This is your last lesson in the Software Basics series. Give yourself a cheer! You’re well on your way to becoming a Silhouette expert. Since you’re going to be creating some amazing things, let’s talk about saving those files. You can save in 1 of 3 … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 13: Basics of working with text
Text in Silhouette Studio is different than most other software programs. You may be used to working with text in something like a word processor or even email. In those, you add text just to make words for someone to read or to print out. That’s not … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 11: Getting your free shapes
Your Silhouette cutting machine comes with free shapes to get your started. They are stored in the machine itself. So we’re going to open the software and hook up the machine to bring them into your library. We’ll do your first projects with some of … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 7: Right Click Menus
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...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 6: Drop Down Menus
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...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 5: The mouse and cursors
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...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 4: Choosing how your drawing area looks with grid settings
Now that you’ve set up your page and chosen your mat, it’s time to choose how your drawing area looks. In this lesson I’m going to show you all the options in the Grid tab of the Page Setup panel. I’ll also show you how to use the rulers and … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 2: The Icons
In this lesson we are going to learn about each of the icons in the software. An icon is a little picture that, when you click on it, enables a tool or opens a panel on the right side of the software. Don’t worry about trying to remember them all. … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 7: Right Click Menus
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...]
Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 8: Keyboard shortcuts
A keyboard shortcut is a quick series of strokes on your computer keyboard that performs an action in a software. There are a TON of keyboard shortcuts in Silhouette Studio. Some will be similar to those in other programs; many will be unique to … [Read more...]