Janome Digitizer Pro:MB 3.0 Sewing Machine Instruction Manual

Embroidery Software
JANOME DigitizerPro
JANOME Digitizer MB*
*Requires a Digitizer MB dongle
V3.0
EasyDesign & EasyEdit
Instruction
Book
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any images, animations, text and applications incorporated into the JANOME Embroidery
Software), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of JANOME Embroidery
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Embroidery Software like any other copyrighted material. You may not copy the printed
materials accompanying JANOME Embroidery Software.
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AccuSoft Corporation.
Limited Warranty
Except with respect to the REDISTRIBUTABLES, which are provided ‘as is’ without warranty
of any kind, Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘JANOME’)
warrants that the Software Media and accompanying documentation are free from defects
in materials and workmanship, and that JANOME Embroidery Software will perform
substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of ninety
(90) days from the date of receipt. Some states and jurisdictions do not allow limitations on
duration of an implied warranty, so the above limitation may not apply to you. To the extent
allowed by applicable law, implied warranties on the JANOME Embroidery Software are
limited to ninety (90) days.
Limitation of Liability
JANOME’s liability under the warranty shall be limited to the cost of the Software Media and
Documentation. Under no circumstances shall JANOME be liable for any consequential,
incidental, or indirect damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
profit, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising
out of the use or inability to use the JANOME Embroidery Software. In no event will JANOME
be similarly liable to any other party.
Note
The screen illustrations in this publication are intended to be representations, not exact
duplicates of the screen layouts generated by the software. Similarly, design samples are
representative of processes and procedures only. They may or may not be packaged with
your particular version of the software.
Customer Remedies
JANOME’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at JANOME’s
option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the JANOME
Embroidery Software that does not meet JANOME’s Limited Warranty and that is returned
to JANOME with a proof of purchase within the warranty period.
Any replacement JANOME Embroidery Software will be warranted for the remainder of the
original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer.
Rev 3 June 2009

1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to JANOME Embroidery Software, the

leading software application for home
embroidery use. JANOME Embroidery Software
software is a Windows-based product
incorporating many of the conventions with
which most PC users are already familiar.
If you are new to JANOME Embroidery Software, About JANOME Embroidery

you’ll be pleased with its flexible digitizing Software
capabilities, the ease with which you can create
and edit designs, and how simple it is to add or
create your own lettering. However, before you There are two products within the software:
begin working with the product, read the EasyDesign and EasyEdit. These are described
Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing. This chapter below.
presents an overview of the basic concepts of
digitizing with JANOME Embroidery Software and EasyDesign
provides you with important guidelines on how to EasyDesign uses an ‘object-oriented’ approach to
use this software to achieve the best results. embroidery design, by saving shapes as outlines
You should also familiarize yourself with Basic that can generate stitches automatically, based on
Procedures. Here you will learn how to start the preset object details. Embroidery objects can be
application, create or open a design, print designs, resized, reshaped and transformed as individual
and how to use some of the essential tools and elements within a single design, with stitches
features that JANOME Embroidery Software re-generating automatically after every change.
provides. EasyDesign lets you create new designs from
scratch, combine existing designs and quickly
convert bitmap images into a design. It also
Note Use the procedure outlined in the System provides a range of fonts and lettering features for
Setup chapter to install JANOME Embroidery adding monograms and creative lettering to your
Software software on your computer as new. designs. With EasyDesign you can:
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book 2
Chapter 1 Introduction
Create a new design Save files in a number of file formats, including

Create embroidery objects using the digitizing the standard JEF and SEW formats.
tools
Automatically create embroidery objects using
the Click-to-Design and Click-to-Stitch Printed documentation
Use the image preparation tools to prepare
bitmap images ready for use as templates DigitizerPro provides you with a number of ways to
Add lettering and create monograms, using access information about the software and how to
different fonts and creative effects use it. With your DigitizerPro installation CD you
Insert or scan in an image to ‘trace’ a new will have received the following printed
design documentation:
Resize, reshape, mirror and rotate individual
objects in the design Instruction Book
Travel through the design to view the stitching A printed DigitizerPro Instruction Book (Full Kit
sequence only) contains hundreds of step-by-step
View or print out information sheets about your instructions together with samples and screen
design, detailing the number of stitches and images. These are intended to be used as a
colors it uses reference, not a tutorial. The manual documents
Create special effects, such as appliqué, objects the following product components: EasyDesign,
with holes and feathered edging EasyEdit and Design Gallery.
Select different stitch types to fill or outline a
shape
Set up and change object values Warning Screen illustrations in the user
Vary the angle of stitching documentation are intended to be representations,
not exact duplicates of the screen layouts
Change the stitching sequence
generated by the software. Procedural descriptions
Split the stitch blocks to separate parts of a
may be at slight variance from particular
design
installations depending on which default system
Load and view designs from your hard disk, settings are activated.
CD-ROM or floppy disk. These can be designs
from another embroidery software package
Save files in a number of file formats, including Onscreen information
the standard JAN format.
EasyEdit Onscreen documentation is provided in two

EasyEdit is based on the traditional embroidery formats – HTML Onscreen Help and Adobe Acrobat.
format, where an entire design is a single object,
Release Notes
made up of individual stitches. EasyEdit lets you
take a stitch-based design, and resize or transform The Release Notes are included as part of the
it as a whole, or modify individual stitches for software installation and can be accessed via the
subtle changes and fine-tuning. With EasyEdit you Help menu. They provide direct links to the
can: relevant sections of the Onscreen Instruction
Book.
Open an existing design
Select and edit individual stitches Onscreen Manual
Split the stitch blocks to separate parts of a
The Instruction Book is also included as part of the
design
software installation and can be accessed via the
Cut, copy, duplicate and paste stitch blocks
Help menu.
Resize, mirror and rotate stitch blocks
Travel through the design to view stitching Onscreen Help
sequence
Onscreen Help provides quick access to general
Load and view designs from your hard disk, information on EasyDesign and EasyEdit features
CD-ROM or floppy disk. These can be designs and step-by-step instructions.
from another embroidery software package
Viewing onscreen information

Onscreen documentation can be accessed from the Try this! For comprehensive information about using
JANOME Embroidery Software Programs folder or the application, refer to the Adobe Reader Help menu.
from the Help menu in JANOME Embroidery
Software. You can read it with Adobe Acrobat™ Using onscreen help
Reader. Quickly search for the information you
need using standard Adobe Acrobat™ Reader Onscreen Help can be accessed from the Help
features. menu in JANOME Embroidery Software.
To view information onscreen To use the onscreen help
1 Open JANOME Embroidery Software and select the 1 Select Help > Help Topics.
help menu The EasyDesign Help window opens.
JANOME Embroidery Software Release Notes. 2 Click Contents to display the main list of topics.
2 Select the required document to open it in Adobe Topics are grouped under high-level headings with
Reader. ‘book’ icons.
3 Double-click a book to view the list of topics, then
Fit in Window
double-click a topic.
Actual Size Fit Width Zoom dropdown
Alternatively, click Find and enter keywords to search
on a specific subject.
Linking to the JANOME website

You can access sales and support information
about the products easily from within the software.
To link to the JANOME website

Select Help > JANOME Web Page. You are directly
connected to the JANOME homepage at:
http://www.janome.com/
Note You must have a correctly configured web

browser on your system together with web access.
Bookmarks Paging settings
Page turning controls
3 Select the topic you want by clicking on its ‘Bookmark’. Conventions used in the manual
4 Change the view magnification in any of the following
ways: This manual adopts the following conventions:
Click the Actual Size, or Fit in Window, or Fit
Width buttons. Commands
Select the Zoom In tool, then click anywhere on the Commands on a submenu are referred to by both
page – each click increases the magnification. the submenu and command name. For example
Click the Reader Zoom dropdown and select a the Select All command in the Edit menu is
setting – try 200% if you want to look closely at referred to as Edit > Select All.
screen diagrams.
5 Use the page turning controls at the bottom of the Dialog boxes
window to scroll backwards and forwards through the
Dialog boxes are referred to as ‘dialogs’ and are
book or return to previous views.
shown in the manual only if they provide important
information on using JANOME Embroidery
Software. The screen images provided are
intended to be representations, not exact
duplicates of the layouts generated by the

software.
Mouse conventions
Instruction Symbol Action

Click [ Click the left mouse button.
Right-click ] Click the right mouse button.
Double-click . Click the mouse button twice
without moving the mouse.
Shift-click V + [ Hold down Shift and click a
mouse button.
Click OK [ or j Click OK with the mouse or press
the Enter key on the keyboard to
complete the action.
Keyboard conventions
Shortcut Description
C + S While holding down the Control key
(Ctrl), press the lowercase letter S key.
C + V + H While holding down the Control key
(Ctrl), press Shift and the H key.
For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, refer to the
Quick Reference Guide.
5
Chapter 2
System Setup
This chapter covers steps necessary to set up a new

JANOME Embroidery Software system on your PC. You
will also need to connect peripheral devices for use
with JANOME Embroidery Software including, of
course, your embroidery machine. Different devices
are set up in different ways – some in Windows, via
the Control Panel, others within JANOME Embroidery
Software itself. For instructions on connecting devices
to your computer and setting up in Windows, see the
documentation for the device as well as your Microsoft
Windows documentation.
Installation checklist Step 5: Connect your machine to the PC. See

Supported machine models and memory cards for
details.
Use the following as a checklist of all necessary
steps to follow when installing and configuring your Step 6: If you are a new user, read carefully
new JANOME Embroidery Software software. through the introductory chapters in the onscreen
Instruction Book provided with your JANOME
Step 1: Make sure your system meets the Embroidery Software installation pack.
minimum requirements. See Minimum
requirements for JANOME Embroidery Software for Step 7: Both new and existing users should
details. read through the onscreen Release Notes for an
understanding of new and improved features in
Step 2: When installing JANOME Embroidery this software release. You can access the onscreen
Software, read through all necessary installation Release Notes through the Help menu of your
steps carefully before getting started. JANOME Embroidery Software installation.
Step 3: When the installation is complete, you

will be prompted to restart your computer. Minimum requirements for
JANOME Embroidery Software
Step 4: Attach your security dongle only when
prompted. If you have an existing version of the
software and have been provided with a new To install JANOME Embroidery Software software
‘upgrade dongle’, attach your old dongle as well. on your computer, it must meet the following
See System security for details. system requirements:
Chapter 2 System Setup
Component Recommended
CPU 1 Ghz 32-bit (x86) processor
Operating System Windows® XP® SP2 or later or
Windows® Vista®
Internet Browser † MS I.E. 7 or above
Memory (RAM) 1GB or higher
Hard Drive 40 GB or higher
Free Disk Space 1 GB
Monitor 15" or larger for on-screen
digitizing
Graphics Card 128Mb or higher
(non-integrated)
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels
JANOME Embroidery Software Full Kit is shipped
CD-ROM Drive Any late model drive with a USB security dongle. Each dongle has a
Machine Connection Optional unique serial number and identity code so your
Scanner, Printer, Plotter Optional system can be uniquely recognized. The security
Connection device plugs into a USB port on your computer. If
your computer does not have a USB port, you will
Dongle Connection Dedicated USB port
need to install a USB card. Parallel port dongles are
Mouse Serial, PS/2 or USB not supported.
Sound Card Recommended for training
material
† Internet connection required by certain parts of the system as Warning The dongle is the most important and
well as for access to product information and online support. valuable part of your system and should be treated
with care. Always store it in a safe place when not
in use. The dongle is guaranteed against defects in
Adobe Acrobat Reader material and workmanship – under normal use and
As well as the JANOME Embroidery Software service when properly installed – for a period of 90
software itself, you will require a recent version of days from the date of delivery. If it is faulty, it may
Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download Acrobat be exchanged. If it is physically damaged, return it
Reader from the Adobe website. to your distributor and a replacement can be
purchased. However, in case of loss or theft, you
will need to purchase an entire JANOME
Warning You need to log on with Administrator Embroidery Software replacement system. For this
level rights in order to install the software. reason, you should consider insuring your dongle.
Upgrading dongles
System security If you are upgrading from an earlier version of
JANOME Digitizer software, you will need to
upgrade the previous dongle using the ‘upgrade
JANOME Embroidery Software is controlled by a
dongle’ from the Upgrade Kit. Follow the dongle
security device or ‘dongle’ attached to the
upgrade process after the computer is rebooted in
computer. The software will not work properly if
order to transfer serial number and identity code
the dongle is unplugged from the computer while
from the old dongle to the new. While JANOME
JANOME Embroidery Software is open. In this
Embroidery Software now only uses USB dongles,
event, the application may hang or crash and any
you can upgrade from older-style parallel dongles
open files may be corrupted.
as well as older USB dongles. See Installing
JANOME Embroidery Software Upgrade for details.
Uninstalling previous versions of the Be aware of any messages from your firewall
software software (standard in Windows XP) requesting you
to block access to any components of the installing
If you are upgrading from a previous version of
software. DO NOT block any of the components.
JANOME Digitizer software – e.g. Digitizer 2000 or
Digitizer 10000 – you are advised to remove any 2 Rename your current C:\Embroidery Album folder.
earlier versions after installing JANOME This will prevent possible loss of any current designs
Embroidery Software. This gives you the option of you may have.
merging user-defined settings from any previous 3 Insert the JANOME Embroidery Software Installation
version into the current installation. Use the CD-ROM.
Uninstall program under the Windows Start A Welcome screen is displayed.
menu or Add/Remove Programs from the
Windows Control Panel.
Installing JANOME Embroidery

Software Upgrade
Use the procedure outlined below to install

JANOME Embroidery Software software on your
computer as an upgrade to an existing installation.
When upgrading from a previous version of
JANOME Digitizer software such as Digitizer 2000
or Digitizer 10000, you are advised to remove any
earlier versions after installing JANOME JANOME
Embroidery Software. This gives you the option of
merging user-defined settings from any previous
version into the current installation. 4 Click Next.
The License Agreement appears.
5 Read the license agreement. Click Print as required.
Note With your upgrade kit, you will have The Next button remains grayed out until the ‘I accept
received an ‘upgrade dongle’. You will need to the terms of the license agreement’ option is selected.
follow the dongle upgrade process after the 6 Click Next to proceed.
computer is rebooted in order to transfer serial
The Customize screen appears.
number and identity code from the old dongle to
the new. Attach your new ‘upgrade dongle’
together with your old JANOME dongle only when
prompted upon re-booting your computer after
software installation. See also Installation
checklist.
To install a JANOME Embroidery Software

Upgrade
1 Close all Windows programs but leave Windows
running.
This includes Digitizer 10000 software or any
precursor to JANOME Embroidery Software
software.
Disable any virus scanning software you might be
running in the background.
7 Choose whether to install for anyone using the
computer or for yourself only and click Next.
The Select Directory screen appears. By default, the Component Description

JANOME Embroidery Software software is installed in
the C:\Program Files\Janome\Digitizer\ folder. The Samples Sample embroidery designs and
default design folder is C:\Embroidery Album. images – installed to the Embroidery
8 Click Next to accept the defaults or click Change to Album folder on your hard drive.
choose or create a different folder for the software Release An electronic (onscreen) set of
installation. Notes Release Notes – accessible via the
The Select Components screen appears. Help menu.
Extra In the multilingual version, extra
Languages languages are available. If onscreen
documents are available in the same
language(s) you select here – e.g.
Japanese – these will be installed
automatically. If documents are not
available in your selected languages,
English documents will be installed.
After installation, you can switch
between languages using the Switch
Language utility in the Program folder.
Note Total available space is automatically detected

and displayed. This updates automatically depending
on items selected.
9 Select the components to install: 10 Click Next.
When one or more earlier versions of the software are
Component Description detected, the Select Version screen appears. This
gives you the option of merging user-defined settings
Embroidery Main JANOME JANOME Embroidery from any previous version into the current installation.
Software Software product.
Design The Design Gallery design browser
Gallery application.
Onscreen Context-sensitive help – to invoke, use
Help the F1 function key or click Help in the
dialog boxes.
Instruction An electronic (onscreen) Instruction
Book Book – accessible via the Help menu.
Note This will ensure that your embroidery machines

and other peripheral devices set up earlier will continue
to work after the new installation.
11 Select whether to merge versions and click Next.
The Ready to Install screen appears.
12 Click Install.
Upon successful installation of the software and any

additional Windows files that need updating, the To modify an existing JANOME Embroidery
Installation Complete screen appears. Software installation
13 Click Finish.
1 Close all Windows programs but leave Windows
The computer will be rebooted and you will be
running.
prompted to attach both old and new dongles.
2 Insert the JANOME Embroidery Software Installation
CD-ROM.
If JANOME Embroidery Software software is already
installed on the computer, the following Welcome
screen will appear.
14 Click OK.
Upon detecting the new dongle, a Setup Complete
screen appears. A JANOME Embroidery Software
program group is included in the Start menu.
Corresponding shortcut icons are placed on the

Windows Desktop. 3 Choose the option you require – Modify, Repair,
15 Use the Uninstall program under the Windows Start Remove – and click Next.
menu or Add/Remove Programs from the Windows If you choose to modify or repair your current
Control Panel to remove any earlier versions on your installation, the Select Components screen will
system. appear.
Note The uninstall process may leave some files in the

old JANOME Digitizer folder. You should manually
delete this folder and its contents using Windows
Explorer.
Modifying an existing JANOME

Embroidery Software installation
Whether you are updating your current JANOME

Embroidery Software software or wanting to
uninstall it, you follow the same procedure. When
you run the installation program again, it will
automatically detect if there is an existing copy of
JANOME Embroidery Software on your system and 4 Select the components to install or remove:
give you to option to modify, repair or remove it.
9 Upon detecting the dongle, a Setup Complete screen

Component Description appears.
JANOME Main JANOME Embroidery Software
Embroidery
Software
product.
Connecting to your machine
Design The Design Gallery design browser
Gallery application. Once you have successfully installed and tested
Onscreen Context-sensitive help – to invoke, use your JANOME Embroidery Software software, you
Help the F1 function key or click Help in the can attach your machine to your computer. To
dialog boxes. connect supported machines to a PC, you need to
Instruction An electronic (onscreen) Instruction use a USB cable connected to your PC USB port.
Book Book – accessible via the Help menu. See your machine manual for details on connecting
to computer.
Samples Sample embroidery designs and
images – installed to the Embroidery
Album folder on your hard drive. Supported machine models and memory
Release An electronic (onscreen) set of cards
Notes Release Notes – accessible via the
JANOME Embroidery Software gives you the option
Help menu.
of sending designs directly to machine or to
Extra In the multilingual version, extra memory card. The option you choose depends, in
Languages languages are available. If onscreen part, on the machine you are using.
documents are available in the same
language(s) you select here – e.g.
Japanese – these will be installed Note Before design files are sent to machine, they
automatically. If documents are not
are automatically converted to JEF stitch file
available in your selected languages,
format.
English documents will be installed.
After installation, you can switch Supported machine models
between languages using the Switch
Language utility in the Program folder. JANOME Embroidery Software supports the
following machine models:
Note Total available space is automatically detected

and displayed. This updates automatically depending
on items selected.
5 Click Next.
The Ready to Install screen appears.
6 Click Install.
Upon successful installation of the software and any
additional Windows files that need updating, the
Installation Complete screen appears.
7 Click Finish. The computer will be rebooted and you
will be prompted to attach your dongle.
MC11000, MC10001, and MC10000 machines
can be connected by cable directly to your PC.
See Connecting to your machine for details.
MC10000 V2.2 or earlier machines must be
upgraded to Version 2.21. Visit our website at
http://www.janome.com/ to download the
necessary upgrade.
The MC9700, MC9500, MC300E and MC350E
8 Click OK. machines do not support direct connection but
they do read ATA PC cards. MC350E also
supports USB sticks.
The MC200E machine does not support direct

connection but the machine does read USB To link your PC by USB cable
sticks.
The MB-4 machine supports direct connection. 1 Turn on your PC and sewing machine.
You can download designs to the machine’s 2 Connect the Type A connector to the PC and the
internal memory, or to an ATA Card or USB stick Type B connector to the sewing machine.
attached to the machine. Direct connection for
the MB-4 machine is, however, only available in
the JANOME Digitizer MB product level.
JANOME Embroidery Software is able to
automatically detect which type of supported
machine is currently connected to the PC USB port.
The Machine menu items are determined by the
type of machine connected to the PC. If no Type B
machine is detected, all menu items will be grayed connector
out. Your distributor will advise you about
supported machine types. See also Sending
designs to machine.
Supported memory cards

Besides USB connection, you can write to ATA PC
card – ‘Flash Memory’ – in a similar way as you USB cable
(12 Mb/s)
would save to floppy disk. The ATA PC card is a Type A
PCMCIA standard PC memory card that is used for connector
storing designs in JEF format to be read/written
from/to machine. The ATA PC card is designated as
a drive in your computer. The drive designation Note Do not turn the PC or sewing machine off before
may become E: or F: or some other letter. After setup is complete.
writing your design, you simply insert the card into 3 Install the USB driver for the sewing machine.
the ATA PC card slot of your machine (if
supported), and read the design.
Note This setup procedure is only necessary on first
usage. The cable can be disconnected with the power
Note If your computer is a laptop, there may be a on or off.
slot where you can insert the ATA PC card and its
adapter directly. If you have desktop computer,
you may need an ATA PC card reader/writer Installing USB drivers for direct
connected to a USB port. connection
USB memory sticks
The USB drivers for XP/Vista are included on your
The latest machine models can read from and write
JANOME Embroidery Software Installation CD. You
to USB memory sticks. These are very convenient
need to install them when connecting your
portable memory devices which can hold large
machine to PC. The Hardware Wizard automatically
amounts of data in a small ‘stick’.
searches for the correct drivers and guides you
through the process.
Linking your PC by USB cable
All the supported Windows operating systems To install a USB driver for direct connection
support the use of a USB cable to connect a
supported machine directly to your PC, provided 1 Connect your machine to the computer with the USB
your PC has a USB port installed. cable and turn both on.
The computer will search for new hardware and prompt
you to install a device driver.
The following dialog appears when installation is

complete.
2 Select No to the Windows Update and click Next.
5 Click Finish to close and restart your computer.
Setting up scanners
Use Image > Scanner Setup to setup scanners.
JANOME Embroidery Software supports

TWAIN-compatible scanners.
Note Peripheral devices can be connected to your

3 Select the automatic installation options, insert your
installation CD into the CD ROM drive, and click Next. computer via serial ports, parallel ports, a
specialized network card or an ethernet network.
The installation will search for a suitable device driver
and prompt you to choose if it finds more than one copy
on your system. To set up scanners
1 Connect the scanner using the accompanying
instructions.
2 Set it up in Windows using the accompanying
instructions and/or the Microsoft Windows
documentation.
3 Start JANOME Embroidery Software.
4 Select Image > Scanner Setup.
The Select Source dialog opens displaying a list of
scanner drivers loaded on your computer.
Note The MC11000 (Jsmc860 Device) drivers are

copied to the hard drive when the software is installed
and don’t actually require the installation CD. The
MC10001 machine requires the installation CD while 5 Select the scanning driver to use, then click Select.
the Wizard is running in order for the (Jsmc850 Device)
drivers to be installed.
4 Choose an option and click Next to start installing.
Note If you have trouble with scanning after re-starting

JANOME Embroidery Software, there may be a conflict
with previously installed scanner drivers. Re-install
JANOME Embroidery Software and test the scanner. If
the selected scanner driver does not work in JANOME
Embroidery Software, select another scanner driver
from the list. There are usually two installed for each
scanner.
Calibrating the monitor
You need to calibrate your monitor so that designs

at 1:1 scale appear at real size. Do this when you
first install EasyDesign or whenever you change
your monitor.
To calibrate the monitor

1 Select Setup > Screen Calibration.
The Screen Calibration dialog opens.
Measure
height
Measure width
2 Measure the height and width of the dialog box.

3 Enter the measurement in the Width and Height
fields.
4 Click OK to confirm.
14
Chapter 3
Introduction to
Embroidery Digitizing
JANOME Embroidery Software provides embroiderers with a fast, flexible way

of creating and editing embroidery designs. This section provides an overview
of the embroidery digitizing process as it applies to JANOME Embroidery
Software.
Planning designs Artwork

Artwork in both ‘bitmap’ and ‘vector’ formats can
be inserted, pasted or scanned into EasyDesign for
Good embroidery quality starts with good design.
use as digitizing templates or ‘backdrops’. Unless
You then need a good quality machine to stitch it
you are an experienced digitizer, do not use
out. But then you need to use the correct fabric,
artwork which is complicated. Possible sources for
threads, backings, tensions, and so on. Keep the
suitable artwork include:
following points in mind.
books of embroidery patterns and children’s
Design looks Details are story books
good – shapes, clearly
colors, balance defined
printed table cloths or tea towels
business cards, post cards and wrapping paper
clip art libraries of your word processing or
graphics program
Stitches are Stitches are
angled to neat, smooth Internet or CD clipart libraries
match shapes and even samples in the EasyDesign C:\Embroidery
Album folder
Shapes are Shapes are original artwork – e.g. children’s drawings.
filled with stitched
correct fill and correctly – no
outline stitches unwanted gaps Try this! Be sure to check the copyright for any
Lettering is clear and images you do not create yourself. If unsure,
easy to read
contact the company and seek permission to use.
The stitched-out design should also have the
Design shapes and stitching sequence
following characteristics:
Before digitizing, you need to analyze and plan
The design stitches out efficiently on the design shapes and stitching sequence carefully.
machine. Design shapes need to be clearly defined to make
The fabric has not puckered around the stitched them easy to embroider. The best shapes have
areas. relatively constant width, with smooth edges, no
The design is free of loose ends. sharp turns and no small, protruding details. The
design sequence defines the stitching sequence, or
Chapter 3 Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing
order in which shapes are stitched out. Of course Selecting objects

you can always change the sequence to improve JANOME Embroidery
the stitchout – for example, to minimize color Software EasyDesign
changes. Details should be stitched last. provides various ways
to select the objects
that comprise an
3 4 embroidery design. You
can select all objects to
modify the design as a
whole, or individual
1 2
objects for more precise
modification. See Selecting Objects for details.
Viewing designs
EasyDesign provides
details last numerous ways to view
5 an embroidery design.
You can show or hide
needle penetration points
Digitizing embroidery and connectors. Zoom in
on an area to see more
design detail or even
Designs created in EasyDesign are composed of individual stitches. Pan Normal view
‘embroidery objects’. They are called ‘objects’ across a design to view
because they are discrete entities which can be parts that are not
manipulated independently of each other. Each currently visible and use
object has certain defining properties or the Overview Window to
‘characteristics’ such as color, size, position, and so view a thumbnail of the
on. The most important property of an embroidery design. See Viewing
object is its stitch type. design elements for
Digitizing consists of turning the basic shapes of a details.
design into embroidery objects. Different tools are Use grid lines to help
suited to different shapes. You can digitize them accurately align or size Visualizer
manually by marking reference points along an embroidery objects. You
outline, or by using ‘smart’ tools which transform can show or hide the grid.
shapes automatically into embroidery objects. See Displaying the grid for details.
Stitches are automatically calculated from design View completed designs in Visualizer. View the
outlines and properties. They are regenerated stitching sequence by ‘traveling’ through your
whenever you press Enter. This means you can design by stitches, colors or objects. See Traveling
scale, transform and reshape JANOME Embroidery through designs for details.
Software designs without affecting stitch density or
quality.
Input methods
Depending on the shape and stitching you require,

you use a different ‘input method’ or ‘tool’ to enter
‘reference points’. Input methods determine
whether stitching is an outline, a column of curving
stitches, or a fill of parallel stitches. Methods in
EasyDesign include Run Line, Turning Angle
Fill, Border, and Parallel Fill.
Column of varying width Satin Fill creates a glossy, high-quality effect. It is

(Turning Angle Fill) well suited to stitching narrow shapes or ‘columns’,
where each stitch traverses the width of the
Large irregular shape column. See Creating satin fills for details.
(Parallel Fill) Weave Fill stitch consists
Narrow column of rows of run stitches
(Border) and is suitable for filling
large, irregular shapes.
Detail (Run Line)
You can select from many
attractive Weave Fill
Use the Run Line tool to digitize lines of single or patterns. Generally the
triple run stitching. Run Line places a single row default size and spacing
of run stitches along a digitized line. Triple Run will produce the best
Line repeats each stitch three (or more) times for results, but you may like
a thicker line. See Digitizing lines for details. to change the stitch
angle. See Creating weave fills for details.
Use Turning Angle Fill to digitize columns of
varying width and stitch angle. Digitized pairs of Embossed Fill is a decorative
reference points define the outline, while lines fill stitch in which the needle
connecting the pairs define the stitch angles. See penetrations form a tiled
Digitizing columns of varying width for details. pattern. Select from a wide
variety of available patterns.
Use Border to digitize columns of constant width. See Creating embossed fills
It is typically used for digitizing borders and for details.
outlines of larger shapes. You can digitize columns
to create thick lines or borders. Border is typically
used with Satin stitch. Use the Parallel Fill tool to Note In EasyDesign, use the
digitize large and irregular shapes. Most shapes Run Line method to digitize lines of single run
can be digitized with this tool. By digitizing stitching. Run Line is both a stitch type and an
boundaries within Parallel Fill objects, you can ‘input method’. See Digitizing lines for details.
create filled objects with holes. See Digitizing
complex shapes with fixed stitch angles for details.
Thread colors and thread charts
Stitch types
When you digitize, you select thread colors for
each object you create from the Color Chart. New
There are three basic stitch types available with objects are digitized using the selected color.
embroidery machines – Run Line, Satin and JANOME Embroidery Software lets you manage the
Weave Fill. Everything else is a variant of these. thread colors in your Color Chart. Select from a
The stitch type you use depends on the object wide range of commercial thread charts. In
shape, size and the effect you want to achieve. See JANOME Embroidery Software, you can set the
Outline & Fill Stitches for details. color inside the hoop to match the color of the
fabric you intend to stitch out on. Background
colors are treated as design details and are saved
with the design. See Thread Colors for details.
Weave Fill for large
shapes
Embossed Fill for

effects
Satin for narrow

shapes
Artwork that is not in digital format needs to be

scanned correctly to produce good quality images.
Before using bitmaps for automatic digitizing, you
1 must prepare them using the EasyDesign artwork
preparation tools. See Preparing Images for
2 Automatic Digitizing for details.
3
Automatic digitizing
You need to decide how many different thread The Click-to-Stitch

colors to use and the sequence in which they will tools are useful for
be stitched. When you digitize, you select thread quickly creating
colors from the Color Chart. Wherever possible, embroidery objects
simplify the design to reduce the number of color from images that do
changes. Always start with the shapes at the back not require particular
and work your way forward, layer by layer. artistic effects or
embroidery-specific
knowledge. This in turn
Digitizing with artwork frees you to spend
more time on the
artistic or inherently
There are two broad categories of artwork file, complicated areas of
both of which can be imported into EasyDesign for your designs. See
use as digitizing backdrops: Digitizing images with
Bitmap images: These consist of colored dots Click-to-Stitch for
or pixels. When you zoom in on a small area, the details.
outlines become jagged and appear as a series Click-to-Design automatically converts artwork
of pixels. to fully digitized embroidery with little or no
Vector images: These consist of outlines intervention. Various forms of artwork can be used
which may be colored and may have colored – both bitmap and vector – and various levels of
fills. Vector images are automatically converted user ‘assists’ applied to the process. See Digitizing
into bitmap images when they are imported into images automatically with Click-to-Design for
EasyDesign. details.
To create good quality embroidery, you need to
choose suitable artwork of either format. For both
manual and automatic digitizing purposes, ‘clean’
artwork with a limited number of solid colors and
well-defined outlines work best.
Use Photo Click to create embroidery from

photographs or other images, color or grayscale.
Photo Click designs consist of rows of stitches of
Bitmap image scaled and Areas recolored and
background removed – ready outlines improved – ready varying spacing. The effect resembles the output
for manual digitizing for automatic digitizing of a line printer. See Creating embroidery from
photographs for details.
Modifying designs also access some of these functions using the

popup menu. See Arranging and Transforming
Objects for details.
When you have digitized your
design you can modify it as a
whole, edit individual objects Note The scalability and stitching quality of a
or even individual stitches. design ultimately depend on its original source.
EasyDesign lets you add to Only native JAN designs contain the complete set
designs quickly by of design information required for 100% perfect
duplicating and copying scaling and transformation. See Embroidery design
existing objects. It also lets formats for details.
you combine designs by
inserting the contents of one Reshaping and editing objects
file into another. See JANOME Embroidery
Combining objects and designs for details. Software lets you
modify object shapes
by means of control
Note Before modifying any design, a good points. These vary
practice is to save a copy under a new name and slightly with the
keep the original in case you want to discard your object type. For some
changes and start again. objects, you can also
Stitching sequence usually occurs in the order in change control points
which the design was digitized. However, you can from corner points to
change this by a variety of methods. The curves. Stitch angle
Resequence List provides a sequential list of lines and entry and
objects grouped by object or color. It provides an exit markers all
easy way to resequence selected objects and color appear around selected objects. Stitch angle
blocks. See Resequencing designs for details. adjustments depend on the type of object you are
working with. With some objects you can set a
stitch angle for the entire object. With others, you
can adjust the turning stitch angles. You can also
change the stitch entry and exit points of individual
objects. This is useful in order to reduce the
number of travel runs connecting adjoining
objects. See Reshaping and Editing Objects for
details.
Editing stitches
With JANOME Embroidery
Arranging and transforming objects Software EasyDesign
You can change the stitches are automatically
position, size and generated from design
orientation of objects in a outlines and properties. This
design by moving, means you can scale,
scaling and transforming transform and reshape
them. Group objects JANOME Embroidery
together to apply a Software designs without
change to them all at affecting stitch density or
once, or lock them to quality.
avoid unintentional The JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit
modification. You can application allows you to work with traditional
modify objects directly stitch-based designs in the SEW or JEF format.
on-screen or by changing Using EasyEdit, you can fine-tune your designs
their settings. You can without having to convert them into JAN format.
EasyEdit lets you edit individual stitches. You sufficient pull compensation together with a
simply select them like any other object and move suitable underlay for the combination of cover
the needlepoint position as required. You may need stitch type, object type, object shape and fabric.
to do this particularly when working with ‘stitch’ Most designs use the ‘Normal’ template, but you
files which do not contain design outline data. See can create and use your own. In fact you can save
Stitch Editing for details. any combination of settings in a template, such as
favorite stitch or lettering settings. These,
however, will generally be overridden by fabric
Advanced digitizing settings. See Object Details, Fabrics and Templates
for details.
For the experienced embroidery digitizer, JANOME
Embroidery Software provides a range of advanced Advanced digitizing techniques
digitizing features to improve the look of your
embroidery as well as cater for different styles of JANOME Embroidery Software provides specialized
embroidery. digitizing features to enhance your embroidery.
Use the Cut Hole tool to cut holes in objects in
order to prevent a build-up of stitch layers where
Object details, fabrics and templates they are not needed. The Fill Holes function fills
Embroidery object details include general holes in selected Parallel Fill objects either by
characteristics such as size and position, as well as removing them altogether or by creating new
embroidery-specific characteristics such as stitch objects based on the holes in the original object.
type and density. The particular settings determine See Advanced Digitizing Techniques for details.
how stitches will be regenerated when you
reshape, transform or scale an object. When you
start a new design, JANOME Embroidery Software
uses default settings or ‘values’ stored in the fabric
or template. It provides a set of optimized settings
to take into account the type of fabric you are
stitching on.
Use Feather Edge to create rough edges, to

create shading effects, or to imitate fur or other
fluffy textures in your design. Gradient Fill is an
artistic stitch effect that gradually varies the stitch
spacing between dense and open fill along an
embroidery object. It allows you to easily create
different shading and color effects. See Creating
gradient fill effects for details.
Embroidery appearance and quality depends a lot

on underlay which serves as a foundation for the
cover stitching. Although it increases the stitch
count, underlay helps to stabilize fabrics and
reduce puckering and pulling especially on larger
designs. Embroidery stitches pull fabric inward
where the needle penetrates. This can cause gaps
to appear in the embroidery. For an object to sew
out correctly, it must have correct stitch spacing,
In JANOME Embroidery Software, the Travel on way as a word processor, including italics.
Edge effect is typically used in combination with Orientation determines the shape of lettering
open Weave Fill stitching to fill backgrounds or for objects in a design. You can place lettering on a
shading effects. Automatically create all the straight horizontal or vertical baseline, curve
stitching you need for appliqué using the lettering around a circle or arc baseline, or digitize
Appliqué digitizing method. Up to three layers of your own. JANOME Embroidery Software gives you
stitching – guideline, tack and cover – are interactive control over many baseline settings.
generated, depending on current settings. See Letter and line spacings can be determined before
Digitizing appliqué for details. or after creating lettering objects and placing them
in your design. See Creating Embroidery Lettering
for details.
JANOME Embroidery
Software gives you
interactive and precise
numeric control over
many settings affecting
lettering objects. You can
adjust lettering objects as
a group as well as the
individual letters
comprising a lettering object.
Embroidery stamps and motifs
When you first create lettering, it may be too big
Embroidery Stamps are or too small. Size can be adjusted both
pre-defined design elements, interactively and via settings. Apart from scaling,
such as hearts, leaves or you can interactively skew and rotate lettering
border patterns. They objects. Lettering orientation too can be adjusted
generally consist of one or on-screen after it has been placed in your design.
more simple objects made up See Editing Embroidery Lettering for details.
of Run and/or Satin stitches.
You use Embroidery Stamps Like all embroidery
on their own as decorative objects, each lettering
elements. JANOME Embroidery Software also object has its own
provides a library of embroidery motifs which can properties. Before you
be linked together to create ornamental runs and create a lettering object,
fills. Stamps are generally much larger than the you may want to adjust
motifs used in Motif Runs and Motif Fills and the settings for the stitch
contain Satin stitches, not just Run stitches. See type you are going to use.
Embroidery Stamps and Motifs for details. Alternatively you may
want to change the stitch
settings and effects
Embroidery lettering applying to existing
objects. See Changing lettering stitch types for
details.
JANOME Embroidery In addition to its built-in library of embroidery
Software provides various alphabets, JANOME Embroidery Software allows
techniques for adding for the conversion of any TrueType font installed on
lettering to designs quickly your system to an embroidery alphabet. The result
and easily using the built-in is similar to embroidery alphabets although the
library of embroidery fonts or quality may not be quite as high. See Converting
by converting any TrueType TrueType fonts to embroidery for details.
Font installed on your
system. Apply formatting to Add decorative borders such as rectangles, ovals,
lettering objects in the same and shields to designs. When you add a border, it
is automatically sized to fit the current design.
Apply Lettering Art effects to lettering objects to

make them bulge or arch, stretch or compress. See
Creating special effects with Lettering Art for
details.
Output, storage and design

management
You can output embroidery designs in a variety of

ways – saving to disk or sending directly to
machine for stitching. Designers frequently want
to distribute their designs so that they can be seen
in real colors, in Visualizer or otherwise. In
EasyDesign you can save both design images and
production worksheets to disk or email them. See
Reading and Writing Design Files for details.
By default EasyDesign saves to its native file
format, JAN. This format contains all information
necessary both for stitching a design and for later
modification. Saving a design records its file name,
location and format, and updates it with any
changes you make. JAN format files are
automatically compressed to reduce storage,
making it possible to save large files.
Design gallery
Design Gallery
provides an efficient
way for managing
embroidery designs.
This design
management tool can
access design files
stored on your
computer hard disk,
CD-ROM, or floppy
disk. It recognizes all design file formats used by
EasyDesign. See Design Management for details.
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Part I
Basics
Designs created in EasyDesign are composed of ‘embroidery objects’. They

are called ‘objects’ because they are discrete entities which can be
manipulated independently of each other. Each object has certain defining
properties or ‘details’ such as color, size, position, and so on. The most
important property of an embroidery object is its stitch type.
Basic procedures
This section describes how to start JANOME Embroidery Software
EasyDesign and JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit, how to open
designs, start new ones and use the basic commands. It also explains how
to turn on and off the grid and hoop and measure distances on-screen. You
will also find out how to save designs. See Basic Procedures for details.
Viewing designs
This section explains the design viewing modes available in JANOME
Embroidery Software as well as the various design viewing settings. It
describes how to view the stitching sequence in both EasyDesign and
EasyEdit, and how to view the stitching sequence in slow motion. Access to
design information is described, as well as viewing and hiding images. See
Viewing Designs for details.
Selecting objects
This section describes how to select objects using the selection tools and
keyboard. It shows how to select while traveling through the design and how
to select objects of a specific color. You can also select individual stitches in
EasyEdit. See Selecting Objects for details.
Grids and hoops

This section describes how to set grid spacing in JANOME Embroidery
Software. It also covers changing hoops and defining your own custom
hoops. It explains splitting designs on an MA Hoop when sending to machine
as well as changing hoop backgrounds. See Grids and Hoops for details.
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Chapter 4
Basic Procedures
To start using JANOME Embroidery

Software, you need to know a few basic
procedures such as starting up, opening
and creating designs, and saving. Others
include showing and hiding the grid,
displaying and using toolbars.
This section describes how to start the
software, how to open designs, start new
ones and save designs. It covers the use
of basic commands. It also explains how
to turn on and off the grid and hoop and
measure distances on-screen.
Getting started Open EasyDesign using the desktop icon or the

Windows Start menu.
JANOME Embroidery Software is made up of two

main applications – EasyDesign and EasyEdit – To start EasyDesign
both launched from your Windows desktop. 1 Double-click the EasyDesign shortcut icon on the
EasyDesign is used for creating designs while Windows desktop.
EasyEdit is used for modifying existing designs. Alternatively, select Programs > JANOME
DigitizerPro > EasyDesign from the Start menu.
The Getting Started dialog opens.
Warning If the security device is removed or loses
connection while you are working in JANOME
Embroidery Software, error messages will display.
Cancel the messages, then exit JANOME
Embroidery Software. You will lose any unsaved
changes to your design. Re-attach the security
device to your computer, making sure that it is
firmly secured, then restart JANOME Embroidery
Software.
Starting EasyDesign
2 Choose the option which best suits your requirements:
Double-click to start EasyDesign.

Chapter 4 Basic Procedures
Open an existing design: Use this option if you have 4 Customize the Design Window by showing or hiding
an existing design or want to use one of the the grid, changing the grid dimensions, and showing
packaged designs. See also Opening designs in and hiding toolbars. See Displaying the grid and
EasyDesign. Showing or hiding toolbars for details.
Digitize an existing image: Use this option if you have
electronic artwork which you want to use as a basis Starting EasyEdit
for a new design. See Digitizing with Backdrops for
details.
Free-hand digitize: Use this option if you want to Double-click to start EasyEdit.
create a new design using the available digitizing
tools within JANOME Embroidery Software.
If you select one of the second two options, the Open JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit using
Choose Fabric dialog opens. the desktop icon or the Windows Start menu.
To start EasyEdit
Double-click the JANOME Embroidery Software
Select a fabric EasyEdit shortcut icon on the Windows desktop.
Alternatively, select Programs > JANOME
DigitizerPro > EasyEdit from the Start menu.
EasyEdit opens with a new, blank design (Design1).
Recommended backing
and/or topping
3 Choose from a set of pre-defined fabrics.

JANOME Embroidery Software provides a set of
optimized fabric settings so that the software will take
into account the type of fabric you are stitching on. See
Working with fabrics for details.
If you select to free-hand digitize, EasyDesign opens
with a new, blank design (Design1).
Customize the Design Window by showing or hiding

the grid, changing the grid dimensions, and showing an
d hiding toolbars. See Displaying the grid and Showing
or hiding toolbars for details.
Opening designs in EasyDesign
Use Standard > Open to open an existing design.
JANOME Embroidery Software EasyDesign opens

JAN files. See Embroidery design formats for
details.
Warning You cannot open files created with a Warning You cannot open files created with a
later version of the software to the one you are later version of the software to the one you are
running. running.
To open a design in EasyDesign To open a design in EasyEdit

1 Click the Open icon. 1 Click the Open icon.
The Open dialog opens. The Open dialog opens.
2 Select a folder from the Look In list. 2 Select a folder from the Look In list.
3 If the design is not in JAN format, select a file type from 3 If the design is not in JEF format, select a file type from
the Files of Type list. the Files of Type list.
4 Select a design or designs. 4 Select a design or designs.
To select a range of items, hold down Shift as you To select a range of items, hold down Shift as you
select. select.
To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you
select. select.
5 Select the Preview checkbox to preview the design 5 Click Open.
(for supported file formats) together with design data.
This includes stitch and color numbers, design height Switching between EasyDesign and
and width.
EasyEdit
Try this! For more information about a selected file, JANOME Embroidery Software allows you to
right-click in Windows Explorer and select Properties quickly switch between the EasyDesign window
from the popup menu. and the Easy Edit window with a single click.
EasyDesign-to-EasyEdit is accessed by clicking the
6 Click Open.
Switch to EasyEdit icon located on the
Standard toolbar in EasyDesign. The reverse is
Opening designs in EasyEdit available on the Standard toolbar in EasyEdit.
When switching, you are prompted to save any
Use Standard > Open to open an existing design. changes you have made.
JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit opens JEF

and SEW files. See Embroidery design formats for
details.
Click to switch to EasyEdit

Flyout toolbar
Flyout arrows
Click to switch to EasyDesign
Using commands
Once you start JANOME Embroidery Software, you

use commands or tools, and dialogs to complete To close the flyout without selecting anything, simply
your tasks. You select commands in the same way click anywhere outside it.
as other Windows applications – from menus,
toolbars, or popup menus.
Showing or hiding toolbars
Toolbars provide quick and easy access to JANOME
Try this! Keyboard shortcuts are also available for Embroidery Software commands. You can choose
the most frequently used commands. See Quick to show or hide them for convenience.
Reference for details.
Selecting commands from toolbars Try this! To increase your working area, hide
unwanted toolbars and use the menu and
Toolbars provide quick and easy access to JANOME keyboard commands instead. See Quick Reference
Embroidery Software commands. Some of these for details.
commands are also available from dropdown
menus. Click a toolbar icon to activate a command.
JANOME Embroidery Software provides ‘flyout To show or hide toolbars
toolbars’ from the Digitize toolbar in order to Select View > Toolbars.
minimize crowding. Selecting a tool on the flyout
The following toolbars are available to you in JANOME
toolbar causes it to become the active tool on the
Embroidery Software.
Digitize toolbar.
To select commands from toolbars

Rest the pointer over a tool icon to see its name in a
‘tooltip’.
Select toolbars
to display
Click the icon to activate the command. Select the toolbars you want to display.
Access flyouts on the Digitize toolbar by clicking the Deselect the toolbars you want to hide.
flyout arrow which appears in the bottom left corner of
the tool. The flyout remains open until you select any
enabled tool.
Note JANOME Embroidery Software toolbars are To undo and redo commands
dockable. To move a toolbar to a more convenient To undo a command, click the Undo icon.
location, click and drag it. To dock it in its normal When JANOME Embroidery Software cannot
position, double-click the toolbar title. remember more commands, Undo is dimmed.
Click edge of
Click Redo to re-apply an ‘undone’ command.
toolbar then
drag it
Selecting machine models
Using popup menus JANOME Embroidery Software supports various

sets of machine model. Some Janome machines
Right-clicking a selected object opens a popup
can be connected by cable directly to your PC via
menu containing frequently used commands. the USB port. Older-style machines do not support
direct connection but they do read ATA PC cards
To use popup menus and/or USB memory sticks. See also Sending and
writing designs.
1 Right-click a selected object.
The popup menu opens.
Note JANOME Embroidery Software records the
embroidery area of custom hoops to JEF file which
can then be read by multi-needle machines to
determine the stitching area. On the other hand,
the stitching area of single-needle machines is
determined by the selected hoop type. If the file
Right-click to
contains a ‘non-standard’ (custom) hoop code, the
invoke popup hoop size is automatically based on the design size
menu which is used to limit the stitching area. See
Defining custom hoops for details.
To select a machine model

1 Click the Machine Model dropdown list on Standard
toolbar.
2 Select a command from the menu. Select machine

model set
Undoing and redoing commands
Alternatively, select Machine > Select Machine

Use Standard > Undo to undo a command. Model.
The Select Machine Model dialog opens.
Use Standard > Redo to reapply a command
which has been ‘undone’.
You can undo the effects of most commands. If you

change your mind, you can redo them again.
JANOME Embroidery Software remembers the last
few commands you used.
Select machine
model set
Send, receive and
delete designs from
machine
If you choose the MC9700, MC9500, MC300E,

MC350E, or MC200E option, the Machine menu is
effectively deactivated. You have the option of using
2 Select one of the available machine model sets. the External Media menu only. See Outputting to
3 Click OK. MC9700 or lower machines for details.
This becomes the default machine type until you If you choose the MB-4 option, the Machine menu
change it. Menu options change depending on which items will appear as shown. See Outputting to MB-4
machine set is chosen: machine for details.
If you choose the MC11000, the Machine menu
items will appear as shown. See Outputting to
MC11000 machines for details.
Send, receive and
delete designs from
Send, receive and machine
delete designs from
machine
Creating new designs
If you choose the MC10001 and MC10000 V3.0 or Click Standard > New to start a new design with
higher option, the Machine menu items will appear the NORMAL template.
as shown. See Outputting to MC1000* machines for
details. When you start JANOME Embroidery Software, a
new file – Design1 – is automatically created,
ready for you to start digitizing. By default,
Send, receive and Design1 is based on the NORMAL template.
delete designs from Templates contain pre-set styles, defaults or
machine
objects, to make digitizing quicker and easier. If
there are custom templates defined, a New dialog
will appear allowing you to choose a different
template to base your design on. See Working with
design templates for details.
If you choose the MC10000 V2.21 option, the
Machine menu items will appear as shown. See Try this! Whenever you create a new design, save
Outputting to MC10000 V2.21 machines for details.
it with a new name. See Saving designs for details.
To create new designs

Click the New icon.
A blank design opens in the Design Window. See also
Digitizing with Artwork.
To create new designs with a custom template, select

File > New.
The New dialog opens.
Select a template from the list and click OK.
Alternatively select View > Hoop.

Displaying hoops and grids Alternatively, right-click a blank part of the Design
Window. This brings up a popup menu:
A representation of the selected hoop is displayed
in the Design Window. This provides a guideline for Toggle hoop display on/off
sizing and positioning designs. Use grid lines to
help accurately align or size embroidery objects.
Displaying the hoop

Try this! You can change the grid spacing, drag the
Click View > Display Hoop to hide or show the slider. See Setting grid spacings for details.
hoop.
Displaying the grid
Hoops are required to hold the fabric tight while
stitching on your machine. They are available in
different sizes. A representation of the selected Click View > Display Grid to hide or show the grid.
hoop providing a guideline for sizing and
positioning your design is displayed in the Design You can show or hide the grid at any time.
Window. See also Grids and Hoops.
To display the grid

Note The boundary of the working area within the Click the Display Grid icon to toggle grid display on or
hoop is displayed as a thin red line. If any part of off.
the design lies outside the stitching area for the
Alternatively select View > Grid.
selected hoop, a warning appears when saving.
This prevents you from accidently stitching outside Alternatively, right-click a blank part of the Design
Window. This brings up a popup menu:
this area and damaging your machine by hitting
the hoop with the needle. You can show or hide the Toggle grid display on/off
hoop at any time.
To display the hoop

Click the Display Hoop icon to toggle hoop display on
or off.
Try this! You can change the grid spacing by dragging
the slider. See Setting grid spacings for details.
Measuring distances on screen make. When you save an existing design under a
new name, to a different location or format, you
Use View > Measuring Tape to measure distances create a copy of the original design. See Saving
on-screen. designs for machine for details.
Measure the distance between two points on

screen using the Measuring Tape command. Try this! Save your design early and often. Do not
Measurements are shown in millimeters or inches, wait until you finish working. You can also set
depending on the option selected in the Windows JANOME Embroidery Software to save
Control Panel. See your Windows documentation automatically while you work. See Setting
for more information. automatic save options for details.
To save a design
Try this! For more accurate results, zoom in
before you measure. The measurement is always 1 Click the Save icon.
the actual size, and is not affected by the zoom If this is the first time you have saved the design, the
factor. Save As dialog opens.
To measure a distance on-screen Try this! To save changes to an existing file but
1 Select View > Measuring Tape. preserve the original, use Save As.
2 Click the start point. Folder containing design
3 Move the pointer to the end point and hold the mouse
still.
The tooltip displays the length of the measured line
together with the stitch angle.
4 Press Esc to finish.
Note You can also check the width and height of your
design in the status bar.
Saving designs Design name Format list
2 Select the folder where you want to save the design

JANOME Embroidery Software lets you save from the Save In list.
designs in native JAN as well as other ‘outline’ and
3 Enter a name for the design in the File name field.
‘stitch’ file formats. See Embroidery design
formats for details. 4 Select a file format from the Save as type list. See
Supported embroidery file formats for details.
5 Click Save.
Saving current design
Once you have saved a design, every time you click
Save on the toolbar the file will be updated.
Use Standard > Save to save the current design.
Saving a design records its file name, location and

format, and updates it with any changes you
Try this! Files saved in JAN format are automatically

compressed when saved and decompressed when
re-opened. This reduces the storage space required,
and makes it possible to save large files for sending as
email attachments.
Setting automatic save options
Select Setup > Work Environment to set automatic save

options.
Save your work automatically at regular intervals

using Auto Save to protect you from losing work
in the event of hardware or software failure. See
also Problem recovering design files from backup
folder.
To set automatic save options

1 Select Setup > Work Environment.
The Work Environment > Display dialog opens.
2 Select the Autosave tab.
Select
Autosave
3 Select the Auto Save Design Every checkbox.

4 Enter the auto-save frequency in the Minutes field.
The design will be saved in the BACKUP folder of your
JANOME Embroidery Software installation. It will have
the same name as the original file with the extension
BAK.
Warning Backup files remain in the Backup folder

until you delete them. To prevent the folder from using
too much hard disk space, delete unwanted files
regularly.
5 Click OK.
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Chapter 5
Viewing Designs
JANOME Embroidery Software provides

many viewing features to make it
easier to work with your design. Zoom
in on an area to see more detail or view
the design at actual size. Show or hide
various design elements with the
available display settings. You can
show or hide needle penetration
points, connectors and the stitches
themselves.
JANOME Embroidery Software also
provides information about designs in a
variety of ways and formats. Before
even opening JANOME Embroidery
Software or your design, you can check the design information for JAN or JEF
files directly from Windows Explorer. The design printout too provides essential
production information, including a design preview, the size of the design, color
sequence and any special instructions.
This section explains the design viewing modes available in JANOME
Embroidery Software as well as the various design viewing settings. It
describes how to view the stitching sequence in both EasyDesign and EasyEdit,
and how to view the stitching sequence in slow motion. Access to design
information is described, as well as viewing and hiding images.
Viewing design elements JANOME Embroidery Software provides a number

of techniques for quickly displaying the whole
design in the Design Window.
JANOME Embroidery Software provides many
viewing techniques to make it easier to work with
your design. Zoom in on an area to see more detail To view the whole design
or view the design at actual size. To view the whole design:
Select View > Zoom > Whole Design.
Viewing the whole design Select View > Show > All Objects.
Press 0.
Select View > Zoom > Whole Design to display the whole
To view the whole hoop:
design in the Design Window.
Select View > Zoom > Whole Hoop.
Chapter 5 Viewing Designs
Press 1.
To display selected objects in the window:
Select View > Show > Selected Objects only.
Select the colors to display and click OK. See also

Selecting and viewing objects with the Resequence
List.
To display selected colors in the window, select View >

Show > Selected Colors only. See also Design
viewing modes.
Viewing parts of a design
Select View > Show > Selected Objects Only to show

selected objects in a design.
Zooming and panning designs
You can set your system to display all embroidery
objects in a design, or hide all but the selected Click View > Zoom In to display a design at twice
objects. its current size.
Click View > Zoom Out to display a design at half
To view parts of a design its current size.
Select the required object/s. Click View > Zoom Box to zoom in on a
section of a design.
Select View > Zoom > Whole Hoop to view the
whole hooped area.
Select View > Zoom > Whole Design to view the
whole design.
Magnify your view of the design by zooming in on

individual stitches or details, or zoom out to display
more of the design in the window. In addition to
the scroll bars, panning provides a quick way to
view parts of a design which are not currently
visible in the Design Window. Panning is typically
used after zooming in on an area.
To zoom and pan a design

To display a design at twice its current size, select View
Select View > Show > Selected Objects Only. > Zoom In.
Only objects that are currently selected are visible. This To display a design at half its current size, select View
option is only available when objects are selected. > Zoom Out.
To display selected colors in the window, select View > To zoom in on a section of the design, click Zoom Box
Show > Selected Colors only. and select a zoom percentage.
To zoom in on a section of the design, press the B key The Overview window opens.
on your keyboard, then drag a bounding box around
the zoom area.
Click for
zoom box
Click & drag

bounding box around
area to zoom
To pan across a design in the Design Window, select

View > Pan or press P. Move the ‘pan box’ over the
2 To zoom in or out, click the Zoom button at the bottom
part of the design you want to view and left-click.
of the window and drag a bounding box around the
EasyDesign centers the Design Window around the
area to zoom.
point you clicked.
Drag bounding
box around area
to zoom
Place ‘pan box’

over area to view
and click
Working with the Overview Window
Use View > Overview Window to toggle Overview 3 To pan across the design, move the cursor inside the
window display on/off. Use it to view a thumbnail zoom box – it changes to a four-way arrow cursor – and
of the design. drag it.
Use the Overview Window to view a thumbnail of
the design. The window updates whenever you
make a change and can be used to zoom in or pan
across the Design Window. See also Zooming and Drag zoom
panning designs. box to area to
pan
Note To change the view settings for the Overview

window, click it to make it the active window. See
Design viewing modes for details.
To work with the Overview Window

1 Click the Overview Window icon.
Design viewing modes To hide connecting threads, view design in Visualizer

mode.
JANOME Embroidery Software provides a number

of viewing modes to selectively display design
details. Show or hide needle penetration points Needle points
displayed
and connectors. Show or hide selected colors.
Viewing designs in Visualizer
Click View > Visualizer to change between normal

view and Visualizer view.
Viewing connectors
Visualizer offers a graphical representation of what
the final embroidery will look like. JANOME Embroidery Software automatically adds
connectors between objects in a design. When
connectors become long enough to trim, the
To view designs in Visualizer software adds tie-in and trim functions. These are
Click the Visualizer icon to switch between Visualizer indicated by the symbols shown below.
and normal view.
Trim symbol
Tie-in symbol
The MB-4 machine will, by default, tie-off and trim

Normal view Visualizer ON at the specified positions. This behavior is
alternately known as ‘Trim By Jumps’, ‘Jump Stitch
Cutting’ or ‘Jump Thread Trimming’. However, the
Try this! Use Visualizer together with a background MB-4 machine also allows you to switch to
fabric to see how your design will look when stitched automatic machine trimming. This means that,
out. See Changing backgrounds for details. while the machine will tie off whenever it
encounters a tie-off function, it will only trim
Viewing needle points connectors longer than the length specified on the
machine itself, regardless of whether there is a
Use View > Display Needle Points to show or hide trim function in the stitch file. Other machines only
the needle points in a design. have the automatic machine trim function. These
machines ignore any trim data in the stitch file.
EasyEdit lets you show or hide needle points in
your design. This is useful when you want to select
Note Old designs which have different connector
stitches for editing. See Stitch Editing for details.
settings do not display trim symbols at all in some
cases where the machine actually trims. You can
To view needle points overcome this by inserting the old design into a
new blank design. The old design will inherit the
To show or hide needle points, click the Display
new connector settings.
Needle Points icon.
To show or hide needle points, select View > Display The symbols shown below may also appear and are
Needle Points. helpful in understanding what appears on-screen.
Current stitch
Traveling to the start or end of a design
cursor
Use View > Jump to Start/End of Design in
conjunction with Forward and Back icons to travel
Start of design to the start or end of a design.
Click View > Forward to travel forwards through
the stitch sequence.
End of design Click View > Back to travel back through the stitch
sequence.
Viewing and hiding images Use the Jump to Start/End of Design tool or
keyboard shortcuts to travel quickly to the start or
Use View > Display Images to show and hide end of the stitching sequence. See also
backdrops. Appendices, Glossary & Index.
You can show or hide a bitmap backdrop

temporarily while you digitize. Hiding backdrops To travel to the start or end of a design
does not delete them from the design. To travel to the start of the design, click the Jump to
Start/End of Design icon, then click the Back travel
icon.
To view or hide images
To travel to the end of the design, click the Jump to
Click the Display Images icon or press D. Start/End of Design icon, then click the Forward
When selected, backdrop images are visible. travel icon.
Traveling by object
Use View > Jump by Object in conjunction with

Forward and Back icons to travel to the previous
or next object.
Click View > Back to travel back through the stitch
Backdrop image visible Backdrop image hidden sequence.
To hide the image, click Display Images or press D
again. In EasyDesign, use the object travel tool or
keyboard shortcuts to travel through the design by
object. This technique is useful if you need to
Traveling through designs locate a specific object in order to insert another
object or delete it from the stitching sequence. Use
it in conjunction with the stitch travel tools if you
When working with embroidery designs, you need want to ‘nest’ an object. See Nesting objects for
to understand the stitching sequence. You can view details. See also Appendices, Glossary & Index.
a design’s stitching sequence in EasyDesign by
‘traveling’ through it by colors or objects. JANOME
Embroidery Software simulates stitching out by To travel by object
changing stitches from black to their allocated To travel to the previous or next object, click the Jump
thread color as they are ‘stitched’. by Object icon, then click the Back or Forward travel
icon.
Note You cannot travel by object in EasyEdit.

