The Xara Trompe L'Oeil Room Page 6
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Using the Rectangle Tool, create a rectangle 100 pixels wide by 30 pixels tall. Set the outline to none.

Make sure the size is in exact pixels. If necessary, click the tiny lock icon (Lock Aspect Ratio) on the Infobar so that it is in the raised position (non-proportional scaling), and change the sizes on the Height and Width text entry boxes.

Drag a guideline that just touches the top of the horizontal rectangle. Align the bottom of the rectangle to this guideline and center the rectangle on the vertical rectangle as shown.

Add the text, Button 1, in Verdana Bold (or a similar font), 10 points, and center align the text by pressing the Center Justify icon on the Infobar at the top of the screen.

Center the text inside the rectangle.

Change the color of the text to deep reddish brown or RGB 102, 51, 0.

NOTE: To center the text inside the rectangle, or any other kind of alignment, use the Object Alignment menu (Arrange > Alignment)

TIP: To center selected objects, click in the center of the preview window in the Object Alignment menu.

Make sure all the beveled objects have been grouped. (Do not group the text and rectangle).

Select the Button and Navbar Tool. Drag a rectangle around the beveled objects and the button to select them and press New... on the Infobar to open the New Bar dialog.

Change the number of buttons to 5, and use all the settings shown on the left.

Check the Make BackBar from Backmost Object check box.

Press Create.