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Wilcom ES
Version 9
Quick Reference Guide
Rev 1 Jan 2004

This Quick Reference Guide combines the Command Reference and Keyboard Shortcuts. It provides a list of all commands in ES Designer which can be accessed via menus, toolbar icons, menu chart, as well as access and shortcut keys.

Introduction
All commands in ES Designer can be accessed via the various menus, both dropdown and popup, toolbar icons, menu chart (for use with digitizing tablets), as well as access and shortcut keys. Many commands can be accessed by more than one method. The Command Reference lets you see at a glance which method best suits you. It will also help DG/ML and Punchant Designer users who have converted to ES Designer to identify where equivalent commands are located. Note While the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements in ES Designer are organized somewhat differently to DG/ML and Punchant, they provide exactly the same functionality, and more.

ES Designer main window

This image shows the main Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements for ES Designer.
Title and Menu bars Standard toolbar Stitch Types toolbar Show Vertical toolbar Pointer toolbar Input Method toolbar Travel toolbar Drawing toolbar Design window

Color palette Colorways list Status bar Prompt line Stitch count or active stitch XY co-ordinates, length, angle Stitch type, values Current color Zoom factor

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Equivalent Feature Names

This table lists equivalent feature names for the three products, Wilcom ES, DG/ML, and Punchant. For more information about these features, refer to the Command Reference Table below. Wilcom ES 3D Warp Branching Coil Convert True Type Font Cut Appliqu Filled Holes Flexi Split Florentine Effect Island Coil Liquid Effect Offset Object Paste Drawing Perpendicular Fill Photo Flash Point & Stitch Slow Redraw Smart Design Team Names DG/ML 3D Effect Smart Connect Swirl Smart Font Cut Appliqu Fill Holes Elastic Split Curve Line Fill Island Swirl Two Curve Fill Parallel Offset Paste Special Lattice Image Shot Point & Stitch Slow Redraw Smart Design Name Merge Punchant 3D Effect Branching Swirl Quick Font Print Drawing Objects Auto Fill Holes Stream Split Wave Effect Contour Swirl Double Wave Effect Parallel Offset Paste Special Lattice Picture Stitch Auto Convert Redraw Controller Quick Stitch Name Drop

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Command Reference Table

This table lists all the commands available in ES Designer and details of how to access them. Note that, in the case of popup menus, the table shows the context in which a given menu displays; this may include the design window, stitch list, etc. For details of toolbar names, check also the ES Designer main window. The listing is grouped according to the chapters of the User Manual. For further information about each command, refer to the relevant chapter. For details about the Chenille and Schiffli commands, refer to the relevant User Manual Supplements. For details of how to use the tablet icons, refer to the Menu Chart appendix in the User Manual. Dropdown Menu Help Pointer File Insert File Stitch Help View File Help Help File Help Edit Help Standard C+Y Standard A+F+O or C+O Standard Generate A+4 g 1 m C+N E A+F+C Popup Menu

Command Basics About ES Cancel Close Cross Stitch Exit Generate Stitches Help Topics Measure New Online Manual Online Manual Update Open Quick Reference Guide Redo Release Notes

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Request Form Save Save as Security Show Drawing Toolbar Show Grid Show Input Toolbar Show Pointer Toolbar Show Travel Toolbar Toolbars Undo Wilcom Web page Viewing Designs Center Current Stitch Design Properties Overview Window Pan Previous View Redraw Show All > Design Show All > Selected Objects Show Connectors Show Functions Show Needle Points

Dropdown Menu Help File File Special

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

Standard

A+f+S or C+S A+f+A or C+S

Show Vertical ] View Standard Show Vertical Show Vertical Show Vertical View Edit Help Standard C+Z V+G

View File View View View View View View DW DW Standard SL Standard Standard Standard Standard

6 or C

V+v 7 or P 5 or V 4 or R 2 or 0 (zero) V+0 V+C V+F . (period)

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Show Outlines Show Selected Object Only Show Stitches Show Whole Design TrueView View By Color Zoom 1:1 Zoom Box Zoom Box in Overview Window Zoom Factor Zoom In 2X Zoom Out 2X ]

Dropdown Menu

Popup Menu

Toolbar Standard

Tablet Shortcut L V+S

Standard

S E+V+S

Standard View View View DW

1 8 or B V+B

View View View

3 or F 9 or z 0 or V+z

Checking Designs and Selecting Objects Add Next Object to Selection Add Previous Object to Selection Deselect All Color-Object List Polygon Select Polygon Select / Line Select Select All Select at Current Needle Position Select By > Color Select By > Stitch Type Select Multiple Objects
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

C+Ta C+V+ Ta Edit View DW or COL Standard Pointer = Edit DW Pointer C+A V+O Edit Edit C+[ E/X V+l C+l

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.

