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Screen quality

controls the quality of the on-screen display. Increasing the quality setting means that the preview takes

longer to redraw on screen. Static and moving images have separate controls: animations can use a lower

setting.

Anti-aliasing

is a technique of blurring the edges between color transitions. Turning anti-aliasing on gives better results

but takes longer to redraw.

True perspective

displays the heading with slightly non-parallel sides (as if drawn from a distant vanishing point.) This gives

better results for some images than displaying parallel sides. The drawback is the extra processing can

slow down redraw. This may be noticeable when previewing animations.

Export quality

controls images exported as static bitmaps. Increasing the quality may give better results for some

graphics in shadow or highlight areas. The drawback is that graphics may take longer to display on

screen.

Animation quality

controls images exported as animated GIFs and AVIs. As the viewer sees each frame only briefly, the

quality is less important than for static bitmaps. Note that increasing the quality too much can cause jerky

animation on slow computers.

If you are using Windows 7, by default rarely used fonts are hidden. If you would like them to be

displayed in 's font list, click Show hidden fonts

Note: If you are a Windows 7 user and the Show hidden fonts option is grayed out, go to your Control

Panel and choose Appearance and Personalization > Fonts. Exit and reopen Xara 3D Maker and

reopen the Settings dialog. You should now be able to edit the Show hidden fonts

option.

Adding comments

You can add comments to your own images or Xara 3D Maker sample files so that you and others can

see extra information or helpful hints on a file before you open it.

To add a comment to an image:

Open the image and choose Edit Comment from the Edit menu, or press "Ctrl + M".

Add the comment to the pop-up dialog box and click OK.

Save the file to save your comment.

The next time you choose Open from the File

menu, click the file in the Open dialog box. The file's comments are displayed below the preview

window.

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