Page Setup

Use the Page Setup options to choose what to print. Any combination of embroidery worksheet, plan view and an individually printed picture can be selected.

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At least one of the main print options, Print Worksheet, Print Plan View or Print Picture, must be selected or there will be nothing to print. You may not close the Page Setup dialog box if none of these options is selected.

Shortcuts

Print Worksheet

Select this option to print a worksheet for the embroidery. Use the Embroidery Options and Worksheet Options to alter the appearance and contents of the printed worksheet.

Print Plan View

Select this option to print a plan view of the picture, with either the whole embroidery or the alignment stitches printed over the picture. When stitching out, use the plan view as a guide for aligning the embroidery to the picture.

Print Picture

Select this option to print a page that shows only the picture.

When you are ready to print the picture onto printable fabric or an iron-on transfer, select only this option. That is, deselect Print Worksheet and Print Plan View. This is so that you can load your printer with the printable fabric or transfer, without printing the worksheet or plan view first.

The picture can optionally be flipped and/or have the colors faded by 50%.

Worksheet Options

Select the information to be printed on the worksheet, such as the Dimensions, Color Information, Notes and Technical Information. In addition, the scale may be altered and a grid turned on or off.

Design Scale

Select 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% scaling when printing your embroidery. This is how large the embroidery will print compared to the real size of a stitched out embroidery. Use a reduced Design Scale if you want to ensure that the worksheet fits on one page. Use Print Preview to see how many pages will be printed.

Grid

This determines whether or not a grid will be printed with the embroidery. If you turn this off you will still get a rectangle representing the hoop.

Print Information

This determines what additional information is printed. All items are selected initially.

Dimensions

The size of the embroidery and the stitch count.

Hoop

The hoop used for the embroidery.

Color Information

The sequence of thread colors used and, if available, the thread specification (range and thread number). Stop Commands are also shown.

Embellishment Information

Information on the decorations used, and their size, color and number.

Notes and Settings

Any notes or settings that are included with the embroidery.

Export Options

The Export settings for the embroidery.

Technical Information

The distance of each edge of the embroidery from the center of the embroidery.

Plan Options

Choose how to print the embroidery when you print the plan view. Use the plan view as a guide for aligning the embroidery to the picture.

Print Plan View

Print a plan view of the embroidery, or the alignment stitches.

Print Whole Embroidery

The whole embroidery will be printed on the plan view. If there are alignment stitches under the embroidery, they may be obscured by the embroidery.

Print Alignment Stitches Only

Only the first color block in the embroidery will be printed. If the alignment stitches will be obscured by the rest of the embroidery, choose Print Alignment Stitches Only. Otherwise, it is generally better to choose Print Whole Embroidery.

Picture Options

Print Picture

Print the picture for the embroidery.

Flip Picture for Iron-On Tee Shirt Transfer

Use this option if you are printing onto iron-on transfer paper, instead of printing directly onto the fabric. This is typically used for transferring the picture to a tee-shirt. Using iron-on transfer paper flips the picture, so use this option to flip it back again, ensuring that the picture is correctly orientated when it is ironed onto the tee-shirt.

Fade Picture

Use this option to fade the picture by 50%, if desired. This will make the threads stitched over the picture stand out.

Fade Picture affects both the plan view and the individually printed picture.

Align Picture To

Use this option to position the printed picture on your printable fabric or transfer paper. If you have a small picture, you can use this option to conserve the printable media by moving the printed picture to the top or bottom of the page. Alternatively, use center alignment to make hooping up easier.

Choose from Center, Top or Bottom. Use Print Preview to verify the size and position if you have already printed on the other part of the media.

Units of Measurement

Set the Units of Measurement for the Dimensions and Technical Information to mm or inches, as desired.

Print Setup

Click the Print Setup button to see the Print Setup dialog box that is used to select the printer, what paper to use and the paper orientation.

Print Setup

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