Operation Manual

To fill an object, choose the type of fill you want in the Fill
area of the Object Properties docker, and choose the fill
options you want. To apply a mesh fill, use the Mesh fill
tool .
Choose colors
A color palette is a collection of
color swatches. You can choose
both fill and outline colors by using
the default color palette. The
selected fill and outline colors
appear in the color swatches on the
status bar.
To fill an object with a solid
(uniform) color, click a color swatch on the color palette,
or drag a color onto an object.
To change the outline color, right-click a color swatch on
the color palette, or drag a color onto the outline of the
object.
To mix colors, select a colored object, press Ctrl, and click
another color on the color palette.
To choose from different shades of a color, click and hold
a color swatch.
You can also choose fill and outline colors from the color
dialog boxes by double-clicking the Fill button or the
Outline button on the status bar.
Eyedropper tool
When you sample color with the Eyedropper tool , the
tool automatically switches to the Apply Color mode so that
you can immediately apply the sampled color. To activate the
Eyedropper tool quickly, press Ctrl + Shift + E.
An eyedropper tool is also conveniently located throughout in
various color dialog boxes to let you sample and match colors
from a document without closing the dialog box.
Access more color palettes
The Color Palette Manager docker (Window  Dockers 
Color Palette Manager) makes it easy to create, organize,
and show or hide both default and custom color palettes. You
can create web-specific RGB palettes or print-specific CMYK
palettes, and you can add third-party color palettes.
Pixels view
Pixels view displays a pixel-based
rendition of the drawing, which
allows you to zoom in on an area
and align objects more precisely. It
also provides a more accurate
representation of how a design will
appear on the web.
To enable Pixels view, click View
 Pixels. From the Zoom
levels list box on the property bar, choose 800%.
Importing files
CorelDRAW Home & Student X7 lets you import files (File 
Import, or Ctrl + I) created in other applications to use in
your projects. For example, you can import a Portable
Document Format (PDF), JPEG, or Adobe® Illustrator® (AI)
file. You can sort the file types by most recent, extension, text,
or description.
When importing a text file, click the Text tool to filter
out any non-text file types in the list box.
You can import a file and place it in the active application
window as an object. You can also resize and center a file as
you import it.
When importing a bitmap,
you can resample it to reduce
the file size, or crop it to
eliminate unused areas of
the image.
Editing photos
CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite X7 offers a large number
of features to effectively and efficiently edit photos and other
bitmaps. Some of these features are available only in Corel®
PHOTO-PAINT™.
Remove unwanted areas from photos
The Cutout Lab in Corel PHOTO-PAINT Home & Student X7
(Image
 Cutout Lab) lets you cut out image areas from the
surrounding background. This feature allows you to isolate
image areas and preserve edge detail, such as hair or blurred
edges.