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1. je Fe pe dp dp dp oO m 100 Click N Stitch Xtra Figure CS 10 You will find three buttons at the bottom of each Cross Stitch Wizard page Back Next and Cancel BE clicking on the Back bution will take you to the previous Cross Stitch Wizard page Fe clicking on the Next button will take you to the next Cross Stitch Wizard page Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel and exit the Cross Stitch Wizard Once you have selected your image click Next to proceed to the next step 2 Image Transformations The Image Transformations feature allows you to adjust the width and height of the image select the units of measurement change the cross size overlap and repeats and the ability to Transform rotate flip and crop the image Cross Stit Image Tr x Cross Stitch 10 1 There are 3 main parts to Image Transformations 1 Set New Image Size 2 Select Area to Crop 3 Transform Cross Stitch Wizard Image Transformations x Figure CS 11 eliches nch Repeats 2 v Overlap jo Set New Image Size In Set New Image Size the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can change the width or height of the image at this point By changing the width the height will automatically change in proportion SH The size that is set in this screen will be the 2 finishe
2. A op 12 6 Click N Stitch Xtra Pencil The Pencil tool is the basic drawing tool in Paint Paint Brush The Paint Brush is similar to the pencil except that you can change the size and shape of the brush Airbrush The airbush tool applies color gradually as if it is being sprayed on the design Text The Text tool allows you to enter text into the de sign in various fonts colors and sizes Line The Line tool lets you draw straight lines of various widths Curve The Curve tool is used to make curved lines of various widths Left click the mouse to draw a line then click again to position the curve Rectangle The Rectangle tool draws different types of rect angles To draw arectangle click on the tool then click a point where you want one corner to be and drag the mouse to where you want the other corner to be E MS Paint 12 7 Polygon The create a polygon activate the Polygon tool then click on the design where you want the first corner to be Draw the edges of the shape then connect the last edge to the first corner and the shape will finish Ellipse The Ellipse tool allows you to draw ovals on the design Click the Ellipse tool then click on the design where you want the oval to start and drag the mouse to create the shape Rounded Rectangle The Rounded Rectangle tool creates rectangles with rounded corners This tool works the same way as the Rectangle tool A op
3. aps Ja a oleae SSE Figure AD 4 File name Files of type Bitmap images 7 Cancel M Show preview p 7 O lt Digitzing Image information Size pixels 583 x 769 Dimensions em 4 00 x 6 00 Dpi 300 File size 55 9 KB There are many diffent features within this dialog box to be aware of Figure AD 5 Look ire E C Bitmaps O The path to jpg images included with this pro J gram is C GN Bitmaps Auto Digitizing 65 Click on the arrow to the right to see the list of sub directories as shown in Figure AD 6 Sy Bitmaps Desktop My Documents My Computer a 34 Floppy A ga Astig3laba C CI Gn am D Network Neighborhood 6 Share Figure AD 6 Open the folder or directory where the image you want is stored Click on a file and it will preview in the Image Information box The Image Information box gives you useful infor mation on the size of the image in pixels dimen sions in centimeters Dots Per Inch File size and a preview window to view the image before select ing it as shown in Figure AD 7 O gt lt Digitzing Image information Size pixels Bes x 769 Dimensions em 4 00 x 6 00 Figure AD 7 Lpi 300 File size 55 9 KE After selecting a image click on Open to bring the image into the Auto Digitize Wizard Cancel Click on the Cancel button t
4. Digitzing Figure AD 20 a Number of colors fe Q Delete Reset Alan Show Hide Preview Editimage lt Back Next gt Cancel Auto Digitizing 73 Reduce Colors To delete a color click on the color to be deleted as shown in Figure AD 21 Figure AD 21 Number of colors E a Figure AD 21a To view color changes within the bit image design click on Show Hide Preview as shown in Figure AD 21b Click n Stitch Wizard Color Reduction m Select the colors Figure AD 21b O gt lt Digitzing 74 Click N Stitch Xtra Increase Colors To add a color click on the up arrow or type the number in the box as shown in Figure AD 22 Figure AD 22 To reset your colors to the bit image default click on Reset as shown in Figure AD 23 Figure AD 23 Arrange Colors There are several ways to have the Wizard gener ate stitches These are explained more in Step 5 One of the functions is called By Color You have control over what color will sew first second etc This function is done by selecting and holding down the left mouse button on the color you want moved A and dragging itto the spot you want it to stitch at B as shown in Figure AD 24 Auto Digitizing 75 m Select the colors Figure AD 24 eset G Cj
5. fio Tatami Bess j Complex Fill fi 00 All stitches fi 00 The Digitizing Parameters allows you to fine tune your embroidery prior to converting the bit image file to embroidery This function is mainly used when you run into push and pull problems holes and or gapping within your design This feature is only available with the Auto Digitiz ing Wizard See the Auto Digitizing chapter for more information regarding all the functions of Digitizing Parameters 38 Click N Stitch Xtra HELP Help Topic Click File then Help Topics to display the user manual in PDF format About Click N Stitch Xtra Click File then About Click N Stitch Xtra to display the Version number as shown in Figure About Click N Stitch Xtra x Figure GO 22 Click N Stitch Xtra Version 3 2 5 Copyright 1998 2002 Great Notions General Operations 39 Tool Bars This section describes how to use the three tool bars in Figure GO 23 through GO 25 Main Tool Bar FigureGo 23 lS O 328 ala 2 Top of Screen Color Bar Fiureco __ _ Bottom of Screen Status Bar Figure GO 25 Ready Size 46x63mm Pos Ox0mm St 5947 Clrs 8 Ui Bottom of Screen 40 Click N Stitch Xtra Main Tool Bar Save Icon Ctri S Click the Save icon to save changes to an existing file The Save command saves your document under the same name replacing th
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7. Digitzing Notice the change in the width of the satins as shown in Figure F 10 By placing 100 in X and 0 in Y you re telling the software to add 100 tenths of a centimeter or 10mm to all satin stitches and all fill stitches that sew on the X axis Figure F 10 A and add nothing extra to the Y axis Figure F 10 B 60 Click N Stitch Xtra Example 5 Pull Compensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Advanced with a X of 0 and Y of 100 as shown in Figure F 11 Pull Compensation None Value fi 30 C Percentage Mox Range 30 Figure F 11 a E Absolute Value 0 50 x fo Advanced ve fi 00 Click OK and run the bit image file through Auto Digitize Wizard Se SSS SM oe RE L o o o Figure F 12 O lt Digitzing Notice the change in the width of satins as shown in Figure F 12 By placing 100 in Y and 0 in X you re telling the software to add 100 tenths of a centimeter or 10mm to all satin stitches and all fill stitches that sew on the Y axis Figure F 12 A and add nothing extra to the X axis Figure F 12 B Auto Digitizing 61 Density Density gives you the ability to increase or de crease stitches within a design Density All Clients fi 00 Figure F 13 Tatami fioo Complex Fill f 00 10
8. Figure AD 13 Digitzing O gt lt Click and hold the left mouse button down on the bottom corner as shown in Figure AD 13 Figure AD 14 Drag the mouse to the top left as shown in Figure AD 14 KO Crop your image before setting the size F O lt 70 Click N Stitch Xtra Digitzing Figure AD 15 Figure AD 16 Figure AD 1 7 Erren EE Flip i After dragging to the bottom left corner click and hold the left mouse button down in the middle of the image box and aline the desired area as shown in Figure AD 15 Only the area within the gray box will digitze To reset the cropping area click on Select All as shown in Figure AD 16 Transform Click on Transform and you can rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise counterclockwise or 180 degrees as shown in Figure AD 17 Transform Flip vertically Rotate 90 Clockwise Rotate 90 Countclockwise Rotate 180 The Transform feature is a valuable tool to change the stitch direction of your digitized design If your digitized design is missing stitches in an area redigitize the same clip art and flip horizontally to get a different stitch result Auto Digitizing Click Next to proceed to the next step 3 Color Reduction In the third feature you will find Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of colors in the design change the sewing order of the colors and export the design
9. Figure QSC 11 Background color Figure QSC 11 Al F Fill with stitches 19 Click Next je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O Cross Stitch 9 3 screen appears Here you can to any or all the colors by checking the box next to the color you want to apply an Outlines GG 20 The apply outl INES igure QSC 12 F outline to m Select the colors you want to apply outlines ff ala background OOOOOO0O0 Figure QSC 12 I Individually 5 o Next gt lt Back Click Next 21 screen displays a pre Preview the 22 Finally cross stitch of the design Figure Ina f the fi QSC 13 VIEW O yS 3 gt ry a gt 5 G D a m 3D view Figure QSC 13 Background color Q Help Cancel oO m col v je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O 94 Click N Stitch Xtra 23 Click Finish and the design will digitize Figure QSC 14 Filel Click N Stitch Xtra File View Options Help Figure QSC 14 Ee ae Ready Size 46x63 mm Pos 0x0 mm St 6971 Clrs 9 Z 24 Click File then Save to save the design to your machine s format Cross Stitch 95 Converting a bit image file to cross stitch does take time How much time depends on the size color and complexity of the image as well as t
10. Table of Contents Table of Contents End User License Agreement Support VII Introduction 1 Why Choose Click N Stitch Xtra 2 Icons Used in This Manual 3 Terms Used in This Manual 4 Installation 5 Computer Requirements 6 Software Installation 7 Upgrade Users 9 Registration 11 Start Program 16 File Formats 17 Embroidery Formats 18 Graphic Formats 20 General Operations 23 Drop Down Menus 25 File Menu 25 View Menu 31 Options Menu 33 Help Menu 38 Click N Stitch Xtra Table of Contents cont General Operations cont Tool Bars Main Tool Bar Color Bar Status Bar Auto Digitizing Quick Start Lesson Features Auto Digitize Wizard Select Image Image Transformations Color Reduction Vectorize Judgment Cross Stitch Quick Start Lesson Cross Stitch Wizard Select Image Image Transformations Color Reduction Edit Image Outlines Preview 39 40 42 44 45 46 54 63 63 67 71 76 78 85 86 96 96 100 104 108 111 112 Table of Contents Table of Contents cont MS Paint 115 Graphic Editing 116 Drop Down Menus 118 File Menu 119 Edit Menu 119 View Menu 121 Image Menu 122 Colors Menu 123 Help Menu 123 Tool Box 123 Click N Stitch Xtra Warranty End User License Agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR GREAT NOTIONS SOFTWARE HARDWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY Be sure to carefully read and understand all of the rights and restrictions described in this GREAT NOTIONS E