Traveling by color changing stitches from black to their allocated

thread color as they are ‘stitched’. See also Stitch
Use View > Jump by Color in conjunction with Editing.
Forward and Back icons to travel to the previous
or next color change. Traveling to the start or end of a design
Use the Jump by Color tool or keyboard shortcuts Use View > Jump to Start/End of Design in
to travel through the design by color. This is useful conjunction with Forward and Back icons to travel
if you need to locate a specific color change in to the start or end of a design.
order to insert an object or delete it from the
stitching sequence. See also Appendices, Glossary
& Index.
sequence.
Use the Jump to Start/End of Design tool or

keyboard shortcuts to travel quickly to the start or
end of the stitching sequence. See also
Appendices, Glossary & Index.
To travel to the start or end of a design

To travel by color To travel to the start of the design, click the Jump to
Start/End of Design icon, then click the Back travel
To travel to the previous or next color, click the Jump
icon.
by Color icon, then click the Back or Forward travel
icon. To travel to the end of the design, click the Jump to
Start/End of Design icon, then click the Forward
travel icon.
Traveling by stitches
You can use the shortcut keys to travel by stitches Traveling by color
through your design in EasyDesign. Press Esc,
then press the left and right arrows to jump Use View > Jump by Color then use the Forward
backwards by 1 stitch, the up and down arrows by and Back icons to travel to the previous or next
10 stitches, and the keypad ‘+’ and ‘-’ by 100 color change.
stitches. See also Traveling by stitches. Click View > Forward to travel forwards through
+10
sequence.
-1 +1
Use the color travel tool or keyboard shortcuts to
travel through the design by color. This is useful if
-10 you need to locate a specific color change in order
to insert a stitch or delete it from the stitching
sequence. See also Appendices, Glossary & Index.
Traveling through designs in
EasyEdit
When working with embroidery designs, you need

to understand the stitching sequence. You can view
a design’s stitching sequence in EasyEdit by
‘traveling’ through it by stitches or colors. JANOME
Embroidery Software simulates stitching out by
Current needle
position marker
Travel to start of Travel to end of

design design To travel by stitches
1 In EasyEdit, select a stitch traveling tool. You can
To travel by color choose from the following:
To travel to the previous or next color, click the Jump Jump By 1 Stitch
by Color icon, then click the Back or Forward travel Jump By 10 Stitches
icon. See also Quick Reference. Jump By 100 Stitches.
2 Travel through the design.
Traveling by stitches To travel to the next stitch in the stitching sequence,
click the Forward arrow on the toolbar.
Use View > Jump By 1 Stitch in conjunction with To travel to the previous stitch, click the Back arrow.
Forward and Back icons to travel by 1 stitch. As you travel, the current position marker moves to
show the stitching sequence.
Use View > Jump By 10 Stitches in conjunction
with Forward and Back icons to travel by 10 stitch.
Use View > Jump By 100 Stitches in conjunction
with Forward and Back icons to travel by 100 Travel backwards
stitch. one stitch

Try this! You can also use the shortcut keys to travel
Click View > Back to travel back through the stitch by stitches through your design. Press Esc, then press
sequence. the left and right arrows to jump backwards by 1 stitch,
the up and down arrows by 10 stitches, and the keypad
Use the stitch travel tools or shortcut keys to travel ‘+’ and ‘-’ by 100 stitches.
through the design one or more stitches at a time.
+10
You can only travel by stitches, to the start or end
of a design or travel by color, as well as edit
stitches in EasyEdit. You can jump to the start or
end of a design or travel by object or color in
EasyDesign. See also Appendices, Glossary & -1 +1
Index.
-10
Note The current needle position is indicated by a

‘current stitch position marker’. Initially, this is Simulating design stitchout
located at the end of the design. When you travel
through stitches, the needle position marker
moves accordingly. See also Stitch Editing. Use View > Slow Redraw to view the stitching and
color sequence of a design in slow motion.
The Slow Redraw tool lets you simulate the

actual embroidery design stitchout on screen. Use
it to view design stitching and color sequence in
slow motion. Simulation can be started from any
stitch in the design. Hide previously stitched areas Use the slider bar to adjust the simulation speed.
as required. With larger designs, scroll Adjust control buttons as required:
automatically so that the area being stitched
remains on screen. Control Function
Reverse Play backwards from current stitch.
Play Play forwards from current stitch.
Pause Pause simulation at current stitch.
Stop Stop simulation and return to beginning of
design.
Back to Redraw from start of design.
Only bowling balls Start
redrawn – prior
stitching hidden
To redraw only a section of the design, specify a start
point for either forward or backward stitching in the
Stitch Range field or via the slider control.
Because Slow Redraw emulates the movements

of the embroidery machine, you are able to make Stitch range set to
decisions about how to optimize your design in redraw from this
order to lessen the load on the machine. This is point
particularly important if you intend to make
multiple stitchouts of the same design. It is good
practice to perform Slow Redraw on completed
designs for this reason.
Note Slow Redraw cannot be used with

Visualizer.
Select simulation options as required:
To simulate design stitchout Control Function
Click the Slow Redraw icon or press Shift + R. Hide Hide all stitching prior to the current cursor
The Slow Redraw dialog opens. Before position. Only design outlines are shown.
Auto With larger designs, scroll automatically so
Scroll that the area being stitched remains
Adjust stitch range
on-screen.
Run simulation with

‘video’ controls Viewing design information

Control stitchout Simulation options information about designs in a variety of ways.
speed Before even opening JANOME Embroidery
Software, you can check design information
Click the Play button.
directly from Windows Explorer. The Open dialog
The design is redrawn on screen according to stitching also gives you important file information. The
sequence.
status bar in the Design Window is another source

of information about designs. The print preview
provides complete design information.
Viewing design details

Within JANOME Embroidery Software, the Open
dialog gives you important file information as well
as the status bar in the Design Window.
To view design details

Click the Open icon.
The Open dialog shows limited information about
selected designs in the preview panel.
2 Adjust the view as required:

To change the orientation of the paper, click
Landscape or Portrait.
To change the information that displays, click
Options. See also Setting print options.
To print the design, click Print.
To close the print preview, click Close.
Try this! Zoom in to view the design preview more

closely. Large designs may be displayed over a
number of pages.
When you open a design, the status bar shows design
information such as total stitch count.
Total stitch Design Thread color of

count dimensions selected object
Previewing design printouts
Click Standard > Print Preview to preview the

design printout on screen.
The print preview contains a design preview and

essential information, including the size of the
design, color sequence and any special stitching
instructions. See also Printing Designs.
To preview a design printout

1 Click the Print Preview icon.
The design printout displays in a preview window.
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Chapter 6
Selecting Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software

EasyDesign provides various ways to
select the objects that comprise an
embroidery design. You can select all
objects to modify the design as a whole,
or individual objects for more precise
modification.
This section describes how to select
objects using the selection tools and
keyboard. It shows how to select while
traveling through the design and how to
select objects of a specific color. You can
also select individual stitches in
EasyEdit. See also Stitch Editing.
Selecting all objects in a design
The Select tool provides various means for

selecting objects including point and click,
bounding box selection, and – in conjunction with
Shift + Tab keys – first/last and next/previous
object selection. You can also select all objects to
apply changes to a whole design. See also Quick
Reference. No objects selected All objects selected
To deselect, press X or Esc.

To select all objects in a design
Select Edit > Select All or press Ctrl + A.
Sizing handles appear around the entire design. Selecting objects by point and click
Click Edit > Select and click an object to select it.

Chapter 6 Selecting Objects
Warning The simplest way to select objects is by

pointing and clicking with the mouse with the
Select tool activated. With Shift and Ctrl keys,
you can select multiple objects.
To select objects by point and click Drag a bounding box Objects are selected
1 Click the Select icon. around the objects
2 Click the object you want to select.

When you click an object, selection handles appear Note Unless they have already been grouped, only
around it. You can click anywhere within these extents objects completely within the bounding box will be
to click and drag the object. selected when you release the mouse button. See also
Grouping objects.
Selecting a range of objects by

point and click
Click an Hold down Ctrl and Ctrl + Click Edit > Select together with the Shift key to
object click another object select a range of objects.
To select a range of items, hold down Shift as you
select. You can select a range of objects by holding down
Shift while you click the first and last objects in the
To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you
select. range.
Try this! To select an object which is behind another To select a range of objects by point and click
object, zoom in and click the outline. Alternatively, 1 Click the Select icon.
position the pointer over the object, hold down the 2 2 Click the first object in the range and hold down Shift.
key, and click until the object is selected. Each click
3 Click the last object in the range.
selects the next overlapping object.
All objects in the stitching sequence between first and
last selected objects are selected.
Selecting objects with a bounding
box
Click Edit > Select and drag a bounding box

around the object to select.
With the Select tool activated, you can select Click first object Hold down Shift and
objects by dragging a bounding box around them. click last object
To select objects with a bounding box Note It helps to know the design stitching sequence for
this method. See Traveling by object for details.
1 Click the Select icon.
2 Drag a bounding box around the objects you want to
select.
Objects are selected when you release the mouse
button.
Selecting objects with Polygon

Select To select objects while traveling through a
design
1 Click the Jump by Object icon and travel through the
Click Edit > Polygon Select to select objects with design, stopping just before the object to select. See
a bounding box. Traveling by object for details.
Sometimes the Select tool does not provide fine Stop before the first object to
be selected
enough control. The Polygon Select tool lets you
select individual objects by drawing an outline
around them. Use Polygon Select to select
objects with a bounding box.
To select objects with Polygon Select

2 Click the Select icon.
1 Click the Polygon Select icon. 3 Click the Stitch Select While Traveling icon.
2 Mark reference points around the object/s you want to 4 Continue traveling through the design.
select. As you travel, objects are selected.
Objects change color as they

are selected
Mark reference points around

object/s to select 5 When you have finished selecting, click the Stitch
The objects you want to select must be completely Select While Traveling icon again to turn it off.
within the outline.
3 Press Enter to select. Note If an object is already selected, it is deselected
when you travel through it.
To select more objects, continue traveling with Ctrl
Selecting objects while traveling held down.
through a design To leave an object out of the selection, release Ctrl
before you travel through it.
Click Edit > Select to select objects.

Selecting colors while traveling
Click View > Jump by Object to travel by objects. through a design
Click View > Stitch Select While Traveling to
select objects while traveling. Click Edit > Select to select objects.
In EasyDesign, you can select objects as you

‘travel’ through the design. Traveling is usually Click View > Jump by Color to travel by color.
associated with checking the stitching sequence.
See also Selecting stitches while traveling. Click View > Stitch Select While Traveling to
select colors while traveling.
In EasyDesign, you can select colors as you ‘travel’

through the design. Traveling is usually associated
with checking the stitching sequence. See also The Resequence List provides a sequential list of
Selecting stitches while traveling. objects as digitized, grouped by ‘color block’. It is
a ‘modeless’ dialog meaning that it stays on the
Design Window as long as you need it and offers
Try this! You can select objects in one color using an easy way to select objects and view them. It is
View > Show > Selected Color only. See synchronized with the Design Window, dynamically
Viewing parts of a design for details. updating whenever you manipulate objects. It is
normally docked on the right of the Design Window
but can be dragged to any position and resized as
To select colors while traveling through a required. See also Objects and object details.
design
1 Travel through the design, stopping just before the
color to select. See Traveling by object for details. Note You can use the Resequence List to lock
2 Click the Jump by Color icon. and unlock objects. Use it also to cut, copy and
paste, resequence, as well as branch objects. See
Stop before the first object to also Resequencing designs.
be selected
To select and view objects with the

Resequence List
1 Click the Resequence icon.
3 Click the Select icon. The Resequence List opens. It can be docked to the
4 Click the Stitch Select While Traveling icon. left or right side of the Design Window, or dragged to
any position.
5 Continue traveling through the design.
As you travel, colors are selected.
Click to view
design objects
Objects change color as
they are selected
6 When you have finished selecting, click the Stitch

Select While Traveling icon again to turn it off.
Note If a color is already selected, it is deselected

when you travel through it.
To select more objects, continue traveling with Ctrl
held down.
In color mode, the Resequence List shows a separate
To leave an object out of the selection, release Ctrl
icon for each color block in the design, in order of
before you travel through it.
stitching sequence. It also indicates the thread color
code together with the number of objects using the
color.
Selecting and viewing objects with
2 Click the Objects button to view design objects.
the Resequence List
The Resequence List shows a separate icon for each
object in the design. The stitch count of each is also
Use Edit > Resequence to toggle the shown, together with the object type and stitch type
Resequence List on and off. Use it to select and used in its creation.
view objects in a design.
Click to view color

sequence
Right-click to access
popup menu
Try this! Right-click to access certain commands via

the popup menu, including lock/unlock and object
details.
3 Click an icon to select a color block and/or individual
objects.
When a color block is selected, all of its component
objects are selected as well.
To select a range of items, hold down Shift as you
click.
To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you click.
To deselect all objects, click away from objects or
color blocks.
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Chapter 7
Grids and Hoops
Hoops are required to hold the fabric tight while stitching on your machine.
They are available in different sizes. JANOME Embroidery Software allows you
to select from a wide range of standard factory-supplied hoops. If you have a
hoop which does not appear in the list, you can define a custom hoop from
scratch or based on a standard hoop. A representation of the selected hoop
providing a guideline for sizing and positioning your design is displayed in the
Design Window.
This section describes how to set grid spacing in JANOME Embroidery Software.
It also covers changing hoops and defining your own custom hoops. It explains
splitting designs on an MA Hoop when sending to machine as well as changing
hoop backgrounds.
Chapter 7 Grids and Hoops
Setting grid spacings
Use grid lines to help accurately align or size

embroidery objects. Turn on or off the grid, or
change grid spacing as required.
To set grid spacings

1 Select Setup > Work Environment. Changing background colors
The Work Environment > Display tab opens.
2 Select the Display Grid checkbox to display the grid. Use Setup > Work Environment to change background
colors.
Set the color inside the hoop to match the fabric

you intend to stitch out on. You can also set a
Select background color outside the hoop by way of
Display Grid
contrast. See also Working with fabrics.
3 Adjust Grid Spacing by moving the slider.
The spacing value is displayed above the slider. To change the background color
1 Select Setup > Work Environment or right-click the
Design Window and select from the popup menu.
Try this! To use these settings as defaults for the
current template, click Save. See also Creating new
designs.
4 Click OK. Choose Work
Environment
The Work Environment dialog opens.
Choose to change
Grid spacing: 20 mm Grid spacing: 10 mm background inside
or outside hoop
Changing backgrounds 2 If not already selected, select the Colors option.

3 Select the Inside Hoop or Outside Hoop option as
required:
In JANOME Embroidery Software, you can set the
color inside the hoop to match the fabric you intend Option Purpose
to stitch out on. You can also set a background
color outside the hoop by way of contrast. Outside When selected, you choose a background
Alternatively, you can add background fabrics Hoop color to apply to the area outside the hoop,
based on samples packaged with the software. or when the hoop is not displayed, to the
Backgrounds are treated as design details and are whole Design Window.
saved with the design. Inside When selected, a background color can
Hoop be applied within the hoop.
4 Select a color from the palette or mix your own. See

Mixing your own background color for details.
Try this! You can add your own fabric samples to the
5 Click OK. Fabrics folder in any of the supported file formats. You
can also browse to another folder on your PC and
select a file in any of these formats. See also
Supported embroidery file formats.
4 Select a fabric sample and click Open or simply
double-click the file.
The selected fabric is displayed in the hoop preview in
the Work Environment dialog.
Inside hoop area recolored Outside hoop area recolored 5 Click OK.
The selected fabric is applied to the whole Design
Window.
Changing background fabrics
Set the color inside the hoop to match the color of
the fabric you intend to stitch out on. See also
Working with fabrics.
To change the background fabric

1 Select Setup > Work Environment or right-click the
Design Window and select from the popup menu. Mixing your own background color
The Work Environment dialog opens.
2 Select the Fabrics option. Use Setup > Work Environment to mix a new background
The dialog changes as shown. color.
You can create a new background color for use with

Click to choose the current design. Each new design uses the
sample
default colors.
Fabric preview
To mix your own background color

3 Click the Browse Fabrics button.
1 Select Setup > Work Environment.
The Select Fabric dialog displays a selection of fabric
samples to choose from. The Work Environment dialog opens.
Click to mix color
Select color to
replace
2 Select a color slot in the palette.

3 Click Mix Color.
The Color dialog opens.
Hoop ST (126x110)
Hoop AQ (140x200)
4 From the Basic colors table, select a color that most
closely matches the color you want.
Make sure you have the correct hoop selected and
5 Click and drag the crosshairs on the color spectrum to that your design fits within the design area on your
get the exact color you require.
embroidery machine. When the machine reads the
6 Drag the slider on the right of the color spectrum to JEF file, the stitching area is limited by the selected
adjust color brightness. hoop type. See also Hooping large designs.
The Hue, Luminosity and Saturation (HLS) and Red,
Green and Blue (RGB) values appear in the bottom
right-hand corner of the dialog. Enter these values Warning Hoops used with AccuFil® have two
directly if you want to define an exact color. hooping areas. AccuFil® is software and machine
7 When you have mixed your color, click Add to Custom firmware which works in tandem to stitch quilting
Colors and then click OK. designs using AQ and ASQ hoops. The red area is
The new color appears in the selected color slot. the maximum embroidery area available for
normal embroidery. When used with AccuFil®, only
the area within the blue dashed line should be
used. For further information, talk to your Janome
New color distributor.
Changing hoops
Note The new color is only saved with this design.
New designs use the default colors. Use Hoop Type dropdown list
to change hoops.
Selecting hoops
It is a good idea to have the correct hoop selected
before you stitch out a design. But sometimes you
Whenever you create a new design, a single hoop may wish to change hoops before stitching out.
representing the embroidery hoop you connect to The Hoop Type dropdown list control lets you
your embroidery machine appears by default in the quickly confirm what hoop is currently being used
middle of the Design Window. The selected hoop is and change it at any time. Select the smallest hoop
saved with the design in the native JAN file format. which fits the design from the available range. See
It is also saved to the JEF file which the machine Supported hoop types for details.
reads. A range of hoop sizes is available for a wide
variety of design types. You can also change hoop
orientation on screen for ease of digitizing. See Note The Hoop Type list is automatically filtered
also Rotating hoops. according to the selected machine set. Only those
hoops supported by the selected machine are
available. See Selecting machine models for
details.
fixed at the (0, 0) point of the current Design

To change hoops Window.
Select a hoop type by either of the following means:

Select from the Hoop Type dropdown menu on the To center the hoop
View toolbar. 1 Open the Work Environment dialog:
Select Setup > Work Environment.
Right-click on the Design Window with nothing
selected and select Work Environment.
Select available 2 Click the Automatic Centering checkbox in the
hoop type
Display tab.
Select Setup > Work Environment and select a

hoop from the Hoop list.
Select automatic
centering
Rotating hoops
Use Combine > Rotate Hoop 90° CCW / CW to

rotate the hoop 90° in either direction.
The Rotate Hoop tool allows you to rotate the

hoop for ease of digitizing. The attachment
mechanism is indicated, both on screen and
printed worksheets. You can thereby tell the
orientation of the design with respect to the hoop
and decide how to position it. Rotate the current
hoop by any one of the means described below.
To rotate the hoop

Try this! The hoop background color can be changed. Click the Rotate Hoop 90° CCW / CW icon.
See Changing backgrounds for details.
Note When you open certain sample designs, the

software assumes that earlier designs created to fit a
126x110 mm hoop still require this size. If you wish to
view older designs on the new size hoop, simply
change to another hoop and then switch back to
Hoop ST (126x110).
Centering hoops
The Automatic Centering function ensures that
the center of the hoop (or offset center for older Right-click anywhere in the Design Window with
style hoops – i.e. Hoop No.1&3), is automatically nothing selected and select Rotate Hoop > 90°
positioned at the center of the current design, or at Counterclockwise or 90° Clockwise.
the (0, 0) point of the current Design Window while
the design contains no stitches. Otherwise the
hoop center – or offset center for old hoops – is
cases EasyDesign will only create one file as the

two hoop positions are saved in a single JEF file.
Choose rotation See Sending designs with multi-position hoops for
option details.
Hooping large designs Try this! EasyDesign allows you to define a work
area of up to 3m x 3m. See Creating ornamental
layouts for details.
Use Combine > Combine Mode to activate the
Combine functions. Hooping sequence
Use Combine > Add Hoop to center a new hoop When a large design or design layout requires
vertically in the Design Window. multiple hoopings, it is important to establish the
stitching order so that objects in the foreground
Use Combine > Delete Hoop to remove selected are sewn after those in the background.
hoops from the Design Window. EasyDesign allows you to set up the position and
Use Combine > Calculate Hoopings to evaluate sequence of each hoop. Multiple hoops are
the hoopings that will result from the current hoop color-coded as follows, according to their position
layout. in the sequence:
Click Combine > Rotate Hoop with left or right
mouse buttons to rotate a selected hoop 45° in Hoop Color
either direction.
1 Dark Green
A problem arises when you create a large design 2 Blue
which has multiple design elements spread over a 3 Red
large area which cannot fit in a single hoop. Using 4 Brown
the Combine toolbar functions, you can combine
one or more designs in a single hoop or place 5 Orange
multiple hoops over a large design layout. These 6 Purple
can then be sent to the embroidery machine as a 7 Teal
single JEF file per hooping. You can also print a 8 Aqua
template which can be used to position each of the
hooped portions of a design.
Note In the unlikely event that you use more than

eight hoopings, the color sequence is repeated, as
long as none of the previously created hoop
positions is deleted.
To hoop a large design

1 Open or create the large design or design layout you
want to sew out. See also Creating ornamental layouts.
Note JANOME Embroidery Software supports

JANOME MA and Giga hoops. These are
two-position hoops which expand the available
sewing area. When sending to machine, in most
Try this! You can select a different hoop at any time.

This will change all hoopings in the design.
7 Re-position additional hoops and, if necessary, rotate
them so that they completely cover all objects in the
design.
Click the Rotate Hoop icon with left or right mouse
buttons to rotate a selected hoop 45° in either
direction.
Alternatively, click the hoop again and rotate hoops
by means of rotation handles and rotation
2 Choose the hoop you want to work with from the center-point.
dropdown list. See Selecting hoops for details.
3 Click the Combine Mode icon.
This places the design in Combine Mode view and
enables the Add Hoop and Calculate Hoopings tools.
Try this! Nudge selected hoops into position using the

Arrow keys.
Note The first hoop cannot be moved until a second 8 Delete hoops as required with the Delete Hoop icon or
hoop is placed in the design. Once added, the first can Delete key on your keyboard.
be moved anywhere in the design. 9 Repeat these steps until all design elements are
4 Click the Add Hoop button to add another hooping. covered.
5 Position this over the design elements you want to All covered design elements are displayed in green.
stitch first.
Warning If you want a repeating design to sew out in

a separate hooping, make sure it is grouped before
10 Finally, click the Calculate Hoopings icon to evaluate
creating your ornamental layout. See Creating
the hoopings that will result from the current hoop
ornamental layouts for details.
layout.
6 Repeat these steps as required.
hoop size is automatically based on the design size

which is used to limit the stitching area.
Note If you open a JAN file which contains a

custom hoop not included in the hoop list, or if the
hoop has the same name as a listed one but
You are now ready to save the design to one or more different type and/or settings, JANOME
files or send it to machine. See Reading and Writing Embroidery Software creates a new custom hoop
Design Files for details. See also Outputting to with the same characteristics and tags it with a
Machine. system-generated name.
Try this! Print a copy of the design showing the hoop To define or edit a custom hoop
positions to help you stitch it in the correct hooping
order. See Printing design layouts for details. 1 Select Setup > Work Environment or right-click within
the Design Window and select Work Environment
from the popup menu.
Defining custom hoops The Work Environment > Display dialog opens.
If you are using a hoop size that is not in the hoop

list, you can define your own and save it for later
use. Two types of hoop can be defined or edited in
JANOME Embroidery Software – Rectangular and Custom hoop
Oval. options
2 Choose the desired option:
Option Purpose
Create Hoop This button accesses the Create/Edit
Rectangle Total Height Hoop dialog which is used both for
Height creating new hoops and editing
existing ones.
Edit Hoop Select a custom hoop in the Hoop list
and the Edit Hoop button becomes
available. This button accesses the
same Create/Edit Hoop dialog.
Delete Hoop Select a custom hoop in the Hoop list
Width and click the Delete Hoop button to
remove it from the list. You are
Custom hoops are needed because new hoops prompted to confirm.
become available for sewing machines more
Whether you choose to create a hoop or edit an
frequently than the software is updated. Also some existing one, the Create/Edit Hoop dialog opens.
machines include hoop adaptors for third-party
hoops which need to be defined in the software.
JANOME Embroidery Software records the
embroidery area of custom hoops to JEF file which
can then be read by multi-needle machines to
determine the stitching area. On the other hand,
the stitching area of single-needle machines is
determined by the selected hoop type. If the file
contains a ‘non-standard’ (custom) hoop code, the
If you are saving the definition as a new hoop, click

the Save Hoop As button and enter a hoop name in
Select the Save Hoop As dialog.
required
hoop type
My rectangle hoop
Define
hoop
dimensions
6 Click Save.
7 Click OK to close the Work Environment dialog.
3 In the Format panel, select Rectangle or Oval as

required.
4 Adjust the settings in the Dimensions panel as
required:
For an oval hoop, enter Rectangle Height, Total
Height and Width.
For a rectangular hoop, enter the Height and the
Width of the rectangle.
Try this! You can create a circular hoop by entering ‘0’

in Rectangle Height field and setting Width and Total
Height fields to the same size.
Define hoop
dimensions
Warning In order to avoid the possibility of the needle

hitting the rim of the hoop, the size definition must be of
the embroidery area of the hoop and not its
external dimensions.
5 Save the new or edited hoop definition:
If you are saving a modified hoop, click the Save
Hoop button.
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Part II
Digitizing
Essentials
In EasyDesign, designs are composed of basic shapes or ‘embroidery

objects’. These are like ordinary vector graphics in that they have certain
defining properties or ‘details’ such as color, size, position, and so on. They
also have properties unique to embroidery such as stitch type and density.
Manual digitizing
This section describes how to digitize shapes with the main digitizing
methods. It also explains how to adjust digitizing settings to obtain the best
results. See Manual Digitizing for details.
Fill stitches
This section explains how to select a stitch type for an object, as well as
change stitch settings to obtain the best results. Fill stitch types described
here include Satin, Weave, and Embossed Fill. See Outline & Fill Stitches for
details.
Embroidery stamps and motifs

This section describes how to insert stamps into your design, and how to
adjust them to get the results you want. It also explains how to create motif
runs and fills with the built-in motif library. See Embroidery Stamps and
Motifs for details.
Thread colors
This section describes how to select colors from the Color Chart and how to
change background colors inside and/or outside the hoop. See Thread
Colors for details.
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Chapter 8
Manual Digitizing
In JANOME Embroidery Software, you

build designs from
basic shapes or ‘embroidery objects’.
Embroidery objects have certain defining
properties or ‘details’ such as color, size,
position, and so on. They also have
properties unique to embroidery such as
stitch type and density.
Properties for the objects you create are
defined as you digitize, but they can be
modified at any stage. The most important
property for an embroidery object is its
stitch type. Different stitch types are
suited to different shapes. See Selecting
fill stitches for details.
This section describes how to digitize shapes with the main digitizing methods.
It also explains how to adjust digitizing settings to obtain the best results.
Using digitizing methods Use Digitize > Border to digitize columns or

borders of fixed width.
The process of creating embroidery objects on
Use Digitize > Parallel Fill to digitize closed
screen is called ‘digitizing’. Like design creation in
shapes with fill stitches.
graphics applications, this involves the use of
certain ‘input’ or ‘digitizing’ tools. These are similar
Use Digitize > Parallel Fill Rectangle to digitize
to drawing tools except that the end result are rectangles with fill stitches.
embroidery objects rather than vector graphics.
Use Digitize > Parallel Fill Circle to digitize circles
Selecting digitizing methods with fill stitches.
Use Digitize > Run Line to place a row of single Different digitizing methods or ‘tools’ are suited to
line stitches along a digitized line. creating different shapes or design elements.
Digitizing methods divide broadly into two
Use Digitize > Turning Angle Fill to create categories – outline and fill. Run Line digitizing
columns of varying width and stitch angle. methods are used to digitize outlines. Turning
Angle Fill and Border are used to create
columnar shapes with differing characteristics.
Chapter 8 Manual Digitizing
Parallel Fill, the most commonly used digitizing Digitizing lines

tool, can be used to create almost any closed
shape.
Use the Run Line tool to digitize lines of single or
Reference points and control points in triple run stitching. This tool is typically used to
add borders to designs.
EasyDesign
Once you have selected a digitizing method, you
digitize shapes in the same way by marking
‘reference points’ along an outline. In general, you
mark a reference point where:
a curved outline changes curvature
the outline has corners
the outline changes from a straight line to curve.
Try this! JANOME Embroidery Software makes it

easy to convert lines to Satin borders via the
Object Details > Line Stitch dialog. See Setting
Run Line column width and density for details.
tool
Creating run lines
Use Digitize > Single Run Line to place a row of

single run stitches along a digitized line.
Use Digitize > Triple Run Line to place a row of

triple run stitches along a digitized line.
Parallel Border
Fill tool tool Use Digitize > Motif Run Line to place a row of
motif run stitches along a digitized line.
You always use the left mouse button to mark a
corner point, and the right mouse button to mark Use Digitize > Sculpture Run Line to place a row
a curve point. Two points marked with the left of sculpture run stitches along a digitized line.
mouse button are always connected with a straight
Use Digitize > Candlewicking Run Line to place
line. Three points marked with the right mouse
a row of candlewicking run stitches along a
button are always connected with a curved line.
digitized line.
The reference points you mark when digitizing a
shape become the ‘control points’ of the resulting Use Digitize > Backstitch Run Line to place a row
embroidery ‘object’. Control points appear on of backstitch run stitches along a digitized line.
object outlines and are used to edit or ‘transform’
objects. Such actions may include reshaping, Use Digitize > Stemstitch Run Line to place a row
of stemstitch run stitches along a digitized line.
scaling (resizing), spacing letters, changing entry
and exit points. See Modifying Designs for details.
Digitize lines of single or triple run stitching with
the Run Line tools. Create objects using left and
Try this! Most individual control points can be right mouse clicks to mark reference points to form
added, deleted, moved or changed to either corner an outline. Use left-clicks to enter corner points
or curve points. Some control points have a and right-clicks to enter curve points. You can
specific function and cannot be deleted – e.g. entry change the stitch length and type in the Line
points. See Reshaping objects for details. Stitch tab of the Object Details dialog. Preset
Run Line values by changing the current properties
before you digitize. See also Objects and object

Stitch Length
details.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Single
To create Run Line
3 6
1 Click a Run Line icon.
2 Digitize the shape of the line by marking reference Triple 1 4
points.
Click to enter corner points. 2 5
Right-click to enter curve points.
19 4 To set Run Line stitch type
1 Click for
corner points 1 Double-click the Run Line object.
2 6
The Object Details > Line Stitch dialog opens.
15 7
14 8
Select Single Run
13
9 Line stitch type
12
Right-click for
10 curve points
11
2 Select Single Run Line stitch type.
To constrain the line to 15° increments, hold down 3 Click OK.
Ctrl as you digitize.
Setting Run Line stitch length
90°
60°
45° For Run Line stitches, set the stitch length to suit
30° the digitized shape. Where the object has tight
curves, select a shorter stitch length. To reduce the
180° 0° stitch count for flatter curves, increase the stitch
length.
Hold down Ctrl to
constrain the line to 15°
increments
270° Note These values only apply to objects created
with the Run Line digitizing methods. They do not
For a perfect circular arc, mark three points with a affect travel runs, or underlay stitching.
right-click.
Where curves connect – either to a straight line or
another curve – click to mark the connection point. To set Run Line stitch length
1 Select and double-click the Run Line object.
Try this! If you make a mistake, press Backspace to 2 The Object Details > Line Stitch dialog opens.
delete the last reference point, then continue digitizing.
3 Press Enter to finish digitizing the line.
Enter stitch length
Changing Run Line stitch type
3 Enter a stitch length in the Stitch Length field.
You change the Run Line stitch type in the Object
Details dialog. You can choose run or triple run. Stitch Length 1.7mm
Run Line places a single row of run stitches along
a digitized line. Triple run repeats each stitch three Stitch Length 2.5mm
times for a thicker line. See also Creating motif
runs. If a line has tight, sharp curves, reduce the length, for
example to 1.8mm, so that the stitches follow the line.
4
Try this! Mimic hand-made embroidery by setting the 2
5 7
triple run length to 4.0mm.
4 Click OK.
3
6
1
Digitizing columns of fixed width
Try this! If you make a mistake, press Backspace to
Use Border to digitize borders and outlines of delete the last reference point, then continue digitizing.
larger shapes. The Border tool uses Satin stitch. 3 When you have finished digitizing the line, either:
Press Enter to keep the last stitch and place the exit
point at the last point marked, or
Press Spacebar to omit the last stitch and place the
exit point on the opposite side of the column.
Try this! To make a border, ‘close’ the shape by

entering the last reference point exactly on top of the
first. If the points are not exactly on top of each other,
the stitches will not turn smoothly around the corner.
Creating columns and borders Setting column width and density

You can set the exact width of Border columns in
Use Digitize > Border to digitize columns or the Object Details dialog. The value you set
borders of fixed width. becomes the default width for new Border objects.
Digitize columns and borders of fixed width with To set the column width and density
the Border tool. Create objects using left and right
mouse clicks to mark reference points to form an 1 Select and double-click an object (Border or Run).
outline. Use left-clicks to enter corner points and The Object Details > Line Stitch dialog opens.
right-clicks to enter curve points. You can leave the
shape open, or create a border by joining the first Enter required
column width
and last reference points.
2 Enter a width in the Width field.

3 Drag the slider to set the stitch density:
To create columns and borders Use a lower density to give a zigzag effect.
1 Click the Border icon. Use a higher density when using thin thread.
2 Digitize the shape of the column by marking reference 4 Click OK.
points.
Click to enter corner points.
Stitches change their angle Stitches remain parallel between

gradually parallel stitch angles
Low density High density
Digitizing columns of varying width
Use Digitize > Turning Angle Satin Fill to create

Satin fill columns of varying width and stitch
angle. Note The control points in a pair do not have to be the
Use Digitize > Turning Angle Weave Fill to create same type. For example, one can be a corner point, the
Weave fill columns of varying width and stitch other a curve.
angle.
Use Digitize > Turning Angle Embossed Fill to
Try this! If you make a mistake, press Backspace to
create Embossed fill columns of varying width
delete the last reference point, then continue digitizing.
and stitch angle.
3 When you have finished digitizing the line, either:
Use Digitize > Turning Angle Contour Fill to
create Contour fill columns of varying width and Press Enter to keep the last stitch and place the exit
stitch angle. point at the last reference point you digitized, or
Use Digitize > Turning Angle Radial Fill to create Press Spacebar to omit the last stitch and place the
Radial fill columns of varying width and stitch exit point on the opposite side of the column.
angle.
Try this! If you are joining two columns, omit the last
Use the Turning Angle Fill stitch on the first column so that the exit point is close
tools to digitize columns of to the entry point of the next column.
varying width with turning
stitches. Digitized pairs of
reference points define the Digitizing complex shapes with
outline, while lines connecting fixed stitch angles
the pairs define the stitch
angles.
Use Digitize > Parallel Satin Fill to digitize closed
To digitize columns of varying width shapes with Satin fills.
1 Click a Turning Angle Fill icon. Use Digitize > Parallel Weave Fill to digitize
2 Digitize the shape by marking reference points on closed shapes with Weave fills.
alternate sides of the column.
Click to enter corner points. Use Digitize > Parallel Embossed Fill to digitize
Right-click to enter curve points. closed shapes with Embossed fills.
Mark a pair of points wherever the outline changes, and
Use Digitize > Parallel Motif Fill to digitize closed
wherever you want the stitch angle to change.
shapes with Motif fills.
Use Digitize > Parallel Contour Fill to digitize

closed shapes with Contour fills.
Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill to digitize 8 9

4
closed shapes with Radial fills. 5
7
6 10
3
Use the Parallel Fill tools to digitize large and
complex shapes generally with fixed rather than 11
2
turning stitch angles. Most shapes can be digitized rv
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with these tools. See also Creating motif fills. cu
1 Object is closed
automatically
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7
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with left button
To create Parallel Fill objects Note Boundaries must not overlap.

1 Click a Parallel Fill icon. 4 Press Enter.
2 Digitize the boundary of the shape, by marking
reference points around the outline of the shape.
Note To adjust stitch angles in Parallel Fill objects, see
Click to enter corner points. Adjusting stitch angles.
Digitizing circles
Try this! Follow the prompts in the status bar to help
you digitize. If you make a mistake, press Backspace
to delete the last reference point, then continue
Use Digitize > Parallel Satin Fill: Circle to digitize
digitizing.
circles in Satin fill.
3 Close the shape.
To close the shape with the same type of reference Use Digitize > Parallel Weave Fill: Circle to
point as the last you digitized – i.e. corner or curve – digitize circles in Weave fill.
simply press Enter.
To close the shape using a different type of reference Use Digitize > Parallel Embossed Fill: Circle to
point, mark the last on top of the first and press digitize circles in Embossed fill.
Enter.
Use Digitize > Parallel Contour Fill: Circle to
digitize circles in Contour fill.
Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill: Circle to

digitize circles in Radial fill.
Digitize circles and ovals with a

few clicks. You can use any fill
stitch type with circles and ovals.
To digitize circles and ovals

1 Choose a Parallel Fill: Circle
method from the Digitize toolbar.
2 Digitize the circle. Drag the pointer until the outline is the required size.
Click to mark the center of the circle or oval. A circle Release the mouse button.
outline attaches to the pointer.
Move the pointer until the outline is the required size, 1
then click to mark the radius reference point.
This point also marks the stitch entry point. The stitch
angle will be perpendicular to the line connecting the
center point and the radius reference point. 2
Release the mouse button.
To create a square, hold the Ctrl key down whilst
dragging the pointer.
Center 1 1
Digitizing squares and rectangles

2
Use Digitize > Parallel Satin Fill: Rectangle to

digitize squares and rectangles in Satin fill.
Use Digitize > Parallel Weave Fill: Rectangle to

digitize squares and rectangles in Weave fill.
Use Digitize > Parallel Embossed Fill: Rectangle
to digitize squares and rectangles in Embossed
fill.
Use Digitize > Parallel Motif Fill: Rectangle to
digitize squares and rectangles in Motif fill.
Use Digitize > Parallel Contour Fill: Rectangle to

digitize squares and rectangles in Contour fill.
Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill: Rectangle to

digitize squares and rectangles in Radial fill.
Digitize squares and rectangles with a few clicks.

You can use any fill stitch type with squares and
rectangles. See also Creating motif fills.
To digitize squares and rectangles

1 Click the Parallel Fill Rectangle icon.
2 Digitize the square and rectangle.
Click to mark one corner of the rectangle.
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Chapter 9
Outline & Fill Stitches
All embroidery objects in JANOME

Embroidery Software contain a defining
set of settings or ‘values’. The values
stored with an object become its
‘properties’. All objects have certain
properties in common such as size and
position. There are other, more specific
properties of objects which depend on
the object type. The most important
property of all embroidery objects is the
stitch type.
Stitch properties are defined as you
digitize, but they can be changed at any
stage. When you create an embroidery
object, you can accept the default settings for the particular digitizing method,
or apply new ones. Default settings are stored in the design template.
This section explains how to select a stitch type for an object, as well as change
stitch settings to obtain the best results. Fill stitch types described here include
Satin, Weave, and Embossed Fill.
Selecting fill stitches
Different stitch types are suited to different

objects. When you digitize an object, it uses the
current stitch type for the selected digitizing
method. However, you can change an object’s
stitch type at any stage. You can also preset the
stitch type by selecting it as ‘current’ before
digitizing. 2 Select a fill stitch type:
To select fill stitches

1 Select and double-click the object/s whose stitch type
you want to change.
The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
Chapter 9 Outline & Fill Stitches
2 Select Satin Fill.

Stitch Type Purpose 3 Create an object using one of the Border or Turning
Satin Fill Well-suited to narrow columns and Angle Fill tools.
shapes. See Creating satin fills for
details.
Weave Fill Consists of rows of run stitches and is
suitable for filling large, irregular shapes.
See Creating weave fills for details.
Embossed Use to fill large areas with unique artistic
Fill effects. See Creating embossed fills for
details. Auto Split OFF Auto Split ON
3 Click OK.
Note You can toggle Auto Split on/off for Satin objects
of any object type. The feature is off by default.
Creating satin fills
Adjusting Satin stitch spacing
Satin stitch is
well-suited to narrow Stitch spacing is the distance in millimeters
columns and shapes, between two needle penetrations on the same side
where the length of each of a column. Where a column is narrow, stitches
stitch forms the width of are tight, thus requiring fewer stitches to cover the
the column. Satin fabric. Where a column is very narrow, stitches
stitches are almost need to be less dense because too many needle
parallel, with every penetrations can damage the fabric.
second stitch slightly
Satin spacing Satin spacing
slanted. Because there
are generally no needle penetrations breaking up
the fill, Satin stitch creates a glossy, high-quality
effect.
Creating objects with Satin Fill

Create Satin Fill objects with the following Change the stitch density in Satin fills by dragging
procedure. If a Satin shape is wide, some stitches the slider in the Object Details dialog. The larger the
may exceed the maximum stitch the embroidery spacing between stitches, the lower the density.
machine can produce. When the Auto Split setting The smaller the spacing, the higher the density.
applied, EasyDesign breaks any long Satin stitches
into shorter ones. It also distributes needle
penetrations in a random pattern so that they do To adjust Satin stitch spacing
not form a line in the middle of the shape. 1 Select and double-click the Satin object.
To create objects with Satin Fill
1 With no objects selected, click the Object Details icon.
Select Satin Fill Move to adjust stitch density
2 Move the slider to adjust stitch density:

To increase stitch density, move the slider to the
Toggle Auto Split right.
on/off
To reduce the density for more open stitching, move Selecting Weave Fill patterns
the slider to the left.
3 Click OK. You can select from many Weave Fill patterns.
Generally the default size and spacing will produce
the best results, but you may like to change the
stitch angle.
Density reduced
To select a Weave Fill pattern

Density increased 1 Select and double-click the Weave Fill object.
Creating weave fills Select weave

pattern
Weave Fill stitch consists of rows of run stitches

and is suitable for filling large, irregular shapes.
Stitches are laid in rows going back and forth 2 Click the ‘spin box’ to cycle through a list of patterns, or
across the shape. These can be parallel or slightly enter the number directly into the field.
turning. Stitch offsets in each row are used to 3 Click OK.
eliminate horizontal split lines.
Adjusting Weave Fill stitch spacing
For Weave Fill, stitch density is determined by the
distance between each row of stitches. The spacing
setting is the distance between two forward rows.
Row spacing
You can control stitch density in Weave Fill objects

by adjusting the pattern, stitch spacing and length. Stitch length
Creating objects with Weave Fill

Row direction
Create Weave Fill objects with the following
procedure.
To adjust Weave Fill stitch spacing
To create objects with Weave Fill 1 Select and double-click the Weave Fill object.
1 With no objects selected, click the Object Details icon.
Select Weave Fill Adjust stitch spacing
2 In the Stitch Spacing field, enter the new spacing

value.
2 Select Weave Fill. This value is the distance between each forward row of
stitching.
3 Create an object with the Parallel Fill or Turning
Angle Fill tool. To increase the density, enter a smaller value.
To decrease the density, enter a larger value.
3 Click OK. Embossed Fill needle penetrations form a tile

pattern. The pattern is repeated along a grid. You
can change stitch values to give an even greater
variation.
Creating fills with Embossed Fill

Stitch Spacing: 0.4 mm Stitch Spacing: 0.8 mm Create Embossed Fill objects with the following
procedure.
Adjusting Weave Fill stitch length
To create fills with Embossed Fill
Specify the stitch length generated for Weave Fill
objects. The stitch length varies slightly in Weave 1 With no objects selected, click the Object Details icon.
Fill fills to ensure that small stitches are not The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
generated at the edges of the shape.
Select Embossed Fill
To adjust Weave Fill stitch length

1 Select and double-click the Weave Fill object.
2 Select Embossed Fill.
3 Create an object with the Parallel Fill or Turning
Adjust stitch length
Angle Fill tool.
Turn on Visualizer or view Display Needle Points to
see the effect of Embossed Fill.
2 In the Stitch Length field, enter the stitch length you
require.
3 Click OK. Selecting an Embossed Fill pattern
You can select from many Embossed Fill patterns.

Generally the default size and spacing will produce
the best results, but you may like to change the
stitch angle.
To select an Embossed Fill pattern

Length: 2.5 mm Length: 4.5 mm 1 Select and double-click the Embossed Fill object.
Minimum Stitch: 0.4 mm Minimum Stitch: 0.4 mm
Creating embossed fills Select pattern
Embossed Fill is a decorative stitch type used to

fill wide and large areas with decorative patterns
while keeping the appearance of a solid field of
stitching.
2 From the Pattern dropdown list, select the required
pattern.
A preview of the pattern appears.
3 Click OK.
Adjusting Embossed Fill size

You can change the size of a pattern to get
different effects.
Adjust pattern spacing
2 In the Spacing fields, enter a new spacing value.

This value is the distance between patterns – X is the
horizontal and Y the vertical spacing.
To increase spacing, enter a smaller value.
To adjust Embossed Fill size
To decrease spacing, enter a larger one.
1 Select and double-click the Embossed Fill object. 3 Click OK.
Spacing X
increased
Adjust pattern size
2 In the Size field, enter the size you require.

3 Click OK. Spacing Y
increased
Adjusting Embossed Fill stitch angle

You can change the stitch angle to get the best
Size 7.00 mm Size 5.00 mm results for each angle.
Adjusting Embossed Fill spacing

The Embossed Fill spacing setting determines the
distance between patterns. You can change the
horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) spacing between
each repetition.
To adjust Embossed Fill stitch angle
Spacing X 1 Select and double-click the Embossed Fill object.
increased The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
Adjust pattern orientation
Spacing Y
increased 2 In the Rotate field, enter the rotation angle you require.
3 Click OK.
To adjust Embossed Fill spacing

1 Select and double-click the Embossed Fill object.
Try this! You can change run stitch settings of stipple

objects in the Object Details dialog. You can even
change run stitch type – e.g. Triple Run, Stemstitch,
Backstitch, etc. See Digitizing lines for details.
Rotation Angle 0° Rotation Angle 90°
Creating turning fills

Creating stipple fills
EasyDesign provides techniques for creating
The Stipple feature provides a method for creating turning stitching for a variety of effects. Contour
fills of run stitching which forms interesting Fill follows the contours of a shape, creating a
patterns within a border. It can be applied to any curved, light and shade effect. Radial Fill is
closed object with a fixed stitch angle. achieved by radiating a stitch pattern from a
common central point. Florentine Effect can be
applied to Weave Fill objects to create a flowing
stitch effect along a digitized line.
Creating contour fills
Use Digitize > Parallel Contour Fill to digitize

closed shapes with fill stitches.
Use Digitize > Parallel Contour Fill Rectangle to

digitize rectangles with fill stitches.
To create a stipple fill
1 Create a closed curve object of some kind and select it. Use Digitize > Parallel Contour Fill Circle to
See Manual Digitizing for details. digitize circles with fill stitches.
2 Click the Stipple icon.
The Stipple dialog opens. ‘Contour’ is a curved fill stitch type – stitches follow
the contours of a shape, creating a curved, light
and shade effect. It only works with column
shapes. There are two types – Standard and
Spiral – both of which can be applied to a variety
of objects.
Standard Contour
Standard Contour creates rows of stitches across
the shape, perpendicular to the digitized stitch
angle. The number of stitch lines is constant, so
the stitching is denser where the shape is
narrower, and more open where the shape is wider.
3 Adjust the Stitch Length as required. Spiral Contour

4 Adjust Min Len (Minimum Stitch Length) and Chord Spiral Contour creates a single, continuous line of
Gap as required. stitching that spirals around to fill the shape.
5 Choose whether to preserve the original object or Typically, it is used for rings and borders, but it is
replace it with the generated stipple object. also suitable for other closed shapes. Spiral
6 Click OK. Contour can only be used with closed shapes with
two outlines such as rings. If a shape is not
properly closed, it will be filled with Standard
Contour instead. You cannot use Spiral Contour

with Circle objects.
To create a contour fill

1 Select a contour fill digitizing method from the Digitize
toolbar.
2 Create a contour fill object. See Digitizing complex
shapes with fixed stitch angles for details.
3 Double-click to access object details.
To create a radial fill

1 Select a radial fill digitizing method from the Digitize
toolbar.
Adjust stitch spacing 2 Create a radial fill object. See Digitizing complex
and length
shapes with fixed stitch angles for details.
Select contour fill type
4 Adjust stitch spacing and length as required.

5 Select a contour type – Standard or Spiral.
4 Select a pattern from the dropdown list as required.

5 Adjust the pattern size and spacing settings in both
vertical and horizontal directions, as required.
Standard Contour Spiral Contour
6 Click OK to apply.
Creating radial fills
Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill to digitize

closed shapes with fill stitches.
Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill Rectangle to

digitize rectangles with fill stitches.
Use Digitize > Parallel Radial Fill Circle to digitize
circles with fill stitches. Creating Florentine effects
The Radial Fill stitching effect is achieved by Use Edit > Florentine Effect to create
radiating a stitch pattern from a common central user-defined curved stitching.
point.
Florentine Effect can be applied to Weave Fill
objects to create a flowing stitch effect along a
digitized line. The stitches follow the digitized line Backstitch is an older-style, adaptable stitch which
but maintain uniform density and needle can be used for delicate outlines. This stitch follows
penetration patterns. The digitizing method varies, intricate curves well.
depending whether you are applying the effect to
new or existing objects.
To create a Florentine effect

1 Create a Weave Fill object. See Creating weave fills for
details.
2 Click the Florentine Effect icon.
To create a backstitch outline

1 Click the Backstitch icon and digitize a backstitch
outline as you would a run stitch outline. See Digitizing
lines for details.
Try this! Use the Reshape Object tool to change the

shape of the curve. See Reshaping objects for details.
Creating decorative outlines
EasyDesign provides a range of decorative stitches

for use as borders. Available stitch types include
backstitch, stemstitch, and candlewicking.
3 If not already applied, select Backstitch Line from the
Stitch Type list.
4 Adjust the Stitch Length and Stitch Thickness as
required.
Try this! You can also create decorative stitch Stitch Length: Stitch Length:
effects with pattern runs. See Creating motif runs 3.0 mm 1.5 mm
for details.
5 Adjust the Overlap as required.
Creating backstitch outlines
Use Digitize > Backstitch to digitize backstitch

outlines.
Line Thickness: Line Thickness:

2.0 mm 1.0 mm
Overlap: 30% Overlap: 70%
6 Click OK to apply. 5 Adjust the Spacing as required.
Creating stemstitch outlines
Use Digitize > Stemstitch to digitize stemstitch

outlines.
Stemstitch is a detail stitch and can be used to

Spacing: Spacing:
mimic hand-sewn embroidery. It is used for stems 0.8 mm 1.5 mm
and vines with other decorative stitches, or as an
outline for Satin or Motif fills. 6 Adjust Angle and Stitch Thickness settings as
required.
Creating candlewick outlines
Use Digitize > Candlewicking to digitize

candlewicking outlines.
Candlewicking is a traditional white-on-white

embroidery technique, usually done on white linen
To create a stemstitch outline or cotton fabric with heavy cotton threads. Stitches
used are mostly knots.
1 Click the Stemstitch icon and digitize a stemstitch
outline as you would a run stitch outline. See Digitizing
lines for details.
To create a candlewick outline

1 Click the Candlewicking icon and digitize a
3 If not already applied, select Stem Stitch Line from the candlewick outline as you would a run stitch outline.
Stitch Type list. See Digitizing lines for details.
4 Adjust the Line Thickness as required. 2 Double-click to access object details.
Note Results will vary depending on fabric and

other sewing conditions. In this case, it is
recommended to use Hand-looking Quilting Stitch
of MC11000 Special Edition. Test your design on a
small piece of fabric before stitching your project.
To create a sculpture run outline

1 Click the Sculpture Run icon and digitize a sculpture
3 If not already applied, select Candlewicking Run Line
run outline as you would a run stitch outline. See
from the Stitch Type list.
Digitizing lines for details.
4 Adjust Size and Spacing as required.
3 If not already applied, select Sculpture Run Line from

the Stitch Type list.
5 Click OK to apply. 4 Adjust Stitch Length as required.
Creating sculpture run outlines
Use Digitize > Sculpture Run to digitize sculpture

run outlines.
The Sculpture Run outline is use to simulate line

stitches used in quilting. It is a variation of multiple
run stitching, where each alternative
triple/multiple run stitch is replaced by a single run
stitch. Sculpture Run outline is recommended for
use only with MC11000. Recommended sewing
settings include:
Setting Recommended
Needle Red Tip needle #14
Needle thread Monofilament clear thread #60 (with
spool net)
Bobbin thread Rayon #60 (75d)
Bobbin holder Janome Bobbin holder for hand-look
stitching (#200-445-007) (preset with
lower tension)
Upper thread 7
tension
Stitch length 2
Speed 400 spm
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Chapter 10
Embroidery Stamps and

Motifs
Embroidery Stamps are ready-made design

elements. They generally consist of one or
more simple objects made up of Run and/or
Satin stitches. You use Embroidery Stamps on
their own as decorative elements. JANOME
Embroidery Software also provides a library of
embroidery motifs which can be linked
together to create ornamental runs and fills.
This section describes how to insert stamps
into your design, and how to adjust them to
get the results you want. It also explains how
to create motif runs and fills with the built-in
motif library.
Working with embroidery stamps patterns. Use them to create decorative effects in
your designs. Rotate, scale, or mirror them as you
add them or edit them like any other object.
The Embroidery Gallery provides a collection of
ready-made design stamps for you to include in
your embroidery designs. There are many stamps Note If a stamp is comprised of two or more
to choose from. Once added to your design, objects, these will be automatically grouped when
stamps can be edited, resized or transformed. inserted.
They can also be used in motif runs and fills.
To select and insert stamps

Note For a complete catalog of samples, see 1 Click the Embroidery Gallery icon.
Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples. The Embroidery Gallery dialog opens.
Selecting and inserting stamps
Use Digitize > Embroidery Gallery to insert

patterns (stamps) into a design.
Embroidery Stamps are ready-made design

elements, such as hearts, leaves or geometric
Chapter 10 Embroidery Stamps and Motifs
Select stamp
Note Each stamp is treated as a single object. To edit
only a section of a stamp, ungroup the stamp.
Stamp ungrouped to
use partially
2 Select a stamp. Rotating, flipping and scaling stamps

3 Click OK.
The dialog closes and the stamp appears with the You can rotate, flip and scale stamps as you add
anchor point attached to the mouse pointer. them to your design using the keyboard and
4 Move the pointer to the position you want to add the mouse. You can also scale, rotate and flip stamps
stamp and click to mark the anchor. later just like any other object.
Anchor point
Guide point
5 The mouse pointer moves to the guide point.

