PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery User Guide

1 Getting Started with the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System &PREMIER+ 2 EmbroideryUser s GuideWindows The software to which this user s Guide relates is subject to change without notice. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this user s Guide . The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the is hereby granted to the licensee of the software to which this Guide is related to reproduce and distribute copies of this Guide for nonprofit educational purposes.

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3 Instagram and the Camera logo are trademarks of Instagram, LLC in the United States and elsewhere. Twitter and the Twitter bird logo are trademarks of Twitter, Inc. Flickr is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc. Other product names mentioned in this Guide may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby , PFAFF, PREMIER+ and 6D are trademarks of Singer Sourcing Limited LLC HUSQVARNA is the trademark of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks are used under license by Singer Sourcing Limited LLC. 2017 Singer Sourcing Limited LLC All rights reserved (Version A) PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery Contents iContents1 Chapter 1: Installation1 System Contents1 Software Installation3 Registration and Software Activation3 Updating Your Software4 Chapter 2: Getting Started4 Where to Start7 Finding Information8 Help and How to Use It9 PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System Terms and Conventions12 Touch Gestures15 Hoop Selection16 Chapter 3: PREMIER+ 2 Explorer Plug-in19 Chapter 4: PREMIER+ 2 Configure21 Chapter 5.

4 Using PREMIER+ 2 Thread Cache21My Thread Ranges22My Thread Databases22My Thread Stock24 Chapter 6: Printing24 Print25 Chapter 7: Getting Started with PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery26 Parts of the Software Window29 Chapter 8: Viewing Embroideries293D and 2D View29 Zoom Commands30 Show Grid31 Design Player32 Life View34 Chapter 9: Changing Colors34 Thread Colors35 Color Tone36 Chapter 10: Adjusting Embroideries36 Selecting Embroideries40 Moveii PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System Contents 41 Resize and Scale41 Rotation42 Flip Vertical and Horizontal42 Alignment44 Chapter 11: Encore and Endless44 Encore45 Endless Embroidery46 Chapter 12: ExpressMonogram Wizard46 Adjusting Monograms48 Chapter 13: Creating Lettering51 Lettering Shapes58 Letter Properties58 Fixing Lettering as an Embroidery59 Font Manager60 Import Font from Embroideries62 Chapter 14: Creating Fonts Automatically62 How to Create a Font64 Chapter 15.

5 Creating SuperDesigns66 Edit SuperDesigns67 Chapter 16: Frames, Borders and Motifs67 Frames68 Fixing Frames and Flourishes as Embroideries69 Borders and Motifs69 Border70 Motifs72 Chapter 17: Choosing Stitch Properties72 Fill Types78 Satin Area79 Continuous Columns79 Line Types83 Chapter 18: Software LicensePREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System Installation 11 InstallationWelcome to the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System. Create, edit and display all designs in true 3D with zoom ability and textured or real-life background. View designs in any color in your own hoop.

6 View specialty threads and effects, including metallic and multicolor, puffy foam or felting needles. Select colors from over 21,800 threads or design your personal palettes. Alter colors in a design automatically with the Color Tone Design Player to play through all sections of an Embroidery . Use Life View to view the Embroidery in real-world perspective with the desired export options. Save your project with its design parts kept separate in multipart .vp4 format. Finally, Export in the desired format according to the chosen options to optimize for Guide explains how to install and start the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System printed user s Guide is included for some of the modules, which provides some How To examples.

7 For a full reference Guide to each module of the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System, look at the online help or print out the Reference Guide supplied in PDF format. Step through the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System Tutorials in the online Learning Center on the most up-to-date details about the program are in its Readme file. (Double-click on a Readme file to open it in WordPad or Microsoft Word in Windows , TextEdit in Mac .) For the very latest information about your PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System, check on the Internet at: ContentsIn your PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System software package, you will find a USB stick, a Product Activation Code Sheet, and user s Activation Code SheetThe unique 18-character Product Activation Code is required for activation.

8 It is found on the Product Activation Code Sheet. Please store the Product Activation Code Sheet in a safe place. Together with your sales receipt, it is your proof of purchase for your PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System InstallationFollow these steps to install your PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System more information, watch the videos at: all existing hardware, such as a an Embroidery machine, is disconnected from your computer, and that the computer has a working Internet does not apply to hardware from other providers, such as printers, digital cameras, all programs running on your computer, and ensure you are logged with as your PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System software applications, components, backgrounds and documentation from the USB stick PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System Installation Alternatively.

9 Install the software after downloading the most up-to-date version from Windows the following user Account Control message may appear: Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer , or A program needs your permission to continue', click the Yes or Continue button. If you have disabled user Account Control, this message will not until the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System logo page with the install name in red appears, then click Next license agreement for your PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System will appear. Read it carefully, then select the option I Accept the Terms in the License Agreement.

10 Then click Next to Windows , the File Type Association window appears. It is recommended to select Associate All Embroidery Files so you can start the PREMIER+ 2 Embroidery System by double-clicking on any Embroidery files in Explorer. If you have other Embroidery software, and do not want to alter existing associations, select Do Not Associate All Embroidery Files. You can also associate GEDCOM (genealogy or family tree) files with PREMIER+ 2 Family Tree on this page. Click this process for the Components, Backgrounds and Documentation.