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Next we will create a cancellation stamp imprint. Using the Ellipse Tool, create 2 circles to the size shown above. (Hold down the Ctrl key to constrain the ellipse to a circle, and remember you can enter the exact size on the Infobar in the Width and Height text entry boxes and press Enter to apply the size change). Select both circles and Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes. Select the large circle and from the Width drop down list on the Infobar, change the line width to 2pt. Select the smaller circle and then select the Text Tool. On the Infobar click the Center Justify icon (the group of centered lines). Click on top of the small circle and key in MY WONDERFUL TOWN (or any town name you wish). Drag the Text Tool cursor across the text to highlight it, and from the Font drop down list, select Arial, and from the Size drop down list, select 10pt. Create a new 90 pixel circle and Convert to Editable Shapes (Arrange menu). Select the new circle, then the Text Tool. Click the Center Justify icon on the Infobar. Click on the top of the circle and then key in 2005. Highlight the text and increase the Tracking amount to 400 (see inset above). NOTE: Xara has controls for Tracking and Kerning. Tracking is the space between a selection of text. Kerning adjusts the space between two characters when the text cursor is placed between the two characters. Right click on the text and select Reverse Text on Curve from the pop up menu. Convert to Editable Shapes. Press the Flip Horizontally and Flip Vertically icons (the purple triangles) so the 2005 is at the bottom as shown above.
Using the Text Tool, key in PM and 01 NOV. Increase the Line Spacing to 140 by highlighting the text then pressing the up arrow key next to the text entry box (shown above in yellow highlight). Convert all the text to editable shapes (Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes). Ungroup (Ctrl u) and delete the inside circles.
If it is not already enabled, enable the Scale Line Widths icon. This setting increases or decreases the width of a line or outline when you resize an object . If this is disabled, the outline width remains the same when the object is scaled. Select the Shape Editor Tool (F4). Click on the page. Hold down the Ctrl key then click and drag to the right. (This is the way you create a horizontal or vertical line in Xara depending upon which way you drag). On the Infobar, change the line Width to 2pt and the length of the line to 75pix and press Enter. Select the line with the arrow pointer (the Selector Tool), then select the Shape Editor Tool (F4). Drag upward on the line with the Shape Editor Tool to pull it into a slight arc as shown top above. Make two duplicates of the line (Ctrl d) and align them end to end. TIP: A quick way to make a duplicate is to drag the object, then before you release the left mouse button, click the right mouse button to drop a duplicate. Xtreme New Feature: You can also drag holding down the right mouse button and left click to drop a duplicate. Select the center line and press the Flip Vertically icon on the infobar. Using the down arrow key on your keyboard, Nudge the line down until it aligns with the two outside lines. Group all three lines (Ctrl g, or Arrange > Group). Save your work so far and take a short break.
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