Introduction

Lesson 1 -- Getting Started

• What You Will Need to Design Professional Graphics
• How It Works
• How to Create a Beveled Text Graphic
• How to Save Your First Handmade Graphic

Lesson 2 -- Text Graphics

• How to Create a Contour Text Graphic
• How to Change the Background Color of Your Graphic to Match Your Web Page
• How to Add a Shadow to Your Graphic

Lesson 3 -- Color Charts

• How to Make Your Text Graphic Letters Appear Bolder
• How to Use ®Xara X Color Chart

Lesson 4 -- More Text Graphic Tips

• More Contour Tips
• How to Enhance Your Shadows

Lesson 5 -- Creating Shapes

• How to Create Shapes Using ®Xara X
• How to Combine Shapes and Text

Lesson 6 -- Enhancing Your Shapes with ®Xara X Tools

• Creating Beveled, Contour and Shadowed Shapes

Lesson 7 -- Transparencies

• Working With Transparencies
• Creating a Background Shadow Transparency
• How to Use Transparency Menu Tools

Lesson 8 -- Blending Objects

• How to Blend Objects
• Increasing the Number of Steps in Your Blended Objects

Lesson 9 -- Moulding Your Graphics

• How to Mould Graphics
• Moulding with Envelopes

Lesson 10 -- Moulding Continued From a New "Perspective"

• How to Create Perspective Moulds

Lesson 11 -- Freehand Drawing with ®Xara X

• How to Draw Using Freehand
• Drawing and Enhancing Lines

Lesson 12 -- Drawing with the Shape Editor Tool

• Drawing using the Shape Editor Tool
• Steps to Clip Art Drawings
• Additional Shape Editor Features

Lesson 13 -- Fill Tool

• Adding Appeal to Your Objects Using the Fill Tool
• 6 Variations of the Fill Tool
• How to Insert a Bitmap as Your Object Fill

Lesson 14 -- Clip Art and Photos in ®Xara X

• Inserting Clip Art and/or Photos in ®Xara X
• How to Layer Your Objects As You Wish

Lesson 15 -- Drawing with the Pen Tool

• How to Create Unique Traingular and Rectangular Shapes with the Pen Tool

Lesson 16 -- Banner Creation with ®Xara X

• Sizing Your Banner for an Advertisement
• Creating a Graphical Banner Using ®Xara X Tools
• Adding a Web Link Address to Your Banner

Lesson 17 -- Banner Design Continued

• Creating Banners with Unsual Shapes
• Creating Shapeless or Text Only Banners

Lesson 18 -- Navigation Bars

• How to Create a Stationary Navigation Bar
• How to Change Your Navigation Buttons within Your Bar for the Mouse Over Effect

Lesson 19 -- Exporting Your Navigation Bar

• How to Export or "Save" Your Navigation Bar to Your Hard Drive or a Diskette
• How to Add Your Navigation Bar to Your Web Page

Lesson 20 -- Basic Animation

• How to Create an Animated Banner with Flashing Text
• How to Export or "Save" Your Animated Graphic to Your Hard Drive

Lesson 21 -- Basic Animation Continued

• How to Create an Animation Cartoonist Style
• Making a Diamond Shape Appear to Spin From Left to Right and Then Flash On and Off