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Charles
USA
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 Posted - 08/30/2011 : 11:58:12
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Hello, I have recently gotten my new computer and installed PC stitch form CD and can't change the color of the stitch. I clic on the color and clic on the stitch and clic on the box, nothing, black, If I had a PCstitch image opened up and it had two colors (a car) (all I got was blue) I could not add my own colored text. When I went to print preview I did not like what I saw.  |
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Dragonlair
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2011 : 15:11:29
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Charles,
I'm not sure what you are doing. I suggest you go through the tutorial on creating a pattern. That should give you the basics of using the product.
What version of PCStitch are you using and what operating system are you using?
One more question - have you checked for updates?
It's possible that the software didn't install properly. If that's the case, the tutorial should show that by not working as it should.
Good Luck,
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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Charles
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 15:26:27
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| I'm using microsoft 7 and my nefew built my computer. He has a degree in computers. No, I haven't been through the turortial on starting a pattern and I have version 9.1.001 |
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Charles
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 15:47:03
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| I just finished the tutotial and the letters color came up black. I'll talk to my nefew about reinstalling Pc stitch. |
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Charles
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 16:39:15
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| Not looking to good. I have just uninstalled pcstitch and reinstalled pcstitch form my cd version 9.01.008 tested for operation of text color, no go. Then down loaded update 9.01.009 followed the instructions on tutorial #2 and still have only black letters. The pallettes have good color and the images in the libraries have good color. The desktop icon is a lite blue square with red squares and a black needle and green thread. |
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Mark
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 16:42:32
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Are you clicking a different color in the palette before you type your text?
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Charles
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 16:51:07
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| I have done it both ways clic on pattern grid and type black letters and clic on colors and clic on pattern grid and still get black letters |
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Charles
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 16:52:22
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Dragonlair
USA
2889 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 17:36:07
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Do you maybe have your display definition to just black symbols instead of color blocks?
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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Charles
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2011 : 17:59:35
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| Don't know, I'll have to figure that one out. I selected a color and worked and it came up black in the print preview. I had selected a green and it showed the color as black |
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Charles
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2011 : 18:32:39
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| Sorry I was using the wrong palette. I was using the one on the left you need to use the one on the bottom with the symbols. |
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Dragonlair
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2011 : 20:19:09
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The palette on the left is where you select what colors are to be used in your pattern. the palette on the bottom are those that you have chosen for the pattern and from where you select the "active" palette.
All powerful products are a bit complicated to use. just click and see what happens. That's the best way to learn a product.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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