Save File and Send It to Yourself

This tutorial explains how to use the "Save and Send" feature in Embird to email embroidery design files to yourself, a useful method for backup, file transfer, and personal note-keeping. It guides users through opening a design, configuring Gmail SMTP settings with two-step verification and an app-specific password, and sending the file directly via email. The process assumes the user has a Google account with 2-step verification enabled and focuses on setting up secure email sending within Embird.

1 - Run Embird and click "Editor" menu to switch to Editor window.

2 - Open some design using "File > Open" menu, for example open free design "lioness.dst".

3 - Click button "Save and Send" (Picture No. 1).

1. Click button "Save and Send"

4 - When used for a first time, a dialog box appears on the screen (Picture No. 2). Select option "Use own SMTP settings for direct e-mail sending".

5 - Fill in the SMTP settings for your Google Gmail account in a dialog box which appears on the screen. This feature was tested on Google Gmail account, therefore Host is smtp.gmail.com, Port is 587, Authentication is ON, Secure Connection is ON. The special App Password must be created and entered here as explained below.

2. Specify SMTP settings for your account

6 - Read tutorial at Google page Sign in with app passwords to find out how to create the App Password required above.

3. Sign in with app passwords

7 - Once all settings are specified, click "Save and Send" button again to run the command. Check your e-mail inbox after a short while (Picture No. 4).

4. Design archived in e-mail account

Tip: Right click the button "Save and Send" to avoid sending to yourself, and have possibility to send to chosen e-mail address instead.

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