Visit the Xara graphics forums to discuss or find answers to your graphics needs.

• Good to see that Angelize is sharing her creative knowledge on TalkGraphics again. She has been playing around with the idea of using art brushes to create light effects and has attached her .xar file to the post. Thank you Angelize for giving others the chance to learn new skill sets, keep sharing! Art brushes.
  
  
• We have enjoyed this month's scribble challenge and Rik has created this clever spirograph in Scribble November. Why not have a go, it would be great to see more members showing us their designs. And don't forget the popular Shapes Challenge (the word of the month is 'drop', shapes are provided by Wizard509).
  
  
• Here's a handy tip... If you’ve spotted the Isometric Grid option in Designer Pro X365 and wondered when you’d want to use it - take some useful advice from other TalkGraphics members. It's great to see our talented users sharing their knowledge of our products. Enlighten Me.
  
  

Designer Pro X and Web Designer Premium 365 Updates
Earlier in November we released a free update to the 365 versions of Designer Pro X and Web Designer Premium, under our Update Service.

New features are marked as NEW - November 2016 on our What’s New pages:
What's New in Designer Pro X
What's New in Web Designer Premium

Details have also been added to the Designer Pro X365 release notes and Web Designer 365 Premium release notes

To update your copy simply start the program and it will automatically find any available update. Alternatively select "Update program" in the program Help menu. Note you need to have unlocked AND registered your program to receive updates.

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The Widget Guide: Google Forms
Don’t forget we have a guide to using the Widgets in Web Designer and Designer Pro. What’s more we’ve just updated it to cover the new Google Forms widget, recently added to the 365 versions of Web Designer and Designer Pro under Components > Print & Web Components > Forms.

You can create your own custom forms but Google also offers templates for the most popular forms including questionnaires, surveys and contact forms.

Widget Guide

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 365 got a WOW! from Techbyter:

“OK, Xara. This time you get 5 cats and a WOW! The number of new features and improved capabilities, coupled with a year's worth of no-cost upgrades and a program that continues to work for users that decide not to pay for next year's upgrade makes this version a winner.” Read the whole review.