Visit the Xara graphics forums to discuss or find answers to your graphics needs.

• Christine Farrelly has posted 3 great sets of Art Brushes in the Xara brushes forum - all you need to do is download the xar file that Christine has kindly included. Take your pick from a couple of lace effects, some intricate border designs and a metallic interlinking effect (based on photos from the Pixabay collection available thru the Online Content Catalog).
  
  If you've created any brushes that you're proud of why not follow Christine's lead and share them with the rest of TalkGraphics community in the Brushes Forum.
  
  
• It's not too late to join in the August Scribble Challenge!

If you follow our tutorial this month and give Online Designer a try then you might want to bear in mind that there are over 30 movies in our Online Designer playlist on YouTube. Why not subscribe to our channel while you're there.

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Online Designer Update
There have been some major updates to Online Designer recently, including the addition of a full spell checker, photo enhancement options and a commenting feature to name just a few. And we've added a short intro tour for first time users.
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New in the Xara Art Gallery
We've just added a new portfolio to the Gallery - Tomas Kopecky, Xara Designer Pro owner and cartoonist extraordinaire. Check it out!
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Tutorials, Demo Movies & More
We offer a huge collection of tutorials and demo movies, so if you're looking for assistance just drop in on our Resource Center or the Xara Xone.
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Update Service Renewals
We've now passed the first anniversary for all 365 products, so look out for a pop-up message that alerts you when your expiry date is drawing near, simply follow the links to renew. We have an 'early bird' offer on renewals before expiry!

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Creating Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
If you are an owner of Designer Pro X or Page & Layout Designer then it's quick and easy to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts.

Simply select the 'Customize key shortcuts' option in the Utilities menu and you'll be able to change a command's shortcut or define a shortcut for a command which doesn't have a shortcut by default.

Selecting Control Points on a line
There are lots of different ways of selecting control points in the Shape Tool.

You can click on a control point to select it, and then shift click to add another one to the selection. Or you can marquee select around the points you want to select (shift marquee select will add extra points to the selection). Or Ctrl + Shift + Click on a point to select all points on the line.

Techworld gives Photo & Graphic Designer 365 five stars:

"A hugely capable design tool which comes packed with high-end features, yet remains generally very easy to use and is amazing value for money."

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