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Table Of Contents
- Welcome to Xara 3D Maker 7
- Purchasing and unlocking Xara 3D Maker
- What's New in Xara 3D Maker Version 7
- Other Xara products
- Getting Help
- Working with Xara 3D Maker
- How To ...
- Quick overview
- Open a new document
- Change the text
- Rotate and position the graphic
- Light the graphic
- Color the graphic
- Resize the graphic
- Add bevels & extrude
- Select characters
- Add shadows
- Create animations
- Creating cursor (CUR & ANI) files
- Importing 2D objects
- Apply the style of an existing graphic
- Create buttons, boards, boards + holes and borders
- Create screen savers
- Create Flash files
- Save and export
- Export options for GIF, PNG or BMP files
- Export options for JPG
- Export options for animated cursors (ANI)
- Export options for animated GIFs
- Export options for AVIs (movies and screen savers)
- Export options for screen savers (SCR)
- Export options for Flash bitmap format (SWF) files
- Export options for Flash vector format (SWF) files
- General info on AVI videos
- Exporting transparent title animations for movies
- Customize Xara 3D Maker
- Reference Section
- Legal
Support
http://support.xara .com
The Xara support site above offers a comprehensive FAQ page (frequently asked questions)
which is constantly updated and available 24 hours, 7 days a week; always the best source for
instant answers. You can also contact our technical support staff using the form on the support
page, if you cannot find the answer to your question!
If you are an owner of a Xara product you can also submit a ticket to our support staff via the
support site above, but please remember we can only respond during office hours! Please note
TalkGraphics members cannot help with Xara account issues.
If you can't find the answer in this manual, we highly recommend viewing the Xara 3D Maker
introduction movie
. It is the ideal way to get to know Xara 3D Maker and get an overview of its features, allowing you to
make the most of the program.
If you need some help using this program, here are some sources of information that may be of use:
Program help - Choose Help topics from the Help menu to open Xara 3D Maker Help
(containing hundreds of pages of information).
Status bar - Try reading the text on the status bar at the bottom of the main Xara 3D Maker
window. It always describes what actions are currently possible and what they will do (even
during drags), and helps you learn to use the Xara 3D Maker tools. It also gives details of what
buttons and controls do as you move the pointer over them. See Status Bar for more details.
ToolTips - If you hold the mouse pointer over a button or control for a short while, then small
message appears telling you what it does.
Dialog boxes - If you want to know what a dialog box does or how to use it, click its help button
(displayed as a "?" mark).
Movies - Use menu "Help" > "Play Movie" or click here to watch the program introduction
movie.
The TalkGraphics forums - Post your question in the popular, dedicated Xara forums at
TalkGraphics.com (www.talkgraphics.com), where you can ask other Xara 3D Maker users for
advice or suggestions ? available 24x7. You can share tips and ideas, ask questions or offer
solutions to other users.
Xara Xone - Visit the Xara Xone (www.xaraxone.com) for a host of excellent Xara 3D Maker
support resources, including over ten years of Xara Designer tutorials, hints & tips, featured
artists, and Xara shareware
"The Outsider" newsletter (www.xara.com/outsider) Subscribe to our monthly newsletter "The
Outsider" (with monthly tutorials and tips, offers, inspirational art, and more).
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