantan Subfolden Finish Cancel Extract ZIP d Files Wizard Select Files to Process Make sure that the Files to Extract is set to the Current Folder and that the Include Subfolders option is unchecked Do Not Delete Original Fil
15. first dialog of the Conversion wizard displays Convert Embroidery Files 2 x Designs to Convert j Use With Care Delete Original Files After Conversion If you choose this option make sure you have backups of your originals Convert to Type Jax Singer PS W Compucon 5 Place Converted Designs In 5 Same Folders as the Original Design Files v C Other Folder Jv Subfolders CAMy Designs Converted Finish Cancel Use to Convert Designs 5 Designs to Convert Make sure that the Designs to Convert is set to the Current Folder and that the Include Subfolders option is unchecked 6 Choose Target File Type Choose the file type you want your designs converted to from the drop down list Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 39 7 10 Do Not Delete Original Files In this example we will not be deleting the original files so be sure to leave this option unchecked the default Place Converted Designs In Choose the option Same Folder as the Original Design File Click Next to continue A Cross Stitch Conversions Only If you are converting cross stitch files you will not see the next two conversion screens as they relate to embroidery specific conversion options and you should skip forward in these instructions to step 11 B Embroidery Conversions Only The se
16. original design See page 72 for more information about on the fly design conversions If you want to be able to open your designs directly from your design software or if your design software is a DOS based program such as the Singer EU embroidery program you may need to do your conversions ahead of time Or perhaps you sell your designs and want to distribute them in multiple formats BuzzXplore provides a powerful tool for converting designs that allows you to convert thousands of designs in only a few minutes In addition you can modify numerous conversion settings so that you control how your designs are converted Beginning users usually have excellent results with BuzzXplore default conversion settings BuzzXplore Conversions Conversion Tools You can convert some or all ofthe files on your drives by choosing one of the conversion wizards available from the BuzzTools menu To convert embroidery designs choose BuzzTools gt Convert Embroidery Files To convert cross stitch files choose BuzzTools gt Convert Cross Stitch Files Whichever wizard you select you can choose to convert the currently selected designs the current folder of designs or if you are in Catalog Mode the entire catalog You may convert from multiple file types at once Don t worry if your selection or catalog contains designs of the destination file type or files that are not designs these files are simply ignored For example you may have a cata
17. step is not necessary with BuzzXplore because BuzzXplore allows you to include ZIP d files and even allows you to open them in your design software by automatically extracting on the fly as needed In BuzzXplore ZIP archives are treated like folders and design files within the ZIP archive files are treated as ordinary files meaning you can view them convert them create notes for them search for them etc You can also choose not to show the contents of ZIP archives by turning off the Show ZIP Contents option on the View menu ZIP Extraction Tool An easy way to extract ZIP d files is to select the files in 2 and to copy them to a folder of your choice Alternatively BuzzXplore also includes a tool for the batch extraction or unzipping of ZIP d files When you extract ZIP archives you can choose to have the extracted files saved into the same folder as the original ZIP archive or you can choose a new folder location for the extracted files Only the displayed file types are extracted Therefore turn off your file filter if you want to extract all of the files in the processed ZIPs Extract ZIP d Files HEI Use With Care Delete Original Files After Conversion gt A If you choose this option make sure you have Iv Include Subfolders backups of your originals Note Unzip d files will be ignored e Place Extracted Files In T7 C Same Folders as the ZIP archive files 4 Other Folder 17 Ma
18. than it is tall Without rotating the design ninety degrees the newly converted design will not fit and cannot be sewn BuzzXplore provides a rotation option that automatically rotates designs if needed during conversions In addition BuzzXplore provides a resizing option that can automatically reduce the size of your designs if needed during conversions If you select this option you control the maximum amount that a design can be reduced by BuzzXplore TM 80 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 7729 Before Resizing After Resizing Designs that have been shrunk contain the same number of stitches as the original The design size is reduced by shortening the length of the stitches This has the effect of making the finished design denser Reduce a design too much and the stitches are too close together to stitch For most designs you can reduce them up to ten percent without any adverse stitching affects 2 flags every resized design with a so that you can easily identify them in your catalog and monitor them as you embroidery them on your machine For many designs you can improve the stitching quality of reduced designs by using a lighter weight thread Advanced Conversion Options If you are an advanced user you can control how your designs are converted The conversion defaults set by BuzzXplore the ones that are the most common for each embroidery file format If thes
19. very similar to Windows Dede amp 5 Explorer so if you are familiar with Windows 20 Iphabets Explorer you should feel right at home The list of computers disks and folders in the lower Folder pane the folder tree gives you direct access to C any drive or folder on your computer or on a network You click the plus sign next to a drive or folder to expand that branch of the tree structure and to see the 2 GB Cats 2 subfolders it contains Click minus sign to collapse the branch and to hide the subfolders Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 BuzzXplore Basics 51 When you click on a folder name in Folder pane on the left its contents are displayed in the Contents pane on the right You can scroll the contents of the right Contents pane using the Scroll button or by pressing the PgUp or PgDn keys You can quickly advance to the next folder with files by pressing the Ctrl PgDn keys Catalog Mode You can also display your files in Catalog mode Catalog mode is very similar to Xplorer mode except you can include multiple folders in the Contents pane For those familiar with Buzz Tools Plus this is similar to the classic interface Each item on the list of computers disks and folders in the folder tree includes a red selection box Click on a selection box to Catalog Folders include the contents of its subfolders and files in the SE E ae i abet
20. views are available Thumbnail view Displays a thumbnail picture of g designs graphics or other files along with the file name deg and extension File types that are not supported by BuzzXplore are displayed as large icons virPath pes Large Icons view Shows the file name and extension 1 beneath a large icon Files are listed in a horizontal floral multiple column format wreath pes Small Icons view Shows the file name and extension 15 floral wreath pes beside a smaller icon Files are listed in a horizontal multiple column format List view List view is similar to the Small Icons view but the files are listed in a vertical column format Detail view Detail view displays more information about the files such as the file size type and last modification date Files are listed in a vertical single column format Setting Thumbnail Size Thumbnails are available in four sizes Use the View menu to choose a thumbnail size of Full Window Large Medium or Small Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 BuzzXplore Basics 53 Other Settings that Affect File Display File Filter The file filter determines which file types to display in both Xplorer and Catalog modes The File Filter pane is displayed in the upper left when file filtering is turned on It lists the file types by category that can be shown in thumbnail view You can turn the file filter on and off with the File Filter button 1224 or by
21. 02 Buzz Tools Inc C Editions amp Supported File Formats When you purchased BuzzXplore it came pre packaged with the basic 2 program and support for either embroidery or cross stitch designs If you would like BuzzXplore to support both embroidery designs and cross stitch designs you can do so by purchasing and installing both the BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition and BuzzXplore Cross stitch Edition These programs are available from your local Buzz Tools dealer or from our website at www buzztools com We continue to add support for new file versions and new software Often these are available as a free update from Buzztools com website Since we continue to add new formats please check your online help for a current list of supported formats Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Supported File Formats 95 96 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc D Getting Help Technical Support Why Don t We Have Telephone Support At Buzz Tools we want to provide you with the best possible customer service by responding to your concerns and questions in a timely manner Although we would like to talk to everyone personally we are a VERY small company started out of our love for embroidery We simply do not have adequate staff to provide telephone support However in spite of our limitations it is important to us to provide you with the best possible products and support How to Obtain S
22. CD browser choose the option Professional Embroidery Samples 2 Installation browser will display a list of the participating embroidery companies Click on one ofthe companies to navigate to its installation screen 3 Click on the desired file type and follow the onscreen directions Remember If you like these designs you can purchase additional varieties from the participating embroidery company Ordering information is included on the Installation CD Browser Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Installation 25 Remove BuzzXplore or BuzzEdit Lite 1 From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel double click the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box opens 3 Using the scroll bar locate the program name BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition BuzzXplore Cross Stitch Edition or BuzzEdit Lite and click on it to select it 4 Click Add Remove 5 Confirm File Deletion dialog box click Yes TM 26 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc User s Guide 28 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 1 How to Using the information in this chapter as a guide you can try out the basic features of BuzzXplore Once you become familiar with these basic instructions you can become more adventuresome and try different options Explore Your Dest a and nahi 30
23. Choose the File Types to Display ics 31 Switch Between Xplorer and Catalog 32 View deba amagna ni aod ua 33 Crede S oit o 34 Select Files and Foldets 4 i tete tara e tar A e a tds kan 34 Copy Files and Folders menu qam duelo amd EE 35 Move Files and Folders tri at x IO TRUE 36 Rename Files and concise HEROUM 37 anak E Kd se uq 38 Create Desig qub a NU AUR 41 Extract Z IDXL esistono o Ebo qu a E 43 Organize Designs Stored on Hard Drives or ZIP 45 Organize Designs Stored on Diskettes o oreet toes ee c aie 47 Change Your Pile Open Settiligsc suae pi idt 49 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 29 Explore Your Designs 1 Start BuzzXplore Start BuzzXplore by double clicking the BuzzXplore icon located on your computer desktop Alternatively you can use the program menu from the Windows Start button and navigate to Programs gt BuzzTools gt BuzzXplore 2 Xplorer Mode The first time you start BuzzXplore your files are shown in a familiar Windows Explorer style interface The Contents pane on the right di
24. Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How 33 toolbar This button can be used to switch views 3 Switch Views Click on the small arrow next to the View button to drop down a list of your view options and try out the different view options You can also switch views by using the View menu Notice how the various views affect how your files are display When you are finished choose Large Thumbnail option and proceed to Step 4 4 Set Sewing Information Choose Sewing Summary Information and try out the various information options Create a Folder 1 Switch to Xplorer Mode You can only create folders in Xplorer mode So if you are not already in Xplorer mode choose View gt Xplorer Mode 2 Navigate to the Desired Location Navigate to the drive and or folder where you want the new folder created Click on the folder name to select it The new folder will become a subfolder of the selected folder 2 Create New Folder Choose File gt New Folder 4 Name the New Folder Type a name for the folder and click OK Select Files and Folders You must select files and folders before you can move or copy them into other folders In addition you may also want to select files before you use one of the BuzzXplore tools or before you create a report You can use several techniques to select files and folders The best technique will depend on 34 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc which files
