Modify Window

In the Modify window you can select and change individual stitches and blocks of stitches in the selected embroidery, and add commands, stitches and ties.

Select an embroidery, then open the Modify window to edit stitches and stitch blocks, to change, add and remove colors, to draw only the selected stitches, to add stitches and ties, and to add and remove Color Change, Stop and Trim commands.

Note: In the Modify window, embroideries are always shown as individual stitches in 2D mode. Zoom in close enough to see the separate stitches.

To Open the Modify Window

Click Control Panel , then click Modify .

To learn how to	Go to
Select an embroidery for editing	See Select an Embroidery to Modify.
Select stitches within an embroidery	See Select Stitches.
Select a block of stitches	See Select a Series of Stitches.
Use Box Select	See Box Select.
Use Freehand Select	See Freehand Select.
Use Point Select	See Point Select.
Create a single block from selected stitches and blocks	See Select All Visible.
Measure distances on the work area	See Get Length.
Change the stitch order of the colors in an embroidery	See Move and Merge Color Blocks.
View the stitch order and select a range of stitches	See View a Range of Stitches.

Select an Embroidery to Modify

Open the Design window of the Control Panel .
Select a small embroidery (for example, Bookend Teddy.vp4 in mySewnet/Samples/Embroidery/Stitch2/Toys) and place it in the bottom left corner of the hoop.
Load Bookend Doll.vp4 and Books.vp4 from this folder.
Open the Modify window of the Control Panel .

The last embroidery that you selected is in full color. The other embroideries are shown as pale images in Automatic Ghost Mode.

Note: Automatic Ghost Mode is used to show the position of the other parts of the design in the work area.

Return to the Design window.
Click the teddy embroidery to select it, then open the Modify window again. See Selecting Embroideries.

The teddy is now in full color, and the other embroideries are pale.

Note: The full color (editable) embroidery in the Modify window is the currently selected embroidery, or the first selected embroidery if several embroideries are selected, or the first loaded embroidery if no embroideries are selected. To select another embroidery, go to the Design window and press Command and the left or right arrow keys, or select the embroidery in the FilmStrip.

Modify Window

Viewing Embroideries in the Modify Window

View a Range of Stitches

Modify Stitches

Edit and Add Stitches

Inserting Tie Stitches