User Guide
Copyright © 2016 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. CorelDRAW® X8 User Guide Product specifications, pricing, packaging, technical support and information (“specifications”) refer to the retail English version only. The specifications for all other versions (including other language versions) may vary.
Contents Getting started.................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.................................................................................................................................................... 19 System requirements..................................................................................................
Insights from the Experts................................................................................................................................................................44 Video learning resources.................................................................................................................................................................44 Community website for developers........................................................................................................
Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................90 Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................93 Choosing a workspace...................................................................................................
Drawing spirals.............................................................................................................................................................................154 Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................154 Drawing predefined shapes.......................................................................................................
Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects................................................................................................................................... 206 Creating objects from enclosed areas........................................................................................................................................... 209 Creating a boundary around selected objects...............................................................................................................
Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................262 Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................265 Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................
Working with fills......................................................................................................................................................................... 316 Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 319 Applying uniform transparency..........................................................................................................
Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 359 Applying perspective to objects.................................................................................................................................................... 362 Creating extrusions.......................................................................................................................
Adjusting line and paragraph spacing.......................................................................................................................................... 421 Adding bullets to text.................................................................................................................................................................. 422 Inserting drop caps.............................................................................................................................
Using checking styles....................................................................................................................................................................457 Using rule classes......................................................................................................................................................................... 460 Analyzing a drawing................................................................................................................
Choosing a page background.......................................................................................................................................................504 Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages..................................................................................................................... 505 Inserting page numbers..........................................................................................................................................
Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps.......................................................................................................................... 546 Applying special effects in bitmaps...............................................................................................................................................546 Working with colors in bitmaps.................................................................................................................................
Previewing print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 597 Applying print styles..................................................................................................................................................................... 598 Fine-tuning print jobs.............................................................................................................
File formats........................................................................................................................................................................................645 Importing and exporting files............................................................................................................................................................. 647 Importing files..........................................................................................................
Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 677 Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 679 Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW)..............................................................................................................
Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 707 General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 708 Customizing and automating.....................................................................................................................................
Getting started Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Corel accounts and services................................................................................................................................................................... 25 What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8?........................................................................
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Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite This section contains the following topics: • “System requirements” (page 19) • “Preparing for installation” (page 20) • “Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications” (page 20) • “Installation options” (page 20) • “Modifying and repairing installations” (page 22) • “Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite” (page 23) • “Frequently Asked Questions” (page 23) System requirements The following list includes the minimum system requirements.
Preparing for installation • Make sure that your system’s date and time are set correctly. • Close all applications, including all virus detection programs and applications that are open in the system tray or on the Windows taskbar. Not doing so may increase the installation time and interfere with the installation. • Log in as a user with administrative privileges. • Make sure that you have enough free disk space available on the drive where you want to install the application.
Program Description CorelDRAW® An intuitive and versatile graphics application for creating highquality vector illustrations, logo designs, and page layouts Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® A complete image-editing application that lets you retouch and enhance photos as well as create original bitmap illustrations and paintings Corel® CONNECT™ An application that provides easy access to content such as clipart, photos, and fonts Corel® CAPTURE™ An easy-to-use application for capturing images from your computer
Feature or utility Description Notes modify or repair a CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 installation” on page 23. Windows Shell Extension Lets you view thumbnails of native Corel files such as CorelDRAW (CDR), Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT), pattern fill (FILL), and other native file. If you have installed CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or CorelDRAW Technical Suite before, this option does not appear in the installation wizard. GPL Ghostscript Highly recommended if you import EPS and PDF files in your documents.
To modify or repair a CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 installation 1 Close all applications. 2 On the Windows Control Panel, click Uninstall a program. 3 Double-click CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 on the Uninstall or change a program page. 4 Enable the Modify option or the Repair option in the wizard that appears, and follow the instructions. Components that are already installed do not appear in the wizard, or their check boxes appear disabled.
Sign in on corel.com to access Your Account page. If you purchased a box, check the cover of the installation disk. What is the difference between Typical and Custom installation? Which type of installation is suitable for me? See “Installation options” on page 20. How do I deploy CorelDRAW Graphics Suite to my organization’s network? If you purchased multiple licenses of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, you have the option of deploying the applications to your organization’s network.
Corel accounts and services This section contains the following topics: • “Authenticating CorelDRAW Graphics Suite” (page 25) • “Checking account settings and product details” (page 26) • “Updating Corel products” (page 26) • “Upgrade Program” (page 26) • “Changing user credentials” (page 26) • “Corel Support Services” (page 27) • “About Corel” (page 27) Authenticating CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Authentication lets you access online features and content that are included with your software.
Checking account settings and product details You can check your account settings by accessing Your Account page from within the application. On Your Account page, you can find out more about the products associated with your account, access support, and set your communication preferences. From the Product Details page of the Welcome screen, you can access detailed information about your product status, available updates and upgrade plans, your account, and more.
• the email address associated with your Corel.com account. For each Corel.com account, a unique email address and password are required. When you authenticate your product to access online features and content, you sign in with a specific Corel.com account, associating the product with that account and its email address. This topic describes two typical cases in which you need to change your account settings and then update your user credentials in the installed product to match the new account settings.
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What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8? The new and enhanced features of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 are described in the following topics: • “Jump in” (page 29) • “Craft” (page 32) • “Personalize” (page 34) • “Finding out what was new in previous versions” (page 37) For information about features and tools that were introduced or improved in earlier versions of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, see “Finding out what was new in previous versions” on page 37.
Take a tour to get started smoothly. Support for UltraHD 4K displays An updated interface and support for 4K monitors means that you can comfortably view CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT on even the most high-definition monitors, including UltraHD. This allows you to edit photos at their native resolution and see the subtlest details in the image. And with more pixels at your disposal, you can open several windows side-by-side for an efficient workflow.
Enhanced Hints topics let you access additional resources about tools. Advanced multi-monitor support Per-Monitor UI scaling and improvements to multi-monitor support allow graphics professionals to take advantage of the sharpness and fidelity of new High-DPI monitors and laptops while still using lower-DPI monitors to maximize design space (requires supported hardware and Windows 8.1 or later). This ensures that UI elements scale properly and appear crisp and legible on screens of all resolutions.
Craft Make the most of your design dexterity with the high-caliber, yet intuitive, features of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8. Quickly find fonts for any project with the enhanced font search and filtering feature. Work faster with the enhanced Knife tool that helps you split vector objects, text and bitmaps along any path. Refine your photos with the Healing Clone tool in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X8 and correct perspective distortions in the enhanced Straighten Image dialog box.
Selecting adjacent nodes Copy curve segments Another new time-saving enhancement in CorelDRAW X8 is ability to copy or cut a specific part of a curve segment. You can then paste it as an object, making it easy to create new adjacent shapes with similar contours. For more information, see “Copying and cutting segments” on page 163. Copying curve segment Drop shadows with Gaussian Blur feathering Drop shadows are a great way to enhance elements in your designs.
A drop shadow with Gaussian Blur feathering Support for Real-Time Stylus (RTS) You can use your RTS-compatible pen tablet or device to capture whatever inspires you on the fly. Support for the Windows Real-Time Stylus delivers truly responsive pressure sensitivity and tilt and gives you full control of your brushstrokes in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT. What’s more, there’s no stylus driver to install, so you can get to work right away.
Corel Font Manager Fully customizable UI CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 offers more UI customization options than ever before, allowing you to tailor your design space to create a unique work environment. Newly redesigned icons permit scaling up to 250%, and you can lighten or darken the application background by choosing a theme. For more information, see “Customizing workspace appearance” on page 715. Customize the desktop color CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 offers flexible desktop color scheme options.
RAW workflow, experience Corel ParticleShop for amazing bitmap effects, and more. In order to access this collection of creative tools, you need to be connected to the Internet. For more information, see “Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and extensions” on page 95. Expand your collection of creative tools with the Get More docker. Open documents in floating windows So you can set up your workspace in the way that best suits your style, Corel PHOTO-PAINT offers options for how your photos open.
Finding out what was new in previous versions You can easily identify what features have been improved or introduced since the last version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite that you used.
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Learning resources You can learn to use the product in various ways: by reading the Quick Start Guide; by accessing the Help and tooltips, by viewing video tutorials, and by exploring the resources on the Corel website (www.corel.com). On the website, you can access tips, additional tutorials, and training and integration resources. You can also check the Readme file (readme.html), which is installed with the software.
To See “Learning tours” (page 42) Obtain additional information about product tools and features Help Web-based resources “Using Hints” (page 42) eBook Advance your knowledge of the suite by learning from graphics design experts “Insights from the Experts” (page 44) Learn to automate tasks by using macros Community website for developers Find information about deploying the suite on a network “Network deployment guide” (page 45) Find specific information about the latest version of the suite Read
Convention Description Examples A note contains important information that is relevant to the preceding steps. It may describe conditions under which the procedure can be performed. A compound blend cannot be copied or cloned. A tip contains suggestions for performing the preceding steps. It may present alternatives to the steps, or other benefits or uses of the procedure. Trimming an object can reduce the drawing file size.
Using Hints Hints provide information about tools in the toolbox from within the application. When you click a tool, a hint appears, telling you how to use the tool. If you need additional information about a tool, you can access relevant learning resources such as a Help topic, video hint, longer video or written tutorial. Hints are displayed in the Hints docker on the right side of the application window, but you can hide them when you no longer need them.
You can also Exit an unfinished tour and save the results Click Quit, and click Yes in the dialog box that asks you if you want to save the results. Resume a tour Click the tour title, and click Continue in the dialog box that appears. You can also access a tour from the Start Creating screen when you start the application for the first time, or from the Welcome screen. To show or hide tour links in the Welcome screen 1 Click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click General.
To access an eBook 1 Sign in to your corel.com account. 2 On Your Account page, click Downloads, and proceed to download the eBook you want. Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide, available in PDF format, can help you get started quickly with the suite by introducing you to useful tools and features. To access the Quick Start Guide • Click Help Quick Start Guide.
Community website for developers Whether you are automating tasks by using macros, creating custom tools, or developing commercial solutions that integrate with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite; the developer community website can help you with its wealth of useful resources: a programming guide, detailed Object Model reference documentation with code samples, and in-depth programming articles.
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Starting and setting up This section contains the following topics: • “Starting and quitting CorelDRAW” (page 47) • “Changing the language” (page 47) • “Changing startup settings” (page 48) Starting and quitting CorelDRAW You can start CorelDRAW from the Windows taskbar and end a CorelDRAW session from the application window.
2 In the list of categories, click Global. 3 Choose a language from the Select the language for the user interface list box. If you want to change the language of the user interface and Help when you start the application, enable the Ask me the next time the software starts check box. 4 Restart the application. If there is only one language available in the Select the language for the user interface list box, you must first install the additional languages that you want.
CorelDRAW basics CorelDRAW lets you create and edit drawings. In this section, you can find information about commonly performed tasks.
Top: A vector graphic consists of lines and fills. Bottom: A bitmap is made up of pixels. Starting and opening drawings CorelDRAW lets you start a new drawing from a blank page, a template, or an existing drawing. A blank page gives you the freedom to specify every aspect of a drawing. A template provides you with a starting point and leaves the amount of customization up to you. For information about starting a drawing from a template, see “To start a document from a template” on page 475.
You can search for drawings by different criteria, such as filename, title, subject, author, keyword, comment, text within the file, and other properties attached to the file. For more information about searching for files, see the Windows Help. For more information about browsing and searching for content, see “Browsing and searching for content ” on page 101. You can also display previous versions of a drawing.
You can also Choose a default method for out-of-gamut colors to be mapped into gamut Choose an option from the Rendering intent list box. When you choose a color mode from the Primary color mode list box, it becomes the default color mode for the document. The default color mode affects how colors work together in effects such as blends and transparencies. It does not restrict the type of colors that you can apply to a drawing.
You can also If you disable the check box, all layers are combined in a single layer. This option is not available for all file formats. View thumbnail of a drawing Click the arrow button next to the Views button, and click Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, or Small icons. Choose a code page Choose a code page from the Select code page list box. This option is not available for all file formats. Search for a drawing Type a word or phrase in the search box.
To scan images 1 Click File Acquire image, and click one of the following commands: • Select WIA source — for a scanner that uses a WIA driver • Select TWAIN source — for a scanner that uses a TWAIN driver A command appears disabled if a compatible WIA or TWAIN scanner driver is not installed. 2 Choose a scanner from the dialog box that appears. 3 Click Select. 4 Click File Acquire image Acquire. 5 Preview the image, and select the area that you want to scan.
Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions You can undo the actions that you perform in a drawing, starting with the most recent action. If you don’t like the result of undoing an action, you can redo it. Reverting to the last saved version of a drawing also lets you remove one or more actions. Certain actions applied to objects, such as stretching, filling, moving, and rotating, can be repeated to create a stronger visual effect.
Zooming, panning, and scrolling You can change the view of a drawing by zooming in to get a closer look or by zooming out to see more of the drawing. You can experiment with a variety of zoom options to determine the amount of detail you want. You can also zoom in and out in preset increments by using common keyboard shortcuts, supported by web browsers and other applications. Panning and scrolling are two additional ways to view specific areas of a drawing.
The Zoom to selected button is available only if one or more objects are selected before you click the Zoom tool. When you are not editing text, you can also access the Zoom tool by pressing Shift +Z. Using the Zoom tool, you can also zoom in by clicking anywhere in the drawing window or dragging to select a specific area to magnify. To zoom out, right-click in the drawing window, or drag with the right mouse button to select a specific area.
To switch to the Quick Pan mode 1 Click any selection, drawing, or shaping tool, and start using it. 2 Hold down the middle mouse button or wheel, and drag in the drawing window. To scroll by using a mouse wheel • Do one of the following: • To scroll vertically, press Alt while you move the wheel. • To scroll horizontally, press Ctrl while you move the wheel. The mouse wheel can be used for scrolling only if the Scroll option for the mouse is enabled.
Before you preview a drawing, you can specify the preview mode. The preview mode affects the speed with which your preview appears as well as the amount of detail displayed in the drawing window. By default, the borders of a page are displayed in the drawing window, but you can hide them at any time. If a drawing is intended for print, you can display the area that will actually print as well as the bleed, the part of the drawing that extends beyond the page border.
When preparing a drawing for commercial printing, you may also need to set a bleed limit. For more information, see “To set a bleed limit” on page 613. You can also click View Page Page border, or View Page Bleed. You can display the printable area of a drawing by clicking View Page Printable area. The printable area is usually indicated by two dotted lines inside or around the page, depending on the current printer settings.
To choose a viewing mode • Click View, and click one of the following modes: • Simple wireframe • Wireframe • Draft • Normal • Enhanced • Pixels • Simulate overprints • Rasterize complex effects If you are overprinting, it is important to preview the objects in the Simulate overprints mode before printing. The type of objects you are overprinting and the type of colors you are mixing determine how overprinted colors are combined.
You can also save the current view by clicking the Zoom or Pan tool in the toolbox, clicking in the Zoom levels list box on the standard toolbar, typing a name, and pressing Enter. To switch to a saved view 1 Click Window Dockers View manager. 2 Click a view in the View manager docker. You can also switch to a saved view by selecting it from the Zoom levels list box on the standard toolbar. To view all pages in a multipage document • Click View Page sorter view.
You can also save selected objects in a drawing. For large drawings, saving only the selected objects reduces the file size, which can decrease the time it takes to load the drawing. When saving a file, you can use advanced options to control how bitmaps, textures, and vector effects, such as blends and extrusions, are saved with the drawing. You can also save a drawing as a template, which lets you create other drawings with the same properties.
• Use graphic object compression — reduces the file size by compressing vector objects, such as polygons, rectangles, ellipses, and perfect shapes Using compression increases the time required for opening and saving a drawing.
Backing up and recovering files CorelDRAW can automatically save backup copies of drawings and prompt you to recover them in the event of a system error. The auto-backup feature saves drawings that you have opened and modified. During any working session with CorelDRAW, you can set the time interval for automatically backing up files and specify whether you want the files to be saved in your temporary folder (the default location) or in a specified folder.
Adding and accessing drawing information CorelDRAW lets you add reference information, such as language, title, author, subject, keywords, rating, and other notes to a drawing. Although adding document information is optional, doing so makes it easier to organize and locate drawings later on. The application also lets you access other important document information, such as the number of pages and layers, fonts, object and text statistics, and the types of objects the drawing contains.
You can also close a drawing by clicking Window Close window. You can also close all drawings by clicking Window Close all. Exploring basic tasks CorelDRAW has a virtually unlimited number of tools and capabilities to help you create drawings. The following table provides you with the basic features of CorelDRAW to help you get started.
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CorelDRAW workspace tour Becoming familiar with the terminology and workspace of CorelDRAW will help you easily follow this user guide’s concepts and procedures.
Term Description Docker A window that contains available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task Flyout A button that opens a group of related tools or menu items List box A list of options that drops down when a user clicks the down arrow button Artistic text A type of text to which you can apply special effects, such as shadows Paragraph text A type of text to which you can apply formatting options, and which can be edited in large blocks Application window When you launch Co
Circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the application window. Part Description 1. Toolbox A docked bar with tools for creating, filling, and modifying objects in the drawing 2. Document tab A tab displays for each open document to allow you to quickly move between documents 3.
Part Description 4. Menu bar The area containing pull-down menu options 5. Toolbar A detachable bar that contains shortcuts to menu and other commands 6. Drawing window The area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bars and application controls 7. Property bar A detachable bar with commands that relate to the active tool or object. For example, when the text tool is active, the text property bar displays commands that create and edit text. 8.
