This message was posted by gcannon on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1263.html#000009 I learned to digitize in 3 ways. 1st-I ran a lot of bad designs as ONLY an operator & watchhing these designs run taught me what NOT to do. 2nd-I started with DS Pro+ (very "tricked-out" program) & the video tutorial that came with the software. And 3rd, (most importantly), when I came (or come) across a bad design or one that stitches poorly, I correct what needs to be corrected to make the design run/look better. In other words, I'm pretty sure I've taught myself. But I never stop looking for newer/better ways. Keep in mind that when I started in (Schiffli) embroidery, you had to "punch" the design stitch by stitch and function by function, so all these bells and whistles are still very much appreciated by me. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================