25. ERS 37 CONVERT DESIGNS E ers e ei ER RR 38 CREATE DESIGN NOTES 21 5 cited pond b uam 41 EXTRACT ZIP DFILES 5 Saas Te e ee eene eee 43 ORGANIZE DESIGNS STORED ON HARD OR ZIP 45 ORGANIZE DESIGNS STORED ON DISKETTES eee 47 CHANGE YOUR OPEN SBTFINGS discs iae ea etes v 49 2 BUZZXPLORE BASICS cscsssssssssscsssssscssesssossessssssesssssossesesesceseeeees 51 TWO BROWSE MODES cccsssssescccceeeecesseseecccceseeeeuuseeeceseesasaeseeececeseeeaas 51 DIGNE MOUB ae e Rete fice a ete a arene Site NAN dee car 51 esae atis E ation e UE 52 Switching Modes 52 CHANGING THE VIEW Dose Es 53 Setting Thumbnail SUE o dte oid 53 OTHER SETTINGS THAT AFFECT FILE DISPLAY 54 so ess tot E teo d stet ette tate SOY 54 54 THUMBNAIL OPTIONS FOR SEWING 55 Realistic 3 D 55 Sewing Thumbnail Information sss 56 Hoops and 57 EEEE AAE 57 ATP ARCHIVES de dett eas 57 What are ZIP Archive
26. ORKSPACE cccsssssssssssssesessssssessssseesesseessesseeees 89 PRINCIPLE PARTS 2022 0 TER A o TUO AO OECD 89 TOOPBBAR GNE EM ashes 90 STATUS BAR 5 tad tes e Mh ce Ee 92 BUZZXPLORE SHORTCUT KEYS cccsccssssssssessssssessssssesesseseesees 93 I UICE AA 93 D mE 93 93 Sorting Contents Pane cis td es te pi aei deser 94 ER 94 o i 94 EDITIONS amp SUPPORTED FILE 95 D GETTING HELP ene 97 TECHNICAL SUPPOR oett EUR Dn D E ANAE AAE OR 97 PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS 5 atiis devant an i e a RE el cL E e ol stadio 98 JOIN THE BUZZXPLORE EMAIL NEWSLETTER sssssssssessessesseseeseesesseseseees 98 MIND 99 derer P 101 LICENSE 6 106 10 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc About This Guide BuzzXplore is a complete software package for managing your design collection whether it is embroidery cross stitch or both BuzzXplore is a Windows based program and has many of the same familiar features as other Windows applications Using This Guide This guide is divided into chapters that apply to the various features
27. alog Mode Choose View gt Catalog Mode or click 3 A Collection the Use Catalog Mode button located on EM 8 ngels the top tool bar Notice that the folder tree now 401 Arimals includes red selection boxes This allows you to select any combination of noncontiguous folders T PER and the results are displayed together without folder breaks the Contents pane ga mosq zip OE Cats 4 Expand a Branch of the Folder Tree of O Click on the in front of a folder name to expand that portion of the tree 5 Choose Folders Click on several of the red selection boxes to select the subfolders and the files they contain Notice that the Contents pane is updated with the selected files and folders 6 Switch to Xplorer Mode Choose View gt Xplorer Mode from the menu bar again click the Use Catalog Mode button to toggle modes Notice that the red selection boxes are hidden and that the Contents pane now displays only the files in the current folder 7 Switch Back to Catalog Mode Choose View gt Catalog Mode or click the Use Catalog Mode button to toggle modes one last time Notice that your catalog contains the same folders that were selected in step 4 of this exercise Change View Options Start BuzzXplore For this exercise you can be in either Xplorer or Catalog mode 2 The View Button 3 Notice the View button located on the right of the BuzzXplore
28. and or folders you need to select The following table outlines the methods that can be used in BuzzXplore To Select Use this Procedure A single file or folder Click on the item you wish to select Multiple files Hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired items or folders A group of e Click on the first item in the consecutive list consecutive files or folders e Hold down the Shift key and click on the last item in the list Any combination Use any of the above methods in combination For of files and example you can select a group of consecutive files folders by using the Shift click method and then use Ctrl click to select another file to add to the group All of the files and folders in the Contents pane Choose Edit gt Select All or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl A Copy Files and Folders Copying creates an exact duplicate of a file or a folder The copy can be placed in a new folder or drive There are several methods that can be used for copying files and folders Method Procedure Copy and Paste 1 2 Select the items to be copied Choose Edit gt Copy or click the Copy button If you are in Catalog mode and you want to copy a folder click on it with your alternate mouse button and choose Copy from the popup menu Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How 35 3 Inthe Folder pane find the fold
29. and the cursor blinks at the end of the name 2 the new name and the old name is erased as soon as you begin to type OR 2 Select any portion of the name you wish to change and then retype it Note Be sure to type in the same extension when you enter the new name or the file may become unusable Convert Designs 1 Start BuzzXplore and Activate Xplorer Mode If you are not already in Xplorer mode activate it by choosing View gt Xplorer Mode 2 Choose File Types to Show Fie Types To Show Before you begin filter your files as desired 4 a All File Types using the instructions on page 31 You may i alee convert from multiple file types at the same time T a eae Don t worry if BuzzXplore includes designs of WIE BMP Winds the target file type or file types that cannot be 38 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc converted these files will simply be ignored 3 Choose a Folder of Designs Using the Folder pane navigate to the folder that contains the designs you would like to convert Click on the folder to see a listing of its contents displayed in the right Contents pane These are the designs we are going to convert 4 Start the Conversion Wizard e Toconvert embroidery files Select the BuzzTools gt Convert Embroidery Files option Toconvert cross stitch files Select the BuzzTools gt Convert Cross Stitch Files option The
30. ble notice 1 not less than three business days to conduct an audit of Licensee s use of the Licensed Products to determine compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement 11 CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM OF ANY DISPUTE This Agreement shall be construed interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in the County of Contra Costa the State of California United States of America 12 INTEGRATION This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior discussions between them Neither of the parties shall be bound by any warranties understandings or representations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein Any waiver or modification of this Agreement shall only be effective if it is in writing and signed by both parties hereto If any part of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction the remainder of the Agreement shall be interpreted so as to reasonably effect the intention of the parties Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc License Ag reement 109
31. can read the selected design file type BuzzXplore can convert the file on the fly to a type that can be read BuzzXplore supported embroidery file formats Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 5 Editing Design Files 71 can be converted on the fly to other supported embroidery formats BuzzXplore supported cross stitch file formats can be converted on the fly to other supported cross stitch formats BuzzXplore specific file associations are required for any file type that needs on the fly conversions icf Just Double click your design it is converted and opened for you 11 Edi Text Sew Display Option Help e expe epes o n 2 nson gt p Q A n 4 Press FI for Hel i When you are finished editing the design and are ready to return to BuzzXplore save the design if you want to keep your changes and exit your design software BuzzXplore will display the changed design assuming of course that you have not excluded its file type on the File Filter pane On the Fly Embroidery Conversions When you install BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition the installation program determines what embroidery programs you have installed on your computer If you have only one embroidery software program BuzzXplore assumes that the primary embroidery file format of that program is the software f
32. ch file type can be modified after installation NOTE BuzzXplore creates a new file for you during the on the fly conversion The name of the file is the same as the original design you double clicked but with the appropriate extension and the file is located in the same folder as the original file If you do not save the converted file from your design software BuzzXplore deletes the new file when you exit your design program If you have made changes to the design file it is of course not deleted See How Your Files Are Processed on page 77 for more information On the Fly Settings You have installed BuzzXplore and now you find that all of your embroidery designs are being converted and opened from BuzzXplore by the same embroidery program or all your cross stitch files are being converted and opened from BuzzXplore the same cross stitch program That is fine if you have only one embroidery program or one cross stitch program But perhaps you have more than one of these installed on your computer You may want most of your designs opened into the program you use most but want one specific design file type opened by another program For directions on changing your open settings see Change Your Open Settings starting on page 49 or check the command reference for File gt Open Settings command located in the program help TM 74 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 6 Converting Formats Buz
33. cond conversion screen allows specify the target file type version and allows you to change how your designs are split Conversion Options 2 x File Version Cole Pate es Split Designs into Multiple Files if Necessary z E ud Split ifthread changes exceed 15 ae Iv Split if stitches exceed 30000 ul Back up to last thread change w Set Default Finish Cancel Embroidery Conversion Options Change the file version if required by your embroidery software and leave the split design settings at their default values Click Next to continue Conversion Hoop Settings The Conversion Hoops dialog displays By default designs are rotated during the conversion if needed to fit in the hoop size but designs will not 40 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc be shrunk or converted if too big to fit in the hoop Leave these settings alone and click Next to continue 11 Confirm Conversion Settings The last conversion screen displays BuzzXplore displays the number of files that will be converted along with the options specified Click Finish to convert your files and to display your updated catalog NOTE In this example we used Xplorer mode but you can also convert your designs from Catalog mode This is useful if you have several noncontiguous folders of designs to convert Create Design Notes The Create Design N
34. d 1 35 Copyright BuzzXplore 3 ant 63 Cross Stitch Designs Converting 82 Index 101 73 Cut Files and Folders 37 Design Notes How to GIO aa eta mate 41 Designs Classifyitig uode 64 75 76 Oncsthe fly aereo 7 Editing ito 71 File Associations 71 Finding Notes 69 How to Convert 38 How to Organize 45 47 67 INOtes 67 68 On Diskettes oed esee 62 On Your Hard Drive 61 On Zip 15 62 Opening o 49 121 61 64 Professional Samples 16 25 Realistic Threads 55 Saruples odi 16 Thumbnails 53 View Options 53 Where to 61 Diskettes Backing 0 62 Failure Rate is 62 Storing Designs On 62 Writing Volume Labels 47 102 BuzzXplore Display Realistic Threads 55 Set to High Color 22 Embroidery Designs Converting Colots aceite eerte 78 Design Rotation
35. der Find Files named apple File Edit View Options Help Name amp Location Date Advanced Ned ooo ston Containing text New Search Look in a Drive Iv Include subfolders Browse Name E apple bmp C My Designs Emb Work Bitmaps C My Designs Emb Work T Big C My Designs Emb Work Converted Pfaff C My Designs Emb Work B Test Files Cross Stitch PC Stitch Apple pe Open E Apple pat Open with BuzzE dit apple zip File Utility C My Designs DownLoads Debbie s apple zip C My Designs DownLoads D ebbie s CD Apple ZIF Send To C My Designs DownLoads www jennys sewing studio com Apple csc C My Designs DownLoads CSD Files 9 apple zip Cut apple per Copy apple pes Create Shortcut 5 APPLE Rename 30 file s fourn C My Designs DownLoads Ann s C My Designs My Designs Children S chool C My Designs My Designs Home n Garden Food C My Designs My Designs Applique Properties The Windows Find Utility Or you can look at what folder the file is in and then navigate to it manually from within BuzzXplore For further directions on using the Windows Find utility please refer to a Microsoft Windows reference TM 70 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 5 Editing Design Files When a file is double clicked BuzzXplore opens the
