Choose the symbol you are stitching, then mark completed grid squares directly on the chart. Markup keeps the chart, counts and progress in step as you work.

This guide covers the everyday marking workflow. For the different symbol-panel sizes and every count shown there, see Confirmed Symbols.

A Simple Marking Workflow

1. Select a symbol
Tap it in Confirmed Symbols, or use the magnifier and tap one of its grid squares on the chart. The current symbol toolbar changes to show your choice.
2. Check what is highlighted
Markup highlights matching grid squares for the selected symbol. Use the page or whole-chart scope in Confirmed Symbols when you want the counts and search to cover a different area.
3. Mark your stitches
Tap a grid square to mark it. Tap it again to unmark it, or drag across a run of grid squares. A drag follows the state of the first grid square, so the whole gesture either marks or unmarks.
4. Move to the next area
Use two fingers to pan and zoom. If a symbol has stitches remaining, use its target button in Confirmed Symbols to jump to the next unmarked grid square; repeat to move through the remaining matches.

One finger changes the chart; two fingers move it. This keeps marking quick, but it is worth practising the gesture before a long stitching session.

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Selecting Symbols From the Chart

One selection
Tap the magnifier, then tap a populated grid square. Its assigned symbol becomes the current symbol and the magnifier returns to normal.
Keep selecting
Long press the magnifier to lock symbol selection. You can then tap several grid squares in turn to identify or switch between their symbols. Tap the magnifier again to leave the locked mode.
Clear the selection
Tap the selected symbol again in Confirmed Symbols, or, while selecting from the chart, tap a grid square that has no assigned symbol. With no symbol selected, you can mark freely using the project's normal markup colour.

Undo, Parking and Protection

  • Undo and Redo: appear in the current symbol toolbar after you change marked grid squares. Drawing layers have their own separate undo and redo history.
  • Park a thread: double tap the corner of a grid square. The marker is placed at the corner you touched so you can record where the thread is waiting.
  • Markup lock: switch it on in the Markup row when you want to prevent an already-marked grid square from being cleared accidentally.
  • Last stitch: use the target control in the Markup row to centre and briefly ring the most recently marked grid square.

Checking Your Progress

The current symbol toolbar and Confirmed Symbols show counts as you work, while the title shows progress for the project. Use Preview to see the completed design colours, or Show Unmarked to isolate what remains. These display modes are explained in Chart and Markup Layers.

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