Commands are instructions such as the Color Change 
 (marker 
) that changes the thread at the start of a new color block. The Stop 
 (marker 
) tells an embroidery machine to stop without a color change. Use Alignment Stitches 
 (marker 
  ) to add stitches at the beginning of an embroidery to align the embroidery, for example with a previously embroidered design, or to a background picture.