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 — 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. (To begin with Lesson 1, … [Read more...]
Software Basics — 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 — 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 to gain a thorough knowledge of … [Read more...]