Standard toolbar The standard toolbar, which appears by default, contains buttons and controls that are shortcuts to many of the menu commands. For information about customizing the position, contents, and appearance of toolbars, see “Customizing toolbars” on page 720.
Click this button To Publish to PDF Set a zoom level Display Full-screen preview Show or hide rulers Show or hide grid Show or hide guidelines Enable or disable automatic alignment for the pixels, document grid, baseline grid, guidelines, objects, and page Open the Options dialog box Start Corel applications More about toolbars In addition to the standard toolbar, CorelDRAW has toolbars for specific kinds of tasks. For example, the Text toolbar contains commands relevant to using the Text tool.
Toolbar Description Internet Contains commands for web-related tools for creating rollovers and publishing to the Internet Print merge Contains commands for print merge items that combine text with a drawing such as creating and loading data files, creating data fields for variable text, and inserting print merge fields Transform Contains commands for skewing, rotating, and mirroring objects Macros Contains commands for editing, testing, and running macros To toggle between displaying and hiding a
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To toggle between displaying and hiding the toolbox, click Window Toolbars Toolbox. To hide or display tools in the toolbox, click the Quick customize button , and enable or disable the corresponding check boxes. For more information, see “Customizing the toolbox” on page 723. The following table provides descriptions of the tools in the CorelDRAW toolbox. Pick tools The Pick tool lets you select, size, skew, and rotate objects.
The Smooth tool lets you smooth curved objects to remove jagged edges and reduce the number of nodes. The Smear tool lets you shape an object by pulling extensions or making indents along its outline. The Twirl tool lets you create swirl effects by dragging along the edge of objects. The Attract tool lets you shape objects by attracting nodes to the cursor. The Repel tool lets you shape objects by pushing away nodes from the cursor.
The Roughen tool lets you distort the outline of a vector object by dragging along the outline. Crop tools The Crop tool lets you remove unwanted areas in objects. The Knife tool lets you slice objects, groups of objects, and bitmaps along any path you specify. The Virtual segment delete tool lets you delete portions of objects that are between intersections. The Eraser tool lets you remove areas of your drawing.
The Zoom tool lets you change the magnification level in the drawing window. The Pan tool lets you control which part of the drawing is visible in the drawing window. Curve tools The Freehand tool lets you draw single line segments and curves. The 2-point line tool lets you draw a straight two-point line segment. The Bézier tool lets you draw curves one segment at a time.
The Pen tool lets you draw curves one segment at a time. The B-spline tool lets you draw curved lines by setting control points that shape the curve without breaking it into segments. The Polyline tool lets you draw lines and curves in preview mode. The 3-point curve tool lets you draw a curve by defining the start, end, and center points. The Smart drawing tool converts your freehand strokes to basic shapes and smoothed curves.
The Artistic media tool provides access to the Preset, Brush, Sprayer, Calligraphic, and Pressure tools. Rectangle tools The Rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles and squares. The 3-point rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles at an angle. Ellipse tools The Ellipse tool lets you draw ellipses and circles. The 3-point ellipse tool lets you draw ellipses at an angle.
Object tools The Polygon tool lets you draw symmetrical polygons and stars. The Star tool lets you draw perfect stars. The Complex star tool lets you draw complex stars that have intersecting sides. The Graph paper tool lets you draw a grid of lines similar to that on graph paper. The Spiral tool lets you draw symmetrical and logarithmic spirals.
The Basic shapes tool lets you choose from a full set of shapes, including hexagram, a smiley face, and a right-angle triangle. The Arrow shapes tool lets you draw arrows of various shape, direction, and number of heads. The Flowchart shapes tool lets you draw flowchart symbols. The Banner shapes tool lets you draw ribbon objects and explosion shapes. The Callout shapes tool lets you draw callouts and labels.
The Text tool lets you type words directly on the screen as artistic or paragraph text. The Table tool lets you draw and edit tables. Dimension tools The Parallel dimension tool lets you draw slanted dimension lines. The Horizontal or vertical dimension tool lets you draw horizontal or vertical dimension lines. The Angular dimension tool lets you draw angular dimension lines.
The Segment dimension tool lets you display the distance between end nodes in single or multiple segments. The 3-point callout tool lets you draw a callout with a two-segment leader line. Connector tools The Straight-line connector tool lets you draw a straight connector line. The Right-angle connector tool lets you draw a right angle connector line. The Rounded right-angle connector tool lets you draw a right-angle connector line with curved corners.
The Edit anchor tool lets you modify connector line anchor points. Interactive tools The Drop shadow tool lets you apply a drop shadow to an object. The Contour tool lets you apply a contour to an object. The Blend tool lets you blend two objects. The Distort tool lets you apply a Push or Pull distortion, a Zipper distortion, or a Twister distortion to an object.
The Envelope tool lets you shape an object by dragging the nodes of the envelope. The Extrude tool lets you apply the illusion of depth to objects. Transparency tool The Transparency tool lets you apply transparencies to objects. Eyedropper tools The Color eyedropper tool lets you select and copy a color from an object on the drawing window or the desktop.
The Interactive fill tool lets you apply various fills. The Mesh fill tool lets you apply a mesh grid to an object. The Smart fill tool lets you create objects from enclosed areas and then apply a fill to those objects. Outline tool The Outline tool opens a flyout that gives you quick access to items such as the Outline pen dialog box and Outline color dialog box. Fill tool The Fill tool opens a flyout that gives you quick access to items such as the fill dialog boxes.
Property bar The property bar displays the most commonly used functions that are relevant to the active tool or to the task you’re performing. Although it looks like a toolbar, the property bar content changes depending on the tool or task. For example, when you click the Text tool in the toolbox, the property bar displays text-related commands. In the example below, the property bar displays text, formatting, alignment, and editing tools.
An example is the Object properties docker. When this docker is open, you can click an object in the drawing window to access various options for modifying object properties.
In this example, the Object properties and the Object manager dockers are docked and nested. The Transformations docker is floating. To open a docker • Click Window Dockers, and click a docker. To open or close dockers, you can also click the Quick customize button on the right side of a docker, and enable or disable the corresponding check boxes. You can also close a docker by clicking the X button on its title bar. Clicking the X button on the title bar closes all nested dockers in a group.
To dock a floating docker • Drag the docker’s title bar or tab to an edge of the drawing window and position the pointer along the edge. When a grey preview of the docker’s position appears, release the mouse button. To collapse a docker • Click the Collapse docker button on the docker’s title bar. To expand a collapsed docker, click its tab. Status bar The status bar displays information about selected objects (such as color, fill type, and outline, cursor position, and relevant commands).
Workspace Description Illustration This workspace is designed to make the process of creating book cover designs, magazine ads, storyboards, and other types of illustrations more intuitive and efficient. Page layout This workspace is optimized for arranging graphics and text objects so you can create compelling layouts for business cards, branding materials, product packaging, or multipage documents such as brochures and newsletters.
Finding and managing creative tools and content With the Get More docker in CorelDRAW, you can expand your collection of creative tools by purchasing apps, plug-ins, and extensions as well as downloading free tools and content. The Get More docker replaces the Connect docker, offering the same content search and content management capabilities that were available in earlier product versions.
Both applications and plug-ins require installation. Extensions Extensions extend the capabilities of CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, allowing you to complete complex tasks with ease. They may add a new tool to the application toolbox or a new UI (user interface) element such as a menu, toolbar, docker, or dialog box. Extensions available through the Get More docker and the Get More dialog box include the Calendar Wizard, File Converter, Prep and Stretch, and Border and Grommet.
3 Click Close. The list of offerings in the Get More docker is updated to show which items you have already purchased. 4 Download the purchased items you want. Finding content with the Get More docker You can browse and search for content by using the CONNECT page of the Get More docker. You can use the Tray docker to store content for later use. The CONNECT page of the Get More docker has two viewing modes: single pane and full view. In full view, all panes are displayed.
The grab area (1, 2, 3) lets you resize a pane. You can use the Favorite folders pane to create shortcuts to folders that you visit frequently. You can add locations to and remove locations from the Favorite folders pane. To display or hide the Get More and Tray dockers To Do the following Display or hide the Get More docker Click Window Dockers Get More. Display or hide the Tray docker Click Window Dockers Tray.
To resize a pane • Point to the pane’s grab area, and when the cursor changes to a two-directional arrow, drag the edge of the pane. To display or hide a pane • Click the arrow to toggle between displaying and hiding the pane. To add a location to the Favorite Folders pane • Drag a folder from the Libraries, Folders, or viewing pane to the Favorite folders pane.
A pop-up window appears. 6 In the pop-up window, perform an action from the following table. To Do the following Search content by keyword Click one of the keywords associated with a file to perform a search based on that keyword. Search results include all types of content in the Content Exchange that is tagged with this keyword. To narrow down search results to specific types of content (such as bitmaps, vectors, or fonts), click the corresponding button on the Filter toolbar.
3 Click a content library, click Locate, and browse to the folder where the library is stored. The content library appears in the Libraries pane. Browsing and searching for content With the Get More docker, you can browse for content, or you can search for content by using keywords. You can browse and search for content in one or multiple locations on your computer or local network as well as online. You can also navigate to previously viewed content.
• Libraries — lets you search for online and local content as well as content on a CD or DVD • Favorite folders — lets you search for content in your favorite locations • Folders — lets you search for content in the folder structure available on your computer 3 Type a word or multiple words in the Search and address box, and press Enter. Files that match the search terms appear in the viewing pane. If you want to search for a phrase, enclose the phrase with quotation marks.
Clicking a Show/Hide arrow (1) lets you show or hide the search results for a specific location. When you search for online content, only vector files and bitmaps are included in the search results. If you want to browse the folder where a file is stored or access the source webpage of an image, right-click the file, and click Open source location. To find all images on a webpage 1 Click File Search Content to open the Get More docker, and click CONNECT. 2 Type a web address (for example, www.corel.
A category is included in the search results if the button appears pressed. To navigate to previously viewed content • Click the Navigate back or Navigate forward button. You can also go back to the previous search results by pressing Backspace. You can also navigate to previously viewed content by clicking the Search and address bar drop-down arrow and choosing a location from the list. The Search and address bar keeps track only of the locations that you enter manually.
You can also preview a font by right-clicking a font thumbnail and clicking Open. To adjust the size of thumbnails • Drag the Zoom slider to the left to decrease the size of the thumbnails, or to the right to increase the size of the thumbnails. Using content If you want to view or edit a file before you incorporate it into your project, you can open it in CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, or its associated application. You can insert and place content in your document.
To Do the following •In full view, select a file in the viewing pane, click the Import button to insert the file as an embedded object or the Import and link button to insert the file as a linked object, and click in your document.
To view a list of all comp images in a document • Open a document, and do one of the following: • Click File Print, click the Preflight (Issues) tab, and click Some images may be subject to copyright and usage restrictions. • Click File Document properties. When you export a document to the Adobe Illustrator (AI), Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), HTML, or PDF file format, you can view a list of all comp images in the preflight summaries.
3 Select one or more thumbnails in the viewing pane, and drag them to the tray. If you want to open a file from the tray, double-click its thumbnail. You can also drag content from a folder on your computer to the tray. To add content to a folder • Select one or more thumbnails in the viewing area, and drag them to a folder in the Favorite folders or Folders pane, or any other folder on your computer. You can drag content from the tray to a folder.
You can also close and delete a selected tray from the All trays menu. Syncing trays with OneDrive You can sync your trays with OneDrive and have access to your content from other computers or mobile devices. You must have a OneDrive account to use this feature. After you sign in, you can see all your OneDrive folders in the Libraries pane in the Get More docker and view their content in the viewing pane.
You can also Import files from OneDrive into your document Select the file in the viewing pane, and click the Import button , or drag the file to an open CorelDRAW or Corel PHOTO-PAINT document. Remove files from a synced OneDrive folder Select the file in the tray, and click the Remove from tray button . When the tray is synced, the file is removed from the synced location in OneDrive.
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Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes CorelDRAW lets you add lines and brushstrokes by using a variety of techniques and tools. After you draw lines or apply brushstrokes to lines, you can format them. You can also format the outlines that surround objects. CorelDRAW provides preset objects that you can spray along a line. You can also create flow and dimension lines in drawings.
The Freehand tool lets you control the smoothness of the curved line you are drawing as well as add segments to an existing line. However, the Polyline tool is easier to use for quickly drawing a complex line that consists of alternating curved and straight segments. In addition to drawing freehand lines and straight segments, you can use the Polyline tool to draw circular arcs. You can choose settings to control how the Freehand and Polyline tools behave.
The path of a B-spline curve is determined by the control points you set. 3-point curve tool The 3-point curve tool lets you draw simple curved lines by specifying their width and height. Use this tool to create arc shapes quickly without manipulating nodes. You can draw a curved line by specifying its width (left), and then specifying its height and clicking the page (right). Smart drawing tool The Smart drawing tool lets you use shape recognition to draw straight and curved lines.
You can hide the bounding box to make drawing artistic media strokes in quick succession more fluid. To draw a line by using the Freehand tool 1 In the toolbox, click the Freehand tool . 2 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Draw a curved line Click where you want to start the curved line, and drag. Draw a straight line Click where you want to start the line, and then click where you want the line to end.
To draw a line by using the Polyline tool 1 In the toolbox, click the Polyline tool . 2 Do one of the following: • To draw a straight segment, click where you want to start the line segment, and then click where you want to end it. • To draw a curved segment, click where you want to start the segment, and drag across the drawing page. You can add as many segments as you want and alternate between curved and straight segments. 3 Double-click to end the line.
2 On the property bar, click the Perpendicular 2-point line button. 3 Click the edge of an object, and drag to where you want the line to end. If you want to draw a line that is perpendicular to two objects, drag to the edge of the second object, and release the mouse button when the perpendicular snap point appears. To extend the line beyond the second object, hold down Ctrl when the perpendicular snap point appears, and drag to where you want the line to end.
Drawing tangent lines To draw a line by using the Bézier tool 1 In the toolbox, click the Bézier tool . 2 Do one of the following: • To draw a curved segment, click where you want to place the first node, and drag the control handle to where you want to place the next node. Release the mouse button, and drag the control handle to create the curve. • To draw a straight segment, click where you want to start the line segment, and click where you want to end it. You can add as many segments as you want.
You can also Preview a line while drawing Enable the Preview mode button in the property bar. Click on the drawing page, and release the mouse button. Move the mouse, and click to finish the line. Add a node to a line Enable the Automatically add or delete nodes button on the property bar. Point to where in the line you want to add a node, and click when the pointer changes to the Add nodes state .
You can also Select multiple control points Select the line by using the Shape tool , and hold down Shift while you click on the control points that you want to select. If you add to a B-spline by selecting the first or last control point, the clamped control point automatically changes to a floating control point as you draw the new portion of the line. You can also add control points while you draw a B-spline by pressing Spacebar instead of clicking.
• 3-point curve 2 Click the Bounding box button on the property bar. When you hide the bounding box while working with one curve tool, the bounding box remains hidden for all curve tools. For example, if you hide the bounding box when using the Freehand tool, it remains hidden when you switch to the Bézier tool. You can also hide the bounding box by clicking Tools Options, clicking Display in the Workspace list of categories, and then enabling the Hide bounding box for curve tools check box.
A flower drawn by using three different artistic media lines: calligraphic lines (left), pressure-sensitive lines of variable thickness (center), and flat preset lines (right). CorelDRAW provides preset lines that let you create thick strokes in a variety of shapes. After you draw a calligraphic or preset line, you can apply a fill to it as you would to any other object. For information about applying fills, see “Filling objects” on page 301.
You can also Change the width of the line Type a value in the Stroke width box on the property bar. Apply transformations to line thickness when scaling Click the Scale stroke with object button on the property bar. The width you set represents the line’s maximum width. The amount of pressure you apply determines the line’s actual width. To draw a preset line 1 In the toolbox, click the Artistic media tool 2 Click the Preset button . on the property bar.
Different corner styles were applied to the upper and lower row of triangles. Different line caps were applied to the lines in the upper-right corner. Arrowheads were applied to the lines in the lower-right corner. You can set the miter limit to determine the corner shape in objects containing lines that meet at sharp angles. Corners with angles above the miter limit are pointed (mitered); corners with angles below the miter limit are beveled (squared off).
Note that cuttable outlines do not print when identified by the RIP or Print-Cut device. If you want to make the outlines printable, you can use the Object Shaping Boundary command. For more information, see “To create a boundary around selected objects” on page 210. To specify line and outline settings 1 Select an object. 2 Click Window Dockers Object properties. 3 In the Outline section, type a value in the Width box. If the Outline section is not displayed, click Outline.
You can also Set the outline to print on top of underlying colors during printing Enable the Overprint outline check box. If this check box is not displayed, click the arrow button at the bottom of the Outline section. Create a line style Click the Settings button , and move the slider in the Edit line style dialog box. By clicking the boxes to the left of the slider, you can specify the placement and frequency of the dots in the new line style you create. Click Add.
3 In the Change document defaults dialog box, enable the check boxes for the objects and text whose default settings you want to change, and click OK. 4 Specify the settings you want in the Outline pen dialog box. Adding arrowheads to lines and curves Arrowheads let you enhance the starting points and endpoints of lines and curves. You can specify the attributes of an arrowhead with precision.
To Do the following Specify the size of an arrowhead In the Size area, type a value in the Length or Width box. If you want to create a nonproportional arrowhead, disable the Proportional check box. Offset an arrowhead In the Offset area, type values in the X and Y boxes. Mirror an arrowhead In the Mirror area, enable the Horizontally or Vertically check box. Rotate an arrowhead Specify an angle in the Rotation box.
