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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. 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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We need to create a grid that is 15 by 15 squares. To ensure that the grid squares are evenly spaced, we'll modify the Duplication Distance settings. Using the Rectangle Tool, and holding down the Ctrl key to constrain the rectangle to a square, create a square 20 x 20 pixels. Change the fill color to white. Right click on the page and select Page Options... In the General tabbed section, Change the X Duplication Distance to 20pix. Change the Y Duplication Distance to 0. Press Apply. Select the 20 pixel square. Press Ctrl d (as in Duplicate) 14 times to create a row of 15 evenly spaced squares.
Change the X distance to 0 and the Y distance to -20pix and press Apply. Marquee select the row of squares (drag a rectangle around the squares with the Selector Tool—the arrow pointer to marquee select). Press Ctrl d 14 times. You should now have a grid 15 x 15 pixels. Set the duplication distances back to their original settings and press OK to close the dialog. Select all the squares and press Ctrl g (or Arrange > Group) to group them.
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