Some properties relate to all the elements in a Chart Diagram file rather than to individual charts. This includes the stitch library and stylesheets associated with this chart diagram file. For more information about stitch libraries see Stitchmastery Libraries. To find out more about stylesheets see About Stylesheets. If no user stitch libraries or stylesheets have been created yet then only the default Stitchmastery ones will be listed.
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On the main menu bar, select Chart > Edit Diagram Properties. The Edit Diagram Properties dialog opens.
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Check that the Appearance tab is selected.
The current appearance stylesheet contains values for fonts, grid, grid highlighting, annotations and symbol contrast but these do not necessarily match the values shown in the Appearance tab. This is because they can all be individually edited to override the values from the stylesheet. The values that are displayed when the Edit Diagram Properties dialog is first opened are the current values set on that chart diagram file irrespective of the values in the stylesheet.
To reset all of the values for grid, grid highlighting, annotations and symbol contrast so that they match the current appearance stylesheet press Apply.
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(Optional) Stylesheet: A list of all of the appearance stylesheets known to Stitchmastery is displayed and can be selected from.
To reset all of the values for Grid, Grid highlighting, Annotating repeated stitches and Stitch symbol contrast so that they match a different appearance stylesheet, first select the stylesheet and then press Apply.
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(Optional) The values for Grid, Grid highlighting, Annotating repeated stitches and Stitch symbol contrast can also be edited independently of the stylesheet. Note that these values will apply to all of the charts and the key in the diagram file you have open.
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The current values for the fonts used by the text are not displayed in this dialog as they can be edited at an individual level, i.e. a single row number can have a different font to all other row numbers. To edit the fonts for individual elements, use the Edit Font command. For more information on how to do this see Editing the Text Fonts.
To reset the text fonts so that they match the values in the appearance stylesheet, select Refresh font of all text.
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(Optional) Select the Default stitch type to be used when creating a chart or adding rows or columns. Available choices are knit, purl and two variants of 'no stitch'.
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Select the Written Instructions tab.
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(Optional) Written stylesheet: A list of all of the Written stylesheets known to Stitchmastery is displayed and can be selected from.
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If Include colour in written instructions is selected, then colour is included in the written instructions in the Outline Text view and in the output from Export to View.
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Select the Stitch Library and Text Templates tab.
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(Optional) Stitch library: Only stitch libraries in the version 3 format will be listed in the drop down and are available for selection.
If the current stitch library is a version 2 library it will not be displayed in the drop down list for stitch libraries but will instead be displayed separately. If you now select a version 3 library from the drop down list a warning message will be displayed to let you know that it will not be possible to change back later. Also, if your charts contain any increase stitches that have changed in version 3, the written output of your charts will change. We recommend that you make a copy of your file before you make this change.
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(Optional) Templates stylesheet: A list of all of the Text Template stylesheets known to Stitchmastery is displayed and can be selected from.
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(Optional) Key Text: The text for key entries is generated when a chart is first created or when a new entry is added, for example, when a stitch is used in a chart for the first time. If the chart has been changed from flat to circular or vice versa or if the stitch library or text template has been edited, then the key text might be out of date. Stitchmastery does not automatically update the key text as doing so would overwrite any manual edits.
To refresh the key text, select Refresh text in key and check that the desired text template is selected.
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Select OK.
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