11. tion Here you can increase or decrease the num ber of colors in the design and also export the design to a graphic editor Default is MS Paint Q Step 9 through 12 is to demonstrate a key feature of the Edit Image option the Fill tool in MS Paint This tool is particularily useful when the back ground is the same color as part of the design and you do not want to stitch the background ex the white teeth and eyes on the Smiley Apple pe Auto Digitizing 49 9 Click on the Edit Image button as shown in Figure QS 5 and the design will load in MS Paint See the MS Paint chapter for a detailed de scription of all the tools and features Figure QS 5 7 dete Reset Q Bal 4 Show Hide Preview Ecitimace lt Back Next gt Cancel 10 InMS Paint click on the Fill With Color A tool and then select a color from the color palette B that is not in the design O gt lt Digitzing Figure QS 6 a att et a TTE an rar em B For Help cick Help Topics onthe Help Meru O By sending your clip art into MS Paint from within Click N Stitch Xtra it will not matter what the original graphic file format is 50 Click N Stitch Xtra 11 Click anywhere in the white background and the entire background will fill with the color se lected from the color palette Figure QS 7 m a a a a rE See m ee For Help chick Help Top
12. 100 100 is the default setting for Scale as shown in Figure F 15 Using our diamond shaped bit image as the example the diamond is 92 x 93mm and if the Scale is set to 100 the diamond will be con verted to 92 x 93mm with 5 386 stitches But if the Scale is changed to 200 the diamond will be converted to 184 x 186mm with 18 082 stitches Auto Digitizing 63 Auto Digitize Wizard This section describes how to use the Auto Digi tize Wizard Auto Digitize Click on the Auto Digitize icon to start the Auto Digitize Wizard as shown in Figure AD 1 aloj xj Figure AD 1 en ID Ready Sam Oh mm For Odie St 0 C0 1 Select I mage Selecting your image is the first of 5 steps within the Auto Digitize Wizard Click n Stitch Wizard xj Welcome to the Click n Stitch wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a design from a file containing vectors or a raster image I ii Image selection F 1 r D 2 Please select a file by clicking the select image button Ig U e SB Select Image Acquire I 64 Click N Stitch Xtra Click on Select Image as shown in Figure AD 3 to select a file from your or disk Welcome to the Click n Stitch Wizard eee an a an ee hia a file contain Figure AD 3 y Cancel After clicking Select Image a dialog box will appear as shown in Figure AD 4
13. 118 Click N Stitch Xtra If the imported design is not large enough in MS Paint for your liking use the zoom tool to enlarge DO NOT resize it as this will resize the image in Click N Stitch Xtra C E Drop Down Menus Figure P 5 File Edit View Image Colors Help You will find six Drop Down Menus File Edit View Image Colors Help A N MS Paint 119 File Menu Only two commands under the File Menu are used in conjunction with Click N Stitch Xtra Save Ctri O Click File then Save to save changes to the design The Save command will not overwrite the original file it just saves the changes back to Click N Stitch Xtra Exit Alt F4 Click File then Exitto close MS Paint and return to Click N Stitch Xtra Edit Menu Edit View Image Colors Unda Chrl Repeat F4 Eu Ctra Figure P 6 Copy Cte a a Haste Eee Ear Selection DE Select All Ctrl 4 ony lich Paste From A op Undo Ctri Z Click Edit then Undo to remove the last change you made to the design 120 Click N Stitch Xtra Repeat F4 Click Edit then Repeat to reapply a change that you just used Undo on Cut Ctri X Click Edit then Cut to remove a selected area of the design Copy Ctrl C Click Edit then Copy to duplicate a selected area of the design Paste Ctrl V Click Edit then Paste to paste an area that was either cut or copie
14. FigureGO 26 WE un un un The Color Bar enables you to change the colors of the design on the screen FR The Color Bar will show the number of color 2 blocks or color stops within a design no elect Color xi Figure GO 27 EEL ECO After clicking on one ofthe boxes shown in Figure GO 26 the Select Color box will appear as shown in Figure GO 27 Mew Color EEE Black Figure GO 28 Change To Teal Green By clicking on the color you wish to change the name of the color will appear in the New Color Change To box as shown in Figure GO 28 General Operations 43 Default Figure GO 29 Babylock Bernina Brother Husqavarne Viking Elna Janome New Home Pfaff There are five color palettes available to select colors Default 64 colors Baby Lock Bernina Brother 64 colors Husqvarna Viking 5 29 colors Elna Janome New Home 78 colors Pfaff 16 colors i Click on OK to change the se lected color to its new color Cancel Cancel Click on Cancel to close the color select function without changes 44 Click N Stitch Xtra Status Bar Figure GO 30 Rex Size danm Pos mm St M The Status Bar provides information about four important items 1 Size 2 Position from center 3 Stitch Count 4 Number of Colors Figure GO 30a Size 46x63 mm Size displays the size of the design placed on the work space Figure G
15. YOU HEREBY RELEASE GREAT NOTIONS AND ITS SUPPLIERS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO ALL CLAIMS CONCERNING THE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE If you do not wish to accept the SOFTWARE under the terms of this EULA do not install the SOFTWARE No refund will be made because the SOFTWARE was provided to you at no charge 10 GOVERNING LAW If you acquired the SOFTWARE in the United States of America the laws of the State of Texas U S A will apply to this contract If you acquired this SOFTWARE outside of the United States of America then local law may apply 11 QUESTIONS If you have any questions or comments concerning this product please feel free to contact the manufacturer at the address below GN Tech Support 2751 Electronic Dallas TX 75220 1 800 553 1691 support amazingdesigns com VI Click N Stitch Xtra Introduction About This Manual Click N Stitch Xtra gives you the unique ability to convert your favorite images clip artor scanned art to embroidery or Cross Stitch This manual is filled with information on how to use the program and many time saving tips that will make you more productive efficient and effective with your em broidery and Cross Stitch projects Items found in this Section 1 Why Choose Click N Stitch Xtra 2 Icons Used in This Manual 3 Terms Used in This Manual Click N Automatically Create y Embroidery Designs gt AND Cross Stitch Designs from
16. will allow you to assign that button to the location of your image editing software je pe o dp dp oO m Figure CS 25 r Background color T Fill with stitches 110 Click N Stitch Xtra Setting Background Color You can set a background color and choose whether to have it digitize or not Click on the Eye Dropper icon under Background Color and then click anywhere in the background of the design in the Preview window That color will now no longer sew in the final stitching The background color will not sew unless you select Fill background color area with stitches Background color Figure CS 26 yy T Fill with stitches If you do not want the background to generate Em stitches make sure the correct color is selected for the background before proceeding us YY Remember any part of the design that is the DEN Ele same color as the background will not convert to stitches je Fe pe dp dp dp oO m Click Next to proceed to the next step Cross Stitch 111 5 Outlines The fifth feature allows you to have X s outlined when cross stitched Select the colors you want to apply outlines o fe ram a fa 3 a Figure CS 27 OOOOO000 a V Individually aeaa W gt a e Click on the boxes to the left of the c
17. A Stretch Skew Ctra Figure P 8 Invert Colors Ctrl l Attributes Ctrl E Clear Image Ctrl Shrt hH w Draw Opaque Flip Rotate Ctri R Click Image then Flip Rotate to choose to flip the image vertically or horizontally or to rotate the image by 90 180 or 270 degrees Stretch Skew Ctri W Click Image then Stretch Skew to change the proportions of the selection This will change the size of the design Invert Colors Ctrl I Click Image then Invert Colors to achieve an effect similar to a photographic negative Attributes Ctri E Click Image then Attributes to change the basic image attributes such as height and width colors switch between b amp w and color and transparency Clear Image Ctri Shift N Click Image then Clear Image to delete the image A N MS Paint 12 3 Draw Opaque Click Image then Draw Opaque to treat the background of the selected area as transparent the default color is white Colors Menu Edit Colors Click Colors then Edit Colors to edit your color palette and to create custom colors Help Menu Help Topics Click Help then Help Topics for answers to questions you may have regarding MS Paint Tool Box a Freeform Select Click on the Freeform Select tool then on the design click and hold the left mouse button while you drag the mouse to create the desired shape i A op i A N 1 4 Click N Stitch Xtr
18. Clip Art or Scanned Images 2 Click N Stitch Xtra W hy Choose Click N Stitch Xtra Click N Stitch Xtra has flexible and easy to use features allowing you to embroider your favorite clip art in HUS CSD SEW PES PCS PSW XXX EXP JEF and DST formats 1S O oO Se Fe With the addition of Smart Sizer Gold Lettering Pro Size Express and the Amazing Box you can create the ultimate embroidery software system You can size edit add lettering colorize your designs send designs to your favorite memory card and embroider your favorite clip art images Ready Size 0x0 mm Pos 0x0 mm St 0 Cis 0 YW Click N Stitch Xtra Main Screen Introduction 3 Icons Used in This Book te This icon indicates a story These stories help to 9 explain and simplify problems that may be confus 47 u 1S O oO p O This icon indicates helpful tips that enable you to better understand how the software works oyinda This icon provides information that will save you Ze time in your day to day use of the software and in some cases the use of your computer Sen This icon is placed next to sections of this manual BOE you should not forget Pay close attention to anything with this icon It may come in handy later This icon explains technical components in the use of the program and computer This icon lets you know of potential dangers and will warn y
