| Article Number | Subject | Article Title | Product |
| 44 | walls | How to create a pass-through | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 106 | dimensions | Dimension lines disappear or appear inconsistently in Home Designer Suite 6 | Home Designer Suite 6.0 |
| 108 | Home Designer | Troubleshooting Installation Issues | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 109 | Home Designer | How to uninstall a Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer software program | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 110 | images | How to export a graphic or picture file | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 111 | drawings | How to create a .dxf file | Home Designer Suite
Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Deluxe Home Designer Pro |
| 112 | errors | Printing Error: The selected page size is not supported | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 113 | toolbars | My toolbar is not visible | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 114 | toolbars | Toolbars do not remain in custom locations from session to session | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 115 | roofs | No roof is created when I build a roof | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 116 | drawings | How to print a plan to scale | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 118 | tutorials | The "Getting Started Tutorial" launches each time the program starts | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 & 7.0 programs |
| 119 | tutorials | How to maximize the Getting Started Tutorial after minimizing it | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 120 | walls | How to make a simple flat roof parapet wall structure | Home Designer
Lanscaping & Deck Designer Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 121 | tools | How to use the Build House Wizard | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 122 | tools | How to use the zoom functions | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 124 | cabinets | How to add a corner cabinet to a plan | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 125 | stairs | How to create a stairwell | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 126 | stairs | How to move or delete a stairwell | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 128 | terrain | Why can't I see the Hills and Valleys I have added to my terrain? | Landscaping and Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 129 | views | How to change a 3D camera view | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
*not all view tools available in all programs |
| 131 | materials | How to use the Blend Colors With Materials tool | All Better Homes and Gardens programs, version 8.0 and later |
| 132 | defaults | The numbers I type in dialogs are not being saved | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 133 | doors | How to create a garage door with lites | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 134 | doors | How to make a standard 15 lite French door | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 135 | walls | How to create a complete circle with a wall | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 136 | backdrops | The backdrop in a full overview looks incorrect | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 137 | walls | How to hang a picture on a wall | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 138 | libraries | How to add a custom picture or painting into your designs | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 140 | heights | How to control floor and ceiling heights | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 141 | ovals | How to draw an oval | Home Designer Suite 6.0 & 7.0
Home Designer Deluxe Home Designer Pro 6.0 & 7.0 |
| 142 | stairs | When placing curved stairs I am not able to remain in the curved stair mode | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 143 | walls | Siding appears on the inside of my building, and drywall appears on the outside | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 144 | floors | Setting a room to be "Open Below" has no effect. | all Better Homes and Gardens programs |
| 145 | heights | How to change the height of a deck | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 146 | objects | How to more accurately place objects in a plan | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 147 | sinks | Why can't I select a sink after I place it in a cabinet? | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe |
| 148 | framing | Roof framing isn't being deleted when the roof is deleted | Home Designer Suite 6.0 |
| 149 | models | How to assemble a model | Home Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 150 | plans | How do I import a picture of a floor plan and trace over it? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 151 | terrain | How do I make terrain changes appear in my model? | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 152 | terrain | When I delete a terrain object from my drawing, it seems to remain in plan view | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 153 | terrain | How do I import a map of my lot that is in .dwg format? | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 154 | units | How do I select metric or imperial units? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 156 | text | How do I edit text that has been placed on my drawing? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 157 | labels | My room labels are missing | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 158 | roofs | How do I create a complex roof plan? | Home Designer
