Thank you guys/gals for all your help! It's working. ;o) On 3/24/06, Jeff Banks <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Cassandra, > > What Thread Colors are they using? Are they using Madeira, or other thread > colors, or are they giving you generic colors? > > If you know or have what colors from a different thread manufacturer, > Design Shop will convert them for you. > > Right Click on a color in the Color Palette at the bottom. Then click on > Properties. Select the thread type from the pull down menu that Great > Notions is giving you colors of, if it is Madeira, select it, then enter > the > number or name of the color and press apply. This will set it to the > Madeira > color. After they are all set, then you can click on the Color Chart pull > down to select the type of thread you want to convert the Madeira colors > to, > in this case it would be Arc Poly or Rayon, then click on Match Chart, > then > apply. All the colors will be converted to the new color chart and type. > > Jeff Banks > Melco Embroidery Systems > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cassandra Salmond" <caseyweim@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:46 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Stock Embroidery Designs & Thread Colors > > > Okay, I have a question(s). It may be a really stupid one but I give. > I purchased stock embroidery designs from Great Notions. They give the > colors but they aren't ARC which we use. How do I get their color numbers > converted to ARC #'s? > > I've not worked with a stock design before in Design Shop. This is new > for > me. How do you tell the Design shop what colors to use in the stock > design. I found the color palette and custom palette but I don't see > where > once I get the converted color numbers where to enter them so Design Shop > makes the design look like what I bought. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > -- > Thank you, > > Cassandra Salmond > Hurricane Vinyl Graphics, Signs & Embroidery > 2814 S. Bay Street > Eustis, FL 32726 > T 352.357.7936 > F 352.357.0381 > casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- Thank you, Cassandra Salmond Hurricane Vinyl Graphics, Signs & Embroidery 2814 S. Bay Street Eustis, FL 32726 T 352.357.7936 F 352.357.0381 casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx