Web Variants - how to edit text one and leave others alone

[Frolin]

Have created a test site to play with variants, with three variants (PC, Tablet, Phone screen sizes).
When I edit the text in one variant it alters text in others.
I checked in Help... and found nothing to clearly says how to do the steps.

So my main heading line, when I go to the 3rd variant and edit it, to take one long line and change to 3 smaller short lines, to fit smaller screens, it seems to both drop text, change colors and change the font and style.
Here are three screens, what it looks like on the three variants before edits, the edit screen, and the results...

First I went to the variant, selected the text, clicked the 'Update normal text in this variant', made changes and found the messed up results.
Second I fixed, started over, went to the variant, selected the text, made changes, then clicked the 'Update normal...' and again found the messed up results.

Can someone please advise, in simple form, step by step what I should be doing...

If there is a help page that clearly says in simple plain English (as we say), how to do this, please advise what you did to 'search help' to find it.

Thanks!
Frolin

[bwood]

Frolin. I’m not sure what version of Xara you’re using. In your larger variant, click on an element and turn off sharing. It’s explained fully here .. https://helpandsupport.xara.com/xara...search=Sharing.

Once turned off, you can design your variants to your hearts content. Also pick your text styles prior to starting your design …
https://helpandsupport.xara.com/xara...=Text%20styles

From the above links you’ll find the entire on line help manual.

[gwpriester]

Or right click on what you do not want to share across variants and select Variants > Stop Sharing.

[Frolin]

Bill, those links took me to material that really did not answer the question
...one implies you have to turn on and off sharing
...the other talks about Fonts and Styles and such

[Frolin]

Gary,
I do not want to stop sharing across variants, I want to change words in a text field and not have the fonts or formats changed in other variants.

An example, a page has a text field that contains a summary of the next months meeting agenda.
"In the May meeting, Bill will talk about the benefits of..."
and then next month I simply change the words in the paragraph to say "In our June meeting, Frank will share pictures from..."
in the main page and it updates the variants, without effecting the fonts, pitch, position, etc.

I found this seems to work in the 'Active Fitness' sample site, so am looking for the setting that lets me edit the works on one variant, and the system changes the words on the next variant, words only...

[Chris M]

Format one section in any variant to how you want it to look
Using the Text Tool, click anywhere in the Text Box as if you were going to type
In the drop-down Text Style box, choose Create Style and call it whatever you want...say Info Text
Using the Text Tool, click anywhere in another section you want in the Info Text format
In the drop-down Text Style box, choose Info Text
Repeat on all the Text Boxes you want

In another variant
Using the Text Tool, click anywhere in an Info Text format
Edit to how you want
In the drop-down Text Style box, choose Update Info Text in this variant