Operation Manual

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X7? | 27
New! Welcome Screen — Workspace selection
The revamped Welcome Screen now includes a Workspace tab, which lets you choose from a variety of workspaces that were designed
for different proficiency levels and specific tasks. For example, there are Diagramming and Technical Illustration workspaces, a Micrografx
Designer 9 option for longtime users, as well as a Lite option for new users.
New! Welcome Screen navigation
The Welcome Screen has been completely redesigned, making it easier to navigate and discover the abundance of available resources,
including Workspace selection, What’s New, application updates, Tips & Tricks, CorelDRAW.com, as well as Membership & Subscription
information.
New! Welcome Screen docking
You can now keep the Welcome Screen open as a docked tab in the workspace or as a separate floating window, providing constant access
to its wealth of versatile resources.
New! Welcome Screen — content notification
The redesigned Welcome Screen now provides update notifications directly in the navigation pane, so that you will be immediately informed
of any available new content. This makes it easier to stay current with CorelDRAW Technical Suite application updates, content, learning
resources, and more.
New! Fill creation
You can now instantly create new bitmap and vector fills from selected objects in your workspace by using the New from document button
in the Property manager docker. For more information, see “Saving and sharing fills and transparencies” on page 321.
New! Edit Fill dialog box
In Corel DESIGNER X7, the new Edit fill dialog box gives you more efficient access to all available controls for uniform, fountain, vector
pattern, bitmap pattern, two-color pattern, texture, PostScript, and vector hatch fills. The Edit fill dialog box also provides a real-time
preview as you make adjustments.
New! Fill saving
Accessible from both the Property manager docker and the Edit fill dialog box, the new Save as new button makes it easy to save
personally modified fills. Plus, the new .FILL format preserves and exposes all fill settings, making it quick and simple to modify both saved
fills and fills downloaded from the Content Exchange.
New! Font Playground
The new Font playground docker introduces an easier way to browse, experiment with, and choose the perfect font. You can easily add
sample text to view its appearance in different fonts, and a handy Zoom slider lets you quickly adjust the size of sample text. With a single
click, you can also choose whether the sample text appears as a single line, multiple lines, or a cascading series of increased sizes.
The Font playground docker also provides access to advanced features within OpenType fonts. If a text sample uses an OpenType font,
you simply select the text to display the Interactive OpenType arrow and then choose which features to apply. For more information, see
“Choosing fonts with Font Playground” on page 437.