Advanced Operations
Your Cricut Create machine has a variety of advanced operations designed to
enhance your creativity. We recommend you become familiar with basic operations
before moving onto the advanced operations described in this section.
Creative Feature Keys
Creative Features are found within the six gray keys in the upper left
corner of the keypad. Creative Features vary from cartridge to car-
tridge and provide a multitude of creative options. Refer to a Cricut
cartridge's handbook for a full review of the Creative Features that
are available on that particular cartridge.
When a feature key is selected, it will be backlit in green. A feature
can be selected before or after a character(s) has been selected,
but before the CUT button is pressed. Once pressed, a feature key
will remain lit until it is turned off in one of the following ways: the
feature key is pressed a second time or the Reset All key is pressed.
TIP: Due to the sizes and shapes of characters, a feature may not work with all
characters. Please refer to the handbook included with each cartridge for Creative
Feature details.
Shadow Feature
The Shadow feature is the most common Creative Feature offered on Cricut
and shape cartridges. When selected, this feature creates a proportionately larger
shadow image of every character that is selected. When the Shadow feature is active,
the Shadow key will be backlit in green.
TIP: Using just the Shadow feature by itself creates a chunky version of the original font.
TIP: When sizing a shadow to fit a character, use the same dial size that was selected
on the base image or original character. Example: If you've cut a 2" (5.08 cm) letter
A and you now want a shadow of it, keep the Size Dial set at 2" when you make the
shadowed selection.
Advanced Keys and Buttons
The Blade Navigation Buttons are the eight directional buttons
marked with arrows and arranged around the CUT button. They
allow you to move the cutting blade so you can easily position it
exactly where you want to start a cut. When repositioning, the
display tells you the cutting blade's location on the cutting mat.
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