Copying, converting, and removing outlines CorelDRAW lets you copy outline properties to other objects. You can also convert an outline to an object, and you can remove an outline. Converting an outline to an object creates an unfilled closed object with the outline’s shape. You can apply fills and special effects to the new object. To copy outline properties to another object 1 Using the Pick tool , select the object that has the outline you want to copy.
To remove the outline of an object 1 Select an object. 2 On the property bar, choose None from the Outline width list box. You can also remove an object’s outline by selecting the object and right-clicking the No color swatch on the color palette. Closing multiple line segments You can quickly create a closed object from line segments by selecting which lines you want to connect and the shape of the connecting line. You can connect lines by using the closest nodes between lines.
You can also connect the subpaths in a group of objects. You can also select lines by marquee selecting. If the lines are marquee selected, the properties from the bottom object on a layer are used. To see which object is the bottom one, open the Object manager docker by clicking Window Dockers Object manager. Applying brushstrokes CorelDRAW lets you apply a variety of preset brushstrokes, ranging from strokes with arrowheads to ones that are filled with rainbow patterns.
If you have access to a brushstroke that isn’t listed in the Brushstroke list box, you can apply it by clicking the Browse button on the property bar and locating the brushstroke file. You can also choose brushstrokes from the Artistic media docker. You can open the Artistic media docker by clicking Effects Artistic media. To create a custom brushstroke 1 Select an object or a set of grouped objects. 2 In the toolbox, click the Artistic media tool . 3 Click the Brush button on the property bar.
Objects sprayed along a curved line (left). The objects and line were edited after the objects were sprayed (right). To spray a pattern 1 In the toolbox, click the Artistic media tool 2 Click the Sprayer button . on the property bar. 3 Choose a spray pattern category from the Category list box on the property bar. 4 Choose a spray pattern from the Spray pattern list box on the property bar. 5 Drag to draw the line.
Increasing the value for the size of spray objects along the line causes objects to become larger as they are distributed along the path. Spray patterns that have more complex objects use more system resources. CorelDRAW requires more time to produce lines when complex objects are used, and these objects increase the file size. Using symbols for each group in the list can help reduce file size and ease the demands on your system.
To delete a custom spray pattern, select the spray pattern from the Spray pattern list box on the property bar, and click the Delete button . Drawing connector and callout lines You can draw connector lines between objects. Objects stay connected by these lines even when you move one or both objects. Connector lines, which are also known as “flow lines”, are used in technical drawings such as diagrams, flowcharts, and schematics.
• Right-angle connector tool — to create a connector line containing vertical and horizontal segments at right angles • Rounded right-angle connector tool — to create a connector line containing vertical and horizontal elements at rounded right angles 2 Drag from a node on one object to a node on another object. You can also Move a horizontal segment in an angled connector line Using the Shape tool , select a connector line, and drag the middle node on the segment that you want to move.
By default, anchor points that you add to an object are not available as snap points for a connector line when the object is moved around in the drawing. To make an anchor point available as a snap point, select it with the Edit anchor tool, and click the Auto anchor button on the property bar. By default, the position of the anchor point is calculated relative to its position on the page.
As you move the connector line, the text label remains attached to it. To draw a callout 1 In the toolbox, click the 3-Point callout tool . The 3-Point callout tool is located on the Dimension tools flyout. 2 Click where you want the first callout segment to start, and drag to where you want the first segment to end. 3 Click where you want the second segment to end. A text cursor is displayed at the end of the callout line, indicating where to type a label for the object. 4 Type the callout text.
You can set how dimension text and lines are displayed. For example, you can choose the unit of measurement, specify the position and font of the dimension units, and add a prefix or suffix to dimension text. You can also set default values for all new dimension lines that you create. You can customize the extension lines on which dimension lines rest. You can specify the distance between the extension lines and the object that is measured, and the length of the extension overhang.
2 Click the segment that you want to measure. 3 Move the pointer to where you want to position the dimension line, and click where you want to place the dimension text. You can also Measure the distance between the two most distant nodes in multiple segments Using the Segment dimension tool Measure successive segments automatically Click the Automatic successive dimensioning button , marquee select the segments, drag to position the dimension line, and click where you want to place the dimension text.
You can also Specify a prefix or suffix for dimension text Type a prefix or suffix in the Prefix or Suffix box on the property bar. Hide or show a leading zero with a dimension value Click the Leading zero button on the property bar. (The leading zero appears in dimension lines by default.) Make dimension text static Click the Dynamic dimensioning button . Most dimension line controls on the property bar become unavailable.
To choose a pen tablet interface 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Global list of categories, click Pen Settings.
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Drawing shapes CorelDRAW lets you draw basic shapes, which you can modify by using special effects and reshaping tools.
Understanding rounded, scalloped, and chamfered corners Rounding produces a curved corner, scalloping replaces the corner with an edge that has a curved notch, and chamfering replaces the corner with a straight edge, also known as a bevel. From left to right, you can see standard corners with no changes, rounded corners, scalloped corners, and chamfered corners. To draw rectangles or squares with rounded, scalloped, or chamfered corners, you need to specify the corner size.
You can draw a rectangle from its center outward by holding down Shift as you drag. You can also draw a square from its center outward by holding down Shift + Ctrl as you drag. You can draw a rectangle that covers the drawing page by double-clicking the Rectangle tool. To draw a rectangle by specifying height and width 1 In the toolbox, click the 3-point rectangle tool . 2 In the drawing window, point to where you want to start the rectangle, drag to draw the width, and release the mouse button.
3 Click Rectangle tool. 4 In the Rectangle corners area, type values in the boxes. You can also Apply the same changes to all corners Click the Edit corners together Disable the scaling of corners relative to the object In the Scale corners area, click the Relative corner scaling button. button.
2 In the drawing window, drag to draw the centerline of the ellipse at the angle you want. The centerline runs through the center of the ellipse and determines its width. 3 Move the pointer to define the height of the ellipse, and click. To draw an arc or a pie shape To Do the following Draw an arc In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool . Click the Arc button on the property bar. Drag in the drawing window until the arc is the shape you want. Draw a pie shape In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool .
5 To set the direction of all new arcs or pie shapes, enable one of the following options: • Clockwise • Counterclockwise Drawing polygons and stars CorelDRAW lets you draw polygons and two types of stars: perfect and complex. Perfect stars are traditional-looking stars and can have a fill applied to the entire star shape. Complex stars have intersecting sides and produce original results with a fill applied.
You can draw a star from its center by holding down Shift as you drag. You can draw a symmetrical star by holding down Ctrl as you drag. To modify a polygon To Do the following Change the number of sides of a polygon Select a polygon, type a value in the Points or sides box on the property bar, and press Enter. Reshape a polygon into a star Select a polygon, click the Shape tool , and drag a node on the polygon until the star is the shape you want.
Drawing spirals You can draw two types of spirals: symmetrical and logarithmic. Symmetrical spirals expand evenly so that the distance between each revolution is equal. Logarithmic spirals expand with increasingly larger distances between revolutions. You can set the rate by which a logarithmic spiral expands outward. A symmetrical spiral (left) and a logarithmic spiral (right) To draw a spiral 1 In the toolbox, click the Spiral tool . 2 Type a value in the Spiral revolutions box on the property bar.
If you want to draw the grid from its center point outward, hold down Shift as you drag; if you want to draw a grid with square cells, hold down Ctrl as you drag. To ungroup a grid 1 Select a grid by using the Pick tool . 2 Click Object Ungroup. You can also break apart a grid by clicking the Ungroup button on the property bar. Drawing predefined shapes Using the Perfect Shapes™ collection, you can draw predefined shapes.
To modify a predefined shape 1 Select a shape that contains a glyph. 2 Drag a glyph until you achieve the shape you want. The right-angle, heart, lightning bolt, explosion, and flowchart shapes do not contain glyphs. To add text to a predefined shape 1 Click the Text tool . 2 Position the cursor inside the shape’s outline until it changes to a text cursor . 3 Type inside the shape, choose a font, and format the text.
To set shape recognition delay 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Toolbox, and click Smart drawing tool. 3 Move the Drawing assistance delay slider. The minimum delay is 10 milliseconds; the maximum is 2 seconds. To make a correction while using shape recognition • Before the delay recognition period has elapsed, hold down Shift, and drag over the area you want to correct. You must start erasing the shape or line from the last point drawn.
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Shaping objects CorelDRAW lets you shape objects in various ways.
The components of a curve: control handles, segments, and nodes Curve objects created in CorelDRAW follow a path that gives them their defining shape. A path can be open (for example, a line) or closed (for example, an ellipse) and can sometimes include subpaths. For more information about paths and subpaths, see “Breaking the path of curve objects” on page 167. Most objects that are added to a drawing are not curve objects, with the exception of spirals, freehand lines, and Bézier lines.
Usually, a control handle is displayed as a solid blue arrowhead (left). When a control handle overlaps with a node, it is displayed as an unfilled blue arrowhead beside the node (right). The Shape tool is the standard tool for moving nodes. You can also set an option to use the Pick and Bézier tools for selecting and moving nodes. To select a node 1 In the toolbox, click the Shape tool. 2 Select a curve object. 3 Click a node.
You can also Deselect all nodes Click an unused space in the drawing window. You can also select a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Display, and enable the Enable node tracking check box. Click a curve object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and click the node.
To Do the following Shape a segment by using the control handles without affecting the placement of the node Click a node, then drag one of the control handles. Shape a segment by using the control handles while moving a node Click a node. Hold down Alt, and drag one of the control handles. You can also Straighten a curve segment Click a curve segment, and click the Convert to line button on the property bar.
Reducing the number of nodes to smooth a curve object You can join the start and end nodes of an open path such as a line to create a closed object. This feature is useful for filling an object with color because you can apply fills only to the inside of closed objects. For information about applying fills, see “Filling objects” on page 301. You can align the nodes of a curve object horizontally or vertically.
• Move the Curve smoothness slider to control the number of nodes that are removed. Removing many nodes can reshape the curve object. To join the end nodes of a single subpath 1 In the toolbox, click the Shape tool . 2 Click a subpath. 3 Click the Close curve button on the property bar. You can close multiple subpaths in an object by clicking Object Join curves and choosing settings in the Join curves docker. For more information, see “Closing multiple line segments” on page 133.
Left to right: Cusp, smooth, symmetrical, and line nodes To shape a curve object by using cusp, smooth, or symmetrical nodes 1 In the toolbox, click the Shape tool . 2 Click a node. 3 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: • Cusp node • Smooth node • Symmetrical node 4 Drag the node’s control handles. You can also change an existing node from one type to another by using shortcut keys.
3 Select the nodes along the curve that you want to transform. 4 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: • Stretch or scale nodes • Rotate or skew nodes 5 Drag a set of handles to transform the nodes. Breaking the path of curve objects Paths Paths outline an object’s shape and are often visible as one or more line or curve segments. You can disconnect line segments from one another to create subpaths.
When you break a path in a curve object, the resulting subpaths remain part of the same object. When you extract a path from an object, you create two separate objects. Mirroring changes in curve objects When you mirror changes in curve objects, you edit nodes and have the same edits take place in reverse on corresponding nodes. For example, you can move a node to the right, and its corresponding node moves the same distance to the left.
Skewing an object horizontally Stretching an object horizontally To skew an object 1 Select an object. 2 Do one of the following: • In the toolbox, click the Free transform tool . • Click Window Toolbars Transform. 3 Click the Free skew button on the property bar. 4 Type values in the Skew angle boxes on the property bar to specify the number of degrees by which you want to skew the object horizontally or vertically.
2 Click Object Transformations Size. 3 Disable the Proportional check box. 4 In the Transformations docker, type a value in the following boxes: • H — lets you specify the width of a selected object • V — lets you specify the height of a selected object 5 Click Apply. The new values that you enter to stretch an object are the basis for a new ratio of the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the object. When you enable the Proportional check box, any resizing of the object is based on this new ratio.
The sun’s rays and blades of grass have been created by dragging outwards with the Smudge tool and the clouds by dragging inwards. Whether you are using a stylus or a mouse, you can specify the nib size. The nib size determines the width of the smudging applied to an object. Smearing objects To control the smearing effect, you can set the size of the brush nib and the amount of effect to apply, and you can use the pressure of your digital pen.
You can also Change the size of the brush nib when using the graphics stylus Click the Pen pressure button on the property bar and apply pressure to the stylus. Widen or narrow the smudging Type a value between -10 and 10 in the Dryout box on the property bar. Specify the shape of the smudging Type a value between 15 and 90 in the Tilt box on the property bar.
You can also Use smooth curves when smearing Click the Smooth smear button Use curves with sharp corners when smearing Click the Pointy smear button . . The difference between a smooth smear and pointy smear is noticeable only with higher Pressure values. Roughening objects The roughening effect lets you apply a jagged or spiked edge to objects, including lines, curves, and text.
You can also Specify the size of the roughening spikes Type a value from 0.01 to 2.0 in the Nib size box on the property bar. Change the number of spikes in a roughened area Type a value between 1 and 10 in the Frequency of spikes box on the property bar. Change the number of spikes in a roughened area when using a graphics stylus Click the Pen pressurebutton Specify the height of the roughening spikes Type a value between 0 and 90 in the Tilt box on the property bar. on the property bar.
To control the smoothing effect, you can vary the size of the brush nib and the speed at which the effect is applied, and you can use the pressure of your digital pen. Text converted to curves (top) and the same text smoothed with the Smooth tool (bottom) Smoothing jagged edges (left); giving shapes organic look (right) To smooth an object 1 Select an object by using the Pick tool 2 In the toolbox, click the Smooth tool . . 3 Drag along the edge of the object.
You can also You can also hold down Alt and drag to display an onscreen slider that lets you set the speed of the smoothing effect interactively. Use the pressure of a digital pen to control the effect Click the Pen pressurebutton on the property bar. Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes The Attract and Repel tools let you shape objects by attracting nodes or pushing nodes away.
You can also Type a value in the Nib size box on the property bar. Set the size of the brush nib To change the size of the brush nib, you can also drag in the document window while holding down Shift. Drag towards the nib’s center to decrease the radius, and away from the nib’s center to increase it. Set the speed of the attraction Type a value in the Rate box. Use the pressure of a digital pen to control the effect Click the Pen pressurebutton on the property bar.
Distortion effect Description Twister Lets you rotate an object to create a swirl effect. You can choose the direction of the swirl, as well as the degree and amount of rotation. From left to right: Original image; Zipper and Twister distortions applied; Pull distortion applied After you distort an object, you can change the effect by altering the center of distortion. This point is identified by a diamond-shaped handle, around which a distortion appears.
You can reapply the effects to distorted objects. You can center a distortion by clicking the Center distortion button on the property bar. You can use the interactive vector controls to edit a distortion effect. Upper left: Zipper effect applied to circle. Upper right: Zipper effects with higher frequency (more spikes) applied. Bottom: Results of applying zipper effects. To remove a distortion 1 Select a distorted object. 2 Click Effects Clear distortion.
Adding a twirl effect To add a twirl effect to an object 1 Select an object by using the Pick tool 2 In the toolbox, click the Twirl tool . . 3 Click the edge of the object, and hold down the mouse button until the twirl is the size you want. To position and reshape the twirl, you can drag while holding down the mouse button. You can also Set the radius of the twirl effect Type a value in the Nib size box on the property bar.
You can also change the mapping mode of an envelope to specify how the object fits to the envelope. For example, you can stretch an object to fit the basic dimensions of the envelope, and then apply the horizontal mapping mode to compress it horizontally so that it fits the shape of the envelope. To apply an envelope 1 Select an object. 2 In the toolbox, click the Envelope tool .
You can also copy an envelope by selecting an object, clicking the Copy envelope properties button on the property bar, and selecting an object with the envelope you want to copy. You can also use the Eyedropper tool to copy an envelope. For more information, see “To copy effects from one object to another” on page 219. To edit the nodes and segments of an envelope 1 In the toolbox, click the Envelope tool . 2 Select an object with an envelope.
3 On the property bar, choose one of the following from the Mapping mode list box: • Horizontal — stretches the object to fit the basic dimensions of the envelope and then compresses the object horizontally to fit the shape of the envelope • Original — maps the corner handles of the object’s selection box to the envelope’s corner nodes. The other nodes are mapped linearly along the edge of the object’s selection box.
To crop objects 1 Select the objects that you want to crop. If no objects on the drawing page are selected, all objects will be cropped. 2 In the toolbox, click the Crop tool . 3 Drag to define a cropping area. 4 Double-click inside the cropping area. You can also Specify the exact position of the cropping area Type values in the Crop position boxes on the property bar, and press Enter. Specify the exact size of the cropping area Type values in the Crop size boxes on the property bar, and press Enter.
You can also Disable the Reduce nodes button on the property bar. Maintain all the nodes of the area being erased When you erase portions of objects, any affected paths are automatically closed. You can erase straight lines by clicking where you want to start erasing, and then clicking where you want to finish erasing. Press Ctrl if you want to constrain the line’s angle. You can also erase an area of a selected object by double-clicking the area with the Eraser tool.
Trimming objects Trimming creates irregularly shaped objects by removing object areas that overlap. You can trim almost any object, including clones, objects on different layers, and single objects with intersecting lines. However, you cannot trim paragraph text, dimension lines, or masters of clones. Before you trim objects, you must decide which object you want to trim (the target object) and which object you want to use to perform the trimming (the source object).
If you marquee select the objects, CorelDRAW trims the bottom-most selected object. If you select multiple objects individually, the last object selected is trimmed. You can also trim objects by marquee-selecting the source and target objects and clicking the Trim button on the property bar. To trim front or back objects 1 Marquee select the source and target objects.