Interior Designer Landscaping and Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 160 | ceilings | How do I create a cathedral ceiling? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 161 | beams | How to create ceiling beams | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 162 | materials | How to restore materials that were changed using the Material Painter | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 163 | colors | How do I change the color of the cathedral ceiling? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 164 | materials | How to change the transparency of a material | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs
*Interior Designer does not include landscaping materials |
| 165 | ducting | How do I create complete HVAC plans? | Home Designer Suite
Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 177 | stairs | How can I create a stairwell for a spiral staircase placed from the library? | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 179 | libraries | My Library Browser disappeared - How do I get it back? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 189 | cabinets | How to create a bank of drawers in a cabinet | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 197 | framing | How do I delete framing? | Home Designer Pro |
| 205 | walls | I am missing siding above my roof line | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 206 | roofs | I am getting a roof eave on the edge of house where I should only have a wall | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 210 | floors | How do I use "Open Below" to define an opening to a lower floor such as for a loft? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 230 | textures | How do I add a texture to Better Homes & Gardens Home Designer version 6.0? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 236 | roofs | How to build a dormer automatically | Home Designer Pro |
| 239 | stairs | I can't find the Form Stairwell edit button | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 246 | plans | How to send a floor plan to a third party who does not have a Better Homes and Gardens Designer program installed | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 260 | views | How to edit objects in 3D views | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 261 | heights | How do I control wall height? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 262 | vehicles | How do I resize or rotate vehicles? | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architecural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 263 | stairs | How to draw two staircases and connect them with a landing | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 264 | stairs | Why don't stairs appear in my Framing Overview? | Home Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 265 | stairs | How do I add a staircase with a small room under it? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 266 | stairs | How do I create a T-shaped landing for multiple stairs? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 269 | floors | How to create a split level entry | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
*not all wall types available in Landscaping & Deck Designer |
| 271 | borders | How can I get my plans to print on the full page without the border? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 273 | railings | Why don't my railings appear in a Framing Overview? | Home Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 275 | prices | Why aren't the prices and other changes I make to the materials list saved once I exit the program? | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 278 | terrain | Why is the "Create Terrain Perimeter" option grayed out? | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 279 | plans | I have some older plans created with 3D Home Architect. Will Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer open these plans? | Home Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 282 | views | How do I create a night scene with exterior lights? | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 287 | images | How do I resize an image I have imported? | Home Designer Suite
Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 288 | cabinets | Error: This fixture/appliance must be placed in a cabinet | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 289 | objects | How do I add fans and lighting fixtures? | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 290 | walls | How do I apply a unique material to an individual section of an exterior wall? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 291 | drawings | How do I export a plan for use in another CAD application? | Home Designer Suite
Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 292 | files | How do I create a .wmf (or Windows Metafile Format) file? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 293 | material lists | How do I edit the Materials List? | All Better Homes & Gardens Home Designer programs*
*Interior Designer will only Calculate from Room |
| 294 | doors | How do I change the hinge side or swing direction of doors? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
*not all door styles available in Landscaping & Deck Designer |
| 298 | floors | How do I delete an unwanted floor or foundation? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 299 | plans | How to send a picture of a floor plan to a third party | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 300 | walls | How do I draw curved walls? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 302 | stairs | How to create a curved or spiral staircase | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 303 | references | How do I superimpose one floor on top of another floor? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 304 | objects | How do I change the colors used in the 2D plan view for objects? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 305 | rooms | How do I change the materials of walls, floors, ceilings and moldings in an entire room? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 308 | errors | Error: "A required .dll file, shfolder.dll was not found" when installing onto Windows 98 | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 309 | errors | Error: "A required .dll file, spr32d35.dll was not found" when installing onto Windows 98 | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 310 | doorways | How do I add an arched or transom doorway? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 311 | walls | How do I change the minimum unconnected wall length? | Home Designer 6.0 & 7.0
