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OK Is everybody back from your break?

Not only can Xara apply some awesome bevel effects, but the bevel can be a separate color, same as with the Shadow Tool.

Find RGB 102, 153, 255 medium blue on the screen palette. Drag and drop the color onto the bevel.

We're going to apply transparency to the beveled text so we can see through it. It will be easier if the portion of the blue capsule shape is removed first.

Copy the beveled text to the clipboard (Ctrl C or Edit > Copy ).

Select the beveled text and the blue capsule and from the Arrange menu, select Combine Shapes > Subtract Shapes.

To paste the beveled text in exactly the same position from which it was copied, hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys and press V.

Select the beveled text, select the Transparency Tool and apply a Flat, Stained Glass transparency.

NOTE: Xara's Stained Glass operation is the same as Adobe's Subtract.

Make a duplicate of the beveled text. Convert it to editable shapes (Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes).

Ungroup twice (Arrange > Ungroup). Delete the solid portion of the text leaving just the beveled portion.

To delete in Xara just press the Delete key on your keyboard or right click and select Delete from the pop up menu.