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Import Wizard
Takes you stepbystep through converting any graphic into a pattern   You supply the image and the Import Wizard does the rest   Start by answering simple questions such as how large you want your pattern to be and how many colors you want in the design   PCStitch automatically maps the colors in the image to the closest floss colors and creates the pattern for you! 

Where does the image come from?    To crossstitch a photograph you need to the picture into your   most common way to do this is with a scanner but you could also have your photos developed on a   PCStitch can interface directly to your scanner or digital camera or you can provide your image from a graphic file   PCStitch can work with most common graphic file formats BMP JPG and TIF

Does it have to be a photograph?    PCStitch will work with any picture or clipart image   Patterns can be created with clipart   You will be amazed at the custom patterns you can create by combining your favorite clipart with the text features in PCStitch

Use your imagination!    Once you start you will be amazed at the number of projects that you can produce   Each can be as customized or as personal as you want

If you can picture it you can stitch it! 


New and PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch s

• Borders   PCStitch 7 allows you to create and use borders for your patternsborders can even be applied to patterns that you have already created!
• Redesigned Floss Palette Interface   We have made the Floss Palette window much easier to underst work with Each palette tool such as Remove or Blend has its own easy to use window You can even preview each tool's changes before applying them to your pattern!
• Beads Embellish your patterns with beads! We have added this special stitch type and available color lists from the popular Mill Hill Beads collections
• Import/Underlay Fun ction   Now you can "underlay" any picture or graphic file on the design grid in order to trace or draw the stitches on yourself This is perfect for those times when you want to convert something that you have drawn on paper or when you want to convert a printed pattern into PCStitch format
• With this Design Grid Shortcut Clicks   To make your designing easier you can decide what you want to happen when you click on the design grid Using the Ctrl Shift and Alt keys you can perform many common functions without going to a menu or changing your drawing mode
• New Pattern Library Interface Finding the library pattern you want has gotten much easier You can see thumb nails of the available libraries and patterns and you can even decide how big the thumb nails are and how many to display per page You can also search for specific patterns by words in the and by size Click Here to see more
• Addition PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch addition al Floss Lists We have added color lists from many different manufacturers! You can design using flosses from DMC Coates Anchor Madeira and Kreinik You can even convert patterns from using one floss brand to another
• New Custom Stitch Interface   With this Designing custom stitches can is now done using the same design grid that is used for designing everything else You can even create a custom stitch with a right click menu option from an edit box while designing other patterns
• More Right Click Menus Many of the most common and useful functions in PCStitch are available from right mouse click menus Now most design grid edit box and palette functions can be accomplished without ever leaving the main design area
• Enhanced With this Design Grid Rulers   new rulers on the design grid can display inches centimeters or stitches from a right click menu selection You can also turn them of f completely or change the display style

Graphic File Import
PCStitch can take almost any graphic image and convert it into a crossstitch pattern You determine the size and number of colors and let PCStitch do the rest! colors are automatically mapped to the floss Convert something as simple as a piece of clipart or something as complex as a photograph!

One of the most powerful features of PCStitch is the ability to convert a graphic image into a pattern You provide the image and PCStitch will do the rest! Our will automatically size the output image to your PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch Requirements and then automatically map the colors in the image to the floss colors available You can determine how large the pattern is how many colors to use and even what type of floss to use!

• Selecting the imageimage can come from an existing graphic file such as a TIF or BMP You can also acquire the image from your scanner or digital camera
• Cropping and Erasingnext few steps of the import wizard allow you if you wish to select just a portion of the image for your pattern You can also select an area of the image to erase which will keep if from being converted into stitches
• Pick your project size How big do you want your final pattern to be? import wizard lets you choose by stitches or by measurements PCStitch will automatically resize the image to make the pattern size you desire
• Select the type of floss to use Finally choose what type of floss you want to use and how many different colors you want in your pattern PCStitch automatically maps the colors in the image to the floss and shows you a preview of your pattern

Pattern Libraries
This feature allows you to collect pieces of crossstitch into categories and insert them into future designs You can create your own pattern libraries or purchase huge collections with Pattern Pieces! Text features in PCStitch are awesome! You can enter letters words or phrases to your own creations as easily as typing on your


Text
The text features are unmatched by any other program Use TrueType fonts or design your own stitched alphabets Lines of text can be centered left or right justified  

• Method 1   TrueType fonts   Any TrueType font installed on your can be used to add words and phrases to your designs TrueType fonts are the same fonts you use in such as Microsoft:Word Simply select the font you want to use and the height of each letter Select the area where you want to insert your letters and start typing PCStitch converts your keystrokes into stitched letters It is that easy! Any TrueType font installed on your can be used in PCStitch
• Method 2   Stitched Fonts   Stitched Fonts are alphabets thre created specifically for crossstitch Each letter in a stitched font is designed using any of the available stitch types You can even use different colored floss or beads se alphabets can be simply backstitch letters or extravagant letters using all the features of PCStitch Using Stitched Fonts in future patterns is as simple as picking your starting position then keying letters on your
• Stitched Fonts are With this Designed   You can create any type of stitched font using PCStitch Once you have designed the letters use themover in any future pattern!
• Using a Stitched Font   y are used just like TrueType fonts but instead of being converted they are designedpossibilities are endless!

Borders
This is a great new feature in version 7   With PCStitch you can now create your own custom borders and use them in future patterns   y are really neat because they can work with any sized design   Basically you design the 4 corners and the 4 repeating sections   When you apply a border the corners are placed in your design and the top bottom left and right sections of the border are repeated This makes the border surround your current design   You are going to love using this new feature!

• Creating a Border   It is simply You setup the height and width of the 4 sides then you design each section   It is really easy!   height and width of the 4 sides does not have to be the same   Creating borders is very flexible yet really easy to setup   Applying a border can make a huge difference in a design!

PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch

• Easy to Use    Thisour number one priority!
• Import/Underlay    Lets you put an image underneath the grid to copy
• Complete With this Design    Cut Copy Paste Rotate Flip Fill Mirror Mode
• Multiple Stitch Types    Use full 1/4 3/4 and half stitches
• Beads    Add MillHill beads to your patterns
• Flexible Backstitching    Attach backstitching to any location in a grid square
• Multiple Floss Lists    DMC Anchor Kreinick & Coats floss lists included
• ty Stitches    Use over 60 specialty stitches such as the Lazy Daisy
• With this create you own Custom Stitches    With this Design your own ty Stitch
• Professional Quality Printouts    Awesome printouts to stitch from
• 6 Display modes    View the pattern stitches as symbols stitches or both
• Unlimited Zoom Settings    View as much or as little of the design as needed
• Enhanced Rulers    View rulers as inches centimeters or stitch count
• And Much Much More   Download PCStitch now and see all it has to of fer!

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PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch PC Stitch 7.0 Cross stitch Requirements

• Microsoft: windows 95 98 Me XP
• 64MB free RAM
• 25MB free Disk Space
• CD Rom Drive