Issue link: https://docs.hic.us/i/852286
76 Autograph Writer Using the Import CSV feature The Import CSV tool is a way to create 'name drop'–type designs for output. This type of design consists of a single design with at least one text object (with or without other, non-text, elements) serving as the template. A number of variations on the text can be superimposed on top of each other, in layers – one for each design that will be sewn out. Sewing stops between each layer, to permit the machine operator to remove the garment that has finished sewing with a new, blank one. Doing this allows a large number of garments of a similar design (but with variable text) to be sewn based on a single output file. The Import CSV tool facilitates this process. With this function, you can type all the require text strings into a table in CSV ("comma- delimited" format) which can then be imported it into Autograph 2. After the CSV is imported, the design will have of a series of text objects, stacked in the order that they appear in the CSV. When sent to the machine, the text will then sew out in this same order, with a stop in between each "layer," for removing and re-inserting the hoop. To use Import CSV: 1) Create a new design including at least one text object, or open one of the existing templates. Spreadsheet programs (such as Microsoft Excel) can be used to create *.csv files, using the "Save as" tool. However, any program that can save as *.csv may be used to create the list of names.