Dean, You've been doing a good thing by saving all of your designs in PXF, EMB = and OFM but they are also native formats to Pulse, Wilcom and Melco. You will need to save your PXF and EMB files to DST or EXP to open them = in Design Shop. Expanded designs are not as convenient to edit but can be = done. Design Shop has a batch converter that works with OFM and other non = native formats. If Pulse doesn't have a batch converter check the free viewing program they offer. Janel Harris Silver Star Embroidery www.silverstarembroidery.com 509-996-8002 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dean Zellman Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 8:38 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] File types with Design Shop I need some clarification on file types With my Tajima, I use DST With my hardly used Melco;EXP/CND/OFM With Pulse, I save in PXF and EMB so I can easily change the attributes = of my designs. In EDS I change the attributes by saving in OFM or CND If I would buy Design Shop, I see that neither PXF, nor EMB can be = opened. I have lots of PXF and EMB files. Do I need to save each one in a DST = format or EXP in order to open in Design Shop? And if I do, will all the changes I can make in Pulse, still be = available in Design Shop(of course considering the limitation of each brands = software) And is a batch conversion available? Thanks Dean =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================