19. File Formats Items found in this Section 1 Embroidery Formats 2 Graphic Formats 18 Click N Stitch Xtra Embroidery Formats There are many different embroidery formats that Click N Stitch Xtra will save to You will find them listed below DST dst A DST file is an expanded file format that works with the Tajima machine CSD csd A CSD file is an expanded file format that works with DOS HuskyGram Toyota POEM and Singer Embroidery Unlimited EXP exp An EXP file is one of the expanded file formats that works with Lettering Pro HUS hus A HU file is an expanded file format that works with Viking DOS Customizer and Viking Customizer 95 software JEF jef A JEP file is an expanded file format that works with the Janome 10000 machine PCM pcm A PCM file is an expanded file format that works with Pfaff Macintosh FileFormats 19 PCS pcs A PCS file is an expanded file format that works with Pfaff PC Designer V2 0 PC and Pfaff PC Designer V2 1 PC software PES pes A PES file is an expanded file format that works with Baby Lock Palette Bernina Wizard and Brother PE Design software SEW sew An SEW file is an expanded file format that works with Janome Scan n Sew PC and Elna Envision Scan PC XXX xxx A XXX file is an expanded file format that works with Singer PSW An expanded format
20. M A Show Hide Preview i it image lt Back Next gt Cancel This function if very useful if you want the outline FS color to sew last Color Reduction Tools Click the Zoom In icon to make the image larger O lt Digitzing Click the Zoom Out icon to make the image smaller a Click the Zoom to Fit icon to make the image fit the picture window dm Click the Hand Tool icon to move the image when zoomed in pi Click tne Add new color to palette icon to add a color back if deleted 76 Click N Stitch Xtra 4 Vectorize In the fourth feature you will find Vectorize This feature will convert the bit image file to a vector file Click n Stitch Wizard Vectorize Figure AD 25 details from the final vectorized image Tolerance value fi 5 foie mnie Become see Update outlines Click on image to change the background color lt Back Next gt Cancel Tolerance Value Changing the tolerance of the image is a simple matter of moving the scroll bar to the left or right or clicking the up or down arrows nextto the number and clicking on Update outlines as shown in Figure AD 26 O lt Digitzing Tolerance Change the tolerance and press Update outlines button to add or remove details from the final vectorized image x value ik Update u Changing the tolerance value
21. New Home Elna software This option will ensure that when you save to SEW it will be compatible with Scan n Sew PC V1 x The Dream Vision Customizer 2000 when selected will enable 78 colors for Janome New Home Elna in your color palette Ban all es Figure GO 19 M 100 Piaft PCS Compatible M Splitat 16 Colors Figure GO 19 is the setting for Pfaff PCS The first option will make your PCS files 100 Pfaff PCS compatible The second option will split the design at every 16th color change 36 Click N Stitch Xtra When a design is split the file will be renamed withan A B C etc at the end of the file For example if you have a design named 16044 GNC and this design has 18 color changes the file will be saved as 16044_A PCS and 16044 _B PCS nm Realistic View Control Figure GO 20 FT Maximum length displayed ho mm Figure GO 20 is the Realistic View Control This feature will show holes in the Realistic View design if stitches exceed the set length The default is 10 mm ees G Reme Click OK to set your preferences Cancel Click Cancel to close the dialog box preferences without making any changes to the software General Operations 3 7 wo Digitizing Parameters Click Options then Digitizing Parameters to bring up the dialog box as shown in Figure GO 21 Figure GO 21 r Density Run Stitch Length r nsity All Clients a 100 All clients pt 30 i
22. a copy of your de sign Not only will the design print out but it will also show the file name the size number of stitches and the number of colors Print Preview Click File then Print Preview to display how the printed page v will appear Figure GO 8 Figure GO 8 Page 1 Size 46x63 mm Pos 0x0 mm St 5947 Cirs 8 General Operations When viewing the Print Preview screen there are some things to note Figure GO 9 Figure GO 9 File1 Click N Stitch Xtra Print Next Page Jey Page One Page 1 Zoomin 3 Filename UNKNOWN Size 46 x 62 mm 1 81 x 2 44in 1 Stitches 5947 Colors 8 i 1 Amber Red On the right side of the screen Figure GO 9 you will notice the file name the size ofthe design in millimeters and inches stitch count number of colors and the order the colors are to be sewn out Pin Click the Print button to print the instruc tion sheet to your printer Next Pane FF Click the Next Page button to display the instructions from the second page The Prev Page willtake you back to the previous page if applicable Two Page Click the Two Page button to show a preview of both pages as shown in Figure GO 10 29 30 Click N Stitch Xtra Figure GO 10 Page 1 Size Pos t St 5 i Click the One Page button to bring the Print Preview screen back to one page Ezam Click the Zoom In button to zoo
23. fi 30 Cancel C Percentage Max Range im Absolute Value 0 Fi ure F 1 C Advanced g 1 r Run Stitch Length r Density i o AllClients 100 All clients pl 30 l i fioo Tatami ae Complex Fill 100 All stitches 100 The Digitizing Parameters allows you to fine tune your embroidery prior to converting the bit image file to embroidery This function is mainly used when you run into push and pull problems holes and or gapping within your design Digitzing This only works prior to using the AutoDigitize Wizard All settings must be set first and then you can convert your bit image to embroidery J In the following examples we will be using a simple 2 color diamond shaped image This image will best demonstrate the results you might get depending on the image you use Auto Digitizing 55 ber This function is not needed for most of the im IF ages you might use but we felt it was important to give you as much flexibility as possible Example 1 No Changes In this example there will be no changes made in Digitizing Parameters after running your bit image file through the Auto Digitize Wizard Figure F 2 Digitzing O lt Notice the direction of the fill left and right The filled area comes right up to the edge of the satin stitch as shown in Figure F 2 Example 2 Pull Co
24. in the Cross Stitch Wizard 14 In MS Paint click on the Pencil tool A and the black color chip in the Color Palette B Carefully touch up the black outline or any details you want with any color you want Figure QSC 8 This will take time to become an expert but you can Undo mistakes or even close MS Paint without saving and start Step 13 again CrossStitch 9 Figure QSC 8 TT rar m B Sor Help click Help Topics on the Help Her 210 15 Now click on the Fill With Color tool A and then select a color from the Color Palette B that is not in the design Figure QSC 9 Figure QSC 9 TT rar m B ie O pe dp dp oo 0 O Fer Help click Help Topics on the Help Meru 210 O 16 Click anywhere in the white background and it will fill with the color selected from the color palette Figure QSC 10 This is useful as it will allow the eyes and teeth to digitize but not the background 97 Click N Stitch Xtra Figure QSC 10 T SESSRREEEEEEEE Ta See Ti eee For Help click Help Topics on the Help Menu 238 17 Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Cross Stitch Wizard 18 Click on the Eye Dropper icon under Back ground Color and then click anywhere in the background of the design in the Preview window That color will now no longer sew in the final stitch ing
25. to a graphic editor Default is MS Paint Click n Stitch Wizard Color Reduction Select the colors Figure AD 18 Bas Number of colors je A Delete Reset al fen o ra Show Hide Preview Edit image E lt Back Next gt Cancel Edit Image Click Edit Image to export the design to a graphic editor The default setting will launch MS Paint m Select the colors Figure AD 19 Number of colors fe GA Delete Reset al eal o A Show Hide Preview Edit image E lt Back Next gt Cancel 71 O lt Digitzing 72 Click N Stitch Xtra You have all the capabilities of MS Paint at your disposal For a description of tools and functions of MS Paint see the MS Paint chapter in the manual Also see the Quick Start section in this chapter for a useful lesson in using MS Paint By using the Edit Image function in the Auto Digitize Wizard any type of image file can be exported to MS Paint Ti Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Auto Digitize Wizard If you have another image editing program that you prefer to use click on the E button to the right of the Edit Image button This will allow you to assign that button to the location of your image editing software O lt
26. you have five options to choose from Figure AD 29 O lt Digitzing Sequencing order Preserve original Figure AD 29 Minimize jump Minimize color change Minimize overlap M By Color Preserve original will preserve the original bit image as close as possible When using Preserve original the wizard will generate the stitches with many jumps and color changes 2 oy D u x I Reme oving Time S Auto Digitizing 79 Minimize jump will preserve the original bit image with as few jumps as possible Minimize color change will preserve the original bit image with as few color changes as possible Minimize overlap will preserve the original bit image with as few overlaps as possible Minimize overlap works much like Preserve original the wizard will generate the stitches with as many jumps and color changes as needed but will minimize the overlaps By Color will preserve the original bit image with as few color changes as possible By color works much like Minimize color change and is the Wizard s default setting when using the Judgment function The main difference is that it works in conjunction with Color Reduction see Step3 in this section to choose what color sews first second etc This is very useful For example If you want the color that outlines to sew last but it s the third color in the col
27. 0 is the default setting for All Clients Tatami and Complex Fill as shown in Figure F 13 All Clients is the setting to use if you want to change the Tatami and Complex Fills throughout the entire design Making the number larger 150 or 200 will loosen the density within the design whereby decreasing the stitch count Digitzing O gt lt Tatami is the setting to use if you wantto change column satin stitches throughout the entire design Making the number larger 150 or 200 will loosen the density within the design whereby decreasing the stitch count Complex Fill is the setting to use if you want to change the fill stitches throughout the entire de sign Making the number larger 150 or 200 will loosen the density within the design whereby decreasing the stitch count 62 Click N Stitch Xtra Run Stitch Length Run Stitch Length gives you the ability to in crease or decrease stitches within a design Run stitch Length Figure F 14 All clients pq 30 30 tenths of a centimeter or 8mm is the default setting for Run Stitch Length as shown in Figure F 14 If you increase the number to 60 for example then all running stitches within your design will be at 6mm making them longer and using less stitches Scale Scale gives you the ability to set the scale of the E ia a 2 5 finished embroidery depending on your bit image ID file m Scale Figure F 15 All stitches 2
