Hi Cootie, have you tried looking it up on GOOGLE or some other search engine? Otherwise I am sure someone on here will be along soon to help you out. Love and blessings Chris

Here is a link about the machine just in case you want to have a look.

I never really used those functions. Probably preety
limited-Better off using dedicated programs.

Yes you can create your own designs. The software and the Futura are amazing for the price! Go through the "Help" files within the software. Be patient with yourself and the learning curve. Have fun! It is a blast once you get the hang of it! There are support groups in yahoo and facebook, just do a search they are helpful.

Thank you all for your comments and help. YouTube has helped with lots of different things on sewing and I love to watch it. I'm going to go and check it out now and try the help files, as you suggested. Thanks!

On the U-tube site if you click on Chris' (pennifold) link and type in your machine model it will bring up several videos to view.