6 Move the pointer until the stamp is in the angle you
need, then click again to mark the guide. To rotate, flip and scale stamps
7 Press Enter. 1 Select a stamp to insert. See Selecting and inserting
stamps for details.
2 Move the pointer to the position you want to add the
stamp, and click to mark the anchor point.
The stamp attaches to the mouse pointer. As you move
the pointer, the stamp rotates around the anchor point
you marked.
Click guide
point
3 Rotate the stamp with the mouse.
To rotate the stamp, move the pointer until the
8 Repeat to insert the stamp again. rotation angle is correct, then click again. Hold down
Ctrl to constrain rotation angles.
Drag stamp to
rotate
Repeat to
insert
You can rotate stamps as you insert them. See Stamp rotated
Rotating, flipping and scaling stamps for details.
To flip the stamp, right-click.
Size adjusted
Right-click to flip stamp Stamp flipped
To scale the stamp, press Shift. Move the pointer 4 Click OK.
until the stamp outline shows the required size, then
click again.
Creating motif runs
Motif Run is an input method that creates motif

repeats along a digitized line. You can create
Hold down Shift to decorative outlines using any motif from the
scale the stamp selection list. You can modify the rotation angle,
orientation and scale, and vary the space between
motifs.
Stamp scaled
4 Press Enter.
5 Repeat to insert the stamp again.
Try this! When flipping and scaling, make sure the

stamp is at the required rotation angle, before clicking
or right-clicking.
Scaling stamps to an exact size

You can set the exact size of stamps in a fill.
Creating Motif Run objects
Use Digitize > Motif Run Line to create a string of

motifs along a digitized line.
Use the Motif Run tool to create a string of motifs

along a digitized line. You can select motifs before
To scale stamps to an exact size or after digitizing. You can also adjust size and
spacing settings.
1 Select and double-click the stamp object.
The Object Details dialog opens.
2 Select the Dimensions tab. To create a Motif Run object
1 Select the Motif Run icon.
2 Digitize the line along which you want the motif to
Enter new stamp width appear by entering reference points.
and height
Click to add a corner point.
Right-click to add a curve point.
3 In the Dimensions panel, enter the new dimensions of 3 When you have finished digitizing the line, press Enter.
the stamp in mm or as a percentage of the original. An outline of the current motif attaches to your cursor.
Resize motif
outline to scale
To use the original size and orientation of the motif

press Enter.
To scale the motif, move the pointer until the motif is 2 Select a pattern from the dropdown list.
the required size, click, then press Enter. 3 Click OK.
The selected Motif Run object is updated according to
Selecting motifs for motif runs the motif selected.
Use Digitize > Motif Run to create a string of Try this! Select a motif with no object selected and
motifs along a digitized line. click OK to make the selection current.
You can select motifs to use before or after Sizing and spacing motifs in motif runs
digitizing a motif run. If you use Motif Run without
selecting a motif, a default will be used. To change
Use Digitize > Motif Run Line to create a string of
a motif after digitizing, use the Object Details motifs along a digitized line.
dialog as described here.
Set the exact size and spacing of motifs in a Motif

Run via the Object Details dialog before or after
digitizing.
Note For a complete catalog of samples, see

Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples.
To size and space motifs in a motif run

To select a motif for motif runs
1 Double-click a Motif Run object.
1 Double-click a Motif Run object.
The Object Details > Line Stitch > Motif Run dialog
The Object Details > Line Stitch > Motif Run dialog
opens.
opens.
2 Adjust the outline and motif spacings as required:

Adjust size and spacing
Reposition and/or change reshape nodes from
2 Adjust the Size setting to scale individual motifs in the corner to curve.
motif run. Add or delete reshape nodes.
3 Click OK. Click-and-drag individual motifs to adjust spacing.
The selected Motif Run object is updated according to Drag to scale object
the motif selected. Drag to shift motif proportionately
Try this! You can also scale motifs as you digitize Motif
Run objects. See Creating Motif Run objects for details.
4 In the Spacing field, enter the distance between each
repetition of the motif.
Right/left-click to add Select and press Spacebar to

reshape node toggle between corner and curve
reshape nodes
3 Drag the proportional resize handle to scale the object

Spacing
proportionally.
If the motifs do not fit the digitized line exactly, 4 Press Esc to finish.
EasyDesign adjusts the spacing to make them fit.
Creating motif fills

Try this! You can also reshape the baseline to achieve
the exact spacing you require. See Reshaping Motif
Run objects for details. Motif Fill is a decorative stitch used for filling closed
objects. Patterns are repeated in parallel rows to
Reshaping Motif Run objects fill a shape. You can design the pattern layout
on-screen or by adjusting object details.
Click Edit > Reshape to display the control points
of selected objects.
Reshape Motif Run objects in the same way as you

reshape lettering objects. See also Adjusting
orientations.
To reshape Motif Run objects

1 Select a Motif Run object and click the Reshape icon.
Control points appear around the motifs.
Creating Motif Fill objects 4 Select a pattern from the dropdown list and click OK.
The selected Motif Fill object is updated.
Use Digitize > Parallel Motif Fill to create motif
fills using current settings.
create rectangular shapes filled with motif fills
using current settings.
Digitize Parallel Fill objects with the Parallel Motif

Fill tool to create decorative fill stitching using
current settings. Alternatively apply it to existing
Parallel Fill objects. You can select patterns, adjust
settings, or change layouts at any time before or Try this! Select a motif with no object selected and
after digitizing. click OK to make the selection current.
Adjusting motif fill settings

Note The stitch angle has no effect on motif
layout. You can insert a motif fill at its original size and
spacing, and then adjust settings later. You can
also set the exact size and spacing as you insert
To create a Motif Fill object the pattern fill. Spacing is the distance between
1 Choose a Parallel Motif Fill tool and digitize an object. each pattern repetition.
As soon as the entry and exit points are entered the
Motif Fill stitches are generated using current settings.
See also Digitizing complex shapes with fixed stitch
angles.
Try this! Blackwork gets its name from the black

2 Double-click the Motif Fill object. silk thread traditionally used in this form of
The Object Details > Fill Stitch > Motif Fill dialog embroidery. Use the special Blackwork Fill
opens. pattern set to create interesting scrolling or
geometric patterns.
To adjust motif fill settings

1 Double-click a Motif Fill object.
The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens with the
current pattern in the preview panel.
3 Click Select to change pattern sets as required. See

Adjusting motif fill settings for details.
Adjust motif
size
Adjust motif
spacing
2 Click Select to change pattern sets as required.

The Select Motif dialog opens. Try this! The Preview panel responds to any
adjustments to Size X, Size Y, Spacing X and
Spacing Y fields, providing you with a preview of the
Change
motif sets
new shape.
7 Click OK.
Select The digitized object is filled with the selected motif fill,
pattern current settings applying.
Note If more than half a motif is outside the boundary,

it will be clipped along the boundary.
Laying out motif fills on-screen
Use Digitize > Parallel Motif Fill to create motif

fills using current settings.
3 Select a motif set from the Symbol Set dropdown as create rectangular shapes filled with motif fills
required – e.g. Black Work. using current settings.
4 Select a pattern from the library and click Make Current.
5 Adjust Size X and/or Size Y settings as required to set Lay out motif fills on-screen by using ‘guide motifs’
motif width and height. to scale, space, transform and offset the entire
motif fill. There are three blue guide motifs. Other
sample motifs appear in yellow. Each guide motif
lets you change different elements of the layout.
When you change a guide motif, all motifs in the fill
change accordingly.
6 Adjust Spacing X and/or Spacing Y as required to set

spacings between motifs.
Rotate motifs by clicking the middle guide twice to

display the rotation handles. Click a corner handle
Try this! You can also change the position, size and drag to rotate.
and orientation of Motif Fill objects by moving,
Skew motifs by clicking the middle guide twice, then
scaling and transforming them as you do any other
dragging the skew handles.
embroidery object. See Arranging and
Transforming Objects for details. Rotate
Anchor
To lay out motif fills on-screen

1 Digitize a Motif Fill object from scratch or double-click Skew
an existing one. See Creating Motif Fill objects for
details.
The Object Details > Fill Stitch > Motif Fill dialog
opens.
Click to lay out
2 Click Layout.
Sample and guide motifs appear in the Design Window.
When you change a guide motif, all motifs in the fill Change column spacing by selecting the side guide
change accordingly. and dragging it left or right.
Zoom in to select correct

guide motif
3 Zoom in and adjust selected guide motifs to achieve Change

the effect you require. column
spacing
Use top guide motif to change row spacing, row
offset, and to scale motifs.
Use middle guide motif to move, rotate, skew, and
scale motifs. Change row spacing by selecting the top guide and
dragging it up or down.
Use side guide motif to change column spacing, and
to scale motifs. Change row offset by selecting the top guide and
dragging it left or right.
Scale proportionally
Scale horizontally
Scale vertically
For example, if your sample contains color changes

Change row which you do not require in the actual motif, select this
spacing checkbox.
6 Click OK.
7 Click to mark two reference points for the motif. These
determine the default motif orientation in motif runs and
fills. Reference points also determine the spacing
between each motif.
Change offset
Ref point 1 Ref point 2
4 Press Enter to finish. 8 Reference point 1 becomes the anchor point in the final
motif. Reference point 2 becomes the rotation point.
The size and layout settings you select become the
current Motif Fill settings. 9 Click OK. The motif is ready to use.
Creating motif sets

Making custom motifs
The Make Motif function lets you create your own
‘motif sets’ to organize and classify your motifs.
The Make Motif function lets you save your own
motifs for future use. Motifs may be saved to
different files or ‘motif sets’. To create a motif set
1 Select the embroidery object you want to save as a
Saving motifs motif.
2 Select Embroidery > Make Motif.
Any embroidery object can be saved as a motif for The Make Motif dialog opens.
future use.
To save a motif
1 Select the embroidery object you want to save as a
motif.
3 Click New.
The New Motif Set dialog opens.
2 Select Embroidery > Make Motif.

3 The Make Motif dialog opens.
4 Enter a name for the new motif set and click OK. The
Motif Set is ready for use.
4 Select a Motif Set from the list.

5 If you want to automatically remove machine functions
from the motif, select the Remove Functions
checkbox.
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Chapter 11
Thread Colors
You select thread colors for embroidery

objects from the Color Chart. JANOME
Embroidery Software lets you manage the
thread colors in your Color Chart. Select
from a wide range of commercial thread
charts. You can also set the color inside the
hoop to match the color of the fabric you
intend to sew on.
1
You need to decide how many different
thread colors to use and the sequence in
which they will be stitched. Wherever 2
possible, simplify the design to reduce the

number of color changes. Always start with 3
the shapes at the back and work your way
forward, layer by layer.
This section describes how to select colors from the Color Chart and how to
change background colors inside and/or outside the hoop.
Selecting thread colors Selecting a new current color
The Color Chart has up to 128 color slots. New Click Digitize > Current Color to open the Color
Chart.
objects are digitized using the currently selected
color. You can change color before or after
digitizing. JANOME Embroidery Software also lets When you digitize a new object, it automatically
you manage the thread colors in your Color Chart. takes the color selected in the Color Chart. This is
Select from a wide range of commercial thread the ‘current’ color.
charts. Adjust the exact number of colors in the
Color Chart as required. Add extra slots as
required. To select a new current color
1 Deselect all objects.
2 Access the Color Chart by one of the following means:
Try this! When you insert one design in another, Click the Current Color icon on the Digitize toolbar
the two Color Charts are merged.
Select the View > Color Chart, or
Press the shortcut Ctrl + R.
Chapter 11 Thread Colors
useful when working with monograms or other

lettering objects, including individual characters.
You can remove manually inserted color changes
at any time.
Try this! Resize and click-and-drag the Color Chart

anywhere within the Design Window.
3 Hover the mouse pointer over a color to view its brand,
code and description in a tooltip.
4 Select the color you want.
This then becomes the current (default) color.
To insert a manual color change
Recoloring selected objects 1 Press Esc to deselect all objects in the design and
deactivate the Stitch Select While Traveling tool.
Change the color of one or more selected objects
2 Use any of the available tools to travel through the
in your design at any time. You can select all
design by object or color. See Simulating design
objects of the same color with a single command. stitchout for details.
Use this feature to apply a change across all
objects of the same color. See Simulating design
stitchout for details.
To recolor a selected object

1 Select the object (or objects) you want to recolor.
2 Select a color from the Color Chart.
The objects appear in the new color. The current color
does not change.
3 Use the arrow keys to locate the individual stitch within
the object where you want to place the color change.
See Traveling by stitches for details.
+10
Color -1 +1
changed
Objects
selected -10
Note If you travel by color or by object only, the stitch

Inserting manual color changes cursor will always be at the beginning of an object.
Inserting a manual color change at this point will
JANOME Embroidery Software lets you insert a change the entire object’s color property.
color change on any desired stitch in EasyDesign. 4 Select the color you want from the Color Chart.
A color change of any selected color is inserted at A color change is inserted at the current stitch cursor
the current cursor position. This is particularly location.
To set up a thread chart

1 Access the Thread Colors dialog by one of the
following means:
Select Setup > Thread Colors, or
Right-click a color in the Color Chart.
The Thread Colors dialog opens. The left-hand
column represents the colors in the actual Color Chart.
The right-hand column represents the threads
available for use in the selected thread chart.
5 Repeat as many times as required.

Select thread
chart
Replace or
add threads
to color chart
Note If a color is already being used by one or more

Note The Edit > Remove Color Change command is objects in the current design, a tick will appear in the
enabled when the stitch cursor is positioned on a stitch color field of the Color Chart list.
carrying a manual color change. Selecting the 2 Set the exact number of colors required in the Number
command removes the color change. of Colors field.
If you are only using six colors, limit the number in the
Color Chart to those six. Add extra slots as required.
3 In the left-hand column, select the color slot you want
Travel to color Select Edit > Remove to assign a thread to.
change Color Change 4 In the left-hand column, select a thread chart from the
Thread Chart dropdown list.
5 Locate the color you want to use by scrolling down the
list.
Try this! If you know the exact code of the color you
Try this! Alternatively, select the entire object and are looking for, key it into the Find Code field.
select a color from the Color Chart. The entire object 6 Use one of the following buttons to transfer the
reverts to the chosen color. selected color to the Color Chart:
Setting up thread charts Button Purpose

Replace The color will replace the currently selected
color in the Color Chart list. Double-clicking
JANOME Embroidery Software lets you manage a thread in the Thread Chart list has the
thread colors for each design you create or modify. same result.
Select from a wide range of commercial thread Add The color will be appended to the Color
charts. Add or remove colors – you can assign up Chart list. The Number of Colors field will
to 128 color slots. Find and sort specific colors by increase by one automatically.
Color Code. See also Selecting thread colors.
7 Repeat for other color slots in the Color Chart.
Note The Color Chart you define here is saved with the
current design.
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Part III
Digitizing with
Artwork
There are two broad categories of artwork file, both of which can be
imported into EasyDesign for use as digitizing backdrops – vector and
bitmap. To create good quality embroidery, you need to choose or create
suitable artwork of either format.
Digitizing with backdrops

This section describes how to scan it into JANOME Embroidery Software and
edit it before use as a digitizing backdrop. It also describes how to insert into
JANOME Embroidery Software and save bitmap images, as well as how to
show and hide them as you digitize. Editing images in external graphics
packages is also covered. See Digitizing with Backdrops for details.
Preparing images for automatic digitizing

This section describes how to prepare both outlined and non-outlined
images for automatic digitizing. See Preparing Images for Automatic
Digitizing for details.
Automatic digitizing
This section describes how to automatically convert bitmap images to
embroidery objects and complete designs, as well as how to create
embroidery from grayscale images. See Automatic Digitizing for details.
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Chapter 12
Digitizing with
Backdrops
Artwork can be inserted, pasted or scanned into

JANOME Embroidery Software for use as digitizing
templates or ‘backdrops’.
This section describes how to scan it into JANOME
Embroidery Software and edit it before use as a
digitizing backdrop. It also describes how to insert
into JANOME Embroidery Software and save
bitmap images, as well as how to show and hide
them as you digitize. Editing images in external
graphics packages is also covered.
Backdrops can help you to: Paint Shop Pro. Images updated in this way are
Digitize shapes manually. automatically re-imported into JANOME
You trace shapes and lines over the artwork
using the appropriate input methods. Using a
bitmap image in this way is like using an
enlargement drawing and digitizer tablet,
Choosing suitable artwork
except that everything is done on-screen. See
Manual Digitizing for details. For both manual and automatic digitizing
Digitize shapes automatically with purposes, ‘clean’ images, sometimes referred to as
Click-to-Stitch. ‘cartoons’, work best. Such images have a limited
You select a shape and Click-to-Stitch number of solid colors which in turn have
automatically determines the required well-defined outlines. Ideally, they are:
stitches. See Digitizing images automatically Well defined, where each shape is made up of
with Click-to-Design for details. pixels of the same color
Digitize complete images automatically with Clearly ‘blocked’, where each shape is a
Click-to-Design. stitchable size, at least 1 sq mm
You select the image and Click-to-Design Saved at a color depth of at least 256 colors (8
automatically determines the shapes and bit), or preferably millions of colors (16 bit).
stitches needed to digitize the design. See (Images are automatically reduced to 256
Creating embroidery designs with colors or less when loaded into JANOME
Click-to-Design Advanced for details. Embroidery Software.)
From within JANOME Embroidery Software you can
open images in Paint, Corel PhotoPaint, or
Chapter 12 Digitizing with Backdrops
Scanned images
Images scanned from
hardcopy drawings or
Clean picture with existing embroidery typically
well-defined outlines
contain a lot of introduced
‘noise’. While they can be
used as input to automatic
digitizing, once again, best
results are achieved with
relatively clean images
Clean picture with
well-defined color blocks
consisting of solid color
blocks. Typically, logos and
simple drawings scanned Image containing a lot of
from business cards, scanner ‘noise’
letterheads, books,
magazines, cards fall into this category.
Noisy images typically need to be prepared by
Complex picture, needs reducing the color count and sharpening the
editing to remove outlines. See Image preparation techniques for
background and clean color details.
blocks
Dithered images
Dithering is a software technique which combines
Automatic digitizing techniques produce best existing colors in a checkerboard arrangement of
results with images of the type found in clipart pixels. It is typically used to simulate colors that
libraries or created from scratch in a graphics are missing from an image palette.
package. Automatic digitizing can work with
images from other sources but they require some Dithered color
preparation. This is because most commonly blocks
available images are not made up of solid colors.
Scanners introduce noise, while graphics packages
perform ‘dithering’ and ‘anti-aliasing’ to improve
image print quality.
Automatic digitizing works least effectively with
photographic images which may contain many
dithered colors and complex forms. With
photographs, however, you can pick out shapes
that you want to embroider, leaving out
unnecessary detail.
Like noisy images, dithered images need to be
color-reduced before use. Be aware, however, that
while the software is excellent at processing
dithered colors within a defined outline, it does not
work so well with non-outlined images. See
Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing for
details.
Anti-aliased images
Anti-aliasing is a software technique similar to
dithering which is used to soften hard outlines
where color blocks intersect. It produces smoother
outlines by ‘blurring’ the pixels where colors join.
contains, the higher the resolution needs to be.

Anti-aliased outlines
Use the following table as a guide.
Scanning
Type of artwork
resolution
Business cards, letter heads 150 - 300 dpi
Hand sketches 150 - 300 dpi
Photos and images 150 - 300 dpi
Commercial art, line drawing 72 - 150 dpi
Color mode
Where anti-aliasing is deliberately used to blur
outlines, these need to be ‘sharpened’ before use Most scanners also require you to enter color mode
with automatic digitizing. See Preparing Images information. First decide whether your image is
for Automatic Digitizing for details. line art (black and white drawing), sketch, color
picture, or black and white or color photograph,
then choose an appropriate mode. Black and white
Scanning artwork into EasyDesign mode produces the smallest files. Color
photograph and grayscale modes generate 256
color images and produce similar sized files. ‘RGB’,
If you have existing artwork, you can scan it with ‘True Color’ or ‘millions of colors’ modes generate
a TWAIN-compatible scanner using the JANOME 16.7 million colors and produce the biggest files.
Embroidery Software scanning function. It is Use the table below to decide which mode is
important to scan your artwork properly if you suitable for use with your image.
intend to use one of the automatic digitizing
techniques; the scanned image quality will affect
the quality of the final embroidered design. Recom.
Source Colors in
Example Descrip. color
image image
mode *
Preparing artwork for scanning
Line art Two Black / 2
With embroidery design, less is more. You do not colors - white
need every detail in an image to create a design. usually drawing 2
You use the ‘structure’ of the image rather than the black and Line art
fine details of texture and color. To simplify white
artwork, you can cover it with tracing paper and Drawing Sketch or Gray- 256
draw only the essential shapes and lines which will drawing scale
be filled with stitches. When scanning, take away with Line art 2
the original artwork and put white paper behind shades of
the tracing paper. Shiny surfaces, such as glossy gray
photographs, may not scan well. Cover them with Color Two Color 16
tracing paper. If the artwork has very light colors, picture colors or RGB million
highlight outlines with a fine black felt-tip pen. more Millions of 16
colors million
Scanning resolution Color 2 - 256
drawing
Most scanners require you to enter scanning
resolution information. Resolution determines the * Different scanning software uses different terms for the
same mode.
number of dots per inch (dpi) used to create a
drawing. The higher the value, the clearer the
image but larger the file. For digitizing purposes,
Scanning tips
use a maximum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per Here are some tips when scanning artwork for use
inch). A resolution of 72dpi (screen resolution) will as digitizing backdrops:
usually be sufficient. Generally speaking, the
smaller the source image and/or more detail it
Do not scan line art images in grayscale mode; Importing images into EasyDesign
grayscale scanning produces fuzzy edges.
Scan color images in RGB mode (millions of
colors) rather than 256 color mode. You may not Bitmap images can be inserted, pasted or scanned
notice any difference on screen. In fact the 256 into JANOME Embroidery Software for use as
color image may look better than the RGB digitizing backdrops. For both manual and
image. However, JANOME Embroidery Software automatic digitizing purposes, ‘clean’ images,
converts all images to 256 colors or less upon sometimes referred to as ‘cartoons’, work best.
loading. It uses the extra information to produce Scanners introduce noise, while graphics packages
a better image than if it was originally scanned perform ‘dithering’ and ‘anti-aliasing’ to improve
at 256 colors. image print quality. See Preparing Images for
Automatic Digitizing for details.
Scanned in 256
color mode
Scanned in RGB color

mode (millions of colors)
Traced image scanned Auto-digitized

Do not scan color images in CMYK mode as this
is only used for images that will be printed and
the colors may be different from RGB colors. Try this! You can scale and transform images
If the image needs to be resized, scale it when after importing, but it is generally better to do so
you scan it. Scaling afterwards may distort the during scanning. Scaling afterwards may distort
image. the image.
Sharpening Inserting images

Some scanning software lets you apply what is
Use Image > Insert Image to insert an image for use as a
called ‘sharpening’ as you scan. Sharpening
backdrop.
compensates for the slight blurring in a scanned
image by looking for any differences between
You can load bitmap images of various formats for
colors in the image. Sharpening accentuates these
use as digitizing backdrops. See also Choosing
differences which makes the image edges more
suitable artwork.
defined. It does not increase the image details; it
just makes them more obvious. In general, use
sharpening with images that have well-defined
outlines. Do not use it with non-outlined images.
Scanned with
sharpening
Scanned without Bitmap image can be Partially digitized

sharpening used as backdrop bitmap
3 Create a new file in EasyDesign or open the design file

into which you want to insert the image.
Note Vector drawings are converted to bitmap
4 Click the Paste icon or press Ctrl + V.
images when loaded into JANOME Embroidery
Software. The image is pasted into the design.
To insert an image
1 Select Image > Insert Image.
The Open dialog opens.
Select folder
Note You may need to resize the image to fit within the
dimensions of the selected hoop. See Scaling objects
using Object Details for details. See also Editing
images in graphics applications.
Select required format
2 Select a folder from the Look In list. Scanning bitmap images

3 Select a file type from the Files of Type list – e.g. BMP.
Use Image > Scan to scan an image into JANOME
4 Select the file you want to insert.
5 Click Open.
You can scan images directly into JANOME
Try this! Select the Preview checkbox to preview the Embroidery Software for use as digitizing
selected file. backdrops. The scanning feature in JANOME
Embroidery Software allows you to use most
TWAIN-compatible scanners. You can use any
Copying and pasting images
scanning software provided that it can save the
image in one of the compatible formats. See also
Click Standard > Paste to paste copied images in Scanning artwork into EasyDesign.
the design.
You can copy and paste an image into EasyDesign To scan a bitmap image
by copying it from another embroidery design or 1 Set up your scanner. See Setting up scanners for
graphics application, and pasting it into your details.
design. 2 Prepare the artwork for scanning. See Preparing
artwork for scanning for details.
3 Start JANOME Embroidery Software.
Note You cannot copy and paste an image into
EasyEdit. 4 Create a new file or open a design you want to insert
the drawing into.
5 Select Image > Scan.
To copy and paste an image Your scanning program will open.
1 Select the image you want to copy and paste. 6 Choose a scanning mode and resolution. See
2 Copy it to the Windows clipboard by pressing Ctrl + C. Scanning resolution and Color mode for details.
7 Preview the image in the scanning program.
8 Select the area to be scanned and scan the image.

9 Scan the artwork.
10 Save the scanned image in a third-party application.
See Editing images in graphics applications for details.
Save in a compatible format image file to the
C:\Embroidery Album folder.
Editing imported images
For both manual and automatic digitizing

purposes, you may want to crop an image before Select Image > Crop Image > Freehand Shape and
digitizing. You can do this within JANOME mark reference points to crop the image in free form
Embroidery Software or using a third-party using right- and left-clicks.
graphics application. Sometimes, you may want to
save backdrops as separate files after scanning or
cropping.
Cropping images for digitizing
Use Image > Crop Image to crop an image for use with
Photo Click.
JANOME Embroidery Software allows you to crop

images prior to use. Before using bitmap images
for design purposes, crop them to remove
unnecessary detail and save processing time. This JANOME Embroidery Software crops the area inside
feature is primarily intended for use with the Photo the cropping selection.
Click tool. See Creating embroidery from
photographs for details. Reshaping cropped images

Warning With cropped images, the Photo Click of cropped areas.
tool produces stitches only in the visible areas of
the image. However, cropped images may produce
unexpected results when used with Click-to-Stitch After an image has been cropped, you can reshape
or Click-to-Design tools. In this case, the solution and transform the cropping outlines in the same
is to edit the image in a third-party graphics way as you reshape and transform lettering. You
application and remove the unwanted areas of the can also use the tool to reposition cropping
image altogether. See Editing images in graphics outlines.
applications for details.
To reshape cropped images
To crop an image for digitizing 1 Crop an image. See Cropping images for digitizing for
details.
1 Scan or load the image you want to use. See Importing
images into EasyDesign for details. 2 Select the cropped image.
2 Select the image and a cropping tool:
Select Image > Crop Image > Rectangle and click
and drag a bounding box around the area to crop.
Editing images in graphics applications
Use Image > Touch Up Picture to edit images in a

graphics package.
Sometimes you need to edit images directly in a

third-party graphics package. You would normally
do this in order to eliminate backgrounds, flood-fill
solid areas with color, or add outlines, close gaps,
or reinforce outlines. From within JANOME
Embroidery Software you can open images directly
in Paint, Photopaint, or Paint Shop Pro. Images
3 Click the Reshape Object icon. updated in this way are automatically re-imported
The cropping outline is displayed with reshape nodes. into JANOME Embroidery Software.
Skew Scale vertically
Scale proportionally
Scale horizontally
There are many graphics packages which can help

Move reshape nodes
you improve your scanned images. At one end of
the spectrum there is the simple Paint program.
Anchor
Rotate This comes free with Windows but can handle few
formats or color conversions. At the other end,
there are professional tools such as Photopaint.
Try this! Experiment with sizing handles, skew and Such programs can do almost anything but may be
rotation handles. Note the rotation anchor point can’t too expensive for occasional use. A compromise is
be moved. See also Arranging and Transforming Paint Shop Pro which has many of the features of
Objects. the high-end tools but at a much lower cost.
4 Adjust reshape nodes to change the shape.
To edit an image in a graphics application

1 Select Image > Insert Image to load an image.
2 Select the image.
Background may be
cleaned, eye area outlined
and antlers edited
Note Reshape nodes can’t be deleted, added or

changeable between corner and circular points. See
also Reshaping objects. 3 Select Image > Touch Up Picture and select a
5 Press Esc to finish. graphics package.
The image opens in the graphics package.
4 Edit the image and save.
Background cleaned and

eye outlined
5 Select File > Update <Filename>.

The image displays in JANOME Embroidery Software
overlaid with stripes. This means that it is still open in
the graphics package.
File still open in the

graphics package
Try this! Select File > Exit & Return <Filename> to

exit the graphics package and show the updated image
in JANOME Embroidery Software. The stripes will
disappear.
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Chapter 13
Preparing Images for

Automatic Digitizing
JANOME Embroidery Software supports the

automatic and semi-automatic digitizing of both
bitmap images and vector drawings. The quality
of the resulting designs greatly depends on the
type and quality of the original artwork.
Generally speaking, vector drawings preserve
the picture quality when resized, whereas bitmap
images cause problems of pixilation and image
degradation when enlarged or scaled down.
However, any scaling required should be done
before importing into EasyDesign as the
importing operation automatically transforms
vector drawings into bitmaps. In order to make
bitmap images more suitable for automatic
digitizing, JANOME Embroidery Software also provides image processing
capabilities and links to graphics packages.
This section describes how to prepare both outlined and non-outlined images
for automatic digitizing.
Image preparation techniques Outlined vs non-outlined images

Before preparing your image you need to know
Before applying automatic digitizing, you what type you are using. For the purposes of
frequently need to improve or ‘clean up’ artwork. automatic digitizing, there are two categories –
To work effectively, both Click-to-Design and outlined and non-outlined. Outlined images ideally
have a solid black outline around each colored
Click-to-Stitch require solid color images as
area. Non-outlined images ideally consist of solid
input. You can improve artwork both with bitmap areas of color. Outlined and non-outlined images
editing tools in graphics packages and/or the require different methods of preparation.
image processing tools provided in JANOME
Embroidery Software. In fact, the software will not
let you apply Click-to-Design until the image has
been suitably processed. Preparing images for
automatic digitizing.
Chapter 13 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing
Image without outlines
Image before color reduction Image after color reduction
If you are scanning images, make sure you scan

Image with outlines them correctly for best results. See also Scanning
artwork into EasyDesign.
Image clean up
In practice, cleaning up scanned images may
involve any one or a combination of the following
techniques:
reducing the number of colors
adding or emphasizing outlines
removing noise, dithering or anti-aliasing
eliminating unnecessary detail Image scanned in RGB color Image scanned in 256 color
cropping sections mode, then colors reduced to 8 mode, then colors reduced to 8
eliminating backgrounds.
Be aware that the Image Preparation tool is
See also Choosing suitable artwork. good at removing noise and anti-aliasing but not so
good at processing dithering in non-outlined
Color reduction images. By contrast, the Outlined Image
Preparation tool is excellent at processing
Sometimes an image looks clean but extra colors dithered colors as it averages all pixels within a
have been introduced during scanning or in a defined outline. See also Inserting images.
graphics package. Color reduction means reducing
the actual number of image colors in order to Image Preparation tool used with non-outlined image
eliminate unnecessary detail and reduce each – dithered color blocks not completely cleaned, edges
fuzzy
block to a single color. Color reduction also cleans
the image, removing noise and anti-aliasing if
present. This in turn helps minimize the number of
trims and color changes required in the resulting
embroidery design. Reduce colors in a
non-outlined image using the Image Preparation
tool and in an outlined image using the Outlined
Image Preparation tool.
Color reduction should only be applied if the loss of
detail does not affect the image shapes. Before
color reduction, the colored areas in the image
below include many colors. After reduction, each
area is reduced to a single color. The detail is
preserved. Outlined Image Preparation tool used with outlined
image – dithered color blocks cleaned, edges sharp
Outline sharpening
Outline sharpening means more clearly defining
the outlines bordering distinct color blocks or
shapes in the image. These may have been Noise filtering

indistinct in the original or made so by the
scanning process. Outline sharpening is important Noise filtering means restoring the solid color
for automatic digitizing because it makes it easier blocks of the original image in scanned images.
for the software to identify the distinct areas which This is achieved by merging different shades into
become embroidery objects in the resulting one solid color. Noise filtering is important for
design. automatic digitizing because it makes it easier for
the software to identify solid color blocks which
become embroidery objects in the resulting
Note Outline sharpening only works on images design. It also cleans up blurred or mottled areas
with black or dark outlines. of color.
Image before outline

sharpening
Image before noise filtering, Image after noise filtering,

Image after outline mottled color single colors
sharpening
Image preparation tools

Some images have solid outlines but they may be Use the image preparation tools to prepare images
indistinct or incomplete. These need to be rectified for automatic digitizing. Your choice of tool
with the JANOME Embroidery Software image depends on the image. There are three tools:
preparation tools or a graphics package. See
Editing images in graphics applications for details.
Tool Purpose Capabilities

Edit Image Link to a graphics package – e.g. Lets you crop, sharpen, re-color, add outlines, remove noise from
Paint Shop Pro – for editing an image an image.
outside JANOME Embroidery
Software.
Image Prepare any non-outlined image. Lets you reduce colors to a specified number. It automatically:
Preparation reduces each block to a single color
removes anti-aliasing, noise and dithering
removes colors smaller than specified area.
Outlined Prepare outlined images. Lets you adjust lightness or darkness of outlines. It automatically:
Image blends each outlined block into a single color
Preparation removes anti-aliasing, noise and dithering
sharpens outlines.
Using image preparation tools

Note Even if your image looks ready to stitch It is important to use the correct preparation tools
when inserted into the software, it will need to be for your image. The example below shows an
image-processed before conversion. The software image with indistinct outlines. If the Outlined
will not let you apply automatic digitizing Image Preparation tool is used, outlines can be
techniques without preliminary image-processing. made darker and more distinct, improving
stitching. By contrast, using the Image
Preparation tool before stitching produces a Image preparation summary

poorly stitched design.
Image Preparation Non-outlined

Action Outlined image
used – outlines not image
sharpened, poor
stitching Scan image Scan in RGB Scan in RGB
mode mode
Use sharpening No sharpening
Scan line drawing Scan in two color
mode
Image with indistinct outlines
Touching up in Crop Crop
graphics package Add or edit Edit image
Outlined Image
Preparation used – outlines shapes
improved stitching Edit colors Edit colors
Remove noise Remove noise
Use Outlined Sharpen outlines
Image and remove noise
Preparation tool in
Image with solid outlines JANOME
Embroidery
Before using the Outlined Image Preparation Software
tool, make sure that the image contains solid Use Image Reduce colors
outlines. If there are gaps, separate color areas will Preparation tool in and remove noise
be blended into one. JANOME
Embroidery
Software
Digitize Manual Manual
Click-to-Stitch Click-to-Stitch
Click-to-Design Click-to-Design
Outlined Image
Preparation used
Image partially outlined, Image colors blended

Preparing non-outlined images
some area not closed
If you need to add outlines, close gaps, or reinforce Use Digitize > Image Preparation to reduce the
an outline, you may need to draw it by hand before number of colors and remove image ‘noise’ in
scanning the image. Or you may add it after non-outlined images.
scanning in a graphics package. See Editing
images in graphics applications for details. Use the Image Preparation tool to prepare
non-outlined images for automatic digitizing. The
tool automatically reduces color blocks in bitmap
Try this! Try darkening the outlines using the images to a single color, removing anti-aliasing and
outline appearance slider. noise. You can let the software reduce the color
count automatically or specify a precise number.
The latter is useful if you want to match design
colors to an exact number of thread colors.
Outlined Image
Preparation used Try this! Depending on the quality of the scanned
image, you may need to touch it up manually
before processing in JANOME Embroidery
Image outline completed in Outlines sharpened
graphics package Software. You would normally do this in order to
eliminate backgrounds, flood-fill solid areas with
color, or add outlines, close gaps, crop areas or Preparing outlined images
reinforce outlines. See Editing images in graphics
Use Digitize > Outlined Image Preparation to
sharpen outlines and reduce noise in outlined
To prepare non-outlined images images.
1 Scan or load an image. See Scanning artwork into
EasyDesign for details. Use the Outlined Image Preparation tool to
prepare outlined images for automatic digitizing.
The tool automatically sharpens outlines and
reduces noise. Areas enclosed by a black outline
Image scanned in
RGB color mode – are reduced to a single color. Outline sharpening
converted to 256 makes it easier for the software to recognize
colors upon loading distinct areas in the image. These areas then
become the embroidery objects of the finished
design. Use it particularly if the outlines are blurry,
fuzzy or indistinct.
2 Click the Image Preparation icon.
The Image Preparation dialog opens.
Try this! Depending on the quality of the scanned
image, you may need to touch it up manually
before processing in JANOME Embroidery
Software. You would normally do this in order to
eliminate backgrounds, flood-fill solid areas with
color, or add borders, close gaps, crop areas or
reinforce borders. See Editing images in graphics
To prepare outlined images

EasyDesign for details.
Enter
number of
colors
The image appears in the preview panel. The

Available field shows the number of image colors.
2 Click the Outlined Image Preparation icon.

The Outlined Image Preparation dialog opens.
Reduced to 3 colors Reduced to 5 colors
3 Check how many colors are in the image.

This is indicated by Available. If there appear to be too
many, the image probably contains noise.
4 Enter the number of colors you require.
The preview shows you how the design will look.
5 Click OK to apply the changes.
Outlines not
sharpened
Set outline
appearance
Number of
colors in image Slider moved
to left
Click to preview
results of noise
reduction
The image appears in the preview panel. The

Available Colors field shows the number of image
colors. Slider moved
3 Set the outline contrast tolerance by dragging the slider to right
control.
This produces a black and white preview of the
detected outlines. 5 Click OK to apply the changes.
Zoomed
area
Outlines sharpened
and noise reduced
Move slider to
sharpen outline and
remove speckles
Try this! Move the slider to the right until there is too
much black, then move it slowly back to the left. Stop
when the image shows all the outlines you need.
4 Click Show Color Areas to see the updated image.
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The Click-to-Stitch tools are

useful for quickly creating
embroidery objects from images
that do not require particular
artistic effects or
embroidery-specific knowledge.
This in turn frees you to spend
more time on the artistic or
inherently complicated areas of
your designs.
Click-to-Design automatically
converts artwork to fully digitized
embroidery with little or no
intervention. Various forms of
artwork can be used – both bitmap
and vector – and various levels of
user ‘assists’ applied to the
process.
Use Photo Click to create
embroidery from photographs or
other images, color or grayscale.
Photo Click designs consist of rows of stitches of varying spacing. The effect
resembles the output of a line printer.
This section describes how to automatically convert bitmap images to
embroidery objects and complete designs, as well as how to create embroidery
from grayscale images.
Digitizing images with Use Digitize > Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill

Click-to-Stitch without Holes to digitize large artwork shapes
with Parallel Weave Fill, ignoring any holes
within.
Use Digitize > Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill to Use Digitize > Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill to
digitize large artwork shapes with Parallel Weave digitize narrow column artwork shapes with Satin
Fill, preserving any holes within. stitch.
Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing
Use Digitize > Click-to-Centerline to digitize

centerlines in artwork with run line stitches.
Use Digitize > Click-to-Outline to digitize
boundaries of shapes with Run stitching using
current properties.
Use Digitize > Match to Palette to find the nearest
match between a selected image color and
thread color.
The Click-to-Stitch tools provide everything

necessary to digitize shapes in bitmap images 2 Select the image and process it. See Preparing Images
for Automatic Digitizing for details.
automatically without using manual input
methods. These tools are useful for quickly 3 Click the Match to Palette icon.
creating embroidery objects from scanned images 4 Select a Click-to-Stitch digitizing method.
that do not require particular artistic effects or 5 Click the shape you want to digitize.
embroidery-specific knowledge. This in turn frees The object is digitized in the nearest palette color.
you to spend more time on the artistic or
inherently complicated areas of your designs.
Click-to-Stitch is available as a ‘flyout toolbar’ on
the Digitize toolbar providing the six options
shown above. These tools trigger functions of the
same name found in the Embroidery >
Click-to-Stitch menu.
Note Even if your artwork looks ready to stitch, it

needs to be image-processed first. See Preparing
Images for Automatic Digitizing for details. Matched to palette Digitized in current color
Matching palette colors to an image Note If Match to Palette is not selected, the object is
digitized in the current palette color.
Use Digitize > Match to Palette to find the nearest
match between a selected image color and Digitizing fills with Click-to-Stitch
thread color. If not selected, the color is digitized
in the current palette color.
Use Digitize > Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill to
digitize large artwork shapes with Parallel Weave
Use the Match to Palette tool to find the nearest Fill, preserving any holes within.
match between a selected image color block and a
palette color. If Match to Palette is not selected, Use Digitize > Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill
without Holes to digitize large artwork shapes
the color block is digitized in the current palette
with Parallel Weave Fill, ignoring any holes
color.
within.
Use Digitize > Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill to
To match palette colors to an image digitize narrow column artwork shapes with Satin
stitch.
Click-to-Stitch can be used to create ‘closed’
Weave Fill objects, as well as objects with turning
Satin Fills. Use Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill to
digitize large areas in your artwork with Weave
Fill stitching, preserving any holes within them. If
you want holes ignored, use the Click-to-Parallel
Weave Fill without Holes tool. Use
Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill to digitize Digitizing outlines with Click-to-Stitch

narrow column shapes with turning Satin Fill
stitching. Current properties are applied. You can
Use Digitize > Click-to-Centerline to digitize
modify these as required before or after using the
centerlines in artwork with run line stitches.
tools.
Use Digitize > Click-to-Outline to digitize
boundaries of shapes with Run stitching using
To digitize fills with Click-to-Stitch current properties.
EasyDesign for details. Use Click-to-Stitch to digitize boundaries and
2 Select the image and process it. See Preparing Images details with run stitching. Current properties are
for Automatic Digitizing for details. applied. You can modify these as required before
3 Select a thread color from the Color Chart. or after using the tools.
Alternatively, use the Match to Palette tool to find the
nearest matching thread color. See Matching palette To digitize outlines with Click-to-Stitch
colors to an image for details.
4 Select the required Click-to-Stitch fill input method. 1 Scan or load an image. See Scanning artwork into
5 Click the shape you want to digitize.
2 Select the image and process it. See Preparing Images
6 Press Enter. for Automatic Digitizing for details.
The shape is immediately filled with stitches. 3 Select a thread color from the Color Chart.
Alternatively, use the Match to Palette tool to find the
nearest matching thread color. See Matching palette
Click the object
colors to an image for details.
4 Select the required Click-to-Stitch outline input
method. Stitches are generated according to current
stitch settings.
Object filled Use Click-to-Centerline to digitize centerlines in
with stitches your artwork with run stitching.
7 Digitize other filled shapes in the artwork in the same

way changing thread color and input method as
required.
Click to digitize centerline
Use Click-to-Outline to digitize boundaries of

shapes with run stitching.
All filled areas
digitized and shown
in Visualizer
8 Click Visualizer to check the result.
Note Stitches are generated according to current stitch

settings. These can be modified.
Click to digitize outlines
determines the color to omit, fill colors, detail color

and most suitable stitch types to apply to an image
Try this! Depending on the thickness of the image
using the default settings. It immediately
outline, you may obtain double-lines with
generates stitches for the selected image.
Click-to-Outline. You edit these lines as desired.
Try this! If you want the software to

automatically omit the image background, make
sure the background color surrounds the design by
at least one pixel.
To create a whole design with Click-to-Design

Instantly
Unwanted outlines removed Outline stitch type changed
Digitizing images automatically

with Click-to-Design
An extension of Click-to-Stitch technology,

Click-to-Design recognizes shapes in artwork and
makes decisions about the most suitable stitch
types to use. It also determines the stitching
sequence based on closest join. Artwork is
effectively ‘batch processed’ to create the many
embroidery objects that make up a design.
Click-to-Design has a ‘flyout toolbar’ with two
options: Click-to-Design Instantly (the default)
and Click-to-Design Advanced. These can also
be found in the Embroidery > Click-to-Design
menu.
2 Select the image and click the
Click-to-Design Instantly icon.
Note Only one image may be selected at a time. Even if an image is not pre-processed with the Image
The tool is disabled if the selection contains Preparation tool, Click-to-Design Instantly
anything other than an image. automatically processes the selected image and
converts it to embroidery.
Creating whole designs with
Click-to-Design Instantly Creating embroidery designs with
Click-to-Design Advanced
Use Digitize > Click-to-Design Instantly to create
embroidery designs directly from imported Use Digitize > Click-to-Design Advanced for
images using default settings. greater control when creating embroidery
designs directly from imported images.
In essence, creating an embroidery design with the
Click-to-Design Instantly tool is simply a matter If you want greater control over an image, the
of selecting the image you want to convert, and Click-to-Design Advanced tool allows you to
clicking the tool. The system automatically control the colors and stitch types used during
conversion. Even if your artwork looks ready to

stitch when inserted into the software, it will need
Note If the image has not been correctly
to be image-processed before conversion. The
image-processed, no colors appear and the Image
software will not let you apply automatic digitizing
Preparation button is activated. Click to process the
techniques without preliminary image-processing.
image. See Image preparation techniques for details.
See Image preparation techniques for details.
4 Click-and-drag any colors you want to omit from
automatic stitch processing into the Omit column.
To create embroidery designs with 5 Similarly, click-and-drag or leave any colors you want
Click-to-Design Advanced to be treated as filled areas in the Fill column.
Background color
omitted
Green colors
omitted
for Automatic Digitizing for details.
3 Select the image and click the
Click-to-Design Advanced icon. 6 Click-and-drag any colors you want to be treated as
The Click-to-Design dialog opens. Provided the ‘details’ – i.e. any outlines, borders or small areas you
image has been correctly image-processed, all want to stitch out last – into the Details column.
available colors appear by default in the Fill Colors 7 Select a stitching style for fills from the list:
column. Image information is given, including width and
height values as well as the number of image colors. Option Purpose
Auto Select The software decides on a suitable
stitch type.
Adjust stitch types and Weave Suited for most areas.
details
Satin Suited for use in smaller areas.
Click to process image Note Do not use Satin fill for areas where the stitch
if activated length exceeds 7 mm.
Click-and-drag colors
between fields
Choose colors to
omit
Fills: Satin
Details: Satin
Fills: Weave
Details: Satin
To create embroidery designs with

Click-to-Design Advanced
8 Select a stitching style for details from the list:
Option Purpose
Satin Most suited for use with thicker lines
or small shapes of varying width.
Satin Line Suited for use with thicker lines.
9 Click OK.
Click-to-Design converts the artwork to embroidery
objects and generates stitches.

Try this! The software matches colors from the for Automatic Digitizing for details.
existing palette. If the design does not seem to convert 3 Select the image and click the
colors properly, check that your monitor is set for 16 Bit Click-to-Design Advanced icon.
Colors. The Click-to-Design dialog opens.
Creating automatic outlines and borders

with Click-to-Design Advanced
Use Digitize > Click-to-Design Advanced to

create automatic outlines and borders from
imported images.
The Click-to-Design Advanced tool allows you to

automatically generate outlines during image
conversion. These may be in the form of outlines
between objects and/or borders around the design
itself. You can select the outline colors to use at the
time of converting the image. Colors and object
details of generated objects can be changed at any
time.
Try this! You may, if you wish, omit all image colors
Set conversion options from the selection criteria and choose to generate only
as required outlines and/or borders.
Add outlines and/or

borders as required Creating embroidery from
and set colors photographs
Use Digitize > Photo Click Instantly to create

4 Set conversion options for all colors in the image as embroidery designs directly from photographs or
required. See Creating embroidery designs with other images using default settings.
Click-to-Design Advanced for details.
Use Digitize > Photo Click Advanced for greater
5 Click the Add Outlines and/or Add Border options as control when creating embroidery designs directly
required. from photographs or other images.
Generated outline stitching uses Run Line stitching
to surround separate color blocks in the source Use Photo Click to create embroidery from
image. The Run Line stitching has the same stitch photographs or other images, color or grayscale.
properties as any details generated during Photo Click designs consist of rows of stitches of
conversion. See also Creating run lines. varying spacing (PhotoSatin Fill). The effect
Generated border outlines are created as Border resembles the output of a line printer. Adjust the
objects with the current design settings for width and angle of the rows and/or the stitches themselves.
other properties. The border is oriented clockwise for
consistent stitching with objects such as appliqué.
See also Creating columns and borders.
6 Select thread colors for outlines from the dropdown
lists.
7 Click OK.
Click-to-Design converts the artwork to embroidery
objects and generates stitches.
Grayscale images are made up of different shades

of gray pixels. Color images are automatically
converted to grayscale when you apply Photo
Click. For best results, use images with
well-defined subjects, good detail, and high
contrast or constantly varying shades. The
Photo_Click_Image.bmp sample included with
the software is an example of this type of image.
By contrast, the image below is not suitable as it The coarser the resolution, the more spacing between
does not contain enough detail and has poor rows.
contrast.
High resolution Low resolution
5 In the Background panel, select a background option:

For improved results, you may need to edit images
using an image editing tool such as Corel Paint Option Purpose
Shop Pro, Photo-Paint or Adobe Photoshop. Light Applies the maximum row width to the
lightest part of the image.
Try this! You can print design images directly Dark Applies the maximum row width to the
darkest part of the image.
onto a special fabric or transfer via your inkjet
printer. Printed images can then be combined with
Photo Click to produce stitch highlights on the
image. See also Setting print options.
To create embroidery from photographs

2 Select a thread color.
3 With the image selected, click one of the Photo Click
icons.
If Photo Click Instantly is active, the photo will be Light background Dark background
processed using the current settings and selected
thread color.
Try this! The option you select usually depends on
If Photo Click Advanced is active, the Object whether the fabric is light or dark. The Dark option
Details > Photo Click dialog opens. produces a negative of the image.
6 In the Fill panel, adjust the Grain Angle as required.
This determines the angle of the stitches.
4 In the Resolution panel, select a resolution option –

Low, Medium, High, or Extra High.
Grain Angle: 0° Grain Angle: 90°
7 Click OK.
EasyDesign generates stitches for the selected image.
This process may take some time.
Try this! Use Visualizer for a more accurate

representation of the stitching.
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Part IV
Modifying Designs
After digitizing a design, you can modify it as a whole, edit individual objects
or even individual stitches.
Combining and resequencing objects

This section describes how to combine objects and designs by copying and
pasting, duplicating, and inserting techniques. It also describes how to
resequence objects by cut and paste, by color or object. See Combining and
Resequencing Objects for details.
Arranging and transforming objects

This section describes how to position objects, lock and group, as well as
how to scale, rotate, skew, and flip objects. See Arranging and Transforming
Reshaping and editing objects

This section describes how to reshape objects with control points, adjust
stitch angles, and change entry and exit points. See Reshaping and Editing
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Chapter 15
Combining and
Resequencing Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software lets you add to

designs quickly by duplicating and copying
existing objects. It also lets you combine designs
by inserting the contents of one file into another.
Stitching sequence usually occurs in the order in
which the design was digitized. However, you can
change this by a variety of methods.
This section describes how to combine objects
and designs by copying and pasting, duplicating,
and inserting techniques. It also describes how
to resequence objects by cut and paste, by color
or object.
Combining objects and designs

To insert designs
A design or design objects can be copied or cut and 1 Open the first design.
placed on the Windows clipboard for temporary 2 Travel to the point in the stitching sequence where you
storage. It can then be pasted any number of want to insert the second design. See Traveling
times, within either the same or another design, through designs for details.
until replaced on the clipboard. You can also cut, You can insert a design between objects in the
copy and paste lettering objects within and sequence, or ‘nest’ the design within an object.
between designs. When you insert one design in 3 Select Embroidery > Insert Design.
another, the two Color Charts are merged. The Open dialog opens.
Inserting designs
Use Embroidery > Insert Design to combine two or more

designs.
JANOME Embroidery Software lets you insert one

design into another. The two (or more) designs can
then be saved as a combined design.
Chapter 15 Combining and Resequencing Objects
Objects copied
and pasted
4 From the Look In dropdown list, select the folder where

Note You can also remove objects from a design
the design you want to insert is stored, and select the
using the Cut command and paste them back in
required format from the Files of type dropdown list.
again. Cut and Paste changes the stitching
5 Select the design file to insert, and click Open. sequence in the design. See Resequencing objects
The design is inserted at the current needle position. with cut and paste for details.
6 Move the second design into the required position. See
Positioning objects using click and drag for details.
To copy and paste objects
1 Select the object/s to copy.
Move into the
required position
2 Click the Copy icon.

Try this! To ensure that all the objects in the inserted The selected object is copied to the clipboard.
design stay together, group the design while working 3 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence at which
with it. See Grouping objects for details. you want to paste the object. See Traveling through
7 Save the combined design under the original or designs in EasyEdit for details.
different name.
The designs you have inserted are now combined into
one design.
Travel to the
position
Try this! If the two designs share colors, you may want
to resequence them for efficient stitchout. See
Resequencing designs for details. You can paste between other objects in the sequence,
or ‘nest’ the copied object within an object. See Nesting
objects for details.
Copying and pasting objects 4 Click the Paste icon.
The object is pasted in the design. The object remains
Click Standard > Copy to copy selected objects to on the clipboard and can be pasted repeatedly until the
the clipboard. next Copy or Cut command.
Click Standard > Paste to paste copied objects in
the design.
You can copy objects to create multiple, identical Object pasted

objects, or to insert objects from other designs. then flipped
Duplicating objects
Select Edit > Duplicate to duplicate selected objects.

Right-click
Objects can be duplicated rather than copied. object
When an object is duplicated, it is not copied to the
clipboard. This leaves the clipboard free for you to
cut or copy other objects.
Drag-and-drop
Object
duplicated
Duplicated object spacing increased and color

changed to create blending effect
To duplicate objects
1 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence at which Try this! For more precise positioning, hold down the
you want to place the object. See Traveling through Ctrl key while dragging – movement is thereby
designs for details. constrained to X or Y axes.
You can place the duplicate between other objects in 3 Release the mouse.
the sequence, or ‘nest’ it within an object. See Nesting A duplicate object(s) is created at the release point.
2 Select the object/s to duplicate.
3 Select Edit > Duplicate.
The duplicate object is placed directly on top of the
original, in the specified position in the stitching
sequence.
Warning Make sure that there is only one copy of an

object at any one position. If an object is pasted twice
into the same position, it will be stitched twice.
Cloning objects
The Quick Clone feature lets you quickly duplicate Right-click, hold down Ctrl key,
selected objects by right-clicking, dragging and and drag-and-drop object Release it
releasing at a new position.
Try this! Clone objects to another window by the same
To clone objects method. To temporarily deactivate automatic scrolling,
hold down the Shift key while dragging. An identical
1 Select an object or objects. copy of the selection is created at the same
2 Holding down the right mouse button, drag the coordinates as the first window, no matter where the
object(s) to a new position. mouse is released.
A black outline of the object appears. The cursor icon
includes a plus symbol. Deleting objects
Various methods are available for deleting objects.
To delete objects Traveled to the

point
Select the object/s to delete, and do one of the
following:
Press Delete.
Select Edit > Delete.
Nesting objects 2 Insert the second object. To do this, either digitize the
object or cut and paste it into position.
You can inset or ‘nest’ an object in the middle of
another object’s stitching sequence to prevent long
connectors being generated. Nesting lets you Object
create or insert an object at an exact point of the selected
stitching sequence. This feature is particularly
useful with stamps, and other designs where long
connectors may be generated.
4 3 Object cut and

pasted
1 2
Objects not nested – long connectors

The second object is ‘nested’ in the stitching sequence
of the first object. All required functions are
2 4
automatically inserted for the second object.
1 3
Try this! To view the connectors that are generated for
the nested object, view in normal view.
Objects nested – short connectors and better

stitching order
Resequencing designs
The embroidery objects in a design form a stitching

Note The stitching sequence of nested objects is sequence. Initially, objects are stitched in the order
maintained when stitches are regenerated for in which they were created. You can change the
either object. However, if you resequence a design position of a selected object by cutting it, then
containing nested objects it will stitch objects in pasting it somewhere else in the sequence, or by
the original object sequence. using the Resequence tool.
To nest objects Resequencing objects with cut and paste

1 Travel through the first object until the needle position
marker is in the place you want to insert the second Click Standard > Cut to cut selected objects and
object. See Traveling through designs in EasyEdit for place them on the clipboard.
details. Click Standard > Paste to paste copied objects in
the design.
You can resequence objects by cutting an object

from the design and pasting it back at a different
point in the sequence. This does not change the You can resequence objects by selecting them in
physical location of the object. the required stitching order. The Resequence List
is ‘modeless’ meaning that it stays on the Design
Window as long as you need it. See also Selecting
To resequence objects with cut and paste and viewing objects with the Resequence List.
1 Select the object/s to resequence.
2 Click the Cut icon.
To resequence selected objects
The selected object is removed from the design and
moved to the clipboard. 1 Click the Resequence icon.
The Resequence List opens.
2 Click the Object button corresponding to the object you
want to select. See also Objects and object details.
Completed design with Select and cut object to be

center stitched first changed
3 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence where

you want to paste the object. See Simulating design
stitchout for details.
You can paste between other objects in the sequence, 3 Select the first object you want to resequence.
or ‘nest’ the cut object within another object. See
Nesting objects for details. Holding down Ctrl, select multiple objects to
resequence.
If you do not move the current needle position marker,
the object is pasted at the end of the sequence. Holding down Shift, select a range of objects to
resequence.
4 Click the Paste icon.
4 Click the buttons to reposition selected object/s in the
The object is pasted back in the design. stitching sequence:
Needle position
marker Button Purpose
Top: moves it to the start of the sequence.

