Palettes in Extreme4

[mikeengles]

Hello

I used to use a custom template that loaded a custom palette for use in Xara.
I have had to reinstall Xara Extreme4 and find that this template loads just a basic palette.
I remade the template using the custom palette and saved the document as a template, but it has not saved the custom palette. Has the former ability been lost?
I also find that older documents that contained the custom palette also just load the basic one, after going through the motions of loading the full palette.

I have used Xara from the Xara Studio beta days, but have not used it a great deal lately.

Mike Engles

[steve.ledger]

In the color gallery, right-click your custom palette and select 'Show in color line'. Then go to File>>Save Template

[mikeengles]

Hello

Thanks for the reply. I had an inkling that the colour gallery had something to do with it and was just about to have a look, but decided to see if I had a reply. What I cannot understand is why if I create a custom template, with a specific palette, why it is not loaded. That is the point in making a template.

Thanks again

Mike Engles

[steve.ledger]

What I cannot understand is why if I create a custom template, with a specific palette, why it is not loaded. That is the point in making a template.

Hi Mike,

It is loaded when saved as described in my previous post.
However, if you want it to load as your default template each time you open Xtreme or select 'New' - then when you save as template, you need to make sure you have placed a tick in the box which says 'Use as default template'

[Soquili]

You may also want to uncheck the Remove unused colors when saving and loading.

[steve.ledger]

I don't think that affects page templates Bill, only saved and loaded drawings.

[mikeengles]

Hello

Thanks for all the suggestions. I did have a fiddle and managed to make a template that is like my old one.

Mike Engles