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29. Bitmaps Click on the arrow to show the list of sub directories as shown in Figure GO 5 Sy Bitmaps 71 Desktop Y My Documents E My Computer al 3H Floppy amp cs Astjgs0aba C L Gn Figure GO 5 Network Meighborhood 7 Share General Operations 2 7 Type the name of the design in File name as shown in Figure GO 6 Figure GO 6 File name To the right of Save as type you can choose what type of embroidery format you wish save to Figure GO 7 Save as type Janome E Ina sewl There are multiple file formats you may select from when saving a file CSD Toyota Poem Singer EU DOS HuskyGram cSd DST Tajima dst EXP DOS expanded exp HUS Viking DOS Customizer Customizer 95 hus Split at 12 colors unless you change system preferences for Viking JEF Janome jef PCS Pfaff PC Designer V2 0 amp V2 1 PC pcs Split at 16 colors unless you change system preferences for Viking PCM Pfaff Macintosh pcm PES Baby Lock Berina Deco Brother Simplicity pes pec SEW Janome Scan n Sew PC Elna Envision Scan PC sew XXX Singer PSW xxx 28 Click N Stitch Xtra Se ater typing the name ofthe design in File name Figure GO 6 click the Save button and the design will be saved to the destination set in Figure GO 4 cancel Click the Cancel button to cancel the Save As command Print Ctrl P Click File then Print to print
30. Figure CS 15 After dragging to the bottom left corner click and hold the left mouse button down in the middle of the image box and aline the desired area as shown in Figure CS 15 Only the area within the gray box will digitize To reset the cropping area click on Select All as shown in Figure CS 16 je pe u dp dp oO m Figure CS 16 10 4 Click N Stitch Xtra Transform Click on Transform and you can rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise counterclockwise or 180 degrees as shown in Figure CS 17 Pee erer eter rrr rrr rrr eee eee eer FR Transform ur Flip horizontally Flip vertically Rotate 90 Clockwise Rotate 90 Countclock wise Rotate 180 Click Next to proceed to the next step 3 Color Reduction In the third feature you will find Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of colors in the design and change the sewing order of the colors Figure CS 18 Cross Stitch Wizard Color Reductio x Figure CS 18 seine Er Number of colors fe 4 amp Delete Reset acia o ra Preview r Select the colors je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O lt Back Next gt Cancel Help Cross Stitch 10 5 Reduce Colors To delete a color click on the color to be deleted as shown in Figure CS 19 Figure CS 19 Number of colors fe a Figure CS 19a To view color c
31. N With a registered copy of Click N Stitch Xtra you IIS are licensed for two personal computers Steps one through seven must be followed for each computer because both computers will have separate registration numbers Software Transfer Once registration has been completed and the software registered you cannot transfer registration of SOFTWARE including all component parts the media and printed materials any upgrades this EULA and if applicable the Certificate of Authenticity to another person either an individual or a single entity What this means is you cannot sell trade or give the software to any other person Activation codes will only be given to registered users of this software p amp dp 16 Click N Stitch Xtra Start Program Follow the steps below in order to run Click N Stitch Xtra To start the program 1 Go to Start 2 Click on Programs 3 Click on Great Notions 4 Click on Click N Stitch Xtra pz amp dp Click N Stitch Xtra appears on your screen as shown in Figure RP 1 Your Click N Stitch Xtra software is properly installed and is ready to use If you receive any errors when loading Click N Stitch Xtra call 1 800 553 1691 Monday through Friday 8 am to 9 pm CST or email support amazingdesigns com 9 Filel Click N Sti ni oj alza aal 2 Figure RP 1 Ready Size 0x0 mm Pos 0x0 mm Sto Crs 0
32. O 30b Pos 0x0 mm Pos displays the position of the designs placed on the work space relative to the center Figure GO 30c Sk adra St displays the stitch count of the designs placed on the work space Figure GO 30d Cle 8 Clrs displays the number of colors of the de signs placed on the work space Z _ The design must be selected for the numbers to Me display on the Status Bar Auto Digitizing 45 Auto Digitizing Items found in this Section 1 A Quick Start Lesson 2 Features 3 Auto Digitize Wizard 46 Click N Stitch Xtra Quick Start Lesson Nee This is a quick lesson to get your started on auto Ys digitizing images Detailed descriptions of the functions and their use are found in the Auto Digitize Wizard section of this chapter Reme 1 Click on the Auto Digitize icon as shown in Figure QS 1 to activate the Auto Digitizer Wizard aloj xj Figure QS 1 O lt Digitzing Sen Odmn Por Ome SO Geo iu 2 Click the Select Image button as shown in Figure QS 2 Welcome to the Click n Stitch Wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a design ining vectors or a raster image from a file containi r Image selection Please select a file by clicking the select image button Figure QS 2 Auto Digitizing 4 7 3 Select the SmileyApple jpg file as shown in Figure QS 3 The ima
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34. The background is now no longer white like the eyes and teeth of the Apple Click anywhere in the background to set that color as unstitched Now white will digitize but the background will not Remember any part ofthe design that is the J same color as the background will not convert to stitches Tip 17 Click Next 18 The Judgment screen is the last stage in auto digitizing Here you can select the fabric type which sets the underlay and density O lt Digitzing Figure QS 10 19 Click Finish and the design will auto digitize Figure QS 11 Auto Digitizing 5 3 Figure QS 11 ee eady Ize ie mm os UxU mm t ts Read Size 4663 Pos 0x0 St 6059 Chis 8 A 20 Click File then Save to save the design to your machine s format Converting a bit image file to embroidery does take time How much time depends on the size color and complexity of the image as well as the speed and memory of the computer O gt lt Digitzing In this example SmileyApple jpg we are using a design with Design Colors 8 Size 49 4 x 65 1 mm Computer Processor Pentium Ill Ram 128 Op system Windows 98 Approx Time to convert Time 1 minute O lt 54 Click N Stitch Xtra Features 4 Digitizing Parameters Click Options then Digitizing Parameters to bring up the dialog box as shown in Figure F 1 l Value
35. a Select Click on the Select tool then on the design click and hold the left mouse button while you drag the mouse to create a rectangle shape Eraser Click on the Eraser tool then click on the part of the design you want to erase Eyedropper The Eyedropper is used to pick up colors already in the design This allows you to use the exact shade of that color in other areas of the design Magnifier The Magnifier allows you to zoom in to work on fine details on the design Fill The Fill tool applies color to an entire area of the design Example on next page The Fill tool is extremely valuable when the background color is the same as some areas within the design and you want those areas to stitch but not the background Fill the back ground with a color not in your design then in Click N Stitch Xtra set the background color to that new color and it will not stitch MS Paint 125 In MS Paint click on the Fill With Color A tool and then select a color from the Color Palette B that is not in the design Fle Edt Yew Image Cous Help a Figure P 9 lat tt it tt eee eee eee ams B For Help cick Help Topics ontheHelpMeru 0 E Click anywhere in the white background and the entire background will fill with the color selected from the color palette LEIE N hil Figure P 10 ETETETRRTErEEn D rE E Mo io For Help cick Help Topics on the Help Meru A Y
36. atin stitch but does not exceed the outer edge as shown in Figure F 6 This can be very useful if a design has holes or is missing stitches due to push and pull of the material O lt 58 Click N Stitch Xtra Example 3 Pull Compensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Absolute with a Value 0 of 50 as shown in Figure F 7 Pull Compensation C None Value fi 30 Percentage Per are a Sper Absolute Yalue 0 50 x E C Advanced ne fE Click OK and run the bit image file through Auto Digitize Wizard it fete Te ee ae ee rettete astra A foie ACH Tey Figure F 8 Digitzing Stitch count 6 Notice the change in the width of the satins and fill as shown in Figure F 8 By placing 50 in Value 0 you re telling the software to add 50 tenths of a centimeter or 5mm to all satin stitches and all fill stitches by X width and Y height Auto Digitizing 59 Example 4 Pull Compensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Advanced with a X of 100 and Y 0 as shown in Figure F 9 Pull Compensation C None Value fi 30 Percentage Sehen iD Figure F 9 Absolute Value 0 fo Advanced Fe fo Click OK and run the bit image file through Auto Digitize Wizard Figure F 10 O gt lt
37. color to palette icon to adda color back if deleted 10 8 Click N Stitch Xtra 4 Edit Image In the fourth feature you will be able to export the design to a graphic editor Default is MS Paint You can also set your background color in this step Cross Stitch Wizard Image edit Figure CS 23 alalafs E Editimace Background color T Fill with stitches Edit Image Click Edit Image to export the design to a graphic editor The default setting will launch MS Paint Cross Stitch Wizard Image edit m Preview je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O Figure CS 24 r Background colo P Fill with stitches Cross Stitch 10 9 You have all the capabilities of MS Paint at your disposal For a description of tools and functions of MS Paint see the MS Paint chapter in the manual Also see the Quick Start section in this chapter for a useful lesson in using MS Paint By using the Edit Image function in the Cross Stitch Wizard any type of image file can be exported to MS Paint Ti Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Cross Stitch Wizard If you have another image editing program that you prefer to use click on the B button to the right of the Edit Image button This
38. d Clear Selection Del Click Edit then Clear Selection to delete a selected area of the design Select All Ctri A Click Edit then Select All to select the entire design Copy To Click Edit then Copy To to copy the selected area of the design to another file i a N Paste From Click Edit then Paste From to paste the con tents of a separate file into your active design MS Paint 121 View Menu View Image Colors Hel w Tool Bou Ctrl T so Color Box Ctrl L Figure P 7 w Status Bar Tech ligule Zoom View Bitmap Ctrl F Tool Box Color Box Status Bar and Text Toolbar You can toggle whether the Tool Box Color Box or Status Bar are displayed on the screen Click View then the appropriate choice to turn it on or off The Text Toolbar will only appear if you add text to the design Zoom Click View then Zoom to enlarge the design This function can be very important when editing a design If the design appears too small on the screen for detailed editing Zoom in to enlarge the design DO NOT resize the design to make it bigger Resizing in Paint will resize the design in Click N Stitch Xtra View Bitmap Ctrl F Click View then View Bitmap to display the design at full size on your desktop This is simply a display feature You can not do any editing in this view i A op 122 Click N Stitch Xtra Image Menu Image Colors Help FlpAiotate Ctrl
