I hope this link works, it's called "Zach Ghost"

There is another way to remove jumps, but you need to be sure first that the jumps really aren't necessary.
I use Editor:
Ctrl A = selects the whole design
All the jumps will show up in the bottom right side viewing box
you can select them individually and the selected one will change colour on the main screen, then you can just delete it
[Shift/delete] or
right click 'delete'
(but if it is necessary to the design it will only go back in anyway when it stitches out).

There is a second option in Editor but even though I find it much more fun (rewarding) it sounds difficult when you try and explain it.

I suggest everyone learn how to use Editor to it's full advantage, there is so much you can do with it, add or remove stitches either individually or en-masse. add or remove or (change colour ) on whole segments. Split; splice; rotate; mirror image; re-size; change density; pull compensation; centre; align items; create text (FontEngine) edit text in a multitude of different ways, add text to designs; merge designs; save your working file, exactly as it is, as a workspace to come back to later; merge designs; merge work spaces, remove excessive underlay stitches (masking); insert or remove trim codes, jump (floating) stitches, tie on/off stitches....
Then there is cut/copy n paste; auto repeat; duplicate; reverse & smart reverse stitches; colour sort & smart colour sort; insert and remove stop, trimming & sequin codes; then you have all the tools to FIND: stitches, trims, jumps, stops & sequin. You can also add alignment stitches to match up designs you have split, view a virtual stitch-out (which has another whole set of options you can use) you can scan and load images from editor, change and save colours, select or separate segments and save just that segment; set up up your print preferences, print templates and email all from Editor
and I have probably left some out.

So you see even if you don't have dexterity in Studio or can't afford to buy studio you can do so much in Editor and yes you can digitise in Editor to a certain extent only, but you need to have a stitch to start with then you can insert stitches and move each one into place individually. Very time consuming but well worth learning.
Your SHIFT key becomes invaluable because a lot of editing commands are only available by using the Shift key WITH the command.

I do hope this encourages you to explore, play and learn to use Editor to it's full capacity.
Just remember! Before you edit a design it is always best to save it under a different name and in a different folder, named appropriately so you can find your testing designs.

Hugs and roses, Meganne

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by mnladyus 26 Aug 2011

WOW...Such great info again as usual. I keep playing with the program and have learned a lot, but you gals have really helped me out so much with Embird. I wish I could take classes with you...lol

by mnladyus 26 Aug 2011

I hit the button to quick. I just want to thank you all for the help.

Mary Ann

I hate jumps to and try to turn them into connection stitches in Embird.
Right click on the design in Editor and choose Edit stitch file in Studio (or use Shift+Ctrl+E) and it opend there. In the right hand column you can see all the different objects, as stitch objects. I Click on all but the first to select them, right click and choose 'Make connection stitches'. Then I have a look at each connection - can I alter it so it disappears under the next object (inserting extra nodes if need be) or does it have to go and remain a jump. A bit of a job if there are a lot, but better than cutting all those jumps.
Hope this helps,
Martine

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by mnladyus 25 Aug 2011

I knew how to edit in my old program, but this is a first with Embird. I will give it a try later tonight and see how it works.

Thank You
Mary Ann