If it is the background that does not appeal then it can b removed and replaced with sometime more suitable. Rather than just concentrating on small blemishes, you can erase large elements with the software filling in the blanks with suitable content from the surround areas. The new photo tools include the ability to remove objects from an image. Other new features, which Xara has classified as Photo, Text or Template, have been added to this latest version of the product. There is also access to the Google Analytics service once you have set up the ap propriate free account. When you make changes, as often happens, to a webpage content then the software will attempt to incorporate automatic positioning of objects and page sizes to reflect the changes while the resolution being delivering will be compatible with the browser being used. NavBar replacement and page background handling has been im proved along with HTML5 and CSS3 compatibility.

While on the topic of web-based features, Designer Pro X 9 provides you with some new backdrops, making use of graduated fills, bars and textures, to enhance websites. You also get a number of new widgets, including some from Google, which can be used to populate a website. Older readers may possibly remember another graphics company which had the habit of swamping its users with fonts aplenty. Not surprisingly, as Google is more than happy to insert its tentacles into every possible area, you gain access to the full 600+ list of Google web fonts. This leaves the dark grey central portion of the interface for your work area.Ĭombining features dealing with vector illustrations, photo editing, website creation plus page & layout aspects, Xara Designer Pro X 9 still retains the company’s fast graphics processing capability while introducing a raft of new features. A colour palette is positioned across the bottom of the screen while Design and Page & Layout Galleries are accessible from the right of the screen. Tool bars, covering actions such as selection, mask, photo, eraser, drawing, text and shadow, run down the left side of the screen. The usual assortment of menu bars, including an info bar whose content changes according to the current mode of operation, are arranged across the top of the screen. I could find no method of changing the main colour scheme which is based around a very dark grey backing colour but, having said that, the appearance of the interface does tend to grow on you over time.

Xara does appear to have a fixation with a rather dark looking interface.

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