Filleting, chamfering, and scalloping applied to various shapes. If you modify the corners of a non-curve shape, the shape is automatically converted to curves for you. The changes are applied to all corners unless you select individual nodes. However, you must convert an object to curves manually by using the Convert to curves command before you can select individual nodes.
In this example, the circles represent fillet radius settings. The top row shows the proposed fillets on the left and the filleted results on the right. The bottom row shows the proposed fillets on the left, but in the results on the right, not all corners are filleted. After the first fillet is applied, the next corner cannot be filleted because the line segment is not long enough. This corner is skipped, and the final corner is filleted.
Welding and intersecting objects You can create irregular shapes by welding and intersecting objects. You can weld or intersect almost any object, including clones, objects on different layers, and single objects with intersecting lines. However, you cannot weld or intersect paragraph text, dimension lines, or masters of clones. You can weld objects to create one object with a single outline.
The new object, which is created from the overlapping parts of the source and target object, has the fill and outline properties of the target object. You can also intersect objects by selecting the source and target objects and clicking the Intersect button on the property bar. To intersect multiple objects 1 Marquee select the source object or objects. 2 Hold down Shift, and click each target object. 3 Click Object Shaping Intersect.
In the PowerClip object, the artistic text is the frame, and the bitmap forms the contents. The bitmap is shaped to the letters of the artistic text. You can create an empty PowerClip frame from an object, or convert a PowerClip frame back to an object. Creating empty PowerClip frames or text frames is useful when you want to define the layout of your document before adding the content. For more information about text frames, see “Adding paragraph text” on page 383.
3 Click the object that you want to use as a frame. If you want to create a nested PowerClip object, drag the PowerClip object inside another PowerClip object, and hold down the W key as you release the mouse button to place the object inside the frame. You can also right-click an object or a group of objects, click PowerClip inside, and then click the object that you want to use as a container.
The PowerClip toolbar appears. 2 Click the Select contents button on the PowerClip toolbar. To position the contents inside a PowerClip frame 1 Select a PowerClip object. 2 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Center the contents inside the PowerClip frame Click Object PowerClip Center contents. Fit the contents proportionally inside the PowerClip frame Click Object PowerClip Fit contents proportionally.
Examples of PowerClip contents positioned by using the following commands: Center contents (top left), Fit contents proportionally (top right), Fill frame proportionally (bottom left), and Stretch contents to fill frame (bottom right). To copy the contents of a PowerClip object 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object PowerClip Copy PowerClip from. 3 Click a PowerClip object. To edit the contents of a PowerClip object 1 Select a PowerClip object. 2 Click Object PowerClip Edit PowerClip.
You can also right-click a PowerClip object and click Lock contents to PowerClip, or you can select the PowerClip object and click the Lock contents to PowerClip button on the PowerClip toolbar. To extract the contents of a PowerClip object 1 Select a PowerClip object. 2 Click Object PowerClip Extract contents. The contents remains in the same location, but it is separated from the frame. The PowerClip frame remains as an empty PowerClip frame.
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Working with objects Working with objects is an essential part of creating drawings.
Selecting objects Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects, objects that are hidden from view by other objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group. In addition, you can select objects in the order in which they were created, select all objects at once, and deselect objects. A bounding box appears around a selected object, and an “X” appears at its center. You can select a single object from a group.
in this group are selected. You can also select and zoom into all objects in a selection group at the same time. You can add objects to a selection group. Usually, you select objects by using the Pick tool. By default, all objects are treated as filled so that you can select any unfilled object by clicking on its outline or the area surrounded by the outline. However, you can change this default behavior so that you can select unfilled objects only by clicking on their outlines.
To Do the following Select an object in a nested group Hold down Ctrl, click the Pick tool , and then click an object one or more times, until a selection box appears around it. Select an object hidden from view by other objects Hold down Alt, click the Pick tool or the Freehand pick tool , and then click the topmost object one or more times, until a selection box appears around the hidden object.
To Do the following Deselect a single object among multiple selected objects Hold down Shift, click the Pick tool , and then click the object. To change how unfilled objects are selected 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Toolbox Pick tool. 3 Enable or disable the Treat all objects as filled check box.
Transformation Example Stretching lets you change the height and width of an object nonproportionally. Rotating lets you turn an object around its center axis or a point relative to its position. Mirroring lets you create a horizontal or vertical mirror image of an object. Transforming objects interactively You can transform an object interactively by using the mouse and the Pick tool. This method is the quickest, but it is not recommended if you want to transform an object with precision.
For more information about See Sizing and scaling “Sizing and scaling objects ” on page 237 Skewing and stretching “Skewing and stretching objects ” on page 168 Rotating and mirroring “Rotating and mirroring objects ” on page 238 To transform an object interactively 1 Select an object by using the Pick tool. The bounding box of the object appears. The bounding box includes eight selection handles that you can use to size, stretch, and mirror the object.
To clear all transformations applied to an object 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Transformations Clear transformations. You can undo the Clear transformations command by clicking Edit Undo clear transformations. Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects CorelDRAW provides you with several ways to copy objects. When you no longer need an object, you can delete it.
2 Click Edit, and click one of the following: • Cut • Copy You can also cut or copy an object by right-clicking the object and clicking Cut or Copy. To paste an object into a drawing • Click Edit Paste. You can use this procedure to paste an object from another application. To paste an object from an unsupported file format, or to specify options for the pasted object, click Edit Paste special.
To Do the following Distribute copies of objects vertically In the Horizontal settings area, choose No offset from the Mode list box. In the Vertical settings area, choose Spacing between objects from the Mode list box. To specify the spacing between copies of objects, type a value in the Distance box. To place the copies above or below the original, choose Up or Down from the Direction list box.
4 Type 1 in the Copies box. 5 Click Apply. You can clear a transformation by selecting an object and clicking Object Transformations Clear transformations. To delete an object 1 Select an object. 2 Click Edit Delete. To retrieve a deleted object, you must use the Undo command. For more information, see “Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions” on page 55. You can also delete an object by selecting it and pressing Delete.
You can create a boundary around selected objects (left). The boundary is created as a new object (middle) that can be used as a cut line or keyline for a finished logo (right). To create a boundary around selected objects 1 Select the objects that you want to surround with a boundary. 2 Click Object Shaping Boundary. In the Classic workspace, this command appears under the Arrange menu.
Drawing ellipses and circles To draw an ellipse with precision, you can specify an origin point, which is one of nine points in the bounding box that can be drawn around the ellipse. The origin point is used as the center of rotation. You can also specify the ellipse diameters, which are the width and height of the bounding box around the ellipse, and the angle of rotation.
Straight and multipoint lines Modifying existing objects You can use the Object coordinates docker to modify existing objects with precision. Note that when you modify an existing object, it is replaced with a new object. As a result, the following transformations and effects applied to the original objects are lost: envelope effects, rotations, and skew effects. In addition, any changes that were previously applied to the nodes on a polygon are lost.
You can also Set the origin point directly in the drawing window Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in the drawing window. Specify the dimensions of the rectangle directly in the drawing window Click either of the Set dimensions interactively buttons Set the angle of rotation directly in the drawing window Click the Set angle interactively button , and drag in the drawing window. , and drag in the drawing window.
• To set the origin point of the ellipse, click a point in the Origin area. • To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes. • To specify the diameters (width and height) of the ellipse, type values in the Object size boxes. • To specify only one of the diameters and have the other diameter automatically adjusted in proportion, enable the Proportional check box. • To rotate the ellipse at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box.
• Create object — adds a new circle to the drawing window • Replace object — replaces the selected circle with a new one You can also Set the origin point directly in the drawing window Click the Set origin point interactively button , and click in the drawing window. Specify the diameter of a circle directly in the drawing window Click the Set diameter interactively button , and drag in the drawing window.
To draw or modify a regular polygon by using object coordinates 1 Click Window Dockers Object coordinates. If you want to modify an existing polygon, select the polygon. 2 Click the arrow at the bottom of the Polygon button, and click the Regular polygon button . 3 In the Object size area, type a value in the Points or sides box. 4 Type a value in the Side length box. 5 Make any of the following adjustments: • To rotate the polygon at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box.
You can also Draw a straight line by specifying its start point, length, and angle of rotation In the Points area, type values in the Start pointx and y boxes. In the Object size area, type a value in the Line length box. Then, type a value in the Angle of rotation box.
• To delete a selected point, press Delete. • To activate the X or Y box of a selected point, press F2. • To navigate through the X and Y boxes of the available points, select a box and press Tab repeatedly. • To navigate backward through the X or Y boxes of the available points, select a box and press Shift + Tab repeatedly. • To activate the Set point interactively button, double-click a point in the docker.
To copy effects from one object to another 1 In the toolbox, click the Attributes eyedropper tool . 2 Click the Effects flyout on the property bar, and enable any of the following check boxes: • Perspective • Envelope • Blend • Extrude • Contour • Lens • PowerClip • Drop shadow • Distortion 3 Click the object whose effects you want to copy. The Attributes eyedropper tool automatically switches to the Apply object attributes mode. 4 Click the object to which you want to apply the copied effects.
You can also Select the master object of a clone Right-click the clone, and click Select master. Select the clone objects of a master Right-click the master, and click Select clones. You can clone a master object multiple times, but you cannot clone a clone. To revert to the master object of a clone 1 Right-click a modified clone, and click Revert to master.
2 Hold down the right mouse button without releasing the left mouse button, and drag the unfinished object to its new position. 3 Release the right mouse button, and continue drawing. Moving an object while drawing To nudge an object To Do the following Nudge a selected object by the nudge distance Press an Arrow key. Nudge a selected object by a fraction of the nudge distance (micronudge) Hold down Ctrl, and press an Arrow key.
• y — lets you position the object on the y-axis The x and y values specify the exact position of the object origin. 3 Press Enter. The object origin, also known as “anchor point” or “reference point,” can be the center of an object or any one of the object’s selection handles. The object origin remains stationary when an object is positioned by typing values in the x and y boxes on the property bar. To position an object by changing the anchor point 1 Select an object.
Scattered objects (left) are vertically aligned and equally distributed (right). To align objects 1 Select the objects. 2 Click Object Align and distribute Align and distribute. 3 In the Align area of the docker, click one of the following buttons to use an object edge or center for aligning.
To Do the following Align an object with the closest grid line Click the Grid button Align an object with a specified point Click the Specified point button . , and type values in the Specify coordinates boxes. You can also specify a point interactively by clicking the Specify point button, and clicking in the document window.
• Extent of page — distributes the objects over the drawing page Top row: Options for distributing objects horizontally. 1) The Left option evenly spaces the left edges. 2) The Center option evenly spaces the center points. Bottom row: Options for distributing objects vertically. 3) The Top option evenly spaces the top edges. 4) The Center option evenly spaces the center points.
You can snap objects to other objects, to page elements (such as the center of the page), to the document grid, pixel grid, baseline grid, or the guidelines. To snap an object to another object with greater precision, you can first snap the pointer to a snap point in the object, and then snap the object to a snap point in the target object. For example, you can snap the pointer to the center of a rectangle, drag the rectangle by the center, and then snap the rectangle to the center of another rectangle.
Snapping mode Description Snapping mode indicator Text baseline Lets you snap to a point on the baseline of artistic or paragraph text You can choose a number of snapping options. For example, you can disable some or all snapping modes to make the application run faster. You can also set a snapping threshold, which specifies the distance from the pointer at which a snap point becomes active. You can also turn snapping on and off.
2 Move the pointer over the object until the snap point becomes highlighted. 3 Drag the object close to the target object until the snap point on the target object becomes highlighted. To snap an object as you draw it, drag in the drawing window until the snap point in the target object becomes highlighted. To set snapping options 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Snap to objects.
This dynamic guide is an extension of a line segment. You can turn off dynamic guides at any time. To enable or disable dynamic guides • Click View Dynamic guides. A check mark beside the Dynamic guides command indicates that dynamic guides are enabled. You can toggle dynamic guides on and off by pressing Shift + Alt + D. To display dynamic guides 1 With dynamic guides enabled, click a drawing tool. 2 Move the pointer over, and then off, an eligible snap point of an object.
The eligible snap points — the node, center, quadrant, and text baseline snap points — appear only when the corresponding snapping modes are activated. For more information about snap points and snapping modes, see “Snapping objects” on page 225. To draw an object in relation to another object 1 With dynamic guides enabled, click a drawing tool. 2 Move the pointer over an eligible snap point of an object. 3 When the snap point becomes highlighted, move the pointer to display a dynamic guide.
Next, the ellipse was dragged to the edge of the carton, and then down to display another dynamic guide (left). Finally, the ellipse was positioned at the intersection of the dynamic guides (right). The eligible snap points — the node, center, quadrant, and text baseline snap points — appear only when the corresponding snapping modes are activated. For more information about snap points and snapping modes, see “Snapping objects” on page 225.
To Do the following Add a custom dynamic guide angle Type a value in the Custom angle box, and click the Add custom angle button Delete a dynamic guide angle . Select a dynamic guide in the list, and click the Delete custom angle button . Display dynamic guides at all available angles Click the Select all button Disable dynamic guides at all available angles Click the Deselect all button . .
You can offset (left) and inset (right) margin alignment guides. Alignment guides are turned off by default. You can easily enable or disable alignment guides, or modify their default settings, including the color and line style. You can choose whether alignment guides appear for individual objects in a group, or for the bounding box of the group as a whole.
Intelligent Spacing displays indicators when an object is equidistant between two other objects (left) or has the same spacing as the closest onscreen objects (right). To enable or disable alignment guides • Click View Alignment guides. A check mark beside the Alignment guides command indicates that alignment guides are enabled. You can also enable or disable alignment guides by clicking the Alignment guides button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar, click Window Toolbars Layout.
To Do the following Set guides to align to individual objects in a group Click the Individual objects in a group button Distribute objects using the same spacing as the closest onscreen objects Ensure that the Intelligent spacing button Position an object equidistantly between two other objects Ensure that the Intelligent spacing button is enabled, and drag the object between two other objects until indicator arrows appear.
To Do the following Set vertical margins Type a value in the Vertical margin box, click the Vertical margin button, and choose one of the following options: • Offset vertically — creates a margin of the specified distance around an object • Inset vertically — creates a margin of the specified distance within an object • Offset and inset vertically — creates a margin of the specified distance around and within an object Lock the ratio between vertical and horizontal margins Click the Lock ratio button
• To back of page — moves the selected object behind all other objects on the page • To front of layer — moves the selected object in front of all other objects on the active layer • To back of layer — moves the selected object behind all other objects on the active layer • Forward one — moves the selected object forward one position. If the selected object is in front of all other objects on the active layer, it is moved to the layer above. • Back one — moves the selected object behind one position.
The anchor point of an object, also known as “object origin,” remains stationary when you resize the object by typing values in the Object size boxes on the property bar. If you want to change the object origin, click a point on the Object origin button on the property bar. You can also size an object by clicking Object Transformations Size and then typing values in the Transformation docker. To scale an object 1 Select an object.
Rotating objects around a single point Mirroring an object flips it from left to right or top to bottom. By default, the mirror anchor point is in the center of the object. Mirroring an object from top to bottom To rotate an object 1 Select an object. 2 In the toolbox, click the Free transform tool 3 Click the Free rotation button . on the property bar. 4 Type a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar.
You can also view and set the relative center of an object by clicking the object to display the rotation handles and dragging the relative center handle (circle with a dot in the middle) to a new position. You can set the relative center of an object to its original position by enabling the Relative center check box in the Transformation docker and clicking the center option in the area below the check box. You can also rotate an object by using the Transform toolbar.
To use the Object Properties docker 1 Select an object. If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties. 2 Perform any of the following tasks. To Do the following Display the object properties that you want to modify Click the corresponding button at the top of the docker. Switch between Scroll and Tab mode Click the Scroll/Tabmode button. Display or hide the style indicators Click the Style indicator button.
You can create a nested group by selecting two or more groups of objects and clicking Object Group Group objects. You can also group objects by dragging an object in the Object manager docker over another object. If the Object manager docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object manager. You can also group objects by clicking the Group button on the property bar. To add an object to a group • In the Object manager docker, drag the object to the group.
Combining objects Combining two or more objects creates a single object with common fill and outline attributes. You can combine rectangles, ellipses, polygons, stars, spirals, graphs, or text so that they are converted to a single curve object. If you need to modify the attributes of an object that has been combined from separate objects, you can break apart the combined object. You can extract a subpath from a combined object to create two separate objects.
After you extract the subpath, the fill and outline properties of the path are removed from the combined object. Splitting objects You can split vector objects, text, and bitmaps. You can split single objects or groups of objects along straight, freehand, or Bézier lines. (From top to bottom) Three modes for splitting objects are available: Bézier, 2-Point Line, and Freehand.
You can choose outlines options from the property bar. When splitting objects that have dashed lines, arrowheads or end caps, the Convert to objects option preserves the outline appearance better. When you choose the Automatic option for such objects, CorelDRAW converts the outlines to objects. Top: The outline (a dashed line with arrowheads in this example) was converted to objects after the split, preserving the original appearance.
You can also Create a gap or an overlap between the new objects On the property bar, choose Gap or Overlap from the Cut span list box. Type a value in the Width box. Choose outline options On the property bar, choose an option from the Outline options list box. When you split an object by using the Knife tool, the new objects become curve objects. Locking objects Locking an object prevents you from accidentally moving, sizing, transforming, filling, or otherwise changing it.
The Replace wizard guides you through the process of finding objects that contain the properties you specify and then replacing those properties with others. For example, you can replace all object fills of a certain color with fills of a different color. You can also replace color models and palettes, outline properties, and text attributes, such as font and font size. You can also search for specific words and replace them with other words.
