Markup R-XP Help

Todo

2025-07-21T10:12:46Z

Todo

Full Chart Check

2025-06-30T13:35:06Z

Full Chart Check - TBC.

Fix Layout Warnings

2025-06-30T13:33:55Z

Fix Layout Warnings - TBC.

Quick Check

2025-06-30T13:32:15Z

Quick Check - TBC.

Align Grids Introduction

2025-07-14T11:03:01Z

Now that your chart has been loaded, it’s time to check that the grids line up correctly across your pages. Properly aligned grids are essential for accurate symbol detection and smooth stitching progress.

Why Grid Alignment Matters

Most printed charts include a grid to help guide your stitching. Markup R-XP overlays a digital grid to match this layout. If the overlay grid doesn’t line up properly with your chart’s printed grid:

Symbols may be misaligned
Some stitches may not be detected correctly
Symbols might appear split across multiple cells

Automatic Checks & Warnings

Markup R-XP will try to automatically align your pages, and you'll see one of the following:

✅ All clear: The app didn’t detect any major alignment issues. It’s still a good idea to spot-check a few pages, especially if they were scanned manually.
⚠️ Warnings detected: One or more pages don’t appear to line up properly. In this case, we recommend you carefully review and fix each affected page before continuing.

👣 What to Do Next

In the following steps, you’ll be able to:

Adjust the grid manually using simple controls
Copy/paste grid settings between similar pages
Preview your changes live

You don’t need to get it perfectly pixel-aligned — just make sure the grid boxes match up closely with the printed chart lines. A few tweaks here can save a lot of cleanup later.

🎥 Video Guide (Coming Soon!)

Watch how to spot-check and fix grid alignment in just a few clicks:
👉 Watch: How to Align Grids in Markup R-XP (YouTube)

[youtube:youtube.com/watch?v=qi-GMnLkO_M&list=PLO71EgBkv_JiQz47vczc4eapviiP7PHda&index=3&t=5s&ab_channel=MarkupR-XP]

Video topics could include:

How to recognize good vs. bad grid alignment
How to nudge or resize the grid
Using zoom for tricky pages
Copying grid settings from one page to another

📚 Related Help

Autoloaders Set Overlap

2022-12-04T13:43:32Z

Many designers include Overlap on their multi-page charts to make it easier for stitchers to ensure that they are working on the correct stitches when moving between pages. As Markup R-XP is capable of stitching all these pages together the overlap is no longer required and needs to be removed. The Autoloader ‘Set Overlap’ page is where users can inform Markup R-XP on how much overlap needs to be removed.

[Overlap Page Image]

Overlap Positions

The overlap on a chart is typically situated in one of two positions: 1) Top & Left, 2) Bottom & Right.

[Top Left Overlap – Page example]

[Bottom Right Overlap – Page example]

The correct location and correct amount of overlap needs to be selected to ensure that Markup R-XP can fit the full page layout together correctly.

Identifying Overlap on Page 2

The first question Markup R-XP asks is if there is any shaded areas (i.e. overlap) shown in the Top Left hand corner of the second selected chart page. This is because if the overlap is in the Top or Left of a page then there will be no overlap on the first page of your PDF chart. This is most common type of overlap.

[Image of overlap screen - page 2]

Count the number of shaded rows/columns and click on the corresponding numbers to indicate the amount of overlap defined.

[Image of numbers – 0 to 5]

Identifying Overlap on Page 1

If no overlap is selected on the previous page, then the second question Markup R-XP asks is if there is any shaded areas (i.e. overlap) shown in the Bottom Right hand corner of the first selected chart page. This is because if the overlap is in the Bottom or Right of a page then the overlap will be present on the first page of your PDF chart

[Image of overlap screen – page 1]

Count the number of shaded rows/columns and click on the corresponding numbers to indicate the amount of overlap defined.

[Image of numbers – 0 to 5]

Overlap Numbers

The overlap numbers range from 0 to 17, with the higher numbers accessed by scrolling the list up as indicated by the arrows

[ show overlap numbers ]

Select a value of ‘0’ if no overlap is present on the chart images.

