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Xara Xone May 2003 tutorial - Pages in a book

Paste the two lines back onto the page (Ctrl v). From the Arrange menu, select Join Shapes. With the joined lines selected, click on the top left control point with the Shape Editor Tool . Drag about halfway to the bottom control point and click to add a new control point. Drag the new control point to the bottom control point. The cursor will change to a + to indicate the two lines will now become one. Repeat this step to the right side. When you have dragged the line to the bottom control point, the shape will be closed and will have a black fill. Change the fill color to the color shown and set the outline color to none. (Select None from the Width drop down list on the Infobar).

 

Xara Xone May 2003 tutorial - Pages in a book

Move the solid shape behind the blended lines (Ctrl b). Group (Ctrl g) the shape and the lines. Using the Shape Editor Tool, draw a diagonal line over the end of the pages, then drag the line into a graceful curve. Select the curve and the grouped blend and Arrange > Combine Shapes... Slice Shapes. Select the sliced group on the left and delete it.

Save your drawing and take a short break.

 

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