4. The Utilities tab also contains the Registration, Dongle Activation, and Smart Update links which take you to the Registration Database online.

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1 Premier+ Configure Page 1 Customize your Personal Settings 1. Open Premier+ Configure from the Premier+ Embroidery desktop icon or from the Start Menu/Premier+ Embroidery System program folder. Utilities Tab 2. In the Utilities Tab, click Check Installation. 3. In the Premier+ Installation Check menu, click Check. All the modules will be listed, and should have green check marks beside Installed. Click Close. 4. The Utilities tab also contains the Registration, Dongle Activation, and Smart Update links which take you to the Registration Database online. 5. Click Start Machine Communication and the Smart Machine Communication icon will appear in the System Tray on the Taskbar. Connect to a compatible embroidery machine with its included USB cable and you can send directly to the machine with no further setup. 6. Use Backup MySettings to save your custom settings like MyThreads, Quick Color Themes, MyMotifs and MyFills. You would want to Backup MySettings before moving to a new computer. 7. Use Restore MySettings to restore the MySettings previously saved by Backup MySettings. 8. Use Reset All Modules to set all toolbars and control panels exactly as they were when the software was installed. 9. Use Reset File Associations for embroidery files, embroidery design files, cross stitch files, and family tree files. This may be required if other embroidery software or Explorer Plug-Ins have been installed after the Premier+ Embroidery System, or if 6D Explorer Plug-in was previously installed. Reset File Associations will allow you to choose which software module opens when you double-click to initiate a file from an icon in the Premier+ Explorer Plug-in KSIN Luxembourg II, S.a.r.l. PREMIER+ is a trademark of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l.. All rights reserved.

2 Appearance Tab Page In the Colors box, you can change the Background color, Texture, and Grid color. 11. In Screen Layout, you can change the color theme of the toolbars with Styles. 12. Measurements in Real Size ensures you see designs in true size when at 100% Zoom, and that your templates print accurately. Since computer screens and displays vary in size, use a ruler to measure the length of the gridded bar, and then type in the measurements in mm or inches. Import Tab Select your preferred unit of measurement from either mm or inches. 13. In the Import Tab, select a preferred thread range from the list to assign a thread range to embroidery formats that don t use standard thread color changes, such as some commercial formats. Thread ranges set by the digitizer will remain as set by the digitizer. Export Tab 14. Use the settings in the Export Tab to select your preferred default settings that appear each time you select Export in a module. For example, you might prefer not to ColorSort automatically, so that can be turned off in Optimize for Sewing. 15. The Decorations box allows you to determine how you want to handle decoration placement stitches. 16. Hoop Orientation lets you determine if you want the software to automatically rotate a design created in rotated orientation to fit the natural hoop position. You can also allow it to automatically flip the design if felting needles are detected. 17. Splitting for Multi-Purpose Hoops allows you to determine which kind of split method you need, and the amount of tolerance, as well as adding alignment stitches. 18. Export File Name gives you the opportunity to automatically append a phrase to the file name when exporting so you know the file is ready to stitch. Click OK to close Premier+ Configure KSIN Luxembourg II, S.a.r.l. PREMIER+ is a trademark of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l.. All rights reserved.

3 Page 1 Premier+ Explorer Plug-In View and work with Embroideries in Windows Explorer Click the Windows Explorer icon in the Status Bar to open Windows Explorer. Browse to Documents\Premier+\Samples\Premier+Emb\Stitch2\Buildings. View Design Information in Windows Explorer 1. To change the layout; In Windows 7 click Organize, Layout and make sure that Navigation Pane, Details Pane, and Preview Pane are all selected. In Windows 8 and Windows 10 click the View Tab and select Navigation Pane and Details Pane. 2. Select Large Icons; In Windows 7 click the Change Your View drop-down list in the upper right corner of the window and select Large Icons, and in Windows 8 and Windows 10 in the View tab - Layout box, click Large Icons. You can now view your embroidery files as thumbnail pictures directly from Windows Explorer. 3. Hover your cursor over Red Barn. A Tool Tip box appears with a lot of information about the design including width, height, stitch count, number of colors, and more. 4. Click once on Red Barn.vp4. A preview appears on the right in the Preview Panel. In Windows 7, the information about the design appears below the viewer. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, the information appears in the Preview Panel. This information also gives any Notes included with the design, and the folder path (location). 5. Right click on Red Barn and select Properties. The Properties window opens with general information about the design. 6. Click the Embroidery tab. Full design details including detailed thread information can be viewed. Use your scroll bars to view all of the details So much information at your fingertips! 7. Click OK to close the Properties window KSIN Luxembourg II, S.a.r.l. PREMIER+ is a trademark of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l.. All rights reserved.