Up: moves it up one place up in the
sequence.
Down: moves it one place down in the
sequence.
Travel to end of design Paste object Bottom: moves it to the end of the sequence.
Delete: removes it from the sequence.

Note The object remains on the clipboard and can be
pasted repeatedly until the next Copy or Cut
command.
Try this! You can also access commands via the
Resequencing selected objects Resequence List, including lock/unlock and object
details.
Use Edit > Resequence to resequence selected
objects.
Reposition
Right-click to selected color
access popup
menu
Resequencing objects by color
Click Edit > Resequence to resequence objects

by color.
Alternatively, click-and-drag colors to reposition in the
You can resequence objects by color. This reduces stitching sequence.
the number of color changes in a design. The
Resequence List is ‘modeless’ meaning that it
stays on the Design Window as long as you need it.
To resequence objects by color 3 5

1
1 Click the Resequence icon.
The Resequence List opens.
2 Select the Colors button as required.
4 6
2
Stitching sequence
changed, color changes
reduced
2 3
1
5 6
4
Stitching sequence
labelled, color changes
after each object
3 Select the first color you want to resequence.

Holding down Ctrl, select multiple objects to
resequence.
Holding down Shift, select a range of objects to
resequence.
4 Use the buttons to reposition the selected color/s in the
stitching sequence. See Resequencing selected
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Chapter 16
Arranging and
Transforming Objects
You can change the position, size and

orientation of objects in a design by moving,
scaling and transforming them. Group objects
together to apply a change to them all at once,
or lock them to avoid unintentional
modification. You can modify objects directly
on-screen or by changing their settings. You
can also access some of these functions using
the popup menu.
The scalability and stitching quality of a design
ultimately depend on its original source. Only
native JAN designs contain the complete set of
design information required for 100% perfect
scaling and transformation. See also Embroidery
design formats.
This section describes how to position objects, lock and group, as well as how
to scale, rotate, skew, and flip objects.
Positioning and aligning objects

To position objects using click and drag
Position objects in your design using the mouse to 1 Select the object/s to move.
drag them to a new position, nudging them with 2 Click and drag the object to a new position.
the arrow keys or by specifying the X:Y coordinates
in the Object Details dialog.
Positioning objects using click and drag

The simplest way to move an object in your design
is to click and drag it to a new position.
Alternatively, use the arrow keys to ‘nudge’ objects
into position.
Chapter 16 Arranging and Transforming Objects
Use Alignment > Align Top to top-align selected

objects.
Use Alignment > Align Centers Horizontally to
align selected objects through their horizontal
centers.
Use Alignment > Align Bottom to bottom-align
selected objects.
Use Alignment > Align Centers to align selected
objects to their centers.
Cross-hair cursor
centers objects Quickly align selected objects in a design to the
left, right, top, bottom or center of a specific
3 For more accurate positioning, press the arrow keys to object. The Align tools in Alignment toolbar offer
‘nudge’ the object into the required position. a set of buttons to trigger corresponding functions
found in the Align popup menu. The tools are all
enabled when two or more objects are selected.
Try this! Zoom in to make small adjustments. The
distance the object moves depends on the current
zoom factor. The greater the zoom factor, the smaller To align objects
the distance moved.
1 Select the objects you want to align.
Positioning objects using object details
Note Objects are aligned with the last object selected.
You can position selected objects relative to the
center of a design by entering its X:Y coordinates 2 Select the object you want to align with.
in the Object Details dialog. 3 Click an alignment tool or select Align in the popup
menu by right-clicking the objects.
To position objects using object details

Align center
1 Select the object/s to move.
2 Double-click the object to open the Object Details
dialog, and select the Dimensions tab. Align left
2 1
Align bottom
Enter new
coordinates
3 Enter the new object coordinates in the Position fields. Try this! You can also access the commands via the
Resequence List. See also Resequencing selected
4 Click OK. objects.
The object is centered over the coordinates you set.
Aligning objects
Use Alignment > Align Left to left-align selected

objects.
Use Alignment > Align Centers Vertically to align
selected objects through their vertical centers.
Use Alignment > Align Right to right-align
selected objects.
To group objects
1 Select the objects to group.
2 Select Edit > Group.
Right-click and Select, move, resize,

select Align transform grouped
objects as a single object
Selected objects are combined into a group. This can

be selected, moved, resized and transformed as a
Locking and grouping objects single object.
When you lock objects, you can prevent them from Try this! To select with a bounding outline, simply drag
being moved or modified by accident. When you the outline over one component object and the whole
group objects, you can apply a change to all group will be selected. See also Selecting objects with
objects at once, saving time, and ensuring that the a bounding box.
change is consistent across all.
Ungrouping objects
Locking objects
Select Edit > Ungroup to ungroup selected objects.
Select Edit > Lock to lock selected objects. Select Edit >
Unlock to unlock objects. When you have finished making changes to a
group, you can ungroup it and work with the
Lock objects to prevent them from being moved or objects individually.
modified by accident. For example, locking
backdrops or vector drawings holds them in place
as you digitize, transform or reshape the Note You need to ungroup before you can set
embroidery objects near them. Locked objects can embroidery properties for any individual object in
be unlocked for modification at any time. the group.
To lock objects To ungroup objects

Select the object you want to lock and select Edit > 1 Select the grouped object.
Lock. 2 Select Edit > Ungroup.
The selection handles disappear, indicating that the The object is ungrouped, and the component objects
object can no longer be selected or modified. selected.
To unlock objects, select Edit > Unlock.
All locked objects in the design are unlocked.
Try this! Right-click the selected objects and select

lock from the popup menu.
Grouping objects
Object is ungrouped, Ungrouped objects can be
You can group selected objects or the whole design component objects selected selected individually
to keep them together for moving, scaling and
transforming actions.
Scaling objects
You can scale objects by dragging the selection Drag

handles with the mouse, specifying the exact
dimensions in the Object Details dialog, or by
Scale horizontally Scale horizontally
setting the distance between reference points on
the design. As an object is scaled, the stitch count To change the width, use the handles at the
changes to preserve the current stitch spacing. center-sides.
Note Only native JAN designs contain the Try this! To resize around a center anchor, hold down
complete set of design information required for Shift while you resize.
100% perfect scaling and transformation. Shift + drag Shift + drag
Scaling objects using click and drag

Scale
You can change the height and width of an object, vertically in
both
or scale it proportionally using the selection directions
handles. Scale objects individually, or select Scale horizontally in
multiple objects and scale them together. both directions
To scale objects using click and drag

Scaling objects using Object Details
1 Select the object/s to scale. You can scale selected objects or a whole design
Eight selection handles appear around the object. using Object Details. This allows stitches to be
regenerated and the original stitch density
2 Click and drag a selection handle to resize the object.
preserved.
Warning If you scale a stitch design by more than

5%, changes to stitch density will affect the design
quality. See also Embroidery design formats.
Drag Shift + drag

To scale objects using object details
Scale proportionally Scale proportionally 1 Select the object/s to scale.
about center
2 Double-click the object to open the Object Details
To scale height and width proportionally, use a corner dialog, and select the Dimensions tab.
handle.
Adjust height and

Drag
width values
3 In the Dimensions panel, scale the object as required.

Scale vertically
Either:
Enter exact height and width values
To change the height, use the handles at the
center-top or center-bottom. Enter the new height and width as a percentage of
the current dimensions.
4 Click OK.
Height scaled
Original by 150% Height scaled by 50%
object width scaled by 125%
Drag a corner to Drag the anchor Drag a corner to

rotate about the point rotate about the
anchor point anchor point
Note After scaling, the new object size is reset to Rotating objects using Rotate CCW/CW
100%.
Click Edit > Rotate 45° CCW/CW to rotate a
selected object or design by 45° clockwise.
Rotating objects Right-click to rotate by 45° counter-clockwise.
Use the Rotate 45° CCW/CW tool to rotate

You can rotate objects directly on-screen or by
objects by 45° rotations in either direction.
using the Rotate tool.
Rotating objects using click and drag To rotate objects using Rotate CCW/CW
When you select an object, selection handles 1 Select object/s with the Select tool.
display at its extremities. If you click the object
again, the handles change to rotation handles.
To rotate objects using click and drag

1 Select the object/s to rotate.
2 Click the object a second time.
Rotation handles appear at the corners of the object
and an anchor point displays at the object’s center.
Rotation handle
2 Click Rotate 45° CCW/CW on the toolbar.
Skew handle Click to rotate 45° counter-clockwise.
Right-click to rotate 45° clockwise.
Anchor point
First click displays Second click displays Try this! You can also access the commands via the
selection handles rotation handles Resequence List. See also Resequencing selected
objects.
Note If you click too quickly, the Object Details dialog
opens.
3 If required, drag the rotation anchor from the center to
a new position.
4 Click a rotation handle, and drag it clockwise or
anti-clockwise. An outline and cross-hairs display as
you rotate.
Skewing objects using click and

drag
You can skew objects along the horizontal plane by

clicking skew handles and dragging to the required
angle.
Source object Flip horizontally
To skew objects using click and drag

1 Select the object/s to skew.
2 Click the object a second time.
Rotation and skew handles appear around the object.
Skew handles are diamond-shaped and appear at the
center-top and bottom of the object.
3 Drag the skew handles left or right. Flip vertically Flip in both directions
The object skews along the horizontal plane. An outline
and cross-hairs show the change to the object’s shape.
Try this! You can also access the commands via the
Resequence List. See also Resequencing selected
objects.
Drag skew handle
left or right
Flipping objects
Right-click and
select Flip
Click Edit > Flip Vertically to flip a selected object
or design up/down.
Click Edit > Flip Horizontally to flip a selected
object or design left/right.
Creating ornamental layouts
You can flip selected objects horizontally or
vertically using the dedicated tools. The Easy Layout feature allows you to arrange
multiple embroidery designs on the item or fabric
to be sewn. You can create a large embroidery
To flip objects
layout using Easy Layout and any selected
Select the object/s to flip. design/s or object/s. Designs are automatically
Click the Flip Horizontally tool to flip the object copied, rotated and placed in the work area
left/right. according to the chosen transformation method.
Click Flip Vertically to flip up/down.
Alternatively, right-click the object and select Flip
Horizontally or Flip Vertically from the popup menu.
The Easy Layout Work Area dialog is displayed.
Define rectangular or
circular work area
Define work
area color
2 Select either a rectangular or round work area and

You can also print out the layout with Cloth Setter enter the required size.
marks to enable them to use the JANOME Cloth
3 Optionally click the Pick Color button to change the
Setter to physically layout the designs on the item display color.
or fabric you wish to embroider. You can also print
The Color dialog where you can select another color or
the template which can be used to position each of
create a new color of your choice.
the hooped portions of the design. See Printing
Designs for details.
Try this! When used in conjunction with the Pick or define

color of your
Combine toolbar, you can place multiple hoops
choice
around a single design. See Hooping large designs
for details.
Defining work areas
Use Easy Layout > Display Layout Work Area to

toggle display of the defined work area. 4 Click OK to confirm selections.
Use Easy Layout > Define Layout Work Area to 5 Click the Display Layout Work Area button to display
access the Easy Layout Work Area dialog. the layout.
Use Apply to generate the object/s and stitches of

copies created by Easy Layout operations.
Pressing the Enter key has the same effect.
Before you can create a design layout, you first

need to define a work area according to the
characteristics of the item or fabric you intend to
sew to. Work areas may be defined as rectangular
or circular spaces. EasyDesign allows you to define
a work area of up to 3m x 3m.
To define a work area

1 Click the Define Layout Work Area button to create a
new work area.
To create a rectangular layout

1 Insert a design and/or select a design/s or object/s
already on-screen.
2 Click the Display Layout Work Area icon to toggle
display of the defined work area. See also Defining
work areas.
3 Move to the desired position in the work area.
Objects
grouped for
separate
stitchout
Creating layouts
Use Easy Layout > Copy And Mirror To Corners

to automatically create copies of any selected
object/s in each corner of the layout work area.
Use Easy Layout > Copy To Circle to
automatically create copies (specified by Warning If you want the selected objects to sew out in
the number of repeats) of selected object/s separate hoopings, make sure they are grouped before
around the center of the work area. proceeding. Otherwise, they will be color-optimized for
Use Easy Layout > Move To Center to a single stitchout – i.e. color block by color block. See
automatically move selected object/s to the center also Hooping large designs.
of the work area. 4 Select the Copy And Mirror To Corners method.
Use Easy Layout > Apply to generate the object/s Four wireframe copies are displayed and placed
and stitches of copies created by Easy Layout equidistant around the center of the work area. Each
operations. Pressing the Enter key has the same copy is mirrored about the vertical or horizontal plane
effect. depending on the location of the reference design.
Create large embroidery layouts using Easy

Layout together with selected design/s and/or
object/s. Designs are automatically copied, rotated
and placed in the work area according to the
chosen transformation method. Designs are
always placed equidistant around the center of the
work area based on the reference design/s or
object/s – i.e. the design/s or object/s selected to
perform the operation.
Try this! When used in conjunction with the

Combine toolbar, you can place multiple hoops
around a single design. See Hooping large designs
for details.
5 Click the Apply button or press Enter to confirm.

6 Insert or create additional designs as required.
5 Use the spin box control to define the number of

copies.
These are shown in wireframe and placed equidistant
Try this! Use the Move To Center tool to around the center of the work area. Each copy is
automatically move selected object/s to the center of rotated about the center of the work area according to
the work area. Press Enter to confirm. the number of copies created.
6 Click the Apply button or press Enter to confirm.
To create a circular layout 7 Insert or create additional designs as required.
1 Insert a design and/or select a design/s or object/s
already on-screen.
2 Click the Display Layout Work Area icon to toggle
display of the defined work area. See also Defining
work areas.
3 Move them to the desired position in the work area.
Try this! Use the Move To Center tool to

automatically move selected object/s to the center of
the work area. Press Enter to confirm.
Warning If you want the selected design/s or object/s

to sew out in a separate hooping, make sure it is
grouped before proceeding. See Hooping large
designs for details.
4 Select the Copy To Circle method.
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Chapter 17
Reshaping and Editing

Objects
JANOME Embroidery Software lets you modify

object shapes by means of control points.
These vary slightly with the object type. For
some objects, you can also change control
points from corner points to curves. Stitch
angle lines and entry and exit markers all
appear around selected objects. Stitch angle
adjustments depend on the type of object you
are working with. With some objects you can
set a stitch angle for the entire object. With
others, you can adjust the turning stitch
angles. You can also change the stitch entry
and exit points of individual objects. This is
useful in order to reduce the number of travel
runs connecting adjoining objects.
This section describes how to reshape objects with control points, adjust stitch
angles, and change entry and exit points.
Reshaping objects
Entry point
You can change the shape of an object by selecting Exit point

it with the Reshape tool and moving, adding or
Corner point
deleting control points on the outline. For some
objects, you can also change control points from Curve point
corner points to curves. The types of control points
you will encounter in Reshape mode are shown Stitch angle line
below.
Try this! The Reshape tool lets you modify

shapes without affecting the stitch angles.
Chapter 17 Reshaping and Editing Objects
Reshaping objects using control points

of selected objects.
Change object shapes by selecting them with the

Reshape tool and modifying the available control
points.
Click and drag a bounding box around a group of
control points to select.
To reshape objects using control points
1 Select the object to reshape.
2 Select the Reshape icon.
Control points appear around the object.
Entry point Exit point
Moving control points

Curve control You can move control points to change an outline
point shape.
To move control points

Corner control
point Click and drag a single control point to a new position.
Similarly, click and drag multiple control points to a new
3 Modify the outline by adding, deleting, changing or position.
moving the control points, depending on the object type
and the required change.
4 Change entry and exit points, and stitch angle as
required.
Selecting control points

Control points can be selected individually or
together, for repositioning or modification. Adding control points
To select control points Use Edit > Reshape to reshape selected objects.
Click to select a single control point.
You can add control points to object outlines by
clicking with the Reshape tool selected.
Note You cannot add control points to objects

created with the Parallel Fill Circle tool. See also
Reshaping circle objects.
Holding down Ctrl, click to select multiple control points.
To add control points

1 Position the pointer where you want to add the control
point.
2 Click to add a control point.
Left-click to add a corner point.
Right-click to add a curve point.
Note If the object only has two control points (or two
Left-click Right-click pairs of control points as in the case of Turning Angle
Fill objects), deleting one deletes the whole object.
3 Adjust the position of the control point by dragging it
along the outline as required.
Reshaping circle objects
Changing control points
Reshape object outlines by changing corner control
points to curves, or vice versa. Use Edit > Reshape to reshape circle objects.
You can change Circle objects from circles to ovals

Note You cannot change the end points of Turning
using the Reshape tool. Circle objects have two
Angle Fill columns, or any control point in objects
reshape control points (used to change the radius
created with the Parallel Fill Circle tool. See also
and orientation of the object), a center point (used
Reshaping circle objects.
to reposition it), and a stitch entry point. You
cannot add, change or delete control points in
To change control points these objects.
1 Select the control point.
2 Press Spacebar. To reshape circle objects
Corner control point changes to curve, and vice versa. 1 Select a Parallel Fill Circle object.
2 Click the Reshape icon.
Deleting control points
Entry point
Delete unwanted control points to change an
outline or to remove unwanted boundaries from 90°
Parallel Fill objects.
Stitch angle Control point

Note You cannot delete the control points from Center point
objects created with the Parallel Fill Circle tool.
See also Reshaping circle objects.
To delete control points

Try this! To move a circle, click the control point in the
1 Select the control point or points. circle’s center, and drag it to a new position.
2 Press Delete. 3 Click a control point on the circle outline.
To reshape without changing the orientation, use the
top control point.
Adjusting Parallel Fill stitch angles by

Drag top
control point object details
You can change the stitch angle of Parallel Fill
objects using Object Details.
To reshape and spin the object around its center

point, use the side control point.
To adjust Parallel Fill stitch angles by object
details
Drag side
control point 1 Select and double-click a Parallel Fill object.
The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
2 Select the Parallel Fill tab.
Try this! To scale a circle without changing it to an

oval, select it with the Select tool, and use the corner Enter required
selection handles to scale it. stitch angle
3 Enter the required stitch angle in the Fill Stitch Angle

field.
Scale using corner 4 Click OK.
selection handles
Adjusting stitch angles

Angle: 90° Angle: 0°
Stitch angle adjustments depend on the type of

object you are working with. With Parallel Fill Adjusting Parallel Fill stitch angle
objects you can set a stitch angle for the entire
on-screen
object. You can do the same with Turning Angle
Fill objects. You can also adjust the stitch angle in
Turning Angle Fill and Parallel Fill objects using Click Edit > Reshape to display control points and
the Reshape tool. stitch angle lines in selected objects.
You can change the stitch angle of Parallel Fill

Note You cannot change the stitch angle of objects using the Reshape tool.
Border objects as the stitches automatically turn
to follow the shape. You can, however, change the
stitch angle of Parallel Fill Circle objects by To adjust Parallel Fill stitch angles on-screen
moving the stitch entry point. 1 Select a Parallel Fill object.

Control points appear together with a stitch angle line.
To edit stitch angles in Reshape mode
3 Click and drag the line as required. 1 Select the lettering object.
2 Click the Reshape icon and click the letter outline.
3 Click-and-drag stitch angle points to their required
Note Notice that the mouse pointer changes to a ‘stitch positions.
angle mouse pointer’. The stitch angles change accordingly.
Note Notice that the mouse pointer changes to a ‘stitch

Try this! To minimize gaps in your embroidery, place angle mouse pointer’.
the entry and exit points opposite each other on the 4 Select and delete stitch angles by pressing the Delete
outside boundary. Then define the stitch angle so it is button.
perpendicular to the line between the entry and exit
points. 5 Holding down the Ctrl key, click the outline wherever
you want to place a stitch angle line.
Editing stitch angles in Reshape mode 6 Press Esc to finish.
Click Edit > Reshape to display control points and Changing entry and exit points
stitch angle lines in selected objects.
You can adjust the stitch angles of Lettering and Use Edit > Reshape to adjust the entry and exit
Turning Angle Fill objects interactively using the points of selected objects.
Reshape tool. You can also add and delete stitch
angles while in Reshape mode. You can change the stitch entry and exit points of
individual objects. Do this to place the exit point
next to adjoining objects for smaller connecting
stitches, or to reduce the number of travel runs.
Note In Circle objects, the stitch angle is

perpendicular to the line connecting the entry point
to the circle center. Thus, changing the stitch entry
point in a Circle object changes its stitch angle.
Entry Entry
point point
To change entry and exit points

1 Select the object to change.
Control points appear, including entry and exit points.
Entry
point
Exit point
Note In Circle objects, only the entry point appears.

3 Select the entry or exit point as required, and drag it to
a different position on the object outline.
Entry point
Exit point

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Part V
Advanced
Digitizing
EasyDesign provides specialized productivity features as well as special

effects and digitizing techniques.
Object details, fabrics and templates

This section describes how to strengthen and stabilize designs with
underlays and how to compensate for fabric stretch. It also explains how to
change fabric settings of existing designs. It also covers how to apply, create
and maintain templates in EasyDesign. See Object Details, Fabrics and
Templates for details.
Advanced digitizing techniques

This section describes how to create cut and fill holes in objects, as well as
how to apply Feather Edge, Gradient Fill, and Travel on Edge effects to
selected objects. Details of the appliqué digitizing method are also provided.
See Advanced Digitizing Techniques for details.
Stitch editing
This section describes how to select and edit the stitches in a stitch-based
design, using JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit. See Stitch Editing for
details.
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Chapter 18
Object Details, Fabrics

and Templates
Embroidery object details include general characteristics such as size and

position, as well as embroidery-specific characteristics such as stitch type and
density. The particular settings determine how stitches will be regenerated
when you reshape, transform or scale an object. When you start a new design,
JANOME Embroidery Software uses default settings or ‘values’ stored in the
fabric or template. It provides a set of optimized settings to take into account
the type of fabric you are stitching on.
Embroidery appearance and quality depends a lot on underlay which serves as

a foundation for the cover stitching. Although it increases the stitch count,
underlay helps to stabilize fabrics and reduce puckering and pulling especially
on larger designs. Embroidery stitches pull fabric inward where the needle
penetrates. This can cause gaps to appear in the embroidery. For an object to
sew out correctly, it must have correct stitch spacing, sufficient pull
compensation together with a suitable underlay for the combination of cover
stitch type, object type, object shape and fabric.
Most designs use the ‘Normal’ template, but you can create and use your own.
In fact you can save any combination of settings in a template, such as favorite
stitch or lettering settings. These, however, will generally be overridden by
fabric settings.
Chapter 18 Object Details, Fabrics and Templates
This section describes how to strengthen and stabilize designs with underlays
and how to compensate for fabric stretch. It also explains how to change fabric
settings of existing designs. It also covers how to apply, create and maintain
templates in EasyDesign.
Objects and object details Object Type Description

The Run Line tool creates lines of single or
Designs created in EasyDesign are composed of triple run stitching. This tool is typically
‘embroidery objects’. They are called ‘objects’ used to add borders to designs.The objects
because they are discrete entities which can be created are known collectively as Run Line
manipulated independently of each other. Each objects.
object has certain defining properties or ‘details’ The Turning Angle Fill tools create columns
such as color, size, position, and so on. The most of varying width with turning stitches.
important property of an embroidery object is its Different effects can be applied to these
stitch type. Other important properties include objects. Collectively they are known as
underlay type and pull compensation. Turning Angle Fill objects.
The Border tool creates borders and
Object types outlines using Satin stitch. Typically it is
used for columns and borders of fixed width
Different digitizing methods or ‘tools’ are suited to with larger shapes. Collectively these
creating different shapes or design elements. objects are known as Border objects.
These in turn translate into different object types. The Parallel Fill tools create large and
Like digitizing methods, object types divide complex shapes generally with fixed rather
broadly into two categories – outline and fill. A than turning stitch angles. Most shapes can
third ‘manual’ type cannot be created in be digitized with these tools. Collectively
EasyDesign but it is recognized when you open a these objects are known as Parallel Fill
SEW or JEF stitch file. See also Reading and Writing objects.
Design Files. The Circle Fill tools are a variant on Parallel
Fill tools used to quickly digitize circles and
ovals with a few clicks. Collectively these
objects are known as Circle Fill objects.
When you open a stitch format file,
EasyDesign attempts to reconstruct object
Recognized outlines from stitch data contained in the
objects file. Manual stitches are the result if the
software is unable to recognize stitches as
a supported object type.
When you create designs using the
Click-to-Design tools, particularly with
automatic outlines, you will see this
‘branched object’ icon in the Resequence
List. Objects are resequenced and
connectors minimized. All component
objects are grouped to form a single
‘branched object’. You can apply a single
The Resequence List shown above provides a
underlay to all.
sequential list of objects as digitized, grouped by
‘color block’. It is a ‘modeless’ dialog meaning that
it stays on the Design Window as long as you need
it and offers an easy way to select objects and view Note Properties or ‘details’ of all embroidery
them. See also Selecting and viewing objects with objects can be modified in EasyDesign. Even
the Resequence List. Manual objects can be modified. When you
transform (scale, rotate, mirror) Manual objects, Setting current object details
however, the original stitch density does not
change. See Object details for details. Use Edit > Object Details to modify details of
selected objects or to preset current settings.
Object details
JANOME Embroidery Software stores three sets of When you change current object details, the
object details – default, current and existing. settings automatically apply to any new objects
created in the current design. You can also apply
current details to existing objects. Before
Note Some object details can be modified starting, you can adjust current object details to
on-screen – for example, you can change the size new settings. You can only change the settings of
details by scaling the object with the selection objects not controlled by fabric settings. See also
handles. Other details, such as stitch spacing or Working with fabrics.
length, are modified via the Object Details dialog.
Default object details Note Settings of selected objects can override

current fabric settings. See Changing details of
Default object details are controlled by fabric selected objects for details.
settings. These become the starting settings used
when creating a new design based on that fabric.
If you want to change defaults, you can create a To set current object details
custom fabric to suit particular needs. You can also
1 Make sure no objects are selected.
modify, rename or delete any custom fabrics you
create. See Working with fabrics for details. 2 Click the Object Details icon.
Some settings, such as the default motif, are
controlled by the design template. If you save
changes to a new template, however, in most
instances, fabric settings override template values.
See Working with design templates for details.
Current object details

Current object details are those settings used to
create new objects. Unless you change these
settings, they remain the same as the fabric or
template defaults. You generally change them to
save time when digitizing. For example, you may
preset the Satin Fill stitch setting to use a specific
density for all new Satin objects you create. Tabs display at the top of the Object Details dialog.
These provide access to all the possible object details
settings.
Note The change affects new objects in the 3 Click a tab to view the current settings and change as
design, not the fabric or template defaults. To required.
apply changes to all new designs based on the 4 Click OK.
current fabric, you need to change the default –
not the current – details. See also Working with
Changing details of selected objects
fabrics.
You can change the details of a selected object or
Details of existing objects objects. If you select more than one object, the
Details of existing objects are the settings stored Object Details dialog will only display tabs that
with each object in the design. You can make the include relevant settings for all selected objects.
details of a selected object into new current details For example, if you select a Parallel Fill object and
or new defaults. You can also apply current details a Border object, neither Parallel Fill nor Border
to existing objects. tabs will display as these settings do not apply to
both objects. If selected objects have different
current values for the same setting, the field will be The Underlay tool is a toggle button that allows
blank. If you enter a new value, it will apply to both you to apply automatic underlay to new or selected
objects. objects based on current settings. The Underlay
button is deselected by default.
To apply automatic underlay

With or without objects selected, click the Underlay
icon.
Values of With no objects selected, underlay stitches are
selected objects automatically generated for all new objects. For both
changed new or selected objects, automatically generated
underlay stitches are based on current properties.
With or without objects selected, click the Underlay
icon to toggle the effect off.
Note Changing the details of existing objects does
not affect the current or default settings, nor the Without
details of any objects not currently selected. See underlay
also Working with fabrics.
To change details of selected objects

With
1 Select the object/s whose details you want to change. underlay
2 Double-click to open the Object Details dialog.
3 Select the tab you want and change the settings as
required.
4 Click OK. Changing underlays
JANOME Embroidery Software provides a selection
of underlay types to choose from:
Stabilizing with underlays
Center Run
JANOME Embroidery Software generates underlay underlay
stitching automatically based on current settings.
These are stored with each object in the same way
as other object details. They are regenerated
whenever the object is scaled or transformed. Zigzag
EasyDesign lets you adjust values to suit different underlay
fabrics, lettering appearance and size.
Larger areas and stretchy fabrics such as knits and
pique generally need more underlay than smaller Edge Run
areas and firm fabrics such as drill or leather. At underlay
times, when you want a full design with extra lift
under the stitches, a weave underlay is preferable.
On knits, edge run is best. See also Working with
fabrics. Weave
underlay
Applying automatic underlay
Use Edit > Underlay to apply automatic underlay In addition to the basic underlay stitch types –
to new or selected objects. Center Run, Zigzag, Edge Run, and Weave –
JANOME Embroidery Software also provides a
selection of underlay combinations such as Double
Zigzag, Center Run + Zigzag, etc. This allows you

to apply dual underlays to design objects. To adjust Center Run or Edge Run underlay
settings
Note Any combination containing Center Run 1 Select and double-click a fill object.
cannot be used with Parallel Fill or Parallel Fill The Object Details dialog opens.
Rectangle objects. 2 Select the Underlay tab.
To change underlays
1 Select and double-click a fill object.
2 Select the Underlay tab. Enter required
stitch length
Select
underlay
3 Select Center Run or Edge Run from the Underlay

Select
Type list.
underlay type 4 Adjust Stitch Length setting as required:
Stitch length:
2.0 mm
3 If not already checked, select the Underlay checkbox. Stitch length:

4 Make a selection from the Underlay Type list. 4.0 mm
5 Click OK.
Adjusting Center Run and Edge Run 5 Click OK.

underlay settings
Adjusting Zigzag underlay settings
Center Run places a row of stitches along the
center of a column. It is used to stabilize narrow Use Zigzag underlay stitching to support wide
columns – e.g. 2-3mm wide. Edge Run places columns. You can set stitch length properties for
stitches around the edge of an object. Zigzag underlay. The stitch length is the length of
each zigzag stitch.
To adjust Zigzag underlay settings

Note You cannot use Center Run with Parallel 2 Select the Underlay tab.
Fill or Parallel Fill Rectangle objects.
Stitch length:
2.0 mm
Enter required
stitch length Stitch length:
and spacing 4.0 mm
3 Select Zigzag from the Underlay Type list.

4 Adjust Stitch Length and Stitch Spacing settings as 5 Click OK.
required:
Compensating for fabric stretch

Stitch length:
2.0 mm
Embroidery stitches tend to pull fabric inwards
where the needle penetrates. This can cause fabric
to pucker, and gaps to appear in the embroidery.
Stitch length:
Experienced digitizers can manually compensate
4.0 mm for pull by overlapping objects as they digitize. The
Stretchiness Allowance setting in JANOME
Embroidery Software, however, counters the pull
5 Click OK. effect by ‘overstitching’ outlines of filled shapes on
the sides where the needle penetrates.
Adjusting Weave underlay settings
Calculated outline
Weave underlay is used to stabilize large, filled
Digitized outline
shapes. It resembles an extremely open Weave fill
stitch, where rows of stitches are placed across the
Stretchiness
object to create the underlay. allowance
To adjust Weave underlay settings

Adjust the amount of overstitching you need by
1 Select and double-click a fill object. varying the stretchiness allowance. This is handy if
The Object Details dialog opens. you want to stitch a design on fabrics with varying
2 Select the Underlay tab. degrees of stretch. See also Working with fabrics.
Appropriate pull compensation settings vary with
the type of fabric – stretchy, pile, etc – hooping
method – tight or loosely hooped – and size of
embroidery object – wide or narrow columns. Use
the following table as a guideline.
Enter required
stitch length Fabric Stretchiness allowance (mm)
and spacing
Drills, cotton 0.20
3 Select Weave from the Underlay Type list. T-shirt 0.35
4 Adjust Stitch Length and Stitch Spacing settings as Fleece, jumper 0.40
required: Lettering 0.2 - 0.3
your design but each design requires its own fabric

To compensate for fabric stretch settings which are saved with the design.

The Object Details dialog opens. Note Because fabrics are not part of the template,
2 Select the Stretchiness tab. when you create a new design and possibly change
templates, JANOME Embroidery Software uses the
Select Stretchiness current fabric. You can continue to use that fabric,
Allowance and adjust change it immediately or change it later. See also
as required
Working with design templates.
3 If not already checked, select the Stretchiness
Allowance checkbox. Changing fabric settings
4 Enter the amount (in millimeters) by which you want to You can change fabric settings of existing designs.
overstitch. Choose from a set of pre-defined fabrics aimed at
minimizing stitching defects when designs are
sewn out. These make the necessary changes to
the system settings – e.g. ‘stretchiness’. The new
settings can be applied to all applicable objects –
all object types other than Motif Fill, Appliqué,
Stretchiness: 0.6 mm
Photo Click, as well as Single and Triple Run.
Stretchiness: 0.3 mm
Objects can subsequently be modified via Object
5 Click OK. Details. See also Changing details of selected
objects.
Working with fabrics To change fabric settings

1 Select individual objects in your design as required.
Embroidery stitches pull fabric inward where the 2 Select Setup > Choose Fabric.
needle penetrates. This can cause fabric to pucker, The Choose Fabric dialog opens.
and gaps to appear in the embroidery. For an
object to sew out correctly, it must have correct
stitch spacing, sufficient pull compensation
together with a suitable underlay for the
combination of cover stitch type, object type,
object shape and fabric. JANOME Embroidery Select fabric
Software provides a set of optimized fabric settings
so that the software will take into account the type
of fabric you are stitching on.
Recommended
backing and/or
topping
3 Select a fabric type from the list.

The Required Stabilizer field displays the name of one
or more recommended stabilizers and any other
Fabrics are a critical element of designs and are relevant information.
controlled separately from template values. Fabric
4 Click OK.
settings are fewer in number than those contained
in templates. Templates set the global values for Stitch settings will be automatically adjusted for all
applicable objects – i.e. all object types other than Motif
Fill, Appliqué, Photo Click, Single Run and Triple Run.
Managing fabrics
In addition to the pre-defined fabric settings, you
can create your own custom fabric settings to suit
particular needs. You can also modify, rename or
delete any custom fabrics you create.
To manage fabrics
1 Select Setup > Manage Fabrics.
The Manage Fabrics dialog opens.
Create new 5 Adjust the Stitch Length and Stitch Spacing settings
fabric type for your Weave / Embossed Fill objects as required:
Weave Fill stitch consists of rows of run stitches and
is suitable for filling large, irregular shapes. See
Creating weave fills for details.
Embossed Fill is a decorative stitch type. Use it to fill
wide and large areas with unique artistic effects while
keeping the appearance of a solid field of stitching.
See Creating embossed fills for details.
Note If you already have custom fabrics defined, you 6 Set a suitable underlay type for Weave and Embossed
have the option of editing, renaming, or deleting. Fill objects. See Stabilizing with underlays for details.
2 To create a new fabric type, click New. 7 Set a stretchiness allowance for Weave and Embossed
The New Fabric dialog opens. Fill objects. See Compensating for fabric stretch for
details.
Enter fabric Fabric: Denim

name Stretchiness: Low
3 Change the Based on Fabric setting as required.

4 Enter a descriptive name for the fabric type in the New Fabric: Denim
Fabric Name field and click OK. Stretchiness: Medium
The Fabric Settings dialog opens. This dialog allows

you to set the fabric values for four object groups –
Weave/Embossed Fill, Wide Satin, Narrow Satin, and Fabric: Denim
Lettering – as well as enter details of any Stretchiness: High
recommended stabilizers.
8 Click the tab to access the Wide Satin settings.

These settings will become the defaults for larger Satin
objects. See Creating satin fills for details.
13 Key in one or more recommended stabilizer(s) in the

Required Stabilizer field, together with a description
or any other relevant information on the stabilizer for
the custom fabric. This information will be displayed in
9 Adjust the Wide Satin settings as you did for Weave / the Choose Fabric dialog. See Changing fabric
Embossed Fill objects. settings for details.
14 Click OK.
Note Instead of Stitch Length and Stitch Spacing

settings, you have a single density setting which is Working with design templates
controlled by a slider bar.
10 Click the tab to access the Narrow Satin settings and
adjust as you did for Wide Satin objects. See Creating Templates are special files used to store default
satin fills for details. settings. Use templates when digitizing
frequently-used design types so that you do not
have to set the current details every time. For
example, a template may include standard objects
and sample lettering. It may simply have preferred
stitch settings, lettering font and size, and colors
set as current details. Or it may have special
density, pull compensation or underlay settings set
up to suit different fabrics.
Frequently used
hoop or background
11 Click the tab to access the Lettering settings and color can be saved in
adjust as you did for Narrow Satin objects. See the template
Changing lettering stitch types for details.
When you start JANOME Embroidery Software, it

creates a blank design based on the Normal
template. It then prompts you for the fabric you
wish to use. When you select File > New, you are
prompted to select a template. The template then
uses whatever fabric is currently active when you
first opened a design or created a new one from
the Getting Started dialog.
Note Fabrics are a critical element of designs and

12 Click the tab to access the Stabilizer settings. are controlled separately from template values.
Fabric settings are fewer in number than those
contained in templates. Templates set the global

values for your design but each design requires its
own fabric settings which are saved with the
design. See also Working with fabrics.
The NORMAL template

The NORMAL template is the default template
supplied with JANOME Embroidery Software. It
contains current object details.
Creating design templates

You create templates from designs containing the
required objects and object details. Simply save
the design, or elements of it, as a template.
Templates look the same as design files, but use
the file extension JMT. 5 Select Templates (JMT) from Save as type list.
JANOME Embroidery Software automatically opens
the JANOME Embroidery Software\Template folder.
Note You cannot overwrite templates by accident. Design templates must be saved here or they will not
Each time you create a new design from a appear in the template list when you start a new design.
template, JANOME Embroidery Software opens a 6 Enter a name for the template in the File name field.
duplicate. When you save the design the first time, 7 Click Save.
the Save As dialog opens so you can save the
template under a new name.
To create a design template

1 Start a new design or open an existing one.
2 Adjust the object details and effects as required.
3 Add the objects and lettering you want to appear in the
template.
Design 1 Design 2
Lettering added to the Using design templates

template to display with
every design When you start a new design from the File menu,
a list of the available templates appears in the
New dialog. See Creating new designs for details.
Note The template list only appears when you

start a design from the File menu. If you select the
New tool, the NORMAL template is applied by
Try this! You can enter lettering baselines on their own default.
but it helps to include sample text. You can overtype the
sample text when using the template.
Modifying design templates
4 Select File > Save As.
The Save As dialog opens. You can modify templates in the same way as a
normal design.
Note Changes apply only to future uses of the

template. Existing designs based on the template
are not affected.
To modify design templates

1 Select File > Open.
The Open dialog opens.
2 Navigate to the JANOME Embroidery
Software\Template folder, then select Templates
(JMT) from the Files of type dropdown list.
The available template files display.
3 Select the template you want to modify and click Open.

4 Modify object details, styles and other settings as
required.
The Save As dialog opens.
6 From the Save as type dropdown list, select
Templates (JMT), and click Save.
Try this! To create a new template based on the

modified one, type a new file name and click Save.
7 Click Yes to confirm.
The modified template is ready for use.
Deleting design templates

Delete templates in the same way as you would
any other Windows file, using Windows Explorer.
Templates are located in the JANOME Embroidery
Software\Template folder.
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Advanced Digitizing
Techniques

specialized digitizing features to enhance
your embroidery. Use the Cut Hole tool to
cut holes in objects in order to prevent a
build-up of stitch layers where they are not
needed. The Fill Holes function fills holes in
selected Parallel Fill objects either by
removing them altogether or by creating
new objects based on the holes in the
original object.
Use Feather Edge to create rough edges,
to create shading effects, or to imitate fur
or other fluffy textures in your design.
Gradient Fill is an artistic stitch effect that
gradually varies the stitch spacing between dense and open fill along an
embroidery object. It allows you to easily create different shading and color
effects. In JANOME Embroidery Software, the Travel on Edge effect is typically
used in combination with open Weave Fill stitching to fill backgrounds or for
shading effects. Automatically create all the stitching you need for appliqué
using the Appliqué tool. Up to three layers of stitching – guideline, tack and
cover – are generated, depending on current settings.
This section describes how to create cut and fill holes in objects, as well as how
to apply Feather Edge, Gradient Fill, and Travel on Edge effects to selected
objects. Details of the Appliqué tool are also provided.
Reinforcing outlines Use Backtrack and Repeat to reinforce outlines

while specifying the direction of the stitching.
Backtrack stitches in reverse direction to the
Use Edit > Backtrack to reinforce open outlines by original. It is typically used to make run stitch
double-stitching in reverse direction. outlines thicker without creating unwanted
connecting stitches. Repeat duplicates the original
Use Edit > Repeat to reinforce closed outlines by stitch direction and is typically used with closed
double-stitching in the same direction. shapes. The tools are enabled if Single Run Lines,
Triple Run Lines, or Satin Lines are selected.
Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques
Note Cut Hole cannot be used with objects

created with the Parallel Fill Circle or Turning
Angle Fill objects.
To cut holes in objects

Use Backtrack for open Use Repeat for closed 1 Select the Parallel Fill object in which you want to cut
shapes shapes a hole.
Note If you use Repeat for open shapes, a

connecting stitch is inserted from the end to the
start of the object which will require trimming. Select the object
to cut a hole in
To reinforce outlines
1 Select the object (or objects) to reinforce.
The tools are enabled if one or more of these objects
are selected – Single Run Lines, Triple Run Lines, or 2 Click the Cut Hole icon.
Satin Lines.
3 Digitize the shape you want to cut.
2 Choose the best tool for the task, depending on
whether you have chosen an open or closed object:
Click the Backtrack icon to reinforce open outlines
by double-stitching in reverse direction.
Click the Repeat icon to reinforce closed outlines by Digitize the
double-stitching in the same direction. shape to cut out
The object is duplicated and placed on top of the
original. It is the same color and is positioned after it in
the stitching sequence.
3 Check that the object has been duplicated by using one
of the following methods: 4 Press Enter.
Check the stitch count in the Status Line. 5 Press Enter again to remove the stitches from the
Use Slow Redraw. See Simulating design stitchout digitized area.
for details.
Travel through the stitches. See Traveling through
Shape is cut out

Cutting holes in objects
Use Edit > Cut Hole to cut holes in selected

objects.
Use the Cut Hole tool to cut holes in objects in Removing underlying stitching
order to maintain shapes but eliminate areas of
stitching. Prevent a build-up of stitch layers where
Use the Remove Overlaps command to remove
they are not needed. See also Filling holes in
underlying layers of stitching in overlapping
objects.
objects. This helps to reduce the stitch count and
prevent a build-up of stitches where they are not
needed.
Filling holes in objects
Use Edit > Fill Holes to fill holes in selected

objects.
The Fill Holes function fills holes in selected

Parallel Fill objects – excluding objects created with
the Parallel Fill Circle tool – either by removing
them altogether or by creating new objects based
on the holes in the original object. See also Cutting
holes in objects.
To fill holes in objects

To remove underlying stitching 1 Select the source object.
1 Select one or more ‘cutters’.
2 To use the default settings, simply click the Fill Holes

icon.
3 To control overlaps or remove holes altogether, select
2 Select Edit > Remove Overlaps. Edit > Fill Holes.
The stitching overlap is removed. A margin of overlap The Fill Holes dialog opens.
is automatically calculated between cutter and
underlying object/s in order to avoid unsightly gaps.
Overlap automatically
applied
Adjust
underlap value
as required
4 Choose to remove holes altogether or create new

objects.
5 If you choose to create new objects, adjust the
Underlap value as required.
Try this! You can use an entire design as a cutter
excluding objects, such as borders or details, less than
a certain width.
Enter required
offset
Underlap: 1.00 Underlap: -1.00

4 Enter the required offset in millimeters.
To cover holes exactly, accept the default value of 5 In the Offset Count field, enter the required number of
0.00. offset objects.
To overlap the filled holes and the original object, 6 Click OK.
enter a positive offset – e.g. 1.00. Overlapping the
objects prevents gaps appearing.
To leave a gap between the filled holes and the
original object, enter a negative offset – e.g. -1.00.
6 Click OK.
All holes are converted to Parallel Fill objects with the
same fill stitch settings, stitch angle, stitch effects and
thread color as the source object. Source object Offset Count:1 Offset Count 2
Creating offset objects

Creating feathered edges
Use Edit > Offset Object to create accurate
outlines for any filled embroidery object. Use Feather Edge to create rough edges, to
create shading effects, or to imitate fur or other
Use the Offset Object tool to quickly create new fluffy textures in your design.
outlines from selected objects. Any closed object
can be used. The generated outline is an
independent object that can be reshaped or
modified as required. Use offset objects to
highlight details – e.g. small Satin objects – or
create seamless borders. You can center generated
objects over the original outline or offset them.
To create offset objects

1 Select the source object.
2 Click the Offset Object icon.
3 The Offset Object dialog opens.
Applying Feather Edge
Click Edit > Feather Edge to apply the effect to

new or selected objects.
Apply Feather Edge to create a rough edge along

one or more sides of an object. Feather Edge is
applied using the current Feather Edge settings in
the Object Details dialog. Change these settings

before or after applying the effect. See Adjusting
Feather Edge settings for details.
To apply Feather Edge

Click the Feather Edge icon.
The effect is applied to new or selected objects, based
on the current Feather Edge settings.
3 Select the Feathered checkbox.

4 Enter a Maximum Width for the feathering, this is the
margin in which the stitches will fall.
Click Feather Edge again to remove the effect.
Adjusting Feather Edge settings
Click Edit > Feather Edge to apply the effect to Max. Width: 0.5mm Max. Width: 3.0mm
new or selected objects.
5 Use the Raggedness slider to indicate the required
Adjust the Feather Edge settings to change the degree of texture:
amount of feathering, the side of the object to left for a smooth texture
which the effect is applied and the margin in which right for a rough texture.
the stitches should fall.
Range Raggedness: Low: less Raggedness: High: more

variation in stitch length variation in stitch length
6 Select the Feathered Side checkbox you require: left

or right or both.
To adjust Feather Edge settings
7 Click OK.
1 Select and double-click the object.
2 Select the Feathering tab.
Applying Gradient Fill
Click Edit > Gradient Fill to apply effect to new or

selected objects.
Use Gradient Fill to create perspective effects and

shading. It can be applied to Satin Fill, Weave Fill,
Embossed Fill or Satin Border objects.
Left Right Maximum spacing
Left and Right Minimum spacing
You can apply it using current settings. These can

be adjusted and the type of Gradient Fill changed
Creating gradient fill effects
either before or after you apply it.
Gradient Fill is an artistic stitch effect that

To apply Gradient Fill
gradually varies the stitch spacing between dense
and open fill along an embroidery object. It allows Select an object and click the Gradient Fill icon.
you to easily create different shading and color The effect is applied based on current Gradient Fill
effects. settings.
Click Gradient Fill again to remove the effect.
Try this! Apply Travel on Edge effect to force Adjusting Gradient Fill settings
underlying travel runs to the edges of an object so
that they can’t be seen through open stitching. See
Click Edit > Gradient Fill to apply effect to new or
Creating open stitching effects for details.
selected objects.
Use the Object Details dialog to select the

Gradient Fill type and set the minimum and
Try this! Apply Travel on Edge effect to force
maximum spacings.
underlying travel runs to the edges of an object so that
they can’t be seen through open stitching. See
Creating open stitching effects for details.
Try this! Because of the open stitch, Gradient
Fill is best used without underlay. 6 Click OK.
To adjust Gradient Fill settings Creating open stitching effects

1 Select and double-click the object.
The Object Details dialog opens. Use Edit > Object Details to set details for the
2 Select the Gradient Fill tab. current design.
In JANOME Embroidery Software, the Travel on

Edge effect is typically used in combination with
open Weave Fill stitching to fill backgrounds or for
shading effects where the absence of travel runs
under the fill is more important than exact spacing.
It is available for use with Parallel Fill or Parallel Fill
Rectangle objects using Weave Fill stitching.
3 Select the Gradient Fill checkbox if not already

checked.
4 In the Profile panel, select the desired profile.
Travel on Edge automatically moves underlying

travel runs to the edges of an object so they can’t
be seen. It also applies consistent row spacing and
prevents segments from overlapping. Without it,
travel runs, spacing variations and overlapping
5 In the Values panel, enter new spacing values as rows between segments are visible and can spoil
required. the effect of open stitching. Another use of Travel
Maximum Spacing: the largest spacing value to on Edge is with gradient fill effects. Gradient Fill
allow. extends the usefulness of Travel on Edge by
Minimum Spacing: the smallest spacing value to providing a simple way to produce variation in a
allow. filled pattern and the illusion of depth in a design.
See also Creating gradient fill effects.
To create open stitching effects

1 Choose whether you want to apply Travel on Edge to
an existing object or all newly created objects:
With no objects selected, click the Object Details
icon.
Max spacing: 5 mm Max spacing: 6 mm Max spacing: 7 mm Select and double-click an existing Weave Fill object.
Min spacing: 0.8 mm Min spacing: 1.5 mm Min spacing: 2.5 mm The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
Adjust Weave
Fill settings
Select Travel on
Edge
Placement line
2 With Weave Fill selected as the stitch type, tick the
Travel on Edge checkbox.
Zigzag tackdown
Travel on Edge is automatically checked when Stitch
Spacing is greater than 0.80 mm or when Gradient Fill Satin cover stitch
is selected, but it can be unchecked at any time.
3 Adjust the Stitch Spacing setting as required.
The larger the value, the more open the spacing. Note A ‘frame out’ position is automatically set.
During stitchout, this shifts the hoop out from
under the needle, making it easier to place and
trim the appliqué shapes.
Creating appliqué objects
Use Digitize > Appliqué to digitize appliqué

objects.
Spacing: 5 mm Spacing: 3 mm
Use Appliqué to
produce the stitching
4 Adjust other Weave Fill settings as required. See you require for
Creating weave fills for details. appliqué objects.
5 Click OK. These are digitized in
Travel runs and overlapping rows are removed and the same way as
consistent row spacing applied. Parallel Fill objects. Up
to four layers of
stitching – placement
Digitizing appliqué lines, cutting lines, tackdown and cover stitches –
can be generated for each appliqué object,
depending on current settings. See also Adjusting
Automatically create all the stitching you need for appliqué settings.
appliqué using the Appliqué tool. You can control
cover stitch settings, including stitch type – Satin
or E-Stitch – width, stitch spacing, as well as To create appliqué objects
offset. Up to three types of ‘secondary objects’ can 1 Insert an image for use as a digitizing backdrop as
be generated: required. See Inserting images for details.
Placement lines: These are the first appliqué 2 Click the Appliqué icon.
layer to be stitched. Placement lines are used to 3 Digitize the boundary of the appliqué, by marking
position pre-cut appliqué patches on the reference points around the outline of the shape.
background material. Click to create a corner point.
Cutting lines: Cutting lines form a guide when Right-click to create a curve point.
trimming the appliqué patch in position.
Tackdown: This zigzag stitch is used to fix
appliqué patches to the background fabric
before cover stitching is applied.
3 Select a cover stitch from the Stitch Type dropdown

list – Satin or Blanket.
Try this! Follow the prompts in the Status Line to help

you digitize. If you make a mistake, press Backspace
to delete the last reference point, then continue
digitizing.
4 Press Enter to close the shape.
5 Click the outline to set the stitch entry and exit points or
press Enter to accept the defaults. E-Stitch cover stitch Satin cover stitch
6 Press Enter.
4 Move the slider to adjust stitch density:
Up to four layers of stitching – placement line, cutting
line, tackdown and cover stitch – are generated for the To increase stitch density, move the slider to the
appliqué object according to current settings. right.
To reduce the density for more open stitching, move
the slider to the left.
Try this! When you stitch out an appliqué object, the 5 Select the Appliqué tab.
machine stops between layers. Before you start, lay the
fabric over the design and start the machine. When the
guideline has been stitched, trim the excess appliqué
material and start the machine again for the tackdown
and cover stitch. If you are using a cutting line, place
the fabric patch after the placement line has been
stitched, then trim in position after the cutting line has
been stitched. See Adjusting appliqué settings for
details.
Adjusting appliqué settings

The cover stitch is the border around the appliqué 6 Adjust the cover stitch width as required.
shape. You can change stitch type – Satin or
Blanket – cover stitch width, as well as offset in
relation to the inside or outside of the digitized
outline. Up to four layers of stitching – placement
line, cutting line, tackdown and cover stitch – can
be generated for each appliqué object, depending
on the settings you choose. You can control various
cover stitch settings including stitch type – Satin or
Blanket – width, stitch spacing, as well as offset.
To adjust appliqué settings

1 Select and double-click the applique object.
2 Select the Fill Stitch tab.
E-Stitch Width: 2.5 mm E-Stitch Width: 1.5 mm
Offset: inside Offset: none Offset: outside
For Satin stitch, the cover stitch and tackdown are

offset against the placement line using the slider. The
offset can be inside or outside the appliqué boundary.
For Blanket stitch, the offset is always 100% inside.
9 Click OK.
Satin Width: 2.5 mm Satin Width: 1.0 mm
7 Select an appliqué ‘style’:

Pre-cut: Placement lines, tackdown and cover
stitches are generated.
Placement line
Zigzag tackdown
Satin cover stitch
Trim in Place: In addition, a cutting line is generated.
Note If you choose to generate a cutting line, place the

fabric patch after the placement line has been stitched,
then trim in position after the cutting line has been
stitched.
8 Use the Inside and Outside percentage settings to
adjust the cover stitch and tackdown offset.
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Chapter 20
Stitch Editing
With JANOME Embroidery Software EasyDesign

stitches are automatically generated from design
outlines and properties. This means you can scale,
transform and reshape JANOME Embroidery
Software designs without affecting stitch density
or quality.
The JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit
application allows you to work with traditional
stitch-based designs in the SEW or JEF format.
Using EasyEdit, you can fine-tune your designs
without having to convert them into JAN format.
EasyEdit lets you edit individual stitches. You
simply select them like any other object and move
the needlepoint position as required. You may
need to do this particularly when working with ‘stitch’ files which do not contain
design outline data. See Embroidery design formats for details.
This section describes how to select and edit the stitches in a stitch-based
design, using JANOME Embroidery Software EasyEdit.
Selecting stitches
The Stitch Mode tool lets you select single

stitches, several stitches, or a range of stitches by
selecting their needle points, or dragging a
bounding box around them. Selected stitches are
highlighted in a different color.
Selecting all stitches in a design No stitches selected All stitches selected
Select all stitches to apply changes to a whole To deselect, press X or Esc.

design. See also Quick Reference.
Selecting stitches by needle point
To select all stitches in a design
Use Edit > Stitch Mode to select individual stitches
Select Edit > Select All or press Ctrl + A. for editing.
Sizing handles appear around the entire design.
Chapter 20 Stitch Editing
You can select individual stitches in Stitch Mode Selecting stitches while traveling
by selecting their needle points.
Use View > Stitch Select While Traveling to select
stitches while traveling.
Try this! Zoom in and display the needle points
for easier selection.
In EasyEdit, you can select stitches as you ‘travel’
through the design. Traveling is usually associated
To select stitches by needle point with checking the stitching sequence. See also
Stitch Editing.
1 In EasyEdit, click the Stitch Mode icon.
2 Click a needle point.
The needle point changes color and the needle To select stitches while traveling
position marker moves to the selected stitch. All 1 In EasyEdit, use the travel tools to travel to the first
stitches after the needle position marker in the stitching stitch you want to select.
sequence appear in black.
2 Click the Stitch Select While Traveling tool on the
Edit toolbar.
3 Click the Stitch Mode tool.
Selected stitch Continue traveling through the design. As you select,
the stitches/objects become selected.
Stitches selected
Selecting stitches with a bounding box
Click Edit > Stitch Mode to select stitches with a

bounding box.
In EasyEdit you can quickly select all stitches in a 4 When you have finished selecting, click the Stitch
group by dragging a bounding box around them. Select While Traveling tool again to turn it off.
To select stitches with a bounding box Editing stitches

1 Click the Stitch Mode icon.
2 Drag a bounding box around the stitches you want to
In EasyEdit you can insert stitches in an object to
select.
fill gaps. You can move or delete individual or
Stitches are selected when you release the mouse clusters of selected stitches.
button.
Bounding box Stitches selected

Stitches
inserted
Inserting stitches
Use Edit > Stitch Mode to insert stitches in an

object.
You can insert stitches in an object to fill gaps. Right-click

Inserted stitches are considered part of the object
(rather than independent objects). Where
possible, edit the object details rather than
individual stitches. For example, to increase stitch
density, reduce spacing rather than insert stitches.
To insert stitches 6 Continue right-clicking as required.

