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I opened an EQ4 project in EQ5, but my uncolored block drawings did not show up. Where are they?
In EQ5, all uncolored block drawings get put on the Stencils tab.

Only colored blocks appear on the Blocks tab. You can move an uncolored drawing from the Stencils tab to the Blocks tab. To do this, be on the Quilts worktable.

1. Click the Set tool to bring up the Blocks palette.
2. Click the Stencils tab to see your uncolored block drawings.
3. Click one you'd like to move, to select it.
4. Right-click. A pop-up menu appears. Point to Move to, and click Block.

Your uncolored block drawing will now appear on the Blocks tab. If you want to set uncolored drawings on your quilt, choose File > Preferences > Layout options. Uncheck the "Prevent uncolored block drawings from being set on layer 1" box.

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How do I use Quilted Diamonds by Linda Franz?
The Quilted Diamonds CD contains all the diamonds in the book Quilted Diamonds: Jane Austen, Jane Stickle & Friends in an EQ4 project file format. You can open these projects in EQ4 or EQ5.

1. Put the Quilted Diamonds CD in your CD drive.
2. Double-click on My Computer.
3. Double-click on the drive your CD is in (it is the one with the picture of the drive and a little CD in front of it.. Inside, you will see a group of EQ4 project files.
4. At the top, click Edit, then click Select All.
5. Now you need to paste them in a folder on your hard drive.

If you are using EQ4, go to: C:\EQ4\pj4 or the location of your project files folder, if you changed the installation path of EQ4.

If you are using EQ5, go to: C:\My Documents\My EQ5\pj5 or the location of your project files folder, if you changed the installation path of EQ5.

6. Create a new folder by clicking FILE menu, point to New and click on Folder.
   Rename this new folder "Quilted Diamonds" or whatever you like.
7. Double-click to open the Quilted Diamonds folder.
8. On the EDIT menu, click Paste. The projects will appear in this new folder.
9. Double-click on your EQ (4 or 5) desktop icon to start the program.
10. Click the Open an Existing Project tab.
11. Click the little yellow folder at the bottom, marked "Open a project not listed above."
12. Browse to the C:\EQ4\pj4\Quilted Diamonds or
    C:\My Documents\My EQ5\pj5\Quilted Diamonds folder (depending on your version of EQ).
13. Click the black down arrow next to the "Files of Type:" box and change it to EQ4 projects. (EQ4 Users skip this step.)
14. Click on the first Quilted Diamonds project listed.
15. Click Open.
16. You can then print off the patterns in the size you need or design away. If you would like the Quilted Diamonds blocks to be accessible from every project you create in EQ, see the following pages in the Design Cookbook.
    EQ4 Design Cookbook: p.56-57
    EQ5 Design Cookbook: p.134-135