39. d size of your digitized file je pe o dp dp oO m Set new image size waiter fi 4433 Height 2 5633 Units inche ip Cross size 18 stitches inch zz Figure CS 12 Repeats Overlap je Fe pe dp dp dp oO m 102 Click N Stitch Xtra You can set the measurement of the image by millimeters centimeters or inches by selecting which measurement you desire in the Units box lf you do not like the changes you made to the height or width click on the Reset Size button to return the image to its original size Cross Size is the number of crosses per inch A higher number increases the amount of detail and a lower number decreases the amount of detail in the design 18 is recommended Repeats is how many times the program will stitch over one place Overlap is used if you want the crosses to overlap each other Select Area to Crop In Select area to crop the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can choose to only stitch a certain part of the image Select from any one of the eight small squares to resize the cropped area Crop your image and then set the size you want your finished design to be Cross Stitch 10 3 Figure CS 13 Click and hold the left mouse button down on the bottom corner as shown in Figure CS 13 Figure CS 14 Drag the mouse to the top left as shown in Figure CS 14
40. e contai r Image selection F Q U re C S 3 Please select a file by clicking the select image button Select Image 2402 Cancel HER After clicking Select Image a dialog box will appear as shown in Figure CS 4 Look in 5 Bitmaps gt al c BY pinkflower BY snake eT TeddywTie 5 EY strawberrie LET Trophy Teapot ET TeddyBear EY Teddywheart EY Teddywoverallt Figure CS 4 H File name Smiley pple Files of type Bitmap images x Cancel Image information Size pixels 583769 Dimensions cm 400x600 Dpi 300 File size 55 9 KB IV Show preview Zi There are many diffent features within this dialog box to be aware of Figure CS 5 Look in Bitmaps Click on the arrow to the right of the Look in box Figure CS 5 to see the list of sub directories as shown in Figure CS 6 je pe u dp dp oO m Fe pe dp dp dp oO _ 908 Click N Stitch Xtra Sy Bitmaps 7 Desktop gt My Documents E My Computer id 3H Floppy amp ga Astig3laba C 3 Gn S34 iter amp D Network Neighborhood 6 Share Figure CS 6 Open the folder or directory where the image you want is stored O The path to jpg images included with this pro ef gram is C GN Bitmaps Click on a file and it will preview in the Image Information box The Image I
41. e previous version When you finish using Click N Stitch Xtra save your work before closing it Print I con Ctrl P Click the Print icon to print a copy of your design See the File Menu section for more information and functions Hoop Size Icon Click the Hoop Size icon to select the brand of machine hoop size and hoop shape See the Options Menu section for more information Each square of the grid equals 10 millimeteres by 10 millimeters 10mm x 10mm The design you select must fit within the work space Auto Digitize Icon Click Auto Digitze icon to start the Auto Digitizing Wizard and convert clip art to stitches The fea tures of the Auto Digitizing Wizard are discussed in the Auto Digitizing chapter of the manual General Operations 41 ie Digitizing Parameters Icon Click the Digitizing Parameters icon to fine tune your embroidery See the Auto Digitizing chapter for more information sane Cross Stitch Icon Click the Cross Stitch icon to start the Cross Stitch Wizard and convert clip art to stitches The features of the Cross Stitch Wizard are discussed in the Cross Stitch chapter of the manual ol Zoom In Icon Click the Zoom In icon to zoom in on the design Click the Zoom Out icon to zoom out on the design Tp About Icon Click the About icon to display the version number of your Click N Stitch Xtra amp Zoom Out Icon A Click N Stitch Xtra Color Bar
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43. ge file SmileyApple jpg can be found at C GN Bitmaps Look in a Bitmaps al c e TeddyBear BY Teddywheart LET Teddywovera lit ia a uM Figure QS 3 mini EEE File name SmileyApple Files of type Bitmap images z Cancel Image information Size pixels 583 x 769 Dimensions om 400x600 Dpi 300 File size 55 9 KB MW Show preview Zi Notice the preview area in the right bottom corner 7 of the Open image screen This will allow you to select your clip art by picture instead of just the file name O gt lt Digitzing 4 Click the Open button and you are back to the Auto Digitize Wizard screen 5 Click Next 6 Step 2 in the Auto Digitize Wizard is the Image Transformations screen as shown in Figure QS 4 Here you can adjust the width and height of the image and select the units of measurement i e mm cm inches This screen also gives you the ability to rotate flip and crop the design 48 Click N Stitch Xtra Figure QS 4 lt Back Next gt Cancel Keep in mind the Transform feature Flipping or rotating the clip art will change the directions of your stitch angles 7 Click Next b a You can click Back on an y step in the process to 7 return to the previous step 2 O lt Reme gt ZU Digitzing 8 The next stage in the Wizard is Color Reduc
44. hanges within the bit image design click on Preview as shown in Figure CS 19b r Select the colors je pe u dp dp oO m Figure CS 19b alala o Z ma _ je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O 10 6 Click N Stitch Xtra Increase Colors To add a color click on the up arrow or type the number in the box as shown in Figure CS 20 Figure CS 20 To reset your colors to the bit image default click on Reset as shown in Figure CS 21 Figure CS 21 lt Back Next gt Cancel Help Arrange Colors You have control over what color will sew first second etc This function is done by selecting and holding down the left mouse button on the color you want moved A and dragging it to the spot you want it to stitch at B as shown in Figure CS 22 Figure CS 22 Cross Stitch 10 7 ni eset Ql cal o Al Show Hide Preview Edit image lt Back Next gt Cancel This function if very useful if you want the outline color to sew last Color Reduction Tools Click the Zoom In icon to make the image larger Click the Zoom Out icon to make the image smaller Click the Zoom to Fit icon to make the image fit the picture window je pe o dp dp oO m Click the Hand Tool icon to move the image when zoomed in Click the Add new
45. he speed and memory of the computer In this example SmileyApple jpg we are using a design with Design Colors 9 Size 1 9 x 2 5 inches Computer Processor Pentium Ill Ram 128 Op system Windows 98 Approx Time to convert Time 1 minute je pe dp dp dp oO m ie Pe pe u dp dp oO m O 96 Click N Stitch Xtra Cross Stitch Wizard This section describes how to use the Cross Stitch Wizard Cross Stitch Click on the Cross Stitch icon to start the Cross stitch Wizard as shown in Figure CS 1 w bek N Stitch Xia aloj xj Fin Vew Opio nap Figure CS 1 Paad Ser Di men Por Ore St 0 C0 1 Select mage Selecting your image is the first of 6 steps within the Cross Stitch Wizard Cross Stitch Wizard Welcome to the Cross Stitch Wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a Cross Stitch design from a file containing vectors or a raster image Image selection EEE F g u re G S 2 Please select a file by clicking the select image button zz eee Select Image Acquire Cross Stitch 9 7 Click on Select Image as shown in Figure CS 3 to select a file from your computer or disk Cross Stitch Wizard x Welcome to the Cross Stitch Wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a Cross Stitch design from a fil ining vectors or a raster image fil
46. ics on the Help Meru 12 Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Auto Digitize Wizard O lt Digitzing 13 To change the sewing order of the colors listed simply click and hold the mouse button on the color you want to move and drag it to the position of another color In our example we want black to stitch last so click on color 4 A drag the mouse and release on color 9 B as shown in Figure QS 8 Step 13 is to ensure that the outline color will sew ef last when it s converted to embroidery Auto Digitizing Click n Stitch Wizard Color Reduction m Select the colors Figure QS 8 14 Click Next 15 The Vectoize screen appears Here you can increase or decrease the details of the design using the Tolerance bar and the Update Outlines button You can also set a background color that will not digitize in the final design Te eee Fi S r Tolerance Chan e the toler igure Q 9 and pr Update ou lie bul in 5 fr deta i fc entre in Tolerance value s a T Fill background color area with stitches Update outline Click on image to change the background color lt Back Next gt Cancel 51 O lt Digitzing 52 Click N Stitch Xtra 16 This is where using MS Paint from Steps 9 12 becomes important
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48. is any format that will not regenerate new stitches when resized This means that if you reduce an expanded design the stitch count will not change What happens is that the stitches will get closer together and you may end up with thread or needle breakage and or damage to your garment One way to avoid this problem is to use stitch processing software like Size Express from Amazing Designs 20 Click N Stitch Xtra Graphic Formats There are many different graphic formats that Click N Stitch Xtra will convert into embroidery You will find them listed below Bitmap Images Select this to show all bitmap files within a directory Vector Images Select this to show all vector files within a directory Al An AP file is an Adobe Illustrator image ESP An ESP file is a postscript image CDR and CMX An CDR and CMX file is a Corel Draw 5 image EMF and WMF An EMF and WMP file is a Windows Metafiles BMP A BMP file is a Windows bitmap image When using a Corel Draw file it is important to know that only Corel Draw 5 files can be used If you are using Corel Draw 6 or higher you can save your Corel files to version 5 For more information refer to your Corel documentation File Formats 21 JPG A JPC file is a JPEG image TIF A TIF file is a TIF image PCX A PCX file is a PCX image MAC A MAC file is a Macintoch image PCD A PCD file is a Ph
49. itch Xtra MS Paint is a graphic editor from Microsoft that is included in the Windows Operating System Disclaimer Although Click N Stitch Xtra is designed to work with Microsoft Paint MS Paint is not an Amazing Designs Product MS Paint is manufactured by Microsoft and any questions regarding the use of MS Paint should be sought through Mircrosoft s tech support A op 116 Click N Stitch Xtra Graphic Editing Using MS Paint Click N Stitch Xtra allows you to edit a design using MS Paint or another graphic editor you may have Auto Digitizing Wizard In the Color Reduction screen click on the Edit Image button and MS Paint will load See Figure P 1 and Figure P 2 Click n Stitch Wizard Color Re duction Figure P 1 iz Number of colors fe a 7 Delete Reset A 0 Figure P 2 ETETERBETETHEE me Iwein el lt For Help chok Help Topics on the Help Men MS Paint 117 Cross Stitch Wizard In the Image Edit screen click on the Edit Image button and MS Paint will load See Figure P 3 and Figure P 4 Cross Stitch Wizard Image edit Figure P 3 Figure P 4 H_a m a a Sime ar eu Ti man ic For Help click Help Topics an the Help Meru a ep gt
