Newb Help: Quickest way to change text properties

[ss-kalm]

.....once you hover and select an existing text it edits it but instead it creates a new text..

You have to make sure that you are right in the original text. You are right if you are slightly off, Xara will try to insert new text. Just make sure you click on the original text to insert the cursor, then relocate the cursor accordingly.

Just to clarify - If you need to change the characters in the extruded text, click the 3d button on the infobar - this will turn off (temporarily) the extrusion and enable you to edit the text content. Once edited you can press the 3d button again to reapply the previous extrusion.