Tips and Tricks

Importing Fabric into EQ4

1. Select "Library", then "Fabric Library".
2. Select "Import Fabric". This will bring up a Windows box that allows you to search for a folder on your harddrive. If you are importing several fabrics at once, its a good idea to create several folders, once for each colour or type of fabric that you are importing.
3. Once you have located the fabrics you wish to import, click on the file name. (If you hold the Shift key down, select the first and last file, this will select all files inbetween. This saves time if you have to select lots of files!).
4. When the fabrics are showing up in the EQ4 window, then select "Copy". This copies the fabric swatches into your sketchbook.
5. Select "Libraries", then "Add Fabric".
6. On the right hand side of the screen, a list of "User Libraries" is given. Select the library you wish to add the new fabrics to.
7. Two horizontal panels of fabrics are then shown. The first is labelled "Fabric Sketchbook". You may need to scroll to the end to find the newly added fabrics.
8. Highlight the fabric you want to add then press the "Copy" button. This will add the fabric to the bottom Panel, titled "Current Style".
9. To save the additions, press the "Save Library" button.
10. Then press "Close".
11. Now the new fabrics should be available in the fabric library.