Status Line Overview

The Status Line shows you what objects you have selected and described what you can do next. If you perform a longer operation, the Status Line will show you its progress. It also shows the mouse position and contains an indicator to help you use object snapping. You can change the size of the Status Line using the Control Panel (see Customizing the appearance of the program).

The Status Line is an ideal companion to learning how to use Xara LX.

Mouse Position

The current position of the mouse pointer in the document relative to the bottom left-hand corner. The units used to show the mouse position are the page units. For details of how to change them, see Changing the page units.

Snapping Indicator

This indicator only functions when you are using object snapping or guide snapping. When the handle currently being dragged snaps onto an object or a guide this indicator shows a red magnet (in addition to a magnet appearing on the mouse pointer). For more details, see the Object Snapping Overview.

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