36. design conversions Chapter 7 Other BuzzTools describes a few other tools that are included BuzzXplore Appendixes A BuzzXplore Workspace BuzzXplore Shortcut Keys lists shortcut keys available in BuzzXplore 2 Editions and Supported File Formats describes the different editions of BuzzXplore that are available and where to find a list of currently supported file formats D Getting Help describes how to obtain technical support and enhancements on Buzz Tools products License Agreement Describes the agreement between you and Buzz Tools Inc 12 2 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 14 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Introduction to BuzzXplore Congratulations on your purchase of BuzzXplore BuzzXplore is the ultimate tool for looking after your design collection It s a browser instant 3 D viewer ZIP processor organizer and converter the best all in one design management tool available About BuzzXplore With BuzzXplore you can browse your designs and at the same time enjoy all the benefits of a familiar Explorer interface BuzzXplore allows you to Look at your designs instantly Just click on a folder to view thumbnail images in large medium or small BuzzXplore even lets you view slide show Preview multiple designs quickly and realistically using the fastest 3 D render
37. e Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc A BuzzXplore Workspace 89 Toolbar ese ze als 30 The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window below the menu bar The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many of the commands used in BuzzXplore Specifics about each of these commands may be found in the program help in the Command Reference section The toolbar contains the following tools ICON ICON NAME DESCRIPTION 1281 Opens the current selection Same as the File gt Open command sel Open with BuzzEdit Opens the selected embroidery design in BuzzEdit File gt Open with BuzzEdit command Cut Removes the current selection and places it on the Windows Clipboard Same as the Edit gt Cut command Copy Copies the current selection and places it on the Windows Clipboard Same as the Edit gt Copy command Paste Inserts the contents of the Windows Clipboard and places it into the current folder Same as the Edit gt Paste command Print Report Brings up the Report Wizard Same as the BuzzTools gt Print Report command 90 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc New Catalog e In Catalog mode deselects all folders e In Xplorer mode switches to Catalog mode and deselects all folders Same as View gt New Catalog command Mode Switches between Xplorer and Catalog modes S
38. e rent lease or otherwise permit any use by another of any Licensed Product except as expressly provided herein c Licensee shall not remove or alter without Licensor s prior written consent any proprietary notice on any Licensed Product or Documentation d Licensee shall not divulge or distribute their product serial number to any party other than the Licensor without Licensor s prior written consent Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc License Ag reement 107 6 MAINTENANCE AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT This Agreement does not provide You with any right to maintenance or support from Buzz Tools However various forms of maintenance and or support are from time to time available on our web site at buzztools com Please see the Buzz Tools web site or the authorized Buzz Tools reseller who sold You the Licensed Products for further information 7 TERM AND TERMINATION This Agreement shall take effect upon Licensee s purchase of a Licensed Product and shall remain in effect until terminated by the Licensee upon one month s written notice or by Licensor as set forth in this section This Agreement may be terminated by the Licensee only when all use of any Licensed Product has been discontinued and all Licensed Products and Documentation have been destroyed or have been returned to Buzz Tools Licensor may terminate this Agreement upon written notice if Licensee fails to comply with any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement
39. e cursor It is also used to display general status messages The last part of the status bar displays a count of the number of files and folders in the Contents pane Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 92 BuzzXplore B BuzzXplore Shortcut Keys General Help F1 Exit Alt F4 Report Wizard Ctrl P Cancel Current Operation Escape Editing Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Current Selection Move to Recycling Bin Delete or Ctrl D Permanently Delete Current Selection Shift Delete Select All Ctrl A Select None Escape Locating Locate in Text F5 Locate File or Folders F4 Locate Next F3 Locate Next Folder with Files Ctrl PgDn Previous Folder with Files Ctrl PgUp Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc B BuzzXplore Shortcut Keys 93 Sorting Contents Pane To Sort by Name To Sort by File Type To Sort by Date To Sort by File Size To Sort by Folder Catalog Mode Only Viewing Toggle between Xplorer and Catalog Modes New Empty Catalog Actual Size Popup Use Realistic 3 D Threads Full Size Thumbnail View Large Thumbnail View Medium Thumbnail View Small Thumbnail View Refresh Tools Convert Embroidery Files Extract ZIP d Files Create Design Notes Create Thumbnail Graphics 94 BuzzXplore Shift N Shift T Shift D Shift S Shift F Ctrl M Ctrl Ctrl F Ctrl T Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Ctrl 3 Ctrl 4 Ctrl R F6 F7 F8 F9 Copyright 20
40. e defaults do not work well for you you can modify a number of conversion settings The second screen of the Convert Embroidery wizard displays the file splitting criteria for the file type you are currently converting to In addition you can choose whether to use the default color palette or to use best possible colors for designs CSD PCS and XXX file formats only If you are a beginning user or you do not understand these settings you should not modify them They have been set to the values needed by the majority of users and it is possible that you could modify them in such a way as to make your design conversions unusable On the third screen of the conversion Wizard you may decide whether your design is rotated or resized during conversions This screen also displays a list of hoop sizes if the format that you are converting to supports more than one size Place a check mark next to each hoop that BuzzXplore to may use Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 6 Converting Formats 81 Cross Stitch Conversions Each cross stitch file format also comes with certain standard colors and design size restrictions Some cross stitch design formats allow for more colors per design than other design formats In addition different cross stitch formats have different color choices available When cross stitch design files are converted using BuzzXplore the best possible match is made from the colors available Cross Stitch conversions d
41. e mouse button and choose Cut from the popup menu The Cut command sends the selected items to the Windows Clipboard and marks them for removal They are removed only during a subsequent paste command In the Folder pane find the folder where you would like to place the items and click on it with your alternate mouse button Choose Paste from the popup menu Drag and Drop Select the items to be moved Drag the items to their new location Rename Files and Folders There may be times when you want to change the name of a file or folder This can be accomplished in several ways METHOD ONE 1 Not Available in Thumbnail View Click once on the file or folder you wish to rename Pause 2 seconds then click again on the same file or folder You know when it is ready to rename when you see a square around the highlighted name and the cursor is blinking at the end of the name Type the new name and the old name is erased as soon as you begin to type Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How 37 OR 2 Select any portion of the name you wish to change and then re type it Note Be sure to type in the same extension when you enter the new name or the file may become unusable METHOD TWO 1 Use your alternate mouse button and click on the file name or folder you wish to rename Choose Rename from the Popup menu A square appears around the highlighted name
42. e your designs Where will you store your designs Before you start organizing your designs you need to give some thought as to whether you want to store your designs on your hard drive on diskettes Zip disks or on writable compact discs Below is information about each of these methods to help you decide on the best method for you Storing Designs on Your Hard Drive It is easiest to locate designs if they are all stored on your hard drive Computer hard drives are becoming larger and less expensive too which makes this method of design storage even more attractive In addition hard drives do not fail as often as diskettes or other removable storage devices If you are a computer novice we strongly recommend you keep designs on your hard drive Backing Up the Files on Your Hard Drives Unexpected disasters can happen even when your designs are stored on your computer s hard drive Occasionally hard drives fail and computer viruses can make your important files unusable Therefore it is essential to make additional copies of your files to protect them from disaster Windows provides a system backup tool just for this purpose The backup tool allows you to make compare or restore backup copies of files and folders Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 3 Organizing Your Designs 61 onto either floppy disks or tape In addition the manufacturers of Zip drives and writable compact disc drives include similar backup program
43. ector We have expanded our design formats with BuzzXplore and are excited to offer solutions for cross stitch hobbyists Buzz Tools Inc has also developed an embroidery stitch editor BuzzEdit that provides embroidery users with a powerful editing program for analyzing and modifying their stitch based designs It supports the newest and largest multiple position hoops available and includes the patented Stitches in Time display and provides powerful multi hoop layout capabilities It has been exciting developing solutions for the sewing community and I hope you enjoy the newest addition BuzzXplore Happy stitching Lisa A Laufer and the folks at Buzz Tools Inc Contents MELCUONIE DR ME 5 ABOUT THIS 11 USING THIS GUIDES tei 11 Part One Getting 5 oo Rr reo ORE 11 Part Two BuzzXplore User s Guide 11 Appendixes EOS 12 License e itai 12 Getting Started INTRODUCTION TO 77 15 ABOUT BUZZXPLORE dicor dos 15 DESIGN ated dace cate 16 Designs Used in Examples 16 Professional Embroidery Samples oe etr EN P p p ie 16 PREREQUISITES
44. ed to scroll the Folder pane in order locate the desired drive b Choose Properties from the Popup menu 3 Floppy Properties General Tools Sharing Compression c Label Animals Type Inch Floppy Disk File system FAT Wl Used space 180 736 bytes 175KB Free space 1 276 928 bytes 1 21MB Capacity 1 457 664 bytes 1 38 Cancel Apply Properties of the Diskette In the label field type in the new volume label Click OK Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 47 3 Create a Temporary Folder Create a temporary folder on your computers hard drive You might call the folder something like Design Work Space 4 Turn Off File Type Filters You will probably want to reorganize all of the files on the diskettes Therefore you will want to turn off any file filters that would limit which file types are displayed and selected Ifthe File Filter pane is displayed and active you should turn it off by choosing View gt Filter File Types or by clicking on the View Files of Type button 5 Sort by Name When you are organizing designs it is best if your designs are sorted by name This way any design notes design graphics or other companion files are adjacent to one another in the Contents pane Choose View gt Sort Files by gt Name or use the keyboard shortcut Shift N 6 Copy Files from Original Diskettes Take one of your original diskettes and copy all of its files to the temporar
45. er where you would like to place a copy of the items and click on it with your alternate mouse button Choose Paste from the popup menu Drag and Drop 1 Select the items to be copied 2 Hold down the primary mouse button and drag the items so that the mouse cursor is over the folder where you want to place a copy Don t let go of the mouse button yet 3 Press and hold the Ctrl key and notice that a appears by the drag cursor indicating that you Dj are creating a copy of the items C Lisa s Origins Release the mouse button and then release the Ctrl key 4 Choose Copy Here from the Popup menu NOTE The primary mouse button is the mouse button you have set up to perform normal selection and dragging You generally click this button using your index finger If you are right handed this is usually set to the left mouse button If you are left handed this is usually set to the right mouse button Move Files and Folders When you move a file or folder the original item is deleted from its original location and it is placed in a new location There are several methods that can be used for moving files and folders 36 2 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Method Procedure Cut and Paste 1 2 Select the items to be moved Choose Edit gt Cut or click the Cut button If you are in Catalog mode and you want to cut a folder click on it with your alternat
