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Animations 551

Cropping, Clipping and Animation Size

Before long you'll start to consider creating some Flash animations like you see on the
web, say with some wording or a photo that whizzes in from one side.

To create an animation like this, all you need to do is set the page size in Xara Designer
Pro X to the size you want for your flash animation. So if for example you want a Flash
banner which is 468 pixels wide and 60 pixels high, set the page size in your animation
document to 468x60. To set the page size, go to the PAGE TAB of the OPTIONS DIALOG (on
page 634) (or choose "FILE" > "PAGE OPTIONS") and set the Width and Height fields
accordingly.

When exported or previewed, the flash animation is automatically clipped to the page
size you have set. So it’s easy to arrange your animation so that objects glide in and out
of the visible animation. E.g. by placing an animating object to the left of the page on one
key frame and to the right of the page on the next key frame, in the animation the object
will be seen to slide in from the left side of the design and disappear off the right side.

You can also change the page dimensions by going into the SELECTOR TOOL (ON PAGE
123)AND DRAGGING ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OR RIGHT EDGE OF THE PAGE, TO CHANGE THE
PAGE HEIGHT OR WIDTH RESPECTIVELY. SEE CHANGING THE PAGE SIZE IN THE DOCUMENT
HANDLING CHAPTER FOR DETAILS.