Interior Designer 7.0 Landscaping & Deck Designer 7.0 Home Designer Suite 6.0 & 7.0 Home Designer Deluxe Home Designer Pro 6.0 & 7.0 |
| 312 | walls | How do I align walls between floors? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 313 | objects | How do I add a fireplace to my plan? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 314 | objects | How do I change the texture of a material? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 315 | objects | How do I reverse a room in my plan without first moving it? | Home Designer Pro 6.0 & 7.0 |
| 317 | walls | How to change the height of an individual wall to create a half wall or partial wall | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 318 | files | How can I get "Save As" to always default to the same location? | Home Designer Pro |
| 319 | moldings | How do I get rid of the base molding that appears by default in all of my interior 3D views? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 322 | terrain | My building is sinking into my terrain, or it is floating above my terrain | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 323 | terrain | How do I convert my polyline, or plot plan, into a terrain perimeter? | Home Designer Pro |
| 325 | backdrops | How to change the background of a 3D view from a picture into a solid color | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 326 | backdrops | How do I use my own picture or image as a background image for 3D views? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 327 | backdrops | How to change the picture used as the background image in 3D views | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 335 | walls | Why won't wall framing build in one wall in of my plan? | Home Designer Pro |
| 343 | doors | Why won't the foundation under my garage door create an opening in the stem wall so the garage door can reach the slab? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 345 | tools | How to design a subdivision, small town, or lot with multiple structures on it | Home Designer Pro |
| 351 | dimensions | When I move a wall, the dimensions appear fuzzy. How do I correct this? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 353 | footings | Pad footings are not visible in my drawing after I build my deck framing | Home Designer Pro |
| 355 | switches | When I add two switches to my drawing, and then connect them to a single light, my switches convert automatically to three-way switches. How do I stop this from happening? | Home Designer Pro |
| 357 | roofs | The roof on my house looks like it is floating | Home Designer Pro |
| 358 | roofs | How to build a one and a half story roof automatically | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
*not all tools available in all programs |
| 359 | roofs | How to build hip and gable roofs automatically | Home Designer Pro |
| 361 | files | Help! I have lost a number of my drawing files, and fear they may have been deleted! Is there any way to recover these lost files? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 363 | files | When my computer is running I hear a grinding sound that seems to be coming from my computer's hard drive. Additionally, I have experienced what seems to be some data loss. What should I do? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 367 | files | What can be done to prevent data loss, or recover files after they have been lost? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 370 | files | My drawing was here yesterday, but today it seems to be missing. Where is the first place I should look for my missing file? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 372 | files | I have lost a number of my files, and suspect that my hard drive may be failing. Should I attempt any repairs to the hard drive itself? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 373 | stairs | How to change stair styles | Home Designer Pro |
| 374 | decks | How to create a deck with framing | Home Designer Pro |
| 377 | terrain | The terrain appears to slope up and cover the stem wall and part of the first floor | Home Designer Pro |
| 379 | views | When I create a 3D Camera view the walls are not visible | Home Designer Pro 6.0 |
| 381 | floors | How to set floor defaults and build, insert, or delete a new floor | Home Designer Pro |
| 382 | walls | How to define different wall types | Architectural Home Designer
Home Designer Pro |
| 385 | files | What are the different methods I can use to backup my data? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 388 | lines | How do I join two lines together to make a single polyline? | Home Designer Pro |
| 390 | text | How do I get the Living Area text back? | Home Designer Pro |
| 396 | rooms | How to build a dormer manually | Home Designer Pro |
| 399 | plans | Is it possible to use a DVD burner to backup my Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer drawings and other critical data? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 401 | framing | My floor and ceiling will not frame when I add framing to the rest of my plan | Home Designer Pro |
