Xara Web Designer Updated

**bkjohns** · 13 December 2017, 01:13 AM

So as of today the support page for Xara says 'new versions' of WDP, PGD & DPX were released today. Is that really a new release for WDP (update to the November version 15) or just a late post on the support site? Same goes for PGD - I already have version 15, is this an update to that?

**STS** · 03 April 2018, 01:41 PM

I recently discovered a problem with Web Designer Premium 15. In Nov. 2017, I downloaded and installed the trial version onto my desktop computer, then registered it. No problem with the install process. In Jan. 2018, I also installed on my laptop using the same install file. Again, no issues with the install process.

But last week, I was attempting to update a client's website on the desktop version. One of the pages includes the contents of an Excel spreadsheet (text and images) that I copy and paste into Xara as an "Enhanced Metafile". I discovered that "Enhanced Metafile" was not shown in the dropdown menu as a choice. Only "bitmap" and the rest.

Last weekend, I tried to do the same thing on the laptop version. "Enhanced Metafile" is present in the dropdown menu on the laptop copy! How is that possible? I contacted Magix and submitted a ticket, but have not yet heard back from them. I'm hoping I can reinstall on the desktop and get this menu option back again. Anyone else seen this??

**handrawn** · 03 April 2018, 02:36 PM

try running the desktop version as administrator [right click and select] only need to do it once

**STS** · 03 April 2018, 02:45 PM

Hi handrawn:
Thanks, just tried that. No joy. Enhanced Metafile is still not shown as a choice in the dropdown menu.

**handrawn** · 03 April 2018, 03:24 PM

are you right clicking for the context menu or using 'ctrl+V' - as far as I recall only ctrl+V gives you the EMF option [but I'm using designer pro, not web designer]

also from memory - once you make a paste special choice with ctrl+v it persists for session

**STS** · 03 April 2018, 03:47 PM

Neither method gives the EMF option.

**handrawn** · 03 April 2018, 04:59 PM

well that's me out of suggestions - except to say that excel is not a xara supported file type [ie: you can't open it or save to it], so the xara program will rely on something else to read it in an EMF format and if that something else is not on your desktop then the option may well not appear - so, same windows OS?, same browser? with same settings in both cases? excel installed on laptop but not on desktop? ... that sort of thing...