Creating a ZIP Archive

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

Creating a ZIP archive of an embroidery design involves compressing one or more embroidery files (and potentially associated image or documentation files) into a single, smaller file. ZIP files are easier to transfer via email or online platforms, as they reduce the overall file size. Additionally, this allows you to bundle related files (embroidery files, color charts, images) into a single, manageable archive.

1 - Run Embird.

2 - Select the designs that you want to zip in the "Files:" box on the right side of the screen (Picture No. 1). To select the designs, click the file name of the first design ("BIRD.DST" in this example), hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard, and left-click other file names to add them to the selection ("CAMPANUL.DST", "DAFFODIL.DST", "ELEPHANT.DST", and "EMBIRD_LOGO.DST" in Picture No. 1).

1. Select designs

3 - Select the menu "Right Panel > Add to Zip", or click the "Zip" button above the "Files:" box (Picture No. 2).

2. Click "Zip" button

4 - Embird can create a single ZIP archive containing all selected designs, or it can create a separate ZIP file for every selected design (Picture No. 3). Click the "No" button for the second option.

3. Choose the method of zipping

5 - Embird will zip the selected files. If you are zipping embroidery designs, the color palette will be zipped into the archive as well (See also Colors and Palettes).

6 - Now you can see the new ZIP files in the "Files:" box on the right panel (Picture No. 4).

4. ZIP archives were created successfully

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