2 Click Object Hide Hide Object. When an object is hidden, the object name appears grayed out in the Object Manager docker, and an icon is displayed beside the name. You can also access the Hide Object command by right-clicking an object. To display hidden objects • Click Object Hide, and click one of the following commands: • Show Object • Show All Objects Constraining objects You can restrict how objects are drawn and edited by using a constrain key while you draw.
To change the constrain angle 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Edit. 3 Type a value in the Constrain angle box. Inserting bar codes The Barcode wizard in CorelDRAW lets you add bar codes to drawings. A bar code is a group of bars, spaces, and sometimes numbers that is designed to be scanned and read into computer memory. Bar codes are most commonly used to identify merchandise, inventory, and documents.
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Inserting and editing QR codes A Quick Response (QR) code is a type of barcode that represents information in two dimensions. Typically, QR codes consist of dots (also called “pixels”) arranged in a square pattern and displayed against a contrasting background. QR codes are known for their fast readability and can store information such as website addresses, phone numbers, and messages. With the widespread use of smartphones, QR codes have become popular in consumer advertising and packaging.
In the Classic workspace, this command appears under the Edit menu. 2 In the Object properties docker, choose one of the following options from the QR code type list box: • URL — lets you specify a URL for a website • Email address — lets you specify an email address if you want to use the QR code to generate a blank email • Phone number — lets you specify a phone number for the QR code.
To edit a QR code 1 Double-click the QR code. 2 In the Object properties docker, perform any of the following tasks. To Do the following Apply a fill to the pixels of the QR code Choose a fill type from the Pixel fill type list box, and then choose a fill from the Pixel fill color picker. If you want to customize the fill, click the Pixel fill settings button next to the pixel color picker, and specify the fill settings.
To set the error correction level 1 Double-click a QR code. 2 In the Object properties docker, click the arrow button at the bottom of the QR code section to expand it, and choose an option from the Error correction level list box. The error correction levels specify what percentage of the information used in a QR code can be restored if lost.
Working with layers You can work with layers to help you organize and arrange objects in complex illustrations. This section contains the following topics: • “Creating layers” (page 255) • “Changing layer properties” (page 259) • “Moving and copying layers and objects” (page 262) Creating layers All CorelDRAW drawings consist of stacked objects. The vertical order of these objects — the stacking order — contributes to the appearance of the drawing.
The Object manager docker displays the default layer structure. The names of the active page and layer appear at the top. You can create master layers for all pages, for even pages, or for odd pages. For example, placing content on an even master layer means that the content will appear on all even pages but not on the odd pages. Each new file is created with a default page (Page 1) and a Master Page. The default page contains the following layers: • Guides — stores page-specific (local) guidelines.
Viewing layers, pages, and objects You can choose different views that let you display pages, layers, or all the objects in your document. The view you choose depends on the complexity of your document and the task you are performing. For example, in a long multipage document, you can choose a pages-only view so that you can navigate the document more easily and view only one page at a time.
You can also add a layer by clicking the New layer button in the Object manager docker. You can also create new master layers by clicking the respective button in the Object manager docker: New master layer (all pages) , New master layer (odd pages) , or New master layer (even pages) . You can make any layer a master layer by right-clicking the layer name, and clicking Master (all pages), Master (odd pages), or Master (even pages).
2 Click the name of a layer. 3 Click the flyout button , and click Delete layer. When you delete a layer, you also delete all the objects on it. To preserve an object, move it to a different layer before you delete the current layer. You can delete any unlocked layer except the following default layers: Document grid, Desktop, Guides, and Guides (all pages). For more information about locking and unlocking layers, see “To set the editing properties of a layer” on page 261.
Printing and exporting layers You can set printing and exporting properties for a layer to control whether a layer is displayed in the printed or exported drawing. Note that hidden layers are displayed in the final output if the printing and exporting properties are enabled. The Document grid layer cannot be printed or exported. Setting a layer’s editing properties You can allow editing of the objects on all layers or restrict editing so that you can only edit objects on the active layer.
You can also enable or disable the printing and exporting of a layer by right-clicking the layer in the Object manager docker and clicking Printable. To set the editing properties of a layer 1 If the Object manager docker is not open, click Object Object manager. 2 In the Object manager docker, click the name of the layer that you want to edit. The layer name appears in a red bold font to indicate that the layer is active. 3 Perform a task from the following table.
To change the layer color • In the Object manager docker, double-click the color swatch that appears to the left of the layer name, and choose a color. Objects on the layer are displayed with the layer color when you use Wireframe view (View Wireframe). You can also choose to display only the objects on a specific layer in Wireframe view by right-clicking the layer name, choosing Properties, and enabling the Override full color view check box in the layer properties dialog box.
You can move and copy an object to another layer by dragging the object to a new layer in the Object manager docker. You can also move an object to another layer by using an Order command. For more information, see “To move an object in the stacking order” on page 236.
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Working with symbols CorelDRAW lets you create objects and save them as symbols. Symbols are defined once and can be referenced many times in a drawing. Each time you insert a symbol into a drawing, you create an instance of the symbol. Symbol definitions, as well as information about instances, are stored in a symbol manager, which is part of the CorelDRAW (CDR) file. Using symbols for objects that appear many times in a drawing helps to reduce file size.
Using symbols for objects that appear many times helps to reduce file size. Symbols are created from objects. When you convert an object to a symbol, the new symbol is added to the Symbol manager docker, and the selected object becomes an instance. You can also create a symbol from multiple objects. Most objects in CorelDRAW can be converted to symbols, with some exceptions. For more information, see “Unsupported object types ” on page 271.
3 Modify the objects on the drawing page. 4 Click the Finish editing object tab in the bottom-left corner of the drawing window. Changes made to a symbol are automatically made to all instances in the active drawing. While working in symbol edit mode, you cannot add layers or save a drawing. You can also edit a symbol by selecting an instance in the drawing window and clicking the Edit symbol button on the property bar, or holding down Ctrl and clicking a symbol instance.
You can share symbols between drawings. Copying symbols to the Clipboard leaves the originals in the library. You can also copy and paste instances of a symbol to and from the Clipboard. Pasting a symbol instance places the symbol in the library and also places an instance of the symbol in the drawing. Subsequent pasting will place another instance of the symbol in the drawing without adding it to the library.
You can also revert a symbol instance to an object by right-clicking the symbol instance and clicking Revert to objects. To share symbols between drawings To Do the following Copy symbols to the Clipboard Open the source document. In the Symbol manager docker, choose the symbol or symbols from the list, right-click, and click Copy. Paste symbols from the Clipboard Open the target document. In the Symbol manager docker, rightclick, and click Paste.
6 Click Save. All symbols and symbol instances are saved with the document. You can also click the name of the active document in the Symbol manager docker, and then click the Export library button . When you export a library, only the symbols are saved with the document. To add a collection or library to a drawing 1 In the folder tree of the Symbol manager docker, click Local symbols or Network symbols. 2 Click the Add librarybutton . 3 Locate and choose a collection or library. 4 Click OK.
Property Notes Position Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see “Positioning objects” on page 220. Size Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see “Sizing and scaling objects” on page 237. Scale Percentage is relative to the symbol definition. Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see “Sizing and scaling objects” on page 237. Skew For more information, see “Skewing and stretching objects” on page 168.
Unsupported object type Notes the object without the drop shadow. Alternatively, you can break the group apart. Objects with Artistic Media effects applied Spray effects must be broken apart into curve objects. Other Artistic Media effects must be either broken apart, or converted as a link group. Spray effects that contain transparencies cannot be converted to symbols. Print merge fields Linked bitmaps Placed PDF or EPS files Locked object Object must be unlocked.
Linking and embedding objects Object linking and embedding (OLE) is a method of exchanging information between applications. Using OLE, you can take selected objects or entire files from one application, called the source application, and place them into another application, called the destination application. You can freely move objects and files between applications as long as all the applications involved support OLE.
To insert an embedded object 1 In the destination application, click Object Insert new object. 2 Enable the Create from file option. 3 Click the Browse button. 4 Click a filename. You can also create an embedded object by enabling the Create new option, and choosing the application in which you want to create the object from the Object type list box. You can also insert an embedded object by selecting an object in the source application, and dragging it to the window of the target application.
Managing projects The Object Data Manager is an advanced feature that is particularly useful as a project management tool when you create or supervise a large project. Using the Object Data Manager is like having a small spreadsheet program, like Quattro Pro or Microsoft Excel, within your graphics program. It lets you track expenses, deadlines, assignments, progress, or anything else you need to organize. You can enter many types of project data about individual objects or groups of objects.
5 In the Add field to area, enable one or both of the following check boxes: • Document defaults — stores the new field in the current document • Application defaults — stores the new field in the application You can also use this procedure to change the settings of an existing data field. You can also Change the format of a data field Select the data field, and click Change in the Format area.
To add or edit data for multiple objects 1 Select the objects using the Pick tool 2 Click Window . Dockers Object data manager. 3 In the Object data docker, click the Open spreadsheet button . 4 In the Object data manager window, click a cell, and type the appropriate data. Press Enter to assign the entry to the cell, the fields, and the objects. To copy data from one object to another 1 Using the Pick tool 2 Click Window , select the object to which you want to copy data.
You can also Indent or align groups in a column Select the column by clicking the column title, and click Field options Show hierarchy. A check mark beside the Show hierarchy command indicates that the groups in a column are indented. Display or hide the sum of values in a column Select the column by clicking the column title, and click Field options Show totals. A check mark beside the Show totals command indicates that the sum of the values in a column are displayed.
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Working with color CorelDRAW lets you choose and create colors by using a wide variety of industry-standard color palettes, color mixers, and color models. You can store frequently used colors for future use by using the Document palette, or creating and editing custom color palettes. You can customize how a color palette appears on your screen by changing the size of swatches, the number of rows, and other properties. You can also create color styles.
Black is the result of combining the three CMY colors at their highest intensities. RGB color model The RGB color model uses the components red (R), green (G), and blue (B) to define the amounts of red, green, and blue light in a given color. In a 24-bit image, each component is expressed as a number from 0 to 255. In an image with a higher bit rate, such as a 48-bit image, the value range is greater. The combination of these components defines a single color.
HSB color model Grayscale color model The grayscale color model defines color by using only one component, lightness, which is measured in values ranging from 0 to 255. Each grayscale color has equal values of the red, green, and blue components of the RGB color model. Changing a color photo to grayscale creates a black-and-white photo. Grayscale color model Understanding color depth Color depth refers to the maximum number of colors an image can contain.
Choosing colors You can choose fill and outline colors by selecting a color from the Document palette, custom color palettes, palettes from the Palette libraries, color viewers, or color blends. When you want to use a color that already exists in an object or document, you can sample the color by using the Color eyedropper tool to achieve an exact match. For information about applying the colors you choose, see “Applying uniform fills ” on page 301 and “Formatting lines and outlines” on page 126.
Custom color palettes can include colors from any color model, including palettes from the Palette libraries, such as a spot color palette. You can save a custom color palette for future use. For more information about working with custom color palettes, see “Creating and editing custom color palettes ” on page 293 and “Organizing and displaying color palettes” on page 296.
To choose a color by using the default color palette To Do the following Choose a fill color for a selected object Click a color swatch. Choose an outline color for a selected object Right-click a color swatch. Choose from different shades of a color Click and hold a color swatch to display a pop-up color picker, and then click a color. View more colors on the default color palette Click the scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the color palette.
You can also Choose an outline color Double-click the Outline button on the status bar. In the Outline pen dialog box, open the Color picker, and click More. In the Select color dialog box, repeat steps 4 to 7. Each spot color swatch on a color palette is marked with a small white square . You should use the same color model for all colors in a drawing; the colors will be consistent and you will be able to predict the colors of the final output more accurately.
When you choose a color that is out of the printer’s gamut, the Bring color into gamut button appears below the Eyedropper button. You can also access color models in the Color docker by clicking the Show color viewers button from the list box. If the Color docker is not open, click Window Dockers and choosing a color model Color. To choose a color by using color blends 1 Select an object. 2 Double-click the Fill button on the status bar.
You can change the cell size of the color grid by moving the Size slider. To sample a color 1 In the toolbox, click the Color eyedropper tool . 2 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons: • 1×1 — lets you choose the color of the pixel you click • 2×2 — lets you choose the average color in a sample area of 2 × 2 pixels. The pixel you click is in the middle of the sample area.
In some cases, the sampled color may be an RGB or CMYK color that is the closest equivalent to the original color, rather than being a complete match. To choose a web color 1 Select an object. 2 Click Window Dockers Color. 3 In the Color docker, choose RGB from the list box. 4 Type or paste a value in the Hex value box. Whether you use a three-digit (‑fff) or six-digit format (‑ffffff), the final value is presented in the six-digit format.
Drag a bitmap to the Document palette to add colors.When you open documents that were created in CorelDRAW X4 or an earlier version of the program, only custom spot colors and a maximum of 100 legacy color styles are added to the Document palette. The legacy styles are added to the palette as regular colors. You can clear the Document palette of any unwanted or unused colors by removing colors individually or resetting the palette to remove all unused colors at once.
To Do the following Add multiple colors from an image or object by dragging Drag an image or object from the drawing window to the Document palette. Add colors from a selection Select an object or multiple objects. On the Document palette, click the flyout button , and click Add from selection. Add a color from a color-related dialog box In the dialog box, click a color swatch, click the arrow next to Add to palette, choose Document palette, and then click Add to palette.
To reset the Document palette • On the Document palette, click the flyout button , choose Palette, and click Reset palette. By default, the Document palette is docked above the status bar at the bottom of the application window. To hide the Document palette • Click Window Color palettes Document palette. Hiding the Document palette does not disable the automatic adding of color. Creating and editing custom color palettes Custom color palettes are collections of colors or color styles that you save.
To add a color to a custom color palette 1 Open a custom color palette. 2 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Add a color from another color palette Drag a color from an open color palette to the custom palette. Add a color from an image On the custom palette, click the Eyedropper button , and click the color that you want to add.
To edit a custom color palette 1 Click Window Color palettes Palette editor. 2 Choose a palette from the list box. 3 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Add a color Click Add color. In the Select color dialog box, click the Models tab, click a color in the color selection area, and click Add to palette. Treat a color as a spot color In the Selected color area of the Palette editor dialog box, choose Spot from the Treat as list.
To delete a custom color palette 1 Click Window Dockers Color palette manager. 2 From the My Palettes folder, right-click a custom palette, and click Delete. Organizing and displaying color palettes The Color Palette Manager is a docker that lets you quickly access the available color palettes, including the Document palette and the Color Styles palette, and create custom color palettes.
To create a folder for storing custom color palettes 1 Open the Color Palette Manager. 2 Click the Create a new folder button . 3 Type a new name, and press Enter. If you want to move a custom color palette, drag it to the new folder. To cut or copy a custom color palette 1 Open the Color Palette Manager.
Palette libraries To display a color palette in the Palette libraries 1 Open the Color Palette Manager. 2 In the Palette libraries folder, click the Show or hide icon beside the color palette name. To display spot or process color palettes 1 Open the Color Palette Manager. 2 In the Palette libraries folder, double-click one of the following folders: • Spot • Process 3 Click the Show or hide icon 298 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide beside the color palette name.
Setting the properties of color palettes You can customize color palettes. Color palettes can be either docked or floating. Docking a color palette attaches it to the edge of the application window. Undocking a color palette pulls it away from the edge of the application window, so it floats and can be easily moved around. With color swatches, you can set the right mouse button either to display a context menu or to set the outline color.
• Large swatches • Show “no color” well You can also display color names in the color swatches by clicking the flyout button names.
Filling objects You can add colored, patterned, textured, and other fills to the inside of objects or other enclosed areas. You can customize a fill and set it as a default, so that each object you draw has the same fill.
Applying fountain fills A fountain fill is a smooth progression of two or more colors that adds depth to an object. Fountain fills are also known as gradient fills. There are four types of fountain fills: linear, elliptical, conical, and rectangular.
To create a fountain fill 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties. 3 In the Fill section of the Object properties docker, click the Fountain fill button to display fountain fill options. 4 Click one of the following buttons to choose a fountain fill type: • Linear fountain fill • Elliptical fountain fill • Conical fountain fill • Rectangular fountain fill 5 Click the start node above the color band, open the Node color picker, and choose a color.
You can also • Default fountain fill • Repeat and mirror • Repeat • Reverse fill Specify how quickly the fountain fill blends from one color to another Move the Acceleration slider. Create smoother color transitions between fountain fill nodes Click the Smooth button Set the width and height of the fill as a percentage of the object’s width and height Type values in the Fill width and Fill height boxes. Move the center of the fill up, down, left, or right Type values in the X and Y boxes.
When the Fountain steps box is locked, the number of steps in the printed fountain fill is determined by the value specified in the Print dialog box. For information about setting fountain fill steps for printing, see “Fine-tuning print jobs” on page 599. To set the display quality for fountain fills 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the list of categories, double-click Workspace, and click Display. 3 Type a value in the Preview fountain steps box.
Examples of two-color pattern fills A two-color pattern fill is composed only of the two colors that you choose. A vector pattern fill is a more complex vector graphic composed of lines and fills. A vector fill can have color or transparent background. A bitmap pattern fill is a bitmap image whose complexity is determined by its size, image resolution, and bit depth. CorelDRAW provides a collection of vector and bitmap patterns that you can access.
