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Draw Command
details and examples are given in the section on quilt pattern editing.    
Pattern Anchor  - There are four different pattern anchors used to  adjust patterns
, plus one special method to adjust patterns; Node Mode  . Each mode is identified
on the screen by different color resizing handles. Click a pattern once to select it
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Draw Trim   - (Alt+T ) This is a special type of boundary used to remove or trim
away some part of the pattern(s) showing on the screen.  Trim boundaries can be
defined  using icons
 and the sewing head (to identify the actual shape of a quilt
block) but this command draws trims on the screen  using the mouse
. The Trim
icon  displays the choices:  Trim Inside
 or Trim Outside
 which determines what
part of the pattern will be concealed and not quilted. This is a...

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Tools Command
to suit the quilter ’s preferences. These default settings are listed in the Controller
Definition Form in  Utility Functions
 and explained in detail in the chapter  Set
Stitching Defaults .
Technical Support  also covers Diagnostics
 (which are metrics that are used to run
diagnostic tests) and Test System (which is a routine used for...

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stitches will not easily come out. 
· Regular tieoffs are made before the pattern is stitched. Half of the tieoff stitches
are made going forward, the other half stitch backward, so the machine ends up at
the same spot before starting the pattern (or after ending the pattern). The result is
a very secure, but noticeable knot.   
· Competitive tieoffs are usually much smaller and do not stitch over themselves or
the pattern. They are made going forward as the start...

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Help Command
to show just the major sections. Any time a title is highlighted in the table of contents
on the left, the text associated with that title appears on the right. 
Help - Using the Index.
 
The Index provides a convenient way to look for a word and any variations of that
word. For example, typing in a general term like the word Repeat would point to...

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perhaps on the first page of this printed user manual. 
Tip:  Every Statler Stitcher controller has a serial number assigned to it. Similarly,
every new style security key (dongle) has a serial number also. Some pattern
designers are encrypting purchased patterns with the serial numbers to prevent
patterns from being shared inappropriately. So, dont be surprised if you are asked
for your controller serial number when you are buying a new pattern. 
Help - Statler...

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2.3 Function Keys
Function Keys are shortcuts for features that would require several clicks using the
mouse and the Main Screen. 
  
F1 - Help . 
No matter where you are in the CreativeStudio® Screens, you can just press the
F1-Help Key and you will be presented with the Help system that is integrated
into the software. 
F2 - Virtual Stitchout
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2.4 Tool Strip
The icons displayed on the Tool Strips initiate unique quilting features.  Every
quilting feature (represented by icons) is described briefly here, and in more depth
later when they are used in context. Each icon falls into 1 of 3 categories:
*  Stitching icons
 control the sewing process and can be initiated by clicking the
icon, or pressing the Mode button on the keypad until the icon is highlighted, and
then pressing Select on the keypad. Each...

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Each icon in the top toolstrip (Stitching and Design categories) also has a Tool Tip,
which will be displayed if the mouse hovers over the icon. The name of each
function is also displayed in the title bar.
2.4.1 Stitching Icons
Stitching Icons  initiate processes that use the sewing head. 
Each of the features can be initiated by using the mouse (to click...

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  Pattern to Boundary Icon
 - This icon will move the selected pattern
into the selected boundary. The pattern is resized to fit the boundary space. 
 There are three methods for  resizing
 the pattern. 
*  Standard
 is used when the boundary shape resembles the pattern shape. For
instance, when both are square, the pattern is resized to fit the boundary but the
pattern image is not changed significantly because they have the same basic shape.
*  Stretch
 is used...