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Command Select Next Object Select Object Below Select Previous Object Select Range of Objects Select Object Tool Selects On / Off Slow Redraw Start / End Design Travel 1 Stitch Travel 10 Stitches Travel 100 Stitches Travel 1000 Stitches Travel by Color Travel by Function Travel by Object Travel by Segment Manual Digitizing Change between Fill Stitch and Manual Change between Fill Stitch and Run Embroidery Object > Input A Embroidery Object > Input B Embroidery Object > Input C =

Dropdown Menu

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut T 2+[ V+T V+[

DW = Edit View

Pointer Standard

O Q V+R

Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel Travel

h/e l/r t/b -/+

z/x

V+T / C+T C+l / r

R s Insert Insert ] Insert Input Method Input Method Input Method Input Method

Embroidery Object > Fusion Fill ] Insert

Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.

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Command Embroidery Object > Complex Fill Embroidery Object > Manual Embroidery Object > Run Embroidery Object > Triple Manual

Dropdown Menu ] Insert Insert ] Insert Insert

Popup Menu

Toolbar Input Method Input Method Input Method Input Method Input Method Input Method Input Method

Tablet Shortcut

V+N

Embroidery Object > Triple Run ] Insert Embroidery Object > BackStitch ] Insert Embroidery Object > StemStitch ] Insert Finish Digitizing a Complex/Fusion Fill Boundary Finish Digitizing an Object Keep Last Stitch Fill Stitches Stitch Effects Stitch Type > E Stitch Stitch Type > Satin Stitch Type > Tatami Stitch Type > Zigzag Stitch ] Stitch ] Stitch ] Stitch ] Stitch

R R

Stitch Type Stitch Type Stitch Type Stitch Type V+I V+M

Object Properties, Styles and Templates Apply Current Properties Apply Style Define Style Make Properties Current Object Properties Use Style Favorite 1 Colorways and Thread Charts Colorways ] Edit Colorways ] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

Stitch Stitch Stitch

DW

Styles Styles

DW Stitch ] DW or COL DW

Styles Generate Styles

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Command Match Drawing Color Next Color / Select Color Set Color Connecting Embroidery Objects Empty Stitch / Empty Jump Penetrations Tie-off Trim Trapunto Digitizing with Backdrops Insert Drawing File Paste Drawing > As Bitmap Paste Drawing > As Vector Save Bitmap As Scan Show Drawing Smooth Drawing Curves ] = =

Dropdown Menu

Popup Menu DW

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

Pointer Machine

Pointer Machine Generate Pointer Pointer Stitch Type

v

Image Edit Edit File File Standard Image D

Processing Images for Automatic Digitizing Crop Image Crop Image with Polygon Edit Image Using > Corel PHOTO-PAINT Edit Image Using > Paint Edit Image Using > Paint Shop Pro Reduce Colors Image Image Image Image Image Image DW Drawing

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Sharpen Edges Drawing / Vectors Insert Drawing Object > Ellipse Insert Drawing Object > Line Insert Drawing Object > Polygon Insert Drawing Object > Polyline Insert Drawing Object > Rectangle Make Complex Shape Shaping > Weld Shaping > Intersect Shaping > Exclude Shaping > Front-Back Shaping > Back-Front Shaping > Flatten Shaping > Divide Shaping > Combine Automatic Digitizing Auto Trace Convert > Complex Fill Convert > Input C Convert > Auto Applique Convert > Run Convert > Triple Run

Dropdown Menu Image

Popup Menu DW

Toolbar Drawing

Tablet Shortcut

Image Image Image Image Image Image Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange

Drawing Drawing Drawing Drawing Drawing V+H Shaping Shaping Shaping Shaping Shaping Shaping Shaping Shaping

Drawing DW DW DW DW DW

C+m U

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Convert > Motif Run Convert > Drawing Point & Stitch (Toolbar) Match to Palette Outline Run Pickout Run Tatami Fill Tatami Fill without Holes Turning Satin Photo Flash Smart Design

Dropdown Menu

Popup Menu DW DW

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

View Point & Stitch Point & Stitch Point & Stitch Point & Stitch Point & Stitch Point & Stitch Insert Insert Drawing

C+I

Combining and Resequencing Objects Branching Copy Cut Delete Duplicate Paste Resequence > By Selects Resequence > By Color Resequence By Number Split Object Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit COL COL DW DW DW DW Standard Standard Standard Standard I UC+C UC+X X C+d C+v

