<title>How To Use The IntelliQuilter Help System
The user manual is at your fingertips at all times.
Extensive help messages will explain what to do on each screen.
If a help message does not fit fully in the window, a scrollbar
will appear to help you in browsing through the message.

Use the             and            buttons on the right to go line by line,
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or move the slider bar in the middle for a quick scanning.

When you are done, touch the            button to return to the original 
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screen.

<title>Main Menu Help
<b>Edit/Sew Quilt  
You can start a new quilt or load an existing one from the computer's
memory. The program offers a wide range of transformations (scaling, 
rotation, stretching, etc.) as well as copying, repeating and combining 
patterns.
In addition to patterns, you can add and modify blocks, to serve as
guides for aligning patterns.
You can compile the whole quilt, using block, border and pantograph 
patterns, then you can start quilting, or save the design for later use.

<b>Load Patterns/Synchronize
You can download patterns and complete quilts from the designers' 
web sites using any computer connected to the Internet. During the 
download you need to select the removable USB drive to which the
data will be downloaded. The patterns should be downloaded into the
"/patterns" directory, the quilts into the "/quilts" directory of
the USB drive.
The patterns/quilts can then be loaded in the IntelliQuilter's memory 
by selecting the Load Patterns mode and plugging in the USB drive.

The Synchronize feature is for StiQ users. It transfers libraries
between the IQ tablet and the StiQ.
 
<b>Pattern Designer
In this version of the software you can design patterns by turning on
recording while you sew your own pattern. The recorded pattern can 
then be edited and saved for later use.
You can also trace paper patterns by putting the paper pattern on the 
top of the quilt and moving the needle along the pattern's lines. 

<b>Manual Mode
With its unique motor mounting design the IntelliQuilter switches from
computer-controlled to manual mode fully automatically. By the touch 
of a button the motors will disengage, in about 5 seconds, and you will
be able to use the machine in manual mode without any drag from the 
driving mechanism.
By selectively engaging each motor you can activate horizontal or ver-
tical channel locks.

<b>Utilities
This version of the software provides quilt/pattern catalog maintenance,
pattern/quilt archiving, drive roller cleaning, a measurement tool, by 
which you can measure distances and areas on the quilt, and screen
image capture utilities. 

<b>System
The System menu contains powerful system utilities to help our techni-
cal support in checking out your system. 
Also, you can load software updates using an USB drive.
Another item of the System menu will display the unique password for
your computer, which will enable you to load copy protected patterns
and program updates into your system.
The "Interface Setup/Test" utility can be used to adapt the system 
to the various quilting machines and to calibrate the touch screen.

<title>VERSION HISTORY
<b>02.27.12
- Reference point was reinstated and saved with the quilt.
- Zoom tweaking by dragging the stylus up/down on the screen.
- Warning message if more than one "iq.update"-type file is found
  on the USB.
- Remote control for pattern scrolling in Line Pattern.
- Improved touch screen calibration for i500 tablets.
- Stitch control configuration was added to Interface Setup/Test.
<b>03.30.12
- MAC hidden file bug fixed.
<b>03.30.12 for StiQ
  Only StiQ owners need to update. 
  The StiQ version is 02.21.12, same as the 02.27.12 IQ version.
<b>04.22.12
- Extended screens controlled by the            and            buttons.
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- Advanced editing tools, Shape Shift and Magnet Tool were added.
- Fan Pattern: Close Pattern and Alternate functions were added.
- Record Pattern: The Start Stop button can be operated by the remote.
- Line Pattern: The Pattern scrolling button can be operated by the 
  PgDn button of the remote.
- Modify Pattern/Block: "PATTERN TOO SMALL" limit calculations were
  refined, message was changed to "LIMIT REACHED".
- Modify Pattern/Block: the bug that caused the objects to disappear
  when moved was fixed.
<b>05.11.12
- Advanced editing tool Distort was added.
- Forced reload of stiq.exe in case Windows security deletes it.
- "Show Points" function was added to Magnet Tool and Shape Shift
- Improved remote device detection.
<b>11.11.12 
- Crosshairs were added to all screens.
- The pause marker can be enabled/disabled in Preferences.
- Move two handles in Distort by dragging the line between them.
- Mouse Registration was added to System->Interface Setup/Test.
- Hard disk space limit was relaxed, allowing the storage of
  about 8,000 more medium-size patterns.
- The bug that caused empty pattern/quilt thumbnails was fixed.

