XaraXone Xara Tutorials Page 1
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As always, we will be using Pixels as our units of measure. Right click on the screen and select Page Options... from the pop up menu. In the Units tabbed section, select Pixels for the Units and 0-255 for the Color Units. In the Grid and Ruler tabbed section set the Major Spacing to 100pix (key it in exactly like this please) and the Number of Subdivisions to 10. Press OK to close the dialog and apply the changes.

NOTE: You will notice from time to time I apply arbitrary colors to objects. I do this to make the objects easier to see. If I do not specify a fill for an object, you do not have to apply a fill or outline color.

When I show an ellipse or rectangle that has just been created, that has no fill, it is because I have set the fill to none before I exported the illustration. By default, all ellipses, rectangles and Quick Shapes have a black outline and a black fill. There is nothing wrong with your copy of Xara.

Using the Ellipse Tool, create an ellipse that is 500 pixels tall by 160 pixels wide.

TIP: You can change the dimensions of any object in the Width and Height text entry boxes on the Infobar at the top of the page. Simply enter the desired dimension and press Enter to apply the change.

NOTE: To save space, I will show only a portion of the ellipse.

Create two more ellipses to the sizes shown on the left and position them down from the top of the large ellipse the approximate distances shown on the right.

The first ellipse should touch the sides of the large ellipse while the second ellipse will have a bit of space on either side.

TIP: To measure from the top of the ellipse down, construct a rectangle flush with the top of the ellipse and drag the ellipse downward while watching the Height text entry box on the Infobar.

Select the Contour Tool and click on the large ellipse.

In the Contour Width text entry box on the Infobar at the top of the page, enter 4 and press Enter on  your keyboard to apply the change. Press the icon with the four arrows facing inwards to change the contour to To Inside.

Change the number of Contour Steps on the Infobar to 1 and press Enter to apply the changes.