Xara Designer Pro X 17 new user questions

[jyaam4]

Thank you so much for your reply. So, if I'm understanding this correctly, I can download all the updates/patches up until the service expires and use them to update future installations of the software if I upgrade computers. Is this correct? Where can I find the Online Catalogue?
Thanks again for the help,
Joe

[Acorn]

Thank you so much for your reply. So, if I'm understanding this correctly, I can download all the updates/patches up until the service expires and use them to update future installations of the software if I upgrade computers. Is this correct? Where can I find the Online Catalogue?
Thanks again for the help,
Joe

Joe, that is correct.

The right detail si at the bottom of this page: https://help.xara.com/article/50-the-designs-gallery.
You do not need to open the Online content Catalogue (OCC) to do this but you can view the OCC with Insert > From Content Catalogue.

Acorn

[jyaam4]

Joe, that is correct.

The right detail si at the bottom of this page: https://help.xara.com/article/50-the-designs-gallery.
You do not need to open the Online content Catalogue (OCC) to do this but you can view the OCC with Insert > From Content Catalogue.

Acorn

I don't mean to be a bother, but can't seem to find where the downloadable update/patch content is. In the OCC all I see is graphic content. There doesn't seem to be anything that's update related.
Thanks again for your help,
Joe

[jyaam4]

Hello again...
I think I answered my own question. I found this at this site:
https://shared.xara.com/diNpZUgi2O/

"What happens to the Update Service after 365 days?1.Do nothing, the Update Service expires and you will no longer receive any new features. The feature updates you have installed over the past 365 days will continue to run indefinitely, HOWEVER if you re-install your product on a new computer after the Update Service has expired then the new installation will fall back to the version you last purchased"

I would have another question about this: if I would purchase the Update Service another year, and the software would have a major update (ie v17 to v18), would I receive that for free as part of the update service? And if I did get that upgrade, would I be able to keep it if I cancelled the service?
Thanks again for any help,
Joe

[gwpriester]

The contents of the Online Content Catalog are only available with a current subscription. I know Xara calls it a service something or other, but basically it is a subscription.

The difference is once you purchase Designer Pro X or Pro+ or Web Designer you own those programs forever. The subscription gives you access to the Content Catalog and updates and bug fixes.

[Acorn]

@jyaam4, the Update Service is confusing. Have a read of https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...Update-Service.

Acorn

[Egg Bramhill]

The difference is once you purchase Designer Pro X or Pro+ or Web Designer you own those programs forever. The subscription gives you access to the Content Catalog and updates and bug fixes.

I don't think thats the case with Pro+ Gary. On expiry you can no longer use the program.

[jyaam4]

@jyaam4, the Update Service is confusing. Have a read of https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...Update-Service.

Acorn

I'm reading this now. Very interesting. Thank you, this explains a lot.
Joe