46. es In this example we will not be deleting the original files so be sure to leave this option unchecked the default Place Extracted Files In Choose the option Same Folder as the ZIP archive file Click Next to continue Confirm Settings The Confirmation screen displays If everything looks OK click Finish to extract the ZIP d files 44 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Organize Designs Stored on Hard or ZIP Drives Additional information can be found in the chapter on Organizing Your Designs starting on page 61 1 Create Folder Structure You can only create folders in Xplorer mode So if you are not already in Xplorer mode choose View gt Xplorer Mode If you haven t already done so create a main design folder on your hard drive or ZIP drive This could be called My Designs or something similar Under this folder add subfolders for main subjects of designs You can set up these up automatically using the Buzztools gt Create Category Folders If you decide to set them up yourself you should set up main subjects like Alphabets Animals Cartoon Children Floral etc Beneath your main subjects add folders to refine the categories even more For example under the main Animals folder you might have a subfolder for Dogs Cats Horses etc Turn Off File Type Filtering You will probably want to reorganize all of the files contained in your folders so you don t m
47. f crosses and the number of 28 topaz 10 lemon colors e Embroidery files display the thread colors basket pat and stitching order along with the file 20 rows x 26 columns i 181 crosses 10 colors name design size the number of stitches and the number of colors Hoops and Borders You can choose whether to display the hoop boundary embroidery designs only or the design border These options are set from the Sewing menu Fabric Color You can change the fabric color for design thumbnails The fabric color affects the background color of all designs Use the Sewing gt Fabric Color command to open the Color dialog box where you can choose one of the basic colors or define custom colors ZIP Archives What are ZIP Archive Files If you have ever surfed the Internet looking for design files you will have quickly noticed two things First the Internet is bursting with FREE designs and second most of these designs are distributed as ZIP archive files ZIP archives are files that contain other files and that are compressed so that they take up less disk space Most design files available on Internet are distributed as ZIP archives because ZIP s make it easy to group files and make transporting and copying these files faster Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 BuzzXplore Basics 57 When you extract ZIP d files you decompress the files stored in the ZIP archive and save them as separate files on a disk This
48. file in the associated program Most file types have programs associated with them by Windows Explorer and this association is used if appropriate BuzzXplore also lets you set BuzzXplore program specific associations This means that when you double click a supported file type you can have Windows Explorer launch one program and 2 can launch another although this is not required Windows File Associations Most of your Windows file associations are available from within BuzzXplore on the Popup context menus which are accessed by clicking on a file with the alternate mouse button The OPEN item on the Popup menu uses the 2 open settings not the OPEN file association that may be set from Windows Explorer Sometimes the BuzzXplore open settings tell BuzzXplore to use the Windows File association and sometimes they are set to use another program Since Windows Explorer allows you to set up multiple file associations for each file type any number of programs can appear in the Popup context menu If you need this functionality you will need to set up the program associations using Windows Explorer file associations For further directions please refer to a Microsoft Windows Reference On the Fly Conversions When you double click a design file it is read into your design software not available on DOS based software programs If you do not own software that
49. gn unless the design has been divided into parts Copyright O 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 6 Converting Formats 79 During conversions BuzzXplore will split a design with too many colors or stitches in two or more files The design in this example would be divided into two files File one would contain the color breaks one through fourteen and file two would contain the color breaks thirteen though twenty flowerbush hus flowerbush a pcs flowerbush b pcs 3 07x3 70 inches 11 626 stitches 3 07x3 70 inches 10 032 stitches 3 07x3 70 inches 1 598 stitches 16 thread changes 14 colors 14 thread changes 13 colors 2 thread changes 2 colors This HUS design had to be split into two parts to convert correctly to PCS The new files names are the original name with a letter appended to the end File one is appended with the letter A file two with the letter B and so on When you stitch these designs you sew design A first followed by B etc When you are sewing the multiple files of a split design do not move the design sections on your embroidery machine unless you move each section by exactly the same amount The designs overlay each other in the correct position to create the complete design Design Rotation and Resizing When you are converting designs there may be instances when the original design does not fit in the new file type s hoop Perhaps the original design hoop was taller than it was wide but your embroidery hoop is wider
50. hem by selecting them and pressing the Delete key For step by step directions on this process please see Organize Designs Stored on Hard or Zip Drives starting on page 45 Diskettes If you store your designs on diskettes you will create main categories for your designs by labeling the diskettes by subject and by creating folders on your diskettes as needed Rather than browsing the designs on the diskettes you will probably find it easiest to print thumbnails reports and browse the printouts Printouts can be kept in notebooks separated by subject along with the diskettes used to create them Office supply stores sell special notebook sheets for storing diskettes See Organize Designs Stored on Diskettes on page 47 for more information Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 3 Organizing Your Designs 65 66 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 4 Design Notes amp Finding Files Finding the perfect design is always a challenge whether your hobby is embroidery cross stitch or both Even when you have your designs filed in folders by subject there are many occasions where one design may actually fall into multiple categories For example you may have a wonderful heart design that is made up of flowers and a sentimental quote When you originally organized your designs you may have filed this in your Hearts folder or in Flowers The simplest way to find this design may be to browse the two fo
51. iation was added for you All you need to do is double click on a XXX file in Windows Explorer to open it in PSW Software This shortcut opens your Singer design files but does not load any associated graphic files If you need to open your design along with the associated graphic you need to do so from within the Professional Sew Ware program and not use this feature Copyright O 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 7 Other BuzzTools 85 86 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Appendices 88 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc A BuzzXplore Workspace Principle Parts 1 BuzzXplore View Sewing Locate BuzzTools Help sagan a dd Fe 2 ael i File Types To Show EAPro all File Types 18 Supported File Types Cross Stitch Embroidery i Windows a Unsupported File Types Explore Folder Program Files Accessories C Adobe new world sun pcs pansey pes C Aim85 1 America Online 4 0 1 ATI Multimedia O Avery Wizard C Avymedia C Brother C Buzz Tools BuzzE dit 3 BuzzXplore Sample Designs GA BuzzZip zip BuzzZip zip pincushion jef ht 2001 Buzz Tools Inc 1 object s selected 2 1 Title Bar 6 Contents Pane 2 Menu Bar 7 Path Name or Selection Information 3 Toolbar 8 Sort Criteria 4 File Filter Pane 9 Status Bar 5 Folder Pan
52. ile format you prefer to use All other supported stitched based design file formats are automatically converted to that file format on the fly when you double click on a design file in BuzzXplore Your embroidery software is started for you and the newly converted design file loaded For example if your embroidery software is the Brother PE Design program and you do not have any other embroidery software installed on your computer BuzzXplore assumes you want all of your other stitched based TM 72 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc embroidery design files converted on the fly to the Brother PES file format When you double click on a Viking HUS design file the design file is converted to PES your PE Design program is started and the newly converted design file is loaded If you have more than one embroidery design program installed on your computer you are prompted at installation time for the name of the embroidery software you use most frequently Design files not natively supported by any of your installed embroidery programs are converted to the file type supported by your favorite embroidery program The settings that determine which file type BuzzXplore converts to on the fly as well as the program used to edit each file type can be changed after installation On the Fly Cross Stitch Conversions When you install BuzzXplore Cross Stitch Edition the installation program determines what cross stitch prog
53. imilar to the View gt Xplorer mode and View gt Catalog Mode View Files When this button is selected the File Filter pane is of Type displayed in the upper left pane and file filters are active Same as the View gt Filter File Types command Show ZIP Allows you to view ZIP files as folders in the Folder Contents pane and their contents in the Contents pane Same as the View gt Show ZIP Contents command Change Allows you to change how files display Thumbnails View Full Window Large Medium amp Small Large Icons Small Icons List Details These view options are also listed under the View menu Actual size 2 Allows you to view a selected design as an actual size Popup Same as the View gt Actual Size Popup command Slideshow Allows you to run a design a slideshow Same as the BuzzTools gt Slide Show command Realistic 3 D Threads 8 Switches between normal flat graphics and realistic 3 D threads view Same as Sewing gt Use Realistic 3 D Threads command Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc A BuzzXplore Workspace 91 Status Bar Copyright 2001 Buzz Tools Inc objects The status bar at the bottom of the BuzzXplore workspace displays the following information The first part of the status bar describes the actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys or mouse to navigate through menus and describes the actions of toolbar buttons under the mous
54. ing available Easily locate designs by searching for files folders and even specific text within your design notes You can automatically create design notes for each of your designs Work the way you want to with an intuitive Explorer style interface that is packed with all the features you need to view find print sort cut copy paste rename convert zip and unzip your designs Accurately convert thousands of designs in minutes into the folder of your choice Print high quality thumbnail or actual size images of your designs including optional design information such as size colors and design notes Printouts can show realistic 3 D threads and can include a handy table of contents View convert or print the contents of ZIP archives files just as if they were unzipped Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Introduction 15 e Open a design into your favorite application simply by double clicking on its image or icon Designs are converted on the fly if needed e And finally organize your design collection and have time to SEW Design Samples Designs Used in Examples Some of the designs shown throughout the manual have been included with BuzzXplore If you installed BuzzXplore into the default folder you will find the design samples in the following folder C Program Files Buzz Tools BuzzXplore Samples Other free designs are available for download from the Buzz Tools web site www buzztools com Pr
55. intain Sub Folders Designs Extact Test Extract ZIP d Files Wizard 58 2 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc To extract files from ZIP archives choose BuzzTools gt Extract ZIP d Files You can choose to extract the currently selected ZIP archive only the current folder of ZIP archives with or without subfolders or if you are in Catalog Mode the entire catalog NOTE The contents of ZIP archives with passwords are not displayed in BuzzXplore and are NOT available for extraction Create New ZIP Archives You can create a new empty ZIP archive just as you might create a new empty folder To create a new ZIP archive activate Xplorer mode and navigate to the folder in which you want to create the new archive Choose File gt New ZIP Archive You can then move or copy files to the ZIP archive just as if it were a folder The next chapter of this manual talks more about folders and organizing your designs Printed Reports The BuzzXplore report wizard guides you through printing thumbnail reports or actual size templates of your files To start the report wizard choose BuzzTools gt Print Report When files are printed in reports they are always sorted by folder and file name regardless of how they are sorted for display purposes Only the displayed file types are included in your report so make sure the file filter pane is set before you start the Print Report wizard Each folder