You can also mix colors in a two-color pattern fill by pressing Ctrl and clicking a color on the color palette. You can also apply a fill by clicking the Interactive fill tool in the toolbox and clicking the Two-color pattern fill button on the property bar. You can drag colors from the color palette to the interactive handles to change the colors of the fill. You can mix colors by holding down Ctrl while dragging a color to the interactive handles.
To create a vector or bitmap pattern from an imported image 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties. 3 In the Fill area of the Object properties docker, click one of the following buttons: • Vector pattern fill • Bitmap pattern fill 4 Click the New source from file button . 5 In the Import dialog box, locate the image that you want to use, and double-click the filename. To modify a vector or bitmap pattern fill 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties.
To Do the following This setting applies only to bitmap pattern fills. Set the width and height of the pattern as a percentage of the object’s width and height Type values in the Fill width and Fill height boxes. Move the center of the pattern fill up, down, left, or right Type values in the X and Y boxes. Rotate the pattern at a specified angle Type a value in the Rotate box. Slant the pattern at a specified angle Type a value in the Skew box.
Examples of texture fills To apply a texture fill 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties. 3 In the Fill area of the Object properties docker, click the flyout arrow on the Two-color pattern fill button fill button , and click the Texture to display texture fill options. 4 Choose a texture library from the Texture library list box. 5 Choose a texture from the Fill picker.
To Do the following Change the size of the fill Click Transformations, and type values in the Fill width and Fill height boxes. Move the center of the fill up, down, left, or right Click Transformations, and type values in the X and Y boxes. Rotate the fill at a specified angle Click Transformations, and type a value in the Rotate box. Slant the fill at a specified angle Click Transformations, and type a value in the Skew box.
Examples of PostScript fills To apply a PostScript fill 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties. 3 In the Object properties docker, click the flyout arrow on the Two-color pattern fill button , and click the PostScript fill button to display postscript fill options. 4 Choose a fill from the PostScript fill textures list box. If you want to change the fill properties, click the Edit fill button , and specify the settings you want.
Mesh fills were applied to the original drawing (left) to give it a realistic look (right). A mesh fill can be applied only to closed objects or a single path. If you want to apply a mesh fill to a complex object, you must first create a mesh-filled object and combine it with the complex object to form a PowerClip object. For more information about working with PowerClip objects, see “Creating PowerClip objects” on page 191.
You can also Click once within a grid, and click the Add intersection button Add a node or an intersection on the property bar. You can also add a node or an intersection by double-clicking within a grid. Remove a node or an intersection Click a node, and click the Delete nodes button on the property bar. Shape the mesh fill Drag a node to a new location. Remove the mesh fill Click the Clear mesh button on the property bar.
To smooth color transitions in a mesh fill 1 Select a mesh-filled object. 2 In the toolbox, click the Mesh fill tool . 3 Make sure that the Smooth mesh color button on the property bar is enabled. To apply transparency to a mesh fill 1 Select a mesh-filled object. 2 In the toolbox, click the Mesh fill tool . 3 Click a node to select part of the mesh. 4 On the property bar, move the Transparency slider to the right to increase the transparency of the selected area.
Although primarily used to fill areas, the Smart fill tool can also be used to create new objects. In the example above, the original objects — the two spirals (left) — are deleted (right), but the fill remains because each filled area is actually an object. You can apply the default fill and outline to the area, use the property bar to specify a specific fill color and outline, or create an outline with no fill.
To choose a default fill color 1 Click a blank area on the drawing page to deselect all objects. 2 On the status bar, double-click the Fill icon . 3 In the Edit fill dialog box, choose a fill type, choose a fill color, and click OK. 4 In the Change document defaults dialog box, enable the check boxes for the types of objects whose default fill you want to change. You can also change the default fill color by editing the default style sets in the Object styles docker.
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Changing the transparency of objects When you apply a transparency to an object, you make the objects beneath it partially visible. You can apply transparencies by using the same kind of fills you apply to objects; that is, uniform, fountain, texture, and pattern. For more information about these fills, see “Filling objects” on page 301. Examples of different types of transparencies, including uniform, fountain, and pattern.
To apply a uniform transparency 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties. 3 In the Transparency area of the Object properties docker, click the Uniform transparency button . 4 Move the Transparency slider to increase or decrease the transparency. You can click a color on the color palette to apply a color to the transparency. To apply the transparency only to the fill or the outline of the object, click the Fill button You can also click the Transparency tool or the Outline button .
2 Click Object Object properties. 3 In the Transparency area of the Object properties docker, click the Fountain transparency button to display fountain transparency options. 4 Click one of the following buttons to choose a fountain transparency type: • Linear fountain transparency • Elliptical fountain transparency • Conical fountain transparency • Rectangular fountain transparency 5 Click the first node above the grayscale band, and type a value in the Node transparency box.
You can also Create smoother color transitions between fountain fill nodes Click the Edit transparency button, and click the Smooth button . Set the width and height of the transparency as a percentage of the object’s width and height Click the Edit transparency button, and type values in the Transparency width and Transparency height boxes. Move the transparency center up, down, left, or right Click the Edit transparency button, and type values in the X and Y boxes.
You can modify pattern transparencies to suit your needs. Bitmap patterns created in Patterns, an iOS application that turns photos into bitmap patterns, can be opened in CorelDRAW. The bitmap pattern effects available in both Patterns and CorelDRAW let you create seamless patterns and adjust the pattern parameters, such as the pixel configuration along the edge of the tile and the brightness, luminance, and color contrast of the pattern. To apply a vector or bitmap pattern transparency 1 Select an object.
To Do the following Increase or decrease the brightness of the pattern Enable the Brightness check box, and move the slider. This setting applies only to bitmap pattern transparency. Increase or decrease the grayscale contrast of the pattern. Enable the Luminance check box, and move the slider. This setting applies only to bitmap pattern transparency. Enable the Color check box, and move the slider.
To apply the transparency only to the fill or the outline of the object, click the Fill button To modify the pattern, click the Edit transparency button You can also click the Transparency tool or the Outline button . , and specify the settings you want. in the toolbox and use the controls on the property bar. Applying texture transparency You can use textures to create transparency effects.
When the transparency is frozen, the view of the object moves with the transparency. To copy a transparency from another object 1 In the toolbox, click the Transparency tool . 2 Select the object to which you want to copy the transparency. 3 Click the Copy transparency button on the property bar. 4 Click the object from which you want to copy the transparency. To freeze the contents of a transparency 1 In the toolbox, click the Transparency tool .
Merge mode Description Subtract Adds the values of the transparency color and the base color together, and then subtracts 255 Difference Subtracts the transparency color from the base color and multiplies by 255. If the transparency color value is 0, the result will always be 255. Multiply Multiplies the base color by the transparency color, and then divides by 255. This has a darkening effect, unless you are applying color to white. Multiplying black with any color results in black.
Merge mode Description Logical AND Converts the transparency and base colors to binary values, and then applies the Boolean algebraic formula AND to these values Logical OR Converts the transparency and base colors to binary values, and then applies the Boolean algebraic formula OR to these values Logical XOR Converts the transparency and base colors to binary values, and then applies the Boolean algebraic formula XOR to these values Behind Applies the source color to those areas of the image that
You can also click the Transparency tool in the toolbox and choose a merge mode from the Merge mode list box on the property bar.
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Managing and sharing fills and transparencies When working with vector patterns, bitmap patterns, or fountain fills and transparencies, you can use the Content Exchange to browse, search, copy, and share fills and transparency patterns.
You can preview the fill or pattern (1), vote for it, copy it, or access other options (2), and search by keyword (3). To manage fills and transparencies 1 Select an object. 2 Click Object Object properties.
To Do the following •Recent — Sorts search results based on the date on which the fill or pattern was added to the Content Exchange. •Popular — Sorts search results based on the number of downloads of the fill or pattern. Copy a fill or pattern from the Content Exchange to your personal library Click a thumbnail, click the More options button the Copy to personal button , and click . Fills and patterns that are copied to your personal library can be accessed from the Fill picker.
Saving and sharing fills and transparencies After you create or modify a fill or transparency pattern, you can save it and add tags (keywords) in the language of your choice. Fills and patterns are saved in a special file format with a .fill extension, which preserves information about the transformations applied to the fill or pattern. To save and share a fill or transparency 1 In the Fill or Transparency section of the Object properties docker, click the Save as new button .
Using color management Color management helps ensure colors appear consistent when you work with files from various sources and output these files on different devices.
Why don’t colors match? Different tools are used during the process of creating and sharing a document. For example, you may start with a file that was created in another application or import an image that was captured by a digital camera or scanner. After completing the document, you may print it or email it to a colleague for review. Each of the tools that you use in your workflow has a different way of interpreting color.
Color management lets you do the following: • reproduce colors consistently across your workflow, especially when opening documents that were created in other applications • reproduce colors consistently when sharing files with others • preview (or “soft-proof”) colors before they are sent to their final destination, such as a printing press, a desktop printer, or the web • reduce the need to adjust and correct documents when sending them to different destinations A color management system does not offer id
and blue colors that you see on your monitor are often outside the gamut of colors that your printer can produce. These “out-of-gamut” colors can dramatically change the look of the document, depending on how they are interpreted by the color management system. Each color management system has four methods of interpreting out-of-gamut colors and mapping them into the gamut of the destination color space. These methods are known as “rendering intents.
• The Perceptual rendering intent is suitable for photographs and bitmaps that contain many out-of-gamut colors. The overall color appearance is preserved by changing all the colors, including the in-gamut colors, to fit within the range of colors at the destination. This rendering intent maintains the relationships between colors to produce the best results. • The Saturation rendering intent produces more concentrated solid colors in business graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Default color management settings dialog box Document color settings You can view and edit the color settings of the active document, without affecting new and untagged documents. You can see what color profiles are assigned to the document as well as what are the default color profiles of the application. The color profiles that are assigned to an active document determine the document color space for RGB, CMYK, and grayscale colors.
Document color settings dialog box In addition, you can change the primary color mode and rendering intent for the active document. Getting help You can find information about each control available in the Default color settings and Document color settings dialog boxes by pointing to the control and viewing the description in the Description area. To access default settings for color management • Click Tools Color management Default settings.
2 In the Default color settings area, choose a color profile from the following list boxes: • RGB — describes RGB colors in new and untagged documents • CMYK — describes CMYK colors in new and untagged documents • Grayscale — describes grayscale colors in new and untagged documents You can also Change the primary color mode Choose a color mode from the Primary color mode list box. Changing the primary color mode in the Default color management settings dialog box does not affect the active document.
and profile your monitor instead of relying on readily available monitor profiles. For more information, see “Is my monitor displaying the correct colors?” on page 337. Installing and loading color profiles If you don’t have the necessary color profile, you can install it, or you can load it within the application. Installing a color profile adds it to the Color folder of the operating system; loading a color profile adds it to the Color folder of the application.
Assigning color profiles When you open or import a document that is missing a color profile, by default the application automatically assigns a color profile to the document. If the document has a color profile that is not suitable for the required destination, you can assign a different color profile to the document. For example, if the document is intended to be displayed on the web or to be printed on a desktop printer, you should make sure that sRGB is the document RGB profile.
Choosing color-conversion settings When you choose color profiles, colors are matched between devices as closely as possible by the color management module (CMM) of the Microsoft Image Color Management (ICM), which is the default CMM. Color management modules are also known as “color engines.” You can also use the Adobe CMM if it is installed on your computer. Handling pure black and grayscale colors You can preserve pure black color in the destination color space during color conversion.
To simulate the output colors that are produced by a device, you need to choose the color profile of the device. Because the color spaces of the document and device are different, some document colors may not have matches in the gamut of the device color space. You can enable the gamut warning, which lets you preview the on-screen colors that cannot be reproduced accurately by the device.
To specify soft-proof settings 1 Click Window Dockers Color proof settings. 2 Perform any of the following tasks. To Do the following Simulate the output of a specific device From the Simulate environment list box, choose the color profile of the device. Keep specific color values unchanged Enable the Preserve numbers check box. Depending on the color profile in the Simulate environment box, the check box lets you preserve CMYK, RGB, or grayscale color values.
• PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format • TIF - TIFF Bitmap • CPT - Corel PHOTO-PAINT image 5 Choose any settings in the dialog box that appears. To print a proof 1 Click Window Dockers Color proof settings. 2 In the Color proof settings docker, click the Print proof button. To turn soft proofing on by default 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Display. 3 Enable the Proof colors by default check box.
To delete a color management preset 1 Click Tools Color management Default settings. 2 Choose a preset from the Presets list box. 3 Click the Delete button . Working with color management policies Color management policies determine how colors are managed in documents that you open and work with in an application. In CorelDRAW, you can set one color-management policy for opening documents and another for importing and pasting files and objects in the active document.
3 From the CMYK list box in the Import and paste area, choose an option for managing CMYK colors in imported and pasted files. The options are the same as the options that are available for RGB colors. 4 From the Grayscale list box in the Import and paste area, choose an option for managing the grayscale colors in imported and pasted files. The options are the same as the options that are available for RGB colors.
Opening documents with missing and mismatched color profiles Documents that support multiple color modes can be missing color profiles and contain mismatched color profiles at the same time. For example, a document that contains RGB, Grayscale, and CMYK objects may be missing an RGB profile and may have a mismatched CMYK color profile. In such cases, you are presented with warning dialog boxes that include options for missing and mismatched color profiles.
Using a safe CMYK workflow Often, you may use specific CMYK color values in your projects. To ensure reliable color reproduction, you may obtain these CMYK color values from a color swatch book. By preserving these CMYK color values throughout the printing process, you can help prevent unwanted color conversions and ensure that colors are reproduced as they appeared in the original design. A workflow that preserves the CMYK color values is known as a “safe” CMYK workflow.
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Using lenses with objects Lenses contain creative effects that let you change the appearance of an object without actually changing the object. This section contains the following topics: • “Applying lenses” (page 355) • “Editing lenses” (page 357) Applying lenses Lenses change how the object area beneath the lens appears, not the actual properties and attributes of the objects. You can apply lenses to any vector object, such as a rectangle, ellipse, closed path, or polygon.
Lens Description Brighten Lets you brighten and darken object areas and set the rate of the brightness and darkness Color add Lets you simulate an additive light model. The colors of the objects beneath the lens are added to the color of the lens as if you were mixing colors of light. You can choose the color and the amount of color you want to add. Color limit Lets you view an object area with only black and the lens color showing through.
To apply a lens 1 Select an object. 2 Click Effects Lens. 3 Choose a lens type from the list box in the Lens docker. 4 Specify the settings you want. You cannot apply the lens effect directly to linked groups such as contoured objects, beveled objects, extruded objects, drop shadows, paragraph text, or objects created with the Artistic media tool .
The Remove face check box is not available for the Fish Eye and Magnify lenses.
Adding 3D effects to objects You can create the illusion of three-dimensional (3D) depth in objects by adding contour, perspective, extrusion, bevel, or drop shadow effects.
A center contour has been applied to the above object. The number of contour lines, as well as the distance between lines, can be changed. An outside contour has been applied to the above object. Note that an outside contour projects from the outside edge of the object. To contour an object 1 In the toolbox, click the Contour tool . 2 Click an object or a set of grouped objects, and drag the start handle toward the center to create an inside contour or away from the center to create an outside contour.
You can also Accelerate contour line progression Click the Object and color acceleration button on the property bar, and move the object slider. Use pointed contour corners Click the Mitered corners button Use rounded contour corners Click the Round corners button . . The effect of this control is more obvious with outside contours. Use beveled contour corners Click the Bevel corners button .
2 Select a contour object. 3 Open the Outline color picker on the property bar, and click a color. To set the fill progression 1 In the toolbox, click the Contour tool . 2 Select a contour object. 3 Click the Contour colors button on the property bar, and then click any of the following buttons: • Linear contour colors • Clockwise contour colors • Counterclockwise contour colors To separate an object from its contour lines 1 Using the Pick tool , select a contoured object.
To copy an object’s perspective effect 1 Select an object to which you want to apply a perspective effect. 2 Click Effects Copy effect Perspective from. 3 Select an object whose perspective effect you want to copy. You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool to copy a perspective effect. For more information, see “To copy effects from one object to another” on page 219. To adjust the perspective 1 In the toolbox, click the Shape tool 2 Select an object that has a perspective effect.
Left to right: a simple shape, the shape with an extruded fill of solid color, the shape with an extruded gradient fill and a rotation applied. Lighting You can enhance extrusions by applying light sources. You can add up to three light sources to project toward the extruded object with varying intensity. When you no longer need light sources, you can remove them. Vanishing points You can create a vector extrusion in which the lines of the extrusion converge at a vanishing point.
To copy or clone an extrusion 1 Select the object you want to extrude. 2 Click Effects and click one of the following: • Copy effect Extrude from • Clone effect Extrude from 3 Click an object whose extrusion properties you want to copy. You can also use the Attributes eyedropper tool to copy an extrusion. For more information, see “To copy effects from one object to another” on page 219. To change the form of a vector extrusion To Do the following Rotate an extrusion Select an extruded object.
• Use solid color — applies a solid color to the extrusion • Use color shading — applies a gradient fill to the extrusion You can apply an unbroken pattern or texture fill to an object by enabling the Drape fills check box before you click the Use object fill button. To apply beveled edges to an extrusion 1 In the toolbox, click the Extrude tool . 2 Select an extruded object. 3 Click the Extrusion bevels button on the property bar. 4 Enable the Use bevel check box.
To Do the following Copy a vanishing point Double-click an extruded object whose vanishing point you want to change. From the Vanishing point properties list box on the property bar, choose Copy VP from. Select the extruded object that has the vanishing point you want to copy. Set one vanishing point for two extrusions Double-click an extruded object. Choose Shared vanishing point from the Vanishing point properties list box on the property bar.
