Insert menu

From Elements (Shift+Alt+I)

Opens the . Choose templates, widgets and clipart from the catalog's web, layout and photo and graphic categories (depending on which Xara product you are using).

Image

  • From file - browse your computer to load an image file into the selected document.
  • From Web address - extracts all images from a specified web site. (Ctrl+Alt+W)
  • Stock photo - Opens the relevant section in Elements
  • Screen Capture - Opens the Screen Capture Tool.
  • Photo filter - Opens the relevant section in the Designs Gallery.
  • Photo frame - Opens the relevant section in the Designs Gallery.
  • More image resources... Opens the relevant section in the Designs Gallery.
  • From Camera - Detects a web camera or other Windows associated video capture device attached to your computer and inserts a still image into the document.

Shape

  • Rectangle - inserts a rectangle into the current document (Shift+R)
  • Ellipse - inserts an ellipse into the current document (Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E)
  • Line - inserts a Line SmartShape into the current document.
  • Arrow - inserts an Arrow SmartShape into the current document.
  • Spiral - inserts a spiral into the current document.
  • More Shapes... opens the Other Shapes section of Designs Gallery.
  • More Lines & Arrows... opens the Lines & Arrows section of Designs Gallery.

 

See Shape Handling for more information.

Text Box

Inserts a text box into the current document.

Panels

  • Text Panel - Inserts a simple Text Panel into the current document.
  • Photo Text panel - Inserts a simple Photo Text panel into the current document
  • Speech Bubble - Inserts a Speech Bubble into the current document
  • More Text Panels... opens the Text Panels section of the Designs Gallery
  • More Photo Panels... opens the Photo Panels section of the Designs Gallery

Symbol

Inserts a Symbol into your document either as a character font or as a shape.

Table

Inserts a table into the current document. More tables opens the Tables section of the Designs Gallery.

Charts

Opens the Charts section of the Designs Gallery.

New Page

  • New blank page - inserts a new blank page into the document after the current or selected page.
  • Duplicate page - inserts a duplicate page into the document after the current or selected page.
  • From Elements - opens the

Page number (Designer Pro only)

Inserts a page number and specifies its position. See Adding page numbers for more info.

Rule-off (Designer Pro only)

Inserts a rule at the text carat. The rule can be modified using the Freehand and Brush Tool

Lorem Ipsum Text

Inserts a block of dummy Lorem Ipsum text at the text carat position. Alternatively use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + L.

Table of Contents... (Designer Pro only)

Builds a table of contents (TOC) automatically and inserts it at the text caret.

Break (Designer Pro and Web Designer only)

Use Break to split the text according to the following options.

 

  • Move to next page (Ctrl + ENTER)
  • Move to next page (left) - in double page spreads
  • Move to next page (right) - in double page spreads
  • Move to next column (Ctrl + Shift + ENTER)
  • Move below embedded graphic

SmartFields...

Opens the SmartField dialog allowing you to insert a SmartField into the current doc.

 

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