56. iss any design notes design graphics or other companion files Therefore turn off any file filters that would limit which file types are displayed Ifthe File Filter pane is displayed and active you turn it off by choosing View gt Filter File Types or by clicking on the View Files of Type button Sort by Name When organizing designs it is best if files are sorted by name so that companion files are adjacent to one another in the Contents pane Choose View gt Sort Files by gt Name or use the keyboard shortcut Shift N Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 45 4 Move Files to the Appropriate Folder Navigate to the folder that contains the designs you need to organize Use Thumbnail view to see your designs and to help you decide what folder the designs belong in You can select multiple files at one time drag and drop the files into the appropriate folder If you are keeping text files with design information you will need to move these along with the design files Also don t forget to move companion files like PEM BMP and LAY files BuzzXplore OP x Fie Edit View Sewing Locate BuzzTools Help see a s Flea 4681 File Types To Show Contents of C Designs sample files zip 4 a Supported File Types Cross Stitch CSE WIN Stitch n KRZ Cross Stitc E PAT Pattern Ma PAT PCStitch5 w butterfly scw butterfly2 krz mE M AE Sor
57. lders Hearts and Flowers until you locate the design you are looking for This might work but perhaps you had a weak moment and instead filed the design under Love or even under the name of the digitizer Lorie Fritsch If this is the case you may not find the design at all Fortunately BuzzXplore has several tools to help you Finding Files Locate a File or Folder If you know the name of the file or part of the file name you can search for it using the BuzzXplore command Locate gt File or Folder Locate File or Folder x Enter Name New World Sun Cancel Look From Direction Help Top Up Selection Down Use to Locate a File Name or Folder Name Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 4 Design Notes amp Finding Files 67 Fill in the name of the file or folder you are looking for in the Enter Name field You may use standard wildcard characters in your search where is the wild card replacement for any number of trailing characters and is the wild card replacement for a single character BuzzXplore displays and selects the first file that meets your search criteria If this is not the design you are looking for you can repeat the search by selecting the menu item Locate gt Next or by pressing F3 Design Notes Some embroidery formats i e PCS PES version 4 ART and HUS and some cross stitch formats i e PAT allow for the inclusion of short comments withi
58. log consisting of embroidery PES and DST files along with bitmap graphics If you choose to convert the entire catalog to PES files the PES files already in your catalog and the bitmap files are ignored TM 76 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc violets pes violets sew 3 94 3 94 inches 9 042 stitches 3 65 2 65 inches 9 042 stitches 6 thread changes 6 colors 6 thread changes 6 colors Original and Converted Design When BuzzXplore is finished with the conversions the program displays the new files if their file type is not excluded by the file filter See page 54 for more information about file filters How Your Files are Processed When you run one of the conversion wizards available from the BuzzTools menu you are asked to specify the location for the converted files You can choose to have the new designs saved into the same folder as the original designs or you can choose a new starting tree location for the conversions By default the new file is named the same as the original but of course with a new extension However if a newly created design file duplicates an existing file name the existing file is not overwritten Instead BuzzXplore first compares the existing design file with the new file If they are exactly the same the new file is not written at all If the file contents are different in any way BuzzXplore creates a new name for the new design file The new name is the original name with a
59. mmary The note files created will 42 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc include colors and stitching order along with the file name design size the number of stitches the number of colors and any embedded comments 8 Add a Comment If Desired Use the comment field to add additional information if desired and click Next to continue 9 Confirm Settings The Confirmation screen displays If everything looks OK click Finish to create your design notes 10 Edit New Design Notes If Desired You may edit any of the design notes by double clicking its thumbnail or icon BuzzXplore will automatically open the design note in notepad or other editor if you have changed your Windows Explorer associations Extract ZIP d Files If you always use BuzzXplore to launch your embroidery software and to open your designs you do not need to extract your designs from their ZIP archives If you want to be able to open them directly from your embroidery software you will probably need to extract your designs from their ZIPs An easy way to extract ZIP d files is to select the files in BuzzXplore and to copy them to a folder of your choice Alternatively BuzzXplore also includes a tool for the batch extraction or unzipping of ZIP d files It is discussed here 1 Start BuzzXplore and Activate Xplorer Mode If you are not already in Xplorer mode activate it by Choosing View gt Xplorer Mode 2 Turn Off File Type
60. n Help C Top C Up EET Selection Down Use to Locate Embedded Design Comments NOTE f you are storing your design notes in text files it is important to remember that the design file and the note file are separate entities As you organize your designs you are responsible for making sure that your note files are stored in the same folder as the corresponding design This way when you search your note files for keywords or other text you are able to find the design You can use BuzzXplore to create note files for your designs BuzzTools gt Create Design Notes Once the basic note file is created you may edit individual note files to include information specific to your designs Step by step directions on this process start on page 41 Windows Find In addition to using the BuzzXplore Locate tools you can use the Windows Find utility from within BuzzXplore Right click on any folder in the Folder pane and choose Find from the Popup menu The files you locate using the Windows Find utility are listed a separate window that is not part of BuzzXplore Once you see the desired file you have two options First if the file type is supported by BuzzXplore you can click on the desired file with your Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 4 Design Notes amp Finding Files 69 alternate mouse button and choose BuzzXplore from the Popup menu BuzzXplore starts and browses the appropriate fol
61. n the design file In fact you may already be using the comments area to include information about your designs Other embroiderers and cross stitch hobbyists use note files to store specific information about their designs Usually there is one note file per design that contains information such as the source of the design thread colors and specific sewing instructions Notes are frequently saved as txt files and are given the same name as the design but of course with the extension TXT For example the embroidery design file Apple hus may have a corresponding note file called Apple txt When your files are sorted by file name the default BuzzXplore displays these note files along side of your designs new world sun exp 3 84 3 80 inches 13 479 stitches 7 thread changes 6 colors This original design was created by Lisa Laufer using BuzzEdit Calor new world sun exp new world sun txt This Design is Shown Adjacent to its Design Note 68 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc You can use BuzzXplore to search through embedded design comments through your design notes contained in text files This gives you the ability to locate your designs based on the information you have included Use the BuzzXplore command Locate gt Text in Notes Locate Text in Notes X Find What Downloaded from www buzztools Find Look From r Directio
62. ns User Information x Type your name below You must also type the name of the company you work for and the product serial number Name ean Mier BuzzXplore Company Explore Locate Serial pmnves2 ts Convert amp More 2001 Buzz Tools Inc mem Use to type in your name company and serial number Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Installation 21 4 When asked type in your name company name and serial number The serial number is located on the CD sleeve Click the Next button to continue 5 The Choose Destination Location dialog box opens On it you are asked where to install the software The default program folder is C Program Files Buzz Tools BuzzXplore This default setting is the recommended one If this is not the location you want to use you may use the Browse button to locate another folder or you may type the folder name in the text bar on the dialog box If the folder you chose does not exist you are prompted and if you wish the folder is created for you 6 Setup will add program icons to the program folder Buzz Tools This is the recommended location for the BuzzXplore program icons Click Next 7 Follow the directions on the remaining BuzzXplore installation dialogs to install BuzzXplore onto your computer The last thing the installation program does is to run BuzzXplore and check the installation CD for a valid license key If you ever reinstall Bu
63. ntents pane 7 Browse Files You can use the PgUp and PgDn keys to page up or down through the files in the Contents pane NOTE ZIP archives are a special type of file that store other files in a compressed format BuzzXplore displays ZIP archives as folders in the Folder pane of BuzzXplore To view the contents of a ZIP archive file click on it just as you would a folder Its contents are displayed in the right Contents pane For more information about ZIP archive files see page 57 Choose the File Types to Display The first time you start BuzzXplore all file types are displayed and the File Filter pane is displayed on the left above the Folder pane You can limit the number of files displayed by filtering your files by file category or by file type 1 Start BuzzXplore and Activate File Type Filtering When the File Filter pane is displayed File Types To Show file type filtering is in effect If you do zu a not see the file type filter pane activate it by 5 a Embroidery 5 4 s Windows choosing View Filter File Types or by B cue clicking on the View Files of Type button na TXT Windc located on the top tool bar Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How 31 The File Filter pane allows you to choose any of the file types listed It is displayed as a selection tree so that you can choose all of a specific category such as Embroidery Files or you can choose a s
64. number appended to the end If you do not like the names selected you can rename them from BuzzXplore after the conversion process is complete Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 6 Converting Formats 77 Once the new design file is created the original design file is deleted if and only if you specified the Delete Converted Files option Using this option has two advantages First you do not have duplicate designs cluttering up your drives Second it allows you to see exactly where the conversion left off if the conversion is interrupted Remember if you are going to use this option to save a copy of the original design Embroidery Conversions Below is information that is specific to embroidery design conversions If you are running the BuzzXplore cross stitch edition and do not have the Embroidery Edition installed you can jump ahead to cross stitch specific information on page 82 Colors During Conversions Each embroidery file format comes with certain standard colors and restrictions Some design formats have only a few color choices and some have a plethora Moreover some designs don t contain color information at all only color stops to let the embroiderer know it is time to change threads When embroidery design files are converted using 22 the best possible match is made from the colors available In some cases this may involve selecting a secondary color choice in order to preserve color stops
65. o not have any conversion options to date Cross stitch designs that contain too many colors and designs that don t fit into the new file type s grid are not converted 82 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 7 Other BuzzTools Create Thumbnail Graphics This tool creates individual pictures of your designs This can be useful if you are creating your own website and need individual graphics files or if you want to re digitize an existing design To create thumbnail graphics choose BuzzTools gt Create Thumbnail Graphics You can choose to create graphics for the currently selected designs the current folder of designs or if you are in Catalog Mode the entire catalog You can set the number of colors and transparency only if the target graphics format supports them If you are creating graphics for use on a website you need to be aware that the larger the picture the longer it takes to load Realistic stitches look best when at least 300 pixels in size but this size may be too large for web pages with multiple images When you create a web page of designs you might want to limit either graphic size or the number of images displayed per web page If you are creating graphics for re digitizing use turn off realistic 3 D threads first Sewing gt Use Realistic 3 D Threads This allows your digitizing software to better see the boundaries of each color included in the design Slide Show You can view
