Do you have to have the embroidery machine hooked up and running to use AutoPunch? The computer I have it hooked to doesn't have enough disk space. TY
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Desk or disk space? If disk, maybe you could install it to a flash drive or something? There's not really a lot to get around that. If desk space is an issue: The version I have came with my machine and does require the machine be plugged in and on when the application is first opened. You can unplug it once the app is open and so long as you don't close the application you'll be able do your designing. It will have to be plugged in to send the design to the machine though. If you have the money, you might try something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GV00ZM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_C2UNub13RSVW9 I haven't tried it myself (I installed the software to my laptop and set up a card table next to the machine for it) but this one has fairly good reviews.
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This sits behind your machine, does not attach. I have used this with several machines and works great as long as you have the room behind your machine and out of the way of your embroidery arm. Currently, I have mine sitting on a couple of wooden blocks so it is raised and easy to reach to changing thread is more convenient.
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The machine i ordered was a refurbish... It had WinXP. and nothing else. I added all the rest of the programs i was after IE AutoCAD Skyoe and KVIrc But i can't answer for what will be on a used computer so... Live long and prosper ESP
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Yea, I can't get mine to work either. Idiotic Vista, or idiotic Canon? take your pick, I suppose. Canon's software is pretty cruddy to begin with. oh! wait...wait... THERE! Got it to work. I simply re-ran the installer EXE downloaded from the Canon web site, but this time I right-clicked on the EXE file and selected "Run as Administrator...". Yes, I recall now, on Vista, even if you ARE the Administrator, you really aren't, unless you select this option for running your install scripts and so forth. Goofy, but now it's working just like it did on XP before I migrated. (The migration involved a new machine etc).
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The S7 is a very capable computer. Quicken and Embroidery software are not very challenging programs. The S7 should have no trouble running either of them. In fact, it should run both of them at the same time, while you have the internet browser open too.
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Trisha, Buttonholes can not be done on this machine. This is an Embroidery Only machine. Thank you,
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They have a Designio in the series that does embroidery, however, this one is not capable of embroidery except for a very basic monogram font. If you were wanting embroidery, I would select another machine. Hope this helps :)
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I ran the software in a Windows VM on Mac OSX. It's been a while since I set it up, but I probably did it that way because there was no OSX version. Hope this helps.
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Not with the characters built into the machine. Mine came with a CD I don't know about it. But you can purchase all type of things from a website you can download immediately for about $1.99 ea and get one free with every purchase. My favorite place to purchase is www.embroiderydesigns.com
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I own the 550XL but the software should be the same: The machine will come with AutoPunch and HyperText; this software allows you to open other people's designs and create text from any font on your computer. Technically this software will allow you to load an image and convert it to a digital file but I've found this aspect of the software to be somewhat limited with anything but the most basic of objects but it'll get the job done. My machine did *not* come with PhotoStich which allows you to take a photo (like from a camera) and convert it to a digital file. Also not included will be the CrossStich, which will create digitized images in a series of X's instead of solid stitches or lines.
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With the card writing system I have only 1 file at a time can be on it, it writes over the existing file everytime. most of the sewing files that I have are under one megabyte. Sorry I am not more helpful
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A USB memory stick will not fit on this machine. I usually connect directly to my laptop using the cable that came with the machine to transfer files for embroidery. The instructions are on pages 69-71 in the manual.
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The basic software of the CE-250 is all you need to flip or rotate designs. AutoPunch allows you to take images (such as clip art) and automatically convert them to embroidery designs. Editing software enhances the capabilities of the basic software, and also enhances the capabilities in AutoPunch and HyperFont (HyperFont allows you to use your computer's True Type fonts and automatically convert them to monograms).
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I haven't tried to run this on Mac yet.. I both AEO for Mac only to find out that Mac doesn't support the program you need to run this.. Be careful..
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You can install it without need for Tiger, Leopard, etc. I think that legally, you should have Tiger or Leopard to install Snow Leopard, but I wouldn't recommend upgrading over an existing system. It's OK if you don't have iLife or iWork, as when I bought my Mac over three years ago (had Tiger) that didn't have serial number for iWork, and so I'd assume that any 'bonus' software like that you'd have to pay for anyway. Hope this helps. Don't use Time Machine--just copy all your important documents and whatever else to the other drive manually. That's what I do. I don't trust backup programs (many people don't--I've read some horror stories in the past on data loss).
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Yes. You can create designs or edit designs that you purchase on your computer and save as a file type compatible with your embroidery machine. I use DST. I have a Brother Machine that I connect to my computer and upload the file to the machine using the cord that came with the machine.
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Yes. I really love this machine. Self-threader no longer works, but everything else is working fine.