| 403 | ramps | How to build a wheelchair ramp with hand rails and a landing | Home Designer Pro |
| 408 | stairs | How to make stairs begin and end exactly where I want them to | Home Designer Pro |
| 410 | framing | When I build wall framing, I cannot see it in my 2D Floor Plan view | Home Designer Pro 6.0 & 7.0 |
| 412 | files | What files do I need to backup if I want to ensure the safety of my Home Designer version 6.0 drawing files? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 6.0 programs |
| 414 | moldings | How to precisely place a molding around the edge of roof planes | Home Designer Pro |
| 415 | roofs | How to create a manual hip and a manual gable roof | Home Designer Pro |
| 417 | trusses | How to make the trusses on a porch the same as those over the rest of a structure | Home Designer Pro |
| 419 | windows | I am making a home with very wide walls and would like to know how to alternate my windows so that some have glass near the exterior of the the window sill, and others have have glass closer to the inside of the structure | Home Designer Pro |
| 420 | stairs | How to create a staircase | Home Designer Pro |
| 423 | symbols | How do I resize a symbol from the library when the Height, Width and Depth fields are grayed out? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 425 | rooms | How do I measure square footage on my structure if I want to measure it from the exterior of the wall, not the interior? | Home Designer Pro |
| 427 | rooms | How to build a stage | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 428 | walls | How to create an accent wall | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 429 | floors | How to build a stage platform | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 430 | stairs | How to change the riser height of stairs | Home Designer Pro |
| 432 | libraries | My Library Browser is no longer visible when I launch the program | Home Designer Pro 6.0 & 7.0 |
| 434 | cabinets | How to build a wine rack or a plate shelf using a cabinet | Home Designer Pro |
| 436 | cabinets | How to add glass doors to a base cabinet | Home Designer Pro |
| 438 | cabinets | How to create an etched glass cabinet door | Home Designer Pro |
| 439 | details | How to detail a Cross-Section view | Home Designer Pro |
| 440 | terrain | How to create a swimming pool | Landscaping and Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *not all tools will be available in all programs |
| 442 | roofs | How to create an automatic dormer | Home Designer Suite 7.0 & 8.0*
Home Designer Deluxe* Architectural Home Designer* Home Designer Pro 7.0 & 8.0 *not all tools available |
| 447 | terrain | How to create a pond and stream | Landscaping and Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 450 | walls | How to add wallpaper to a room | Interior Designer
Home Designer Suite* Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *not all features available |
| 452 | roofs | How to build an A-Frame structure | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 453 | materials | Estimating material costs | Home Designer Pro |
| 455 | stairs | How to place a spiral staircase | Home Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 456 | roofs | How to build a 'L' shaped structure with full gable ends | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 458 | beams | How to make a beam | Home Designer Pro |
| 460 | toolbars | The coordinates that usually appear in the lower left corner of my drawing area have disappeared | Home Designer Pro |
| 462 | framing | General framing guidelines for Home Designer Pro | Home Designer Pro |
| 479 | piers | How to add a wall light fixture onto a pier piling | Home Designer Pro |
| 482 | buttons | My mouse is scrolling up and down instead of zooming in and out when I use the mouse wheel | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 484 | layouts | What software do I need to create a PDF file? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 485 | printing | How do I create the Plan Sheets that I see on the Home Designer software's box? | Home Designer Suite
Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 486 | stairs | How to create stair winders | Home Designer Pro |
| 487 | objects | Positioning objects precisely with dimensions | Home Designer Pro |
| 489 | framing | When I create an elevation view the roof framing seems to bleed through the roof in some parts, and look correct in other parts. How do I correct this? | Home Designer Pro |
| 491 | images | How to use Home Designer to modify my photographs | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 492 | roofs | How to build a clerestory style house | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 494 | outlets | How to add a 110V GFCI outlet to a room other than a bathroom | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 496 | walls | How to create walls with a block and tie beam, often called a CBS (Concrete Block Stucco or Concrete Block Structure), or CBS construction | Architectural Home Designer
Home Designer Pro |
| 498 | stairs | How to create stairs in sloping terrain | Architectural Home Designer
Home Designer Deluxe Home Designer Suite, 7.0 and later Landscaping and Deck Designer |
| 502 | moldings | How to make a vertical molding | Home Designer Pro |
| 504 | text | How to display text for door and window sizes | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 506 | stairs | How to make flared or curved stairs | Architectural Home Designer
Home Designer Pro |
| 509 | windows | How to create a bay, bow or box window | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 511 | material lists | How to display the Material List Display Options dialog | Home Designer Pro |
