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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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Using the Rectangle Tool, draw a 330 by 230 pixel rectangle. Click the Curved Corners icon on the Infobar. It already looks like a bar of soap.
Using the Text Tool, add the text Xara X and format it to the size shown above and use a heavy font like the one shown.
Select the Contour Tool and click on the rounded rectangle to select it. Drag any of the red arrow control handles towards the center a bit to apply an Inner Contour. Change the number of Contour Steps to 1 and press Enter to apply the change. Move the Size slider to 15pix. Change the colors of the three elements so you can identify them easily.
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