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382 The Photo Tools

The Photo Tools

Using the Photo Tools

To access the PHOTO TOOLS, move your mouse pointer over the Camera icon in
the main toolbar on the left of the window. A flyout bar appears with icons for
each of the available photo tools.

If you’re in the SELECTOR TOOL a double click on a photo will switch into the PHOTO TOOL.

Common photo functions

The following buttons are available on the InfoBar when you are in the ENHANCE, CLIP,
RED EYE or CONTENT-AWARE SCALING photo tools.

Rotate by 90° controls

The two rotate icons will rotate the selected photo or photos by 90 degrees anti-
clockwise or clockwise.
Previous & Next

When you 'open' a photo using Xara Designer Pro X the photo is loaded into a new
Photo Document, because Designer Pro assumes you want to edit or view the photo
itself rather than use it as part of a drawing or other document. When you've opened a
photo you can use the 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons on the PHOTO TOOL InfoBar to close
the current photo document and open the next (or previous) photo in the same folder as
the current photo. This allows you to browse through the photos in a folder, without
having to open and close each one individually. If you've made any unsaved changes to
the photo you'll be asked if you want to save the changes when you press previous or
next.

See Photo Handling for more information on Photo Documents.