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will not be prompted to save any modified documents that you have open. Instead all
open documents are backed up to the backups folder and the program closes. Then
when you next start the program, the same documents are automatically reloaded so that
you can continue working where you left off.

Note that if you have any "Edit inside" sub-document views open, these are silently
closed and saved back to the main document when the program is closed, and the main
document is backed up. The ‘edit inside’ sub-document views are not re-opened on next
program start. See editing inside groups.

Recovering from abnormal program closures
If you have automatic backups turned on and the program closes abnormally (perhaps
due to a power failure for example) the program should detect this when it is next
restarted. It will then offer you the chance to restore the most recent backup version of
each document that was open at the time of the last backup.

Abnormal closure will not be detected if no automatic backup completed since the last
normal program closure.

Backups on system shut down
If you shut down Windows without first closing the program, all open documents are
backed up to the backup folder even if ‘Backup open documents on program close’ is not
turned on. This allows system shutdown to proceed without Xara Web Designer Premium
interrupting it by prompting you about unsaved or modified documents. On next program
startup you’ll be asked whether or not you want to restore the documents that were open
at the time of the system shut down.

Recovering backups
You can access your document backups using the "FILE" > "OPEN RECENT" > "BACKUPS"
menu option. This opens a file dialog onto your backup folder so that you can browse,
open, or delete any of your backup files. It’s a good idea to use this file dialog to clear out
any old unwanted backups periodically.
Note that when you load a backup document, it is not automatically associated with the
design file from which the backup was taken. It’s treated as an independent document in
its own right. Therefore if you decide to keep a backup document you should use "FILE" >
"SAVE AS" to save it elsewhere with a suitable name.

On-screen grid

To help you lay out your document, Web Designer Premium can display a grid on the
screen (the grid appears only on the screen; it is never exported or printed.) The grid
helps you align objects (similar to using graph paper as a drawing aid).