Web Features

Articles on creating and editing stunning websites in Xara

• Am I restricted to a set number of images within a Photo Gallery template

  The Photo Gallery templates accessible from within the Photo Galleries folder in the design gallery contain a set number of images. You can replace these images with your own and the easiest method to...

• Can I automatically add buttons to my Navbar when adding new pages to my document?

  A site navigation bar automatically links to all pages and appears on all pages within a document. Adding a new page will cause the site navigation to be copied to the new page, and a new button added...

• Why does Xara apply each line of text into a separate span?

  This is necessary to explicitly control the positioning and the length of the text strings and allows the text to render at the same length in the browser as you see in the program.  Our primary goal ...

• Zooming (enlarging text) in my browser doesn't work well.

  This only affects a few niche browsers. Most browsers have moved beyond 'resize text' style of zoom towards full page zoom (like Xara and most other page layout programs have always had in fact) which...

• How do I set my top page margin?

  It is possible to move the page area down when it's viewed in a web browser, so rather then the top of the page being at the top of the visible area within the browser you can set a top margin which m...

• Does Xara support a dynamic template page?

  Some web page creation software allows you to create a template page which you can edit and have the edits applied to all the pages within your website. There is no need to have a template page in Xar...

• Can I export pages with an extension other than .htm or .html

  The first page within your document will always be exported with either a .htm or .html extension.   Web Designer allows you to export all subsequent pages with any file extension.  Open the Web prope...

• Widgets in Xara

  Can I insert external widgets in to my web page? Xara Designer Pro and Web Designer allow you to replace any object with HTML code. This allows you to easily insert external objects in to your web pag...

• I've heard it suggested that it's a good idea to separate design from content and that Web Designer does not promote this separation.

  This idea is relevant in technical worlds such as programming, but is not applicable, or practical, in the world of design-led solutions.  (The idea was invented by programmers, not designers!)  Websi...

• How do I convert my text into graphics in Web Designer?

  You may wish to use a font other than a web safe font when using text in buttons or headings.  Simply group the object (Ctrl + G). The text will remain editable but will be converted into a graphic on...