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As always, we will be using Pixels as our units of measure. Right click on the screen and select Page Options... from the pop up menu. In the Units tabbed section, select Pixels for the Units and 0-255 for the Color Units. In the Grid and Ruler tabbed section set the Major Spacing to 100pix (key it in exactly like this please) and the Number of Subdivisions to 10. Press OK to close the dialog and apply the changes. To see a tutorial on Xara Basics visit Workbook 20. NOTE: You will notice from time to time I apply arbitrary colors to objects. I do this to make the objects easier to see. If I do not specify a fill for an object, you do not have to apply a fill or outline color. When I show an ellipse or rectangle that has just been created, that has no fill, it is because I have set the fill to none before I exported the illustration. By default, all ellipses, rectangles and Quick Shapes have a black outline and a black fill. There is nothing wrong with your copy of Xara. Naming Conventions. I use bold face to indicate the names of tools, galleries, keyboard shortcuts, and dialogs. Items such as unnamed icons and drop down lists, which have names when you let your cursor rest over them for a moment, are displayed in italics. The Infobar is the context sensitive menu at the top of the screen and changes to reflect the options for the selected tool. |
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Open the Clipart Gallery (the icon is in the upper right area of the Infobar). From the Photographs 2 folder, click the thumbnail image for City and press Import to open the photo to your page. With the image on the page, and with your Units set to pixels, reduce the width of the photo to 500 pixels by entering 500 in the Width of Selection text entry box (W ) and pressing Enter to apply the change. If you need to add the clipart to the Clipart Gallery, go here for help. Using the Rectangle Tool, and holding down the Ctrl key to constrain the rectangle to a square, draw a 300 pixel square. Center the square over the city image. TIP: You can draw a square to the approximate size and then enter 300 in the Width of Selection (W) text entry box on the Infobar and press Enter.
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