| 513 | doorways | How do I make a door that I add to my deck visible? Currently it appears in all 3D views as an opening, or doorway. | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 515 | walkthroughs | How do I make a Walkthrough that is composed of final view renderings instead of previews? | Home Designer Pro |
| 520 | settings | How do I increase the number of Undos that are available? | Home Designer Pro |
| 524 | stairs | How to create stairs in sloping terrain | Home Designer Pro, version 7.0 and later |
| 525 | labels | How do I increase the text size of labels for library items? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 527 | labels | What are the different methods for modifying text, letter and number sizes? | Home Designer Pro |
| 529 | files | How do I import AutoCAD 2004 DXF files into Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 6.0? | Home Designer Pro 6.0 |
| 531 | cabinets | The cabinet hardware in the Base Cabinet Specification dialog is not visible | Home Designer Pro 6.0 |
| 533 | footings | How do I create a bell footing? | Home Designer Pro |
| 535 | windows | A single black line appears to go through the window illustration in my Window Specification dialog | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 537 | elevations | How do I make the window opening indicators visible in a 3D view? | Home Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 539 | printing | How are the Architectural and ANSI paper sizes different? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 541 | moldings | How do I add a decorative friezeboard or crown molding to my design? | Home Designer Pro |
| 544 | roofs | What is a roof baseline? | Home Designer Pro |
| 546 | framing | How do I lower my floor joists so the top of the joist is flush with the top of the stem wall? | Home Designer Pro |
| 548 | floors | How do I make the floor or platform of my structure 1 1/2 inches thick? | Home Designer Pro |
| 550 | support | How do I attach my files to send to Technical Support using the Online Support Center? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 552 | labels | How can I see the square footage of a room displayed with the room name? | Home Designer Pro |
| 554 | plans | How does Home Designer reference the three axes, X, Y and Z, found within a 3D model? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 555 | stairs | How to create a brick landing with stairs and handrails | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 556 | materials | I used the Material Painter to modify my walls, and now I can't undo the changes. What should I do? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 557 | ceilings | How do I assign a material to my cathedral ceiling? | Home Designer Pro |
| 559 | printing | Whenever I attempt to print, the print dialog appears in Spanish. How do I change it to English? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 561 | material lists | What is "Fir Stud Stock" and why is it on my Materials List? | Home Designer Pro |
| 564 | heights | How do floor and ceiling heights work? | Home Designer Pro |
| 566 | terrain | How do I edit the shape and size of my Terrain Perimeter? | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 570 | drivers | My hardware lock isn't working | Home Designer Pro |
| 576 | plans | How to create a plot plan | Home Designer Pro |
| 577 | moldings | How to assign moldings to a room | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 578 | views | How to draw stairs down from a deck or porch | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 582 | plans | How to send plan files to a third party | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 583 | errors | Error: When opening a plan - "Missing Hills.bmp" | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 585 | files | How can I organize my plan files? | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 589 | hardware locks | I have damaged my hardware lock. How do I replace it? | Home Designer Pro |
| 612 | operating system | How to reset my mouse cursor to a precision cross | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 613 | windows | How to create window treatments | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer |
| 614 | windows | How to place windows in a lower pony wall | Home Designer Pro |
| 622 | stairs | How to see objects placed below stairs in floor plan view | Home Designer Pro |
| 624 | objects | How to de-select one item in a group of selected objects | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 628 | labels | How to modify the label of a window | Home Designer Pro |
| 630 | windows | The Code column disappeared from the the Components dialog. How do I get it back? | Home Designer Pro |
| 632 | views | How do I create a dynamic sectional view of my structure that I can resize and change as necessary? | Home Designer
Landscaping & Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 665 | hardware locks | Home Designer Pro takes a long time open, and sometimes I get an error message saying "No appropriate hardware lock was found." | Home Designer Pro |
| 667 | walls | How to draw an octagonal structure | Home Designer Pro |
| 683 | models | How to create a log cabin | Home Designer Suite
Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 707 | terrain | How to create a planting bed | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 711 | errors | Error: "The current version of the application could not be determined" or "An error has occurred while running the setup" when attempting to install or uninstall | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 712 | stairs | How to create curved walls next to and under curved stairs | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
*not all tools available in all programs |
