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1. The line at the top center of the screen shows the
current path in which the file will be saved. The user
can change the drive letter as well as the folder in
which to save the pattern.
2. To change the drive letter, tap the small black tri-
angle to the right of the current directory and select
the appropriate drive letter. Remember “D:/” is the
hard drive and “E:/” is usually the USB flash drive.
3. Select the appropriate folder by double-tapping
on the desired folder name (if any). Use the scroll
arrows below the folder names or the scroll bar to
the right of the folder names as needed to find the
desired folder.
4. Tap on the long white bar in the middle of the
screen and use the key pad to type the desired name
for the pattern.
5. Press the “Save” button to save the file in the se-
lected folder on the selected drive.
6. The file can now be opened as described previously
in Step 1. The file name extension for all patterns
saved in this way is *.tap.
Capture
Thumbnail images can be created for pattern files
that do not have a thumbnail image associated with
them in the design library. Patterns that are created
or saved from within the Pro-Stitcher itself will not
have such an image, and neither will purchased pat-
terns unless those patterns also come with a separate
image file (in .jpg or .bmp format). To “capture” an
image for these patterns, follow the steps in the next
column.
1. Open the design library by pressing the “Load”
Pattern button in the “Library” screen.
2. Locate and highlight the desired pattern (do not
press the “Load It” button).
3. Press the “Capture” button at the top of the
screen.
4. The pattern will load with a pink translucent box
in front of the pattern (
Figure 56
).
5. Tap and drag the pink box so the pattern is cen-
tered behind it. Whatever is behind the pink box
when the “Snap Shot” button is pressed will become
the thumbnail image. Zoom in and pan the image as
desired to get the best representation of the pattern.
6. Press the “Snap Shot” button. The image will be
saved and the pink box will disappear.
Figure 56