You can edit the vector outlines with the Shape Editor tool, combine it with other shapes, change the fill and outline style. To use as a vector shape If you insert the symbol on the page as a graphic, then you can do all sorts of fancy things with it, because it’s just a simple vector shape. If you have other tools selected such as the Selector tool , without a text caret, then selecting an icon will place a vector graphic version in the center of the window - you can now move it and manipulate it as you do with any simple vector shape. If you have the Text tool selected and the caret placed in the text, then picking an icon will insert it into the text at the caret, using the current font size, such as this example: ‘twitter icon  in the text’.

In both cases the symbol is vector, resolution independent - which means it scales to any size with no pixelation or loss of quality. Use as a font or a graphic There are two ways of adding a Font Awesome symbol to your page. To insert a Font Awesome symbol just select the menu Insert  Font Awesome Symbol… This opens a window with a categorized list of more than 500 symbols and icons.

If you don’t already own one of the Designer titles then you can download the free trial of Xara Web Designer 11, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 11, Xara Page & Layout Designer 11 or Xara Designer Pro X11 and follow this tutorial. As the name implies this is basically just a font, but what’s so great is that Xara has special support so you can use the symbols in your text (as I have above) or as plain simple vector graphic objects anywhere on the page. All versions of Xara Designer include a huge library of icons and symbols courtesy of a special font called Font Awesome. Symbols such are these are becoming particularly common in Infographic type of documents. It may be that you need to show that you accept Visa  and Mastercard . Probably the most common type of graphic used in any document is the icon, which may be something as simple as a Facebook icon,  or an email icon , or perhaps a thumbs-up .

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