Set Symbols is where Markup R-XP learns every unique symbol on your chart. This page is your map of the step: what it does, the layout of the screen, the three modes you switch between, and where to go next.

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What this step is for

 

Every cell on a cross-stitch chart is marked with a symbol that maps to a thread colour. Set Symbols is where Markup R-XP works through your chart, pulls out the unique symbols it finds, and lets you confirm, refine, add, edit and delete them until every cell on every page is correctly identified.

Markup R-XP runs an initial automatic pass when you arrive on this step, so most of the obvious symbols are already in the confirmed list. Your job is to fix the rest - add anything the auto-detection missed, tidy up duplicates, and check that the cells assigned to each symbol look right.

 

You will probably spend more time on this step than any other in the setup. The good news is the work is reusable - everything you confirm here is what powers the rest of the project, from the symbol legend in the marker view to the daily stitch count later on.

The screen at a glance

 

The Set Symbols screen in tablet landscape showing the chart on the left, the confirmed-symbols panel on the right with a vertical tool chip on the left edge of the chart.
Figure 1. The Set Symbols screen in landscape. (1) The chart canvas takes the main area - this is where you tap cells to add or look up symbols. (2) The confirmed-symbols panel on the right lists every symbol Markup R-XP knows about. (3) The vertical tool chip on the left edge holds the global controls. (4) Back returns to the previous step. (5) Next moves on to the symbol-colour step.
The same screen in tablet portrait. The tool chip and other chips appear as a horizontal scrolling strip across the top of the screen instead of as a rail down the side.
Figure 2. In portrait, the chips move to a horizontal scrolling strip across the top of the chart. (1) The chip strip holds the same controls, just laid out horizontally.

The three modes: Browsing, Adding, Existing

 

Set Symbols has three modes that swap the right-hand panel between three views. Knowing which mode you are in is the key to knowing what your taps will do.

Three side-by-side screenshots illustrating the three modes: Browsing with no detail panel, Adding with the new-symbol detail panel, and Existing with an existing-symbol detail panel.
Figure 5. The three modes. (1) Browsing - no detail panel; the confirmed-symbols list fills the right column and chart taps are inert. (2) Adding - a new-symbol detail panel is open and chart taps select cells to teach Markup R-XP the new symbol. (3) Existing - an existing-symbol detail panel is open; you can rescan, edit colour, or delete this symbol.

Browsing

The default mode. The confirmed-symbols panel is fully visible on the right. Tap a symbol in the list to enter Existing mode for that symbol; tap an empty cell in the chart to start Adding a new one.

Adding

You are teaching the app a new symbol. The new-symbol detail panel shows a preview of the symbol and a small list of cells you have included in the new symbol's matches. See Add a new symbol for the full workflow.

Existing

You are inspecting or refining a symbol that is already in the confirmed list. The existing-symbol detail panel shows the symbol's icon, its colour, the matching cells across the chart, and tools to rescan, change icon, edit colour, or delete. See View and edit an existing symbol for that walkthrough.

The tool chip

 

The tool chip is the floating strip on the left edge of the chart (landscape) or at the start of the top chip bar (portrait). It holds the global controls that work in any mode.

The vertical tool chip with six buttons stacked top to bottom.
Figure 3. The six tool-chip buttons. (1) Build opens the symbol-setup popup for switching between PDF data and image scanning. (2) Erase mode toggles a block-brush for clearing unwanted detections. (3) Scan pages reruns symbol detection across every chart page. (4) Show/hide overlay hides the cell-counter labels on the chart. (5) Chart-view toggle switches between full-page and grid-only view. (6) Fit to view resets pan and zoom.

The Build and Erase buttons each open a major sub-workflow - see Build & erase for both.

The confirmed-symbols panel

 

The confirmed-symbols panel is the same component used in several other wizard steps. Each row shows one symbol with its detected icon, its assigned colour (if any), and how many cells across the chart match it.

Close-up of the confirmed-symbols panel showing several rows, each with a symbol thumbnail, colour swatch, name and cell count, plus mode buttons at the top.
Figure 4. The confirmed-symbols panel. (1) Each row is one symbol. (2) The Hide / Thin / Full mode buttons across the top let you collapse the panel to free up chart space or expand it to fill the whole screen. (3) Delete All and Merge action buttons sit alongside the mode buttons - Merge takes you to the dedicated Merge Symbols step.

Tip. Tap any symbol in the panel to enter Existing mode for that symbol. To return to Browsing without picking any symbol, tap the close button on the detail panel.

Where to go next

 

This step is large, so the rest of the help is split into focused articles. Pick the one you need:

Tips and common questions

Here are answers to the most common questions about Set Symbols.

Q: How does Markup R-XP get a head start on the symbols?

Answer: It runs an automatic scan over your chart pages the first time you arrive on this step.

If your PDF contains text-based symbol data, the app reads that data directly. Otherwise it scans each page's image and clusters similar marks into symbols. Either way you will land here with the confirmed-symbols panel already containing a starting list.

Q: Can I rescan if the first auto pass missed too much?

Answer: Yes - tap the Scan pages button (magnifier-in-a-page icon) on the tool chip.

For the more powerful Build option (which lets you choose between PDF data and image scanning, plus toggle “Is this a coloured chart?”) see Build & erase.

Q: The right-hand panel is taking up too much room. Can I make it smaller?

Answer: Yes - tap the Thin or Hide button at the top of the panel.

Thin shows a narrow strip of swatches; Hide collapses the panel completely. A small “Symbols” button appears on the chart so you can bring the panel back when you need it.

Q: I cannot tap cells on the chart. Why?

Answer: You are in Browsing mode and no symbol is selected.

Tap a symbol in the panel to enter Existing mode, or tap an empty cell to start Adding a new symbol. Chart taps are only meaningful when one of those two modes is active.

Q: I have made a mess. Can I start over?

Answer: Yes - tap Delete All in the panel header, then Scan pages on the tool chip.

That clears every confirmed symbol and re-runs the automatic detection from scratch. Any colour or naming work you have done will be lost too, so use this sparingly.

What's next?

 

When every cell on every chart page is assigned to a symbol, tap Next in the bottom-right corner to move on to Merge Symbols (if you have similar-looking symbols you want to combine) or straight to Set Colors.

If you need to undo this step's work later, you can return at any time from the wizard navigation or from inside the marker view.