1. Website Training

2. Account Login

3. Account
registration
First time users would
need to register an
account thru one of
following.

4. Step1. Register using your existing Facebook account
Authorize the
application in
Step2. Authorize PTC application

5. Authorize the
application in
Step1. Register using your
existing Google account
Agree the
authorization
Step2. Authorize PTC on Google Account information

6. Authorization
code
1. First time sign up to use
the platform will require
an “Authorization Code”
to complete registration.
2. Up on completion the
Authorization Code bar
will turn into a search
bar.
3. This process is done only
once.

7. Account setting
This section allows
user to updating
basic details and
displays the length of
the contract and other
information.

8. Browse Search

9. Four main
database
1. Inspiration source
2. Textile source
3. Editor’s inspiration
4. Pattern/ Flats source

10. Change Tab to see other source
Browse by
Category
(Inspiration)
Each Category has a
subsidiary group that
contains inspiration
images for selection.

11. Browse by
Category
(Inspiration)
Click each specific
image to view the details
Click to view more images

12. Browse by
Category
(Textile)
Each Category has a
subsidiary group that
contains textile images
for selection.

13. Browse by
Category
(Textile)
Click each specific textile
to view the definition

14. Browse by
Category
(Textile)
Click the image to view
the details
Category definition

15. Browse by
Category
(Pattern/ Flats)
Each Category has a
subsidiary group
contains Flats for
selection.

16. Browse by
Category
(Pattern/ Flats)
Click image to view the
details
Click to view more images

17. Use this image to be an
application and create a
image board.
Details
Image information
Use this image to be an
inspiration and create a
image board.
Add this image to My
Colors from image
Favorite

18. Browse by Category
(Editor’s Inspiration)
Each Category has a
subsidiary group contains
“image board“ selection.
This section offers a
starting point to create
and image board.

19. Browse by Category
(Editor’s Inspiration)
Click image to view the
details
Click to view more images

20. Image Board information 1. Title
Editor’s 2. Keywords
3. Description
Inspiration
Detail
Inspiration
Application
Textiles
Colors from inspiration image
Chosen Colors
Modify and create your own Image
Board
Add this Image Board to My
Favorite

21. Search
Insert keywords to
quick search

22. Advanced Search Result by sources
Search
(Amount of Search Result)
Set keywords relation
Choose color to search
View next source
View next page/
specific page

23. My Favorite

24. Add to My Favorite
Click to add
image to My Favorite,
provides a shortcut to
retrieve quickly and easy
images and patterns.
Add this image to My Favorite

25. View My Favorite
After seeing the
following message,
under “My Favorite Tab”
to view what you saved.

26. My Favorite
You could mange My
Favorite document and
start create image board
from here.

27. Individual design

28. Upload image
1. Choose image and edit
category and information.
2. Agree the Authorization
and save.

29. My document
1. All the images you
upload and image
board you create will be
saved to My Document.
2. You could manage your
own document.

30. Create an image board

31. Creating your
Inspiration from an
image
In the details of image,
click “create” button to
create an your own
image board.

32. Find color related
textiles
Related textiles system find out
1. After entering the
create page, choose
1-3 colors to search
related textiles.
2. Choose textiles you like
2.
1.

33. Review
selected textiles
Delete the textile and
save

34. Add
your design
Click the middle area to
add your application
image.
There are several ways to
choose:
1. Upload your own image
2. From My Favorite
3. From My Document
Image Source
4. From Pattern Flats
Source
5. Search by colors

35. Select a source
1. Upload your own image
2. From My Favorite
3. From My Document
Image Source
4. From Pattern Flats
Source
5. Search by colors

36. Choose an image
to represent your
design

37. Choose
pattern/ Flats
create your design
online
Choose an image from
Patterns/Flats source
and save.

38. Fill Pattern/ Flats
with Textiles
2.
1. Choose the textile
2. Select an area to be
repeated
3. Scale the new pattern.
Enlarge and reduce the 4.
pattern size
4. Fill the Pattern/ Flats
3.
with new pattern and
colors
Zoom in and out to see
the detail.
1.

39. Save
and back to edit

40. Edit information
Preview the complete
image board.

41. Save
The finished image
board will be saved to
My Document
(Individual Design).

42. My document
1. All the images you
upload and image
board you create will be
saved to My Document.
2. You could manage your
own document.

43. Modify
All saved image boards
Could be modified
anytime.

44. help
Click to check
the instruction