Now you can both anchor and
repel text around an object.
And the object moves with, as
well as repels the text.
As shown to the left, you can
adjust the H and V repel
distances separately, or press
the padlock icon and repel
the text the same horizontal
and vertical distance.
What this means is you can
edit the text, change the size
or width of the text area,
change the font or size of the text, and the repelling object remains
anchored with the text. As you can see, the text repels around shadows
as well. Anchored objects can all appear outside the text area.
One of my favorite new
features can be seen in the
page tabs, address bar and in bookmarks for this page. That little
symbol is called a favicon. Well now you can create a custom favicon
for your website. And it couldn’t be easier. Create a design, any size,
create a bitmap and Name the bitmap favicon and that’s it. When you
publish your website the favicon is created automatically and copied to
your index_htm_files folder!
Not only can you use the Home, Next and Last buttons, but you can
preview your page or site in any of your installed web browsers by
pressing their icons. All from inside Web Designer 7 Premium.
Layer Transitions are applied in the new Layer Properties dialog.
Select a Transition Effect, set the speed, and press Apply. Cool? You
can preview the effect in the new Internet Explorer Preview browser.
The user interface has been
streamlined. The galleries are
now docked along the right
side of the page. Click the
Page and Layer Gallery tab
(right) to see the open gallery.
These gallery tabs open
instantly when you mouse over
the tabs and close up as soon
as you mouse off the gallery.
The new push pin icon
pins the gallery open
until you press the X to close
the gallery. If you prefer, you
can tear off the gallery and
place it anywhere on the page.
As soon as you close the gallery
it returns to its docked
position. The white text on the
interface is now clearer and
easier to read.
Mouse
over
the tab
You are going to love the new “magic
snap” alignment system for object
alignment (shown left). As you drag
any object or text selection around
the page, interactive and intuitive
snap guidelines magically appear to
visually help you align the selection
to any object. This visual feedback
constantly changes as you move your
selection around the page. And the
snapping is precise and accurate.
It’s quite magical.
Xara Web Designer 7 Premium has more of the tools found in Xara
Photo and Graphic Designer 6 and Xara Designer Pro 6. Including the
Freehand and Brush and Straight Line Tools, the Bevel and the Mould
Tools, Mask Mode and Red Eye Removal, and the 3D Extrude Tool.
Xara Web Designer 7 Premium has more fill types and
transparency types. Bottom line, you get almost all the
drawing tools, plus the fill and transparency shapes and
types found in Xara Designer Pro 6, along with the latest and greatest
web design tools. And we are just getting started!
NEW multiple
browser support
plus full screen
preview
NEW forward,
back and home
browser preview
buttons
Click the watch
Create and
add a favicon
to your website
OK, you just saw one of the really cool new features: Page Transitions.
There are 22 transition effects, including Slide Out To Bottom which I
have used for the pages in this Workbook. Page Transitions create an
animated passage when your visitor navigates to a new page.
Transitions can also be used with layers. Click the watch below to see
this demonstrated. I have used a Fade transition to a pop up layer.
This image is
also anchored
to the text