50. lect your clip art by picture instead of just the file name 4 Click the Open button and you are back to the Cross Stitch Wizard screen 5 Click Next 6 Step 2 in the Cross Stitch Wizard is the Image Transformations screen as shown in Figure QSC 4 Here you can adjust the width and height of the image and select the units of measurement i e mm cm inches Here you can also change the number of cross stitches per inch repeats and overlaps This screen also gives you the ability to rotate flip and crop the design je pe o dp dp oO m 88 Click N Stitch Xtra r Set new i i Figu re QSC 4 one i 9433 eae Height 25633 Units Jinche E Cross size 14 A stitches inch ui Repeats 2 v j U VL Overlap jo I One cross per pixel Transform 5 SelectAll lt Back Next gt Cancel Help 7 Click the down arrow next to Cross Size stitches inch and change it to 18 Figure QSC 5 This will increase the detail when stitched out Cross Stitch Wizard Image Transformations i x r Select area to crop FigureQSC 5 amare Width Height 25633 Units ne e 7 E Cross size 18 stitches inch Repeats fe Overlap jo 4 J One cross per pixel lt Back Next gt Cancel Help je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O 8 Click Nex
51. m in as shown in Figure GO 9 4 Click the Zoom Out button to zoom out as shown in Figure GO 10 BEE Click the Close button to close the Print Preview screen Print Setup Click File then Print Setup to bring up the print dialog box as shown in Figure GO 11 Status Default printer Ready Type HP LaserJet Ill Where LPT1 Figure GO 11 Eee Size Letter 81 2 11 in x Source Uppertsy FF Landscape Orientation n Portrait General Operations 31 EC You will be able to change the type of printer E properties paper size and orientation within print setup tes Exit Click File then Exit to close Click N Stitch Xtra i FA If you have not saved your work you will be asked E to do so View Menu Zoom Click View then Zoom to choose to zoom in on the design zoom out or return to the actual size of the design Realistic View Click View then Realistic to enable you to view all the stitches and their angles If this function is not checkmarked the design will look like a line drawing as opposed to stitches A checkmark denotes Realistic active 32 Click N Stitch Xtra Toolbar Figure GO 12 IE ol AKALI eey 2 Top of Screen Click View then Toolbar to add or remove the Toolbar options from the screen A checkmark denotes the toolbar is active The Toolbar is the row of icons found at the top of the screen As a defa
52. mpensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Percentage with a Value of 130 and Max Range of 100 as shown in Figure F 3 56 Click N Stitch Xtra Pull Compensation None mo sssse nes seneseuassseasts susoeeness Value e f 30 Percentage Max Range foo Figure F 3 En x E Y fe Advanced Click OK and run the bit image file through Auto Digitize Wizard Figure F 4 Stitch count 6 796 O lt Notice the direction of the fill left and right The filled area moves past the edge of the satin stitch as shown in Figure F 4 Digitzing This normally is not the desired affect but it demonstrates how the Percentage function works By placing 130 in Value you re telling the software to add 30 more width to every embroi dery line By placing 100 in Max Range you re telling the software to add the Value but DO NOT exceed 100 tenths of a centimeter or 10mm Auto Digitizing 5 Now change the Max Range to 30 as shown in Figure F 5 None Value fi 30 Percentage Max Range 30 ee Figure F 5 C Absolute gt E x C Advanced Te f Click OK and run the bit image file through the Auto Digitize Wizard again Figure F 6 O gt lt Digitzing Notice how the fill comes to the outer edge of the s
53. n or Enter key to start installation InstallShield Wizard Figure Inst 1 6 Click Next Figure Inst 2 eo Be amp dp Click N Stitch Xtra 7 Read the License Agree ment then click Yes Figure Inst 3 8 Enter your name and the software serial number then click Next Figure Inst 4 9 Click Next Figure Inst 5 10 Click Finish Figure Inst 6 InstallShield Wizard License greement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement LICENSE AGREEMENT ATTENTION THIS IS A LICENSE NOT A SALE THIS PRODUCT IS PROVIDED UNDER THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ALL APPLICABLE ADDENDA LICENSE WHICH DEFINES WHAT YOU MAY DO WITH THE PRODUCT AND CONTAIN LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES AMD OR REMEDIES THIS LICENSE IS GRANTED BY ACTION TAPES INC A TEXAS CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS AS ACTION TAPES FOR PRODUCTS PURCHASED IN NORTH AMERICA THIS LICENSE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install Click N Stitch Xtra you must accept this agreement listallshrela lt Back Yes No InstallShield Wizard l x Customer Information Please enter your information User Name Company Name Not Required Serial Number Insta Shela You must find and enter
54. nd User License Agreement EULA You will be asked to review and either accept or not accept the terms of the EULA This software will not install on your computer unless or until you accept the terms of this EULA Your click of the OK button is a symbol of your signature that you accept the terms of the EULA For your reference you may refer to the copy of this EULA that can be found in the Help for this SOFTWARE You may also receive a copy of this EULA by contacting the GREAT NOTIONS manufacture at GREAT NOTIONS 2751 Elec tronic LN Dallas Texas 75220 This EULA is alegal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and GREAT NOTIONS Corpora tion for the GREAT NOTIONS software accompanying this EULA which includes the accompanying computer soft ware and may include associated media printed materials and any online or electronic documentation SOFT WARE By installing the SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA you may not install or use the SOFT WARE SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE is licensed not sold Click N Stitch Xtra 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This EULA grants you the following rights Software You may install use access display run or otherwise interact with RUN
55. nformation box gives you useful information on the size of the image in pixels dimensions in centimeters Dots Per Inch File size and a preview window to view the image before selecting it as shown in Figure CS 7 Image information Size pixels 3033 763 iB J Figure CS 7 Dimensions em 400 6 00 G J oe gt File size 55 3KB 7 Show preview After selecting a image click on Open to bring the image into the Cross Stitch Wizard Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel the Select Image command Cross Stitch 9 9 After selecting your image and clicking Open the path will appear to the left of the Select Image button Click N Stitch Xtra also gives you the ability to scan your favorite drawing into the Cross Stitch Wizard Click the Acquire button as shown in Figure CS 8 and the Twain window will display Figure CS 9 Cross Stitch Wizard x Welcome to the Cross Stitch Wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a Cross Stitch design from a file containing vectors or a raster image 7 Image selection F Q U re C S 8 Please select a file by clicking the select image button G Select Image Acquire Twain Select Source Click Select Source to set your scanner options then click on Acquire Image and follow your scanner s instructions Figure CS 9 je pe u dp dp oO m
56. ns then Preferences to bring up the dialog box in Figure GO 15 r Realistic View Control Default Save As format z Maximum length displayed 10 mm For Viking Husqvarna V Split at12 Color Changes Sa Fig u re G O 1 5 For Janome New Home Elna ss I Scan n Sew PC v1x I Dreamvision Customizer 2000 M Save EMD as Singer For Pfaff PCS V 100 Pfaff PCS Compatible V Split at16 Colors Cancel Several options can be selected depending on the brand of sewing machine you are using SERIE Default Save As format Figure GO 16 m Babylock BeminayBrother 3 Figure GO 16 shows the default Save As setting Click the down arrow and select your machine and the Save function will automatically save itto that format every time you save a design For viking Ausqvearna Figure GO 17 M Splitat12 Color Changes Figure GO 17 shows the setting for Viking Husqvarna machines This option will split the design at every 12th color change General Operations 35 When a design is split the file will be renamed ber CA with an A B C etc at the end of the file For r example if you have a design named 16044 GNC and this design has 13 color changes the file will be saved as 16044_A HUS and 16044 B HUS For Janome Mew Home EIna T Scan n Sew PC v1 x Figure GO 1 8 l DreamWwision Customizer 2000 I Save EMD as Singer Figure GO 18 shows the setting for Janome
57. o cancel the Select Image command 66 Click N Stitch Xtra After selecting your image and clicking Open the path will appear to the left of the Select Image button Click N Stitch Xtra also gives you the ability to scan your favorite drawing into the Auto Digitize Wizard Click the Acquire button as shown in Figure AD 8 and the Twain window will display Figure AD 9 Welcome to the Click n Stitch Wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a design from a file containing vectors or a raster image r Image selection Please select a file by clicking the select image button Figure AD 8 Select Image Acai ___ O lt Digitzing Twain Figure AD 9 m Select Source Click Select Source to set your scanner options then click on Acquire Image and follow your scanner s instructions Auto Digitizing 6 ber You will find three buttons at the bottom of each f Auto Digitizing Wizard page Back Next and Cancel BE clicking on the Back bution will take you to the previous Auto Digitize Wizard page es clicking on the Next button will take you to the next Auto Digitize Wizard page Laneel Click on the Cancel button to cancel and exit the Auto Digitize Wizard Once you have selected your image click Next to proceed to the next step 2 Image Transformations The Image Transformations feature allows y
58. ock stitch T Never WM Always T Around trim Figure AD 31 Never When this is selected the Wizard will not add lock stitches to any part of your design Always is the default setting for Lock stitch When this is selected the Wizard will add lock stitches to any part of the design before and after a color change Around trim is used when you want to add a lock down around a trim only oO gt lt Digitzing lf your embroidery machine and or embroidery format does not support trims do not select Around trim Use the default setting of Always Style The Select the style for the design option is a very important feature You select the type of fabric you wish to sew your embroidery on and the Wizard will add the correct stitch length density and underlay Figure AD 32 O lt 82 Click N Stitch Xtra Digitzing Figure AD 32 Select the style for the design VINYL WOVEN FABRICS aj This contains the setting to be applied for SATIN Metric Settings Thread 40 is There are 23 different styles to choose from Depending on what kind of bit image used the stitch count will change But for this example we used a 4 x 4 inch design and the chart below shows a breakdown of what happened in each style Settings Baby Blanket Canvas Cap Dog Collar Fake Fur Fleece Jeans Leather Lycra Normal Normal OK Normal SIG Pique Pullover Satin Shir
