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Silhouette Summit 2018: Upcoming New Products and Software Features

May 13, 2018 By Cindy Eckhoff 13 Comments

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Every year in May, Silhouette America holds a summit in Hawaii to announce new products and software features coming in the next year (nope, I didn't get to go). There are some VERY exciting things coming down the pike. Here’s a preview of the … [Read more...]

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Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 11: Getting your free shapes

September 20, 2017 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Silhouette Design Store, Silhouette Studio Software Tagged With: basics, beginner, designs, free, free shapes, images, library, software, software basics

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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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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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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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 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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How & why to update your Silhouette Studio software

December 12, 2016 By Cindy Eckhoff Leave a Comment

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I was looking through old photos (actual physical pictures) recently and laughing at my 80's big hair and shoulder pads. I'm sure you have some of those pics. What was fashionable then is a caricature today. We don't stay the same -- we continually … [Read more...]

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Silhouette Studio levels, types and versions explained

December 9, 2016 By Cindy Eckhoff 2 Comments

When you start using a Silhouette machine, it's easy to get confused with all the terms. This post will help you understand the terms regarding the names of the software, specifically the Silhouette Studio levels, types and versions. Note: This post … [Read more...]

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