By the way. Another often requested bit of information is how to add space to the top of your web page so that the
background shows over the top of the page (like on top of this page). There are several methods all of which I
forget. But Steve Ledger, a true website wizard if ever there was one, came up with this simple script:
<style>
#xr_xr {
margin-top: 20px;
}
</style>
Just copy this code and paste it in the HTML Head area of your page or website just as I have done with this
Workbook.
And just how do you insert the code in the HTML Head area? Read on.
Xara Designer 7 now makes it easier to insert code into your documents. Previously this process required a
placeholder object, and if the code was to be inserted into the HEAD section of your HTML document, the
placeholder also had to be Named.
But now two buttons make inserting code easy: HTML Code (body) and HTML Code (head). Just press the
appropriate button and add your code. The code shown above is inserted in the <head> area on publish.
There are three ways to add code: Globally: If you add code in the Website tabbed section, the code is added to
every page in your site. Pages: The same two buttons are found in the Page tabbed section so you can add code to a
single page. Placeholder: The two Insert HTML Code buttons also exist in the Placeholder tabbed section.
If you are one of those who like to mess with the HTML code, and you are new to Xara, you might well ask, why do I
need to insert code this way when I can hand edit the HTML document? Well there is nothing to stop you from
hacking to your heart’s content. Except, that when you next publish your site, all your hand coding will be
overwritten and lost. Unless, you add the code as I have explained above. Xara web design products are WSYIWYG
oriented and not HTML editors.
© Gary Priester
Xara Designer 7 comes with a ton of really
excellent clip art, a handful of which are
shown here. And do you notice something
I’ve done here that could not be done
before? I’m referring to the objects
going off the page! By default all
content is clipped inside the page.
But if you un-check Clip to Page
Edges, you can have objects or
photos extend beyond the edges of
the page. By the way, I really love the
design and quality of the clip art. It is
so much better designed than most
clip art.
Photo Clipart This is really hot! High
resolution photographs with the
background removed. Excellent!
Widgets Galore - There
are more new widgets
including some MAGIX media
widgets that let you add audio
and video to your site. And there
are more Social Networking,
Form, and
e-Commerce
widgets as well.
(You will need an
active account
with one of the
providers, PayPal,
Google Checkout, Ecwid,
eBay, Amazon, Cartfly or
Shopit to use the e-commerce
widgets). And remember, as new
widgets become available, they
will be magically added to your
Designs Gallery > Widgets
folders.
Music “An Island” composed
and performed by Vic Hauer
Viktor Hauer Works.
MAGIX Media Player
The orange
panels
and tail colors
can be
edited
