The Basics

With Xara LX you create your documents using a set of tools
. Each tool has a specific purpose so its easy to move between them. When you select a tool, the Infobar
(a special control bar) changes to provide a set of options specific to the tool. This means your screen is never obscured by controls and options you do not need.

The Main Areas of Xara LX

Bitmaps Overview

Colors Overview

Fills Overview

Attributes Overview

Galleries Overview

Tools Overview

List of Menus

Creating Navigation Bars

Guidelines and Guide Objects Overview

Lines and Shapes Overview

Object Snapping Overview

Pop-up Menus Overview

QuickShapes Overview

Transparency Overview

Internet bitmaps overview

Creating Animated GIFs overview

Units Overview

Printing Overview

Movies

Objects

These are the types of object supported by Xara LX:

Lines
and shapes

QuickShapes

Text

Mold

Blend

Group

Handles

Xara LX uses handles to manipulate (rotate, change shape, etc) objects. There are several different types of handles:

Selection handles

Edit handles

Fill handles

Transparency handles

Mold handles