2 Zoom into the area you want to edit. Moving stitches
3 Select a needlepoint.
The stitch changes color and the needle position Use Edit > Stitch Mode to select individual
marker moves to the selected stitch. stitches for moving.
In EasyEdit, you can move individual or groups of

selected stitches.
To move stitches
4 Move the mouse pointer where you want to insert the
new stitch, and right-click. 2 Select stitches and drag them to a new position.
The stitch shadow outline shows the new position.
3 Press Enter.
Drag stitch to new

Right-click position
Shadow outline
Selected stitch
5 Move the mouse to where you want to insert the next

stitch, and right-click. Splitting stitch blocks

for deletion.
Use Edit > Split Block to split the design at a
selected needlepoint.
In both EasyEdit and EasyDesign, you can split

large stitch blocks into fragments in order to
reposition, transform or resize them in the design,
or delete them altogether.
2 Select a stitch or stitches.

To split stitch blocks 3 Press Delete.
1 Select the object you want to split. Select stitches
2 If working in EasyEdit, click the Stitch Mode icon.
3 Travel to the stitch needlepoint where you want to split
the object. See Traveling by stitches for details.
Press
Delete
Locate the needle
point at which you
want to split the object
Try this! In EasyEdit, simply click the needle point at

which you want to split the stitch block.
4 Click the Split Block icon.
This splits the object at the selected needlepoint –
stitches that come before and after in the stitching
sequence are split into separate objects or ‘stitch
blocks’.
Split into two blocks
Deleting stitches

for deletion.
You can delete individual or groups of selected

stitches.
Warning If an object’s stitches are regenerated

for any reason, all stitch editing functions are lost.
Where possible, edit the object details rather than
individual stitches. See Adjusting Satin stitch
spacing, Adjusting Weave Fill stitch spacing and
Adjusting Embossed Fill spacing for details.
To delete stitches
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Part VI
Embroidery
Lettering
Create top-quality lettering quickly and simply. EasyDesign provides a large

range of scalable closest-join alphabet styles and multi-color and fancy
stitching alphabets to choose from.
Creating embroidery lettering

This section describes how to add lettering, change formatting settings, set
lettering orientation, and adjust lettering spacing. See Creating Embroidery
Lettering for details.
Editing embroidery lettering

This section describes how to edit lettering objects as well as scale and
transform them. It also describes how to adjust lettering orientations. See
Editing Embroidery Lettering for details.
Special lettering features

This section describes how to apply different stitch types to lettering
objects. It covers converting TrueType fonts to embroidery as well as how to
add special characters. Creating special effects with Lettering Art is
discussed as well as the creation of monogram designs. It also covers
adding special accents and borders to designs. See Special Lettering
Features for details.
Note Not all lettering features discussed in this section are available in all
levels of product.
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Chapter 21
Creating Embroidery
Lettering
JANOME Embroidery Software provides various

techniques for adding lettering to designs quickly
and easily using the built-in library of embroidery
fonts or by converting any TrueType Font installed
on your system. Apply formatting to lettering
objects in the same way as a word processor,
including italics.
Orientation determines the shape of lettering
objects in a design. You can place lettering on a
straight horizontal or vertical baseline, curve
lettering around a circle or arc baseline, or digitize
your own. JANOME Embroidery Software gives
you interactive control over many baseline
settings. Letter and line spacings can be
determined before or after creating lettering
objects and placing them in your design.
This section describes how to add lettering, change formatting settings, set
lettering orientation, and adjust lettering spacing.
Chapter 21 Creating Embroidery Lettering
Adding lettering to embroidery

designs
EasyDesign lets you add lettering to designs

quickly and easily using the built-in library of
embroidery fonts. Apply formatting to lettering
objects in the same way as a word processor,
including italics.
To create embroidery lettering

1 Click the Lettering icon.
The Object Details > Lettering dialog opens.
Select font
and format
Enter text
Select
justification
Select
orientation
Try this! The size of your lettering will determine
the type of underlay you need to apply. Apart from 2 Enter the text you want to embroider in the text entry
stabilizing, underlay helps give ‘loft’ or to raise panel.
your lettering off the fabric. Lettering with heights
To start a new line of lettering, press Enter.
under 5 mm should not have underlay. Letters 6
mm to 10 mm can have a center-run underlay
applied. Lettering larger than 10 mm is large Try this! You can insert a color change between two
enough for edge-run underlay. See also Stabilizing letters by keying a caret (^) symbol. Subsequent letters
with underlays. default to the next color in the palette.
3 Select a font from the Font list.
Creating embroidery lettering A sample character of the chosen font appears in the
preview window. For samples of the complete selection
Use Lettering > Lettering to add embroidery of standard fonts, see Packaged Fonts.
lettering to designs or edit selected lettering. 4 Adjust the lettering Size, Width, and Slant settings as
required.
You can change lettering characteristics before or
after you digitize. You can also modify lettering
objects directly on-screen to achieve various
artistic effects. EasyDesign provides a font range
suitable for many applications.
Try this! Consider the font before changing letter size.

Some fonts look best in a smaller size. Others can be
stitched at a larger size. See also Packaged Fonts.
5 Select a justification setting as required – Left,

Centered, Right or Full. To select special characters
Justification governs the way lettering aligns itself
along a baseline – e.g. to left, right, or center. Full 1 Click the Lettering icon.
justification spreads letters out to fill the length of the The Object Details > Lettering dialog opens.
baseline.
Click to select special
characters
Try this! If you know the Alt key code for the special
character you require, you can key it directly into the
Left Right text entry field. The Character Map gives you codes for
all characters. See Using the Character Map for details.
2 Click Select Character.
The Select Character dialog opens.
Select viewing mode
Centered Fully Justified
Select
alphabet
6 Select a lettering orientation. See Setting lettering
orientations for details.
7 Click OK. Select
8 Click where you want to place the lettering, or mark character
reference points for the selected baseline.
9 Press Enter.
Note Letters are filled with stitches according to

current settings in the Fill Stitch tab of the Object
Corresponding
Details dialog. You can change these at any time. See keystrokes
also Changing lettering stitch types.
Selecting special characters Try this! Select a viewing mode – you can list
alphabets by picture, character, or both.
Click Lettering > Lettering to add lettering directly 3 Select an alphabet from the Alphabet Set list.
on-screen. 4 Select the character(s) you want to use.
Embroidery and TrueType fonts generally contain

many more characters than are available via your Try this! When you select a character, a keystroke
keyboard. In EasyDesign, you can add special appears in the Selection field. This indicates the key
characters and symbols directly through the combination required to type the character directly
Select Character dialog or by means of the on-screen. For example, ‘m’ means press the m key
MS Windows® Character Map. See also Using the while ‘M’ means press Shift + M.
Character Map. 5 Click OK to close the dialog.
The selected characters are displayed in the text entry
panel.
6 Click OK.
Using the Character Map Continue creating the lettering object in the normal
way.
Use the MS Windows® Character Map to provide
quick access to common symbols and letters. The
Character Map is usually installed as part of the Setting lettering orientations
MS Windows® setup. See your MS Windows®
documentation for more details.
Orientation determines the shape of lettering
objects in a design. You can place lettering on a
straight horizontal or vertical baseline, curve
lettering around a circle or arc baseline, or digitize
your own. Different reference points are needed
To use the Character Map depending on the orientation you use. Baselines
use default settings to determine their size,
1 Open the MS Windows® Character Map. spacing and angles. JANOME Embroidery Software
By default, you will find it under Start > Programs > gives you interactive control over many baseline
Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. settings. Techniques are available to modify
baseline type, length, radius and angle, as well as
baseline position.
Selecting lettering orientation
2 Double-click a character, or select it and press Select. Lettering > Click Lettering > Lettering to select
The character appears in the Characters to copy box. orientation and adjust baseline settings.
You can select different orientation through the

Note The equivalent Alt key combination is shown at Object Details dialog. You can also adjust
the bottom of the dialog. This can be used to key the baseline settings. You can apply orientation to new
character directly on screen. or selected objects.
3 Click Copy to copy the character to the clipboard.
4 Paste it into the text entry panel by pressing Ctrl + V.
Try this! Create identical baselines by duplicating
or copying them in your design.
To select a lettering orientation

Try this! You can add special characters to the text 1 Double-click a selected lettering object.
entry panel by holding down the Alt key and typing 0 The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
(zero) + the relevant code. For example, to type è with 2 Select Lettering tab.
the code 232, type Alt + 0232. The character will appear 3 In the Orientation panel, click an orientation icon.
when you release the Alt key. The Character Map gives
you codes for all characters.
5 Click OK.
Free Line
baseline
3 Click OK and click on-screen to establish the start-point

of the baseline.
Free Line – click

on-screen to mark
start point
Select
orientation
Try this! You can adjust orientation settings at any

The orientation you choose depends on the effect you
stage. See Adjusting orientations for details.
want to achieve. You need to digitize different
reference points depending on the type selected.
Options include: Creating fixed-length horizontal
Horizontal: See Creating horizontal orientations for orientations
details.
Both Free Line and Fixed Line baselines form
Vertical: See Creating vertical orientations for details. straight, horizontal orientations. However, Fixed
Any Shape: See Creating custom orientations for Line – available only in JANOME Digitizer MB – has
details. a fixed length which you can digitize on-screen or
Circle CCW: See Creating circular orientations for specify numerically. If the text extends beyond the
details. baseline, lettering size and/or spacing is reduced
Circle CW: See Creating circular orientations for according to the chosen reduction method.
details.
Note If you are using the JANOME Digitizer MB

product level, another baseline option is available –
Fixed Line. See Creating fixed-length horizontal
orientations for details.
Fixed Line
baseline
4 Click OK.
Note The Fixed Line option is specifically
intended for cap production, supported by the
Creating horizontal orientations
MB-4 machine. See also Changing letter
Free Line baselines are straight, horizontal sequencing.
baselines. Free Line does not have a fixed or
pre-determined length – the baseline extends as
long as you keep adding letters. To create a fixed-length horizontal
orientation
1 Create a new lettering object. See Creating embroidery
lettering for details.
2 Select Fixed Line as the orientation.
Fixed Line
To create a horizontal orientation baseline
1 Create a new lettering object. See Creating embroidery
lettering for details. 3 Adjust the baseline length in the Fixed Length field as
required.
2 Select Free Line as the orientation.
Spacing and Width: When selected, letters maintain

Set reduction their original height and proportions but width and
method
spacing are reduced proportionately if the baseline
Adjust baseline length requires it.
length
4 Select the reduction method you want to use in the To

Fit Text, use panel.
With fixed-length orientation, lettering is ‘reduced’ to fit
if the baseline is too short to accommodate all letters at
their nominal width and default spacing. Various
reduction methods are available:
Spacing: When selected, letters maintain their
original height and width but reduced spacing if the Spacing and Size (keep Proportions): When
baseline length requires it. Letters may even overlap selected, letters maintain their original proportions
to fit (negative spacing). but reduced size if the baseline length requires it.
Width: When selected, letters maintain their original

height and spacing but reduced width if the baseline Note With Fixed Line orientation, lettering is not
length requires it. increased if the baseline is longer than needed to fit the
specified lettering.
5 Click OK and click on-screen to establish the start-point
of the baseline.
6 Press Enter to accept the value in the Fixed Length
field.
Alternatively, click on-screen to establish the end point.
The Fixed Length value updates accordingly.
Try this! You can adjust settings at any stage. If you

Size (keep Proportions): When selected, letters change baseline length by reshaping lettering or by
maintain their original spacing and proportions but changing the Baseline Length value, lettering
reduced size if the baseline length requires it. reduction will be recalculated. The same applies if you
change any lettering attribute which could affect its
length, such as nominal width, nominal height or
number of characters. See Adjusting orientations for
details.
Creating vertical orientations

Vertical orientation does not have a fixed
or pre-determined length – the baseline
extends as long as you keep adding
letters. Line spacing is calculated
horizontally while letter spacing is
calculated vertically. Letters, by default,
are centered along vertical lines. New
lines are placed by default from right to
left to suit Asian languages. Vertical
orientation is effective for embroidering
on sleeves, as a decorative effect, and for Circle Above Circle Below
Asian text.
For a circle you need to mark two reference points,
while for an oval you need to mark three. The
Try this! Vertical lettering best suited to position of the second reference point determines
uppercase for Western languages because the justification point of the text. The text is
descenders in lowercase letters are not centered around this point.
accommodated in the letter spacing. See Adjusting
individual letter spacing on-screen for details.
To create a circular orientation
1 In the Object Details > Lettering dialog, click the
To create a vertical orientation Circle CCW or Circle CW orientation icon.
1 In the Object Details > Lettering dialog, click the
Vertical orientation icon.
Select
vertical Select circular orientation
orientation
2 Enter your text in the text entry box.
2 Enter your text in the text entry box. 3 Click OK.
3 Click OK. 4 Mark the center of the circle on-screen.
4 Mark the start point of the baseline on-screen. 5 Mark a point on the circumference to define the radius.
Click to place
center of circle
1 2
Click to set radius
Creating circular orientations of circle
Use the Circle CCW or Circle CW orientation to

place letters around a full circle.
6 Press Enter for a perfect circle, or click again to form an
oval.
Click to set radius
3 of oval
1 2
Click to place Click to set
center of circle radius of circle
As soon as the last point is marked, the letters of your

text are positioned around the circle.
3 Click OK.
4 Mark the baseline reference points.
Mark curve points with the right mouse button.
Mark corner points with the left mouse button.
5 Press Enter to complete.
4
2
Note Orientation of the text around the oval depends 1 3

on where you mark the reference points.
3 3
1 2 2 1


stage. See Adjusting orientations for details. Adjusting letter spacing
Creating custom orientations Letter and line spacings can be determined before
or after creating lettering objects and placing them
Use Free Line orientation to shape lettering
in your design. You can edit spacing using the
around elements in your design. Digitize Free Line
Reshape tool.
baselines by marking reference points to form the
required line. The number of reference points and
length of baseline are practically unlimited. Adjusting overall letter spacing
on-screen
Click Edit > Reshape to change letter spacing.
The spacing between letters is calculated

automatically as a percentage of the letter height.
Try this! If the baseline has tight curves, or sharp In most cases the default spacing is adequate.
corners, the letters may overlap. For best results, Sometimes, however, you may want to change the
only mark curve points, and digitize lines which overall letter spacing.
have shallow, gentle curves.
To create a custom orientation

1 In the Object Details > Lettering dialog, click the Any
Shape orientation icon.
To adjust overall letter spacing on-screen
1 Select the lettering object.
Select Any Shape orientation
2 Enter your text in the text entry box.

Click diamond control point and hold

Drag letter spacing down Ctrl as you select
control point
3 Drag the letter spacing control point left or right to

adjust the spacing of all letters along the baseline.
Try this! To select multiple or a range of letters, hold
down Ctrl or Shift as you select.
4 Drag the letter/s along the baseline to adjust the
spacing.
4 Release the mouse button to complete and press Esc
to finish. Try this! Alternatively, to move multiple letters,
right-click the diamond control point of the first letter
and drag. All letters to the end of the line move as one.
Adjusting individual letter spacing

on-screen
to finish.
Use Edit > Reshape to change individual letter
spacing.
The spacing between letters is calculated

automatically as a percentage of letter height. In
most cases the default spacing is adequate. Adjusting line spacing on-screen
Sometimes, however, the spacing between certain
letters may appear too large or too small,
depending on the shape of neighboring letters. To Use Edit > Reshape to change line spacing.
compensate for this visual effect, you can move
one or several selected letters closer or further Change the space between lines in a multiple-line
apart along the baseline to improve spacing. See lettering object using the Reshape tool.
also Transforming lettering with Select.
To adjust line spacing on-screen
To adjust individual letter spacing on-screen 1 Select the lettering object.

3 Drag the line spacing control point up or down to
2 Click the Reshape icon. change line spacing.
3 Click the diamond control point in the middle of the
letter.
Drag line spacing control point

to finish.
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Chapter 22
Editing Embroidery
Lettering
JANOME Embroidery Software gives you

interactive and precise numeric control
over many settings affecting lettering
objects. You can adjust lettering objects as
a group as well as the individual letters
comprising a lettering object.
When you first create lettering, it may be
too big or too small. Size can be adjusted
both interactively and via settings. Apart
from scaling, you can interactively skew
and rotate lettering objects. Lettering
orientation too can be adjusted on-screen
after it has been placed in your design.
This section describes how to edit lettering objects as well as scale and
transform them. It also describes how to adjust lettering orientations.
Chapter 22 Editing Embroidery Lettering
Editing lettering
Adjust Size and Width Change Change

Click Lettering > Lettering to edit lettering settings slant orientation
on-screen.
Change slant settings as required.
When you have created a lettering object, you can
select it and make changes to it directly on-screen
or by adjusting object details.
Change orientation settings as required. See Setting

lettering orientations for details.
To edit lettering
Select a lettering object, and click the Lettering icon.
An I-beam appears after the last letter of the object.
You can move it using arrow keys.
Try this! Alternatively, double-click a selected lettering

object or objects. The Object Details > Fill Stitch
Edit the text as required: dialog opens. Select the Lettering tab and edit settings
Use the arrow keys to move between letters. as required.
Use Backspace and Delete keys to remove letters.
Press Enter to complete.
Adjust
details
Edit text
Try this! Press Shift + Enter to start a new line.

With the lettering object selected, change fonts by
selecting another font from the Font list on the Note Letters are filled with stitches according to
Lettering toolbar. current details in the Object Details > Fill Stitch tab.
See also Changing lettering stitch types.
Scaling lettering
When you first create lettering, it may be too big

Select font or too small. Size can be adjusted in three ways:
By scaling on-screen with the Select or
Reshape tools.
By adjusting size and height settings in the
Object Details > Lettering dialog.
By adjusting width and height settings in the
Adjust lettering Size and Width settings as required.
See also Scaling lettering. Object Details > Dimensions dialog.
Scaling lettering with Select
Use Edit > Select to scale lettering objects

on-screen.
You can scale your lettering objects vertically, To scale lettering with Reshape
horizontally and proportionally with the Select 1 Select the lettering object.
tool. See also Transforming lettering with Select. 2 Click the Reshape icon.
Resize vertically
Resize
proportionally
Resize
horizontally
To scale lettering with Select

3 Click and drag one of the dark triangular control points
1 Click the Select icon and select the lettering object. to resize the object horizontally, vertically or
Resize Vertically
proportionally.
Resize
Proportionally
Drag
Resize
Horizontally
2 Click and drag one of the square control points to A bounding box shows the new size of the lettering
resize the object horizontally, vertically or object as you drag.
proportionally.
4 Release the mouse.
A shadow outline shows the new size of the lettering
object as you drag.
Drag
Scaling lettering via the Lettering tab

You can scale your lettering objects vertically,
horizontally and proportionally via the Lettering
3 Release the mouse to complete.
tab of the Object Details dialog.
Scaling lettering with Reshape Try this! Change the appearance of an alphabet
by changing the letter width in proportion to the
height. The original width value is 100%.
Use Edit > Reshape to scale lettering objects
on-screen.
To scale lettering via the Lettering tab
You can scale your lettering objects vertically, 1 Double-click selected lettering object/s.
horizontally and proportionally with the Reshape
tool. See also Rotating lettering with Reshape.
2 Select the Lettering tab.
Enter letter
size and width
Kudos
original Width 150%
3 Enter the size of your lettering object in the Size field.
Height 150% Width and Height 150%
Size 10 mm Size 20 mm
4 Click OK.
4 Enter the width of your lettering object in the Width field

as a percentage of the height. Transforming lettering objects
For wide letters, increase the percentage – e.g.
140%.
Apart from scaling, you can use the Select and
For narrow letters, decrease the percentage – e.g. Reshape tools to skew and rotate lettering
70%. objects. See also Scaling lettering.
5 Click OK.
Transforming lettering with Select
Use Edit > Select to transform lettering objects

Width 100% Width 70% on-screen.
Width 150% You can transform lettering objects by

manipulating control points on-screen with the
Select tool. See also Scaling lettering with Select.
Scaling lettering via the Dimensions tab
You can scale your lettering objects vertically,
horizontally and proportionally via the Lettering
tab of the Object Details dialog.
Try this! Change the appearance of an alphabet

by changing the letter width in proportion to the
height. The original width value is 100%.
To transform lettering with Select

To scale lettering via the Dimensions tab
1 Click the Select icon and select the lettering object.
1 Double-click selected lettering object/s.
The resizing control points appear. See also Scaling
The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens. lettering with Select.
2 Select the Dimensions tab. 2 Click the lettering object again.
Another set of control points appear. These let you
Adjust width and rotate and skew the lettering object.
height settings
Skew handle
Rotation handle
3 Adjust the width and height settings either as absolute
values (mm) or as a percentage of the current settings.
Rotation point
3 Click and drag one of the diamond-shaped control

points to skew the lettering object horizontally. To rotate lettering with Reshape
Drag 1 Select the lettering object.
Control points appear around the lettering object.
A shadow outline shows the skewed lettering object as Drag

Drag
you drag.
4 Click and drag one of the hollow square control points
to rotate the lettering object. 3 Click and drag one of the solid square control points on
the baseline to rotate the lettering object.
A shadow outline shows the rotated lettering object as
you drag. A baseline shows the rotated position of the lettering
object as you drag.
Drag
4 Release the mouse.

5 Click and drag the rotation point itself to a new position
before rotating.
Rotation point
moved
5 Press Esc to complete.
6 Press Esc to complete. Adjusting individual letters
Rotating lettering with Reshape

As well as scaling and rotating lettering objects,
the Reshape tool is used to manipulate individual
Use Edit > Reshape to rotate lettering objects letters. You can reposition letters in relation to
on-screen. each other, scale, rotate and skew them, as well as
reshape them. You can also recolor letters
You can rotate lettering objects by manipulating individually.
control points on-screen with the Reshape tool.
See also Scaling lettering with Select. Reshaping letters on-screen
Use Edit > Reshape to transform individual letters

on-screen.
Create special lettering effects by reshaping letter

outlines with the Reshape tool.
Transforming individual letters on

screen
Use Edit > Reshape to transform individual letters

on-screen.
You can now resize, skew and rotate individual

letters on-screen by manipulating control points
with the Reshape tool.
To reshape letters on-screen
1 Select the lettering object. To transform individual letters on screen
2 Click the Reshape icon. 1 Select the lettering object.
Control points appear around the lettering object.
2 Click Reshape Object. Control points appear.
3 Click the letter outline.

Additional control points appear around the outline. 3 Click the diamond control point of a letter.
Another set of reshape nodes appear around the letter.
Click outline
4 Click-and-drag a reshape node around the letter to
transform it.
Recoloring letters on-screen
Use Edit > Select to select lettering objects

4 Reshape the letter by dragging the control points. See on-screen.
Reshaping objects for details. Use Lettering > Lettering to recolor letters
on-screen.
EasyDesign lets you change the color of individual

letters within a lettering object. See also Inserting
manual color changes.

Reshape straight orientations to place them on an

angle. See also Setting lettering orientations.
Try this! You can also insert a color change
between two letters by keying a caret (^) symbol.
Subsequent letters default to the next color in the To reshape a horizontal orientation
palette. See Adding lettering to embroidery
2 Click the Reshape icon to display control points.
To recolor letters on-screen

1 Click the lettering with the Select tool selected.
Baseline control points
Try this! The large diamond and cross represent

stitching start and end points. You may need to move
them to access baseline control points. They will
reposition themselves in the new entry and exit points
based on the changes you make to the baseline.
3 To change the angle, click and drag one of the large
2 Click the Lettering icon then click within the lettering solid squares.
object.
3 Select a letter (or letters) by dragging the cursor over
the letter.
Drag up or down to change the
baseline angle
Drag cursor
over letter to
select
4 To change the letter spacing click and drag the open

triangle control point.
Drag to change
spacing evenly
4 Click a color on the Color Chart.
5 Press Enter.
6 Repeat to recolor other letters.
Adjusting orientations Note With Fixed Line orientation, lettering is not

increased if the baseline is longer than needed to fit the
Lettering orientation can be adjusted on-screen specified lettering. See Creating fixed-length horizontal
after it has been placed in your design by means of orientations for details.
the Reshape tool. 5 Press Esc to complete.
Reshaping horizontal orientations Reshaping circular orientations
Use Edit > Reshape to reshape lettering Use Edit > Reshape to reshape lettering
orientations. orientations.
Reshape Circle CCW and Circle CW orientations Reshaping custom orientations

to change curve depth, justification point and
baseline length. See also Setting lettering Use Edit > Reshape to reshape lettering
orientations. orientations.
To reshape a circular orientation Reshape Any Shape orientations by moving,

changing, adding or deleting control points along
the baseline. See also Setting lettering
2 Click the Reshape icon to display control points. orientations.
Try this! The large diamond and cross represent To reshape a custom orientation
them to access baseline control points. They will 1 Select the lettering object.
reposition themselves in the new entry and exit points 2 Click the Reshape icon to display control points.
based on the changes you make to the baseline.
Try this! The large diamond and cross represent

them to access baseline control points. They will
reposition themselves in the new entry and exit points
Baseline control based on the changes you make to the baseline.
points
3 To resize the circle drag up or down either the control

point on the circumference of the circle or in the center.
Baseline control points
3 To adjust the baseline add, delete, change or move

reference points like any embroidery object. See
Reshaping objects for details.
4 To reshape the baseline, click the point on the baseline
where you want it to bend (change direction).
Left-click to bend the line at an angle.
Drag up or down to resize Right-click to bend the line into a curve.
the circle
4 Create an arc baseline from a circular one by dragging

the hollow square control point apart.
Click and drag the

baseline where you
want it to bend
5 To re-position the baseline, drag any one of the

baseline control points up or down.
Move the hollow square
control point apart

Drag to change curvature

Changing letter sequencing
Click Lettering > Lettering to change letter

sequencing.
Left side stitched first
With the JANOME DigitizerPro product level, you
can specify the sequence in which letters are
stitched to minimize registration problems with
caps or difficult fabrics. Stitch the lettering from
left to right (the default setting) or from center out.
This is especially useful when stitching on caps.
Right side stitched second
See also Creating fixed-length horizontal
orientations.
3 Click OK.
To change letter sequencing

Try this! Travel through your design to check the
1 Click the Lettering icon. stitching sequence. See Simulating design stitchout for
The Object Details > Lettering dialog opens. details.
Adjust letter
stitching sequence
2 Select a letter stitching sequence in the Letter

Sequence panel. Options include:
In Line: When selected, lettering is stitched from left
to right (the default).
Stitched left-to-right
Center Out: When selected, letters to the left of

center are stitched first, going from right to left. Next
letters to the right of center are stitched, going from
left to right.
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Chapter 23
Special Lettering
Features
Like all embroidery objects, each lettering object

has its own properties. Before you create a
lettering object, you may want to adjust the
settings for the stitch type you are going to use.
Alternatively you may want to change the stitch
settings and effects applying to existing objects.
In addition to its built-in library of embroidery
alphabets, JANOME Embroidery Software allows
for the conversion of any TrueType font installed
on your system to an embroidery alphabet. The
result is similar to embroidery alphabets although
the quality may not be quite as high.
Embroidery and TrueType fonts generally contain
many more characters than are available via your keyboard. Use the Windows
Character Map to provide quick access to special characters and symbols. Apply
Lettering Art effects to lettering objects to make them bulge or arch, stretch or
compress. Create monogram designs using special monogramming fonts.
These alphabets provide three sets of the upper-case alpha characters. Add
decorative borders such as rectangles, ovals, shields, as well as ornamental
decorations or ‘accents’.
This section describes how to apply different stitch types to lettering objects. It
covers converting TrueType fonts to embroidery as well as how to add special
characters. Creating special effects with Lettering Art is discussed as well as the
creation of monogram designs. It also covers adding special accents and
borders to designs.
Chapter 23 Special Lettering Features
Changing lettering stitch types

Try this! Add extra texture to lettering by applying
By default, lettering objects are filled with Satin Feather Edge. See Applying Feather Edge for details.
Fill. You can also apply other basic fill stitch types,
such as Weave Fill, as with other embroidery
objects. See Selecting fill stitches for details.
Adjusting Satin Fill settings for lettering

objects
Adjusting Weave Fill settings for
By default, lettering objects are filled with Satin lettering objects
Fill. Where a letter is narrow, stitches are tight,
thus requiring fewer stitches to cover the fabric. You can fill lettering shapes with Weave Fill
Where a column is very narrow, stitches need to be stitching. It is suitable for filling large, irregular
less dense because too many needle penetrations lettering shapes. See also Creating weave fills.
can damage the fabric. See also Creating satin fills.
To adjust Weave Fill settings for lettering

To adjust Satin Fill settings for lettering objects
objects 1 Double-click a selected lettering object.
1 Double-click a selected lettering object. The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
2 Move the slider to set the stitch density you want for
your lettering. 2 Select Weave Fill.
3 Click OK. 3 Select a Weave Fill Pattern. See Selecting Weave Fill
patterns for details.
Density: 50%
Pattern 4
Density: 100% Pattern 8
4 Adjust stitch spacing to increase or decrease density.

Density: 150% See Adjusting Weave Fill stitch spacing for details.
Stitch
Spacing:
Note Depending on the TrueType font, complex
0.6 mm Chinese (Kanji) characters with many strokes may not
convert correctly into stitch data. When this happens,
Stitch try selecting another available TrueType font or change
Spacing: the letter orientation and then try converting again.
0.3 mm
5 Adjust stitch length to increase or decrease needle Creating special effects with
penetrations. See Adjusting Weave Fill stitch length for Lettering Art
details.
6 Click OK.
Use Lettering > Lettering Art to distort lettering.
Converting TrueType fonts to Apply Lettering Art effects to lettering objects to

embroidery make them bulge or arch, stretch or compress.
Click Lettering > Lettering to add lettering directly

on-screen.
The TrueType font conversion feature lets you

convert any TrueType font installed on your system
to an embroidery alphabet. The process is fully
automatic. The result is similar to embroidery
alphabets although the quality may not be quite as
high. The quality greatly depends on the original Distorting lettering objects
shapes, narrower serif type alphabets producing
better results than blocked alphabets. Three types of Lettering Art effect are available –
Straight, Curved or Diamond.
To convert TrueType fonts to embroidery

1 Click the Lettering icon. Try this! Lettering Art is typically applied to
lettering objects, but they can also be applied to
other types of embroidery object.
Select True Type Font
To distort lettering objects

2 Click Lettering Art button.
3 Select a type: Straight, Curved or Diamond.
Different handles display around the object outline
depending on the type.
4 Drag one or more handles up or down to distort the
object.
2 Select a TrueType font from the Font list.

3 Enter the text you want to embroider in the text entry
panel.
Alternatively, type it directly on-screen after adjusting
the conversion settings.

2 Select the Lettering tab.
3 Edit the text as required.
Drag handle
4 Press OK.
The lettering is updated.
To move two handles in opposite directions, hold the

Shift key down while dragging a handle.
Removing Lettering Art
Use Lettering > Lettering Art > None to return an object

to its original shape.
Shift + drag Return an object to its original shape by removing

handle the Lettering Art.
To move the handles in the same direction, hold

down the Ctrl key while dragging a handle.
To remove Lettering Art

Select the lettering object.
Select Lettering Art > None.
Ctrl + drag The Lettering Art is removed and the letters return to
handle their original shape.
5 Press Esc to complete. Creating flair script designs
Try this! To adjust the control points, select the Use Lettering > Lettering to add embroidery
lettering object and press H. lettering to designs or edit selected lettering.
Editing lettering in Lettering Art Flair script is a special font which allows you to add
decorative flairs to the end of text objects,
You can edit lettering in Lettering Art in the Object mimicking flamboyant handwriting flourishes.
Details > Lettering dialog.
To edit lettering in Lettering Art

1 Double-click the lettering object.
6 Click Make Current to close the dialog.

The selected characters are displayed in the text entry
panel.
Flare character
added
7 Adjust lettering as required. See Creating embroidery

lettering for details.
8 Click OK.
9 Click where you want to place the lettering, or mark
To create a flair script design
reference points for the selected baseline.
1 Click the Lettering icon. 10 Press Enter.
Select Flair
Script font
Enter text
Click to select
special
characters
2 Select Flair Script from the Font list.

3 Enter the text you want to embroider in the text entry
panel.
4 Click Select Character. Try this! Experiment with different flare characters to
The Select Character dialog opens. obtain the look you want.
Creating monogram designs
JANOME Embroidery Software lets you create

Select flare
monogram designs using special monogramming
fonts. These alphabets provide three sets of the
upper-case alpha characters. You can also add
decorative borders such as rectangles, ovals, and
shields to monograms. See Adding borders for
details.
Corresponding
keystrokes
5 Select the flare character(s) you want to use.

Scroll down for more options. See also Selecting
special characters.
3 Key in the letters comprising the monogram – it doesn’t

matter whether you enter characters in upper or lower
case. Any non-alpha characters are ignored.
4 Adjust letter height, width and spacing in the fields
provided.
5 Click OK.
A lettering object is created using the settings entered.
The left-most letter is replaced by its equivalent left
character – e.g. F is replaced by ‘Left F’. Similarly, the
right-most letter is replaced by its equivalent right
character – e.g. F is replaced by ‘Right F’. All other
Adding monogram lettering letters are left unchanged.
Click Lettering > Monogramming to add

monograms directly on-screen.
Monogramming fonts provide three sets of the

upper-case alpha characters. The first, known as
the ‘left set’, is designed to appear on the left side
of a monogram. The second, or ‘middle set’, is
designed for the middle position(s). And then there
is a ‘right set’. Each set is mapped to a specific set
of character equivalents in the alphabet. See Try this! Add decorative borders such as rectangles,
Monogram font mappings for details. ovals, and shields to monograms using the Insert
Border tool. Borders are automatically sized to fit the
current design. See Adding borders for details.
Adding monogram accents
Use Embroidery > Insert Design to add ornamental

decorations to designs.
Add ornamental decorations to designs in the same

way as you insert embroidery designs. Adjust the
position and size as required. See also Inserting
designs.
To add monogram lettering
1 Click the Monogramming icon.
The Monogramming dialog opens.
Enter monogram
Select
monogramming font
Adjust height, width

and spacing
To add a monogram accent

1 Open or create a monogram design.
2 Select the desired monogramming font.

2 Travel to the point in the stitching sequence where you The Object Details > Fill Stitch dialog opens.
want to insert the ornament – usually the end. See 3 Select the Lettering tab.
Traveling through designs for details.
3 Select Embroidery > Insert Design.
The Open dialog opens at the previously opened Adjust
folder. settings
Edit text
4 Edit the text in the text entry panel as required.

5 Make any other adjustments you require. See also
Setting lettering orientations.
6 Click OK.
4 From the Look In dropdown list, browse to the
C:\Embroidery Album\Monogram Accents folder.
5 Select the ornament to insert and click Open.
The design is inserted at the current needle position.
6 Move the ornament into the required position. See
Positioning objects using click and drag for details.
7 Adjust size and position as required. See Reshaping
Editing monograms Note Letters are filled with stitches according to

current settings in the Fill Stitch tab of the Object
You can’t take a monogram object back to the Details dialog. You can change these at any time. See
Monogramming dialog to make changes. But you Changing lettering stitch types for details.
can edit it like a normal lettering object by
adjusting the object details. However, when the
object is selected, you will see the real characters
used to make the lettering object – e.g. instead of
‘Left F’, you will see ampersand (&) as per the
table. Use the table to edit the characters in the
dialog. See Monogram font mappings for details.
To edit a monogram
1 Select the monogramming object.
Try this! JANOME Embroidery Software lets you
insert a color change on any desired stitch in
EasyDesign. This is particularly useful when working
with monograms or other lettering objects. See
Inserting manual color changes for details.
Monogram font mappings

JANOME Embroidery Software contains four
2 Double-click the object. Alternatively right-click it and monogramming fonts – Fancy, Octagon, Point and
select Object Details from the popup menu. Seal. Monogramming fonts provide three sets of
the upper-case alpha characters. The first, known Adding borders

as the ‘left set’, is designed to appear on the left
side of a monogram. The second, or ‘middle set’, is
designed for the middle position(s) of a Use Lettering > Insert Border to add attractive
monogram. The ‘right set’ is designed to appear on borders to selected lettering objects.
the right side of a monogram. Each set is mapped
to a specific set of character equivalents in the Add decorative borders such as rectangles, ovals,
alphabet. See also Editing monograms. and shields to monograms and designs using the
Insert Border tool. Borders are automatically
Letter Left Middle Right sized to fit the current design. Adjust border
! A a thickness and size as required.
A
B “ B b
C # C c
D $ D d
E % E e
F & F f
G ‘ G g
H ( H h
) I i To add a border
I
* J j 1 Select a lettering object.
J
2 Click the Insert Border icon.
K + K k
The Select Border dialog opens.
L , L l
M - M m
N . N n
O / O o
P 0 P p
Q 1 Q q
R 2 R r
S 3 S s
T 4 T t
U 5 U u
V 6 V v
W 7 W w
X 8 X x
Y 9 Y y 3 Select a border and adjust the Border Width setting as
: Z z required.
Z
The default Border Width can be adjusted after
insertion in the design.
4 Click Make Current.
The Select Border dialog closes and the border is
generated to include all design elements in the Design
Window.
5 Adjust border thickness and size as required. See

Reshaping objects for details.
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Part VII
Design Processing
You can output embroidery designs in a variety of ways – saving to disk or

sending directly to machine for stitching. Designers frequently want to
distribute their designs so that they can be seen in real colors, in Visualizer
or otherwise. In EasyDesign you can save both design images and
production worksheets to disk or email them.
Printing designs
This section describes how to preview printouts, set print options, print
embroidery elements, appliqué patterns, as well as color layers. See
Printing Designs for details.
Reading and writing design files

This section describes embroidery stitch and outline design formats, as well
as how to open embroidery files in JANOME Embroidery Software. It also
describes saving designs for machine as well as sending and receiving
designs by direct connection. Writing designs to Flash Memory reader/writer
is also covered. See Reading and Writing Design Files for details.
Outputting to machine
This section describes how to output designs directly to supported machine
models. See Outputting to Machine for details.
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Chapter 24
Printing Designs
You can create a hard

copy of your designs
using default or custom
printer options. Preview
designs before printing.
Set print options to
display the exact
information you require.
There are options to
include or exclude
start/end point
crosshairs, connectors,
background color/fabric
as well as the current
hoop. Print a copy of the
appliqué pattern to use to
cut out the fabric pieces. A Color Layers option allows you to include a list of
color layers together with color and stitch information for each layer. If you are
using a color printer, you can print in Visualizer mode. See also Printing designs
and catalogs.
This section describes how to preview printouts, set print options, print
embroidery elements, appliqué patterns, as well as color layers.
Chapter 24 Printing Designs
Previewing printouts The MS Windows® Print dialog opens allowing you to

choose a printer and adjust any other print settings you
require. See also Setting print options.
Use Standard > Print Preview to preview a design 5 Click Close to return to the Design Window.
printout.
Use Standard > Print to print a design using the
current settings.
Setting print options
Use Print Preview to view stitching information. Print options give you precise control over your
Use it to check the sewing sequence before you design printout. You can include templates or
stitch out your design. You can create a hard copy designs, embroidery elements, and cloth setter
of your designs using default or custom printer markings. You can include a copy of the appliqué
options. pattern as well as a list of color layers in the
current design. Design information includes
author, estimated length of upper thread per color
To preview a printout and total bobbin usage.
1 Click the Print Preview icon.
Your design displays as it will be printed. Large designs
may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at Try this! You can print design images directly
actual size. onto a special fabric or transfer via your inkjet
printer. Printed images can then be combined with
Photo Click to produce stitch highlights on the
image. See also Creating embroidery from
photographs.
To set print options

1 To access the Print Options dialog, either select File
> Print or File > Print Preview.
2 Click Options.
The Print Options dialog opens.
Select design
mode display
options
2 Use the Preview buttons as required:
Select
embroidery
Button Purpose elements to print
Next Page View the next page.
Prev Page View the previous page.
Two Page Display two pages in the Preview
Window.
Include cloth
Portrait / Toggle design display between setter marking
Landscape landscape and portrait views.
Zoom In/Out Use to examine portions of the design
or to read production information. 3 Select Template or Design mode option:
3 Click Options to set any Print Options. See Setting
print options for details.
4 Click Print Now to proceed with printing.
Template Mode: shows the design outline with no

stitches. By default, it includes cloth setter marks to
allow accurate placement of designs within layouts Try this! When printing a large layout the software will
on the item or fabric to be sewn. See Printing design display a warning dialog if the number of pages needed
layouts for details. for the printout exceeds 10. Use the Fit To Page option
or choose a % of Actual size to reduce the page count.
Design Mode: shows the design as it appears in the
Design Window. When you choose this mode, 10 Check the Grid option to include the background grid
further choices become available. on the worksheet.
11 Select a size option from the Size panel.
The option applies to both Template and Design
Note While the cloth setting marking is supported in modes. When selecting Template mode, the Actual
JEF and SEW files, outlines are not. Since JEF and Size option is automatically selected.
SEW are stitch file formats, they only contain stitch
data, no outlines. The workaround is to display JEF and
SEW files in Design Mode with stitches and cloth setter
marking turned on. Actual Size
4 Check Embroidery Elements as required. See
Printing embroidery elements for details.
5 Check Appliqué Patterns if you want a copy of the
appliqué pattern as a template for cutting out fabric
pieces. See Printing appliqué patterns for details.
6 Check Color Layers for a list of colors in the design,
together with color and stitch information for each layer.
See Printing color layers for details.
7 Check Embroidery Information to toggle the display
of embroidery details on/off. In Design mode, Fit to Page
information is removed from the worksheet as it is in
Template mode.
8 Check Cloth Setter Marking as required.
modes. In the latter case, it is only available with
Embroidery Elements and Actual Size selected.
Each hooping will have a number printed near the cloth
setter mark to indicate the hoop stitching sequence. 12 Click OK.
See Printing design layouts for details.
Printing embroidery elements
If you choose to print embroidery elements, there

are options to include or exclude start/end point
crosshairs, connectors, background color/fabric as
well as the current hoop. Design information
includes author, estimated length of upper thread
per color and total bobbin usage.
Cloth setter marking displayed To print embroidery elements
9 Check Work Area to include an outline of the work 1 Open the Print Options dialog. See Setting print
area on the worksheet. See Creating ornamental options for details.
layouts for details.
modes.
Select Design Image: The design image is included in the printout.

Mode
Try this! You can print design images directly onto a

Select special fabric or transfer via your inkjet printer. Printed
embroidery images can then be combined with Photo Click to
elements to print produce stitch highlights on the image. See also
Creating embroidery from photographs.
Connectors: All connecting stitches in the design
are displayed.
2 Select the Embroidery Elements option in the
Elements panel if not already selected.
3 Choose the Visualizer option to print out graphical
representation of what the final embroidery will look
like. With this option selected, the Background
Color/Fabric element is also available. See also
Changing backgrounds.
Note With Visualizer, the Connectors option is

disabled – i.e. you cannot view connecting stitches in
this view mode.
4 Deselect the Visualizer option and experiment with Printing design layouts
other available options:
Hoop: The hoop is included in the printout. Use Standard > Print Preview to preview a design
printout.
You can sew embroidery out by sending the design

directly to a sewing machine or saving it to
removable media and stitching out using a layout
template and the JANOME Cloth Setter. The
template setter markings allow you to position the
device for accurate design centering within a hoop.
The device has a transparent plastic bar with
marked cross.
Start/End Crosshairs: Start and end needle

positions are included in the printout. The green
crosshairs indicate the start point of the design, while
the red crosshairs, the end point. By default, the
green crosshairs are usually set to the center of the
hoop.
Printing in Template Mode shows the design

outline with no stitches. It includes cloth setter Select design
marks to allow accurate placement of designs mode display
within predefined layouts on the item or fabric to options
be sewn. EasyDesign allows you to define layout
work areas of up to 3m x 3m. See also Creating
ornamental layouts. Select
embroidery
Printing large layouts elements to print
Large layouts may print to many pages. To save

paper, you may choose to print at a percentage of
actual size. You must then remember to multiply
the template dimensions by a scale factor. For
Include cloth
example, if you print at 50%, you need to double setter marking
the measurements on the worksheet when
transferring to the fabric. Use the table below as a
guide. 3 Select Template Mode.
This shows the design outline with no stitches. By
% Scale Factor default, it includes cloth setter marks to allow accurate
placement of designs within layouts on the item or
50% 2:1 x2
fabric to be sewn.
25% 4:1 x4
20% 5:1 x5
Note While the cloth setting marking is supported in
10% 10:1 x 10 JEF and SEW files, outlines are not. Since JEF and
SEW are stitch file formats, they only contain stitch
data, no outlines. The workaround is to display JEF and
SEW files in Design Mode with stitches and cloth setter
To print a design layout marking turned on.
1 Click the Print Preview icon. 4 Make sure Cloth Setter Marking and Work Area
Your design layout displays as it will be printed. options are checked.
The cloth setter marking indicates the hooping center.
Each hooping will have a number printed near the cloth
setter marking to indicate its place in the hoop
sequence.
5 Select the Actual Size option in the Size group.
6 Click OK.
Cloth setter marks are printed for each hooping in the
design.
2 Click Options.
Note If the Actual Size option is selected, both an

assembled appliqué layout and individual patterns in
Try this! You can print out an overview of the layout by the actual size are created on separate pages. If the
selecting Fit to Page or entering a value in the Fit to Page or % of Actual options are selected, the
% of Actual field. assembled appliqué layout is created in the selected
size, but individual patterns are still printed in the actual
size on separate pages.
Printing appliqué patterns 4 Click Print.
Use Standard > Print Preview to preview a design Printing color layers
printout.
Print a copy of the appliqué pattern to use to cut The Color Layers option lets you include a list of
out the fabric pieces. Each appliqué pattern piece color layers in the current design, together with
is numbered according to the stitching sequence. color and stitch information for each layer.
To print an appliqué pattern To print color layers

1 Click the Print Preview icon. 1 Click the Print Preview icon.
Your appliqué design displays as it will be printed. Your design displays as it will be printed.
2 Click Options button. 2 Click Options button.
The Print Options dialog opens. The Print Options dialog opens.
Select to print
appliqué pattern Select to print
color layers
3 Select the Appliqué Patterns checkbox and click OK. 3 Select the Color Layers checkbox and click OK.
Each appliqué pattern piece is numbered according to 4 Click the Next Page button, as required.
the stitching sequence. A list of color layers is displayed together with color and
stitch information for each layer.
The following information is included:
Item Description
Number Number in the stitching sequence.
Color Color name listed in the associated
thread chart.
Code Thread code for ease of ordering
Brand Thread brand – e.g. Isacord 40
Stitches Total stitch count for individual color
layer
Thread Used Total stitch length of the individual color
layer in the measurement unit currently
set for the system – e.g. ‘meters’.
5 Click Print.
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Chapter 25
Reading and Writing

Design Files
You can output embroidery designs in a variety of ways – saving to computer,

USB memory stick, floppy disk, ATA PC card, or sending directly to machine for
stitching.
JANOME Embroidery Software uses three embroidery file formats – JAN, JEF
and SEW – which allow you to make the most of both outline and stitch formats.
JAN format is an object-based format while JEF and SEW formats are
stitch-based. By default, EasyDesign saves to JAN format while EasyEdit saves
to JEF. These formats contain all information necessary both for stitching a
design and for later modification. When opening designs created or saved in
other formats, EasyDesign converts the design internally to JAN format while
EasyEdit converts to JEF format. You can then modify it using the full range of
JANOME Embroidery Software features.
SEW file cards for MC9000, MC5700 or MC5000 machine can be transferred
onto PC using the ScanCard program. In order to read SEW file card using a
ScanCard you need optional accessories – Reader/Writer Box, AC Adapter and
RS-232C Cable.
Chapter 25 Reading and Writing Design Files
This section describes embroidery stitch and outline design formats, as well as
how to open embroidery files in JANOME Embroidery Software. It also describes
saving designs for machine as well as sending and receiving designs by direct
connection. Writing designs to Flash Memory reader/writer is also covered.
Embroidery design formats stitch types, but present the design as a collection
of stitch blocks. Stitch blocks consist of individual
stitches.
Embroidery designs are saved in one of two
formats – ‘outline’ format or ‘stitch’ format. JAN is
an outline format and JEF and SEW are stitch
formats.
Manual object
Note For details of specific formats supported by

JANOME Embroidery Software, see Supported
embroidery file formats.
Outline files You can scale raw stitch format designs, but
because the stitch count does not change, the
Outline or ‘condensed’ files are high-level formats
density increases or decreases with the design
which contain object outlines, object details and
size. Thus you should not scale stitch designs by
stitch data. When you open an outline file in
more than ±5% or some areas may be too thickly
EasyDesign, corresponding stitch types, digitizing
or too thinly covered.
methods and effects are applied.
Embossed Fill
object
Original stitch design Design reduced by 5%
Outline files can be scaled, transformed and While stitch designs are generally not suited to
reshaped without affecting stitch density or scaling, JANOME Embroidery Software can
quality. After modification in EasyDesign, you can interpret object outlines, stitch types and spacing
choose to save your design to the native JAN from stitch data with some success. By default,
format, or to a different format altogether. stitch files are converted to outlines and objects
upon opening in EasyEdit. These ‘recognized’
Stitch files designs can be scaled with stitches recalculated for
the new outlines. Processing is effective for most
Different embroidery machines speak different stitch designs but cannot produce the same level of
languages. Each has its own control commands for quality as original outlines and may not handle
the various machine functions. Before you can some fancy stitches.
stitch a design, it must be in a format which can be
interpreted by the embroidery machine. Stitch or
File sources
‘expanded’ designs are low-level formats for direct
use by machines. They contain information about While embroidery files are broadly classified as
the position, length and color of each stitch. When ‘outline’ or ‘stitch’, JANOME Embroidery Software
they are read into EasyEdit, stitch files do not internally tags files as belonging to one of four
contain object information such as outlines or
types – Native Design, Imported Outlines, Which application do I use?

Processed Stitches, or Imported Stitches.
Use EasyDesign to... Use EasyEdit to...

Source Description
Create new designs Stitch out a design
Native Designs created in JANOME Embroidery Add new objects to an already in a
Design Software (or equivalent). existing design stitch-oriented design
Imported Designs read from non-JAN outline files Combine designs in a format
Outlines where stitches have been generated in single file Combine and transform
JANOME Embroidery Software (or Add lettering to a design stitch blocks, or the whole
equivalent) from original outlines and Add or remove parts of a design
stitching data. design Fine-tune a design at the
Processed Designs read from stitch files where stitches Reshape parts of the stitch level
Stitches have been regenerated by processing. design
Imported Designs read from stitch files, where Automatically digitize a
Stitches outlines may or may not have been design from an image
recognized, but stitches have not been
regenerated through stitch processing.
Note, however, that if you change a stitch
Try this! If you want to scale a design, edit an
design – e.g. add a lettering object – the
outline or change a stitch type, use EasyDesign. By
status changes to ‘Processed Stitches’ even
though the imported stitches may not have default, stitch files are converted to outlines and
been regenerated. objects upon opening. If you do not want to scale
the design by more than ±5%, or only want to
For information about the source of a design file, make stitch edits, use EasyEdit.
refer to the Properties dialog. See Viewing design
information for details. Object/outline recognition
When you convert a stitch file (JEF or SEW) to
Opening embroidery files in outline format (JAN), JANOME Embroidery
Software reads stitch data stitch-by-stitch
JANOME Embroidery Software according to the needle penetration points. It
recognizes stitch types, spacing and length values,
EasyDesign uses an ‘object-based’ approach to stitch effects, and can determine object outlines.
embroidery design, saving shapes as outlines that All filled areas in a design become fill or outline
can generate stitches automatically, based on objects with fill or outline stitch properties as well
preset object details. Embroidery objects can be as general properties. Stitch types are assigned as
resized, reshaped and transformed as individual Satin or Weave depending on the pattern of needle
elements within a single design. Stitches penetrations. If an object is not recognized, it
regenerate automatically after every change. contains only general and connector properties
EasyEdit uses a ‘stitch-based’ embroidery format only and will not scale well.
where an entire design is a single object made up Recognized object outlines and stitch values are
of individual stitches. EasyEdit lets you take a stored as object details in JANOME Embroidery
stitch-based design, and resize or transform it as a Software. This means you can scale and transform
whole, or modify individual stitches for subtle recognized designs in the usual way. You can also
changes and fine-tuning. You can only edit stitches change the stitch density of the whole or selected
in EasyEdit. parts of a design, and/or of certain stitch types.
Each application creates a different type of
Recognition limitations
embroidery file, giving you the option to save in
the format you choose. If a stitch type is not recognized accurately, the
values in the Object Details dialog will not match
the stitches. The stitches will remain the same as
in the original design, until you make changes and
regenerate them. If you change the design,
stitches will be regenerated according to the object 3 Enter a name for the design in the File name field.
details. 4 Select a format from the Save as type list. See also
Supported embroidery file formats.
If outputting to a Janome machine, select JEF as the
Saving designs for machine file format. The file is encoded to suit the currently
selected machine model. See Selecting machine
models for details.
Different embroidery machines understand
If outputting to a third-party machine, the Options
different languages. Each has its own control
button may become available. See your machine
commands for the various machine functions.
manual for details.
Before you can stitch a design, it must be in a
format which can be interpreted by the machine. 5 Click Save.
Before design files are sent to machine, they are
automatically converted to JEF stitch file format. Note JANOME Embroidery Software supports
They can also be saved directly to hard disk. When JANOME MA and Giga hoops. These are two-position
saving in JEF format, you must choose the hoops which expand the available sewing area. When
particular machine type you wish to save for. See sending to machine, in most cases EasyDesign will
also Sending and writing designs. only create one file as the two hoop positions are saved
in a single JEF file.
In the case of MA hoops, however, if a return to hoop
Note JANOME Embroidery Software records the position 1 is required, two (or on rare occasions,
embroidery area of custom hoops to JEF file which more) files will be created. See also Sending designs
can then be read by multi-needle machines to with an MA Hoop.
determine the stitching area. On the other hand, With Giga hoop designs, the red area is stitched first,
the stitching area of single-needle machines is the hoop is rotated, and then the blue area is
determined by the selected hoop type. If the file stitched. If, in the design sequence, the blue area is
contains a ‘non-standard’ (custom) hoop code, the stitched before the red area, it cannot be saved as a
hoop size is automatically based on the design size Giga hoop design. See also Sending designs with a
which is used to limit the stitching area. See Giga Hoop.
Defining custom hoops for details. If the design will not stitch as a single Giga hoop
design – i.e. it would require more than one rotation
of the Giga hoop in order to preserve the stitching
To save a design for machine sequence – the following message is displayed:
The Save As dialog opens.
Select Save location
In this case, you need to use Combine mode to

create two Hoop B hoopings as instructed. See
Hooping large designs for details.
Sending and writing designs

Select JEF format
JANOME Embroidery Software gives you the option
of sending designs directly to machine or to
memory card. The option you choose depends, in
part, on the machine you are using.
2 Select the folder where you want to save the design
from the Save In list.
Supported storage devices

Note Before design files are sent to machine, they Besides USB connection, you can write to ATA PC
are automatically converted to JEF stitch file card – ‘Flash Memory’ – in a similar way as you
format. See also Saving designs for machine. would save to floppy disk. The ATA PC card is a
PCMCIA standard PC memory card that is used for
Supported machine models storing designs in JEF format to be read/written
from/to machine. The ATA PC card is designated as
JANOME Embroidery Software supports the a drive in your computer. The drive designation
following machine models: may become E: or F: or some other letter. After
writing your design, you simply insert the card into
the ATA PC card slot of your machine (if
supported), and read the design.
Precautions using ATA PC cards

It is recommended to save data stored in the
machine’s built-in memory to hard disk or
ATA PC card to prevent accidental loss of data
due to improper operations or malfunctions.
If an ATA PC card is formatted on PC or on your
machine, all information on the card will be lost.
Check the contents of any used cards before
MC11000, MC10001, and MC10000 machines formatting them.
can be connected by cable directly to your PC. Only use ATA PC cards supplied by JANOME or
See Connecting to your machine for details. SanDisk CompactFlash with ATA PC card
MC10000 V2.2 or earlier machines must be adapter for updating the system program of
upgraded to Version 2.21. Visit our website at JANOME MemoryCraft. Memory capacity should
http://www.janome.com/ to download the be 8Mb or more.
necessary upgrade.
The MC9700, MC9500, MC300E and MC350E
machines do not support direct connection but Note If your computer is a laptop, there is a slot
they do read ATA PC cards. where you can insert the ATA PC card and its
The MC200E machine does not support direct adapter directly. If you have a desktop computer,
connection but the machine does read USB you will need an ATA PC card reader/writer
sticks. connected to a USB port.
The MB-4 machine supports direct connection. USB memory sticks
You can download designs to the machine’s
internal memory, or to an ATA Card or USB stick The latest machine models can read from and write
attached to the machine. Direct connection for to USB memory sticks. These are very convenient
the MB-4 machine is, however, only available in portable memory devices which can hold large
the JANOME Digitizer MB product level. amounts of data in a small ‘stick’.
With both EasyDesign and EasyEdit, JANOME
Embroidery Software is able to automatically Splitting large files
detect which type of supported machine is JANOME MemoryCraft machines originally had a
currently connected to the PC USB port. The limitation in receiving only up to approx. 32,000
Machine menu items are determined by the type stitches at a time. Newer machines will accept up
of machine connected to the PC. If no machine is to approx. 64,000 stitches. MC11000 can accept
detected, all menu items will be grayed out. Your up to 100,000 stitches. The MB-4 machine can
distributor will advise you about supported accept up to 200,000 stitches.
machine types. See also Sending designs to
machine.
Depending on the machine model, the direct

machine connection option may be available to
you. This means you can send individual or
multiple design files directly to three possible
destinations:
JANOME Embroidery Software splits files at the last Built-in: internal machine memory
color change before the limit is reached. If no color ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine
change can be found before this, the operation is which can be used as an ATA PC card
rejected. reader/writer
USB Memory: USB stick attached to your
machine.
Note The ability to split a large design when
sending to JANOME MemoryCraft machine or
ATA PC Card is determined by the machine version Try this! Alternatively, you can use an external
selected in Select Machine Model dialog. See ‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer to write
Selecting machine models for details. designs in JEF format directly to card. See Writing
to Flash Memory reader/writer for details.
A maximum of 78 split files (and hence color
changes) is possible. It is very unlikely that a Sending the current design to machine
single file will contain anywhere near 78 color
The procedure for sending a single design to
changes. Whether you send a design to machine or
machine varies slightly with the machine model,
ATA PC card, JANOME Embroidery Software names
but the principle is the same. Whichever machine
the split JEF files automatically – e.g. MyFlower01,
you are using, the steps will involve one or all of
MyFlower02, etc.
the following:
Select the machine model you intend to connect
to. See Selecting machine models for details.
Insert the ATA PC card or USB stick into your
machine as required.
Split file
Open or create the design you want to send.
Click the Send to Machine icon or select
Machine > Send Current Design.
The particular dialog which opens will depend on
the selected machine model.
Select destination
folder on sewing
machine
Click to send
design to machine
Note The ATA PC card connection menus and icon,

and the ability to split a design, are available in
both EasyDesign and EasyEdit.
Click to change
name of output file
Sending designs to machine
Select a storage location on the sewing machine
– machine memory (built-in folder), ATA PC
Use Standard > Send to Machine to send a design card, or USB memory stick.
to a machine for stitching. Start the file transfer.
In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the Writing to Flash Memory
limits set, it will be split into two or more files. reader/writer
See Splitting large files for details.
Use Standard > Write to Card to send a design to

Note For detailed procedures relating to your
an ATA PC card.
particular machine, see Outputting to Machine.
Sending or receiving multiple designs You can use an external ‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC)
reader/writer to write designs in JEF format
As with single designs, the procedure for sending directly to card. Some machines do not support
multiple designs to machine varies slightly with the direct connection, in which case you will need to
machine model you are using. use this method to transfer design files from your
PC to ATA PC card to machine. Depending on the
machine model the card is intended for, make sure
this is selected as your current machine. After
Select source
folder on your PC
writing your design, simply insert the card into the
ATA PC card slot of your machine, and read in the
design.
Writing a design to ATA PC card

Select files to
send
The procedure for writing a single design to card
varies slightly with the machine model, but the
principle is the same. Whichever machine you are
using, the steps will involve one or all of the
following:
Select the machine model you intend to write to.
Use buttons to
navigate folders of
See Selecting machine models for details.
display file list Make sure the reader/writer is securely plugged
into the USB port of your PC.
In addition to sending design files to machine, you Open or create the design you want to send.
can generally receive or delete files from the Click the Write to Card icon or select External
destination folder. Media > Write a Design.
The particular dialog which opens will depend on
the selected machine model.
Receive or Select files to

delete files receive or delete Click to
from machine change name
location of output file
Click to write
design to card
Start the file transfer.

