PCStitch has the ability to create your own stitched fonts to use with the Text feature.  You can create your own letters and use them in future patterns!
Flexible backstitching allows you to anchor your backstitches in any of 9 points within an individual grid square.
If you turn off flexible backstitching, all backstitch lines will be anchored in the upper left corner of the grid square you click in.
You can erase individual stitches by right clicking the stitch on the design grid while in stitch mode.
You can change the color, change the print style, or delete an individual back stitch line by right clicking anywhere on the line while in back stitch mode and using the popup menu that appears.
The Floss Usage summary can be displayed or printed using an option from the Tools menu in PCStitch.
If you maximize the Import Wizard, all of the preview windows will increase in size as much as possible.
If you erase portions of your image while importing, the erased area will not import as white stitches.
You can import to a specific palette, by saving the palette from the Options menu before importing, then choosing the Map To Palette option in the import wizard.
If you have selected an area with an edit box, you can erase that area by pressing the DEL key on the Keyboard.
On the floss palette window, you can blend 2 different floss colors.  You can even blend flosses from different manufacturers.
Floss palette changes can be applied to the entire pattern or only the selected area.
You can maximize your design grid area by turning off design grid elements you don't need to see from the View menu.
All of the pattern pieces from earlier versions of PCStitch have been placed into libraries for easier use.
You can check for software updates from the Internet by selecting the Check for Updates option from the Help menu.
You can find lots of professionally designed patterns available for download in PCStitch format from the web site www.PatternsOnline.com.