Choose Picture

Use the Choose Picture page of the Background Assistant to select a picture for the new appliqué fabric.

BA_Choose_Picture.jpg 

Select File

Browse to one of the Samples subfolders, such as: mySewnet/Samples/Embroidery/Pics. Alternatively, browse to a folder elsewhere on your computer.

BA_Open_dialog.jpg

 

The following popular image file formats may be loaded: Bitmap (.bmp), Encapsulated PostScript (.epi, .eps), Graphics Interchange Format (.gif), JPEG-JFIF Compliant (.jpg, .jfif, .jpeg), JPEG 2000 (.jp2, jpf), JPEG Multi-Picture Object (.mpo), Photoshop (.psd), Portable Document Format (.pdf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Postscript (.ps), Tagged Image File Format uncompressed (.tiff, .tif), Camera RAW (.raw & many others), High Dynamic Range (.exr, hdr), High Efficiency Image Format (.heic).

These additional formats can also be loaded: Apple Icon (.icns), Fax (.fax & many others), Linux Icon (.xbm), Macintosh Picture (.pct, .lpic, .pict), MacPaint (.mac, .pnt, pntg), Microsoft Icon (.cur, .ico), Silicon Graphics (.rgb, .sgi) and Truevision TGA (.targa, tga).

Select a Picture
  1. Click Select File. The Open dialog appears.

  2. Browse to the desired folder.

  3. Click on a picture.

  4. Click Open to open the picture onto the Choose Picture page, and to close the dialog.

  5. Click Cancel to exit without selecting a picture.

  6. Click Continue to prepare your picture as a background.

Continue

Go to the Rotate and Crop Picture page.

Rotate and Crop Picture

Set Size

Set Background Name

Background Assistant