"Embroidery is too large or is not in the hoop."
This message appears if an embroidery you are trying to Export is outside the selected hoop or larger than will fit in it. For example, with the 100mm x 100mm hoop selected, an embroidery smaller than 100mm x 100mm might be placed partially outside the work area when you click Export. This message would then appear. Move the design completely within the four blue corners of the work area and try again.
This message appears if you try to use the Export function when there is no stitch information to export (such as when there are only Stop commands in the design).
"Cannot save file."
The program cannot save the file. Ensure that the disk where you are trying to save the design is not write-protected, then try again.
"You can’t save here. Please choose another location."
This message appears if, for instance, you have loaded an embroidery from a CD-ROM and then attempt to save the embroidery back to the CD. A CD-ROM is read only, therefore you will not be able to save the embroidery.
"Design too large for export format."
Certain formats are limited to the size of hoop used on their specific embroidery machine, for example .sew. If you attempt to save a file in this format that is bigger than the largest available hoop size this message would appear.
"Unrecognized file extension."
This message appears if you type an incorrect extension that does not belong to any embroidery file types in the File Name box when trying to save a file.
"Design File is read-only. Cannot continue."
This will happen if you attempt to open a design that has been set as read-only, or is read-only because it is stored on a CD-ROM. If the design file is on your hard disk as read-only then you must change its properties in Windows® Explorer so that it is no longer read-only. For designs on CD-ROMs, use Windows® Explorer to copy them to your hard disk, then change the properties so that they are no longer read-only. (Windows® Explorer Help has information on the read-only attribute.)
"Filename already exists. Do you want to replace it?"
This happens when you are doing a Save As on the .edo design outline file and you have given the name of a file that is already there. It also happens when you are saving a stitch file and the file already exists. Click Yes or No as appropriate. You may have to replace a stitch file several times if you are creating stitch files to stitch out tests of your design.
"Disk is write-protected. File not saved"
This will happen if you try to save a file to a floppy disk that has the write-protect tab open. Either take out the floppy disk and close the write-protect tab, or use a different floppy disk.