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.

Leroy Stanley's Printing TIP: We don't need this tip any longer, thank you Leroy, since I have made the page width less wide.

Using the Ellipse Tool, and holding down the Ctrl key to constrain the ellipse to a circle, draw a circle 250 pixels in diameter. Draw a second circle 200 pixels in diameter.

TIP: You can change the size on the Infobar to the exact size in the Height and Width text entry boxes. Press Enter to apply the changes.

Apply a light orange fill (RGB 255, 204, 0).

Using the Rectangle Tool, draw a rectangle 50 pixels wide by 100 pixels tall. Press the Curved Corners icon on the Infobar to round the corners. If your corners are not as rounded as shown in the illustration, drag any of the control points with the Rectangle Tool cursor to modify the curvature amount.

Draw a second rectangle 20 pixels wide by 100 pixels tall. Press the Curved Corners icon on the Infobar then adjust the corner roundness until it looks like the example above.

(I've applied an arbitrary green fill to highlight the rectangle being referred to).