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Select stitches

To modify an embroidery design it is necessary to select stitches, first. StitchBuddy provides three different modes how stitches can be selected. You can activate and deactivate these modes using the corresponding "Edit" menu items or toolbar icons. Selected stitches are highlighted in red, while unselected ones are grayscaled.

Selection modes:

Step 1

Rectangle: In this mode click and drag the mouse to draw a rubber band around a part of the design. Stitches with their start and end point inside this rectangle are selected.

Step 2

Section: In this mode all stitches between two color changes or jump stitches are selected. This makes it easy to select an isolated part of the design. Attention: It is possible that additional stitches lay under this part and are not selected. For this reason the underlay view is recommended to select stitches.

Step 3

Stitch: In this mode you can select single stitches.

To select multiple parts of a design, press the command key ("Apple" key) when selecting additional parts. To deselect stitches press the shift key while selecting the appropriate part. A click in an empty area of the design deselects all stitches.

It is easy to change the selection of all stitches using the menu items "Edit" > "Invert Selection", "Select All" and "Deselect".

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