The Xara Trompe L'Oeil Room Page 9
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When you get to the last button, CONTACT US, key in mailto: followed by the e-mail address you want the viewer to send your e-mail response to.

For example, to send mail to bob@ersatz.net, enter mailto:bob@ersatz.net. This button, when pressed, will automatically launch your visitor's default e-mail client and place the e-mail address in the To: address space.

Make sure Rectangle Surrounding Object is checked, press Add then press Close .

NOTE: Xara always defaults to Shape of Object for Clickable Area. In the case of a rectangle this is probably no big deal, but with other non-rectangular shapes, for example a state in a country map, Xara creates a complex script of all the points and their coordinates which can slow down the loading time for the buttons.

To modify this setting, if you forgot to check Rectangle Surrounding Object , check the radio button Rectangle Surrounding Object. The Add button changes to Change. Press Change and it's a done deal.

Take a short eye break and when you come back we will move into the final phase.

We are almost ready to export our file.

But first we need to select all the button and BackBar elements.

Open the Name Gallery dialog (on the top right of the Infobar). Hold down the Shift key and select all the button and BackBar title bars (not the dots to the left).

Press Select.

This selects all the buttons and BackBar and prepares them for slicing and export. The open circles to the left of the title bars change to solid red to indicate their state of readiness.