Arranging and Transforming Objects Align Bottom Arrange

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Align Center Align Horizontal Center Align Left Align Right Align Top Align Vertical Center Group Hide Hide Others Unhide All Lock Unlock All Make Same Size > Both Make Same Size > Height Make Same Size > Width Mirror In X Mirror In Y Array Reflect Wreath Kaleidoscope Show (Objects) Space Evenly > Across Space Evenly > Down

Dropdown Menu Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange Arrange

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

COL COL COL COL

Standard

C+g

Arrange

COL COL

Arrange Arrange Arrange DW DW Mirror-Merge Mirror-Merge Mirror-Merge Mirror-Merge COL Arrange Arrange

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Transform Transform Special Ungroup Unlock Reshaping and Editing Objects Change Reshape Control Point Type Keep Last Stitch / Omit Last = Stitch Maintain proportions while resizing Move Object horizontal or vertical Nudge selected object Reshape Object Stitch Angles

Dropdown Menu Edit Edit Arrange Arrange

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

COL COL

Standard

C+U V+K [+s

Pointer V+; C+; [+r Pointer Special Pointer H C+H

Editing Stitches and Machine Functions Black text Clear Function Edit Function Insert Function Move Stitch MultiColored text Select / Deselect Stitches Show All (Stitches) Show Stitches (dialog) Stitch Edit Stitch List View Stitch List Stitch List Pointer Standard E V+J Machine Machine Machine Stitch List Stitch List Stitch List Stitch List Stitch List Stitch List T

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Stop Improving Stitch Quality Auto Jump Auto Spacing Auto Split Auto Start and End Auto Underlay Fractional Spacing Pull Compensation Reverse Curve Shortening Small Stitches Smart Corners ] ] ] ] ] ]

Dropdown Menu Machine

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

Stitch Types These options can only be accessed via the Object Properties > Fill Stitch tab. Stitch Stitch Types Stitch Types Stitch Types Image Stitch Types Stitch Stitch Types U

Specialized Digitizing Techniques Backtrack / Repeat Borers in Embroidery Object > Auto Applique Partial Applique Embroidery Object > Circle Embroidery Object > Ring Embroidery Object > Star Filled Holes Offset Object Remove Overlaps = Machine ] Insert ] Stitch Insert Insert Insert Insert Insert Arrange Input Method Input Method Input Method Pointer Generate Input Method

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Sequin Mode Artistic Stitch Effects Accordion Spacing Color Blending Jagged Edge Make Line(s) for > Florentine Effect ] ]

Dropdown Menu Machine

Popup Menu

Toolbar Generate

Tablet Shortcut

Stitch Types Generate Stitch Types Stitch Types Stitch Types Stitch Types Stitch Types Stitch Type

] S ] Special

Make Line(s) for > Liquid Effect ] Special Stitch Type > Contour Flexi Split ] Stitch ]

Make Line(s) for > User Defined ] Special Split Make Program Split Stitch Type > Program Split Motif Runs and Fills 3D Warp ] Special ] Stitch

Stitch Types

Stitch Types Input Method

Embroidery Object > Motif Run ] Insert Motif > Make Motif > Select Motif > Use Stitch Type > Motif Fill Lettering Essentials Embroidery Object > Lettering Lettering Box Special Lettering Features Envelope > Bridge Edit ] Insert View Special Special Special ] Stitch

Stitch Types

Input Method Standard

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Envelope > Delete Envelope > Diamond Envelope > Pennant Envelope > Perspective Team Names Team List Custom Alphabets Alphabet > Convert True Type Font Alphabet > Make Letter Alphabet > Modify Alphabet Processing Design Files Process Recognize Object Outlines Changing Machine Formats Insert Fast Insert Slow Machine Format Values Select Machine Format Outputting Designs Capture Design Bitmap Cut Appliqu Export As... Print Print Preview Record in Database

Dropdown Menu Edit Edit Edit Edit Insert View

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

Generate Standard

Special Special Special

Edit Edit

Generate

Machine Machine

File File File File File File Standard Standard A+f+p or C+p

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Send Stitch to Machine Manager Stitch to Stitch Manager

Dropdown Menu File File File

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

Standard

Embroidery Disks and Paper Tapes Embroidery Disk > Format Embroidery Disk > Open Embroidery Disk > Save As Embroidery File > DOS Disk Embroidery File > Embroidery Disk Paper Tape > Punch Paper Tape > Read Setting up Hardware Hardware Setup Scanner Setup Using Digitizing Tablets Backspace Enter Information Insert Auto Frame Menu Chart No Preset Spacing Shift Drawing Shift Menu Space ] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

