Xara Designer Pro 6 and Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6

[ontos]

Did you look at the bottom of the drop down menu when you clicked on new? It should look like this, and the effects (Alien Skin" and "Eye Candy" should be listed with others. I hope this helps, I'm just learning so I may be way off base.

[steve.ledger]

Hi Charlie,

Do you have a SPAM or JUNK filter for your email?

Look in there..

[cbutton69]

Hi Sledger,

Nope. Not Spam or Junk. But thanks for the reply. I'm still waiting.

Charlie

[dcahall]

Silly user error

Thanks for the reply.......

[ontos]

Your welcome, I'm just learning this fantastic program I'm glad I could help

[Glyn]

I must admit I quite like the dark grey interface ... but perhaps that's because it's different and for moment, novel. However, in going for something more funky looking, Xara has gone for clunky! Unlike in the light grey version, you cannot decrease the size of the control bar buttons so as to increase the size of the drawing window! How bizarre!

[I realise that some users may prefer the larger buttons but I cannot think why the option to resize them hasn't come across with the new UI!]

Users of the new Xara Designer Pro 6 can access the old skin by pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S [it's a toggle function].

Like many who subscribe to these forums, I'm a hardened user of Xara ... but I've bought three iterations of this software in fairly quick succession now ... and have been slightly disappointed each time that functionality is not vastly different. In an education world where budgets are tight, this is an issue. Whilst the interface might please some, I'm hoping to see improved functionality in this and subsequent versions ... more live effects please [a good example!] ...

GB

[cbutton69]

I'm waiting, not too patiently.

Wednesday morning I purchased an upgrade to Xara Designer Pro 6. It said I would receive an email telling me how to download it, how to register it, etc.
I still haven't received any such email. Yesterday afternoon I searched and searched for information about how to inquire about my order, but I couldn't find anything, so I went to SUPPORT and opened a ticket. I received confirmation of the ticket, along with the ticket number almost immediately. I was sure I'd get some help by this morning, but so far, nothing.

Maybe someone here can tell me how to get some results.

I was pretty frustrated at this point. Then Sledger responded.

Hi Charlie,

Do you have a SPAM or JUNK filter for your email?

Look in there..

Hi Sledger,

Nope. Not Spam or Junk. But thanks for the reply. I'm still waiting.

Charlie

Finally yesterday I received an email saying that in fact I had ordered the upgrade, and it included the serial number, so I downloaded and installed it, using the serial number to register it. Good, huh?

Later in the day the CDs arrived in the mail. I installed it this morning and it's up and running. Great! I like it.

BTW, is the paper manual orderable?

[steve.ledger]

BTW, is the paper manual orderable?

Yes it is:
► http://www.xara.com/uk/store/

Top right.

[ss-kalm]

Or since you're in California .... http://www.xara.com/us/store/ .... Top right.

[STP_Cowboy]

I just upgraded to DP6.
I put my keys in at start up, updated the program.
Then went to help/download templates.
And I keep being directed to the xara.com to purchase it.....I thought I did purchase it.!? Isn't the program supposed to fetch the templates after I buy?

Any ideas? Yes I started a support ticket. But it takes them days to answer you. Thought someone might have an idea as to what I should do.
Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Steve

Let me add this also, I own the template 1 pack from xara. And when I try to install that. it only shows xTreme5 & WD and NOT DP6. ???? somethings not right. do I need or have to uninstall the other two? surely not.