In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the
limits set, it will be split into two or more files.
See Splitting large files for details.

Writing multiple designs to ATA PC card

As with single designs, the procedure for writing
multiple designs to ATA PC card varies slightly with
the machine model. Select the machine model you
intend to write to and select External Media >
Write Designs, Read and Erase. The particular
dialog which opens will depend on the current
machine model.
Select source
folder on your PC
Select files to
write
Use buttons to
navigate folders of
display file list
In addition to writing design files to machine, you

can generally receive or delete files from the
destination folder.
Click to read Click to erase

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Chapter 26
Outputting to Machine
Direct Connect for new and some older

machines, saving to ATA PC card and
saving JEF files to hard and floppy disk,
are all possible in both EasyDesign and
EasyEdit.
JANOME Embroidery Software supports
various sets of machine model: MC11000
machines, MC1000* machines, MC10000
V2.21 machines, MC9700/9500 machines,
MC350E/300E/200E machines, and MB-4
machine machines. The first two sets of
machine support direct connection,
although menu options change depending
on the chosen machine set. MC10000 V2.2
or earlier machines must be upgraded to
Version 2.21. The MC9700, MC9500,
MC300E, and MC350E machines do not
support direct connection but they do read
ATA PC cards and USB memory sticks.
MC200E machines support USB memory
sticks.
Direct Connection to the MB-4 machine is only available in JANOME
DigitizerPro.
This section describes how to output designs directly to supported machine
models.
Chapter 26 Outputting to Machine
Outputting to MC11000 machines 4 Click the Send to Machine icon or select Machine >
Send Current Design.
If the machine is correctly linked, the Send Current
If you have selected MC11000 as your current Design dialog opens.
machine, the direct machine connection option is
available to you. This means you can send
Select destination
individual or multiple design files directly to three folder on sewing
possible destinations: machine
built-in machine memory of your JANOME
MemoryCraft Click to send
ATA PC card attached to PC memory card slot on design to machine
your machine, or
a USB memory stick attached to your machine.
Try this! Alternatively, you can use an external Click to change

‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer to write name of output file
designs in JEF format directly to card. See Writing
Note The machine itself must be in PC-Link Mode in
Sending the current design to machine order to receive the design.
5 Click Name to change the file name as required.
Use Standard > Send to Machine to send the The JEF Name dialog opens.
current design to a machine for stitching.
When sending the current design to machine, you

can send the design file directly to three possible Enter new name
destinations:
Built-in machine memory of your JANOME
MemoryCraft
6 Select a storage location on the sewing machine –
ATA PC card attached to PC memory card slot on
machine memory (built-in folder), ATA PC card, or USB
your machine, or memory stick.
USB memory stick attached to your machine.
Note The procedure for sending a single design to Select storage

option
machine is a little different to sending multiple
designs. See also Sending or receiving multiple
designs.
To send the current design to machine

1 If you haven’t already done so, select MC11000 as your 7 Click Send.
current machine. See Supported machine models and JANOME Embroidery Software checks whether the
memory cards for details. selected hoop is supported by the destination machine.
2 Insert the ATA PC card or USB stick into your JANOME If the hoop is an MA Hoop, this may mean that the
MemoryCraft machine if required. design must be split into more than one hoop
position, and possibly more than one JEF file. See
Sending designs with an MA Hoop for details.
Note Both ATA PC card and USB stick can be
If the hoop is supported and is not an MA Hoop, the
attached at the same time.
selected design is copied to the specified location in
3 Open or create the design you want to send. the current JEF format.
8 Click Start.
File transfer begins. The selected design is copied to Only JEF files are displayed.
the specified location. 5 Select the file or files that you want to send in the
viewing panel.
Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the limits 6 Select a storage location on the sewing machine –
set, it will be split into two or more files. See Splitting machine memory (built-in folder), ATA PC card, or USB
large files for details. memory stick.
Sending or receiving multiple designs Select storage

destination on your
You can simultaneously send more than one design sewing machine
in JEF file format to your machine. You can also
retrieve all designs from machine memory for
editing and/or to store them on hard disk or other
location. Alternatively, delete all designs from
machine memory to free up space.
To send or receive multiple designs

1 If you haven’t already done so, select MC11000 as your
current machine. See Supported machine models and Use buttons to
navigate folders or
memory cards for details.
file listing
2 Insert the ATA PC card or USB stick into your JANOME
MemoryCraft machine if required. 7 Click Send.
A confirmation box appears.
Note Both ATA PC card and USB stick can be 8 Click Start.
attached at the same time. File transfer begins and selected designs are copied to
3 Select Machine > Send Designs, Receive and the selected location.
Delete.
The Send Designs, Receive and Delete dialog Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the limits
opens. The dialog is divided in two sections – source set, it will be split into two or more files. See Splitting
(PC) and destination (sewing machine). large files for details.
9 Select any files you want to receive or delete from the
destination folder.
Select source
folder on your PC
Select files to
send Receive or Select files to
delete files receive or delete
from machine
location
Use buttons to
navigate folders of 10 Choose from the available options as required:
display file list
Click Receive to copy files from the machine to the
current location folder on your PC.
Click Delete to remove selected files from your
Note The machine itself must be in PC-Link Mode in machine storage location.
order to receive designs.
4 Select a source folder from the PC list.
Writing to Flash Memory reader/writer
Use Standard > Write to Card to send a design to Select source

an ATA PC card. folder on your PC
If you are using an external ‘Flash Memory’

(ATA PC) reader/writer, you can write designs in
JEF format directly to card. Make sure the
Select files to
reader/writer is securely plugged into the USB port write
of your PC. If you are writing to a card intended for
use with an MC11000 machine, make sure this is
selected as your current machine. After writing
your design, simply insert the card into the ATA PC
card slot on your machine and read in the design.
See also Supported machine models and memory Use buttons to
cards. navigate folders of
display file list
The procedure for writing a single design to Flash
Memory reader/writer is essentially the same as
Outputting to MC1000* machines
sending a single design file to machine except that
you click the Write to Card icon or select If you have selected MC10001 and MC10000 V3.0
External Media > Write a Design. See Sending or higher as your current machine, the direct
the current design to machine for details. machine connection option is available to you. This
means you can send individual or multiple design
Select destination files directly to two possible destinations:
folder on ATA PC built-in machine memory of your JANOME
card
MemoryCraft
Click to write your machine.
design to card
Try this! Alternatively, you can use an external

‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer to write
Click to change to Flash Memory reader/writer for details.
name of output file
Sending the current design to machine
The procedure for writing multiple designs to Flash Use Standard > Send to Machine to send the
Memory reader/writer is essentially the same as current design to a machine for stitching.
sending multiple design files to machine except
that you select External Media > Write Designs, When sending the current design to machine, you
Read and Erase. See Sending or receiving can send the design file directly to two possible
multiple designs for details. destinations:
MemoryCraft
your machine.
Note The procedure for sending a single design to

machine is a little different to sending multiple
designs. See also Sending or receiving multiple
Select output option –
designs. built-in memory or
ATA PC card
To send the design to machine

1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC10001 and 7 Click Send.
MC10000 V3.0 or higher machine model as your A confirmation box appears.
current machine. See Supported machine models and 8 Click Start.
memory cards for details. File transfer begins. The selected design is copied to
2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME the specified location.
MemoryCraft machine if required.
3 Open or create the design you want to send.
Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the limits
4 Click the Send to Machine icon or select Machine >
set, it will be split into two or more files. See Splitting
large files for details.
Design dialog opens.
Sending or receiving multiple designs
Select destination You can simultaneously send more than one design
folder on sewing in JEF file format to your machine. You can also
machine
retrieve all designs from machine memory for
editing and/or to store them on hard disk or other
Click to change location. Alternatively, delete all designs from
name of output file machine memory to free up space.
To send or receive multiple designs

Click to send
design to 1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC10001 and
machine MC10000 V3.0 or higher machine model as your
current machine. See Supported machine models and
2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME
Note The machine itself must be in PC-Link Mode in MemoryCraft machine if required.
order to receive the design. 3 Select Machine > Send Designs, Receive and
5 Click Name to change the file name as required. Delete.
The JEF Name dialog opens. The Send Designs, Receive and Delete dialog
opens.
Enter new name

machine memory (built-in folder) or ATA PC card.
The preview panel displays an image of the last

Select source selected design.
folder
Select
designs to
send
Click to select
all designs

Only JEF files are displayed. Click to receive Click to delete
5 Select the file or files that you want to send in the
viewing panel. 10 Choose from the available options as required:
The preview panel displays an image of the last Click Receive to copy files from the machine to the
selected design. current location folder on your PC.
Click Delete button to remove selected files from
your machine storage location.
Try this! Click Select All Designs to select all designs
in the source folder.
machine memory (built-in folder) or ATA PC card.
an ATA PC card.

Select output option – JEF format directly to card. Make sure the
built-in memory or
ATA PC card
reader/writer is securely plugged into the USB port
use with an MC10001, MC10000 V3.0, or higher
machine model, make sure this is selected as your
7 Click Send.
current machine. After writing your design, simply
A confirmation box appears. insert the card into the ATA PC card slot on your
8 Click Start. machine and read in the design. See Supported
File transfer begins and selected designs are copied to machine models and memory cards for details.
the selected location.
large files for details. sending a single design file to machine except that
you click the Write to Card icon or select
9 Select any files you want to receive or delete from the
External Media > Write a Design. See Sending
destination folder.
the current design to machine for details.

Select destination
folder on sewing Try this! Alternatively, you can use an external
machine ‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer to write
Click to change
name of output file
Click to write Use Standard > Send to Machine to send the

design to card current design to a machine for stitching.

can send the design file directly to two possible
destinations:
Writing multiple designs to ATA PC card built-in machine memory of your JANOME
MemoryCraft
your machine.
sending multiple design files to machine except
that you select External Media > Write Designs,
Read and Erase. See Sending or receiving Note The procedure for sending a single design to
multiple designs for details. machine is a little different to sending multiple
designs. See also Sending multiple designs to
Select source machine.
folder
Select
designs to 1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC10000
send
V2.21 machine model as your current machine. See
details.
Click to select
all designs
The Send Designs dialog opens.
Outputting to MC10000 V2.21

machines
If you have selected MC10000 V2.21 as your

current machine, the direct machine connection
option is available to you. This means you can send
individual or multiple design files directly to two
possible destinations:
MemoryCraft
5 Select a destination for the files to be sent:
your machine. Built-in: internal machine memory
ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine

which can be used as an ATA PC card reader/writer.
See Writing multiple designs to ATA PC card for
details. Click to
add
6 Click Name to change the file name as required.
The JEF Name dialog opens.
Select
source
Enter new name folder
7 Click OK.
A progress bar shows the progress of the file transfer.
Select
destination
Try this! You can cancel the file transfer by closing the
Send Designs dialog.
4 Select a source folder from the Look In list.
Sending multiple designs to machine 5 Select a file or files from the list.
You can send multiple design files in JEF file format The preview panel displays an image of the
to your machine at a time. There are two possible last-selected design.
destinations: 6 Click Add to add to the list of files to send.
If you add a wrong file, click Clear to remove it from the
list. Select any design by name to preview.
MemoryCraft
7 Select a destination for the files to be sent:
your machine. Built-in: internal machine memory
ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine
which can be used as an ATA PC card reader/writer.
To send multiple designs to machine
8 Click Send.
1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC10000 The Send Designs dialog opens.
details.
3 Select Machine > Send Designs.
The Select Designs dialog opens.
9 Select to send the design to either the built-in memory

or PC card slot.
10 Click Start.
A progress bar shows the progress of the file transfer.
Try this! You can cancel the file transfer by closing the
Send Designs dialog.
Receiving designs from machine Unchecked: means designs will be received from the
PC-Link built-in memory.
You can retrieve designs from three possible Checked: means designs will be received from
sources: Embroidery built-in memory.
Built-in machine memory of your JANOME If you have selected ATA PC Card:
MemoryCraft Unchecked: means designs will be received from the
ATA PC card attached to PC memory card slot on PC Link folder on the ATA PC card. You must put
your machine your machine in PC Link mode and press the
PC Design Card attached to PC memory card slot ATA PC Card tab.
on your machine, which generally contains stock Checked: means designs will be received from the
designs. Embroidery folder on the ATA PC card. You must put
your machine in Embroidery mode and press the
Open File Mode tab.
To receive designs from machine
A list of all designs resident in the selected memory
1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC10000 source will appear.
details. Note If you are receiving designs from a PC Design
2 Insert the ATA PC card or PC Design card into your Card, the Select Open/Save Folder option is greyed
JANOME MemoryCraft machine if required. out.
3 Select Machine > Receive Designs. 6 Select a file or files to receive.
When all designs are retrieved from the machine, the A checkmark appears beside each selected design.
Receive Designs dialog opens. This allows you to
receive one, many, or all designs.
7 Click the Auto Preview checkbox to view selected
designs.
The preview panel displays an image of the
last-selected design. Select any design by name to
preview it.
8 Click Browse and select a destination folder on the PC.
JANOME Embroidery Software must know where to
put the design it is receiving from built-in memory or
ATA PC card.
9 Click Receive.
The selected designs are copied from machine
memory to the specified location.
Note By default the PC-Link built-in memory is
selected. This means that the Select Open/Save Deleting designs from machine
folder checkbox is unchecked and the Built-in radio
button selected. In order to free up space, you can delete designs
4 Select a source for the files to be received as required: from two possible locations:
Built-in: internal machine memory built-in machine memory of your JANOME
ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine MemoryCraft
which can be used as an ATA PC card reader/writer ATA PC card attached to PC memory card slot on
PC Design Card: these cards also fit into the PC your machine.
memory card slot and generally contain stock
designs. To delete designs from machine
5 Select the Select Open/Save Folder checkbox to
1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC10000
toggle between the two built-in memory types –
PC-Link or Embroidery.
If you have selected Built-in memory: details.
2 Insert the ATA PC card into your JANOME Writing a design to ATA PC card
3 Select Machine > Delete Designs. Memory reader/writer is essentially the same as
When all designs are retrieved from the machine, the sending a single design file to machine except that
Delete Designs dialog opens. This allows you to you click the Write to Card icon or select
delete one, many, or all designs. External Media > Write a Design. See Sending
the current design to machine for details.

Note By default the PC-Link built-in memory is The procedure for writing multiple design files to
selected. For other options, see Receiving designs Flash Memory reader/writer is essentially the same
from machine. as sending multiple design to machine except that
4 Select a location for the files to be deleted from: you select External Media > Write Designs,
built-in machine memory of your JANOME Read and Erase. See Sending multiple designs to
MemoryCraft machine for details.
your machine.
5 Select a file or files to delete.
A checkmark appears beside each selected design.

6 Click Delete.
A confirmation box appears. The selected designs are
deleted from the specified location.

an ATA PC card.

use with an MC10000 V2.21 machine model, make
sure this is selected as your current machine. After
writing your design, simply insert the card into the
ATA PC card slot on your machine and read in the
design. See Supported machine models and
Outputting to MC9700 or lower

machines
If you have selected an MC9700 or lower machine

model – MC9500, MC350E, or MC300E – as your Click to
change name
current machine, the direct machine connection
of output file
option is not available to you. These machines
have a PC memory card slot which is used read
designs into the machine. Using an external ‘Flash
Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer, you can write Click to write
design to card
designs in JEF format directly to card. Then simply
insert the card into the ATA PC card slot on your
machine, and read in the design. See Supported
machine models and memory cards for details.
order to receive the design.
Note Some machines can read USB memory
sticks as well as ATA PC cards. The procedure for 5 Click Name to change the file name as required.
writing to them is the same. The MC200E machine The JEF Name dialog opens.
only supports USB memory sticks. The procedure
is slightly different for this model. See Outputting
to MC200E machines for details.
Enter new name

an ATA PC card. 6 Click Write.
A confirmation box appears.
If you have selected an MC9700 or lower machine 7 Click Start.
model as your current machine, the direct machine File transfer begins. The selected design is copied to
connection option is not available to you. This the ATA PC card.
means you need to use an external ‘Flash Memory’
(ATA PC) reader/writer to write designs in JEF
format directly to card. Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the limits
To write a design to ATA PC card
1 If you haven’t already done so, select an MC9700 or Writing or reading multiple designs
lower machine model as your current machine. See
Supported machine models and memory cards for If you have selected an MC9700 or lower machine
details. model as your current machine, the direct machine
2 Make sure the reader/writer is securely plugged into connection option is not available to you. This
the USB port of your PC. means you need to use an external ‘Flash Memory’
(ATA PC) reader/writer to write designs in JEF
format directly to card.
4 Click the Write to Card icon or select External
Media > Write a Design.
If the machine is correctly linked, the Write a Design To write or read multiple designs
dialog opens. 1 If you haven’t already done so, select a MC9700 or
lower machine model as your current machine. See
details.
2 Insert the ATA PC card into the external ‘Flash

Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer.
3 Select External Media > Write Designs, Read and
Erase.
The Write Designs, Read and Erase dialog opens.
The dialog is divided in two sections – source (PC) and
destination (ATA PC card).
Select source
folder
Select
designs to
write
Click to read Click to erase
10 Choose from the available options as required:

Click Read to copy files from the machine to the
current location folder on your PC.
Click to select Click Erase button to remove selected files from your
all designs machine storage location.

Outputting to MC200E machines
Only JEF files are displayed.
5 Select the file or files that you want to write. If you have selected an MC200E machine as your
The preview panel displays an image of the last current machine, the direct machine connection
selected design. option is not available to you. These machines
have a USB memory stick slot which is used read
designs into the machine. After writing your
Try this! Click Select All Designs to select all designs design(s) to the memory stick, simply insert it into
in the source folder. the USB port on your machine and read in the
6 Select a destination folder on the ATA PC card. design. See also Supported machine models and
memory cards.
Writing a design to USB stick

Select destination
folder on ATA PC The procedure for writing a single design to USB
card memory stick is essentially the same as sending a
single design file to machine except that you select
External Media > Write a Design.
Select destination
7 Click Write. folder on USB
A confirmation box appears. stick
8 Click Start.
Click to write
File transfer begins and selected designs are copied to design to USB
the selected location. stick

large files for details. Click to change
name of output file
9 Select any files you want to read or erase from the
ATA PC card.
Writing multiple designs to USB stick

The procedure for writing multiple designs to Flash Note The procedure for sending a single design to
Memory reader/writer is essentially the same as machine is a little different to sending multiple
sending multiple design files to machine except designs. See also Sending multiple designs to
that you select External Media > Write Designs, machine.
Read and Erase. See Sending multiple designs to
machine for details.
Select source
folder on your PC Note This assumes you have MB-4 machine as your
current machine.
Select files to If the machine is correctly linked, the Send Current
write Design dialog opens.
Choose machine
Current design
Use buttons to
navigate folders of
display file list
Click to change
Outputting to MB-4 machine name of output
file
If you are using MB-4 machine as your current Click to send

machine, the direct machine connection option is design to
available to you. This means you can send machine
individual or multiple design files directly to built-in
machine memory of your MB-4 machine.
Try this! Alternatively, you can use an external Note The machine itself must be in PC-Link Mode in
‘Flash Memory’ (ATA PC) reader/writer to write order to receive the design.
designs in JEF format directly to card. See Writing 3 Choose the destination machine.
to Flash Memory reader/writer for details. 4 Click Change Name if you need to send the design
under a different name.
Use Standard > Send to Machine to send the

current design to a machine for stitching. Enter new name

can send the design file directly to the built-in
machine memory of your MB-4 machine. 5 Click Change No. if you want to change the design’s
ranking in the destination list – e.g. #1 to move it to the
top of the list.
Select source
folder on your
Update PC
number
Select files to
send
6 Change the number for ranking and click OK to close.
7 Tick the Standby option if you want to pre-load the
design on the machine ready for sewing.
8 Click Send button.
A confirmation box appears. Use buttons to
navigate folders
of display file list
Sending multiple designs to machine order to receive designs.
2 Browse to the folder containing the JEF files to be sent
You can send more than one design in JEF file to the machine using the shortcut icons in the PC list –
format to your machine at a time. Designs, Desk Top and My Document.
The contents of the source location appear in the
display panel. Only files of JEF format are listed.
Note If you attempt to send a design to machine Names of designs are also placed in the File Name list.
with a hoop not supported by the machine, you will Names of designs selected to be sent are shown in red.
be prompted to select a different hoop. See
Supported hoop types for details.
Try this! The Style command button toggles the PC
file list box (and machine file list box) between Icons
To send multiple designs to your machine View and Details View.
1 Select Machine > Send Designs. 3 Select the file or files that you want to send in the PC
file list box.
The Send Designs dialog opens. The dialog is divided
in two sections – source (PC) and destination (sewing If Icons View is on, a red tick appears beside a selected
machine). design or if Details View is on, it is highlighted in red.
4 Select one of the machines connected to the PC via
USB displayed in Sewing Machine selection panel.
Choose To receive or delete designs from machine

destination 1 Select Machine > Receive Designs.
machine
When all designs are retrieved from the machine, the
Receive Designs dialog opens. This allows you to
Contents of
receive one, many, or all designs. Like the Send
destination Designs dialog, this dialog is divided in two sections –
location destination (PC) and source (sewing machine).
Click to send Select source

designs folder on your
PC
5 Tick the Sequential option to number downloaded

designs sequentially.
When ticked, each design is assigned the next number
in sequence. For example, if ‘15’ is specified as the
current design number, the next design will be ‘16’,
then ‘17’, etc. If you leave it unchecked, the system will
automatically allocate an unused design number still Use buttons to
available on the machine. For example, if ‘15’ is the navigate folders
current design, but the machine still hasn't used ‘12’, of display file list
then the next design will be ‘12’.
6 Tick the Ready to Sew option if you want to pre-load 2 Select one of the machines connected to the PC via
the design on the machine ready for sewing. USB displayed in Sewing Machine selection panel.
The contents of the source location are displayed in the
Note If there are several designs being sent to machine file display panel. Only files of JEF format are
machine, the first design in the list will have ‘Ready to listed.
Sew’ status.
7 Click Send.
Choose
JANOME Embroidery Software checks each design to source
determine whether the hoop specified for the design is machine
supported by the machine model selected in the Select
Machine Model dialog. File transfer begins and
selected designs are copied to the selected location. Contents of
source
location
Click to receive
or delete
Receiving and deleting designs from designs
machine
You can retrieve all the JEF designs stored in
machine memory for editing and/or to store them 3 Select one or more JEF file designs to be received in
on hard disk or other location. Delete them as the machine file display panel.
necessary to free up space. If Icons View is on, a red tick appears beside a selected
design or if Details View is on, it is highlighted in red.
Note If you want to delete any designs from the source Try this! Each button has a tooltip showing the
location, click Delete. Machine ID of the connected machine.
4 Browse to the PC folder to receive the designs using 2 To view the current status of a particular machine, click
the shortcut icons in the PC list – Designs, Desk Top one of the toolbar buttons.
and My Document – and/or use the dropdown list. The Machine Details dialog opens. The machine
The contents of the destination location appear in the shown in the dialog will show the current machine
display panel. Only files of JEF format are listed. status as does the toolbar icon.
5 Click Receive.
The selected designs are copied from machine
memory to the specified location.
Viewing machine status

Machine feedback is available for MB-4 machine.
You must have a JANOME DigitizerPro dongle
attached to the PC via USB connection. Up to three
machines can be simultaneously attached. 3 Click Close to close the dialog.

To view machine status
1 Select Machine > Status. Use Standard > Write to Card to send a design to
The Machine Status toolbar appears displaying an ATA PC card.
machine status for up to three connected machines.
Non-connected machines display as a grayed icon. If you are using an external ‘Flash Memory’
use with an MC10000 V2.21 machine model, make
sure this is selected as your current machine. After
Try this! Optionally, dock the toolbar either at the top writing your design, simply insert the card into the
or the bottom of the Design Window. ATA PC card slot on your machine and read in the
While the toolbar is displayed, machine status is design. See also Supported machine models and
updated every 5 seconds. The toolbar remains active memory cards.
until the Machine > Status command is toggled off.
The toolbar icons are color-coded to indicate current Writing a design to ATA PC card
machine status: The procedure for writing a single design to Flash
Icon Description sending a single design file to machine except that
you click the Write to Card icon or select
Grayed indicates no machine connected or External Media > Write a Design. See Sending
not turned on. the current design to machine for details.
Green indicates machine is running normally
– stitching.
Red indicates machine has stopped –
overload or thread break.
Yellow indicates machine on standby – color
change or paused.
Blue indicates machine available – ready or
finished sewing.
Sending designs with an MA Hoop

Select destination
folder on ATA PC Use Standard > Send to Machine to send the
card
current design to a machine for stitching.
Click to write
design to card JANOME Embroidery Software supports the MA
Hoop. This is a two-position hoop which expands
the available sewing area of the machine for which
it is supplied. In the list of available hoops, the MA
Hoop is identified as ‘Hoop MA (200 x 280)’. The
two sewing fields are shown in red and blue. When
Click to change
name of output file digitizing, each embroidery object must fit entirely
into one or other hoop position.
The behavior of the MA Hoop during loading and
editing of embroidery designs is exactly the same
The procedure for writing multiple designs to Flash as for a normal rectangular hoop of size 200 x 280.
Memory reader/writer is essentially the same as The fact that there are two sewing fields has no
sending multiple design files to machine except effect until you save the design or send it to a
that you select External Media > Write Designs, machine. When sending to machine, in most cases
Read and Erase. See Sending multiple designs to JANOME Embroidery Software will only create one
machine for details. file as the two hoop positions are saved in a single
JEF file. However, if a return to hoop position 1 is
required, JANOME Embroidery Software will create
two (or on rare occasions, more) files.
Select source
folder on your PC
To send a design with an MA Hoop
1 Open the design to send to machine.
The two sewing fields are shown in red and blue. When
Select files to
write digitizing, each embroidery object must fit entirely into
one or other hoop position.
Upper position
Use buttons to
navigate folders of
display file list
Lower position
Sending designs with
multi-position hoops
JANOME Embroidery Software supports both MA

and Giga hoops. These are two-position hoops
which expands the available sewing area of the
machine for which it is supplied.
MA Hoop
area is normally stitched first then, after rotating

the hoop, the blue area is stitched. When
Note Sizes are shown in mm for a 1:1 display. At other
digitizing, each embroidery object must fit entirely
display scales, values are scaled proportionally.
in one or other hoop position. If the design in the
2 Click the Send to Machine icon on the Standard blue area is sequenced before the red area, you
toolbar or select Machine > Send Current Design. cannot save the design as a Giga hoop design.
Design dialog opens. See Sending and writing designs
for details.
3 Click the Send button.
JANOME Embroidery Software determines whether
there are any objects that do not lie wholly within one of
the hoop’s two positions:
If there are, they are selected in the Design Window
and you are prompted to edit or delete them.
Otherwise JANOME Embroidery Software
determines how many hoopings are needed.
If only one is needed, or two with the upper position
first, JANOME Embroidery Software creates a single
JEF file containing these hoopings and sends it to
the machine.
Otherwise it calculates the number of hooping
position changes and prompts you to proceed. If you
agree, it creates multiple JEF files and sends them to
machine.
4 Click OK.
The JEF file names are numbered with a hyphen – ‘My
Flower- 1.JEF’ and ‘My Flower- 2.JEF’. Note The original embroidery area of the Giga
Hoop is 230 x 200 mm, however when the hoop is
rotated, it may cause a small positioning gap. To
Note When the machine loads the first of the multiple
avoid this problem a margin of 5mm is put inside
JEF files, it stitches the upper-position first, then
the hoop which makes the actual embroidery area
prompts you to move the hoop to the lower position.
Always have the hoop in the upper position when the 220 x 190 mm.
machine starts stitching a new JEF file unless you are
explicitly prompted to shift frame. This may be To send a design with a Giga Hoop
necessary in cases where a hooping pair must be split
because it has too many stitches or too many color 1 Open the design to send to machine. The two sewing
changes. fields are shown in red and blue. When digitizing, each
embroidery object must fit entirely into one or other
Sending designs with a Giga Hoop hoop position.
2 Click the Send to Machine icon on the Standard
toolbar or select Machine > Send Current Design. If
Use Standard > Send to Machine to send the the machine is correctly linked, the Send Current
current design to a machine for stitching. Design dialog opens. See Sending and writing designs
for details.
JANOME Embroidery Software supports the Giga 3 Click the Send button.
Hoop. This is a two-position hoop which expands
JANOME Embroidery Software determines whether
the available sewing area of the machine for which
there are any objects that do not lie wholly within one of
it is supplied. Using the Giga Hoop is similar to the the hoop’s two positions.
MA Hoop. See also Sending designs with an MA
If the design can be stitched in the Giga hoop, the
Hoop.
Send a Design (on-line) dialog opens.
In the list of available hoops, the Giga Hoop is
identified as ‘Hoop D (220 x 190) (Giga)’. The two
sewing fields are shown in red and blue. The red
If the design will not stitch as a single Giga hoop

design – i.e. it would require more than one rotation
of the Giga hoop to preserve the stitching sequence
– the following message is displayed:
Click OK and use Combine mode to create two

Hoop B hoopings as instructed. See also Combining
objects and designs.
4 Select the design name and click the Send button.
Note The design will be sent to the machine as two

individual JEF files – Hoop position A and Hoop
position B. However, the machine display will show the
design as a single design unless the file cannot be
stitched in two files due to the object stitching
sequence.
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Management
Design Gallery provides an efficient way for managing embroidery designs.

This design management tool can access design files stored on your
computer hard disk, CD-ROM, or floppy disk. It recognizes all design file
formats used by EasyDesign.
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Design Gallery provides an

efficient way for viewing and
managing embroidery designs.
With this design management tool,
you can browse design files stored
on your computer hard disk,
CD-ROM, or floppy disk, as well as
cut, copy, paste and delete them.
It recognizes all design file formats
used by EasyDesign. See also
Supported Files and Hoops.
This section describes how to use
Design Gallery to access and view
designs in folders. It also covers
cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting designs in folders.
Viewing designs in Design Gallery Navigating to design folders with Design Gallery is
very similar to browsing with Windows Explorer.
Your access to design folders on your network is
Design Gallery does not require a separate only limited by network access rights determined
installation. It works as an integral part of JANOME by your System Administrator. Design Gallery lets
Embroidery Software and is easy to set up and get you view any supported design file type residing in
started. Design Gallery displays thumbnails and design folders. See also Supported Files and
limited design information whenever a design Hoops.
folder is accessed. You can filter the contents of the
display window to show only certain file types. You
can also rename folders, add sub-folders and Note If you start Design Gallery from the desktop
delete folders without leaving Design Gallery. or from the Windows Start button, EasyDesign will
also open. If your computer is slow or you have
Opening Design Gallery many applications running, Design Gallery may not
open.
Double-click the desktop icon to open Design

Gallery. EasyDesign will also open by default. To open Design Gallery
If EasyDesign is already open, click Design 1 Double-click the Design Gallery icon on the Windows
Gallery (Standard toolbar) to open Design desktop.
Gallery. Alternatively, if EasyDesign is already open, click the
Design Gallery icon on the Standard toolbar.
Chapter 27 Design Gallery Basics
Design Gallery and EasyDesign open in separate Changing locale

windows. Design Gallery defaults to the
C:\Embroidery Album folder, showing all of your JAN Select Change Locale (View menu) to switch between
designs as thumbnails. locales.
Try this! If EasyDesign is hiding Design Gallery from During installation of the Design Gallery software,
view, switch between them using the Windows Alt + optional languages (locales) can be selected for
Tab function. dialogs and messages – e.g. English, French,
German, etc. You can switch between these locales
at any time after installation.
Warning If the default locale is not the same as

the language of the Operating System, then this
option will not work properly. See also ‘locale’ in
Windows Help for information about changing
Windows to suit different locales.
To change locale
1 Open Design Gallery. See Opening Design Gallery for
details.
2 Select View > Change Locale to open the locale
required.
The Choose Locale dialog opens.
Note The thumbnail image generation process can be
very slow on older machines or if there are a lot of
designs in the selected folder. Holding down the Alt key
will abort the redraw. The thumbnail will be drawn using
a default yellow exclamation mark. This does not mean
that the design is missing. See also Locating missing
files.
2 Drag the split bar between the folders and thumbnails
to the left or to the right to resize the window sections.
3 To find a design which is not in the current folder – e.g.
C:\Embroidery Album – use the folder listing to locate
the required folder.
Try this! If not all drives or folders are displayed, click

Note Only those locales selected when Design
the + to the left of My Computer to show all local and
Gallery was installed will be listed.
network drives available to your PC.
3 Select the locale required and click OK to make the
4 Click a folder in the folder listing to display its contents
change.
in the display window.
You can list the folder contents in different ways. See
Sorting files in folders for details. Try this! See also ‘locale’ in Windows Help for
information about changing keyboards, fonts and so on
to suit different locales.
Try this! Close Design Gallery in View > Design List
mode so that it opens more quickly next time. See
Displaying design thumbnails and summary
information for details.
Displaying design thumbnails and To display the designs in a detailed list, click the
summary information Change Design View icon and select List from the
dropdown menu. Or, select View > Design List.
Click Change Design View to select thumbnails Designs are listed showing design name, file size, file
only, thumbnails with summary, or a detailed list type, version, etc. Click the column header to sort the
only. list.
The designs in Design Gallery can be listed as

thumbnails only (the default), thumbnails and
summary information, or a detailed list only.
Try this! Designs can also be displayed full screen

using EasyDesign. See Opening designs in
To display design thumbnails and summary Design List view

information
1 Open Design Gallery and select a folder. Note The number of selected designs is displayed in
2 Use the viewing options to view the designs in the the status bar at the bottom of the Design Gallery
folder in the display format you require: window.
To display the designs as thumbnails only, click the
Change Design View icon and select Thumbnails Viewing designs in the whole window
from the dropdown menu. Or, select View > Design
Thumbnails.
Click Folders to toggle the folder listing.
It is often more convenient to view designs in

folders in the whole window. When doing so, you
can always browse for designs using the Look In
list or Browse Location option.
To view designs in the whole window

Design Thumbnails view 1 Click the Folders icon.
Designs are now viewable across the window.
To display the designs as thumbnails with stitching
details, click the Change Design View icon and
select Summary from the dropdown menu. Or,
select View > Design Thumbnails and Summary.
Design Thumbnails and Summary view

2 To view designs in another folder, select from the Look
in dropdown list.
Try this! Alternatively, select View > Browse To refresh the display
Location to open the Browse For Folder dialog. To refresh the display window, select View > Refresh,
or press F5.
To refresh folders in the folder listing, select View >
Refresh Tree Node. Alternatively, select the node you
want to refresh, right-click and select Refresh from the
popup menu.
To validate and refresh a folder, select Validate and
Refresh from either View or popup menus.
Locating missing files

If users incorrectly move files, the normal design
thumbnail is usually replaced by a ‘missing design’
thumbnail when Design Gallery is next opened.
Each color indicates the likely cause:
Icon Description
This means that Design Gallery cannot find
the design file. Replace missing files from
backup or another source. If this is not
possible, delete the record or refresh the Try this! Occasionally, Design Gallery displays red,
directory. See also Refreshing the display. blue or green question marks and a short description
instead of a graphic thumbnail. See Locating missing
This means that Design Gallery has found files for details.
an up-to-date thumbnail but doesn’t
recognize the format. Use Validate and
Refresh to update the display. Design Accessing designs in folders
Gallery will try to make a replacement next
time the folder is opened or refreshed. See
also Refreshing the display. Design Gallery lets you select designs residing in
Design Gallery recognizes a folders. Once selected, you can manipulate them in
pre-determined set of file types as per the a variety of ways – e.g. cutting, copying, pasting,
file type dropdown list. If it sees a design editing the record, and converting designs to other
that has the required file suffix – JAN, BMP, formats. You can also open designs in EasyDesign
etc – but it is unable to read the file, it will directly from Design Gallery for viewing or editing.
display the green question mark. Locate the
file and delete it.
Try this! With the file selected, right-click to open
Refreshing the display a popup menu which includes the commands
Open, Print, Convert, Stitch to Machine, and
Occasionally, your screen will not show changes
Delete.
you have made until you refresh the display.
Changes to folders may not display either until you
refresh the folder listing. If graphics and Selecting designs in folders
thumbnails still do not appear correctly, or if you
Designs must be selected before an action can be
have updated your JANOME Embroidery Software
performed – e.g. view, open or copy a design. A
software, you may need to ‘validate and refresh’.
group of designs, a range, or all the designs in a
folder can be selected. A group is made up of any Alternatively, if displaying designs as thumbnails,
selected designs. A range is a series of consecutive double-click a single design thumbnail.
designs. The selected design or designs are displayed in the
EasyDesign window ready for editing.
To select designs in a folder
1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder. Try this! To switch between EasyDesign and Design
Gallery:
2 Display designs as thumbnails or as a details list.
Hold down the Alt key, then tap the Tab key until the
See Displaying design thumbnails and summary EasyDesign icon is highlighted. Release the Alt key.
Try this! The thumbnail image generation process can

be very slow on older machines or if there are a lot of
designs in the folder. Holding down the Alt key will
abort the redraw. The thumbnail will be drawn using a
default yellow exclamation mark. Alternatively, click the EasyDesign icon on the
Windows taskbar.
3 Sort designs by required category – e.g. sort by
customer to list each customer’s designs
consecutively. See Sorting files in folders for details.
4 Select a design or designs.
To select a range of items, hold down Shift as you Creating new designs with custom
select. templates
To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you
select. You can open a new design template in EasyDesign
To select all designs in the current folder, select Edit from within Design Gallery.
> Select All.
5 To deselect all selected designs, select Edit >
To create new designs with a custom
Deselect All, or click any unselected design.
template
1 Select File > New.
Try this! To deselect a single design amongst a group EasyDesign opens and the New dialog appears.
of selected designs, click it again while holding down
the Ctrl key.
Opening designs in EasyDesign
Click Open Design to open a selected design or

designs in EasyDesign.
Any designs selected in the Design Gallery display

window can be opened in EasyDesign for viewing
Note If there is no template other than default, the New
or editing.
dialog may not appear.
2 Select a template from the list.
To open designs in EasyDesign 3 Click OK.
1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder.
2 Select a design or designs. Reconnecting Design Gallery to
EasyDesign
Try this! If you want to open several designs at once, Occasionally Design Gallery may encounter a
select the details list view. See Displaying design problem preventing it from connecting with
thumbnails and summary information for details. EasyDesign.
3 Click the Open icon.
To reconnect Design Gallery with EasyDesign

1 Check that your dongle security device is connected.
2 Open Design Gallery and check that it runs correctly
on its own – close Design Gallery, then open
EasyDesign by clicking its icon on the Windows
Desktop.
3 If none of the above correct the problem, re-install
EasyDesign.
4 Check that the version of EasyDesign you are running
is the same as that registered in Design Gallery
Shortcut Properties:
Right-click the Design Gallery icon on your Windows
Desktop, then select Properties.
The Design Gallery Properties dialog opens.
shortcut
Click the Shortcut tab, and read the last text in the
Target field – e.g. version0.1D.
This version should be identical to the version of
EasyDesign you are running. If it is not, change it to
the correct version and click OK.
5 Install EasyDesign again.
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Functions
Designs in Design Gallery folders

can be sorted in various ways. This
is useful when you want to select
designs to open, print, and so on.
Once a design is selected in an
Design Gallery folder, you can
open it in EasyDesign. You can also
batch-convert your JAN and other
design files to and from other file
formats directly from Design
Gallery.
This section describes the more
advanced workings of Design
Gallery from sorting files to
converting designs. It also describes how to print individual designs and
catalogs of designs.
Sorting files in folders

To limit file types displayed
The simplest way to sort files in Design Gallery 1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder. See
folders is by file type – e.g. JAN files only. Designs Viewing designs in Design Gallery for details.
can be further sorted in the following ways: 2 Click the Files dropdown on the toolbar.
As simple sorts using View > Sort by (Name,
Type, Size, or Date). See Running simple sorts
using the View menu for details.
As simple sorts using details list headings: by
File Name, Size, File Type, Version, Date,
Stitches, or Description. See Running simple
sorts using the details list for details.
Limiting file types displayed

With Design Gallery you can filter the contents of
any design folder to show only certain types of file
– e.g. only JAN files.
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3 Select: Click to sort

All Files to show every file type in the folder
Artwork Files to display only BMP and PNG files
Any other option to display only files of that type –
e.g. templates.
Running simple sorts using the View

menu
You can sort your thumbnails or details lists by any
of four types. Designs can be sorted whether they
are displayed as thumbnails or as a details list.
To run a simple sort using the View menu

1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder. See
Opening Design Gallery for details. 3 Click the heading at a column to be sorted – e.g. Name.
2 List the designs as either thumbnails or as a details list. The designs will be sorted in the order of the selection.
See Displaying design thumbnails and summary 4 Click the heading again to reverse the order.
3 Select View > Sort by Name, Sort by Type, Sort by
Size, or Sort by Date. Printing designs and catalogs
The designs will be sorted according to the option
selected. You can print design printouts for selected designs,
or catalogs containing thumbnails plus limited text
Running simple sorts using the details details.
list
You can sort details lists by clicking the column Try this! Before printing, sort designs into useful
headings. Designs are arranged according to the groups. For example, sort by Type. See Sorting
heading selected. Repeating reverses the sort files in folders for details.
order. Designs must be displayed as a details list.
Printing design printouts
To run a simple sort using the details list
Use Print to print design printouts for selected
design(s).
Opening Design Gallery for details.
2 List the designs as a details list. See Displaying design You can print design printouts for selected designs
thumbnails and summary information for details.
in folders, including images, hoops and Visualizer
views for each design.
Note Unlike Print Designs, this option can

provide all of the design and sewing information
available, but it uses more paper to do so. See also
Printing design catalogs.
To print a design printout

2 Select and sort the designs to be printed using Sort.
See Sorting files in folders for details.
3 Click the Print icon.

The Windows Print dialog opens.
4 Click the Options button.
Select items to
include
5 Set design printout options to display the information

you want in the required format. 7 From the dropdown list, select the name of the printer
attached to your PC as required.
6 Click OK.
8 Click Properties to modify paper size and other
options in the Windows Print dialog.
Printing design catalogs
9 Click OK to print the catalog.
Print catalogs of designs containing thumbnails
plus limited text details.
Try this! If the catalog requires more than one page,
you can select which page to print in the Windows Print
To print a design catalog dialog.
Opening Design Gallery for details. Converting design files in folders
2 Sort and select the designs to be printed in the catalog
using View > Sort. See Sorting files in folders for
details. Use Convert to convert from one design file type
3 Select File > Print Catalog. to another.
The Print Catalog Options dialog opens.
You can convert your JAN and other design files to
Adjust thumbnail size and from other file formats directly from Design
Gallery.
To convert design files in folders

Include design details 2 Select the file(s) to be converted. See Selecting
designs in folders for details.
4 Change the Scale (%) amount if you want your
thumbnails bigger or smaller. 3 Click the Convert icon.
5 Select Summary if you want design details to be The Convert Options dialog opens.
printed.
6 Click OK.
The Windows Print dialog opens.
To add a sub-folder to another, select the folder and

right-click. Select Add Sub-directory and type in the
name when the new sub-folder appears.
Enter location for
converted To rename a folder, select it and right-click. Select
designs Rename from the popup menu, and type in the new
name.
Select file types
to convert to To delete a folder, select it and right-click. Select
Delete from the popup menu. You will be prompted
to confirm the deletion.
Copying and pasting designs

4 Select the file types you want to convert to. Once a selected design is copied, it can then be
5 Browse to the folder where you want to store the pasted to another location using Paste. A copied
converted designs using the Browse button and the design can be pasted any number of times.
Browse for Folder dialog.
To copy and paste a design

1 Open Design Gallery. See Viewing designs in Design
Gallery for details.
2 Select any number of designs. See Selecting designs
in folders for details.
3 Select Edit > Copy.
4 Change to another folder using the directory if required.
A design can be pasted to the same folder as the
original design.
5 Select Edit > Paste.
If the selected design – e.g. Bear.JAN – is pasted into
the current folder, and the current folder contains the
6 Click OK to start the conversion. original design, or a file of the same name, the new
The converted designs will be stored in the nominated design is automatically named Copy of Bear.JAN. You
folder. can then change the name of the new file by
right-clicking its name, selecting Rename and typing
the new name. Press Enter to complete the name
Organizing designs in folders change.
You can rename folders, add sub-folders and Note If you rename the file, ensure that the three letter
delete folders without leaving Design Gallery. extension – e.g. JAN – is not altered.
Renaming, adding and deleting folders Cutting and pasting designs

You can rename folders, add sub-folders and When a selected design is cut, the design is
delete folders without leaving Design Gallery. removed from the current folder. The design can
then be pasted at another location using the Paste
command.
To rename, add or delete folders
To cut and paste designs
2 Browse to the folders you want to rename, delete or 1 Open Design Gallery. See Viewing designs in Design
add sub-folders to. Gallery for details.
3 Add, rename, or delete folders as required: 2 Select any number of designs. See Selecting designs
in folders for details.
3 Select Edit > Cut.
A confirmation dialog opens.

4 Click Yes to cut the design. To delete designs from Design Gallery
5 Browse to the folder where you want to paste the file or 1 Open Design Gallery. See Viewing designs in Design
files. Gallery for details.
6 Select Edit > Paste to paste the selected design into 2 Select any number of designs. See Selecting designs
the new folder. in folders for details.
If a design of the same name already exists, each 3 Select Edit > Delete.
pasted copy is renamed.
A confirmation dialog opens.
4 Click Yes to delete the design.
Renaming designs in folders
Duplicate designs, designs with misleading names,
Warning The file is removed permanently from the
and designs with misspelled names can be quickly
folder.
renamed without opening them.
To rename a design in a folder

2 Ensure that the design you select is not currently open
in EasyDesign.
3 Right-click and select Rename from the popup menu.
The Design Name dialog opens.
Enter new
name
4 Enter a new name.

