#PCSTITCH VS WINSTITCH MANUAL#
#PCSTITCH VS WINSTITCH PC#

You can also open this at any time from the File menu.-4

(It can bere-enabled in the preferences screen)The Launch WindowWhen the application is first opened, you will see a Quick Launch Window appear, whichlooks like this:Here you have easy access to the most common tasks you need to get started with theprogram. Table of Contents-Contextual Help4The Launch Window4The Main Window8Getting Started10The Palette.17Motifs, Alphabets, and Special Stitches.19Layers23The Status Bar25The File Menu: Load and Save Charts27The File Menu: Print/Print Selection31The Edit Menu: Copy, Paste and Area Functions36The Insert Menu38The View Menu39The Palette Menu43The Import/Export Menu47Preferences (General)48Preferences (Estimated Length)51Preferences (Thread Sets)51Export to PDF53PDF Options54Importing Images: The Import Wizard59Importing Images: Advanced Import62Working with Plastic Canvas67Symbol Editor68Adding Totally New Threads69How Do I?70We like to hear from you!72Recommend a friend723Д¬ontextual HelpA вЂњContextual HelpвЂќ window will openwhen you start the application.This window shows help andinformation about the thing you mostrecently clicked upon.It will open over the main windowand can be moved to one side so thatit provides help as you work.If you don't want it to appear, untickthe вЂshow context helpвЂ™ checkbox atthe bottom of the window.

#PCSTITCH VS WINSTITCH MANUAL#

No need run down to the print shop to get the chart enlarged when you canprint it yourself!The task of creating a chart involves either designing something based upon an idea youhave, and using the computer screen like a sheet of graph paper, or by importing animage from elsewhere (perhaps a photo or piece of clip art)Once the design is on the screen, you can amend it further: perhaps by adding text,removing background stitches, or adding half stitches to smooth curved edges.This manual explains all the main functions of the application, and the bundled ThreadEditor utility, and Symbol Editor.-2

#PCSTITCH VS WINSTITCH PC#

IntroductionThis document explains all the main functions of the application, plus the bundled ThreadEditor utility, and Symbol Editor.We hope you enjoy many hours using the program!If you can't find the answer to a query you have within this document, please send us anemail using the contact form on our website, or in the help menu of your program.Jeff & Deb TullinUrsa SoftwareMacStitch Mac, and WinStitch for the PC are designed for making the creation ofcounted cross stitch charts easy, quick and fun.You draw on screen using the mouse, using your selected colors (taken from the DMC,Anchor, Madeira or several other thread ranges), and build up your design just as youwould on graph paper.For the artistically challenged, you can import scanned photos or clipart, and have theprogram turn them into ready-to-stitch designs in minutes, at just the right size.The printouts are clear and easy to read, especially when you choose to print at the largersymbol sizes.

MacStitch/WinStitchManualby Ursa SoftwareRevision: January 2017-1

Pcstitch vs winstitch