Cricut Design Space Glossary Story

Cricut Design Space Glossary

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When getting started with a Cricut machine and the Design Space software, it’s daunting to figure out all the functions and terms.

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Here, you will find 40+ Design Space terms and what they mean when working inside Cricut Design Space.

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Align: This function aligns items according to the selection of center, left, right, top, bottom, etc.

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Arrange: Arranging an image allows you to move it in front of, behind, or between other image layers on the canvas.

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Color Sync: The Color Sync panel helps by consolidating the colors of one project to reduce the number of colored materials you need to use when cutting a project.

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Contour: The Contour tool lets you quickly hide portions of an image layer so that they won’t cut out, creating a new image result.

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Cut Lines: Cut Lines are the shape’s outlines or each layer’s outline that will cut when initiated.

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