Live copy in XPGD11 not available?

[AntonM]

My copy of XPGD11 recognises that an item is a live copy, and updates other live copies as expected, but does not seem to offer the facility to create new sets of live copies - or have I missed something?

I have a document that I use to set up timesheets on a template and, to ensure that I don't miss any details, I set up live copies of the text field contents outside the page and just edit those. This I did in the full version of Xara, and have used it for several years, having made small edits from time to time.

I have both applications but tend to use XPGD11 for simpler graphics/DTP tasks. Does XPGD11 simply not offer the facility, or is it somewhere else? I cannot find any reference to it in "Help".

Grateful for any advice, please?

[Using Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 11.2.3.40788 DL Sep 1 2015 on Win10]

Edit: Just had a look at the same document in XDPX10 as well, and teat does, as expected, show a menu option for live copies.

See attachments. The first two are from XPGD11- the context menu shows no reference to "live dopy", and the second is a selected pre-existing live copy to demonstarte that it is still rrcognised as such:




This is from XPDX10, and shows "live copy" in the menu.

[Egg Bramhill]

Hi Anton, Live Copies are only available in Xara Designer Pro, non of the other products have this feature.

http://www.xara.com/uk/designer-pro/compare/

[AntonM]

Thanks for that, Egg. I wasn't aware of the existence of that very useful page.

Have to say I'm more than a bit surprised that "Live copies" is considered a "luxury" item. If XGPD recognises and correctly updates pre-existing live copies, then clearly the code is there, just not enabled (or deliberately disabled?) for new creations.

[Egg Bramhill]

"or deliberately disabled" I'd say. If they're going to have four different products they have to leave out somethings in each but the top product

[Acorn]

"or deliberately disabled" I'd say. If they're going to have four different products they have to leave out somethings in each but the top product

... which I always find disappointing . Perhaps we should upload a few "examples" with such items available for rework?

Acorn

[AntonM]

If they're going to have four different products they have to leave out somethings in each but the top product

Understood - but it seems that the only way to get such a small detail would be to shell out a heck of a lot of money, to get the top product. TBH, I think it's a little unreasonable. But then, it's their decision, and I do already have XDPX10.