Apparently I have a bug or I am doing something wrong. I tried selecting all my text and converting it to shapes, but the resulting export to .ai doesn't show them as converted to shapes, just as text. I even tried it with a different copy of the file. What's strange is that the font that Xara seems to use fine doesn't work correctly in Illustrator, so I'm not sure what to do. I used this font because it was specified by the customer, they had already used it in some printed materials. Hopefully they will be able to use a .pdf or large .tif for the printing end of it. Also, I was exporting at 300dpi, to get a standard print quality. I would say that for exporting to images, Xara works great, and I have no complaints. As the other person mentioned though, some people insist on .ai, .eps, or .psd files whether they need them or not.