Hi Nan:

We specifically made it easy to learn software With very affordable price but we also have few more fonts available for those who want to spend more to buy them.Therefore if you search our website there are more fonts to buy.

Annthegran Support 

I agree, Jazee, Alphabet Express is one of the easiest to use of software for fonts.

When software is easy to use, we gain valuable time.  Remember when you have struggled with any software?  How long did it take to learn and use them? 

Pat, The Avid Embriderer

I love my Alphabet Xpress. I downloaded AXpress for the free trial. It was a breeze to use and stitched out beautifully. Being a smart shopper, I looked at many lettering programs. I always ended up using my Alphabet Express to make lettering designs. It is so easy and consistent. When my free trial ran out, I waited a week or so and discovered I had to have this lettering program. Too bad I waited, I ruined a couple of projects during that time. I do wish the basic program came with more fonts, but overall well worth the price.

I recently purchased Alphabet Xpress after a 30 day trial and I thoroughly enjoy using it. As many others have stated, there should be a better variety of fonts in the starter pack. I especially like the font Spring, as I had been looking for a font with a border. I would like to know: when using "Spring", about 2 cm height, is there a way to reduce the underlay? I embroidered a word on a thinnish material and it seemed to be just too many stitches.

Thank you, Ann, for a very wonderful programm

I am new to all of this but I decided to try the trial of the Alphabet Xpress after trying a couple of others without much success. I find the Alphabet Xpress to be much more user friendly. The true test of course was when I stitched out my first design. It came out great! So I will definitely be buying it when my trial is up. Also the price is very reasonable for what you get. And I say to everyone out there that they should at least download the trial because you have nothing to lose! kt3234 (Karen)

I hear by the grapevine that there might be some new designs on their way . . . . .

(Anonymous)  LOL

JLittle-Let's try to separate your multiple issues.

First of all, AlphaX does not 'hold' files.  AlphaX creates Monograms and wording for your use with your designs.  So, you save your word creations to a place of your chosing, probably with your other designs.  PED-Basic picks up the files from the folders that hold all your designs. 

You can and it will be a simple 'copy and paste' from your PC to the USB drive (aka Thumb Drive) and put directly on to your machine.  Do not put your design into a folder, the embroidery machine cannot read folders, only digitizing formats such as pes.

Also, if you are running Vista on your PC, be sure you have downloaded the Vista software from:  http://www.brother-usa.c...;WT.cg_s=Downloads 

They actually have a warning on their site:

 Software/Windows Vista® 32bit / 64bit  
Full Driver & Software Package  
When you use PED-Basic on Windows Vista®,
please follow the procedure below to install these Driver and Software program.

If you use PED-Basic on Windows Vista®, never install the programs from the CD in your package!!
To prevent a problem, please install these programs instead using the CD.

 

Language Version Size Release Date File

 

English --- --- 01/31/2007 More Information

Hope this helps you,  Pat, The Avid Embroiderer

I downloaded the trial version to Alphax.  This is really great.  I loved being able to merge a picture with my text.  Up today I was having my sister do it for me because I did not have software that would do that.  Is there a way to center my designs above one another?  When I click on the center button it puts the words on top of my picture.  How about  if you have two designs and you want to make sure the bottoms are even?

Hi,

I worked with it some more last night and learned a lot more.  Sometimes I get in a hurry to learn things when I shouldn't   I do use the grid.   When I changed the measurements to inches the grid squares got larger.  The aliegn button had more obtions then I saw the first time, I do not know why I did not see that drop down arrow before.    I had this image that I wanted to put my grand daughters name on and in the pass I had to have my sister do it because I did not have the software to do it.  Now I can.    Now I wish there was a way that I could seperate the image so I could remove the softball that is in it because it is too small and I would like a larger one.  I don't trust myself to embroidery on top of it.

Now the only think I need to do is to learn how to get the lettering the correct size, my husband is an engineer and he is always on to me about not having every in perspective.  If I remember correctly I can only drag to change the size of my letters, or can I change them using numbers.  I'm so use to using Print Shop on the computer that I am use to making my letters by point size.

Do you know about the pes v6 or the pes?  When I went to save my image it gave me both options so I chose just the pes.  I am using PED-Basic.  The others are just way to expensive to buy right now.

JLittle0213-You make an interesting point, we often want to have our software (and other things) work within a few minutes. 

We end up with frustration because it takes - well, it takes what it takes!

I am doing a tutorial right now and I plan to have two ways to learn.  The first will be a quick and easy method of getting something done and the second will go into the details you need to know to really use the software to its highest usage.

That is a real problem because so many of us have learned computers by just sitting down and pressing keys.  The problem with that is "you don't know what you don't know!"  I taught adult learners Microsoft applications like Word and Excel and you would be surprised at what coming to a 4 hour class did to change people's work load.  Often people did things the 'hard way' because that is what they figured out.  My first rule is to 'let the computer do the work' because you have enough to think about.

Take time to learn and your software will reward you every time.

 Pat, The Avid Embroiderer

PS:  There are new fonts for Alphabet Xpress and on sale!  Buy two and get the 3rd free!   Click on the Home Page and on the right side below the top, see the link!