5 Click OK.
The original design name is overwritten.
Deleting designs
Delete designs to remove them permanently from
your PC.
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Part IX
Software Feature
Table
JANOME Embroidery Software Feature Table
Capabilities Feature Name EasyDesign EasyEdit Reference

Basics Basic Procedures
Show/hide toolbars z z Showing or hiding toolbars
Multiple undos/redos z z Undoing and redoing commands
Create new designs z z Creating new designs
Display hoops z z Displaying the hoop
Display grid z z Displaying the grid
Display measurements z z Measuring distances on screen
Save designs z z Saving designs
Viewing Designs Viewing Designs
View design elements z z Viewing design elements
Zoom and pan z z Zooming and panning designs
Show design in Overview Window Overview Window z z Working with the Overview Window
Visualize design stitchout Visualizer z z Viewing designs in Visualizer
Show design needle points and connectors z z Viewing needle points
Show/hide selected objects z Viewing connectors
Travel through design by z Traveling through designs
stitches/color/function z Traveling through designs in EasyEdit
JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book

Simulate design stitchout Slow Redraw z z Simulating design stitchout

View design information z Viewing design information
Preview design printout z z Previewing design printouts
Viewing and hiding images z
Selecting Objects Selecting Objects
Select all objects in a design z z Selecting all objects in a design
Select individual objects z z Selecting objects by point and click
Select groups of objects z z Selecting objects with Polygon Select
Select objects while ‘traveling’ z z Selecting objects while traveling through a design
Select objects by color z Selecting colors while traveling through a design
Select objects with Resequence List Resequence List z Selecting and viewing objects with the
Resequence List
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Grids and Hoops Grids and Hoops
Set grid spacing z z Setting grid spacings
Change backgrounds z z Changing backgrounds
Change hoops z z Changing hoops
Center hoops z z Centering hoops
Rotate hoops z z Rotating hoops
Hoop large designs z Hooping large designs
Define custom hoops z z Defining custom hoops
Digitizing Methods Manual Digitizing
Digitize run lines Run Line z Digitizing lines
Digitize columns and borders Border z Digitizing columns of fixed width
Digitize columns of varying width Turning Angle Fill z Digitizing columns of varying width
Digitize complex shapes with fixed stitch Parallel Fill z Digitizing complex shapes with fixed stitch angles
angles
Digitize circles Parallel Fill Circle z Digitizing circles
Digitize squares and rectangles Parallel Fill Rectangle z Digitizing squares and rectangles
Fill Stitches Fill Stitches
Satin fills Satin Fill z Creating satin fills
Weave fills Weave Fill z Creating weave fills

Embossed fills Embossed Fill z Creating embossed fills

Stipple fills Stipple z Creating stipple fills
Contour fills Contour Fill z Creating contour fills
Radial fills Radial Fill z Creating radial fills
Florentine effects Florentine Effect z Creating Florentine effects
Backstitch outlines Backstitch z Creating backstitch outlines
Stemstitch outlines Stemstitch z Creating stemstitch outlines
Candlewick outlines Candlewicking z Creating candlewick outlines
Sculpture run outlines Sculpture Run z Creating sculpture run outlines
Embroidery Stamps and Motifs Embroidery Stamps and Motifs
Insert embroidery stamps Embroidery Gallery z Selecting and inserting stamps
Rotate, flip and scale stamps z Rotating, flipping and scaling stamps
Scale stamps to an exact size z Scaling stamps to an exact size
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Create motif runs Motif Run z Creating motif runs
Create motif fills Motif Fill z Creating motif fills
Make custom motifs z Making custom motifs
Thread Colors Thread Colors
Select new current color z Selecting a new current color
Recolor selected objects z z Recoloring selected objects
Insert manual color changes z z Inserting manual color changes
Set up thread charts z Setting up thread charts
Digitizing with Backdrops Digitizing with Artwork
Insert images z Inserting images
Scan artwork z Scanning bitmap images
Copy and paste images z Copying and pasting images
Scan bitmap images z Scanning bitmap images
Crop images for digitizing z Cropping images for digitizing
Reshape cropped images Reshape z Reshaping cropped images
Edit images in graphics applications z Editing images in graphics applications
Prepare non-outlined images z Preparing non-outlined images
Prepare outlined images z Preparing outlined images

Automatic Digitizing Automatic Digitizing

Match palette colors to an image z Matching palette colors to an image
Digitize fills with Click-to-Stitch Click-to-Stitch z Digitizing fills with Click-to-Stitch
Digitize outlines with Click-to-Stitch Click-to-Stitch z Digitizing outlines with Click-to-Stitch
Digitize images automatically with Click-to-Design z Digitizing images automatically with
Click-to-Design Click-to-Design
Create embroidery from photographs Photo Click z Creating embroidery from photographs
Modifying Designs Modifying Designs
Combine designs z Inserting designs
Copy and paste objects/stitch blocks z z Copying and pasting objects
Duplicate objects/stitch blocks z z Duplicating objects
Delete objects/stitch blocks z z Deleting objects
Nest objects z Nesting objects
Resequence embroidery objects Resequence List z Resequencing designs
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Position and align objects Align z Positioning and aligning objects
Lock and group objects z Locking and grouping objects
Scale objects z Scaling objects
Rotate objects z Rotating objects
Skew objects z Skewing objects using click and drag
Flip objects z Flipping objects
Create large layouts z Creating ornamental layouts
Reshape objects Reshape z Reshaping objects
Reshape circle objects Reshape z Reshaping circle objects
Adjust stitch angles Reshape z Adjusting stitch angles
Change entry and exit points Reshape z Changing entry and exit points
Object Details, Fabrics and Templates Object Details, Fabrics and Templates
Set current object details z Setting current object details
Change details of selected objects z Changing details of selected objects
Change underlays z Changing underlays
Apply automatic underlay z Applying automatic underlay
Compensate for fabric stretch z Compensating for fabric stretch
Change fabric settings z Changing fabric settings
Manage fabrics z Managing fabrics

Create design templates z Creating design templates

Advanced Digitizing Techniques Advanced Digitizing Techniques
Reinforce outlines Backtrack/Repeat z Reinforcing outlines
Cut holes in objects Cut Hole z Cutting holes in objects
Remove underlying stitching Remove Overlaps z Removing underlying stitching
Fill holes in objects Fill Holes z Filling holes in objects
Create offset objects Offset Object z Creating offset objects
Create feathered edges Feather Edge z Creating feathered edges
Create gradient fill effects Gradient Fill z Creating gradient fill effects
Create open stitching effects Travel on Edge z Creating open stitching effects
Digitize appliqué Appliqué z Digitizing appliqué
Editing Stitches Editing Stitches
Select stitches z Selecting stitches
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Insert stitches z Inserting stitches
Move stitches z Moving stitches
Split stitch blocks z z Splitting stitch blocks
Delete stitches z Deleting stitches
Embroidery Lettering Embroidery Lettering
Create lettering on-screen z Creating embroidery lettering
Add special characters z Selecting special characters
Create horizontal orientations z Creating horizontal orientations
Create fixed-length horizontal orientations z Creating fixed-length horizontal orientations
Create vertical orientations z Creating vertical orientations
Create circular orientations z Creating circular orientations
Create custom orientations z Creating custom orientations
Adjust overall letter spacing on-screen z Adjusting overall letter spacing on-screen
Adjust individual letter spacing on-screen z Adjusting individual letter spacing on-screen
Adjust line spacing on-screen z Adjusting line spacing on-screen
Edit lettering objects z Editing lettering
Scale lettering z Scaling lettering
Transform lettering objects z Transforming lettering objects
Adjust individual letters z Adjusting individual letters

Adjust orientations z Adjusting orientations

Change letter sequencing z Changing letter sequencing
Apply different stitch types to lettering objects z Changing lettering stitch types
Convert TrueType fonts to embroidery z Converting TrueType fonts to embroidery
Add borders z Adding borders
Create special effects with Lettering Art z Creating special effects with Lettering Art
Create flair script designs z Creating flair script designs
Create monogram designs z Creating monogram designs
Printing Designs Printing Designs
Preview printouts z z Previewing printouts
Set print options z z Setting print options
Print embroidery elements z z Printing embroidery elements
Print design layouts z z Printing design layouts
Print appliqué patterns z z Printing appliqué patterns
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Print color layers z z Printing color layers
Reading and Writing Design Files Reading and Writing Design Files
Open embroidery files in JANOME z z Opening embroidery files in JANOME Embroidery
Embroidery Software Software
Save designs for machine z z Saving designs for machine
Send and write designs z z Sending and writing designs
Send designs to machine z z Sending designs to machine
Write designs to Flash Memory reader/writer z z Writing to Flash Memory reader/writer
Output to MC11000 machine z z Outputting to MC11000 machines
Output to MC1000* machine z z Outputting to MC1000* machines
Output to MC10000 V2.21 machine z z Outputting to MC10000 V2.21 machines
Output to MC9700/9500/300E machine z z Outputting to MC9700 or lower machines
Output to MB-4 machine z z Outputting to MB-4 machine
Send designs with an MA Hoop z z Sending designs with an MA Hoop
Send designs with a Giga Hoop z z Sending designs with a Giga Hoop
Design Management Design Management
Open and view designs in Design Gallery Design Gallery z Viewing designs in Design Gallery
Change locale z Changing locale
Display design thumbnails and summary z Displaying design thumbnails and summary

information information

Select designs in folders z Selecting designs in folders
Open designs in EasyDesign z Opening designs in EasyDesign
Create new designs with custom templates z Creating new designs with custom templates
Sort files in folders z Sorting files in folders
Print designs and catalogs z Printing designs and catalogs
Convert design files in folders z Converting design files in folders
Rename, add and delete folders z Renaming, adding and deleting folders
Copy and paste designs z Copying and pasting designs
Cut and paste designs z Cutting and pasting designs
Rename designs in folders z Renaming designs in folders
Delete designs z Deleting designs
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Part X
Appendices,
Glossary & Index
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Appendix A
Quick Reference
JANOME Embroidery Software uses toolbars and shortcut keys to provide quick
and easy access to common commands. This section provides a list of all
keyboard shortcuts available in the software, as well as short descriptions of
the tools you will find in the toolbars. Unless otherwise stated, the keyboard
shortcuts and tool descriptions apply to both EasyDesign and EasyEdit.
Tools and toolbars Tool Description

Use Send to Machine to send a design to a
You can access commands using the toolbar machine for stitching.
buttons on the toolbars on your Design Window. To
Use Write to Card to send a design to an ATA
use a tool, simply move the mouse pointer over it,
card.
and click with the left mouse button.
If EasyDesign or EasyEdit is already open, click
Standard toolbar Design Gallery to open Design Gallery.
Tool Description Use Undo to undo a command.
Click New to start a new design with the Use Redo to reapply a command which has
*
NORMAL template. been ‘undone’.
Use Open to open an existing design. Click Stop to cancel the function you are using
or cancel all selections in a design.
Use Save to save the current design. Click Switch to EasyEdit to close EasyDesign
*
and switch to EasyEdit.
Use Print to print a design using the current * EasyDesign only ^ EasyEdit only
settings.
Click Print Preview to preview the design Edit toolbar
printout on screen.
Click Cut to cut selected objects to the Tool Description
clipboard.
Click Select and click an object to select it.
Click Copy to copy selected objects to the Alternatively, drag a bounding box around the
clipboard. object to select.
Click Paste to paste copied objects in the Click Polygon Select to select objects with a
design. bounding box. Click to mark the selection area
in the same way as you would digitize an object.
* EasyDesign only ^ EasyEdit only
Appendix A Quick Reference
Tool Description Alignment toolbar

The Alignment toolbar is only available in
Use Object Details to set details for selected EasyDesign.
*
objects or the current design as a whole.
Click Reshape to display control points and Tool Description
*
stitch angle lines in selected objects.
Click Flip Vertically to flip a selected object or Click Align Left to left-align selected objects.
design up/down.
Click Align Centers Vertically to vertically align
Click Flip Horizontally to flip a selected object or centers of selected objects.
design left/right.
Click Rotate 45° CCW/CW to rotate a selected Click Align Right to right-align selected objects.
object or design by 45° clockwise. Right-click to
rotate by 45° counter-clockwise.
Click Align Top to align top of selected objects.
Click Feather Edge to apply feathering to
*
selected objects. Click Align Centers Horizontally to horizontally
Use Underlay to apply automatic underlay to align centers selected objects.
* new or selected objects.
Click Align Bottom to align bottom of selected
Use Gradient Fill to vary stitch spacing between objects.
*
dense and open fill. Click Align Centers to align centers of selected
Use Stipple to create fills of run stitching which objects.
*
forms interesting patterns within a border.
Easy Layout toolbar
Use Florentine Effect to create user-defined
*
curved stitching.
Tool Description
Use Offset Object to create accurate
* Use Display Layout Work Area to toggle display
outlines for any filled embroidery object. *
of the defined work area.
Use Cut Hole to cut holes in selected objects.
* You cannot cut holes in Circle or Turning Angle Use Define Layout Work Area to access the
*
Fill objects. Easy Layout Work Area dialog.
Use Copy And Mirror To Corners to
* Use Fill Holes to fill holes in selected objects. * automatically create copies of any selected
object/s in each corner of the layout work area.
Use Split Block to split the design at a selected
Use Copy To Circle to automatically create
needlepoint.
copies (specified by the number of repeats)
*
Use Backtrack to reinforce open outlines by of selected object/s around the center of the
* work area.
double-stitching in reverse direction.
Use Repeat to reinforce closed outlines by Use Move To Center to automatically move
* *
double-stitching in the same direction. selected object/s to the center of the work area.
Use Apply to generate the object/s and stitches
Use Resequence to resequence selected * of copies created by Easy Layout operations.
*
objects by object or color. Pressing the Enter key has the same effect.
^
Use Stitch Mode to select individual stitches for * EasyDesign only
editing.
Combine toolbar Tool Description
Tool Description Use Display Images to show and hide

*
backdrops.
Use Combine Mode to activate the Combine
*
functions. Click Display Grid to hide or show the grid.
Use Add Hoop to center a new hoop vertically in
*
the Design Window. Click Display Hoop to hide or show the hoop.
Use Delete Hoop to remove selected hoops
* Use Overview Window to toggle Overview
from the Design Window.
window display on/off.
Use Calculate Hoopings to evaluate the
* hoopings that will result from the current hoop Click Stitch Select While Traveling to select
layout. stitches while traveling.
Click Rotate Hoop 90° CCW/CW with left or right Click Back to travel back through the stitch
* mouse buttons to rotate a selected hoop 90° in sequence.
either direction.
Click Forward to travel forwards through the
* EasyDesign only stitch sequence.
Lettering toolbar Use Jump By 1 Stitch in conjunction with

^
Forward and Back icons to travel by 1 stitch.
Tool Description Use Jump By 10 Stitches in conjunction with

^
Click Monogramming to add monograms
* Use Jump By 100 Stitches in conjunction with
directly on-screen. ^
Use Lettering to add embroidery lettering to
* Use Jump by Object in conjunction with Forward
designs or edit selected lettering.
* and Back icons to travel to the previous or next
Use Insert Border to add borders to embroidery object.
*
lettering and designs. Use Jump by Color in conjunction with Forward
and Back icons to travel to the previous or next
* Use Lettering Art to distort lettering. color change.
Use Jump to Start/End of Design in conjunction
* EasyDesign only with Forward and Back icons to travel to the start
or end of a design.
View toolbar
Use Slow Redraw to view the stitching and color
sequence of a design in slow motion.
Tool Description
Click Zoom In to display a design at twice its
current size.
Design Gallery Standard toolbar
Click Zoom Out to display a design at half its
current size. Tool Description
Click Zoom Box to zoom in on a section of a
Click Open Design to open a selected design or
design.
designs in EasyDesign.
Click Visualizer to change between normal view
Use Print to print design printouts for selected
and Visualizer view. EasyDesign only.
design(s).
Use Display Needle Points to show or hide the
^ Use Convert to convert from one design file type
needle points in a design.
to another.
Tool Description Tool Description
Click Folders to toggle the folder listing. Use Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill to digitize large
artwork shapes with Parallel Weave Fill,
Use Change Design View to select thumbnails preserving any holes within.
only, thumbnails with summary, or a detailed list Use Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill without Holes to
only. digitize large artwork shapes with Parallel
Weave Fill, ignoring any holes within.
Digitize toolbar and flyouts Use Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill to digitize
narrow column artwork shapes with Satin stitch.
The Digitize toolbar and associated flyouts are Use Click-to-Centerline to digitize centerlines in
only available in EasyDesign. artwork with run line stitches.
Digitize toolbar Use Click-to-Outline to digitize boundaries of

shapes with Run stitching using current
properties.
Tool Description
Use Match to Palette to find the nearest match
Use Parallel Fill tools to digitize filled shapes. between a selected image color and thread
See Parallel Fill Flyout for details. color. If not selected, the color is digitized in the
current palette color.
Use Turning Angle Fill tools to create columns of Use Click-to-Design Instantly to create
varying width and stitch angle. See Turning embroidery designs directly from imported
Angle Fill Flyout for details. images using default settings.
Use Parallel Fill Rectangle tools to digitize filled Use Click-to-Design Advanced for greater
rectangles. See Parallel Fill Rectangle Flyout for control when creating embroidery designs
details. directly from imported images.
Use Parallel Fill Circle tools to digitize filled Use Photo Click Instantly to create embroidery
circles. See Parallel Fill Circle Flyout for details. designs directly from photographs or other
images using default settings.
Use Run Line tools to place a row of simple run
or ornamental stitches along a digitized line. See Use Photo Click Advanced for greater control
Run Line Flyout for details. when creating embroidery designs directly from
photographs or other images.
Use Border to digitize a column or border of fixed
width.
Parallel Fill Flyout
Use Appliqué to digitize appliqué objects.

Tool Description
Click Current Color to open the Color Chart. Use
Use Parallel Satin Fill to digitize closed shapes
it to change colors of selected objects or set the
with fill stitches.
default color for new objects.
Use Embroidery Gallery to insert a patterns Use Parallel Weave Fill to digitize closed shapes
(stamps) into designs. with Weave fills.
Use Image Preparation to reduce the number of

Use Parallel Embossed Fill to digitize closed
colors and remove image ‘noise’ in non-outlined
shapes with Embossed fills.
images.
Use Outlined Image Preparation to sharpen Use Parallel Motif Fill to digitize closed shapes
outlines and reduce noise in outlined images. with Motif fills.
Parallel Fill Circle Flyout

Tool Description
Use Parallel Contour Fill to digitize closed Tool Description

shapes with Contour fills.
Use Parallel Satin Fill: Circle to digitize circles in
Use Parallel Radial Fill to digitize closed shapes Satin fill.
with Radial fills.
Use Parallel Weave Fill: Circle to digitize circles
in Weave fill.
Turning Angle Fill Flyout
Use Parallel Embossed Fill: Circle to digitize
circles in Embossed fill.
Tool Description
Use Parallel Contour Fill: Circle to digitize circles
Use Turning Angle Satin Fill to create columns in Contour fill.
of varying width and stitch angle.
Use Parallel Radial Fill: Circle to digitize circles
Use Turning Angle Weave Fill to create Weave in Radial fill.
fill columns of varying width and stitch angle.
Use Turning Angle Embossed Fill to create Run Line Flyout

Embossed fill columns of varying width and
stitch angle.
Tool Description
Use Turning Angle Contour Fill to create Contour
fill columns of varying width and stitch angle. Use Single Run Line to place a row of single run
stitches along a digitized line.
Use Turning Angle Radial Fill to create Radial fill
columns of varying width and stitch angle. Use Triple Run Line to place a row of triple run
Parallel Fill Rectangle Flyout
Use Motif Run Line to place a row of motif run
Tool Description
Use Sculpture Run Line to place a row of
Use Parallel Satin Fill: Rectangle to digitize sculpture run stitches along a digitized line.
squares and rectangles in Satin fill.
Use Candlewicking Run Line to place a row of
Use Parallel Weave Fill: Rectangle to digitize candlewicking run stitches along a digitized line.
squares and rectangles in Weave fill.
Use Backstitch Run Line to place a row of
Use Parallel Embossed Fill: Rectangle to digitize backstitch run stitches along a digitized line.
squares and rectangles in Embossed fill.
Use Stemstitch Run Line to place a row of
Use Parallel Motif Fill: Rectangle to digitize stemstitch run stitches along a digitized line.
squares and rectangles in Motif fill.
Use Parallel Contour Fill: Rectangle to digitize

squares and rectangles in Contour fill.
Use Parallel Radial Fill: Rectangle to digitize

squares and rectangles in Radial fill.
Keyboard shortcuts To Press

Measure a distance on screen M
General functions Show/hide hoop V +H
Show/hide whole hoop /
To Press Show/hide whole design 0 (zero)
Create a new design * C +N Show/hide stitches S
Open an existing design C +O Show/hide needle points . (period)
Save a design C +S Show/hide connectors V +C
Print a design C +P Show/hide function symbols V +F
Exit an application A +4 Show/hide grid V +G
Show/hide Color Chart C+ R Show/hide work area W
Open Thread Colors A +T Redraw the screen R or 4
Open Lettering Details * A Redraw slowly V +r
Set work area C +w Turn on/off Visualizer T
Show/hide Overview window V +V * EasyDesign only
Show/hide Resequence List V +L
Apply/select Satin V +I Editing functions
Apply/select Weave V +M
Apply/select Run V + N then To Press or click
press j Cut an object C +X
* EasyDesign only Copy an object C +C
Paste an object C +V
Selection functions Duplicate an object C +D
Delete selected objects or last object D
To Press or Click Group selected objects C +G
Choose Select tool O Ungroup selected objects C +U
Select multiple objects C +[ Lock selected objects K
Select a range of objects V+ [ Unlock selected objects V +K
First and last
objects Reshape object * H
Select next object T Nudge selected object [+t b l
r
Select previous object V+T
Undo a command C+Z
Add next object to selection C+T
Redo a command C+Y
Add previous object to selection C+V +T
Cancel command E
Select all objects C +A
Delete the last reference point * B
Deselect all objects E or X
Toggle underlay on/off U
Viewing functions * EasyDesign only
To Press
Show/hide images * D
* EasyDesign only
Travel functions
To travel Keyb’rd † Keypad ‡

To start of design h 7
To end of design e 1
To next color * d 3
To previous color * u 9
100 stitches forward ^ +
100 stitches backward ^ —
10 stitches forward ^ b 2
10 stitches backward ^ t 8
1 stitch forward r 6
1 stitch backward l 4
† Press Esc first ‡ Num Lock OFF * EasyDesign
only ^ EasyEdit only
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Appendix B
Supported Files and

Hoops
Details are provided here of the embroidery file types, and

vector and bitmap formats supported by JANOME
Embroidery Software as well as supported hoop types.
Supported embroidery file formats Extension Format Read Write

JEF+ Janome/Elna/Kenmore z
There are two types of embroidery file formats: JMT Janome template z z
Outline files: Outline or ‘condensed’ files SEW Janome/Elna/Kenmore z z
usually contain digitized shapes and lines, CSD POEM/Singer/ Huskygram z z
selected stitch types and stitch values and EU
effects.
DST Tajima z z
Stitch files: Stitch files contain only stitches
and machine functions and are suited to specific EMD Elna z z
embroidery machines. EXP Melco z z
See also Reading and Writing Design Files. HUS Husqvarna/ Viking z z
PCM Pfaff z z
Supported file formats
PCS Pfaff z z
JANOME Embroidery Software supports the PEC Brother z z
following embroidery file formats:
PES Brother z z
VIP Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff z z
Extension Format Read Write
VP3 Husqvarna/Viking/Pfaff z z
JAN Janome Design z z
XXX Singer z z
JAN DigitizerPro V1.0/V2.0 z
DSB Barudan z†
JEF Janome/Elna/Kenmore z z
U?? Barudan z†
† JANOME Digitizer MB only † JANOME Digitizer MB only
Appendix B Supported Files and Hoops

10O Toyota z†
† JANOME Digitizer MB only
Supported electronic artwork

formats
The Hoop Type list is automatically filtered
according to the current machine type. Only those
Artwork can be imported into JANOME Embroidery hoops supported by the current machine are
Software in both vector and bitmap formats. available. See Grids and Hoops for details.
Generally speaking, vector images preserve the
picture quality when resized, whereas bitmap
images cause problems of pixilation and image Note If you attempt to save a design in a hoop
degradation when enlarged or scaled down. size not supported by the machine, JANOME
However, any scaling required should be done Embroidery Software will prompt you to select a
before importing into EasyDesign as the importing different hoop. If you attempt to send a design to
operation automatically transforms vector images machine with a hoop not supported by the
into bitmaps. See Digitizing with Backdrops for machine, you will be prompted to select a different
details. hoop. See also Saving designs for machine.
Supported vector formats

following vector formats:

EMF Enhanced Metafile z
EPS Encapsulated PostScript z
WMF Windows Metafile z
Supported bitmap formats

following bitmap formats:

BMP Windows Bitmap z z
JPG JPEG File Interchange z z
PCX ZSoft z z
PNG Portable Network Graphics z
Supported hoop types
JANOME Embroidery Software supports a variety of

hoop types used with the different machine
models. See also Selecting machine models.
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Appendix C
Packaged Fonts
The table below includes all fonts that are standard with your JANOME
Embroidery Software software. For best results when stitching, do not
exceed the recommended maximum or minimum sizes. Recommended
maximum and minimum heights refer to UPPER CASE letters. Some lower
case letters – e.g. a and c – are about 70% the height of a capital letter.
Thus you may need to make these characters larger than the recommended
minimum.
Small, narrow letters may not require automatic underlay depending on size
and fabric. If applied, the underlay may show outside the stitched columns.
See also Stabilizing with underlays.
You can create special characters in each font by holding down the Alt key
on your keyboard and typing 0 (zero), its code, using the numbers on the
keypad. For example, to type ê with the code 234, type Alt + 0234. The
accented letter will appear when you release the Alt key. Note that not all
characters are available in all fonts. See also Selecting special characters.
Note Asian fonts are only available with multi-language installations.
Standard fonts
Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
2 Col Arial
0.5 13 2.0 50
Shadow
Adept 0.27 7 1.8 45

Appendix C Packaged Fonts
Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Agatha 0.3 8 2.0 50
Ballantines
0.5 12 2.0 50
Script
Bauhaus 0.4 10 2.0 50
Block1 0.27 7 1.8 45
Book Border 0.6 15 2.1 55
Bookcase 0.25 6 2.0 50
Brassplate 0.25 6 1.2 30
Bravo 0.32 8 3.0 75
Brush 0.32 8 2.0 50

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Cafe 0.25 6 2.0 50
Carla 0.4 10 2.0 50
Cecilia 0.4 10 1.4 35
Curly 0.6 15 2.9 75
Derbyshire 0.28 7 2.0 50
Drama 0.28 7 1.6 40
Elf 0.4 10 2.0 50
Fable 0.4 10 1.15 30
Flair Script 0.4 10 3.2 80
Firefly 0.28 7 1.6 40

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
First Grade 0.5 12 1.15 30
Gaelic 0.44 11 2.0 50
Galant 0.5 13 2.0 50
Gareth 0.28 7 2.0 50
Gaslight 0.25 6 2.4 60
Heidi 0.4 10 2.0 50
Hana 1.5 13 2.0 50
Heisei Gyosho 0.32 8 2.7 70
Heisei Kaisho 0.32 8 2.7 70

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Helvetica Small 0.2 4.0 0.3 7.0
Hollowblock 0.4 10 2.4 60
Honeypot 0.32 8 1.2 30
Iris UPC 0.6 15 1.8 45
Japanese
0.32 8 2.7 70
Kaisho
Jonathan 0.28 7 1.8 45
Jupiter 0.25 6 1.2 30
Karin Script 0.5 12 2.0 50
Kudos 0.27 7 1.2 30

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Liberty 0.28 7 2.0 50
Lorenne 0.4 10 1.6 40
Lucky 0.28 7 1.4 35
Maestro 0.4 10 1.6 40
Micro Block 0.2 4 0.3 8
Nation 0.32 8 2.7 70
Natural 0.5 13 3.0 75
Nordic 0.35 9 2.0 50
Old English 0.3 8 2.0 50
Olivia 0.3 7 1.6 40

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Omyim
(Multi-language 0.6 15 1.8 45
release only)
Orient 0.32 8 2.0 50
Pageant 0.4 10 3.0 75
Puppet 0.28 7 1.6 40
Radio 0.4 10 2.5 65
Register 0.25 6 1.2 30
Royale 0.5 13 2.4 60
Script 1 0.5 13 3.0 75
Serif2 0.3 8 1.2 30

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Sm High Tower 0.2 4 0.25 6
Sprite 0.31 8 1.2 30
Student 0.35 9 2.1 55
Student Border
1.0 25 3.0 75
Run
Swiss
0.28 7 2.0 50
Condensed
Swiss Modern 0.32 8 1.8 45
Techno 0.32 8 1.8 45
Times 0.4 10 1.8 45
Times Small 0.23 5 0.25 6

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Tourist 0.28 7 1.6 40
Typist 0.5 13 2.0 50
Wild West 0.4 10 1.8 45
Wisaka
(Multi-language 0.6 15 1.8 45
release only)
Recommended sewing settings for Micro-Fonts
MB-4 machine MC11000
Thread: Rayon (#60) #75d Rayon (#40) #120d

Needle DBX9ST #9 Blue tipped needle #11
Speed: 600spm 600spm
Density: 100% 100%
Height: 4mm 4mm
Helvetica Small
Uppercases/Lowercases and
Numbers
Micro Block 4mm 4mm
Numbers
Times Small 4mm 4mm
Numbers
SM Hightower 4mm 4mm
Uppercases
SM Hightower 5mm 6mm
Lowercases and Numbers
Monogramming fonts
JANOME Embroidery Software contains four Monogram Alphabets – Fancy

Monogram, Octagon Monogram, Point Monogram and Seal Monogram.
Monogram alphabets provide three sets of the upper-case alpha characters.
The first, known as the ‘left set’, is designed to appear on the left side of a
monogram. The second, or ‘middle set’, is designed for the middle
position(s) of a monogram. The ‘right set’ is designed to appear on the right
side of a monogram. Each set is mapped to a specific set of character
equivalents in the alphabet.
Letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Left ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , -
Middle A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Right a b c d e f g h i j k l m
Letter N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Left . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 :
Middle N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Right n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Fancy Monogram
Fancy Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of
the upper-case alpha characters.
Left, Center and Right letters for 3-letter monogram. Use

Alphabet contains symbols for the left letter, upper case for the center letter, and
lower case for the right letter.
Colors 1 color
Stitching Satin
Minimum 1.0 in 25 mm
Recommended height
Maximum 4.0 in 100 mm
Octagon Monogram
Octagon Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of
the upper-case alpha characters.

Colors 1 color
Stitching Satin
Recommended height
Point Monogram
Point Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of the
upper-case alpha characters.

Colors 1 color
Stitching Satin
Recommended height
Seal Monogram
Seal Monogram is a special monogramming alphabet using three sets of the
upper-case alpha characters.

Colors 1 color
Stitching Satin
Recommended height
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Appendix D
Stamps, Motifs and

Border Samples
Embroidery Stamps are ready-made design elements. They generally consist

of one or more simple objects made up of Run and/or Satin stitches. You use
Embroidery Stamps on their own as decorative elements. JANOME Embroidery
Software also provides a library of embroidery motifs which can be linked
together to create ornamental runs and fills. As well as ready-made Embroidery
Stamps, JANOME Embroidery Software also provides ready-made borders and
decorative ‘accents’ for use in designs, particularly monograms.
This section contains samples of the stamps, borders and monogram accents
available in JANOME Embroidery Software. Use these tables to see what a
particular item looks like. The stamps are designed to be added as decorative
items and are not intended to be greatly enlarged. Do not exceed the
recommended maximum size for each stamp as shown in the table. The table
also includes its original size. If it has changed for any reason, you can revert
to the original settings using the values in these tables.
Stamps and motifs Size

Embroidery Stamps and Motifs are ready-made mm % of original
design elements, such as hearts, leaves or
geometric patterns. Use them to create decorative Stamp W H Min Max
effects in your designs. Rotate, scale, or mirror Scroll05
them as you add them or edit them like any other
10.0 10.0
object. See Embroidery Stamps and Motifs for
details.
Shape05
Size 11.0 11.0
mm % of original
Shape35
Stamp W H Min Max 5.3 8.5
Scroll04
11.5 6.2 Shape41
13.4 14.6
† to fit hoop
† to fit hoop
Appendix D Stamps, Motifs and Border Samples
Size Size
mm % of original mm % of original
Stamp W H Min Max Stamp W H Min Max
001 Antiq1
22.7 12.8
79 47 100 †
002
9.8 8.8
Antiq2
003
23.4 9.3 90 40 100 †
004
17 10.7 Bar1
77 9 100 †
005 Bar2
18.2 7.7 51 9 100 †
006 Bar3
30.7 9.5 36 11 100 †
Bdr1
007
19.4 7.7
36 11 100 †
009
13.8 10.4
Bdr2
010
9.6 9.9 53 52 100 †
012
10.4 10.2
Bdr3
014
19.5 9.5 72 52 100 †
015
26.4 9.5
Bdr4
016 40 40 60 150
21.4 10.4
† to fit hoop † to fit hoop

Size Size
Check Des11
28.7 4.7
21 15 50 140
Des12
27.7 9.9
Des1
29.9 8.5
Des13
Des2 15.7 15.7
31 21.8
Des14
30.7 14.5
Des3
30 24.2 Des15
30.2 13.2
Des4 Des16
30.2 18.5 30.3 13.6
Des17
Des5
30.1 9.1
30.1 12
Des18
Des6 30.3 12.5
44 25.9
Des19
30.5 10.8
Des7
Des20
15.4 20.9
36.5 25.3
Des8
27.9 12.4 Des21
20.1 14
Des9
31.8 17.3 Des22
10.4 9.9
Des10
30 11 † to fit hoop
† to fit hoop
Size Size
Des23 Des013
5.0 11.4
29.1 20.7
Des014
Des24 10 5.2
30.2 9.0
Des015
9.5 9.7
Des25
15.8 25.5 Dog1
20 18 85 500
Des001
9.8 2.4
Flora1
Des002
6.9 6.2 25 16 100 †
Des003
9.9 6.5 Flora2
Des004
5.0 5.8 26 28 100 †
Des005
6.3 9.3
Flora3
Des006 25 18 100 †
8.0 5.5
Flora4
Des007
8.0 5.3
25 26 100 †
Des008
18.5 10.8
Flora5
Des009
17.9 7.3 25 20 100 †
Des010
4.8 4.3
Floral1
Des011
5.9 8.0
47 55 100 †
Des012
5.9 6.2
† to fit hoop
† to fit hoop
Size Size
Floral2 Kitch3
40 41 100 †
27 28 100 †
Flrsh1
34 10 100 † Kitch4
Flrsh2 25 17 100 †
49 15 100 200
Kitch5
Flrsh3
40 17 100 200
25 26 100 †
Flrsh4
37 14 100 †
Laurel
FLrsh5
46 30 80 †
40 13 100 †
Flrsh6 Leaf1
41 17 100 †
43 46 35 200
Flrsh7
30 19 80 200
Leaf2
Flrsh8 20 20 50 350
36 19 100 200
Motif1
Flower1
4 4 100 †
47 32 50 250
Motif2
4 4 100 †
Kitch1
25 12 100 † Motif3
4 4 100 †
Kitch2
Motif4
24 17 100 † 4 4 100 †
† to fit hoop
† to fit hoop
Size Size
Motif5 Motif19
4 4 100 † 2 3 100 †
Motif6 Motif20
4 4 100 † 3 3 100 †
Motif21
Motif7
4 4 100 †
4 4 100 †
Motif22
Motif8
4 4 100 †
4 4 100 †
Motif23
Motif9
4 4 100 † 6 5 100 200
Motif10 Motif24
4 4 100 † 2 3 100 800
Motif11 Motif25
4 3 100 †
4 4 100 †
Motif26
Motif12 4 4 100 †
4 4 100 300
Motif27
Motif13 5 4 100 †
4 3 100 400
Motif28
Motif14 4 4 100 †
4 3 100 †
Motif29
Motif15
4 3 100 † 4 4 100 †
Motif16 Motif30
3 5 100 † 4 4 100 †
Motif31
Motif17
4 4 100 †
3 5 100 †
Motif32
Motif18 7 4 100 †
2 3 100 †
† to fit hoop
† to fit hoop
Size Size
Motif33 Ornam5
6 5 100 200
67 41 80 †
Motif34
6 3 100 350
Ornam6
Motif35 30 15 90 †
6 4 100 †
Ornam7
Motif36 52 14 50 300
8 4 100 900
Ornam8
Motif37 23 10 60 420
7 6 100 350
Ornam9
Motif38 31 12 60 475
10 7 100 †
Scroll1
Motif39 64 19 80 †
6 6 100 200
Motif40 Scroll2
8 4 100 † 95 25 80 †
Ornam1
Scroll3
40 52 100 †
65 34 80 †
Ornam2 Scroll4
66 24 80 †
22 41 100 †
Tulip1
Ornam3
34 14 80 180
8 40 100 †
† to fit hoop
Ornam4 Blackwork motifs

40 42 100 † Blackwork gets its name from the black silk thread
traditionally used in this form of embroidery. Use
the special Blackwork Fill pattern set to create
interesting scrolling or geometric patterns. See
† to fit hoop
Adjusting motif fill settings for details.
Motif Size mm Motif Size mm

Motif Size mm Motif Size mm
W H W H
W H W H
NBW17 NBW18
Scroll01 Scroll03
12.1 10.1 10 5
Scroll4 Square01 47 65 36 63
10 5 2 2
NBW1 NBW2
43 25 28 31 NBW19 NBW20
11 11 20 20
NBW3 NBW4
NBW21 Star5
22 7 20 22
22 22 4 4
NBW5 NBW6
23 14 14 16 DES008 Flora1
18 11 25 16
NBW7 NBW8
Flora4 Kite01
14 11 14 22
25 26 14 14
NBW9 NBW10
Cross02 Cross06
5 5 12 12
21 63 18 62
Cross08 Cross10
8 8 7 7
Curve16
NBW11 NBW12
8 28
32 36 28 22
Borders
NBW13 NBW14
Add decorative borders such as rectangles, ovals,
14 16 62 26 and shields to monograms and designs using the
ready-made border designs. Borders are
automatically sized to fit the current design. Adjust
NBW15 NBW16 border thickness and size as required. See Adding
borders for details.
22 23 36 26
Border Border Border

Border Border Border
Y (border)
A (border) B (border) C (border)
D (border) E (border) F (border) Monogram accents

Add ornamental decorations to designs in the same
way as you insert embroidery designs. Adjust the
position and size as required. See Adding
monogram accents for details.
G (border) H (border) I (border)
Accent Size mm Accent Size mm
W H W H
Accent1 Accent2
J (border) K (border) L (border)

16 59 74 38
Accent3 Accent4
M (border) N (border) O (border)
34 45 54 57
Accent5 Accent6
P (border) Q (border) R (border)
51 13 5 33
Accent7 Accent8
S (border) T (border) U (border)
40 64 56 59
Accent9 Accent10
V (border) W (border) X (border)
70 31 55 49
Accent Size mm Accent Size mm

W H W H
Accent11 Accent12
44 44 49 45
Accent13 Accent14
52 54 69 48
Accent15 Accent16
44 47 27 29
Accent17 Accent18
29 44 35 8
Accent19 Accent20
50 19 23 32
Accent21 Accent22
19 41 42 15
Accent23
55 16
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Appendix E
Embossed Fill Samples
This section contains samples of the Embossed Fill patterns available in

JANOME Embroidery Software. Use the table to see what a particular Embossed
Fill looks like. The table also includes the stitch angle. If they have changed for
any reason, revert to the original settings using the value in this table. See
Creating embossed fills for details.
Stitch
Stitch Number Embossed Fill
Number Embossed Fill Angle
Angle
Blossom6 15°
Arrow1 15°
Brick 45°
Arrow2 15°
Chain 45°
Arrow3 15°
Chevron1 15°
Basket 15°
Chevron2 15°
Blossom1 15°
Chevron3 90°
Blossom2 15°
Chevron4 15°
Blossom3 15°
Chevron5 15°
Blossom4 15°
Chevron6 90°
Blossom5 15°
Appendix E Embossed Fill Samples
Stitch Stitch
Number Embossed Fill Number Embossed Fill
Angle Angle
Circle1 15° Diamonds6 90°
Circle5 15° Doughnut1 15°
Clubs 90° Feather1 15°
Crazypave 15° Feather2 90°
Diamonds1 15° Feather3 15°
Diamonds2 15° Hearts1 90°

Stitch Stitch
Angle Angle
Hearts5 10° Patch6 7°
Knot1 15° Patch7 8°
Knot2 180° Rectangle1 45°
Knot3 15° Rectangle2 30°
Oval1 15° Saturn 15°
Oval2 15° Snail 15°
Oval3 90° Spades 90°
Oval4 10° Splash1 0°
Oval5 10° Splash2 90°
Patch1 45° Splash3 10°
Patch2 45° Square1 45°
Patch3 45° Square2 15°
Patch4 8° SquarePatch 15°
Patch5 8° Squigle1 15°

Stitch Stitch
Angle Angle
Squigle2 90° Tiles3 15°
Squigle3 15° Tiles4 15°
Star12pnt 15° Tiles5 15°
Star3pnt 15° Triangle1 15°
Star4pnt1 15° Triangle2 15°
Star4pnt2 15° Triangle3 15°
Target1 15° Triangle7 15°
Tiles1 15° Ziggy1 15°
Tiles2 15° Ziggy2 15°

Stitch
Number Embossed Fill
Angle
Ziggy3 15°
Ziggy4 15°
Ziggy5 15°
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Appendix F
Weave Fill Samples
The patterns shown in this appendix are a part of your JANOME Embroidery
Software program. Make sure you apply the correct stitch angle to each
pattern. The following samples have been digitized with a stitch angle of 0°.
Experiment with different stitch angles to get new effects. See Creating weave
fills for details.
Needle point
Needle point No Stitch sample
No Stitch sample preview
preview
7
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
5
12
6
Appendix F Weave Fill Samples
Needle point Needle point

No Stitch sample No Stitch sample
preview preview
13 22
14 23
15 24
16 25
17
18
19
20
21
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Appendix G
Troubleshooting
This section provides help for solving problems in JANOME Embroidery

Software. It includes procedures for checking your system’s requirements and
settings, reverting to original values, and testing disks and connections. It also
lists causes for common error messages and problems.
Solving problems in JANOME The System Properties > General dialog opens.
Embroidery Software 2 Check the Windows version, the CPU and the amount
of RAM.
If you encounter a problem, refer to the following Checking your hard disk space
references for help:
Check that your hard disk has enough space to run
JANOME Embroidery Software User Manual –
JANOME Embroidery Software effectively. See
select Help > Onscreen Manual (or printed
Checking CPU/RAM specifications for details.
version)
JANOME Embroidery Software Onscreen Help –
select Help > Help Topics To check your hard disk space
Windows Onscreen Help – select Start > Help 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows
Windows manual Desktop.
Documentation supplied with your hardware. The My Computer window opens.
Getting help 2 Right-click the hard-disk drive icon (usually C:) and
select Properties.
If you are unable to solve a problem, you should The Properties > General dialog opens.
contact your JANOME Embroidery Software
This tab shows the hard-disk capacity as well as any
reseller. Before seeking help, check that your PC
free space. This must be greater than 100Mb or 10% of
meets the system requirements, and check the your total hard drive space, whichever is the greater
Security device messages in this chapter. amount.
Checking CPU/RAM specifications

Unrecoverable errors
Check your CPU and RAM specifications, and the
version of Windows you are running to ensure they
meet JANOME Embroidery Software requirements.
See Minimum requirements for JANOME Problem The system fails and displays
Embroidery Software for details. ‘unrecoverable’ error.
Cause The design you tried to open is corrupt.
Suggestion Delete any files in the C:\Program
To check CPU/RAM specifications
Files\Janome\Digitizer\Recover folder
1 On the Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer using Windows Explorer.
icon and select Properties.
Appendix G Troubleshooting
Delete recovery files Security device not found (dongle)

On rare occasions when JANOME Embroidery
Software crashes, it may cause files to corrupt. Message Security device not found
This may destabilize the program when you next Cause Software is unable to detect dongle or
try to run it. Use the Delete Recovery Files there is a conflict with another device on
option in the Start > Programs menu. This allows your PC.
you to delete corrupt files. Suggestion Log on to the Janome Website and
download the latest dongle driver and
install. If this does not solve the problem,
To delete recovery files the dongle maybe faulty. Please contact
1 Close EasyDesign. your Janome reseller for further
2 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button and assistance.
select Programs > JANOME DigitizerPro > Delete
Recovery Files. Design dimensions
Select to delete
recovery files Problem Dimensions of design are incorrect.
Cause If the design’s dimensions are too large or
too small, the system units of
The Purge Recovery and Backup Directories dialog measurement may be set incorrectly. The
opens. units of measurement are set in Windows
Regional settings.
Suggestion Change the units of measurement in
Windows. Select Start > Settings >
Control Panel > Regional Settings.
Colors change in Visualizer

Try this! To delete backup files as well, select Delete
Backup files.
Problem When the design is displayed in Visualizer
3 Click OK. the color of some of the objects change.
If some files cannot be deleted, a message will display.
Cause In Visualizer, the colors are limited to
Using Windows Explorer, delete any remaining files
those available on the embroidery
from the C:\Program Files\Janome\Digitizer\Recover
machine. If your design has more colors
and C:\Program Files\Janome\Digitizer\\Backup
than are available on your machine, the
folders.
colors will ‘wrap around’ back to color 1.
Suggestion Switch to normal view to see the actual
Security device messages colors of your design.
Missing toolbar buttons

This section describes the messages related to the
security device. Most security device messages are
Problem Buttons missing from toolbars
caused by incorrect connection, access codes,
interference or conflict from another hardware Cause Screen resolution is set too low.
device on the PC. To prevent security device errors, Suggestion Change the screen resolution to
enter all access codes as soon as you receive them. 1024x768 or higher.
If you skip any access codes, features may become
unavailable, or JANOME Embroidery Software may
stop working altogether.
Try this! After entering new codes, exit JANOME

Embroidery Software and then restart.
Appendix G Troubleshooting
Control points missing Cause If you have the JANOME Embroidery

Software 'Auto Save' option enabled,
backups of JAN design files will be saved
Problem The control points on selected objects are
to the C:\Program
missing in systems updated to V3.0 from
Files\Janome\Digitizer\Backup folder.
a previous version. This problem may be
This is a basic way of backing up your
accompanied by ‘Exception Access
files.
Violation Error’ messages followed by a
system crash. Suggestion Start Windows Explorer and browse to the
C:\Program
Cause This problem is related to the video card
Files\Janome\Digitizer\Backup folder.
and occurs more on newer and 3D video
Select the file and select File > Rename.
cards than older ones.
Change the file extension to JAN – e.g.
Suggestion Download and install the latest software DesignName.JAN – and press Enter.
driver from the video card manufacturer’s Move the JAN file to your C:\Embroidery
Internet website. These are normally free Album folder. You can now open the file
from the provider. Some websites to try normally in JANOME Embroidery
include: Software.
http://www.nvidia.com/ Note: If you cannot see the file extension
http://www.ati.com/ BAK, you need to change your view
http://www.s3.com/ settings in Windows Explorer.
http://www.matrox.com/
http://www.trid.com/ Problem recovering design files from
http://www.tseng.com/ recover folder
http://www.diamondmm.com/
http://www.sis.com/
http://www.cirrus.com/ Problem You want to use recovery files.
Other sites that provide drivers or links to Cause Your software crashes due to a hardware
other sites are: or software failure, recovery files usually
created.
http://www.download.com/
http://www.tucows.com/ Suggestion Start JANOME Embroidery Software.
http://www.windrivers.com/ Select File > Open from the top of your
JANOME Embroidery Software screen.
Problem recovering design files from Navigate to the C:\Program
backup folder Files\Janome\Digitizer\Recover directory,
using the Look in: dropdown menu.
Select All Files (*.*) from the Files of type:
Problem You can’t see the backup design – e.g. dropdown menu.
DesignName.BAK – in the backup folder.
Select and open the recovery file you want
from the list – it will have EMA as the last
part of its name – and check that it is the
one you want.
Re-name it with the JAN extension in the
C:\Embroidery Album folder (or another of
your choice).
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Glossary
Active window: The active Automatic pull compensation: Bitmap: An electronic image
window is one to which the next Embroidery stitches pull the fabric made up of dots or ‘pixels’, in
command or action will apply. If a inwards where the needle contrast to vector ‘outlines’.
window is ‘active’, its title bar penetrates. This can cause the Typically created in paint
changes color to differentiate it fabric to pucker, and gaps to programs, bitmaps have file
visually from other open windows. appear in the embroidery. extensions such as BMP, JPG, GIF,
Automatic pull compensation TIF and PCX. When enlarged or
Allover: Continuous embroidery scaled down, vector graphics
counters this effect by
which covers all of the goods from ‘overstitching’ outlines of filled preserve image quality while
selvage to selvage. bitmap images generally cause
shapes on the sides where the
Anti-aliasing: A software needle penetrates. This means the problems of pixilation and image
design can be optimized for degradation. See also Pixels.
technique similar to dithering
which is used to soften hard different fabrics. See also Pull Blending: See Color Blending.
outlines where color blocks compensation.
intersect. It produces smoother Back appliqué: A fabric piece BMP: Windows bitmap image
outlines by ‘blurring’ the pixels format.
where colors join. used behind a design where the
front fabric will be cut away to Bobbin: Spool or reel that holds
Appliqué: Decoration or trimming reveal the fabric beneath it. the bobbin thread, which helps
cut from one piece of fabric and form stitches on the underside of
Backdrop: An electronic image
stitched to another to add used as a guide for digitizing the fabric.
dimension and texture. Designs
with appliqué can be more designs on-screen. Two types are Border objects: The Border tool
used – vector or bitmap. Insert creates borders and outlines using
economical than embroidery alone, them from various file sources, or
if appliqué occupies a significant Satin stitch. Typically it is used for
amount of the design, thereby copy and paste them via the columns and borders of fixed width
Windows clipboard. with larger shapes. Collectively
lowering stitch count. In Schiffli
embroidery, an embroidered motif, Background: The area inside the these objects are known as Border
hand cut or aetzed away from base objects.
hoop in the Design Window. The
fabric. background color can be changed Cascade: A way of arranging
to match the color of the fabric you open windows on the desktop so
Appliqué cutter: A device that
can cut fabric along a line, will be using for stitchout. that they overlap each other, with
somewhat like old pen plotters. It the title bar of each window
Backing: See Stabilizer.
requires a vector file as input. In remaining visible.
MS Windows they can be set up as Backup: The copying of files onto
Checkbox: A small square box
a type of printer device. floppy disk or other storage media that appears in a dialog box and
in order to duplicate and secure
Artwork: Bitmap or vector data. Usually two copies are made that can be selected or cleared.
graphic used as a backdrop for When selected, a tick or a cross
and kept separately. appears. A checkbox represents an
digitizing. See also Bitmap image
and Vector graphic. Baseline: The notional line on option that you can set.
which the letters of an alphabet sit.
Auto Center: Auto Center Click: Press and release the left
Only descenders extend below it. mouse button. See also Right-click.
automatically centers the start and Baselines determine the shape of
end points of a design. lettering objects in a design. Place Click-and-drag: Click to select,
Automatic color change: Ability it on straight horizontal or vertical hold down the left mouse button,
lines, curve it around a circle or move the cursor and release.
of multi-needle embroidery arc, or digitize your own baselines.
machine to follow a command to
change to a specified needle with a Click-to-Stitch: Toolset used to
Baseline Angle: The baseline create embroidery designs by
different thread color. angle determines the absolute automatically digitizing blocks of
angle of the baseline relative to the color in electronic images.
horizontal axis. You use it to align
letters to a significant part of the
design.
Glossary
Click-to-Design: Toolset used to Configuration: The size and type Default values: Pre-defined
create embroidery designs by of computer hardware. Can also be settings which determine object
automatically digitizing electronic used to mean the options provided properties such as stitch spacing,
images. with your software. as well as certain system settings.
These are stored in the design
Clipboard: A temporary storage Confirmation message: A template. They remain ‘current’
area in PC memory for what was message displayed by the software unless you override them with new
last cut or copied. Images on the asking you if you are sure you want settings. See also Object properties
clipboard can be pasted into to proceed – e.g. when you want to and Current property settings.
designs any number of times. delete a design.
Defects: See Stitching defects.
Close button: Used to close a Connector stitches: Connector
window or an application. In MS stitches link objects in a design. Density: See Stitch density or
Windows, it appears as a small box They can be run stitches or jumps. Thread density.
with an ‘X’ in it at the top-right of You can use automatic settings to
the title bar. generate connectors, trims and Design: A ‘design’ is a file in the
tie-offs, or add them manually. native embroidery format – e.g.
Color depth: Color depth, also EMB, JAN, ART – of embroidery
called ‘pixel depth’, refers to the Copy: To place a copy of a digitizing software. The design
amount of color information selection onto the clipboard. See source may be a stitch format
available to each pixel in an image. also Duplicate. design. The design contains
An image with a color depth of 1-bit stitching information such as fabric
can display only two colors. As the Control points: Control points type in addition to stitched shapes.
color depth increases, more colors are used to modify object shapes,
are available – 16 Colors (4 bit), stitch angles and entry and exit Design card: Disk containing
256 Colors (8 bit), High Color (16 points. You can change the shape computerized embroidery designs
bit), True Color (24 bit). of an object by moving, adding or read by the embroidery machine’s
deleting control points on the computer.
Color chart: The color chart outline. For most objects, you can
contains a selection of thread also change control points from Design file: See File.
colors tailored for each design. This corner points to curves. Design library/catalog:
color scheme, or ‘colorway’,
represents the actual thread colors Copyright: A right granted by the Computer program which catalogs
in which a design will be stitched. government or by international a collection of digitized designs
See also Thread chart. agreement giving the owner the kept by embroidery shops that
exclusive privilege to publish and allows an embroiderer to access
Color Reduction: See Image sell artistic work during the life of the design by subject, stitch count,
Preparation. the creator plus 50 years. number of colors or icon.
Column: Narrow, long, curving Cover stitch: The cover stitch is Design object: See Objects.
shape. the Satin border around an
appliqué shape. You can change Design properties: Designs
COM port: A standard serial port the width of the cover stitch, and themselves have properties, some
used as a connection point for offset it to the inside or outside of of which can be modified, others
peripherals. Other ports may be the digitized outline. not. The most important design
present if the appropriate internal property is its source – Native
option cards have been installed. Crest: An embroidered motif like Design, Imported Outlines,
The computer must be informed an emblem, an insignia or a Coat of Processed Stitches, or Imported
which port is being used by which Arms. Stitches. Other properties include
peripheral – e.g. COM1, COM2, etc. the software version number,
Cross-stitch: Regular Bean stitch stitch count, and so on.
Command: An instruction issued movements that cross at the
to the software in order to carry out center to form an X. Laid in rows or Design segment: See
an action. It may be as simple as within a box shape to form Segments.
‘paste an object’ or as complex as geometric designs. Creates a
‘regenerate stitches’. It is usually handmade appearance. Design sequence: See Stitching
activated via a menu item, toolbar sequence.
icon, or command button in a Custom designs: Designs
created by digitizing artwork or Design source: While
dialog.
manipulating existing patterns. embroidery files are broadly
Command button: A button in a classified as ‘outline’ (condensed)
dialog which executes or cancels Cut: An editing function. To or ‘stitch’ (expanded), EasyDesign
the selected action. Two common remove a selection from a design. internally tags files as belonging to
command buttons are Cancel and The cut selection is stored in one of four types–Native Design,
OK. memory (on the ‘clipboard’) and Imported Outlines, Processed
can be pasted into the same or Stitches, or Imported Stitches. See
Condensed file: See Outline file. different design. also Design properties.
Cut appliqué: See Back appliqué. Design template: See Template.
Cutter: See Appliqué cutter.
Glossary
Design Window: The Design Display: A screen used to display together with the Zigzag or Tatami
Window is where designs are the output of a computer. Also underlays when digitizing large
displayed for viewing and known as the monitor. shapes.
modification.
Dithering: A software technique Editing: Changing aspects of a
Desktop: MS Windows which combines existing colors in a design via a computerized editing
terminology for the screen checkerboard arrangement of program. Most programs allow you
background on which program pixels. It is typically used to to scale designs up or down, edit
icons are displayed. simulate colors that are missing stitch-by-stitch or block-by-block,
from an image palette. A type of merge lettering with the design,
Destination folder: The folder optical illusion created by placing move aspects of the design around,
(directory) where you intend to two pixels of different color next to combine designs and insert or edit
copy or move one or more files. each other. The human eye machine commands.
automatically resolves the two
Detail: An outline, a border, a colors into a third color. Emblem: Embroidered design
pickout run, or a small area of the with a finished edge, applied to a
design you want to be stitched out Dongle: A security hardware garment after stitching, commonly
last when using Click-to-Design. device required to run protected an insignia of identification. Also
software. Some are attached to a known as a ‘crest’ or ‘patch’.
Diagonal backstitch: The
backward rows are diagonal, parallel port, others to a USB port.
Embroidery: Decorative stitching
directly connecting the forward Dots Per Inch (DPI): A on fabric. Generally involves
rows. Diagonal backstitch is measurement of screen or printer non-lettering designs, but can also
suitable for turning shapes, and resolution; the number of dots in a include lettering and/or
gives good results with Jagged line of 1". monograms. Evidence of
Edge. See also Backstitch. embroidery exists during the reign
Double-click: Click the left on Egyptian pharaohs, in the
Dialog: An on-screen box that mouse button twice without writings of Homer and from the
either requests or provides moving the mouse. Double-clicking Crusaders of the 12th century. Has
information. Many dialogs present carries out actions such as opening
options to choose among before a evolved from hand-work to manual
a program from an icon. sewing machines and from
command is carried out. Some hand-looms and Schiffli machines
dialogs present warnings or explain Download: The process of
with hundreds of needles to
why a command cannot be transferring a copy of a file from a high-speed, computerized
completed. remote computer or the internet to
a computer or other device such as multihead machines.
Digitizer: Usually refers to the an embroidery machine. Embroidery object: See Object.
person punching or digitizing the
design. Digitizer can also refer to Drag: An operation of the mouse. Embroidery thread: See Thread.
the digitizing tablet used by the Holding the (left) mouse button
digitizer. See also Digitizing tablet. while moving the mouse. Typically EMF: Enhanced Metafile vector
used for moving something on the graphic format.
Digitizing: Process of encoding a screen.
design. Artwork is converted into a Entry point: The entry point is
series of ‘embroidery objects’ to be Drawing package: Software the point where the thread enters
read and manipulated by a application that creates or allows the embroidery object. This should
specialist CAD/CAM application. you to edit vector graphics made coincide with the exit point of the
Before outputting to embroidery up of separate individual vector preceding object.
machine, it is converted into ‘stitch objects. Vector graphics can be
data’. See also Punching. scaled with no loss of sharpness. Exit: To leave a current window or
Examples of vector editing application.
Digitizing tool: Digitizing tools, programs are Adobe Illustrator,
sometimes referred to as ‘input MacroMedia Freehand and Corel Exit point: The exit point is the
methods’, are similar to drawing point where thread leaves the
Draw. See also Graphics embroidery object. This should
tools except that the end result is application.
an embroidery object rather than a coincide with the entry point of the
vector object. Different digitizing Dropdown list : A single-line next object.
tools are suited to creating dialog box control that opens to EXP: Stitch or ‘expanded’ file
different shapes or design display a list of choices.
elements. format native to Melco machines.
Duplicate: When an object is
Expanded file format: See
Disk: See Floppy disk. duplicated, it is not copied to the Stitch file.
clipboard. This leaves the clipboard
Disk drive: Computers usually free for you to cut or copy other
have three types of disk drive: a Extension: See File extension.
objects.
hard disk (or fixed disk) which Fabric: Fabrics have many
usually supports the mass storage Edge Run underlay: Edge Run properties, the main one being
of information and applications, a underlay places stitches around the elasticity or ‘fabric stretch’. Surface
floppy disk drive, and a CD ROM edge of an object. Use Edge Run texture, if present, is another
drive. property that requires different
Glossary
underlay types. The system can can be created by altering the Graphics application: Software
automatically compensate for the angle, length and repeat sequence application that creates or allows
pull-push effect of different fabrics. of the stitches. Also known as you to edit bitmap images and/or
Push, warping, and shearing are Geflect stitch. vector graphics. See also Paint
reduced by suitable underlay for package and Drawing package.
the stitch type and fabric. Overlay Removal : This feature
creates filled objects from the Gradient Fill: An artistic stitch
Fabric settings: Pre-defined outlines of selected Parallel Fill effect that gradually varies stitch
fabric settings include settings for objects. spacing between dense and open
all full-coverage stitch types. For fill along an embroidery object,
each stitch type, spacing is preset. Finishing: Processes done after producing shading and color effects
Additionally, the quality effects of embroidery is completed. Includes which are difficult to achieve
pull compensation and underlay trimming loose threads, cutting or manually.
are also preset for each stitch type. tearing away excess backing,
Decorative effects are not affected removing facing or topping, Grayscale: A grayscale picture is
when fabric setting are changed. cleaning any stains, pressing or made up of 254 different shades of
steaming to remove wrinkles or gray, plus solid black and solid
Fabric stretch: Embroidery hoop marks and packaging for sale white for a total of 256 different
stitches pull the fabric inwards or shipment. tones. Black and white
where the needle penetrates. This photographs are grayscale.
can cause the fabric to pucker, and Fixed Line baseline: A Fixed
gaps to appear in the embroidery. Line baseline has a fixed length Grid: Grid lines provide visual
Use automatic pull compensation which you can digitize or specify cues to help you accurately place a
to counter this effect by numerically. If the text is longer, design. When you start the
‘overstitching’ outlines of filled the letter spacing is decreased and software for the first time, grid
shapes. the letters may overlap. The letter lines appear by default.
width is not changed. With Fixed
Facing: See Topping. Line, you need to mark two points Guide run: Series of stitches
to define the base. See also used to align embroideries in
Factory settings: These are the Baseline. multi-hooping situations or to
initial system settings as installed. assist in fabric placement for
They are a standard known setting Flagging: Up and down motion of appliqué. It is the first appliqué
that you can return to. Some fabric under action of the needle, layer stitched and is used to
customers want to create custom so named because of its position the appliqué fabric on the
settings tailored to the exact fabric resemblance to a waving flag. background material. See also
they are using most frequently. Often caused by improper framing Appliqué.
The ‘My Fabric’ settings are those of goods. Flagging may result in
retained in the design and can be poor registration, unsatisfactory Handle: See Selection Handle.
saved to the template file. stitch formation and birdnesting. Hard disk: A device for mass
Fancy fills: A digitizing function Floppy disk: A flexible disk information storage. Usually the
that automatically incorporates permanently sealed in a square disk is fixed inside the system unit,
special patterns or textures into fill plastic jacket – e.g. HD/DD 3.5" and a second hard disk can be
areas. Also known as ‘specialty floppy disk. Used for information added. When you store information
fills’. storage ‘off-line’ for security and/or on the hard disk it will remain there
infrequently used data. Also used until you delete it. As it has a finite
Feather Edge: Technique for for transferring punched capacity, file management is
creating rough edges, to create embroidery design (stitch file) data required.
shading effects, or to imitate fur or from computer to embroidery
other fluffy textures in your design. Hardware: Computer
machine.
componentry, including monitor,
File: A named collection of Folder: A collection of files and keyboard, digitizing tablet, printer,
specifically related information sub-folders that are stored scanner, sewing machine, etc.
stored on a disk. Designs that have together on a disk. Part of structure
been saved are stored as files. for organizing files on a disk. Heirloom embroidery:
Embroidered goods designed to be
File extension: The dot and Font: A set of characters, passed down from generation to
three letters at the end of a including letters, numbers and generation.
filename such as ‘.BMP’. The other typographic symbols, of the
extension identifies the file as a same design and style. Also called Hoop: Device made from wood,
certain type, readable by certain Alphabet, even if it includes plastic or steel used to tightly grip
applications. non-letter characters. fabric and stabilizer between an
inner and outer ring. Designed to
Filename: The name of a file, Fringe: Threads that are cut and hold fabric taut against the
including the extension, e.g. hang loosely from the edge of a machine bed for embroidering, it
Cat.BMP. design. attaches to machine’s frame.
Fill stitch: Series of running
stitches commonly used to cover
large areas. Different fill patterns
Glossary
I-beam: One shape taken by the Lockstitch: Commonly referred Menu chart: The menu chart
PC pointer, it indicates that text to as a lock-down or tack-down provided with the software lets you
can be input at the point selected. stitch, a lock stitch is formed by select commands directly from the
The shape is like the capital letter three or four consecutive stitches digitizing tablet using the puck.
‘I’. of at least a 10-point movement. It You need to ‘register’ it before use.
should be used at the end of all
Image editing program: See columns, fills and at the end of any Minimize button: For Windows,
Graphics application. element in your design where jump the small box to the left of the
stitches will follow, such as color group of three at the right of the
Image preparation: Method of title bar. Click the Minimize button
changes or the end of a design.
improving or clean up artwork. May be stitched in a triangle, star to reduce a window to its minimum
Outlined and non-outlined images size.
require different methods of or in a straight line. Lock stitch is
also the name of the type of stitch
preparation. Cleaning up scanned formed by the hook and needle of Minimum stitch length: The
images may involve any one or a minimum movement of the hoop.
combination of the following home sewing machines, as well as It is measured between needle
computerized embroidery
techniques: reducing the number machines. penetration points. See also
of colors, adding or emphasizing Max/Min stitch.
outlines, removing noise, dithering Logo: Name, symbol or
or anti-aliasing, eliminating Mirror: Duplication of an object in
trademark of a company or
unnecessary detail, cropping organization. Short for logotype. the Y and/or X axis. The location
sections or eliminating and orientation of the mirrored
backgrounds. Looping: Loops on the surface of stitches are determined by location
embroidery generally caused by and angle of the axis of reflection
Input method: See Digitizing poor top tension or tension relative to the position of the
tool. problems. Typically occurs when original stitches.
polyester top thread has been
JPG: JPEG file interchange bitmap improperly tensioned. Modeless dialog: Dialogs which
image format. stay on the screen and are
Manual object: When you open a available for use at any time but
Jump: A frame or hoop permit other user activities. In
stitch format file without outline
movement without a needle recognition, it becomes a single contrast, ‘modal’ dialogs require
penetration, commonly used to get the user to respond before
‘manual’ object. This object type
from one point in a design to consists of a series of needle continuing the program.
another.
penetration points and has only Modem: Unit to telegraphically
Lacework: Lacework involves the general and connector properties.
When you transform (scale, rotate, send computer information from
use of threads to produce overall one computer to another.
embroidery of full-length fabrics. mirror) a manual object, the
Most often used to embellish original stitch density does not Monitor: The screen on which
women's apparel and home change. punching or stitching progress can
fashions. Such work typically uses be followed, stitch by stitch.
boring. It is the most widely used Max/Min stitch length: The
minimum and maximum stitch Monogram: Embroidered design
application for Schiffli machines. lengths allowable in a design composed of one or more letters,
Layout: An arrangement of determine the outside limits as usually the initials of a name.
multiple embroidery designs placed measured between needle
in a user-defined area. penetration points. They are Motif: Pre-defined design
governed by the minimum and elements, such as hearts, leaves or
Lettering: Embroidery using maximum frame movements that border patterns, that can be
letters or words. Lettering the machine can make. quickly inserted into a design.
commonly called ‘keyboard Motifs generally consist of one or
lettering’ may be created from Maximize button: For Windows, more simple objects, and are
pre-defined alphabet styles or the small box in the center of the stored in a special motif set.
fonts, allowing variance of size, group of three at the right of the
height, spacing, density and other title bar. Click the Maximize button Motif Fill: Motif Fill is a decorative
characteristics. to enlarge a window to its fill stitch with which you can fill
maximum size. Parallel Fill objects. You can also
Lettering Art: Special effect create special or three dimensional
which makes objects bulge or arch, Memory: The place in the effects.
stretch or compress. Lettering Art computer’s system unit that stores
is typically applied to lettering information while you are working Motif Run: Motifs which are
objects, but can also be applied to with it. If you exit without saving linked together along a digitized
other types of embroidery object. information in memory, it will be line. You can create decorative
lost. outlines using any motif from the
Line art: A drawing with only two list.
colors – usually black and white. Menu bar: The menu bar
contains dropdown menus of Mouse: A device, equipped with
List box: A single-line dialog that commands. Some of the same control buttons and designed to roll
opens to display a list of choices. commands are available on the about on the table next to the
toolbar.
Glossary
keyboard. As the mouse moves, its such as size and position. There are named LPT1, LPT2, etc. When you
circuits relay signals that move a other, more specific properties of set up a parallel machine
pointer on the screen. objects which depend on the object connection, select the parallel port
type. and the required protocol, and
Nap: A fuzzy or downy surface of complete the machine setup
fabric covering either one side or Object type: An object has a procedure.
both, produced by brushing loosely type, shape, thread type and color,
twisted yarns. stitching settings and a position in Paste: To insert an object, which
the stitching order. The object type has previously been placed on the
Native file format: A design may or may not determine the clipboard by cutting or copying
saved in the original format of the intended final appearance of the selected objects, into a design. You
application you are working with is stitching. can paste from the clipboard as
said to be the ‘native’ file format. It many times as you like.
can also refer to the stitch file Orientation: See Baseline.
format required by a specific PCX: PC Paintbrush bitmap image
embroidery machine. When saved Outline file: Outline or format.
to another format, it is known as a ‘condensed’ files are high-level
non-native format. formats which contain object Pattern outline: See Motif Run.
outlines, object properties and
Needle: Small, slender piece of stitch data. When you open an Pencil rub: Low-cost way of
steel with a hole for thread and a outline file in EasyDesign, producing an embroidery design
point for piercing fabric. A machine corresponding stitch types, input sample. Consists literally of a piece
needle differs from a handwork methods and effects are applied. of tracing paper placed over a
needle; the machine needle’s eye Outline files can be scaled, stitchout and rubbed lightly with a
is found at its pointed end. Machine transformed and reshaped without pencil to produce an impression of
embroidery needles come with affecting stitch density or quality. the embroidery.
sharp points for piercing heavy, See also Stitch file. Peripheral: Any device
tightly woven fabric; ball points
which glide between fibers of knit; Outline stitch: Stitch such as connected to a computer which is
Run or Satin used to outline an to some degree controlled by the
and variety of specialty points, computer – e.g. an embroidery
such as wedge points, which are embroidery object.
used for leather. machine or printer.
Overview window: Use the
Overview window to view a Photo Click: Technique for
Needle points: You can view
needle points in a design to check thumbnail of the design. The creating embroidery designs
window is updated whenever you directly from photographs and
density or, for instance, to select other grayscale bitmap images.
stitches for editing. make a change, and can be used to
zoom in or pan across the Design Photo Click designs consist of rows
Noise filtering: Noise filtering Window. of Satin or Contour stitches of
means restoring the solid color varying spacing. The effect
blocks of original artwork in Paint package: Software resembles the output of a line
scanned images. This is achieved application that creates or allows printer.
by merging different shades into you to edit image files. You can
create lines and filled areas as well Pixel: A dot. For example, dots of
one solid color. Noise filtering is
important for automatic digitizing as edit the image pixel-by-pixel light that make up the picture on a
using paintbrushes, erasers and computer screen. The more pixels
because it makes it easier for the there are in a given area – that is,
software to identify solid color spraypaint tools. Examples of
blocks which become embroidery image editing programs are Adobe the smaller and closer together
Photoshop, Jasc PaintShop Pro and they are – the higher the
objects in the resulting design. It resolution.
also cleans up blurred or mottled Corel Photo-Paint. See also
areas of color. Graphics application.
Pixelation: An effect which
Pan: Use Pan to view parts of a occurs when a bitmap image is
NORMAL template: Default enlarged so that the individual
template. See also Template. design which are not currently
visible in the Design Window. pixels are obvious to the eye.
Object: In embroidery design
Parallel Fill objects: The Parallel PNG: Portable Network Graphics
terms, an object is an individual vector graphic format.
‘element’ of a design. An object has Fill tools create large and complex
many properties, such as its size, shapes generally with fixed rather Pointer: A part of the screen
color, sequence in the design, than turning stitch angles. Most display, the pointer can take
stitch type and values, including shapes can be digitized with these various shapes. It is moved by
the rules for stitching. See also tools. Collectively these objects are moving the mouse and can be used
Vector graphic, Vector object. known as Parallel Fill objects. to point to anything on the screen
Parallel port: A connection on a to make selections and indicate
Object details: All embroidery
objects in EasyDesign contain computer, usually LPT1, where you points for input. It also indicates
plug in the cable for a parallel when the computer is working and
defining settings or ‘values’. The no input is possible.
values stored with an object printer and/or a dongle. Parallel
become its ‘properties’. All objects ports are used to connect some Point: Unit of measurement, with
have certain properties in common embroidery machines. They are 10 points equal to 1 mm.
Glossary
Port: A connection on a computer Read: To open a design which has used to add borders to designs.The
where you plug in the cable that been written on a design card or to objects created are known
carries data to another device. an embroidery machine. collectively as Run Line objects.
Ports which are used to attach
peripherals have names like COM1 Reader/Writer: A device that Run line stitching: Run line
or LPT1 so that you can specify allows you to download/upload stitching consists of a single row of
where the peripherals are designs to and from a design card. stitches along a digitized line. The
attached. Cards can be purchased from your needle penetrations are placed in
dealer or from designers on the consecutive order. Run Line is
Position: The Position indicator net. Cards can have designs on generally used for stitching
shows position of the design (X, Y) them or are blank for you to outlines and connector stitches.
in the Design Window. read/write from/to. The cards are Run stitch length can be set to
inserted into the embroidery automatically vary in order to
Program: A computer program or module attached to a sewing follow tight curves.
‘application’ is generally used for a machine. The R/W will allow you to
particular kind of work, such as have the PC and sewing machine Satin stitch: Type of fill stitch.
word processing or database quite separate from one another. Formed by closely arranged zigzag
management. stitches, it can be stitched at any
Redraw: The screen display is angle and with varying lengths.
Properties: See Object refreshed. This is useful when parts The thread is laid across a shape
properties. of the display have become with a zigzag sewing action where
obscured in the course of editing. two stitches form a column. Hence
Protocol: The communications
protocol depends on the See also Slow Redraw. it is only suitable for small or
narrow shapes. As the stitches are
connection type between the Refresh: See Redraw. almost parallel, Satin provides
computer and the embroidery
machine. This will be one of: Resequence: You can change the good coverage. It is often used for
lettering, outlining, and details.
standard serial, parallel, serial to position of a selected object by Because there are generally no
parallel converted (DCi), or cutting it, then pasting it
interface card. somewhere else in the stitching needle penetrations breaking up
the fill, Satin stitch creates a glossy
sequence, or by using the effect.
Puckering: Result of the fabric Resequence command. You can
being gathered by the stitches. also resequence objects by color or Save: To store (design)
Many possible causes include using the Resequence List. information in a file. Each time you
incorrect density, loose hooping,
lack of backing, incorrect tension or Resizing: See Scaling. save a design, you replace the
previous version using the
dull needle. filename. You should save your
Resolution: Resolution
Pull compensation: Digitizing determines the number of dots per design frequently.
technique that takes into account inch (dpi) used to create an image.
Scaling: Ability to enlarge or
the distortion of a design that will The higher the value, the clearer reduce a design in size. In stitch or
occur because of the interaction of the image, but the more storage
thread with fabric. ‘Push and pull’ space required. A resolution of 75 ‘expanded’ format, most scaling is
limited to ±5% because the stitch
will cause a circle digitized dpi generally produces good count remains constant despite
perfectly round to sew with the results.
sides pushed out, resulting in an final design size. In outline or
RGB: RGB stands for red, green, ‘condensed’ formats, scale changes
egg shape. Generally, it is may be more dramatic because
necessary to extend horizontal and blue. It is the system used by
elements and reduce vertical computer monitors to create color. stitch count and density are
recalculated.
elements. See also Automatic pull Right-click: To press and release
compensation. Scanner: A device that converts
the right mouse button. See also
Push-Pull: When any stitch is Click. physical images into digital form so
that they can be stored and
sewn into fabric, the tension in the Rotation handles: When you manipulated by computer.
thread between needle
penetrations can build up and select an object, selection handles Scanning allows you to take
display at its extremities. If you scanned images as a basis for
result in a ‘push-pull’ effect. This click the object again, rotation and embroidery design.
can cause distortions in your sewn
designs, poor stitch registration skew handles appear around the
object. Rotation handles appear at Schiffli machine: Commercial
and even the bunching of the the corners of the object and an embroidery machine that utilizes
fabric. The degree of distortion can the combination of needle and
be affected by the following anchor point displays at the
object’s center. Skew handles are shuttle to form a stitch. Massive in
factors: stitch density, fabric type, diamond-shaped and appear at the size. Some schiffli machines – also
underlay, backing type, thread known as looms – weigh 10 tons
type and garment orientation. See center-top and bottom of the
object. See also Selection handles. and have up to 1024 needles. Most
also Stitch-Pull. Schiffli machines do not have
Run line objects: The Run Line automatic thread trim or automatic
RAM: Random Access Memory,
computer chip maintaining tool creates lines of single or triple color change. Excellent for emblem
run stitching. This tool is typically production, the creation of lace,
memory.
Glossary
embroidery production on embroidery machine. The type of Stitch: A stitch is a single needle
oversized items and production handshaking must match the type penetration. Also refers to thread
orders of very large quantities. of cable you are using. laid down from one needle
penetration to the next.
Screen calibration: You need to Short stitch: Digitizing technique
calibrate your monitor so that that places shorter stitches in Stitch angle: The stitch angle is
designs at 1:1 scale appear at real curves and corners to avoid an the angle the overall stitching
size. Do this when you first install unnecessarily bulky build-up or follows within a shape. The shape
EasyDesign, whenever you change stitches. may have a fixed stitch angle – e.g.
your monitor, or adjust your 45° to the horizontal – or multiple
monitor’s horizontal or vertical Shortcut key: A key stroke or a stitch angles.
controls. series of keystrokes you can use to
perform a task instead of using the Stitch bunching: Standard stitch
Screen resolution: See Pixels. mouse. For example, Ctrl+C spacing is calculated at the outside
actions the Copy command. edge of a shape. With sharp
Scroll bar: The bar at the bottom curves, spacing which provides
and right edge of a window whose Sizing handles: See Selection adequate coverage on the outside
contents are not entirely visible. handles. edge may cause bunching along
Each scroll bar contains a small the inside edge. This may cause
box, called a scroll box, and two Skew handles: See Rotation
handles. thread breakage when stitching
scroll arrows to allow different out.
types of scrolling.
Slow Redraw: Use to redraw Stitch count: Stitch count refers
Security Device: See Dongle. your design slowly. Slow Redraw
lets you view the stitching and to the number of stitches in a
design. In EasyDesign one stitch is
Select: To highlight an object or color sequence of a design in slow considered one machine
group of objects for the purpose of motion.
editing. Only selected items can be revolution. See also Design
Software: Programs, such as MS properties.
edited.
Windows and JANOME Embroidery Stitch density: The number of
Selection handles: Eight small Software, which run your
squares that appear symmetrically computer. stitches per given area (or stitch
lines per distance in a fill).
at the corners and edges of a
selected object. Use them to Spangles: See Sequins.
Stitch editing: Digitizing feature
position and resize objects. See Specialty threads: Threads that allows one or more stitches in
also Rotation handles. a pattern to be deleted or altered.
designed for effects such as shine,
Sequence: See Stitching glitter, iridescence or thickness.
The threads often are made from Stitch file: Stitch or ‘expanded’
Sequence. designs are low-level formats for
synthetic materials including
Sequins: Sequins, also known as rayon, mercerized cotton, metallics direct use by embroidery
‘spangles’, are small plastic disks and textured nylon. machines. They contain only stitch
with a hole in the centre. The coordinates and machine
spangles are stored on rolls, each Stabilizer: Also know as functions. Stitch designs are
one joined to the next by a weak ‘backing’, stabilizers are woven or generally not suited to scaling
link. They are stitched onto fabric non-woven materials used because stitches are not
by placing a spangle in front of the underneath the item or fabric being regenerated during rescaling. See
needle whilst needles are out of the embroidered to provide support also Outline file.
fabric. and stability. It can be hooped with
the item or placed between the Stitch length: The distance
Serial port: A connection point machine throat plate and hooped between two needle penetration
on a computer where you plug a garment. Available in various points. For maximum stitch length,
serial communications device such weights and types such as the length is measured according
as a modem. PC serial COM ports cut-away, tear-away and to the X and Y co-ordinates,
are male connectors, and can be wash-away (soluble). The more whichever is greater. Run stitch
either 9-pin or 25-pin. They are stitches your design has, the more length can be set to automatically
named COM1, COM2, COM3, etc. backing you will need. Professional vary in order to follow tight curves.
The number of available ports embroiderers use tear-away See also Max/Min stitch length.
limits the number of devices you stabilizers for woven fabrics and Stitch-Pull: When any stitch is
can connect. If additional ports are cut-away stabilizers for knits. See sewn into fabric the tension in the
required, you can add them. also Topping. thread between needle
Multi-port serial cards can also be penetrations can build up and
used. Status bar: Provides information
about the whole design: number of result in Stitch-Pull. Stitch-Pull can
Serial Port Setup: Here you can stitches, position of the design (X, cause distortions in your sewn
adjust Baud, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Y), number of colors (C), number designs, poor stitch registration
Parity values. These settings must of stops (S), etc. and even the bunching up of fabric.
be identical to those of the The amount of Stitch-Pull that
results in your design can be
affected by the following factors:
Stitch Density, Fabric Type,
Glossary
Underlay, Backing Type, Thread Thread: Fine cord or natural or to activate a command or, where
Type and Garment Orientation. See synthetic material made from two applicable, right-click to view and
also Push-Pull. or more filaments twisted together adjust its settings.
and used for stitching. Machine
Stitch type: Three basic stitch embroidery threads come in rayon Topping: Material hooped or
types are available with lockstitch (high sheen), cotton (duller finish), placed on top of fabrics that have
machines – Run, Satin and Tatami polyester (strong and colorfast), definable nap or surface texture,
(Weave). JANOME Embroidery metallics (synthetic core wrapped such as corduroy and terry cloth,
Software provides many variants of with metal foil or thin slivers of prior to embroidery. The topping
these. metal foil) and acrylic (sheen compacts the wale or nap and
similar to rayon). holds the stitches above it. It
Stitch spacing: Spacing between includes a variety of substances,
two consecutive needle Thread chart: Thread charts are such as plastic wrap, water-soluble
penetrations on the same side of a lists of pre-defined thread colors. plastic ‘foil’ and open-weave fabric
column. The smaller the value, the They may be based on that has been chemically treated to
greater the stitch density. For more commercially available thread disintegrate with the application of
open stitching, use larger values. charts, or charts you define heat. Also known as ‘facing’. See
yourself. You can copy colors also Stabilizer.
Stitching defects: Stitching
defects may appear in the form of between different thread charts to
create your own charts from Travel on Edge: Trapunto is a
gaps between filled areas, fabric existing colors. See also Color general term for very open fill
show-through and thread breaks. stitching, often used as a
These are often caused by incorrect chart.
background or for filling large
stitching settings – e.g. setting pull Thread density: Different thread shapes. In EasyDesign, Travel on
compensation too small for the density systems are used by Edge effect forces travel runs to
fabric stretchiness. different thread manufacturers. the edges of objects so they do not
Density A is normal embroidery show through open or loose
Stitching sequence: The thread (density 120/2, or 40). stitching.
embroidery objects in a design
form a stitching sequence. Initially, Density B is thicker, Density C is
finer, and Density D is very fine. Travel run: Travel runs are
objects are stitched in the order in typically used to connect segments
which they were created. You can Thread thickness: See Thread of complex shapes. They can also
change the position of a selected density. connect adjacent objects. Because
object by cutting it, then pasting it runs are not trimmed, they may be
somewhere else in the sequence, Thread type: Embroidery thread visible in the final embroidery. For
or by using the Resequence varies in thickness. Types are A, B, this reason, they are less
command. You can also C and D. Stitch density should be commonly used as connectors
resequence objects by color or with set according to the thread type. between objects than jumps. If
the Resequence List. See also Thread thickness. objects are adjacent and
connectors will be hidden, they can
Tatami stitch: Series of run Tie-ins: Tie-in stitches are
stitches, commonly used to cover inserted at the start of objects to be used.
large, irregular shapes. Stitches prevent stitches from unraveling. Traveling: You generally check a
are laid in rows traversing back and They are inserted inside the shape design’s stitching sequence by
forth across the shape. These can on the second stitch. You generally ‘traveling’ through it by stitches,
be parallel or slightly turning. use them when the previous segments, functions or objects.
Different fill patterns can be connector is trimmed.
created by varying the stitch Trims functions: If you are using
length, angle or sequence. Also Tie-offs: Tie-offs are generally a machine with an automatic
known as Weave stitch. placed before trims to prevent trimmer, the trim code causes the
stitches from unraveling. You can thread to be cut after a tie-off. In
Template: Special files used to adjust connector settings to the software, trims are represented
store styles and default property automatically add tie-offs under by a triangle with a small circle at
settings. Use templates when certain conditions, or add them the point where stitching starts
digitizing frequently-used design manually. You can also include trim again. The trimmed connector
types to save time re-adjusting the functions so machines with appears as a dotted line. You can
current property settings. trimmers cut the thread adjust connector settings to
automatically. automatically add trims, or add
Tension: Tautness of thread
them yourself.
when forming stitches. Top thread Title bar: The horizontal bar
tension, as well as bobbin thread located at the top of a window and Trimmers: Devices built into an
tension, need to be correctly set. containing the title of the window. embroidery machine to
Proper thread tension is achieved On many windows, the title bar automatically trim or cut remaining
when about one third of the thread also contains the Control menu box thread when the design jumps
showing on the underside of the and Maximize and Minimize from one area to another or
fabric on a column stitch is bobbin buttons. performs a color change.
thread.
Toolbar: Toolbars provide quick
and easy access to EasyDesign
commands. Click a toolbar button
Glossary
Trimming: Action of cutting loose Underlay: Stitches sewn before