66. of BuzzXplore Part One Getting Started Introduction to BuzzXplore provides an overview of BuzzXplore and basic product capabilities Installation provides system requirements installation and removal instructions for BuzzXplore BuzzEdit Lite and the design samples Also provided is information on how to set your computer graphics display to high color Part Two BuzzXplore User s Guide Chapter 1 How to provides instructions for many common BuzzXplore tasks Chapter 2 BuzzXplore Basics provides basic information about BuzzXplore the different views and how to change your BuzzXplore display Also included is basic information about ZIP archive files and printed reports Chapter 3 Organizing Your Designs discusses design organization options and describes the steps necessary for organizing designs stored on fixed or removable disks Copyright O 2002 Buzz Tools Inc About This Guide 11 Chapter 4 Design Notes amp Finding Designs describes how to use BuzzXplore to locate specific designs and how the use of design note files can assist in the locating of designs Chapter 5 Editing Design Files describes how to launch your embroidery software and the settings that control how your designs are converted on the fly if required Chapter 6 Converting Formats describes how to convert your designs Includes specific information about embroidery design and cross stitch
67. ofessional Embroidery Samples Several professional embroidery companies have included samples of their embroidery designs for you to try These embroidery design samples are included only with the BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition The participating embroidery companies want you to experience first hand the quality of their designs without any additional expense or inconvenience Instructions for installing the Professional Embroidery Samples are on page 25 You may purchase additional designs and collections from these companies Company information and ordering information is in the BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition Installation CD browser 16 2 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Prerequisites Before beginning to use BuzzXplore you should have a working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its conventions You should know how to use a mouse standard menus and commands You should also know how to copy open save print and close files If you need to brush up on these techniques please see your Microsoft Windows documentation or a beginning Windows book There are many basic Windows guides that can be found at most bookstores Notational Conventions Throughout this manual we use the following conventions Menu and submenus are displayed together in the order that you will need to select them Menu and submenu items are separated by a gt character For example File gt Open
68. otes wizard creates individual note files for the currently selected design files or for all the design files in the current folder or catalog It can also be used to create one design note file that contains information about multiple designs Once a note file is created you may edit it to add information specific to the design To create your design notes 1 Start BuzzXplore and Activate Xplorer Mode If you are not already in Xplorer mode activate it by choosing View gt Xplorer Mode 2 Select a Folder Using the Folder pane navigate to the folder that contains the designs you would like to create notes for Click on the folder to see a listing of its contents displayed in the right Contents pane 3 Start Create Notes Wizard Once you have made your selection choose the BuzzTools gt Create Design Notes option 4 Choose which Designs to Create Notes For On the first wizard screen select which designs to create notes for Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 41 Create Notes Create Design Notes Wizard 5 Skip Files with Pre Existing Note Files Have 2 skip files that already have design notes 6 Choose Separate Files In this example we will make a separate note file for each design Choose the option Separate Files for Each Design File Click Next to continue Note Contents 7 Include a Detailed Summary of the Design Choose the contents option Detailed Su
69. p ELNA USERS SEW Format Only Depending on your settings BuzzXplore may convert designs to the SEW format using the entire SEW color palette Although these converted designs may not display correctly in versions and 2 of the Janome New Home software they display correctly in Buzz Tools programs and your sewing machine asks for the correct color This is because versions 1 and 2 of the Janome software display all colors that are not in its regular palette as black even if the color is a valid Janome thread color Newer versions of the Janome New Home software 2000 and up support the majority of thread colors The colors used by Buzz Tools programs to represent the SEW colors were created by matching the actual thread color to the Janome New Home SEW color code This information also applies to users of the Elna Envision Scan PC as they also use the SEW design file format File Splitting Each embroidery file format comes with certain file limitations and restrictions Typically these limitations are on the number of stitches a design may have or the number of color breaks The limitations are specific to the design format you are converting to and are usually not up for negotiation For example if your embroidery software is the Janome Easy Scan your embroidery machine cannot stitch any design that contains over fourteen colors When you convert a design to the SEW format that contains twenty colors you cannot use the final desi
70. pecific file type such as PCS Pfaff Expand a File Type Category L Click on the in front of a file category to expand it and to display the file types it contains Collapse a File Type Category Lis Click ona to collapse a file category and to hide the file types it contains Choose Several File Types Click on the red selection boxes to the left of the file type or file category Notice that the right Contents pane is updated to display the selected file types For a complete list of supported file types please see your online help Switch Between Xplorer and Catalog Modes Xplorer mode gives you quick access to any folder on your computer and you will probably use it for most operations However there may be times when you want to display together the contents of multiple folders without the constraints of folder boundaries Catalog mode provides this functionality You might find Catalog mode useful for reports conversions or even sorting across folders For those familiar with Buzz Tools Plus this is similar to the classic interface To switch between Xplorer and Catalog modes 1 Start BuzzXplore The first time you start BuzzXplore it is in Xplorer mode After that BuzzXplore remembers what mode you were last using so that the next time BuzzXplore is started it begins in the same TM 32 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 folder and mode of last use 3 Switch to Cat
71. rams you have installed on your computer If you have only one cross stitch software program BuzzXplore assumes that the primary cross stitch design file format of that program is the software file format you prefer to use All other supported cross stitch formats are automatically converted on the fly to that file type when you double click on a design file in BuzzXplore Your cross stitch software is started for you and the newly converted design file loaded For example if your cross stitch software is the Viking CrossStitcher program and you do not have any other cross stitch software installed on your computer BuzzXplore assumes you want all of your other cross stitch design files converted on the fly to the Viking KRZ format When you double click on a Pattern Maker PAT design file the design file is converted to KRZ your Viking CrossStitcher program is started and the newly converted design file is loaded If you have more than one cross stitch program installed on your computer you are prompted at installation time for the name ofthe cross stitch software you use most frequently Cross stitch files not natively supported by any of Copyright O 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 5 Editing Design Files 73 your installed cross stitch programs are converted to the file type supported by your favorite cross stitch program The settings that determine which file type BuzzXplore converts to on the fly as well as the program used to edit ea
72. refers to the Open option of the File menu Dialog box titles are italicized and begin with uppercase letters For example Report Wizard dialog box About Buzz Tools Products Additional information about Buzz Tools products is available from the following sources e Your local Buzz Tools reseller The Buzz Tools web site www buzztools com Information about Buzz Tools technical support is in Appendix D Getting Help beginning on page 97 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Introduction 17 In a Hurry We know that you are anxious to get started using BuzzXplore If you are already familiar with Windows Explorer you may find that you feel right at home using BuzzXplore If not here are some important areas of the manual that can quickly assist you in using the program e Installation Instructions pagel9 e Chapter 1 How to page 29 gives detailed instructions for many common BuzzXplore tasks e Chapter 2 BuzzXplore Basics page 51 provides an overview of the program TM 18 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Installation System Requirements You can install BuzzXplore on any computer that satisfies the following requirements Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 or XP operating system installed e 5 MB available space on your hard drive e 256 colors minimum 16 bit color or better recommended RECOMMENDED Although BuzzXplore can run with a screen color setting of
73. rom the Open With drop down list or set it to Explorer to use the Windows Explorer file association 5 Verify that the executable file path is correct If not use the Find it or Browse buttons to correct it 6 Ifyou want all designs converted on the fly to this same file type check the box in front of the On the Fly option located at the bottom of the dialog box Click OK TM 50 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 2 BuzzXplore Basics The designs stored on your computer are stored in files Microsoft Windows stores your files in a structure similar to a paper filing system with its equivalents of filing cabinets drawers folders and documents Using BuzzXplore you can gain direct access to any file folder disk or drive BuzzXplore displays your files in the structure you have on your drives You will not be moving your files into a separate catalog but rather browsing the files as they are stored on your drives BuzzXplore does not take any additional disk space to create and maintain catalogs Two Browse Modes BuzzXplore has two modes for browsing through disks and folders Xplorer mode and Catalog mode You will probably use Xplorer mode for most activities However it is important to recognize how each mode operates and how you can switch from one mode to the other Xplorer Mode By default BuzzXplore displays your files in Xplorer s 22228 mode This mode is
74. rted by the criteria is placed at the bottom of the folder TM 54 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Sorting By Column Click in the Detail View When displaying files in a detail view you can click on the column headers to sort the list by that columns information Subsequent clicks on the same column header will reverse the sort order toggles between ascending descending Name Size Type Modified Bowed Flower pat 2 004KB PAT File 09 12 200 Choco Dipped Strawbe 1 857KB PAT File 09 07 200 Christmas Lantern pat 2 356KB File 097077200 Lizard pat 40KB PAT File 09 02 2200 Detail View Thumbnail Options for Sewing Files When you purchased BuzzXplore it came pre packaged with the basic 2 program and support for either Embroidery or Cross stitch designs If you would like BuzzXplore to support both Embroidery designs and Cross stitch designs you can do so by purchasing and installing both the BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition and BuzzXplore Cross Stitch Edition Realistic 3 D Threads When you display your cross stitch or embroidery files in thumbnail view your designs are displayed using realistic three dimensional threads so you can see how your designs will look when sewn You can customize how the threads are displayed with the Sewing gt Realistic 3 D Thread Settings menu You can also turn off the Realistic 3 D Threads from the Se