4 Print in Windows Explorer Page 2 1. Right click on Red Barn and select Print. The Print Embroideries window opens. In the Explorer Plug-in you can select a catalog layout or just print one design, choose a printer, select inches or millimeters, or set other printing preferences. 2. Select your options and click Print to print your file or Cancel to return to Windows Explorer. Send, Copy, and Convert in Windows Explorer 1. Right click on Red Barn and click on Premier+. A fly-out window appears. Send Express will send your design directly to your embroidery edit screen (if it s turned on and in embroidery mode) Send will send your design or a group of designs to the My Files or to the Personal Files folder of your connected embroidery machine. Multiple files can only be sent through the Send function. 2. Copy Stitches will copy your design to the clipboard. You can easily then paste the design into other Premier+ Embroidery System modules. 3. Convert will convert a design or multiple designs between embroidery formats. Click Convert. a. Click the Browse button to select from 14 embroidery file formats. This takes you to the Export window. Choose your embroidery file format. b. Optimize for Sewing appears as set up in Premier+ Configure. c. Decoration options appear as set up in Premier+ Configure. d. Hoop Orientation appears as set up in Premier+ Configure. Choose your options, and click OK to close the Export window. Under Output Folder, browse to where you want to place your converted designs. In the VP4/VP3 Options, you have the option to automatically add trim commands, change thread range, and add additional notes. 4. Convert to Picture will create a picture of your design KSIN Luxembourg II, S.a.r.l. PREMIER+ is a trademark of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l.. All rights reserved.

5 Search and Sort Embroidery Files Page 3 1. Browse to Documents\Premier+. 2. In the Search box in the upper right corner of your window, type in bird. Several items are found. Notice that some of them have the word bird highlighted in yellow. This means that the word bird is in the name of the design. Some items have the word tree in the name. Other items have the word tree in their Notes or Settings fields. 3. In the Search box, type notes:cutwork. Searches that use correct search criteria and are typed properly will appear blue in the search box. If the text appears grey it is usually due to the search tag being mistyped or the colon is missing. Files that contain the word cutwork in the Notes field appear. 4. In the Search box, type notes:decoration. Files that contain the word decoration in the Notes field appear. Decorations are a new type of design in Premier+ Embroidery. If you enlarge the view to Extra Large Designs, you can see that they show crystals, sequins or nailheads added to the embroidery. 5. In the Search box, type numberofcolors:<6. Only those designs with fewer than 6 colors appear. 6. In the Search box, type stitchcount:> Only one file appears; Wedding Party.vp4, in the Premier+ Inspiration folder. Using the Premier+ Explorer Plug-in for customers installing the Complimentary Software 1. The Complimentary Software is free to anyone. Just register to download. Included in the Complimentary Software are Machine Communication, Premier+ QuickFont, and Premier+ Explorer Plug-In. Complimentary Software does not require a dongle. It is not necessary for customers owning Premier+ Embroidery System to download the Complimentary Software as it is included in their software package. The Complimentary Software will convert to.vp4 or.vp3 only. Premier+ QuickFont will create fonts to be used in the embroidery machine only since this software is for consumers who do not own the Premier+ Embroidery System KSIN Luxembourg II, S.a.r.l. PREMIER+ is a trademark of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l.. All rights reserved.

6 Smile Sparkle Shine The Premier+ Embroidery System has so many new SuperDesigns and Lettering options. This exercise will explore some of these options and give you the opportunity to use your own creativity to Smile, Sparkle and Shine! 1. Double-click to open the Premier+ Embroidery System. 2. Double-click to open Premier+ Configure. 3. Click the Reset All Modules button. Resetting All Modules ensures that all settings are at their original point 4. Click the OK button as needed to finish the Reset process. 5. Double click Premier+ Embroidery. 6. Click the NEW Change Hoop icon in the Quick Access Toolbar. Easy to quickly change your hoop selection or orientation. 7. Choose the Universal Hoop Group and change the hoop to 240mm x150mm Large Hoop. 8. Click OK to accept. SHINE 9. Go to the Letters Tab. 10. Choose Applique category Bell Patch UC 35-70mm ML 11. In the Letters area Type shine. This is an uppercase only font, so it does not matter if the letters are in uppercase or lowercase. The software will automatically convert them to uppercase. 12. Click Apply. One of the new features in Premier+ Embroidery System is the ability to make changes without recreating the same word over and over again and then deleting the ones you don t want anymore. 13. Right Click on the word shine and choose Properties from the menu. Page 1

7 14. Change the Size to 40 and Line Type to Bridge Convex Up. 15. Click OK to accept. 16. Move the word shine to the bottom right corner of the hoop, leaving the right side and the bottom of the design outside of the gridded area. 17. Go to the Home Tab. 18. Click on Move Into Hoop Go to the SuperDesign Tab. 20. Click on the Show All arrow to see all SuperDesigns. 21. Scroll down to ChildStyle 4 category, select 2-Lighthouse. 22. Set the size to 80mm. 23. Click Apply. 24. Move the lighthouse so that it is on top of the I in shine. 25. Click on the word shine to select 26. Drag the green box above the I until it is as tall as the building portion of the lighthouse. 27. Go to the Home Tab. 28. Click on Layout Order. 29. Select Move To Front. This will change the stitch out order of the design and place the word in front of the lighthouse. 30. Hold down CTRL key while clicking on the lighthouse. This will select the word and the lighthouse at the same time to allow us to use a brand new feature. 31. Click on Group. Now when I click on either the lighthouse or the word shine, they are grouped together and all changes will be made to both items at the same time, whether I am moving, rotating, resizing, etc. Page 2