thread, removing backing, etc, other design elements to help
from the final embroidered stabilize fabrics. The stitching
product. action that will attach the backing
to the fabric being embroidered. It
TrueType Font: Digital font also supports the top embroidery
technology designed by Apple for a more lofty, dimensional look.
Computer and now used by both Underlay stitches are made up of a
Apple and Microsoft in their series of single run stitches, usually
operating systems. with a very short stitch length, and
are digitized manually or placed
Turning Angle Fill objects: The
Turning Angle Fill tools create automatically under the column
(satin) or fill stitch areas of your
columns of varying width with embroidery design.
turning stitches. Different effects
can be applied to these objects. Values: The actual settings –
Collectively they are known as letters and numbers – that you
Turning Angle Fill objects. enter into dialogs. See also Object
Turning stitches: Embroidery Properties.
objects can be filled with parallel or Variable sizing: Ability to scale a
turning stitching. Turning stitches design to different sizes.
are columns of stitches which turn
to follow the path defined by the Vector graphic: Unlike raster
object outline. By contrast, parallel images, vector graphics contain
stitching traverses the shape in one vector data. This is a collection of
direction only – e.g. at 90° to the geometric shapes and lines that
horizontal, 45°, or whatever is set. combine to make an image. Rather
Objects can be created with turning than pixels, such data is recorded
stitching already applying, or as a set of mathematical formulas.
multiple stitch angles can be added Vector graphics are scalable
later. Turning stitches are best without distortion, and are small
used with designs containing files. See also Bitmap image.
complicated, turning shapes such
as trees, animals, or large filled Visualizer: Visualizer provides
areas. Turns generally occur at you with a preview of how your
points where a shape changes embroidery will look when stitched
significantly in direction or width. out. It gives the screen image a
three dimensional look.
Underlay: Stitches sewn before
other design elements to help Weight: When referring to
stabilize fabrics. The stitching T-shirts, the three standard weight
action that will attach the backing divisions are mid-weight/value,
to the fabric being embroidered. It heavyweight/premium, and super
also supports the top embroidery heavyweight.
for a more lofty, dimensional look.
Underlay stitches are made up of a Write: To send design information
to an embroidery disk, design card
series of single run stitches, usually or embroidery machine for
with a very short stitch length, and
are digitized manually or placed immediate stitchout or storage.
automatically under the column X/Y coordinates: The horizontal
(satin) or fill stitch areas of your (X) and vertical (Y) distances on a
embroidery design. graph or computer screen. Use X
values to measure width, and Y
Visualizer: Visualizer provides values to measure height.
you with a preview of how your
embroidery will look when stitched Zoom factor: The scale at which
out. It gives the screen image a the design is currently displayed.
three dimensional look.
TWAIN: Industry standard which
allows devices (such as scanners)
to communicate directly with
design and layout programs. Both
device and program must be
TWAIN-compliant. This lets you
use any TWAIN-compliant scanner
with your software.
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Index
A borders 185
save options 31
Border tool 245
converting lines 57
accents, monograms 183 underlay 136 creating 59
Add Hoop tool 51, 244 borders, see also lettering digitizing 59
adding folders 232 automatic digitizing 101, 104 setting width 59
Align cleaning up images 96 boundaries, digitizing for
Bottom tool 118 color reduction 96 appliqué 151
Centers Horizontally tool 118, 243 converting grayscale images 107 bounding box
Centers tool 118, 243 cropping images 92 selecting objects 42
Centers Vertically tool 118, 243 image preparation tools 97 selecting stitches 155
Left tool 118, 243 noise filtering 97 Browse For Folder dialog 225, 231
Right tool 118, 243 outline sharpening 96 browsing for designs 225
Top tool 118, 243 preparing images 95
Align Left tool 243 automatic stitching
Alignment toolbar creating embroidery 104
Align Bottom 118 C
Align Centers 118
Align Centers Horizontally 118 Calculate Hoopings dialog 51
Align Centers Vertically 118 B Calculate Hoopings tool 51, 244
calibrating monitor 13
Align Left 118
Align Right 118 Back tool 36–38, 244 Candlewicking Border 71
Align Top 118 backdrops selecting patterns 71
anchor points digitizing with backdrops 87 stitch spacing 71
rotation 121 displaying 40 Candlewicking tool 71
angles, see stitch angle locking and unlocking 119 catalogs, printing 230, 231
anti-aliasing 88 using bitmap images 90 Center Run underlay
applications, EasyDesign & backgrounds adjusting settings 137
EasyEdit 197 changing 53 setting values 137
appliqué changing colors 47 Change Design View tool 225, 245
cover stitch settings 152 changing fabrics 48 Change Locale command 224
creating objects 151 color mixing 48 changing locale (language) 224
digitizing 151 Backstitch Character Map 162
printing 191, 193 outlines 70 characters, special 161
See also appliqué stitch length 70 Choose Fabric dialog 139
Appliqué tool 151, 245 tool 70 Choose Locale dialog 224
arranging objects 117 Backtrack tool 144, 243 circle objects, reshaping 128
grouping 119 backtracking objects 144 circles, digitizing 61
locking 119 baselines circular baselines, reshaping 175
arrow keys, traveling by 38 adjusting 175 circular orientations 165
artwork reshaping circular 175 Click-to-Centerline tool 102, 103,
anti-aliased images 88 reshaping custom 176 245
choosing 87 reshaping horizontal 175 Click-to-Design Advanced tool 104,
dithered images 88 bitmap images 106, 245
preparing for automatic anti-aliasing 88 Click-to-Design dialog 105, 106
digitizing 95 dithered 88 Click-to-Design Instantly tool 104,
scanning 89 supported formats 250 245
ATA PC cards 11, 199 using as backdrops 90 Click-to-Outline tool 102, 103, 245
precautions 199 blackwork fills 78 Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill
Auto Split, with Satin Fill 64 Border tool 56, 59 tool 101, 102, 245
automatic borders Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill without
backup 31 adding 185 Holes tool 101, 102, 245
Index
Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Fill converting accessing 226

tool 101, 102, 245 file types 231 adding lettering 160
cloning, objects 113 photos to designs 107 browsing 225
Cloth Setter 189 Copy tool 112, 242 combining 111
Cloth Setter device 189 copying converting 231
color changes, manual 83 and pasting designs 232 converting formats (tables) 249
Color dialog 48 cloning objects 113 creating new 28
color layers, printing 193 designs 232 deleting from machine 211
color mode 89 duplicating objects 113 display thumbnails 225
color reduction, automatic objects 112 managing 223
digitizing 96 cover stitches measuring 30
colors appliqué 152 opening 24, 227
changing 83 Craft Stitch toolbar opening in Easy Edit 25
changing background 47 Backstitch 70, 71, 72 opening multiple 24
current color 82 Create Special Tools Flyout
outputting 203
mixing background 48 Insert Offset Object 147
previewing 40
resequencing by 116 Create/Edit Hoop dialog 53
print preview 189
thread colors 82 Crop Image command 92
printing 189, 230
traveling by 37 cropped images, reshaping 92
receiving and deleting 204
columns cropping images 92
redrawing slowly 38
creating 59 Current Color tool 82, 245
renaming 233
digitizing 59, 60 current color, changing 82
resequencing 114
setting width 59 custom baselines, reshaping 176
saving 30
Combine Mode tool 51, 244 custom hoops, creating 53
selecting 226
Combine toolbar custom orientations 166
sending and receiving 198
Add Hoop 51, 244 custom templates, selecting 227
cut & paste sending design to machine 204
Calculate Hoopings 51, 244
designs 232 sending multiple to machine 201,
Combine Mode 51, 244
objects 112 205, 207, 210, 216
Delete Hoop 51, 244
resequencing 114 sending single designs to
Rotate Hoop 51, 244
Cut Hole tool 145, 243 machine 200, 215
Rotate Hoop 90° CCW / CW 50
Cut tool 114, 242 sending to machine 204, 206, 209
combining
designs 111 cutting lines, appliqué 151 sending to MB-4 machine 215
objects (nesting) 114 summary information 225
commands viewing 32
popup menus 27 viewing in folders 229
selecting 26 D viewing in the whole window
(Design Gallery) 225
undo/redo 27
decorative outlines, creating 70 with MA Hoop 219
using toolbars 26
default, object details 135 writing single designs to
complex shapes, digitizing 60 machine 200, 206, 215
condensed files 196 Delete Designs dialog 211
Delete Hoop tool 51, 244 designs, combining 111
connections
reconnecting Design Gallery to deleting details lists, sorting 230
EasyDesign 227 designs 204, 233 dialogs
connections, peripheral device designs from machine 211 Browse For Folder 225, 231
settings 10 folders 232 Calculate Hoopings 51
connectors objects 113 Choose Fabric 139
minimizing with nesting 114 stitches 157 Choose Locale 224
show/hide 35 templates 143 Click-to-Design 105, 106
consecutive objects, selecting 42 design details, viewing 40 Color 48
contour, spiral 68 Design Gallery Convert Options 231
contour, standard 68 icon 223 Create/Edit Hoop 53
control points 57 opening 223 Delete Designs 211
adding 127 reconnecting to EasyDesign 227 Design Gallery Properties 228
deleting 128 Design Gallery icon 242 Design Name 233
moving 127 Design Gallery Properties Embroidery Gallery 73
reshaping objects 127 dialog 228 Fabric Settings 140
selecting 127 Design Name dialog 233 Fill Holes 146
conversion tables design printouts Image Preparation 99
supported stitch file formats 249 print options 189 JEF Name 204, 207, 209, 213, 215
Convert Options dialog 231 printing 189, 198, 230 Manage Fabrics 140
Convert tool 231, 244 designs Monogramming 183
Index
New 227 Click-to-Design Advanced 104, complex shapes 60

New Fabric 140 106, 245 manual 56
Object Details > Appliqué 152 Click-to-Design Instantly 104, 245 Motif Run 75
Object Details > Dimensions 118, Click-to-Outline 102, 103, 245 squares and rectangles 62
120, 172 Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill 101, with backdrops 87
Object Details > Feathering 148 102, 245 digitizing methods 56
Object Details > Fill Stitch 63, 64, Click-to-Parallel Weave Fill Border 59
65, 66, 67, 78, 150, 179 without Holes 101, 102, 245 Motif Run 75
Object Details > Fill Stitch > Click-to-Turning Angle Satin Parallel Fill 60
Contour 69 Fill 101, 102, 245 selecting 56
Object Details > Fill Stitch > Current Color 82, 245 Digitizing toolbar
Embossed Fill 67 Embroidery Gallery 73, 245 Border 59
Object Details > Gradient Fill 150 Image Preparation 98, 245 Display
Object Details > Lettering 160, Lettering 170, 177 Grid tool 29, 244
162, 171, 180, 184 Match to Palette 102, 245 Hoop tool 244
Object Details > Line Stitch 76 Motif Run Line 57, 75, 76, 246 Images tool 36, 244
Object Details > Parallel Fill 129 Outlined Image Preparation 99, Needle Points tool 35, 244
Object Details > Photo Click 108 245 viewing selected parts 35
Object Details > Radial Fill 69 Parallel Contour Fill 68 Display Hoop tool 29
Object Details > Underlay 137, Parallel Contour Fill Circle 68 display settings, changing 53
139 Parallel Contour Fill Rectangle 68 distances, measuring 30
Open 143 Parallel Embossed Fill 60, 245 dithering 88
Overview window 34 Parallel Embossed Fill-Circle 61, Duplicate command 113
Print Catalog Options 231 246 duplicating objects 113
Print Options 189, 190, 192, 193, Parallel Embossed
230 Fill-Rectangle 62, 246
Print Preview 189 Parallel Fill 56, 245
Purge Recover and Backup
Directories 284
Parallel Fill Circle 245
Parallel Fill Rectangle 245
E
Receive Designs 211, 217 Parallel Fill-Circle 56 EasyDesign
Resequence 44, 115, 116 Parallel Fill-Rectangle 56 starting 23
Save As 30, 142, 198 Parallel Motif Fill 60, 78, 79, 245 when to use 197
Save Hoop As 53 Parallel Motif Fill-Rectangle 62, 78, EasyEdit
Save Options 198 79, 246 starting 24
Screen Calibration 13 Parallel Radial Fill 69 when to use 197
Select Border 183, 185 Parallel Radial Fill Circle 69 Edge Run underlay, adjusting
settings 137
Select Character 161 Parallel Radial Fill Rectangle 69
edges, applying Feather Edge 147
Select Designs 210, 216 Parallel Satin Fill 60, 245
Edit
Select Machine Models 27 Parallel Satin Fill-Circle 61, 246
Offset Object 147
Select Motif 78 Parallel Satin Fill-Rectangle 62, Edit menu
Select Source 12 246 Duplicate 113
Send Current Design 204, 207, 215 Parallel Weave Fill 60, 245
Lock 119
Send Designs 209, 210, 216 Parallel Weave Fill-Circle 61, 246
Unlock 119
Send Designs, Receive and Parallel Weave Fill-Rectangle 62, Edit toolbar
Delete 205, 207 246 Align Centers 243
Sequence 177 Photo Click Advanced 107, 245 Align Centers Horizontally 243
Slow Redraw 39 Photo Click Instantly 107, 245 Align Centers Vertically 243
Work Environment 47, 50 Run Line 56, 245 Align Left 243
Work Environment > Autosave Sculpture Run 72 Align Right 243
tab 31 Single Run Line 57, 246 Align Top 243
Work Environment > Display 47, Stemstitch 71 Backtrack 144, 243
48, 53 Triple Run Line 57, 246 Cut Hole 145, 243
Write a Design 213 Turning Angle Embossed Fill 60, Feather Edge 147, 148, 243
Write Designs, Read and 246
Fill Holes 146, 243
Erase 213 Turning Angle Fill 56, 245
Digitize toolbar Flip Horizontally 122, 243
Turning Angle Satin Fill 60, 246
Appliqué 151, 245 Flip Vertically 122, 243
Turning Angle Weave Fill 60, 246
Backstitch 70 digitizing Florentine Effect 69
Border 56, 245 automatic 101 Gradient Fill 149, 243
Candlewicking 71 circles 61 Object Details 135, 150, 243
Click-to-Centerline 102, 103, 245 columns and borders 59 Polygon Select 43, 242
Repeat 144, 243
Index
Resequence 44, 115, 116, 243 Fill Holes tool 146, 243 machines 10
Reshape 77, 92, 127–129, 130, 166, fill stitches, types 63 help
167, 171–176, 243 filling holes, Parallel Fill 146 accessing 3
Rotate CCW/CW 121, 243 fills viewing the Onscreen Manual 3
Select 41–43, 171, 172, 174, 242 adjusting motif fills 78 See also troubleshooting
Split Block 156, 243 blackwork 78 hidden objects, display 44
Stitch Mode 154–157, 243 Embossed 66 holes
Underlay 136, 243 Satin 64 cutting 145
editing stitches 18 Weave 65 filling holes 146
inserting stitches 156 fixed stitch angles 60 hoop
moving stitches 156 fixed-length horizontal creating custom hoops 53
effects orientations, creating 163 displaying 29
feather edge 147 flair script designs 181 size, changing 49
Gradient Fill 149 Flip Horizontally tool 122, 243 hoop types, supported 250
Travel on Edge 150 Flip Vertically tool 122, 243 hoops
Embossed Fill flipping stamps 74 centering 50
pattern size 67 Florentine Effect tool 69 changing 49
stitch angle 67 Florentine effects, creating 69 rotating 50
embossed fills, creating 66 folders horizontal baselines,
Embroidery limiting file types 229 reshaping 175
Gallery dialog 73 refreshing/validating 226 horizontal orientations 163
Gallery tool 73 renaming/adding/deleting 232
embroidery sorting 229
design formats 196 Folders icon 225, 245
files, opening 197 fonts, flair script 181 I
lettering 20, 160 formats image
machine connections 10 design 196 sharpening 90
embroidery elements, printing 190 embroidery file 196 Image menu
embroidery file formats 249 expanded 196 Crop Image 92
Embroidery Gallery tool 245 outline 196 Insert Image 90
embroidery machine stitch 196 Scan 91
See also machine formats Forward tool 36–37, 244 Scanner Setup 12
Embroidery menu Touch Up Picture 93
Insert Design 111, 183 Image Preparation
entry/exit point, changing 130 dialog 99
G tool 98, 245
image preparation
gaps, offsetting filled holes 146 cropping 92
F Giga Hoop, sending designs 220 preparing non-outlined
Gradient Fill images 98
Fabric Settings dialog 140 applying 149
fabrics preparing outlines 99
overview 149 summary 98
changing background 48 tool 243
fabrics, managing 140 tools 97
Gradient Fill tool 149 images
fancy fill stitches graphics packages, linking 93
Motif Fill 77 anti-aliased 88
grayscale images, converting to bitmaps 90
Feather Edge designs 107
applying 147 cleaning up 96
grid color reduction 96
effect 147 hiding/showing 29
settings 148 cropping 92
setting spacing 47
tool 147, 148 digitizing automatically 104
grouping objects 119
Feather Edge tool 243 dithering 88
guide patterns
file tree, refresh 226 Motif Fill 79 editing 93, 93
file types noise filtering 97
JMT 142 non-outlined 98
outline & stitch files 249 outline sharpening 96
files
combining designs 111
H outlined vs non-outlined 95
preparation tools 97
opening embroidery 197 handles, see selection handles scanning 88, 91
splitting large files 199 hardware sharpening outlines 99
stitch 196 peripheral device settings 10 Insert Border tool 185, 244
Fill Holes dialog 146 setting up embroidery Insert Design command 111, 183
Index
Insert Image command 90 rotating 173 sending single designs 200, 204,
inserting scaling 170–172 206, 215
one object into another 114 selecting symbols 161 sending, receiving and deleting
stitches 156 setting orientation 162 multiple designs 201
spacing 166 writing single designs 200, 215
special characters 161 machines
special effects 180 outputting to MB-4 215
J transforming 172 outputting to MC9700 or
lower 213
See also baselines
JAN format 196 See also fonts machines, MC1000* 206
JEF format 196 Lettering Art Manage Fabrics dialog 140
JEF Name dialog 204–215 distorting objects 180 managing designs 223
JMT files 142 editing letters 181 manual color changes, inserting 83
Jump effects 180 Match to Palette tool 102, 245
by 1 Stitch tool 38, 244 None command 181 MB-4 machine, outputting to 215
by 10 Stitches tool 38, 244 removing 181 MC1000* machines, outputting
by 100 Stitches tool 38, 244 tool 180, 183 to 206
by Color tool 37, 244 lettering orientation 175 MC10000 V2.21 machines,
by Object tool 36, 43, 244 selecting 162 outputting to 209
to Start/End Design tool 36, 37, Lettering tool 160–162, 170–181, 244 MC9700 or lower machines,
244 Lettering toolbar outputting to 213
jumping Insert Border 185, 244 Measuring Tape command 30
by stitches 38 memory cards 11, 199
Lettering 160, 161, 174, 180, 181,
using the arrow keys 37, 38 244 minimum stitch length
Lettering Art 180, 183 Weave Fill 66
Lettering Art > None 181 missing files, locating 226
Monogramming 183, 244 modifying designs, Resequence
K lettering, monograms 183 dialog 44
letters modifying objects
keyboard shortcuts 244 changing entry point 130
changing spacing 167
reshaping 173 changing exit point 130
limiting files in folders 229 flipping 122
grouping 119
L line spacing, lettering 167
lines locking 119
large files, splitting 199 converting to borders 57 reshaping circles 128
last stitch, keep or omit 60 digitizing 57 rotating 121
layout locale, changing languages 224 scaling 120
Motif Fills 79 locate missing files 226 using Lettering Art 180
length Lock command 119 monitor, calibrating 13
Backstitch 70 locking monogram designs, creating 182
Center Run underlay stitches 137 backdrops 119 Monogramming
Edge Run underlay stitches 137 objects 119 dialog 183
Run and Triple Run 58 tool 183, 244
Weave Fill 66 monograms
Weave underlay stitches 138 editing 184
letter sequencing, changing 177
lettering
M Motif Fill
applying 78
adding 160 MA Hoop, sending designs 219 filling shapes with 78
adjusting individual letters 173 machine layout motifs 79
adjusting Satin stitch settings 179 deleting designs 211 modifying layouts on-screen 79
adjusting Weave stitch formats, saving 198 Motif Run
settings 179 models 199 overview 75
automatic borders 185 models, selecting 27 reshaping 77
changing stitch types 179 outputting multiple designs 205, scaling 76
Character Map 162 207 selecting motifs 76
editing 170 outputting to MC10000 V2.21 using 75
machines 209 values 76
entering on-screen 160
receiving designs 211 Motif Run Line tool 57, 75, 76, 246
individual letter spacing 167
See also embroidery machine motifs
line spacing 167
sending designs 204 adjusting fills 78
multi-colored 174
sending multiple designs 210, 216 adjusting offsetting on-screen 80
reshaping horizontal
baselines 175 sending open design 209 adjusting spacing on-screen 80
Index
laying out on-screen (Motif Lettering tab 160, 162, 171, 180 horizontal fixed-length 163
Fill) 79 Line Stitch tab 59, 76 lettering 162
Motif Fill 77 Parallel Fill tab 129 vertical 165
rotating patterns on-screen 80 Photo Click tab 108 outline
scaling (Motif Run) 76 Underlay tab 137, 139 files 196
selecting (Motif Run) 76 Object Details tool 135, 150, 243 recognition 197
skewing patterns on-screen 80 object recognition 197 sharpening 96
See also Motif Run objects stitches, Motif Run 75
moving objects appliqué 151 Outlined Image Preparation
nudging 117 arranging 117 tool 99, 245
positioning with X:Y backtracking 144 outlined images 99
coordinates 118 changing colors 83 outlines
with click and drag 117 cloning 113 backstitch 70
moving stitches 156 copying and pasting 112 Candlewicking Border 71
multiple designs creating duplicates 144 digitizing 103
sending to machine 201, 205, 207, selecting objects with 42
creating with Satin Fill 64
210, 216 sharpening 99
cutting holes 145
deleting 113 stemstitch 71
duplicating 113 outlines, decorative 70
overlapping
N editing lettering 170
flipping 122 Backstitch 70
native formats 196 grouping 119 overlaps, removing 145
needle points locking and unlocking 119 Overview Window tool 34, 244
selecting stitches 154 moving 117
show/hide 35 nesting 114
nesting objects 114 repeating 144
New resequencing 114 P
dialog 29, 227 reshaping 126 palette colors, match to image 102
Fabric dialog 140 rotating 121 panning designs 33, 34
tool 28, 242 scaling 120 Parallel Contour Fill
new designs, creating 28, 227 selecting 41 Circle tool 68
noise filtering 97 transforming 117 Rectangle tool 68
non-outlined images 98 traveling by 36 tool 68
NORMAL template ungrouping 119 Parallel Embossed Fill
overview 142 See also modifying objects Circle tool 61, 246
nudging objects 117 objects, combining 111 Rectangle tool 62, 246
Offset Object tool 147 tool 60, 245
offsetting Parallel Embossed Fill-Circle
filled holes (Parallel Fill) 146 tool 61, 246
O onscreen help 3 Parallel Fill
onscreen manual 2 adjusting stitch angle 129
object details Open Circle tool 56, 245
changing 135
dialog 25, 143 cutting holes 145
changing stitch type 63
tool 24, 242 filling holes 146
current 135 open design Motif Fill 77
defaults 135 sending to machine 209 open stitching 150
existing objects 135 Open Design tool 227, 244 Rectangle tool 56, 245
saving current 135 Open dialog 25 stitch angle 129
saving to template 143 open stitching, Travel on Edge 150
Object Details > Fill Stitch > tool 56, 245
Open tool 25 Travel on Edge 150
Contour dialog 69 opening
Object Details > Fill Stitch > Parallel Motif Fill
Design Gallery 223 Rectangle tool 62, 78, 79, 246
Embossed Fill dialog 67 designs 227
Object Details > Radial Fill 69 tool 60, 78, 79, 245
EasyEdit 25 Parallel Motif Fill-Rectangle tool 62,
Object Details dialog 63 opening designs 24
Appliqué tab 152 246
existing 25 Parallel Radial Fill
Dimensions tab 118, 120, 172 preview window in Easy Edit 25 Circle tool 69
Feathering tab 148 orientations Rectangle tool 69
Fill Stitch 78 circular 165 tool 69
Fill Stitch tab 64–66, 67, 150, 179 custom 166 Parallel Satin Fill
Gradient Fill tab 150 horizontal 163 Circle tool 61, 246
Index
Rectangle tool 62, 246

tool 60
R S
Parallel Weave Fill tool 60, 245 radial fills, creating 69 sample motifs, Motif Fill 79
Parallel Weave Fill-Circle tool 61, Receive Designs dialog 211, 217 Satin
246 receiving designs 198, 204 appliqué cover stitch 152
Parallel Weave Fill-Rectangle recognition, objects/outlines 197 digitizing borders 59
tool 62, 246 recoloring objects 83 fills, creating 64
Paste tool 91, 112, 114, 242 rectangles, digitizing 62 overview 64
pasting Redo tool 27, 242 spacing 64
designs 232 redoing commands 27 Satin Fill stitch
objects 112 redrawing designs 38 lettering object settings 179
patterns refreshing display/folders/tree Save As dialog 30, 142, 198
Candlewicking Border 71 node 226 Save Hoop As dialog 53
laying out on-screen (Motif removing overlaps 145 Save Options dialog 198
Fill) 79 renaming save options, automatic 31
printing appliqué 191, 193 designs 233 Save tool 30, 242
selecting embossed fills 66 folders 232 saving
Weave Fill 65 Repeat tool 144, 243 object details to a template 143
PC memory cards 11, 199 repeating objects 144 saving designs 30, 198
PCMCIA cards 11, 199 Resequence scaling
peripheral devices dialog 44 lettering 170, 171, 172
connection settings 10 Resequence dialog 115, 116 motifs (Motif Run) 76
setting up 5 displaying hidden objects 44 objects 120
See also hardware selecting objects 44 stamps 74
perspective effects, Gradient Resequence tool 44, 115, 116, 243 scaling lettering 171
Fill 149 resequencing scaling objects
Photo Click by color 116 by click & drag 120
Advanced tool 107 on-screen 120
by selection 115
Instantly tool 107 to an exact size 120
objects 114
Photo Click Advanced tool 245 using Object Details 120
using cut and paste 114
Photo Click Instantly tool 245 reshape control points, Scan command 91
photos, converting to selecting 127 Scanner Setup command 12
embroidery 107 Reshape tool 77, 92, 127–129, 130, scanning
pictures, see backdrops artwork 89
166, 167, 171–176, 243
placement lines, appliqué 151
reshaping letters 173 images 88
Polygon Select tool 43, 242
reshaping objects 126 preparing artwork 89
popup menus 27
circles 128 resolution 89
positioning objects 117
lettering 175 sharpening 90
pre-cut, appliqué 153
Motif Run 77 tips 89
preparing images 98
resolution, scanning 89 Screen Calibration dialog 13
presetting object details 135
reverse stitching Sculpture Run tool 72
preview designs 25
Backtrack and Repeat 144 security device messages 284
previewing
printed design 189 Rotate CCW/CW tool 121, 243 select all stitches 154
Print Catalog Options dialog 231 Rotate Hoop tool 50, 51, 244 Select Border dialog 183, 185
rotating Select Character dialog 161
print options 189
lettering 173 Select Designs dialog 210, 216
Print Options dialog 189, 190, 192,
objects 121 Select Machine Models dialog 27
193, 230
objects by click & drag 121 Select Motif dialog 78
Print Preview
objects by Rotate CCW/CW 121 Select Source dialog 12
dialog 189
patterns on-screen 80 Select tool 41–43, 171, 172, 174, 242
tool 40, 189, 191, 193, 242
stamps 74 selecting
Print tool 189, 230, 242, 244
See also rotating objects colors while traveling 43
printing Run
catalogs 231 designs 226
Backtrack and Repeat 144 lettering orientation 162
design printouts 230 Run Line
designs 189, 198 reshape control points 127
stitch length 58 stitches 154
embroidery elements 190 stitch type 58
Hoop option 191 stitches with bounding box 155
tool 56, 245 selecting objects
printouts, previewing 40
Purge Recover and Backup bounding outline 42
Directories dialog 284 consecutive 42
purge recovery 283 grouping 119
Index
point and click 41 special characters stitch values

resequencing by selection 115 selecting 161 angle (Embossed Fill) 67
while traveling 43 special effects, lettering 180 Embossed Fill 66
with Polygon Select 43 Split Block tool 156, 243 length (Weave Fill) 66
with the Resequence dialog 44 splitting size (Embossed Fill) 67
selection handles, rotating 121 large files 199 stitch type 63
Send Current Design dialog 204, stitch blocks 156 Weave Fill 65
207, 215 squares, digitizing 62 stitches
Send Designs dialog 209, 210, 216 stabilizing with underlays 136 Center Run underlay length 137
Send Designs, Receive and Delete stamps deleting 157
dialog 205, 207 rotating/flipping/scaling 74 digitizing lines 57
Send to Machine tool 200, 204, 206, scaling 75 editing 18
209, 215, 219, 220, 242 selecting/inserting 73 inserting 156
sending designs 198 Standard toolbar moving 156
sequence Copy 112, 242 selecting 154
checking in Easy Edit 37 Cut 114, 242 selecting all 154
resequencing 114 New 28, 242 selecting by needle point 154
traveling 37 Open 24, 25, 242 selecting while traveling 155
Sequence dialog 177 Paste 91, 112, 114, 242 selecting with bounding box 155
sequencing, letters 177 Print 189, 242 stitch types 63
Set Color command 48 Print Preview 40, 189, 191, 193, 242 traveling by 37, 38
settings Redo 27, 242 Weave underlay length 138
adjusting view 226 Save 30, 242 See also editing stitches
Setup menu Send to Machine 200, 204, 206, See also selecting stitches
Work Environment 31 209, 215, 219, 220, 242 stitching designs
Work Environment > Display 47, Stop 242 using Send to Machine 210, 216
48 Undo 27, 242 stitching order, see sequence
SEW format 196 Write to Card 201, 206–218, 242 stitching sequence, viewing 36
shading effects, Gradient Fill 149 Stemstitch stitching, removing underlying 145
Shortcut to Windows Properties outlines 71 stitchout, simulating 38
dialog 228 stitch thickness 71 Stop tool 242
shortcuts, keyboard 247 Stemstitch tool 71 summary information, display 225
Show Selected Objects stitch angles symbols
command 33 adjusting 129 Character Map 162
single designs, writing to ATA Embossed Fill 67 selecting 161
card 201, 202, 206, 208, 209, 212, fixed 60 system preferences
213, 214, 215, 218, 219 setting for Parallel Fill 129 automatic backup 31
Single Run Line tool 57, 246 turning stitches 60 automatic save 31
size stitch blocks, splitting 156
Embossed Fill 67 stitch files 196
measuring designs 30 supported formats 249
skewing objects
by click and drag 122
stitch length T
Run and Triple Run 58 tackdown, appliqué 151
patterns on-screen 80 Stemstitch 71
with rotation handles 122 templates
Stitch Mode tool 154–157, 243 creating 142
Slow Redraw Stitch Select While Traveling
dialog 39 custom 227
tool 43, 155, 244
tool 38, 244 deleting 143
stitch settings
sorting appliqué 152 modifying 142
using details lists 230 stitch spacing NORMAL 142
using View menu 230 adjusting Satin 64 saving object details 143
spacing Candlewicking Border 71 using 142
Candlewicking Border 71 Stemstitch 71 thread colors 82
embossed fills 67 Weave Fill 65 toolbars
Gradient Fill 149 stitch thickness Edit toolbar 242, 243, 244
individual letters 167 Backstitch 70 list of all toolbars 242
lettering 166 stitch types selecting commands 26
lines of lettering 167 applying to lettering 179 showing 26
open spacing 150 Motif Fill 77 tools
Stemstitch 71 Motif Run 75 list of all tools 242, 248
Weave Fill stitches 65 Run and Triple Run 58 showing toolbars 26
spacing, grid 47 selecting 63 Touch Up Picture command 93
Index
transforming User Preferences 224 Write to Card tool 201, 206–218

lettering 172 Zoom Whole Design 32, 33
objects 117 Zoom Whole Hoop 33
Travel on Edge effect 150 view settings, adjusting 226
traveling
by color 37
View toolbar X
Back 36, 37, 38, 244
by stitches 37, 38 Display Grid 29, 244 X and Y coordinates, setting for
overview 37 objects 118
Display Hoop 244
selecting colors while traveling 43 Display Images 36, 244
selecting objects 43 Display Needle Points 35, 244
selecting stitches 155
tools, travel by stitches 38
Forward 36, 37, 38, 244
Jump by 1 Stitch 38, 244 Z
using the arrow keys 38 Jump by 10 Stitches 38, 244 Zigzag underlay 137
tree node, refresh 226 Jump by 100 Stitches 38, 244 adjusting settings 137
trim in place, appliqué 153 Jump by Color 37, 244 Zoom Box tool 33, 244
Triple Run Line tool 57, 246 Jump by Object 36, 43, 244 Zoom In tool 33, 244
troubleshooting 283 Jump to Start/End Design 36, 37 zoom in/out 33, 34
minimum requirements 283 Overview Window 34, 244 Zoom Out tool 33, 244
purge recovery 283 Slow Redraw 38, 244 Zoom Whole Design command 32,
security device messages 284 Start/End Design 244 33
Turning Angle Stitch Select While Traveling 43, Zoom Whole Hoop command 33
Embossed Fill tool 60, 246 155, 244
Fill tool 56, 246 Visualizer 35, 244
Satin Fill tool 60 Zoom Box 33, 244
Weave Fill tool 60, 246 Zoom In 33, 244
Turning Angle Embossed Fill Zoom Out 33, 244
tool 60, 246 viewing
Turning Angle Fill tool 245 design information 39
turning stitches 60 images 40
information onscreen 2
modes 32
stitching sequence 36
U viewing designs 32
Underlay tool 136, 243 connectors 35
underlays display options 35
adjusting Center Run settings 137 displaying hidden objects 44
adjusting Edge Run settings 137 needle points 35
adjusting Zigzag settings 137 panning 33, 34
selecting a type 136 selected parts only 35
stabilizing 136 show all 32
Zigzag 137 simulating stitchout 38
underlying stitching, removing 145 Visualizer 35
Undo tool 27, 242 zooming 33, 34
undoing commands 27 Visualizer tool 35, 244
ungrouping objects 119
Unlock command 119
unlocking
backdrops 119 W
objects 119 Weave Fill
lettering object settings 179
values 65
Weave underlay 138
V Work Environment
validating folders 226 command 31, 47
vector formats, supported 250 dialog 50
vertical orientations 165 dialog, Autosave tab 31
View menu Display tab 47, 48, 53
Display Hoop 29 Write a Design dialog 213
Measuring Tape 30 Write Designs, Read and Erase
Show Selected Objects 33 dialog 213

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Embroidery Software

Rev 3 June 2009

Welcome to JANOME Embroidery Software, the

If you are new to JANOME Embroidery Software, About JANOME Embroidery

 Create a new design  Save files in a number of file formats, including

EasyEdit Onscreen documentation is provided in two

Viewing onscreen information

To view information onscreen To use the onscreen help

Linking to the JANOME website

To link to the JANOME website

Note You must have a correctly configured web

duplicates of the layouts generated by the

Instruction Symbol Action

This chapter covers steps necessary to set up a new

Installation checklist  Step 5: Connect your machine to the PC. See

 Step 3: When the installation is complete, you

Installing JANOME Embroidery

Use the procedure outlined below to install

To install a JANOME Embroidery Software

The Select Directory screen appears. By default, the Component Description

Note Total available space is automatically detected

Note This will ensure that your embroidery machines

Upon successful installation of the software and any

Corresponding shortcut icons are placed on the

Note The uninstall process may leave some files in the

Modifying an existing JANOME

Whether you are updating your current JANOME

9 Upon detecting the dongle, a Setup Complete screen

Note Total available space is automatically detected

 The MC200E machine does not support direct

Supported memory cards

The following dialog appears when installation is

2 Select No to the Windows Update and click Next.

5 Click Finish to close and restart your computer.

Use Image > Scanner Setup to setup scanners.

JANOME Embroidery Software supports

Note Peripheral devices can be connected to your

Note The MC11000 (Jsmc860 Device) drivers are

Note If you have trouble with scanning after re-starting

Calibrating the monitor

You need to calibrate your monitor so that designs

To calibrate the monitor

2 Measure the height and width of the dialog box.

JANOME Embroidery Software provides embroiderers with a fast, flexible way

Planning designs Artwork

order in which shapes are stitched out. Of course Selecting objects

Depending on the shape and stitching you require,

Column of varying width Satin Fill creates a glossy, high-quality effect. It is

Embossed Fill for

Satin for narrow

Artwork that is not in digital format needs to be

You need to decide how many different thread The Click-to-Stitch

Use Photo Click to create embroidery from

Modifying designs also access some of these functions using the

Use Feather Edge to create rough edges, to

Embroidery appearance and quality depends a lot

Apply Lettering Art effects to lettering objects to

Output, storage and design

You can output embroidery designs in a variety of

Designs created in EasyDesign are composed of ‘embroidery objects’. They

Grids and hoops

To start using JANOME Embroidery

Getting started Open EasyDesign using the desktop icon or the

JANOME Embroidery Software is made up of two

Create a new design Save files in a number of file formats, including

Installation checklist Step 5: Connect your machine to the PC. See

Step 3: When the installation is complete, you

The MC200E machine does not support direct

Customize the Design Window by showing or hiding

If you choose the MC9700, MC9500, MC300E,

To create new designs with a custom template, select

Select a template from the list and click OK.

Alternatively select View > Hoop.

Select the colors to display and click OK. See also

To display selected colors in the window, select View >

To pan across a design in the Design Window, select

Design viewing modes To hide connecting threads, view design in Visualizer