File File File Insert Insert File File

Special File

Help

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Command Tab Tablet (Setup) Yes Changing System Settings Design Options Options Paste > Center at Current Stitch Paste > Object Property Position Paste > Shift Pasted Objects Paste > Start at Current Stitch Turn off automatic scroll Chenille Option Chain Chenille Manual Supplement Compound Chenille Moss Needle Height Stitch Type > Coil Stitch Type > Island Coil ]

Dropdown Menu

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut

Special

V+D R

View Special DW DW DW DW V (hold down) Chenille Option Help Chenille Option Chenille Option Chenille Option Chenille Option Chenille Option Chenille Option Chenille Option

] Stitch ] Stitch

Stitch Type > Perpendicular Fill ] Stitch Stitch Type > Straight View by Machine Function > Chain / Moss Schiffli Option Design Repeat ] Stitch View

Special

V+W

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Command Insert Blatt Function Insert Stepp Function Show Repeats (Schiffli)

Dropdown Menu

Popup Menu

Toolbar

Tablet Shortcut [ ]

Standard

] Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings. = Use left/right buttons with toolbar icon to toggle these functions.
Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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ES Designer Keyboard Shortcuts

General functions
To start new design open design save design print design show/hide Point & Stitch toolbar show/hide grid show Overview window show Color-Object List show Stitch List open Lettering dialog open digitizing tablet setup measure distance on-screen undo command redo command cancel command open online help exit application Press C+N C+O C+S C+P C+I V+G V+V V+L V+J A V+D M C+Z C+Y E 1 A+4

Digitizing functions (not all models) (cont)

To make Complex Shape drawing object check design integrity Press V+ H !

Schiffli functions
To insert Stepp/Blatt function insert Fadenleiter Plus/Minus insert Boring Tension Start/End insert RPM Plus/Minus change Schiffli borer depth show Schiffli repeats Press ][ <> /\ :" ; W

Selecting objects
To select all objects deselect all objects activate Select Object tool select object at current needle position select multiple objects select range of objects select next object select previous object select object beneath add next object to selection add previous object to selection activate Polygon Select tool toggle Selects On/Off group selected objects ungroup selected objects lock selected object unlock selected object * Click Select Object tool first. Press C+A E or X o V+ O * * * * * * * C+[ V+ [ T V+T 2+[ C+T C+V+ T C+L Q * C+ G *C+ U K V+K

Digitizing functions (not all models)

To finish digitizing object (keep last stitch) finish digitizing object (omit last stitch) finish digitizing Complex Fill boundary delete last input point generate stitches apply Satin stitch apply Tatami stitch apply Run stitch switch between fill and Run stitch switch between fill and Manual stitch switch between Continuous and Normal Input A toggle Auto Underlay on/off activate Auto Trace activate Branching Press R s R B G V+I V+M V+N s R V+A u C+M I

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Viewing designs
To toggle TrueView on/off show/hide stitches show/hide outlines show/hide needle points show/hide connectors show/hide function symbols show whole design fit design to window fit selected objects to window show selected objects only show/hide image zoom in 2X zoom out 2X zoom to 1:1 scale (100%) specify zoom factor zoom box zoom box in Overview window activate panning deactivate Auto Scroll center current stitch in design window return to previous view redraw screen activate Slow Redraw * Turn TrueView off Press or T S L . V+C V+F * E, V + s 0 (zero) 2 V + 0 (zero) * V+s D Z 9 V+Z 0 1 F 3 B 8 V+B P 7 V (hold down) C 6 V r * V+R 5 4

Traveling through designs

To travel 1 stitch forward 1 stitch backward while selecting/deselecting stitches Press r l *T or + 6 4

* Click Stitch Edit tool + Keypad with Num Lock OFF

Cutting & pasting objects

To cut object copy object paste object duplicate object delete selected objects or last object Press C+ C+ C+ C+ D or X V+D C C+Z V V+Z D

Modifying objects & stitches

To Press or click move selected object horizontally or * C + : vertically nudge selected object tb lr maintain proportions while resizing + V + : activate Reshape tool H change reshape control point type ^ [ + M activate Stitch Angles tool C+H activate Stitch Edit tool E * drag object + drag handle ^ select control point

Traveling through designs

To travel to start of design to end of design to next color to previous color to next segment to previous segment to next object to previous object 100 stitches forward 100 stitches backward 10 stitches forward 10 stitches backward Press h e d u * C+r *C+l C+T V+T or
+

7 1 3 9 C+6 C+4

b t

+ 2 8

* Click Stitch Edit tool + Keypad with Num Lock OFF

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