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An Animated Spinning Globe

Spinning Globe Tutorial ©2007 Ron Ducke

Open Xara and select File > New Animation. Open the Frames Gallery (Shift F12) and click on the first frame. Click Properties and set the Display This Frame For to .1 seconds. In Options (Utilities > Options... > General) set your Nudge Size to 1pix.

Create an ellipse 90pix in diameter.
 

Spinning Globe Tutorial ©2007 Ron Ducke

Drag clipart onto screen (Clipart Gallery (Shift F10) > Geography > World Projection 1) and resize to 127 pixels wide by 90 pixel high. Select both and centrally align vertically and horizontally (Arrange > Alignment).
 

Spinning Globe Tutorial ©2007 Ron Ducke

Make a clone duplicate of the map only (Ctrl k). I've colored the duplicate for illustration purposes only.

 

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