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Repeating Groups
When you make an object repeating, it is placed inside a Repeating Group. See the
Repeating Objects (on page 127) section of the Object Handling chapter for details.

Repeating Objects

It's common to have items like navigation buttons, headers or logos repeating on all
pages of your document or website. Xara Web Designer Premium provides the ability to
repeat any item in the same place on any of your documents. When you update one of
the copies, all changes are automatically replicated across all pages.

See the Repeating Objects (on page 127) section of the Object Handling chapter for
details.

Creating Buttons, Banners And Other Web Graphics

Web Designer Premium is great tool for creating any standalone web graphics for use
with other programs or other web authoring tools. You can draw these objects from
scratch using the drawing tools, or use ready made web clipart from the ONLINE CONTENT
CATALOG. Just draw, design or import an item from the ONLINE CONTENT CATALOG onto a
blank page. Manipulate this as required - size it, color it and change the text or fonts as
required, and then export the item as a PNG or JPG.

For example this is how to create a standalone button graphic from a template:

Open the ONLINE CONTENT CATALOG and then the COMPONENTS category to import the
component into your document.

Edit this as required e.g. you can:
• Resize it (or rotate) it using the SELECTOR TOOL
• Change the color by clicking on the appropriate colors on the left end of the Color Line
and choosing 'edit'
• Change the text with the TEXT TOOL

When you're happy, select the object and export it as a PNG
or JPG using the buttons in the Website bar (these are on a
flyout bar on the Export HTML icon).

For almost all graphics, such as buttons, headings, icons and other non-photographic
objects you should use PNG format. For items that contain photos or that have large
textured parts made from photos, then JPEG is a better format. If you're saving a rotated
photo, or one with a soft shadow, or soft edge, then this should be in a PNG format, but
be warned this will be a lot larger file than JPEG.