How to use these textures
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The word textures let you create 3D buttons. There's a wide 
selection on the CD in the "Buttons" folder.
Many of the word textures are supplied in three widths. Narrow 
textures can be used on circular or square buttons - they fill 
the entire button. Medium width textures can also be used on 
circular or square buttons - they fill the button center. Wide 
textures are designed for use on the rectangular buttons in 
the "Buttons" folder.

To create a 3D button
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1. From the "Buttons" folder select the design you would like 
   to use.
2. To change the size of the button change "Font Size".
3. To change the width of the button change "Aspect ratio".
4. From the "View" menu choose "Text Texture"
5. Browse to the "Words" texture folder.
6. You can now choose a suitable message for your button.
7. If you want to make the wording larger or smaller, click 
   the "X" button on the Xara3D Toolbar. This displays the 
   Texture dialog box.
8. Increase "Size" until the text is the required size. (You 
   will need to change the texture size if you make the button
   wider or narrower in step 3.)
9. Light 1 sets the basic color for the button. Edit this if
   required. (Lights 2 & 3 create the shading and highlights.)

Creating your own buttons
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You can create your own 3D button by either
> Importing a suitable shape as a metafile (for more information
  see the Xara3D Help.) The rectangular buttons are created from
  a metafile.
> Using a suitable text character. The round button is a period
  in Times font. You may need to experiment to find a suitable 
  font. For example, very few fonts have a round period.
You can then apply a suitable bevel, change the color, and add 
the wording you want.

Creating your own word textures
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The supplied word textures are regular GIFs created in Xara 
Webster. (For details see www.xara.com/webster/) However you can
use any program that creates GIFs, JPEGs, BMPs, or PNGs. Create a
rectangle the required width (it's better to make the rectangle 
wider than necessary) and type in the text you want. Export the 
text and rectangle as a bitmap and then import it into Xara3D 
as described above.

These notes ©1999 Xara Ltd. version 1.00