| 718 | foundations | How to create a walk-out basement on sloping terrain | Landscaping and Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 723 | libraries | How to get the 2D and 3D views to reappear in Library Browser | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 726 | fences | How to draw a fence around an irregularly shaped lot | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite 8.0 Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 729 | pictures | How can I use Picture Painter to change the appearance of one of my digital photographs? | Picture Painter |
| 735 | roofs | How to create a half hip roof | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 739 | objects | How to move an object such as a cabinet or furniture without restrictions | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
*not all programs have all tools referenced here |
| 743 | Home Designer | Clicking "Install" is installing the wrong program | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 744 | chimneys | How to create a custom fireplace and chimney | Home Designer
Interior Designer* Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *some 3D view tools unavailable |
| 746 | ceilings | How to create a coffered ceiling using the Soffit tool | Interior Designer*
Home Designer Suite* Home Designer Deluxe* Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *not all tools are available |
| 748 | materials | How to create a screen porch | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 750 | rooms | How to design a child's room | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 752 | piers | How to create a structure that is built on piers | Home Designer Deluxe
Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 759 | windows | How to create a mulled window and window box | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 760 | millwork | How to customize a porch | Landscaping and Deck Designer*
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *not all tools available |
| 774 | driveways | How to create a custom driveway and sidewalks | Home Designer Pro
Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Deluxe Home Designer Suite Landscape & Deck Designer |
| 776 | garages | How to create a garage shop space | Home Designer
Landscaping and Deck Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 778 | rooms | How to create a home theater room | Home Designer
Interior Designer* Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *not all 3D tools available |
| 779 | images | How to design landscaping in front of an image of my home | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 780 | rooms | How to create a sun room | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro *some options and libraries not available for all products |
| 782 | errors | Error: "You must be an administrator in order to install this product" when using Windows Vista | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 790 | decks | How to create a deck | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs*
not all tools available in all programs |
| 806 | terrain | How to use terrain features and regions | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 812 | printing | How to print to multiple pages | Home Designer 7.0 & 8.0
Landscaping & Deck Designer Interior Designer Home Designer Suite 7.0 & 8.0 Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro 7.0 & 8.0 |
| 814 | rooms | How to create a home office space | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 825 | pictures | How to place new cabinet doors in a picture of your kitchen or bath | Picture Painter Home & Landscape |
| 827 | rooms | How to create a custom closet | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 836 | cabinets | How to create barrier-free cabinets | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 839 | errors | Information about error messages | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs version 8.0 and later |
| 843 | driveways | How to create a custom driveway surface | Landscaping and Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 844 | plans | How to plan a kitchen work area | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 847 | errors | Error: "A polyline (perhaps a roof plane, countertop or slab) is supposed to be closed but has a gap between two of its lines. A line or arc has been moved to close the gap." | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs |
| 848 | stairs | How to use the Click Stairs tool | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer programs version 8.0 or later |
| 849 | errors | I receive an " Unexpected Parameter 'and' " error when I double click on my Home Designer plan files to open them | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 7 programs |
| 851 | materials | How to use the Material Painter modes | All Better Homes and Gardens programs, version 8 and later |
| 853 | decks | How to create a deck around an above-ground pool or spa | Home Designer Pro
Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Deluxe Home Designer Suite Home Designer Landscaping and Deck Designer |
| 854 | terrain | How to build a stepped terrace style flower bed | Landscaping & Deck Designer
Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 855 | cabinets | How to create a breakfast bar | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 856 | cabinets | How to create a window seat | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 857 | libraries | The library preview images for plants are blank | All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer version 8 programs |
| 858 | pictures | How to make a mirror appear reflective | Home Designer
Interior Designer Home Designer Suite Home Designer Deluxe Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Pro |
| 860 | rooms | How to create a garden shed | Home Designer Pro 8.0
Architectural Home Designer Home Designer Suite 8.0 Landscaping and Deck Designer 8.0 Home Designer 8.0 |