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Before You Begin Series #3: Your account

September 18, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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This is lesson 3 of my series for beginner Silhouette users, where I cover things to do even before you get your machine. To start with Lesson 1, go here. I do definitely recommend starting from that lesson. Note: This post contains affiliate links. … [Read more...]

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Before You Begin Series #2: Downloading and Installing the software

August 9, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 62 Comments

All Silhouette cutting machines use a free included software called Silhouette Studio. It’s a great idea to download and install the software before you even purchase a machine, just to take it for a test drive. This is a great way to see how your … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 10: The Library

August 8, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Today’s lesson is about the library. (To start with Lesson 1 of the Software Basics series, go here). Hopefully, you’ve already gone through the Before You Begin series and have set up an account with Silhouette America, signed up for their … [Read more...]

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Before you Begin Series #1: What to know before you buy

August 4, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 54 Comments

When I first considered buying a die-cutting machine, I did some research on the types of machines available. I found the original Silhouette machine by accident in a web search and was thrilled with the possibilities. I loved the flexibility of … [Read more...]

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Object on Path Shape: A new version 4 option for replicating shapes

July 29, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

One of the slick new features of Silhouette Studio version 4 is a Replicate option called Object on Path. This is very similar to Text on Path, which is most often used to wrap text around a circle. What Object on Path does is allow you to put any … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 9: Navigation bits and pieces

July 28, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

This is the last in our lesson about navigation around the software and it’s a catch all.  We’ll talk more about moving around in some specific areas of the software in later lessons, but this is the rest of the general info. (To begin with Lesson 1, … [Read more...]

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Beach gear using Sparkleberry vinyl

July 20, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

I’m SO SO SO pumped to show you one of my favorite new products I got at the All Things Silhouette conference recently. I’ve been in love with Sparkleberry Ink’s vinyl since I first saw it. Mandy Graham graciously gave me a few sheets to sample and I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials, Projects Tagged With: beach, flip, hinge, mirror, pattern, sparkleberry, spiker, Text, vinyl

Software Basics — Lesson 8: Keyboard Shortcuts

July 10, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

A keyboard shortcut is a short set of strokes you type on your computer keyboard to perform an action in a software. There are a TON of keyboard shortcuts in Silhouette Studio. Any action done with a shortcut can also be done in the dropdown lists, … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 7: Right Click Menus

July 10, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

A right click, or context, menu is a one that pops up when you perform a right click in a software or on a website. All software programs and internet browsers have right click menus. What is in those menus varies, but you have a set of limited … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 6: Drop Down Menus

July 7, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

This is lesson 6 in our series about getting to know the Silhouette Studio software. You can start with lesson 1 here. Today, we'll be talking about drop down menus. Note: This post may contain affiliate links. That means if you click the link and … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 5: The mouse and cursors

July 6, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

It's time to learn how to get around in the software. Think of the next few lessons like Driver's Ed: you've done some of the classroom work and now you're ready to get in the car and figure out how to adjust the mirrors, put it in gear, etc. We've … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 4: Choosing how your drawing area looks with grid settings

July 4, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

Now that you've set up your page and chosen your mat, it's time to choose how your drawing area looks. (To start with Lesson 1 of this series, go here.) In this lesson I'm going to show you all the options in the Grid tab of the Page Setup panel. … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 3: Setting up a new project and selecting page settings

July 3, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

In this lesson, I'm going to show you the process for starting a new project. (To start with Lesson 1 of Software Basics, go here.) We're going to go over page sizes and mat selection. You may not need every bit of information on this page right … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 2: The Icons

June 30, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

In this lesson we are going to learn about each of the icons in the software. (To start with Lesson 1 of the Software Basics series, go here.) An icon is a little picture that, when you click on it, enables a tool or opens a panel on the right … [Read more...]

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Software Basics — Lesson 1: Opening the Software and Setting Preferences

June 27, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

Mastering the Silhouette Studio software is essential to success with your Silhouette machine. In the Software Basics series, we will learn the software step by step. I suggest you go through each lesson in order to gain a thorough knowledge of … [Read more...]

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