Use the ExpressDesign into Rectangle option to create a new embroidery design in the ExpressDesign Assistant that is a best-fit to a rectangular area you draw on the screen.
Create a design to fit a rectangle
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Click Assistants
> ExpressDesign > ExpressDesign into Rectangle.
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Choose Assistants > ExpressDesign > ExpressDesign into Rectangle.
Use ExpressDesign into Rectangle
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Click Assistants
> ExpressDesign > ExpressDesign into Rectangle. The mouse pointer changes to the draw rectangle pointer
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Drag to draw a rectangle of the desired size on the work area. When you release the mouse button, the Choose Picture page of the ExpressDesign Assistant appears.
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Select the desired design type.
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Choose a picture.
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Step through the rest of the ExpressDesign Assistant.
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Use Save, then Export to keep the new embroidery.
If the rectangle is wrong and you wish to try again, click Cancel when the ExpressDesign Assistant appears. Then click ExpressDesign into Rectangle again.
When you finish, the new embroidery is placed where you drew the rectangle, and will fit the rectangle proportionally, depending on the picture shape.