Xara Webster - Changing the Color of Clipart Dividers

Most dividers in the Dividers sections of the Clipart Gallery use two basic colors: Lite Color and Dark Color. After loading a divider into Webster you can easily change these colors.

To change the basic colors

  1. Open the Color Gallery.
  2. Select the color you want to change.
  3. Click Edit on the Color Gallery. This opens the Color Editor.
  4. Use the Color Editor to make any color changes you want.

Lite color is currently white and you will not see it on a white background.

To make the gray shadow lighter or darker

The drop shadow is a separate group of objects within the divider.

  1. If necessary click the Selector Tool on the Toolbar to select it.
  2. Click on the divider to select it.
  3. Ungroup it using Ungroup on the Arrange menu.
  4. Press ESC to deselect everything.
  5. Click on the drop shadow to select it. You may need to zoom in to see the shadow clearly.
  6. Select the Transparency Tool.
  7. You can now drag the Transparency slider until the drop shadow looks correct.

Dark shadow Normal shadow Light shadow

Illustration of part of a scroll and shows the effect of changing the shadow:
in the center is the original shadow
on the left making it darker
on the right making it lighter

We suggest you now select the complete divider and regroup it. You can then move the divider as a single object.

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