If you don't have a software program for merging, you will have to do the fonts one at a time and move them or move the article in the hoop. You could D/L a 30 day trial, but I understand you cannot save your work unless you buy. I guess it is just for playing around and exploring capabilities. Wings My Editor is a free program that you can merge designs with, but there is a learning curve. If you use .pes format, there is a neat little program that is easy to use called CombineDesign for 4x4 and 5x7 hoops. There is a Youtube video and last I heard it was so new they were selling for about $10. You might want to look at that. I will add that...if you have a format conversion program like WilcomTruesizer, or PulseAmbassador (both free), you could create in .pes and then reformat for your machine. Make sense?