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Getting Help 15

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About Xara Designer Pro X
Choose "HELP" > "ABOUT XARA DESIGNER PRO X". This displays general information about
the program. If you contact the support, you may be asked for this information.

Designer Pro terminology

This section describes some of the terminology used in Designer Pro.

Document
You can think of a document in Designer Pro as you would a conventional sheet of
paper. Like a sheet of paper, you can draw lines and curves on it, place objects like
shapes, clipart and photos and write and erase text. You can save the document for later
use, or print it, or export it for the web, or for a variety of other uses.

Page

This is the white area in the document. You can place objects on the page margin, on the
page, or overlapping both. However, only objects on the page are printed. A document
can contain one or several single pages or double page spreads. A double page is like
two separate sheets of paper placed next to each other.
Lines, shapes, and objects

A line can be straight, curved or a mixture
of both. A line must have a start and an
end, thus it is always open. You can apply
a thickness and color to a line.

These are all lines

A shape is a solid or closed object. The
difference between a line and a shape is
that a shape has no start or end. Because
a shape is a closed object, you can fill it
with a color or leave it empty with no color.
These are all shapes
You can apply a thickness and color to the
line around the shape.
Object is a general term. This manual uses
it to describe lines, shapes, bitmaps,
photos and text.