You can change the location of the spotlight by specifying its direction and altitude. Direction determines where the light source is located in the plane of the object (for example, to the left or right of an object). Altitude determines how high the spotlight is located in relation to the object’s plane. For example, you can place the spotlight flush with the horizon (altitude of 0°) or directly above the object (altitude of 90°).
2 Click Effects Bevel. 3 In the Bevel docker, choose Emboss from the Style list box. 4 In the Distance box, type a low value. 5 To change the intensity of the spotlight, move the Intensity slider. 6 To specify the direction of the spotlight, move the Direction slider. 7 Click Apply. If you want to create a more pronounced bevel effect, type a higher value in the Distance box, and reapply the effect. You can also Choose a shadow color Choose a color from the Shadow color picker.
A drop shadow applied to an object The feathered effect softens the edges of a drop shadow. Drop shadows look more realistic when they use Gaussian Blur feathering, which is the default option. You can change the feathering of drop shadows from the Feathering direction button on the property bar. Feathering options for drop shadows After you create a drop shadow, you can copy it or clone it to a selected object.
To add a drop shadow 1 In the toolbox, click the Drop shadow tool . 2 Click an object. 3 Drag from the center or side of the object until the drop shadow is the size you want. 4 Specify any attributes on the property bar. Drop shadows cannot be added to linked groups, such as blended objects, contoured objects, beveled objects, extruded objects, objects created with the Artistic media tool , or other drop shadows. To add a cuttable shadow 1 Select an object. 2 Click Edit Duplicate.
To remove a drop shadow 1 Select an object’s drop shadow. 2 Click Effects Clear drop shadow. You can also remove a drop shadow from an object by clicking the Clear drop shadow button on the property bar. Blending objects CorelDRAW lets you create blends, such as straight-line blends, blends along a path, and compound blends. Blends are often used for creating realistic shadows and highlights in objects. The highlights and shadows in the object on the right were created by using blends.
You can fit objects along part or all of a path’s shape, and you can add one or more objects to a blend to create a compound blend. The straight-line blend (top) is fitted to a curved path (bottom). You can change the appearance of a blend by adjusting the number and spacing of its intermediate objects, the blend’s color progression, the nodes the blends map to, the blend’s path, and the start and end objects. You can fuse the components of a split or compound blend to create a single object.
To blend objects To Do the following Blend along a straight line In the toolbox, click the Blend tool . Select the first object, and drag over the second object. If you want to reset the blend, press Esc as you drag. Blend an object along a freehand path In the toolbox, click the Blend tool. Select the first object. Hold down Alt, and drag to draw a line to the second object. Fit a blend to a path In the toolbox, click the Blend tool button . Click the Path properties on the property bar.
2 Type a value in the Blend objects box on the property bar. 3 Press Enter. You can set object and color acceleration rates by clicking the Object and color acceleration button on the property bar and moving the corresponding slider. To set the distance between objects in a blend that is fit to a path 1 Select a blend that is fit to a path. 2 Click the Blend spacing button on the property bar. 3 Type a value in the Blend objects box on the property bar. 4 Press Enter.
To work with the start or end objects in a blend To Do the following Select the start or end object Select a blend, click the Starting and ending objects button on the property bar, and click Show start or Show end. Change the start or end object of a blend Select a blend, click the Starting and ending objects button on the property bar, and click New start or New end. Click an object outside the blend that you want to use as the start or end of the blend.
3 Click the Split button . 4 Click the intermediate object at the point at where you want to split the blend. You can’t split a blend at the intermediate object that is immediately adjacent to the start or end object. To remove a blend 1 Select a blend. 2 Click Effects Clear blend. You can also remove a selected blend by clicking the Clear blend button on the property bar.
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Adding and manipulating text CorelDRAW provides multiple ways to add and manipulate text (also known as ‘type’). You can create two types of text objects: artistic text and paragraph text. Artistic text is useful for adding a single word or a short line of text. Paragraph text is suitable for creating text-intensive documents, such as newsletters or brochures. You can change the position and appearance of text. For example, you can fit text to a path, wrap text around objects, or rotate text.
When importing or pasting text, you can choose to keep or discard fonts and formatting. Maintaining fonts ensures that imported or pasted text retains its original font. Maintaining formatting preserves information such as bullets and columns. If you choose to discard fonts and formatting, the properties of the selected text are applied to the imported or pasted text. If no text is selected, the default font and formatting properties are applied to the imported or pasted text.
• Maintain fonts and formatting • Maintain formatting only • Discard fonts and formatting If you want to apply CMYK black to the imported black text, enable the Force CMYK black check box. This check box is available when you choose an option that maintains text formatting. If you choose to maintain fonts, but the text that you import requires a font that is not installed on your computer, the PANOSE font matching system substitutes the font for you.
can separate the frame from the object at any time, so that you can modify them independently. You can convert a text frame back to an object. If you want to see the layout of your document before you add the final content, you can fill the text frames with temporary placeholder text. You can also use custom placeholder text. Paragraph text placed inside an object. You can make the object invisible by removing its outline.
You can also change the formatting of selected paragraph text frames and any frames to which they are linked. For information, see “To specify formatting preferences for text frames” on page 390. You can also align text inside a text frame by using the baseline grid. For more information, see “Aligning text by using the baseline grid” on page 391. In addition, you can assign hyperlinks to paragraph text. For more information, see “To assign a hyperlink to text” on page 638.
You can also Create a text frame from an object from the right-click menu Right-click the object, and click Frame type Create empty text frame. Create a text frame from an object by using the Layout toolbar Click Window Toolbars Layout. Using the Pick tool , click the object in which you want to insert a text frame. Click the Text frame button. To convert a text frame back to an object • Right-click the text frame, choose Frame type, and click None.
You can insert placeholder text in multiple frames by clicking Pick tool , selecting the text frames while holding down Shift, and then clicking Text Paragraph text frame Insert placeholder text. You can also select the empty text frame, right-click, and choose Insert placeholder text. When you insert placeholder text in the first frame in linked frames, the placeholder text fills all frames. You can undo inserting placeholder text by clicking Edit Undo insert placeholder text.
To Do the following Manually adjust column and gutter width Click the Text tool Set a specific column and gutter width In the Object properties docker, click the Frame button . Drag a column side selection handle. to display the frame-related options. Click the Columns button , and type values in the Width or Gutter boxes. Automatically create columns of equal width In the Object properties docker, click the Frame button to display the frame-related options.
You can make text flow between text frames and objects by linking the text. You can remove links between multiple frames, and between frames and objects. When you have only two linked frames and you remove the link, the overflow text remains in the second frame. Deleting a frame that is part of a series of linked frames redirects the text flow into the next frame or object. By default, paragraph formatting, such as columns, drop caps, and bullets, is applied to the selected text frames only.
If a text frame is linked, the Text flow tab changes , and a blue arrow indicates the direction of text flow. If the linked text is on another page, the page number and a dashed blue line are displayed. To hide or display these indicators, see “To specify formatting preferences for text frames” on page 390. To link text frames successfully, you have to make sure that the automatic sizing of frames is disabled. For more information, see “To add paragraph text” on page 385.
You can also Ensure all text frames are web-compatible Click Tools Options, double-click Text, and click Paragraph text frame from the Workspace list of categories. Enable the Make all new paragraph text frames web compatible check box. Aligning text by using the baseline grid You can align text within a frame or in different frames by using the baseline grid. This is useful, for example, when you want to align two or more text frames that contain different fonts, font sizes, and spacing.
2 Select a text frame. 3 Click Text Align to baseline grid. You can also right-click the text frame and choose Align to baseline grid. You can align multiple selected frames at the same time. Selecting text CorelDRAW lets you select text to edit specific characters or modify it as an object. For example, you can select specific characters to change the font or select a text object, such as a text frame, so you can move, resize, or rotate it.
When you convert text to curves, the appearance of the text is preserved, including font, style, character position and rotation, spacing, and any other text settings and effects. Any linked text objects are also converted to curves. If you convert paragraph text in a fixed-sized text frame to curves, any text that overflows the text frame is deleted. For information about fitting text to a text frame, see “Formatting text” on page 407. To find text 1 Click Edit Find and replace Find text.
To convert text To Do the following Convert paragraph text to artistic text Using the Pick tool , select the text, and click Text Convert to artistic text. Convert artistic text to paragraph text Using the Pick tool , select the text, and click Text Convert to paragraph text. Convert artistic or paragraph text to curves Using the Pick tool , select the text, and click Object Convert to curves.
2 In the Object properties docker, click the Character button To display the Object properties docker, click Window Dockers 3 Click the arrow button to display the character-related options. Object properties. at the bottom of the Character area to display additional options. 4 Type a value in one of the following boxes: • Horizontal character offset — A positive number moves characters to the right, and a negative number moves characters to the left.
Left to right: Text in original form, mirrored vertically, and mirrored horizontally To flip text by dragging diagonally 1 Using the Text tool ,select the artistic text or the paragraph text frame. 2 Drag a middle selection handle across the text and past the corner handle on the opposite side. Moving text CorelDRAW offers different methods for moving text. If you select text as an object, such as a block of artistic text or a text frame, you can move it to a new position, as you would any other object.
To Do the following Move an individual character freely in the drawing window Click the Shape tool , select the text object, and drag a character’s selection handle in the lower-left corner of the character. Wrapping text You can change the shape of text by wrapping paragraph text around an object, artistic text, or a text frame. You can wrap text by using contour or square wrapping styles. The contour wrapping styles follow the curve of the object.
Fitting text to a path You can add artistic text along the path of an open object (for example, a line) or a closed object (for example, a square). You can also fit existing text to a path. Paragraph text in a text frame can be fitted to open paths only. After you fit text to a path, you can adjust the text position relative to that path. For example, you can mirror the text horizontally, vertically, or both. Using tick spacing, you can specify an exact distance between the text and the path.
The pointer changes to the Fit text to path pointer . By moving the pointer over the path, you can preview where the text will be fitted. 3 Click a path. If the text is fitted to a closed path, the text is centered along the path. If the text is fitted to an open path, the text flows from the point of insertion. Artistic text can be fitted to open or closed paths. Paragraph text can be fitted to open paths only. Text cannot be fitted to the path of another text object.
You can apply a 180-degree rotation to text that is fitted to a path by clicking both the Mirror text horizontally and the Mirror text vertically buttons. You can also mirror artistic text and paragraph text frames. For more information, see “To mirror text” on page 395. To separate text from a path 1 Using the Pick tool , select the path and the fitted text. 2 Click Object Break text apart. To straighten text 1 Using the Pick tool , select the path and the fitted text.
1) Text baseline 3) Font x-height 2) Ascender line 4) Descender line Most recently used special characters You can use the list of most recently used special characters to copy characters that you use often. The list retains the font attributes of most recently used characters and any OpenType features that were applied. You can manage the list by removing characters that you no longer need.
You can also Navigate to a special character by using an Alt code Click in the Character and glyph list, hold down Alt, and type the Alt code for the character you want. Navigate to a character Press the corresponding key on the keyboard. To filter special characters, symbols, and glyphs 1 Click Text Insert character. 2 In the Insert character docker, choose a font from the Fontlist box.
Left: The OpenType feature indicators below individual characters show that more glyphs are available. Right: When the Show all glyphs button (1) is pressed, you can see available glyphs at a glance.
The Show all glyphs button is not available for fonts that do not support OpenType features. Some glyphs provided by OpenType features vary depending on the context in which they appear and cannot be shown in the Insert character docker. You can view and insert such glyphs in the document window by using the onscreen OpenType feature indicator. For more information, see “To enable the onscreen OpenType feature indicator” on page 419.
Working with legacy text If a document contains text and was created in a previous version of CorelDRAW, such as CorelDRAW X5, you must update the legacy text before you can use new text features such as OpenType options and aligning text with the baseline grid. For more information, see “Working with OpenType features ” on page 415 and “Aligning text by using the baseline grid” on page 391. To update legacy text 1 Open the document with legacy text.
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Formatting text CorelDRAW offers many tools and controls for formatting individual characters, entire paragraphs, and text in frames.
that allows you to render the characters onscreen or in print, whereas the typeface, which embodies the style and visual distinctiveness of the characters, refers to the design and style of the type. The following table lists a few examples of typefaces and fonts. Typeface (Font family) Font Helvetica Helvetica Bold-Italic Times New Roman Normal Verdana Verdana Bold-Italic Choosing a typeface Typefaces come in different shapes and sizes and have unique characteristics and expressive qualities.
To Do the following For information about finding fonts more easily, see “Filtering fonts ” on page 444 and “Searching for fonts” on page 445. Set font size Type a value in the Font size box. Change the font style Choose a style from the Font style list box. Use lines to represent text that is smaller than a specific font size Click Tools Options, click Text in the Workspace list of categories, and then type a value in the Greek text below box.
You can also Change the default unit of measure Click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Text, and choose a unit from the Default text units list box. You can also resize the text from the Character area of the Object properties docker, by choosing a size from the Font size list box. Formatting characters You can change the position and appearance of characters by displaying them as subscript or superscript, which is useful in drawings with scientific notations.
If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers 2 In the Object propertiesdocker, click the Character button Object properties. to display the character-related options. 3 In the Character area of the Object properties docker, click the Position button, and choose one of the following options.
Changing text color You can quickly change both the fill and outline color of text. You can change the fill, outline, and background color of text. You can change the color of individual characters, a block of text, or all characters in a text object. Left to right: Background color is applied to artistic text, paragraph text, and selected characters To quickly change the color of a text object 1 Using the Pick tool , click a text object to select it. 2 Perform a task from the following table.
To Do the following Choose a background fill In the text background color area, choose a fill type from the Background fill type list box, open the Fillpicker, and then click a color or a fill. Modify background fill settings In the text background color area, click the Fill settings button, and modify the settings in the dialog box. Choose an outline width In the text outline color area, click the Outline width button, and choose an option from the list.
Changing text case CorelDRAW lets you change the text case of artistic and paragraph text. For example, you can apply small caps to acronyms so they visually blend with the text. If you apply default capitalization, the text stands out too much and impacts the readability. In the following example, the acronym “A.M.” is shown with both the default uppercase and small caps applied. Default uppercase Small caps The class begins at 9:00 A.M. in room 132. The class begins at 9:00 a.m. in room 132.
Working with OpenType features CorelDRAW supports OpenType fonts so you can take advantage of their advanced typographic features. OpenType features allow you to choose an alternate appearance for an individual character (also referred to as a glyph) or a sequence of characters. For example, you can choose alternate glyphs for numbers, fractions, or ligature sets. You can access OpenType commands and options in the Character area of the Object properties docker.
OpenType feature Description Position Displays characters as superscript or subscript, which is useful for inserting footnotes or mathematical symbols. If you select an OpenType font that does not support subscript and superscript, or a nonOpenType font, you can apply a synthesized glyph. Number styles Includes features for controlling the appearance of numbers Number styles — Proportional lining Displays numbers of varying width, which is best suited for inserting numbers in body text.
OpenType feature Description Fraction — Denominator Displays a denominator, such as /789, as a fraction glyph. This is useful for displaying a non-standard fraction, such as 456/789, as a fraction. Use the Denominator feature in conjunction with the Numerator feature to display non-standard fractions as fractions.
OpenType feature Description Example can apply this feature to script-based text so that it flows more naturally. Case-sensitive forms Shifts the position of punctuation marks so they align with capitalized text or lining numbers Not available Standard Ligatures Replaces a letter pair (or a sequence of letters) with one glyph, which is called a ligature. Many OpenType fonts include standard ligatures for fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl. Their purpose is to improve text readability.
Some OpenType fonts may appear to support features that are not supported. To enable the onscreen OpenType feature indicator • Click the Text tool , and then click the Interactive OpenType button If an OpenType feature is available for the selected text, an arrow on the property bar. appears below the text. You can also View a list of the most popular OpenType features onscreen Click the down arrow below the text in the document window.
Decreased word spacing makes it difficult to discern the individual words in a paragraph (left). Increased word spacing (right) makes easier to read the paragraph. To adjust character spacing 1 Do one of the following: • Using the Text tool , position the cursor in a block of text. • Using the Pick tool , click an artistic text object or a text frame. If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers 2 In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button Object properties.
Adjusting line and paragraph spacing You can change the spacing between lines of text, which is also known as “leading” or “interline spacing.” Well-balanced line spacing (1) can improve the readability of text. Insufficient line spacing can reduce readability by causing letters to overlap (2). In CorelDRAW, you can also adjust line spacing of a text object by using the Shape tool.
• % of Char height — lets you use a percentage value that is relative to the character height • Points — lets you use points • % of Pt.size — lets you use a percentage value that is relative to the character point size 4 Type a value in the Line spacing box. You can also change the spacing between lines proportionally by clicking the Shape tool the Interactive vertical spacing arrow , selecting the text object, and dragging in the lower-left corner of the text object.
3 In the Paragraph area of the Object properties docker, click the arrow button located at the bottom of Paragraph area to display additional options. 4 Enable the Bullets check box. 5 Click the Bullet settings button , which is located to the right of the Bullets check box. 6 In the Bullets dialog box, perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Preview text with bullets Enable the Preview check box. Choose a font In the Appearance area, choose a font from the Font list box.
Inserting drop caps Applying drop caps, also known as initial caps, to paragraphs enlarges the initial letter and insets it into the body of text. You can customize a drop cap by changing different settings. For example, you can change the distance between the drop cap and the body of text, or specify the number of lines of text that you want to appear next to the drop cap. You can remove the drop cap at any point without deleting the letter.
