Use Open 
to load an existing embroidery, replacing the project in the current window. mySewnet™ Sketch displays the Open dialog box so you can choose an embroidery to open. Files in .vp4 format will be loaded in the correct hoop, with background. Alignment stitches at the start of the embroidery will be retained.
Use File, Insert to add an existing embroidery to a project, or to load a .vp3 format project with a picture and save it as a .vp4 mySewnet™ Sketch embroidery.
When there is already an embroidery on the work area, the opened embroidery is added to the current design. It is usually added at the end, unless Insert Mode is on and a stitch point is selected, when it will be inserted at the selected stitch point.
The following file formats may be loaded: Bernina (.art version 1, 2, 3), Brother/Baby Lock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Baby Lock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2 - 11), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp4, .vp3 and .vip), Husqvarna (.hus, .shv and .dhv), Janome (.jef and .sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst), and Toyota (.10*).
Only Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp4, .vp3 and .vip) embroidery files contain full thread color information that will be shown in the original thread colors. Other files that hold some color information, such as .hus, .shv, .dhv, .pcs, .pes, .sew and .xxx, are shown in the nearest match to the colors in which they were created. The shades are converted to the Import Thread Range, as selected in mySewnet™ Configure. For files that do not store colors, such as .dst, .exp and .10*, the embroidery will be shown in a default color sequence, using thread colors from the Import Thread Range.
Use Open
to see thumbnail images of files before opening them. Use Windows® Explorer to select an embroidery by key words in the file name or Notes. Open Recently Used Embroideries with the File 1,2 ... command. Use Windows® Explorer to Load Embroideries with Drag and Drop. Use Paste
to insert a file from the clipboard. Use Insert to insert an embroidery into your project.
The following options allow you to specify which file to open:
Type or select the filename you want to open. This box lists files with the extension you select in the Files Of Type box.
Select the type of file you want to open.
Select the drive or folder containing the file that you want to open.
More Options
Switch from list 
or details 
view to icons with thumbnail images of the embroideries. For example, Extra Large icons 
.
Preview Pane
Preview the embroidery before opening 
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Shortcuts
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Main Toolbar:
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Keys: Ctrl + O; Alt, F, O