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Introduction<br />
Technology Basics<br />
Terminology<br />
question or give instructions. It can ‘pop up’ anywhere on the screen.<br />
“Properties” (also called details) are descriptive pieces of information.<br />
“Object” is a catch-all term for anything that can be described. It is a very general<br />
(but techy) term that could mean a million things, so CS tries to avoid it by using<br />
more specific terms.<br />
“Tool Tips” are little boxes that pop-up and give the name or a short description of<br />
something. To look for tool tips, hold the cursor over an icon for a couple seconds<br />
and see if the tip appears. Not all objects have tool tips, but most icons do.<br />
“CAD Screen” also called the Preview Area, is the big, white, open area where the<br />
images of the patterns will appear.<br />
“Quilt Group” 62 is a term used to describe an area of the quilt top to be quilted. Quilt<br />
groups contain all the information (boundaries, reference points, sizing, positioning)<br />
needed to stitch a particular area of the quilt. It has its own Preview area so the<br />
patterns can be checked before being stitched. Some quilts have only one quilt<br />
group and others have dozens; it depends on the quilt.<br />
“Project” 58 is technically a computer file but figuratively is more like a file folder that<br />
contains all the patterns, quilt groups, preview areas and notes needed to complete<br />
a whole quilt.<br />
"Removable Media" 11<br />
is a device that holds computer files and can be moved<br />
from one computer to another. It makes copying files from one computer to another<br />
very easy.<br />
"Thumb Drive" is another name for removable media.<br />
"UR" is an abbreviation for Upper Right. Similarly, UL is upper left, LL is lower left,<br />
LR is lower right. These abbreviations are used often when defining boundaries - a<br />
concept to be explained soon!.<br />
Tip: This is a tip for people who know Precision Stitch. Some<br />
features work differently in CS than in PS. To avoid<br />
frustration, these Precision Stitch p.s. (post script) notes have<br />
been added. Someday they will go away.<br />
Tip: These are tips that explain how to use the software to resolve<br />
real life quilting issues. After all, this is about quilting !<br />
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