Aw, thank you Rik and angelize. I'm hoping to learn lots and lots from all you talented souls.

I was introduced to Xara by ... ta da! Gary Priester. I bought one of his CoreDraw books at Half-Price books and looked him up on the Internet to tell him I was a fan. Wow, was I in for a treat. We 'talked' software, and that's where I learned about Xara. I was impressed with the graphics I saw created with Xara, and download the full trial. Alas, I could not afford to purchase the Designer Pro 7, so I got the Photo and Graphic Designer 7 instead (on sale, no less). I miss the advanced features, but, who knows? Someday, I will upgrade. Sad to see Gary stepped away from the XaraXone.