Quick Start

(If you need further details, please refer to the User's Manual.)

1. Video lessons:
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2. Tips and fast key:
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3. Importing a graphic or picture into WinDaisy:
In Corel, PhotoShop or other graphic software, please save your design in the  C:\WinDaisy\ImageFile folder. Save the design in .JPG format. You will see the design when you do on-screen digitizing. If the design is not in .JPG format, you will need to use a graphic software to convert it to JPG format before you can use it. When looking for graphic images to digitize, WinDaisy will first open the folder C:\WinDaisy\ImageFile. You still can specify the another folder (path) where your graphic picture is located if needed.

4. Starting an on-screen digitizing session:
Start the WinDaisy program, and choose "On-screen Digitizing." From the   "File" menu, choose "New Design." Give the design an name when prompted, then choose "OK." Select a graphic design you wish to digitize, such as "Super.jpg" and click on "OK."  If everything about the graphic design is ready for you to work with, click "Yes," then "OK" (no rotation.) Click the left margin of the design and then Click right margin of the design to set the digitizing area.  Click "OK."

You are now in the Running stitch mode; ready to digitize or select  other functions.

5. Starting a tablet-digitizing session:
Start the WinDaisy program, and from the "File" menu, choose "New Design." When prompted, enter a name for the design you are about to begin, and select "Tablet Digitizing." Select "Keyboard" and enter any needed options. Click "OK" to begin working.

6. How to digitize Complex Fill Stitches:
Example:

• Select  the "complex fill" icon. From the pop-up menu, choose "general type."  
• Use the left mouse button to create points outlining the area. (The position of last point can not overlap the position of 1st point)
• Click the right mouse button to end the area selection.
• Select the "slop/end" icon.
• Use the mouse left-button to click 3 points: two points to indicate the slope and the last point for the exit position

Try this example to create a simple complex fill, you'll quickly get the hang of it for creating more complex patterns.

7. Exiting a digitizing/editing session:
From the digitizing/editing screen, select "Design(File)" and choose "Save in Design Library" A dialog box will appear where you can select saving options, such as Output to diskette, printer or tape now. Click on "No" if you don't want to save the design externally, or you can select "Yes" to create an output format of some type. Then choose "Exit". This is only a simple example. You can try the other options.

8. Switch among the sub-systems in software:
When WinDaisy starts up, you can choose to enter into any sub-system by choosing one of the eight systems in the  component box. When you are using a sub-system, pull down the "Others" menu to  switch to "Digitizing/Editing", "Input/Output", "Monogramming", "Design Manager" or "Setup Software/Hardware"

9. Importing a .DST (Tajima) diskette:
Start the WinDaisy software and choose the "Input/Output" box on the top-left side of the screen. This displays the screen for the "Input/Output" module. Click "Input", to see a list of available embroidery diskette formats. Select "Tajima disk" (you can accept both *.DST or *.DSB), click "Input", your monitor displays the embroidery design on screen. The design is automatically saved in the Temporary Area. If you want the design to be placed in the Design Library (Taking advantage of the data base), then select "Design" and click "Register into Library."

10. Saving an external design into the database library:
Refer to "Importing a .DST (Tajima) diskette above to bring the design into the system, then select the "File" menu and click "Register into Library"

11. Export the embroidery design to a .DST(Tajima) diskette:
This works the same as the "Import" command on the "Input/Output" screen. Open a design from the "Temporary Area" or from the "Design Library":

• From the "Temporary Area," Select a design name and choose "OK", Click "Output", the program lists different embroidery diskette formats. Choose *.DST Tajima disk.
• From the "Design Library", click on a design with the RIGHT mouse button, a pop-up menu will display. Click on "Output", return to the "Input/Output" screen and Click "Output". The menu displays different embroidery diskette formats, choose *.DST Tajima diskette.

12. Converting expanded format to condensed format:
Refer to "7. Importing a .DST (Tajima) diskette" above to bring the design into the system, select "Others", Select "Send to digitize/Edit". Now you are in the digitizing/editing module.
From the "Special" menu, choose " Stitch Process". The Stitch Processor converts your "Expanded" file into a "Condensed" file. With a condensed file, you can change the size or stitch count of the design. Of course, you also can digitize or edit that design as you wish, just as if the design had been created in your WinDaisy system.
Then you can refer to "9. Export the embroidery design to a .DST(Tajima) diskette" for output.

If you need further details, please refer to User's Manual.