208Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)Viewing the Pattern While Creating ItYou can display the Preview window to view a repeating image of the pattern as you create it.1. If the Preview window isn’t displayed, clickDisplay, then Preview.The Preview window for the selected Modesetting appears, as shown in the examplesbelow.The image in the Preview window is updatedas you enter the changes in the work area.2. To close the Preview window, click itsbutton, or click the menu command DisplayPreview to remove the check mark.Creating a Pattern in Fill/Stamp ModeThe Line tool allows you to draw broken lines to create your fill/stamp stitch pattern.The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid. The points that youcreate by clicking the mouse button are inserted at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of thegrid, enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well. Regardless of where you click, a point will automatically beinserted at the nearest intersection.Depending on the pattern that you want to draw, you may need to select a grid of a different size. In addition,by selecting None, the point will no longer be inserted at the nearest intersection, allowing you to create curvedpatterns. For details on the grids and adjusting them, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 215.1. Click .2. Click in the work area to specify the start point1.And then, click in the work area to specify thenext point 2.3. Continue clicking to specify every point, andthen double-click the last point, or click the lastpoint and press the key.4. Repeat the entire procedure until the fill/stampstitch pattern is completed.Fill/Stamp modeMotif modeb Memo:To remove the last point that was entered,click the right mouse button, or press thekey.21BackSpaceEnter
