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 14: Making your first cut
Today is the day! If you’ve gone through all the Before You Begin and Software Basics lessons up to this point, you will be well-prepared to make your first cut. If you haven’t, I highly recommend checking out all those lesson for my best beginner … [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 9: Navigation bits and pieces
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. The 4 general areas Any … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 8: Keyboard Shortcuts
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...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 1: Opening the Software and Setting Preferences
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 if possible to gain a thorough … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 6: Drop Down Menus
You’ll notice some words in the upper left corner of the software, directly above the upper left icon bar. These help you access drop down menus. Clicking on the word will open a menu below the word and in the menu you can choose various actions. … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 3) — 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 window. The Grid: What is it? If you like to see lines on your screen to help … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 3) — Lesson 3: Setting up a new project and selecting page settings
In this lesson, I’m going to show you the process for starting a new project. We’re going to go over page sizes and mat selection in page settings. You may not need every bit of information on this page right away, but I like to be thorough and give … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 3) — 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 1: Opening the Silhouette Studio software and setting preferences
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 if possible to gain a thorough … [Read more...]