# 06c | Import Fabric Swatches into PreQuilt

## <mark style="color:blue;">Module 06c | How to Import Digital Fabric Swatches into PreQuilt</mark>

Now that you've downloaded your digital fabric swatches onto your computer, let's get them uploaded into PreQuilt and prepared to be used in your quilts.

You'll learn in this module how to upload the swatches, set the scale of the swatch, and crop out the ruler or other visual noise so that it doesn't end up in your quilt.

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## <mark style="color:blue;">YouTube Video</mark>

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Module 06c: How to Import Digital Fabric Swatches into PreQuilt
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## <mark style="color:blue;">Help Guide</mark>

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**PRO TIP - BULK EDIT:** You can save A LOT of time by using the Bulk Edit feature in PreQuilt. Use this when importing and editting your fabric swatches.
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To import and edit your digital printed fabric swatches:

1. If you're in a quilt, click on your <mark style="color:blue;">**Avatar**</mark> in the top right corner and select <mark style="color:blue;">**Dashboard**</mark>.

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2. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**FABRIC DASHBOARD**</mark> tab from the main dashboard.

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3. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Bulk Upload button**</mark> on the first tile.

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4. From your computer's organization system, <mark style="color:blue;">**select the fabric swatches**</mark> (use the shift key to select more than one at a time) that you downloaded and click <mark style="color:blue;">**Open**</mark>.

   * **Time Saving Tip:** You can upload up to 25 fabric swatches at one time (use the shift key to select more than one file at a time)!
   * **NOTE:** I use a Mac, so my option is Open, but I'm not sure what it is on a PC. Sorry.

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5. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**checkmark**</mark> in the top left corner for all of the fabric swatches that you'd like to bulk edit for use at one time (up to 25 at a time).

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6. Click on <mark style="color:blue;">**Bulk Edit button**</mark> at the top of the dashboard.&#x20;

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7. Using the ruler as a reference, enter the <mark style="color:blue;">**width of the fabric swatch**</mark> into the dimensions field. In this example, I've entered the number <mark style="color:blue;">**7**</mark>.
   * **NOTE:** Because we're in the Bulk Edit mode, this dimension will be set for all the selected fabric swatches.

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   * TIP: You can use the best guess table to help you out. It is not exact, but a good guess based on what manufacturer the fabric is from.

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8. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> button.

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9. Hover over the Drag button along the bottom of the fabric swatch. <mark style="color:blue;">**Click and hold the Drag button**</mark> <mark style="color:blue;">**and drag**</mark> it up so that it is above the ruler. This will crop the ruler out of the image.

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10. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> button again to save the new changes. Then click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Close**</mark> button.

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11. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Deselect All button**</mark> and you're ready to use them!&#x20;

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12. You can now see that the ruler has been cropped out of all the swatches that we bulk edited.

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