Downloading Items

This page describes downloading clipart, fills or fonts from our web site.

Setting up the Galleries

You only need to do this when you first install Xara LX or if you want to check for new items on our web site.

You need to download the lists of items and associated thumbnails to set-up the gallery. Open the Font, Fill or Clipart gallery (as required) then click the Get Font/Get Fill/Get Clipart button. This starts the process of downloading. If you are a dial-up user, you may need to log on to the Internet first. This depends on who provides your Internet access.

When you are connected to our web site, the downloading starts. Xara LX reports the progress of the download. Click Stop Download if you need to stop the download for any reason. You can get the remaining thumbnails later by repeating the Get process described above.

Downloading a file

When you want to use an item from the Font, Fill and Clipart Galleries:

1. Click on it to select it.

2. Then

in the Font Gallery click Apply or Install,

in the Fill Gallery click Import or Open,

in the Clipart Gallery click Import or Open.

This starts downloading the selected item. Fonts download into your computer. Fills and clipart download into the document and are also stored in a cache (see below).

Note:

You can download multiple items by:

1. Clicking on the first item to select it.

2. Then

CTRL-clicking on another item to select that as well

or Shift-clicking to select a block of items.

You can deselect individual items by CTRL-clicking on them.

3. Downloading the selected items in the usual way.

Loading multiple items is especially useful for dial-up users as some providers do not allow you to reconnect for several minutes after your last access. You can download fills and clipart that you think you'll want later; just delete them for the current document if you don't need them immediately. They remain in the cache (see below) and so are immediately available for use later. Fonts install on your computer and are available to Xara LX and all other programs that use fonts.

The Cache

Fills and clipart download into an area on the disk called a cache. The cache contains the most recently used items. This means that these items are immediately available if you want to use them again; there's no need to download again.

You can change the size of the cache or flush its contents (if you become short of disk space). Use the Internet tab of the Options dialog box.

Tuning up LX's Internet settings

The Internet tab of the Options dialog box lets you configure Xara LX for the fastest downloads for your type of Internet connection. If you are not sure which settings to use we recommend the defaults; these should give satisfactory (if not optimal) results. If you are connected to a network, you may need to ask your systems administrator which settings to use.