59. olor bars to select or deselect the colors to be outlined as shown below in Figure CS 28 background 4 Vv Figure CS 28 Click Next to proceed to the next step je pe u dp dp oO m je Fe pe v dp dp oO m O 112 Click NStitchXtra___ 6 Preview The Preview screen displays a realistic view of the image in cross stitch Cross Stitch Wizard Preview 3D view Figure CS 29 Background color alll H Cancel Help If the image is not to your satisfaction click the i Back bution to redo previous steps Click Finish and this will start the conversion to cross stitch Once finished the cross stitch design will appear on the screen Figure CS 30 Depending on the bit image file and the speed of your computer the conversion from image to embroidery may take a few minutes Cross Stitch 113 Click N Stitch Xtra S Filet UOI ONPOJIUy m 21 EJ N all al uoNelelsu S ewO4 BES TIER Figure CS 30 SUO I eJSAO LENEI YOIIS SS010 uled SIN 114 Click N Stitch Xtra je Fe pe dp dp dp oO m MS Paint 115 Microsoft Paint In this section we describe the features of the Microsoft Paint software that may be useful to you as you work with Click N Stitch Xtra You may use a graphic editor like MS Paint to maximize your use of Click N St
60. on page 11 If Click N Stitch is not properly installed on your computer you will receive the error message in Figure Up 1 Severe Bi amp Click N Stitch is not currently installed and registered This installation will terminate OK Follow the instructions from Step 3 10 on page 7 inthe previous section Software Installation to finish installing the Click N Stitch Xtra Upgrade 9 pm amp dp G 10 Click N Stitch Xtra 3 When the Click N Stitch Xtra Upgrade is installing you will receive the message that Click NStitch is deactivated and can be removed Figure Up 2 Click OK Information Figure Up 2 i Click N Stitch has been deactivated Please un install this software at your convience eo Be amp dp ober The original Click N Stitch can be safely SEM uninstalled with the completion of installing the AL upgrade You do not have to uninstall the original Click N Stitch if you do not desire sbe Ifyou upgrade your operating system or pur 27 u EA chase a new computer you must first install the T Original Click N Stitch Serial 0310 xxxxxxxx xxx and activate Then install the Click N Stitch Upgrade Serial 0315 xxxxxxxx xxx and activate Installation 11 Registration Follow the steps below in order to acquire your Activation Code and run Click N Stitch Xtra To start the program T 2 3 4 Figu
61. one copy of the SOFT WARE on a single computer workstation terminal handheld PC pager smart phone or other digital elec tronic device COMPUTER The primary user of the COMPUTER on which the SOFTWARE is installed may make a second copy for his or her exclusive use on a portable computer Reservation of Rights All rights not expressly granted are reserved by GREAT NOTIONS Accessing Services Using the SOFTWARE Your use of any service accessible using the SOFTWARE is not covered by this EULA and may be governed by separate terms of use conditions or notices 2 RESTRICTIONS You must maintain all copyright notices on all copies of the SOFTWARE Limitations of Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE except and only to the extent that such activity is permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation Rental You may not rent or lease or lend the SOFTWARE Software Transfer Once registration has been completed and the software registered you cannot transfer registra tion of SOFTWARE including all component parts the media and printed materials any upgrades this EULA and if applicable the Certificate of Authenticity to another person either an individual or a single entity What this means is you cannot sell trade or give the software to any other person Activation codes will only be given to regis Warranty t
62. op navagation C Type in your 15 digit serial number and click on Submit Query p amp dp Figure Reg 3 Submit Query D Type inall the information exactly as it ap pears in your software including registration number E Click Submit Query F Write Down your activation code now G Run software and type that code in the Activa tion Code field H Click on Register Now 14 Click N Stitch Xtra 6c E mail Registration e mail registration information to adsupport greatnotions com 6d Fax Registration Click on the Print Registration button and fax the completed form to 214 352 7249 pz amp dp 6e Phone Registration Call 800 553 1691 and receive an activa tion code from an Amazing Designs Technician Phone support is Monday through Friday 8am to 9pm Central Standard Time If you click on the Register Later button you will see a warning box as shown in Figure Reg 4 Click N Stitch Xtra will work for 10 days without registering After that time has expired Click N Stitch Xtra will no longer function Click n Stitch will work for 10 days without registering After that time has expired Click n Stitch will no longer function Figu re Reg 4 You have i 0 days left to register You may register While connected to the Internet By Telephone 800 553 1691 By Fax 214 352 7249 By web http www amazingdesigns com Installation 15
63. or chart By using Color Reduction you can arrange the colors to the desired order and then choose Judgement By Color This will ensure that the outline color will stitch last O gt lt Digitzing 80 Click N Stitch Xtra Trim Sewing machine s with trimmer s can take advan tage of this feature as shown in Figure AD 30 Trim IY Never T Always Figure AD 30 Trim at Never is the default setting for Trim When this is selected the Wizard will not add any commands to do with trimming Always is used when you wish to add trim com mands to all parts of your embroidery file Trim at is used when you want to add trim com mands but only when the stitch length exceeds a set distance in tenths of centimeters Figure AD 30 There is a box to the right of Trim at that equals 50 This means add atrim every 50 tenths of a centimeter or 5 millimeters You can change the length as you desire O lt Digitzing If your embroidery machine and or embroidery format does not support trims do not select Trim at Use the default setting of Never cial embroidery market As home embroidery machines become more advanced trim may be a feature that will be added to the machines ej Trim is a feature currently used in the commer Auto Digitizing 81 Lock stitch Sewing machine s with trimmers can take advan tage of this feature as shown in Figure AD 31 L
64. otoCD image PCT A PCT file is a Pict image TGA A TGA file is a Targa image 22 Click N Stitch Xtra General Operations Items found in this Section 1 General Operations of the Click N Stitch Xtra software that is common to both Auto Digitizing and Cross Stitch 24 Click N Stitch Xtra General Operations This section discusses functions common to both the Auto Digitizing Wizard and the Cross Stitch Wizard All these functions are accessible through the main screen below Figure GO 1 Ready Size 0x0 mm Pos 0x0 mm St 0 Cirs 0 Z Main Screen General Operations 25 Drop Down Menus Figure GO 2 File View Options Help You will find four Drop Down menus in Click N Stitch Xtra File View Options Help File Menu File View Options Help Save Az Print Ctrl F Print Preview Print Setup Bercent Ale Exit 26 Click N Stitch Xtra Save As Click File then Save As to name your design and save it to the desired folder 2 x sena A FS Z Bitmaps CI Styles C Clickn titch Figure GO 3 J CNSStra LetFro MONontest File name Filet Save Save as type Babylock BerninaBrother pes Cancel A The Save As box in Figure GO 3 displays several items To the right of Save in atthe top you will see the name of the folder or sub directory that the file will save in Figure GO 4 Look in
65. ou about possible pitfalls while using your computer 4 Click N Stitch Xtra Terms Used in This M anual In the Click N Stitch Xtra program there are several different ways to activate the same func tion or feature clicking your mouse on a drop down menu clicking on an icon or in some cases using a hot key Cc 1S O oO Se Fe nstallation Items found in this Section 1 Computer Requirements 2 Software Installation 3 Registration 4 Start Click N Stitch Xtra 6 Click N Stitch Xtra Computer Requirements Minimum Requirements Pentium Processor 166 64 MB RAM 15 MB hard drive space Windows 98 or above CD ROM Display 640 X 480 or better Mouse pz amp dp Recommended Requirements Pentium Processor Il or above 128 MB Ram 15 MB hard drive space Windows 98 or above CD Rom Display 800 x 600 Mouse Installation 7 Software Installation 1 From the Windows desktop close allopen programs 2 Place the Click N Stitch Xtra CD in the CD ROM drive 3 From the Windows desktop click on the Start S button 4 Click on the Run button 5 At the Run prompt type the letter of your CD ROM Drive followed by Setup Ex D SETUP or E SETUP You may also press the Browse button and click on the CD ROM drive and the setup exe file Once the setup exe file is highlighted press Open This will copy the command to the command prompt Next press the Retur
66. ou to adjust the width and height of the image select the units of measurement and the ability to Transform rotate flip and crop the image Figure AD 10 O gt lt Digitzing O lt 68 Click N Stitch Xtra There are 3 main parts to Image Transformations 1 Set New Image Size 2 Select Area to Crop 3 Transform Figure AD 11 Width fas Hei 65 1 Set New Image Size In Set New Image Size the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can change the width or height of the image at this point By changing the width the height will automatically change in proportion Digitzing T The size that is set in this screen will be the I finished size of your digitized file Set new image size width Height 38 9 Figure AD 12 Units mm Reset size Auto Digitizing 6 9 You can set the measurement of the image by millimeters centimeters or inches by selecting which measurement you desire in the Units box If you do not like the changes you made to the height or width click on Reset Size to return the image to its original size Select Area to Crop In Select area to crop the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can choose to only stitch a certain part of the image Select from any one of the eight small squares to resize the cropped area
