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590 Importing and Exporting

PSD Export settings
The PSD export dialog gives you several options.

Resolution in DPI

A DPI of 96 is the normal Windows screen resolution, and so exporting at 96dpi will
appear in Photoshop at the same size at 100% as it does at 100% in Xara Designer Pro
X. For print work you should choose a higher DPI.
Export each object as a PS Layer

Xara objects are mapped to PS layers so each object becomes a separate layer in
Photoshop. This is a good fit between the two applications, because whereas in
Photoshop effects and blend modes are applied to whole layers, in Xara the same tools
are applied to objects, not layers. So it’s more useful to map Xara objects to and from
PSD layers where they will remain editable. This is the default option.

Export each layer as a PS Layer

Each Xara layer is exported as a separate layer in Photoshop. All objects on the same
layer (including the layer names) are exported as one bitmap. If you choose this method
and want to have objects like text and transparency (blends in Photoshop) remain
editable then they have to be placed on their own separate layers before export. If
objects using different types of transparency are combined on the same layer in Xara
Designer Pro X, an alert - warning you of this will pop up when you export.

Export just visible objects
Exports all visible objects on the page and pasteboard areas.

Export whole page area