75. s right Contents pane The files of the selected folders i on are listed contiguously which makes it easy to page through multiple folders and the files are displayed together without the constraints of folder boundaries When you click on an individual file its folder path oe is displayed at the top of the Contents pane The 2n mosq zip folder path is also displayed when multiple files are at selected that all belong to the same folder OA Pes B Otherwise the top of the Contents pane displays general information messages such as the number of folders currently marked NOTE Catalog Mode allows you to specify noncontiguous folders This is especially useful in batch operations such as convert or unzip and in printed reports Switching Modes You can quickly switch between modes by clicking on the Use Catalog Mode button or selecting the appropriate mode listed on the View menu You can switch from Xplorer mode to a new clear catalog by choosing New Catalog from the View menu 52 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Changing the View BuzzXplore has five main view options that affect how your files and folders are displayed in the Contents pane These settings affect your display in both Xplorer and Catalog modes When first launched 22 displays medium sized Thumbnails The view settings are changed using the View menu The following
76. s that can be used to write backups onto their supported media Use one of these program utilities to maintain current copies of the files you can t live without in case anything ever happens to your computer or hard drive Refer to a Windows Reference your Zip drive manual or your compact disc documentation for further instructions on your particular backup tool Storing Designs on Diskettes You can also store designs on diskettes However the space on diskettes is very limited which makes organizing your designs more difficult In addition reading and writing to diskettes is a lot slower then your hard drive Diskettes are more prone to error and are adversely affected by heat and magnetic fields Diskettes fail three to five percent of the time and are more prone to failure when filled to capacity Backing Up Your Diskettes To make an exact copy of a diskette use your alternate mouse button and click on the floppy drive icon located in the Folder pane Choose Copy Disk from the Popup menu and follow the directions Refer to a Windows Reference for more information Storing Designs on Zip Disks or Other Removable Media This option is slightly better than storing your designs on diskettes because these storage devices have more space and are more reliable However since many of the same considerations apply be sure to read the information on diskettes provided above and keep current backups of all your disks Backing Up Yo
77. s you to edit your existing designs to create your own personal work of art As an added bonus to our BuzzXplore Embroidery users we have included a free cut down version of BuzzEdit on the installation CD of the BuzzXplore _ Embroidery Edition In addition from the CD browser you will find a few video tutorials to help you with this product Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Installation 23 To install BuzzEdit Lite 1 From Installation CD browser choose the option Install BuzzEdit Lite 2 Software License Agreement dialog box opens This dialog box displays the License Agreement between you and Buzz Tools Inc You must accept the License Agreement before you can install BuzzEdit If you do not accept the terms ofthe License Agreement you should not install this free program For your convenience the license agreement is also included in this manual starting on page 105 3 Click the Yes button to accept The User Information dialog box opens Type your name below Y ou must also type the name of the company you work for and the product serial number Name Betty Jean Sorkin BuzzEdit Company None Powerful Design Editing e 0 bus Took we d Use to type in your name company and serial number 4 When asked type in your name company name and serial number The serial number is located on the CD sleeve Click the Next button to continue 5 The Select Components dialog bo
78. splays the contents of the current folder The Folder pane on the lower left lists the folders and drives on your computer The upper left pane is the File Filter pane where you can limit the number of files displayed by filtering your files by file type Don t worry about File Filter pane now we will discuss it in the next section BuzzXplore File Edit View Sewing Locate BuzzTools Help lx seje a 2 lal c3 36 File Types To Show Contents of C Designs Lisa s Originals E by Name pansey pes pincushion pes pes 5 violets pes 3 work files no longer gg sample files zip 1 E CJ Framemaker Lessons C From Bubbles E Lp P Copyright 2001 Buzz Tools Inc 7 obiect s BuzzXplore Layout 3 Explore Drives and Folders Using the Folder pane click on the drives and folders you want to explore TM 30 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 4 Expand Folder Listings Explore Folder 3 My Designs 1 Click ona to expand a listing and Cleon display the folders and ZIP archive files it 5 62 Angels m contains C Animals 5 Collapse Folder Listings TN a Click to collapse a listing and to ui hide the folders and ZIP archive files it contains mosq zip 6 Display Folder Contents Click on any folder to see a listing of its contents displayed in the right Co
79. starts on a new page except ZIP archives do not cause a page break and their contents are sorted by name alongside the other ordinary files You can choose from the following types of reports Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 BuzzXplore Basics 59 My Favorite Designs C Program Files Buzz Tools BuzzXplore Sample Designs Printed 100212001 Page 1 of 2 Champagne Gi 81 20 08 00 mm i5 thread enan My Favorite Designs C Program Files Buzz Tools BuzzXplore Sample Designs Printed 107022001 Callas With Heart csd 8 40x88 60 mm 22 707 stitches thread changes 8 colors Design Notes Thumbnail reports can contain any number of Thumbnail images per page along with optional design information Actual Size reports print one design per page along with optional design information Embroidery designs are printed the same size they are when they are stitched out and may be used as templates for design placement BuzzXplore can also print a Folder Table of Contents that lists all of the folders included in your current report 60 BuzzXplore Copyright O 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 3 Organizing Your Designs You have already learned how to use 22 to browse the drives and folders on your computer This chapter includes information about storage options and about how to use BuzzXplore to organiz
80. ted by Name H My Designs EC Collection e Alphabets Ge ay 88 21 Angels A gt C Animals duck cse heart pat ao C Horses bd polar bear pat rf Copyright 2001 Buzz Tools Inc 12 object s selected Drag and Drop Files into the Appropriate Folders 5 Do it Again Continue this process one folder at a time until you have gone through all of your design folders 6 Optionally Print Reports When you are all done you may want a printed report of your design folders Or you can just view your designs on the computer and double click on the designs to start the associated design program 46 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Organize Designs Stored on Diskettes It is a little harder to organize your designs when all they are all kept on diskettes If your designs are a real mess and not sorted by categories you have some work ahead of you We would suggest you Prepare Blank Diskettes Make yourself a stack of blank diskettes labeled as you see your future collection labeled For example Animal 1 Flowers 1 etc Keep the number of characters under eleven and avoid special characters so you can use the same label on the diskette s volume label 2 Write Diskette Volume Labels Put a unique volume label on each diskette to match the exterior label a Using the Folder pane click on the drive icon with your alternate mouse button You may ne
81. th the software call the software manufacturer or visit the manufacturer s website to gain specific information on the copyright rules that pertain to your software If you are aware of a copyright infringement we encourage you to report it To contact the Embroidery Software Protection Coalition call 1 888 921 5732 or visit their web site at www embroideryprotection org Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 3 Organizing Your Designs 63 Classifying Designs Your design files need to be organized so that you can find the desired design quickly You may have just a few design files when you start but after a few years you could easily have hundreds or even thousands If you could only look at your designs in a long list it could take you a long time to find what you are looking for Fortunately there is another option On Hard Drives Just as paper files can be stored in folders within filing cabinets the files on your computer can be organized in folders on your disks Folders are very important for organizing your design files because they create the categories you need to get organized In addition to storing files folders can also contain other folders These nested folders or subfolders can further classify your designs and make it easy for you to navigate the desired design What you call the folders is a matter of personal choice and differs from person to person Some people like to classify their designs by where the
82. tion program on the installation CD and the Run Installation Program dialog box opens 7 Click Finish to start the BuzzXplore Installation process The BuzzXplore Installation CD Browser opens Install BuzzXplore 1 Important Note The original BuzzXplore installation CD is required to install or update your BuzzXplore program Do not lose your CD or you will not be able to re install BuzzXplore or apply any of the free updates available from our website www buzztools com In addition after changes to your computer hardware BuzzXplore may prompt you to reinsert your installation CD TM 20 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc plore Embroidery Edition Install BuezXplore Install Lite Professional Embroidery Samples View BuezEdit Tutorials Other Buzz Tools Products NH 0000 EXIT The BuzzXplore installation CD browser 1 From the Installation CD browser choose the option Install BuzzXplore 2 Software License Agreement dialog box opens This dialog box displays the License Agreement between you and Buzz Tools Inc You must accept the License Agreement before you can install BuzzXplore If you do not accept the terms ofthe License Agreement you should promptly return BuzzXplore for a refund For your convenience the license agreement is also included in this manual starting on page106 3 Click the Yes button to accept The User Information dialog box ope
83. to use the Licensed Products and any accompanying Documentation during the License Term 3 OWNERSHIP AND TITLE Licensee shall have no ownership rights in any Licensed Products or Documentation Buzz Tools retains all title and ownership interest in the Licensed Products and Documentation and any intellectual property embodied therein such as copyrights or patents Any attempt by Licensee to transfer any ownership rights in the Licensed Products or Documentation shall a be null and void b constitute a material breach and grounds for immediate termination of this Agreement and c trigger an immediate obligation on Licensee to return of all Licensed Products and Documentation 4 LIMITATIONS ON USE OF LICENSED PRODUCTS AND DOCUMENTATION a Licensee shall not use any Licensed Products or Documentation except as authorized herein and shall not make have made or permit to be made any copies of the Licensed Products or Documentation except as expressly authorized herein Licensee shall not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble any Licensed Product for any purpose without Licensor s prior express written consent nor shall Licensee attempt to create the source code from the object code or defeat any software key used to activate the Licensed Products b The license granted herein is personal to Licensee and is not transferable except upon Licensor s prior written consent In particular Licensee shall not attempt to sublicens
84. u can also use the report header field to add additional information to the report You can store these printouts in a notebook by subject along with the associated design diskette Most office supplies stores sell notebook pages that can be used to hold diskettes Change Your Open Settings When BuzzXplore was installed on your computer you were asked about your design software and your initial Open Settings were configured for you However occasionally you may need to change the open settings Here is one method 1 Activate the File Filter If you do not see the file type filter pane activate it by choosing View gt Filter File Types or by clicking on the View Files of Type button located on the top tool bar On the File Filter pane locate the desired file type and double click on it The Open Settings dialog for that specific file type opens Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 1 How To 49 To Open TBX Files Convert TBX Files To Type KRZ 7 Open With Program Name Explorer Association Or None Ed Executable File Path C HusqCross CrossStitcher exe Open Settings Dialog 3 Ifthe file type selected cannot be read by your design editing software you can have BuzzXplore convert it on the fly to file type that is read To do this check the Convert Files to Type box Next choose the destination file format from the drop down list 4 Select the name of your embroidery software f
