I think it has to be a graphic format. Can you convert your PES file to a JPG? Barbara Bunker BMB Custom Embroidery Broomfield, CO 80020 ----- Original Message ----- From: "K Nehmer" <nehmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 6:58:16 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: [amayausers.com] vector conversion I have DSP+, Last nightI opened a design and followed the steps to convert it to vectors, but the conversion icon stayed grayed out. Are there only certain formats of design I can convert--this was a PES. kathy