8 At any point, I can activate the Restrict Group icon to make individual adjustments and then if I deactivate Restrict Group, the word shine and the lighthouse are joined back together. SMILE 32. Select the Wizards Tab. 33. Choose ExpressMonogram. 34. On the Monogram tab, click the Show All arrow. 35. Select Full (single letter option) as the monogram type. 36. In the Letters box, change the first letter to a capital letter S. 37. In the Envelope box, select the last option, F_Straight Select the Full Letter tab. 39. Click the Show All arrow in the Font box. 40. Choose the Retro Category, SanFran 15-60mm. 41. Set the size to 50 mm. 42. Select the Border tab. 43. Select Add Applique. 44. Click Select Fabric to change the applique fabric. 45. From the window that appears, select Fabric. 46. Click the Fabric Options folder. Page 3

9 47. Expand the General folder and select the Dots folder. 48. Click the light red dotted fabric (Dots 4-16). 49. Click OK. 50. Click Change Color icon and change the thread color for the applique to red. 51. Click Finish to close the wizard. 52. Move the S to the upper left corner of the hoop. What if I don t quite like this style of letter and I want to change the monogram. No problems 53. Right Click on the S to open the Properties menu. 54. Click on Properties. The letter created in Monogram Wizard is fully adjustable in the new Premier+ Embroidery. 55. Select Full Letter tab. 56. Click the Show All arrow in the Font box. 57. Choose the Script Category, Braid 30-80mm. 58. Set the size to 55 mm. 59. Click Finish to close the wizard. 60. Select the Home tab. 61. Move the S just outside the upper left corner of the hoop. 62. Choose Move into Hoop. The monogram is quickly moved just inside the hoop area. This feature works the same in the software as it does on our higher end embroidery machines and is quite a time saver for precise placement at the edge of the hoop. 63. Select the Letter tab. Page 4

10 64. Click the Show All arrow and scroll to the Script category, Braid 30-80mm. 65. In the text box, type mile 66. Change size to 40 mm. 67. Click Apply. 68. With mile still highlighted, hold the CTRL while clicking on the monogram S. Holding CTRL while selecting another item will allow you to select multiple designs. We want the S and mile to be turned into one group that can be moved and adjusted all at once. 69. Select the Home tab. 70. Choose Group. SPARKLE 71. Select the Letter tab 72. Click the Show All arrow to scroll to the Script category, Marlow 15-40mm. 73. In the text box, type Sparkle. 74. Change size to 40 mm. 75. Change Line Type to Fit to Straight Line. 76. Click Apply. 77. Right click on Sparkle. 78. Choose Satin Column from the menu. 79. Click the dropdown arrow and choose Squares 1 #199. Page 5

11 80. Click OK. 81. Select the SuperDesign tab. 82. Click in the Search box. 83. Type the word STAR. 84. Press Enter to start the search. 85. Choose the first applique star with satin stitches. 86. Change the size to 90 mm. 87. Click Apply. 88. Select the Home tab. 89. Click Rotate Move the star applique below Smile, to the left of Shine and over Sparkle. It is fine if the point of the star overlaps the S of Shine. 91. Click on Sparkle to select. 92. Using the points on the star as a guide, change the angle of the line by clicking and dragging the green square boxes at each end of the line. Use the circle handle to change where the word starts on the line. 93. Change the word Sparkle until it is at the same angle as the star applique. 94. On the Home tab, click on Layout Order. 95. Click Move to Front. 96. Move the word Sparkle so that it goes across the center of the star applique 97. Hold down on CTRL while clicking to select the star 98. Click Group. Page 6

12 SMILEY FACE 99. Select the SuperDesign tab. If the word Star is in the Search box, click on Clear Search Click the Show All arrow Scroll to Shapes1 category Click the Circle Change the size to 60mm Click Apply Click the Show All arrow and scroll to Cartoons Choose 3-Smile Change size to 40mm Click Apply Move the face on top of the circle to desired position. Ensure the circle is highlighted Hold down on CTRL while clicking on the circle Select the Home tab Click Group Click on the Shine and Lighthouse group On the Home Tab, select Layout Order Click Move to Front. Layout options allow you to change the order the designs sew out. This is a great option when creating a project. Don t worry about the order the designs are brought in. Page 7

13 Once the project looks the way you desire, change the Layout Order until the stitching order is how you like Move items around as desired Click Save As on the top toolbar Browse to Premier+/My Designs and name the design Smile Sparkle Shine. Notice that the only format for saving a design is.vp4, which is the working format that you can go back to later and make changes Click Export on the top toolbar Choose the embroidery format for your embroidery machine. Premier+ remembers the last format used Review the options and click OK. Notice that the word Exported has been appended to the end of the file name Click Export. Page 8