85. upport If you are having difficulties with BuzzXplore please 1 Read your manual and online help carefully Most of your questions can usually be answered in this way Contact your local dealer If your problem is not addressed in this manual you can contact your local Buzz Tools dealer for advice Visit us on the web If you have access to the Internet you can check our online technical support at www buzztools com Follow the link to BuzzXplore technical support pages from our main page Common problems and questions are posted on the BuzzXplore support web page as needed Bug fixes and minor enhancements are also posted on the Buzz Tools web site and are available for download free of charge In addition Buzz Tools Inc provides a Technical Support page where you can send your specific questions about BuzzXplore to our technical support staff Our staff will contact you via e mail regarding your questions Copyright O 2002 Buzz Tools Inc D Getting Help 97 4 Write Us Ifnone of the previous suggestions help you can mail us a detailed description of your problem or question and we will get back to you Please include the following e Details about your computer configuration type of computer type of printer operating system etc What version of BuzzXplore you are running available from Help gt About and your BuzzXplore serial number off the CD sleeve REQUIRED e Where you purchased Buz
86. ur Zip Disks To make an exact copy of a Zip disk use your alternate mouse button and click on the zip drive icon located in the Folder pane Choose Copy Disk from the 62 2 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Popup menu and follow the directions Refer to a Windows Reference for more information Storing Designs on Writable Compact Discs The majority of new computers now come with a writable compact disc drive CD RW drive While you can use CDs as your primary storage method they are harder to set up than a hard drive and cannot be p i changed as quickly and easily Compact discs are more reliable than diskettes or Zip disks because they do not store data magnetically but they can still be broken scratched or lost Therefore we do not recommend CD s as your primary method of design storage Backing Up Your Compact Discs Most CD RW drives come with a compact disc copy program for creating exact copies of CDs The procedure used by these programs differs so please refer to your compact disc documentation for specifics NOTE Copying embroidery software and designs without authorization from the manufacturer is usually illegal and the penalties for violating the Copyright Act can be severe This includes duplicating software to sell to share with friends or to distribute free over the Internet If you have copyright questions you are encouraged to check the licensing agreement that comes wi
87. wing Menu You might want to do this in order to improve the contrast of small thumbnail images or if your computer or monitor does not support High Color mode NOTE You cannot display beautiful realistic threads if your monitor is set to 256 colors or less Set your monitor to at least 16 bit High Color For directions on changing your color settings see page 22 Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 2 BuzzXplore Basics 55 Sewing Thumbnail Information When you are viewing Thumbnails of your embroidery or cross stitch files you can set the amount of additional sewing information you want displayed The type of information varies with the type of file see chart below Use the Sewing gt Thumbnail Information menu to set the amount of information to include Your choices are None Only the file name and extension are included basket pat Summary e Cross stitch files display file name design size number of crosses and the number of colors e Embroidery files display file name basket pat design size the number of stitches and the 20 rows x 26 columns b fcol 181 crosses 10 colors number ot colors 56 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 81 jade vy dk Details W2 violet vy dk W3 christmas green br a d e Cross stitch files display the thread colors m6 beaver grey ul dk along with the file name design size 87 terra cotta md 8 electric blue number o
88. x opens On it you are asked what components you want to install The sample designs are optional and may be installed later or not at all You can also change the installation folder The default program folder is C Program Files Buzz Tools BuzzEdit This default setting is the recommended one Ifthis is not the location you want to use you may use the Browse button to locate another folder or you may type the folder TM 24 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc name in the text bar on the dialog box If the folder you chose does not exist you are prompted and if you wish the folder is created for you 6 Setup will add program icons to the program folder Buzz Tools This is the recommended location for the BuzzEdit program icons Click Next 7 Follow the directions on the remaining BuzzEdit installation dialogs to install BuzzEdit onto your computer 8 At the end of installation the Buzz Tools program group displays and a BuzzEdit icon is visible on your computer desktop Be sure to check the BuzzEdit Readme file for any late breaking news Install Professional Embroidery Samples Several professional embroidery companies have included samples of their embroidery designs for you to try These embroidery designs are copyrighted by their respective companies Embroidery design samples are only included with the BuzzXplore Embroidery Edition To install the embroidery design samples From Installation
89. y folder on your hard drive 7 Convert Designs If Desired If you want the designs converted to a different file format do it while the designs are on your hard drive 8 Move Files to the Appropriate New Diskette Use Thumbnail view to see your designs and to help you decide on which what diskette to store your files You can select multiple files at one time and then cut and paste them onto the appropriate diskette If you are keeping note files XT with design information you will need to move these along with the design files Also don t forget to move companion files like PEM BMP and LAY files Remember space is limited on diskettes so do not over fill them Always leave at least 15 empty space This little extra room will save you a lot of frustration later on TM 48 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 9 10 Do it Again When you are done with the first diskette copy the next diskette to the same folder location as the first diskette and repeat the process See step 6 When you are finished save your original disks a safe place or make backups of your new disks Diskettes have a high failure rate and we wouldn t want you to lose your valuable designs Optionally Print Reports You may want to print a report of the designs on each diskette Since you put a volume label on each diskette this information will print on your report and it will assist you in locating the correct diskette If needed yo
90. y got them others by subject matter What is most important is that you can quickly find your designs After all it is your collection Let s say we have organized our designs by J My Designs subject matter The main design folder on our C 2 3 Alphabets drive is called My Designs and a few of its C3 Applique nested subfolders are called Alphabets Angels 22 Boston Cartoons Celestial etc Many of our 1 Cross Stitch subfolders contain other subfolders For Script E Angels example our alphabets folder contains the ME J Cartoon subfolders Appliqu Boston Cross stitch and Script Celestial 64 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Although you can create folders and subfolders as you organize your designs it is best to create a basic folder structure before you start You can use BuzzXplore to automatically create a folder tree of design categories to get you started choose BuzzTools gt Create Category Folders You can also use the same techniques to create folders as Windows Explorer To create a new folder navigate to the location of the new folder and choose File gt New Folder Once you have created your basic folders use BuzzXplore to move or copy your designs into categories and if needed rename them You can do this with the Cut Copy or Paste commands or by dragging and dropping files into place If you discover that you have duplicate or unwanted designs you can delete t
91. your designs consecutively in full screen mode using the Slide Show tool To start your slideshow choose BuzzTools gt Slideshow You can choose to include the selected designs only the current folder of designs or if you are in Catalog Mode the entire catalog The Slide Show dialog lets you customize the slide show settings and it displays information about specific keys that may be used to control the slide show 84 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Windows Explorer Tools When 22 was installed on your computer your current Windows Explorer file associations were examined Layout amp Editing Users If Windows Explorer wasn t already configured to launch the appropriate application when a PEL PEM or PES file was double clicked this was set up for you In addition BuzzXplore has included a utility to allow you to open PEC files All you need to do is double click on a PEL PES PEM PEC file in Windows Explorer to open it in Layout amp Editing PC Designer Users BuzzXplore has included a utility to allow you to open your Pfaff files and the appropriate Windows Explorer association was added for you All you need to do is double click on a PCS PCD or PCQ file in Explorer to open it into PC Designer Professional Sew Ware Users BuzzXplore has included a utility to allow you to open your Singer XXX files and the appropriate Windows Explorer assoc
92. zXplore can convert cross stitch files from one cross stitch file format to another and can convert embroidery files from one embroidery file format to another You can do these conversions on the fly by double clicking on a design see previous chapter or you can convert a batch of design files at once by choosing the appropriate conversion tool from the BuzzTools menu Why Convert Different cross stitch and embroidery programs require different design file formats This is because different software and embroidery machine manufacturers have developed their software independently of one another and have incorporated different features color palettes and innovations in their software and machines If you are going to use another program s cross stitch or embroidery designs you need to convert the design to a format your an software can understand If you always use 2 to locate your designs and to launch your design software you do not need to convert designs ahead of time BuzzXplore automatically converts designs for you as needed when you double click on a design In addition to the convenience this 1s beneficial Every time a design is converted some information is lost in the process If you keep your designs in their original format you can be assured that you are keeping the most Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc 6 Converting Formats 75 accurate and detailed information available about the
93. zXplore _ e Acomplete and detailed account of the problem or question If you are receiving an error message please include the complete message and the exact steps you took prior to the error e Include your complete address fax number and telephone number along with the best time to contact you e Mailto Buzz Tools Inc Atten 2 Support P O Box 1795 San Ramon CA 94583 Program Enhancements As Buzz Tools makes minor enhancements to our software we post updates on our web page www buzztools com Follow the link to the BuzzXplore support pages from our main page Join the BuzzXplore Email Newsletter We have created a mail list in order to keep you informed of important BuzzXplore updates and announcements We do not submit or sell your information to third parties nor is this list used for posting messages no posting is allowed If you would like to join our list go to the main Buzz Tools web page find the header Support on the left and click on the link Information E List TM 98 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Index 100 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Index B Backing Up Compact Discs 63 DISKelleS c outs E E 62 DEVE c eite totius 61 Zip DISKS ers tas tasty 62 Buzz Tools Free 1 5 16 Mailing Address 98 Product Information 17
94. zzXplore or install an update from our website you will again be required to insert the installation CD At the end of installation the Buzz Tools program group displays and a BuzzXplore icon is visible on your computer desktop Be sure to check the BuzzXplore Readme file for any late breaking news Set Your Display to High Color Using your alternate mouse button click on your computer desktop away from any program icons Usually the alternate mouse button is the right mouse button 2 From the Popup menu choose Properties The Display Properties dialog box opens 3 Along the inside top of the dialog box are tabs that look like file folder tabs Click the Settings tab TM 22 BuzzXplore Copyright 2002 Buzz Tools Inc Display Properties 21x Background l Screen Saver l Appearance 1 Effects Web ScreenScan Settings Display GDM 5402 on Radeon DDR Colors Screen area 256 Colors Less More 1 1280 by 1024 pixels Use to change display to high color 4 Inthe settings window is a drop down list labeled Colors Set your colors to High Color 16 bits or True Color 24 bit 5 Ifneeded you can adjust your screen area on the same tab Set your screen area to at least 800 x 600 pixels 6 Click the OK button to accept your screen settings and restart your computer if directed to do so Install BuzzEdit Lite BuzzEdit is a full featured embroidery stitch editor that allow

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