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THE PSW 2.00a FILE FORMATS
READING DESIGN FORMATS (FILE: OPEN)
PSW 2.00a will open files that are in the most common commercial and home
embroidery machine formats: PSW Design (PSW), Stitch Data (XXX), Tajima
(DST), Zsk (ZSK), Melco (EXP), Pfaff (PCS), Husqvarna Viking (HUS), Janome
(SEW), Brother/Bernina/Babylock (PES), and Brother/Bernina/Babylock (PEC).
1. File: Open.
2. In the Open Design dialog box, first select Drive then the folder where the
design is stored.
3. Click the down-arrow to the right of File-Type, to access a list of file
formats; Click on the desired file format.
4. Click on the design name, then click OK.
5. The Open Image dialog box appears; Click Cancel, and the selected
design appears on screen.
IMPORTING IMAGE FILES (FILE: NEW)
To import a new image, go to the Main Menu and select File: New. Image files
brought in are images (or artwork) only. There is no stitch data. The program
also provides 2 drawing packages in order to create images.
1. File: New.
2. In the Open Image dialog box, first select Drive then the folder where
image is stored.
3. Click the down-arrow to the right of File-Type, to access a list of image file
formats; Click on the desired image file format or select All files (*.*) to
access all the formats the program can read.
4. Click on the image name, and then click OK.
5. Image appears on screen, ready to digitize.