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Follow the steps below to open a design:
1. Select File->Open (Or, click on the Open tool on the Main toolbar).
2. Click on the Files of Type drop-down menu to choose the embroidery file type.
3. Click on the design you would like to open (if the design is not in the list, you may have to look in another folder).
4. Click on Open or double-click on the design.
Follow the steps below to save a design:
1. Select File->Open.
2. Open Earthday.ofm from the \Designs folder.
3. Select File->Save As.
4. The Save As dialog box is displayed.
5. Type a new filename.
6. Choose the file format from the Save as type drop-down menu.
7. Click on Save.
Follow the steps below to import a design:
1. Select File->Import.
2. The Import dialog box is displayed.
3. Click on the file format (if you do not know the file format, click on unknown).
4. Click on the Directory button (there must be a disk in the disk drive).
5. Select the design.
6. Click on Import or double-click the design.
Follow the steps below to export a design:
1. Select File->Export.
2. The Export dialog box is displayed.
3. Type the filename.
4. Choose the Embroidery format.
5. Click on the Export button (an embroidery format disk must be in the disk drive).
1. Open any design.
2. Select Tools->Options.
3. Click on the File Options tab.
4. Click in the Auto Save On checkbox to turn Auto Save off (or on).
5. Type a new interval amount in minutes, to Auto Save.
6. Click on OK.
1. Open any design.
2. Click the Print tool on the Main toolbar.
3. The Print dialog box is displayed.
4. Choose the parameters to print the designs.
5. Click on OK.
You can print a design in 3D view after pressing the "View Stitches in 3D" button , then print .
1. Open EDS IV.
2. Open Earthday.ofm from the\Designs folder.
3. Click on the Lettering tool .
4. Left click on the screen workspace (View Window) where you want the lettering text to appear (notice the arrow has an A attached to it).
5. Type the lettering parameters.
6. Click on OK.
7. The lettering will be inserted on the screen with the design.
8. Adjust as needed.
1. Open any design.
2. Click on the Insert File tool on the Main toolbar.
3. The Insert dialog box is displayed.
4. Look in the directory where the design is located.
5. Click on the design you want to insert.
6. Click on Open or double-click the design.
There are two ways to obtain the design status of your designs in EDS IV.
1. Select File->Open.
2. Open "Earthday.ofm" design from the \Designs folder.
3. Select View->Properties.
4. The Design Properties dialog box comes up.
5. Click on the Status tab.
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1. Select File->Open.
2. Open "Earthday.ofm" design from the \Designs folder.
3. Right-click on the design name in the Project View tab.
4. Choose Properties from the pop-up menu.
5. Click on the Status tab.
1. Open any design.
2. Click on the Notes tool on the Main toolbar.
3. Type the notes for your design.
4. EDS IV automatically defaults to Word Pad for your notes. (You can change this to use any Windows application.)
5. The notes will be saved to any design that uses an .ofm file extension.
Once you have saved notes to your designs, you will see a picture of the notes tool added to the top level project in the project view.
There are many ways to scale your designs. Please follow the exercises below to see just a few.
1. Select File->Open.
2. Open the "Earthday.ofm" design from the \Designs folder.
3. Using the right mouse button, right-click the design name in the Project View tab.
4. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
5. Click on the Scale tab.
6. Enter a percentage scale or specify the design size by typing the design measurement.
7. If scaling proportionally, check the Proportional check box and type a horizontal size only.
8. Click on OK (or the Apply button).
OR
1. Select File->Open.
2. Open "Earthday.ofm" design from the \Designs folder.
3. Select View->Select Entire Design.
4. To scale the design proportionally, click and drag on any of the four corner handles.
5. To scale the design in the X or Y position only, click and drag on the black handles in between the corners.
To rotate the entire design, following the exercises below:
1. Select File->Open.
2. Open "Earthday.ofm" design from the \Designs folder.
3. Using the right mouse button, right-click the design name in the Project View tab.
4. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
5. Click on the Position Tab.
6. Type the desired rotation amount in degrees.
7. Click on OK (or the Apply button).
OR
1. Select File->Open.
2. Open "Earthday.ofm" design from the \Designs folder.
3. Right-click the design name in the Project View tab.
4. Select Select Entire Design from the pop-up menu.
5. Right click anywhere on the design in the window.
6. Choose Rotate/Transform from the pop-up menu.
8. You will now see a box with a green arrow.
9. Click and drag the green rotation arrow.
10. To move the anchor point, click and drag with the left mouse button to place the center green box anywhere on the design.
11. Once you have placed the center rotation, click and drag the green arrow in the direction you would like to rotate (this is used as the pivot point of rotation).
Before you save or send the design to the machine to sew, you will need to Center the design.
1. Open any design.
2. Click on the Center Design tool on the Input toolbar.
3. Your design will be centered, and now you can save or sew.
Note: The design will not move on the screen if it was already in the center.
1. Open any design.
2. Select View->Redraw Speed.
3. From the pop-up menu choose a redraw speed from 1-9, 9 being the slowest.