The ColorSort option sets whether all the characters in a single-color font are placed as a single color block, or whether each character in the lettering is initially placed as a separate color block. This allows you to use different colors for each character, or the same color for all characters.
Note: If Running Stitch Connection is selected, a single color block is always used.
For multicolor fonts, each character has its own sequence of color blocks.
Note: When you export an embroidery for stitching, it is ColorSorted unless you change the default options.
Change the Colors in Lettering
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In the Letter window, ensure that ColorSort is not selected (checked).
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In the Control Panel, click Design
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Click the top color in the list. The Color Selection dialog opens. See Color Selection Dialog for more information.
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Change the color to a contrasting color.
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Click OK to close the dialog.
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Control–click the lettering, and choose Fix as Stitches in the Context menu.
In the work area the handles on the lettering are now white. The lettering has been fixed as an embroidery. -
Click Design > ColorSort. There is now only a single occurrence of each color. See ColorSort.
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Chose Edit > Undo twice to reverse the sorting of the colors. The lettering has green handles again.
The thread colors for each letter can be seen in the Color Select area. There is a color block for each color in every letter.
In the work area one of the colors in the first letter in the text has changed. Use Color Select to change the color of individual letters in your lettering.
You can use the Colored Pencils to rapidly change groups of letters to different colors. Then, after using ColorSort, change the remaining single colors to the actual desired colors. See Colors Window.