67. our fields and everything is spelled the way you want it to show in your software pz amp dp 6a Automatic Web Registration This Registration choice can only be used if you have Internet access on the same PC as Click N Stitch Xtra is installed on A Type in all of the required information includ ing the 15 digit serial number found on your CD with the dashes Ex 0000 00000000 000 B Connect to the Internet If you have a cable modem DSL or T1 line you may automatically be connected to the Internet If you have a dial up connection start the Internet connection by having the computer dial the Internet service number of your provider C Click the Web Registration button after entering all of the required information on the form and connecting to the Internet and the Activa tion Code will automatically be filled in You will know that you are connected to the Internet and Installation 13 that all the information is entered correctly when the Web Registration button darkens Figure Reg 2 Yieb Registration 6b Website Registration This Registration choice is used when there Is no Internet access on the PC that Click N Stitch Xtra is installed on A Type in all of your information including the 15 digit serial number found on your CD with the dashes Ex 0000 00000000 000 B Connect to the Internet and go to www amazingdesigns com and click on Acti vation Code from the t
68. r upgrade to the SOFT WARE In the event that GREAT NOTIONS offers a replacement or modified version of or any upgrade to the SOFTWARE a your continued use of the SOFTWARE is conditioned on your acceptance of such replacement or modified version of or upgrade to the SOFTWARE and any accompanying superceding EULA and b in the case of the replacement or modified SOFTWARE your use of all prior IV Click N Stitch Xtra versions ofthe SOFTWARE is terminated Storage Limitations The amount of storage space per user is limited Some files may not be processed due to space constraints You agree that GREAT NOTIONS is not responsible or liable for the deletion or failure to process files 3 TERMINATION Without prejudice to any other rights GREAT NOTIONS may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA GREAT NOTIONS may terminate this EULA by offering youa superceding EULA for the SOFTWARE or any replacement or modified version of or upgrade to the SOFTWARE and conditioning your continued use of the SOFTWARE or such replacement modified or upgraded version on your accep tance of such superceding EULA In addition GREAT NOTIONS may terminate this EULA by notifying you that your continued use of the SOFTWARE is prohibited In the event that GREAT NOTIONS terminates this EULA you must immediately stop using the SOFTWARE and destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and all of its component parts 4 CO
69. re Reg 1 Go to Start Click on Programs Click on Great Notions Click on Click N Stitch Xtra Welcome u x Registration Information First Last Name MI E Name Company Name Address City Zip Postal ST Province Country Phone Number Fax Email Address ie account provider com C Serial Number Reg Number 1032807654 Activation Code p amp dp Please enter your registration information for the following software Click N Stitch xtra You must complete this form in order to complete the installation process You must enter data into every field marked with an astrisk 4 to enable buttons The registration information box will appear Type in all of your information including the 15 digit serial number found on your CD case including the dashes Example 0000 00000000 000 Once all the registration information is entered there are five ways you may register your software Automatic Web Registration Website E mail Fax or Telephone 12 Click N Stitch Xtra Warning Once registration is complete and your software has been registered you cannot transfer registra tion to another person Activation codes will only be given to registered users of this software See the Warranty for more details Pay special attention to First Name MI Last Name and Serial Number Make sure there are no spaces before or after these f
70. rted auto EK digitizing images into cross stitch designs De 282 tailed descriptions of the functions and their use are found in the Cross Stitch Wizard section of this chapter 1 Click on the Cross Stitch icon as shown in Figure QSC 1 to activate the Cross Stitch Wizard Edel Chok N Stitch Kira aloj xj Figure QSC 1 Ready Sue Onn Poe dmm 5 0 Ged 2 Click the Select Image button as shown in Figure QSC 2 Cross Stitch Wizard p x Welcome to the Cross Stitch Wizard This Wizard helps you create automatically a Cross Stitch design from a ing vectors or a raster image file containing el S ml electi F l g u re Q S C E 2 ee by clicking the select image button es L Select Image Acquire Cross Stitch 8 7 3 Select the SmileyApple jpg file as shown in Figure QSC 3 The image file SmileyApple jpg can be found at C GN Bitmaps S 2 es es El if snake E TeddywTie Bf strawberrie ET Trophy ET Teapot LET TeddyBear Ef Teddywheart I ET Teddywovera llt Figure QSC 3 gt esl File name SmileyApple mileyApple Files of type Bitmap images z Cancel Image information Size pixels 583 x 769 Dimensions cm 400 6 00 Dpi 300 File size 55 9 KB IV Show preview Zi Notice the preview area in the right bottom corner of the Open image screen This will allow you to se
71. t You can click Back on any step in the process to Ss return to the previous step Ti 9 Stage 3 in the Wizard is Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of colors in the design and also change the stitching order Figure QSC 6 Cross Stitch 8 9 10 To change the sewing order of the colors listed simply click and hold the mouse button on the color you want to move and drag it to the position of another color In our example we want black to stitch last so click on color 4 A drag the mouse and release on color 8 B as shown in Figure QSC 6 ross Sti i Figure QSC 6 nu B Number of colors fe 4 7 Delete Reset al alal o val Preview 11 Click Next 12 Step 4 in the Wizard is Edit Image This screen allows you to take the design into any graphic editing software or with MS Paint as the program default je pe o dp dp oO m Cross Stitch O0 Click N Stitch Xtra Figure QSC 7 Step 13 through 17 is to demonstrate two key features of the Edit Image option the Fill tool and pencil in MS Paint 13 Click on the Edit Image button as shown in Figure QSC 7 and the design will load in MS Paint See the MS Paint chapter for detailed Besen pleNO of all the tools and features View drop down if you need to make the image larger Resizing will resize the image
72. t Cuff Silk Sweat Shirt Towel Velvet Vinyl Woven Fabrics T Shirt Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Max Grid Max Grid Max Grid Minimal Normal Diagonal Normal Diagonal Above Normal Diagonal Max Grid Very Light Very Light Normal Diagonal Max Grid amp Density Normal Diagonal Normal Large Diagonal Normal Diagonal Under Sewing Type of Under Sewing Stitch Count 12 214 10 564 7 801 6 692 12 150 10 310 10 611 7 883 10 430 7 801 7 883 7 801 11 753 11 085 8 627 7 801 8 743 9 692 13 667 12 229 6 576 10 462 9 692 Auto Digitizing 8 3 Click Finish and this will start the conversion to embroidery Once finished the digitized design will appear on the screen Depending on the bit image file and the speed of your computer the conversion from image to embroidery may take a few minutes Click N Stitch Xtra F Filel View Options Help alaj o slzia ala 2I Figure AD 28 O gt lt Digitzing mm je Ready Size 46x63 mm Pos 0x0 mm St 6059 Clrs 8 YW 84 Click N Stitch Xtra Digitzing O lt Cross Stitch 85 Cross Stitch Items found in this Section 1 A Quick Start Lesson 2 Cross Stitch Wizard je Fe pe o dp dp oO m O 86 Click N Stitch Xtra Quick Start Lesson ber This is a quick lesson to get your sta
73. ult they are always selected On Status Bar Figure GO 13 Ready Size 46x63 mm Pos Ox0mm St 5947 Chis 8 A Bottom of Screen Click View then Status Bar to add or remove the Status Bar options from the screen A checkmark denotes the toolbar Is active The Status Bar is the row found on the bottom of the active screen As a default they are always On ke Figure GO 14 Options Menu Hoop Size General Operations 33 Click Options then Hoop Size to select the brand of machine hoop size and hoop shape as shown in Figure GO 14 100x100 Bernina Deco PES 100 x100 BabyLock Brother PES 160 x 260 BabyLock Brother PES 130 x 180 BabyLock Brother PES 260 x 160 BabyLock Brother PES 160 x 130 BabyLock Brother PES 50x 50 Elna Kenm Jano SEW 80 x 70 ElnayKenm Jano SEW 122 x 88 Elna Kenm Jano SEW 140 x 200 Janome JEF 110x110 Janome JEF 80 x 80 Pfaff PCS 115x120 Pfaff PCS 3 5 x 3 5 Renaissance 5 5x 5 5 Renaissance 116 115 Renaissance x aj Width Height fi 00 fi 00 Hoop Shape C Round Square OK Cancel The workspace grid will increase or decrease in size to show the work area available for that particular machine and hoop size Each square of the grid equals 10 millimeteres by 10 millimeters 10mm x 10mm The design you select must fit within the work space 34 Click N Stitch Xtra Preferences Click Optio
74. will give the image more or less detail when converted to embroi dery The lower the number the more detail there will be within the finished embroidery The higher the number the less detail Figure AD 26 Auto Digitizing 77 Vectorized Image The result will be seen in the Vectorized Image window when using the Tolerance function as shown in Figure AD 27 Vectorized image Figure AD 27 I Fill background color area with stitches Click on a a nd color Setting Background Color Clicking on one of the colors within the image will set that color to the background color O lt Digitzing The background color will not sew unless you select Fill background color area with stitches If you do not want the background to generate stitches make sure the correct color is selected for the background before proceeding Remember any part of the design that is the same color as the background will not convert to stitches 78 Click N Stitch Xtra 5 J udgment In the fifth feature you will find Judgment This feature allows you to chose options that relate to your embroidery and how tt will digitize tting to be applied Settings Thread This contains the se for T SHIRT Metric 40 Figure AD 28 Lock stitch Never V Alway I Around trim lt Back Cancel Sequencing order In Sequencing order
75. your serial number kkkx xxXxxH KH to continue Cancel lt Back HEF InstallShield Wizard x Select Features Choose the features Setup will install Select the features you want to install clear the features you do not want to install Program Files 1554K System Files 13297 K Help Files 4049K Sample Bitmaps 3518K Destination Folder E Browse Space Required on C 24672 K Space Available on C 6456128 K Disk Space listallohreld lt Back Next gt Cancel InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Click N Stitch Xtra Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup lt Back Finish Bancel ook Figure Up 1 Installation Upgrade Users This section is only for those who are upgrading Click N Stitch to Click N Stitch Xtra Proceed to page 11 if you are not upgrading Insert the Click N Stitch Upgrade CD into your CD ROM drive You must have your original Click N Stitch software installed and activated before installing the Click N Stitch Xtra Upgrade You will then need to get an activation code for Click N Stitch Xtra by following the Registration instuctions immediately after this section

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