Incorrectly Selected Overlap

Click on the Cancel button to stop the autoloader if you detect a mistake at this stage.

[Cancel Button]

The Next Step

Click on the Next button in the top right-hand corner to move to the next step in the autoloader process.

[Next Step]

Autoloaders Select Picture Pages

2022-11-30T17:56:55Z

Set Picture Pages

Autoloaders Select Key Pages

2022-11-30T17:56:43Z

Set Key Pages

Autoloaders Select Chart Pages

2022-12-02T14:44:20Z

The first interactive step after autoloading your chart pages is to ensure that the correct chart pages have been automatically selected for your pattern. The pages selected at this step will be used for markup and displayed in both Single Page and Full Chart mode. Ensure to check the selection of all pages, as incorrectly selected pages may impact the final chart layout.

Selected Chart Pages

The currently selected chart pages are highlighted in green. Tap on an unselected (pink highlighted) page to select it. The corresponding PDF page number is shown in the top left-hand corner of each page. The chart size (Width x Height) is shown on the bottom of each selected page, with (0 x 0) shown for selected pages where no grid was found. Selected chart pages will appear in Single Page and Full Chart mode.

Unselected Chart Pages

The currently unselected chart pages are highlighted in pink. Tap on a selected (green highlighted) page to unselect it. The corresponding PDF page number is shown in the top left-hand corner of each page. Unselected chart pages will not appear in Single Page or Full Chart mode.

Enlarge Page To View More Detail

Double click on a page to view it in full screen mode. Click the ‘Back’ button to return to chart page selection.

Page Selection Options

The buttons at the bottom of this page allow the user to select ‘All, None or Invert’ the currently selected chart pages.

The Next Step

Click on the Next button in the top right-hand corner to move to the next step in the autoloader process.

Autoloaders Set Page Layout

2022-12-02T15:41:02Z

After selecting the chart pages for your pattern Markup R-XP will automatically try to determine the correct layout of those pages. The intention of this step is to allow the user to review the suggested page layout and make any changes if required.

Page Layout Options

Indicates how many pages across and how many pages down the chart layout should be.

The values available in this dropdown are dependent upon the number of chart pages selected in the previous step. All possible factors are calculated and added to this drop down. In this chart example, 6 chart pages were selected and so the layout options are:

Note: If in this example 7 chart pages had been selected then the only options would be (1 x7) or (7 x1), which would both be incorrect for this chart. The process should be cancelled, and the chart reloaded in this case.

Page Numbering Direction

The order of chart pages within a PDF can differ depending on designer. To account for minor differences in these layouts Markup R-XP allows the user to select the correct page numbering direction, either ‘Left-to-Right’ or ‘Top-to-Bottom’. Use the page thumbnails to determine which chart layout looks correct.

Left to Right Page Numbering

Pages are added in order from left to right:

Top to Bottom Page Numbering

Pages are added in order from top to bottom:

Note: Page layouts in some PDF charts fit neither configuration. To load those charts into Markup R-XP the order of chart pages within the PDF will need to be modified by an external PDF editor. Alternatively, these charts can still be marked up in Markup R-XP using Single Page, only Full Chart mode will be incorrect if the order of chart pages is invalid.

First Page Position

The location of the first chart page within a PDF can also differ depending on designer. If the first page appears early in the PDF before other chart pages, then choose the ‘UP’ direction for first page position. Whereas if the first page position is towards the end of the document and after all chart pages, then choose the ‘DOWN’ direction for the first page position. Use the page thumbnails to determine which chart layout looks correct.

‘UP’ Direction

First page appears before other chart pages in the PDF

‘DOWN’ Direction

First page appears after other chart pages in the PDF

Pan & Zoom

The layout can be pan and zoomed for further inspection to ensure the correct configuration of pages is chosen. The thumbnail quality can vary between charts and designers.

Incorrectly Selected Pages

Click on the Cancel button to stop the autoloader if you detect a mistake at this stage.

The Next Step

Click on the Next button in the top right-hand corner to move to the next step in the autoloader process.