Use Alignment Stitches to add stitches at the beginning of an embroidery that you can use to align the embroidery, for example with a background picture on fabric.
An Alignment Stitch is shown by a small purple circle. In Object View, an A 
can be seen.
Five types of alignment stitch are available: Cross, Top Left Corner, Top Right Corner, Bottom Left Corner and Bottom Right Corner. When first placed, a Cross is used.