To Do Remove drop caps In the Paragraph area of the Object properties docker, disable the Drop caps check box. Changing character position and angle You can modify the appearance of text by shifting the characters vertically or horizontally, which changes the position of the selected characters relative to the surrounding characters. You can also rotate characters by specifying an angle of rotation.
3 In the Character area of the Object properties docker, click the arrow button located at the bottom of Character area to display additional options. 4 Type a value in the Character angle box. Aligning text CorelDRAW lets you align text in various ways. You can align paragraph text horizontally and vertically in relation to its text frame. You can align paragraph text with the baseline grid. For more information, see “Aligning text by using the baseline grid” on page 391.
To align text horizontally 1 Do one of the following: • Using the Text tool , select the text that you want to align. • Using the Pick tool , click an artistic text object or a text frame whose content you want to align. If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties. 2 In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related options.
• Align top — to align the top edges of objects • Align center vertically • Align bottom — to align object centers along a horizontal axis — to align the bottom edges of objects To align objects from their outlines, click the Outline button . If you select the text objects one at a time, the last object selected is the reference point for aligning the other objects.
You can also add, move, or delete tab stops on the horizontal ruler at the top of the drawing window. Click to add a tab stop, drag a tab marker to move it, and drag a tab marker off the ruler to delete it. For information about rulers, see “Using the rulers” on page 509. To add a tab stop 1 Using the Text tool , select the paragraph text. 2 Click Window Dockers Object properties. 3 In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related options.
before and after a hyphen. You can also specify the number of characters in the “hot zone,” which is the area at the end of a line where hyphenation can occur. You can insert an optional hyphen in a word to produce a specific word break at the end of a line. You can also create custom definitions that specify the location of optional hyphens in specific words whenever you type, paste, or import the words in the application.
To Do the following Set the minimum number of characters to precede a hyphen In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum characters before box. Set the minimum number of characters to follow a hyphen In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Minimum characters after box. Set the “hot zone” In the Hyphenation criteria area, type a value in the Distance from right margin box. This value represents the number of characters in the hot zone.
You can create a custom optional hyphen definition by selecting a word in the document. The word appears in the Word box of the Custom optional hyphens dialog box. After you insert the optional hyphen in the Hyphenated word box, you can apply it by clicking Apply to selection. You can find and replace optional hyphens. For more information, see “To find text ” on page 393 and “To find and replace text” on page 393.
The Insert formatting code menu is unavailable when the Text tool is not active. You can insert a character not listed in the Insert formatting code menu by clicking Text Insert character and clicking the character in the Insert character docker. Displaying nonprinting characters You can display nonprinting characters, such as spaces, tabs, and formatting codes.
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Working with text in different languages In CorelDRAW, you can work with text in different languages. For example, if you are running CorelDRAW on an Asian operating system, or if you have Asian language support installed on another operating system, you can take advantage of the Asian text formatting capabilities available with CorelDRAW.
4 Choose one of the following orientation options from the Text orientation list box: • Horizontal • Vertical The default orientation for Asian text is horizontal. When you change the text orientation from horizontal to vertical, underlines become left lines and overlines become right lines. The text orientation setting applies to the entire text object. You cannot have text with different orientations in one text object.
You must have Asian text support installed on your operating system to view the Line-breaking rules menu item. OpenType support for Asian text You can apply advanced OpenType typography features to Asian text. OpenType features can be accessed from the Character area in the Text properties (Text Text properties). The following table lists the OpenType features that you can use with Asian text provided the features are included in the font.
To limit font property changes to multilingual text 1 Using the Text tool , select the text. If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties. 2 In the Object properties docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
Displaying text correctly in any language In CorelDRAW, all text that is added to a document is encoded using the Unicode character set. When you open or import a drawing that contains text, CorelDRAW converts the encoding system that was used in the file to Unicode. For example, if you import an older document that includes 8-bit ANSI text that uses a specific code page (e.g. (949 ANSI/OEM - Korean), CorelDRAW converts code page 949 to Unicode.
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Managing fonts CorelDRAW allows you to manage and preview fonts.
• Never show — applies default font substitutions for text in the document and for text styles To use PANOSE font matching 1 Open or import a document. If the document contains missing fonts, the Substitute missing fonts dialog box opens. The name of the missing font appears in the Missing font list, and the recommended substitute appears in the Substituted font list. 2 Enable the Use the PANOSE suggested match option.
You can import files that contain embedded fonts. If an embedded font does not allow editing, a visual indicator appears next to the font name in the Object manager docker. When you try to edit text that uses this font, you are prompted to choose a font substitution. For more information, see “Substituting fonts” on page 441. To change the default option for embedding fonts 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Save.
To preview a font 1 Click the Text tool in the toolbox. If you want to preview a font in the drawing window, select the text you want. 2 On the property bar, click the Font list box. The font name appears in the given font. To preview the selected text with a specific font applied, point to the font name in the Font list box. The names of symbol fonts are displayed in the default user interface font, with examples of the symbol font appearing to the right of the symbol font name and in the Preview area.
You can filter only fonts that are installed on your computer. The following table lists available font filter categories and filters.
To search for fonts by using keywords 1 Click the Text tool in the toolbox. 2 Open the Font list box on the property bar. 3 Double-click in the Font list box, and type a keyword such as a font name or font technology. 4 To refine your search, press the space bar after typing the first keyword, and type another keyword. The following table lists the search keywords that you can use organized by categories.
Category Keywords Simplified Forms, Slashed ZeroSmall Capitals, Small Capitals from Capitals, Standard Ligatures, Stylistic Alternates, Stylistic Sets, Subscript, Superscript, Swash Variants, Tabular, Tabular Oldstyle, Third Widths, Titling, Traditional Forms, Traditional Name Forms, Vertical Alternates and Rotation Identifying fonts You can easily identify a font in the text portion of a webpage or a graphic design. CorelDRAW lets you capture a sample of the graphic and automatically upload it to www.
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With text samples using OpenType fonts, you can select text to display the OpenType feature indicator and apply an Open Type feature. In this example, a stylistic set was applied to the selected text. To view a text sample in context, you can paste it where you want in the drawing window. To preview fonts with Font Playground 1 Click Text Font Playground. 2 To change the font of a sample, click the sample, and choose a font from the Fontlist box.
You can also Add a text sample Click Add another sample, and choose a font from the Font list box. Paste a text sample in a document Click a text sample, and click Copy. Using the Text tool , right- click where you want to place the text sample, and click Paste. You can also drag a text sample to the document window. Delete a text sample Click a text sample, and click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the sample. Paste text in a text sample Click a text sample, and then press Ctrl+V.
Using writing tools You can use writing tools to correct errors in spelling and grammar, correct mistakes automatically, and refine your writing style.
To customize QuickCorrect 1 Click Text Writing tools QuickCorrect. 2 Enable any of the following check boxes: • Capitalize first letter of sentences • Correct two initial, consecutive capitals • Capitalize names of days • Automatic hyperlink • Replace text while typing The Correct two initial, consecutive capitals option doesn’t make a change when a capital letter is followed by a space or period, or if a word contains other capital letters.
You can use this feature to create shortcuts to frequently used words and phrases. Type the abbreviation in the Replace box, and the word or phrase in the With box. To add spelling corrections to QuickCorrect 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, double-clickText, and click Spelling. 3 Enable the Add corrections to QuickCorrect check box. To undo a QuickCorrect correction • Click Edit Undo QuickCorrect.
The options available from the Check list box vary according to the type of drawing that you are checking. To check the spelling or grammar of selected text 1 Select the text you want to check. 2 Click Text Writing tools, and click one of the following: • Spell check • Grammatik By default, the Auto start command is enabled for the spelling checker and Grammatik.
• Spell check • Grammatik 2 When the spelling or grammar checker stops, click Skip all. You can also skip all occurrences of a word for all proofreading sessions by adding it to a user word list. For more information about user word-list files, see “Using word lists” on page 462. Using the thesaurus You can use the thesaurus to refine your writing style. The thesaurus lets you look up options such as synonyms, antonyms, and related words. You can replace a word by using the thesaurus.
3 Type a word in the box at the top of the Thesaurus page. 4 Click Look up. 5 Choose a word from the list box. 6 Click Insert. In some instances, you are prompted to select the correct form of the word that you want to insert. This prompt appears when the word that you want to replace is spelled the same in both the present and past tenses (for example, “read”), or when the word can be used as more than one part of speech (for example, “wonder,” which can be used as either a noun or a verb).
You can customize how Grammatik checks grammar in a drawing. For example, you can customize Grammatik to start automatically, to prompt you before it automatically replaces words, and to show spelling suggestions for misspelled words. You can customize the thesaurus to look up words or close automatically. The thesaurus can also be customized to suggest spelling suggestions for misspelled words and to display multiple alternative word lists.
You can create, delete, edit, and restore a checking style. You can specify a maximum number of items when Grammatik checks the grammar of a drawing. For example, you can specify the maximum number of consecutive nouns that Grammatik allows. Choosing a formality level lets Grammatik check a drawing for strict or relaxed use of language and diction. Each checking style has a default level of formality assigned to it. Each formality level focuses on a different style of writing.
You can delete custom checking styles, but you cannot delete preset checking styles. To edit a checking style 1 Click Text Writing tools Grammatik. 2 Click Options Checking styles. 3 In the Checking styles dialog box, choose a checking style. 4 Click Edit. 5 Modify any of the settings. 6 Click Save. When you save an edited checking style, an asterisk (*) is added to the style name. To restore an edited checking style 1 Click Text Writing tools Grammatik. 2 Click Options Checking styles.
To change a formality level 1 Click Text Writing tools Grammatik. 2 Click Options Checking styles. 3 In the Checking styles dialog box, choose a checking style from the list. 4 Click Edit. 5 In the Formality levels area, enable one of the following: • Informal • Standard • Formal Using rule classes Rule classes contain groups of grammar and style rules. Grammatik uses rule classes to detect common writing errors. You can enable or disable rules at any time during a Grammatik session.
The Save rules command is available only when a rule has been turned off. Analyzing a drawing Grammatik lets you analyze the grammatical structure of text in a drawing. You can analyze parts of a sentence and parts of speech. When Grammatik analyzes a sentence, it assigns a sentence part to each word or group of words. Grammatik uses Parse Tree to let you view the parts of a sentence. When Grammatik analyzes text, it assigns a part of speech to each word in a sentence.
2 Click Options Analysis Readability. 3 In the Readability dialog box, choose a comparison document from the Comparison document list box. To add a comparison document 1 Open the drawing you want to use as a comparison document. 2 Click Text Writing tools Grammatik. 3 Click Options Analysis Readability. 4 In the Readability dialog box, click Add document. Grammatik lets you add only one custom comparison document.
3 Click in the User word lists list where you want to position the new user word list. 4 Click Add list. 5 In the Add user word list dialog box, choose the new user word list. 6 Click Open. The filename extension for a user word list is .uwl. When you check a drawing, the user word lists are scanned in the order of their appearance in the User word lists dialog box.
Click Add from the Spell checker or Grammatik pages to add the word to the current user word list. You can also add short phrases to a user word list. To add alternative words to a user word list 1 Click Text Writing tools, and click one of the following: • Spell check • Grammatik 2 Click Options User word lists. 3 In the User word lists dialog box, choose a user word list. 4 Type a word in the Word/phrase box. 5 Type a replacement word in the Replace with box. 6 Click Add entry. 7 Click Close.
Checking statistics You can check text statistics to count text elements, including the number of lines, words, characters, and the names of the fonts and styles used. You can display statistics either for selected text objects or for the entire drawing. If no text is selected, all text elements in the drawing, including tab and space characters, are counted. To count text elements for an entire drawing 1 Click a blank space in the drawing window. 2 Click Text Text statistics.
Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation •go “quickly” •a “very” good book aux auxiliary verb An auxiliary verb is a form of “be,” “have,” or “do.” Examples: •“is” coming •“had” not run •“did” he say bv base verb A base verb is the form of a verb that comes after “to” in an infinitive, or after a modal (such as “would”). c/s comparative/superlative The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives or adverbs indicate a degree of comparison.
Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation “to boldly go,” the adverb “boldly” splits the infinitive “to go.” main clause main clause A main clause is complete in meaning without any other sentence component. Examples: •Let’s have the picnic today unless it rains. (Main clause: “Let’s have the picnic today”) •When not in school, children play. (Main clause: “children play”) mod modal A modal is a type of auxiliary verb.
Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation pres-p present participle A present participle is a verb form that can function as part of a verb phrase or as an adjective. It is usually created by adding “ing” to the base verb. Examples: •He is “writing” a book. •She is “going” to bed. •The lawyers presented “closing” arguments. prn pronoun A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation •“The cats” meowed. •“All the children and their mothers” took naps. subordinate clause subordinate clause A subordinate clause, which is also called a dependent clause cannot stand alone. It depends on another clause to complete its meaning. Example: We will have the meeting today, “because everyone is here.” that clause that-clause A that-clause is a specialized subordinate clause starting with “that.” Example: We were sure “that you would pay us.
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Working with templates A template is a collection of styles and page layout settings that govern the layout and appearance of a drawing. Templates are sometimes referred to as “templets.” Use a template for drawing designs that you want to reuse. You can use the preset templates provided with CorelDRAW, and you can create and use custom templates.
By default, the application searches all locations that Instant Search (on Windows 7 and Windows 8) is configured to index. You can also browse for templates in other locations, which Instant Search is not configured to index. For more information about configuring Instant Search on Windows 7 and Windows 8, see the Windows Help. You can cancel a search at any time.
To Do the following If the Template details pane is hidden, click the Show/Hide template details button to display it. View designer notes Click a thumbnail in the Templates pane. The designer notes are displayed in the Designer notes pane. Print designer notes Click the Print designer notes button in the lower-left corner of the Designer notes pane. If there are no designer notes associated with a template, the Print designer notes button is disabled.
Only the template styles are imported. Page layout settings and objects saved with the template are ignored. The attributes of existing objects are maintained. Creating templates If the preset templates do not meet your needs, you can create your own templates, based on documents that you often use. For example, if you regularly put together a newsletter, you can save the page layout settings and styles to a template.
Editing templates You can edit a template by making changes to the styles, page layout settings, or objects. For example, if you like a template but want to make it more versatile, you can add styles that you’ve created or that you’ve taken from another template. For information about editing styles, see “Editing styles and style sets” on page 483. For information about setting page layout options, see “Specifying the page layout” on page 501. To edit a template 1 Click File Open.
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Working with styles and style sets CorelDRAW provides advanced style capabilities that allow you to format your documents with speed, ease, and consistency. You can create and apply styles and style sets to different types of objects: graphic objects, artistic and paragraph text, callout and dimension objects, and any objects created with the Artistic Media tools. Styles and style sets are groups of attributes that determine the appearance of objects.
• • • • “Exporting and importing style sheets” (page 485) “Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets” (page 486) “Finding objects that use a specific style or style set” (page 486) “Breaking the link between objects and styles or style sets” (page 486) Creating styles and style sets A style is a group of formatting attributes that defines an object property, such as outline or fill.
A preview shows you what object attributes will be included in the new style set. 3 Click New style set from. 4 In the New style set from dialog box, type a name in the New style set name box. If the Object styles docker is not open, enable the Open object styles docker check box in the New style set from dialog box. You can also create a style set from an object by dragging the object to the Style sets folder in the Object styles docker.
You can also Rename a style set Right-click a style set in the Style sets folder, click Rename, type a new name, and press Enter. Delete a style set Do one of the following: •Select a style set in the Style sets folder, and click the Delete style set button . •Right-click a style set, and click Delete. Duplicate a style set Right-click a style set, and click Duplicate.
Editing styles and style sets You can edit a style or style set either by changing its attributes in the Object styles docker, or by changing the attributes of an object linked to the style or style set, and then applying these changes to the style or style set. You can also edit a style or style set by copying attributes from an object to the style or style set. You can override style attributes.
3 In the Object properties docker, edit an object attribute defined by a style. The source indicator next to the attribute changes from green with a vertical line object attribute is no longer defined by the style. to orange with a horizontal line , showing that the To remove a style override, do one of the following: • Click the orange source indicator , and choose Revert.
You can also •Right-click the Default object properties folder, and click Revert all to new document default. Set selected object properties as the default settings for new documents Do one of the following: • Click the Set as new document default button next to the object type. •Right-click the object type, and click Set as new document default.
3 In the Import style sheet dialog box, choose the folder where the style sheet is stored. 4 Select the file name, and click Import. 5 Enable the check boxes for the settings you’d like to import into the document. You can also import styles and style sets from an existing CorelDRAW file by selecting the file in the Import style sheet dialog box and clicking Import. Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets You can assign a keyboard shortcut to a style or style set.
To break the link between an object and a style or style set • In the document window, right-click an object by using the Pick tool , choose Object styles from the context menu, and click Break link to style. If the Break link to style command is not available, there are no styles or style sets applied to this object.
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Working with color styles A color style is a color you save and apply to objects in a document. Any time you update a color style, you also update all objects using that color style. Color styles allow you to apply custom colors with ease and consistency.
2 Click Window Dockers Color styles. 3 In the Color styles docker, click the New color style button , and choose New from selected.
You can also duplicate a harmony by selecting its folder in the Color styles docker, clicking the New color harmony button , and choosing Duplicate harmony. You can resize the Color harmonies area so that you can view available color harmonies without scrolling by pointing to the grab area, and when the cursor changes to a two-directional arrow, dragging the edge of the pane. To create a gradient 1 Click Window Dockers Color styles.
• On the Color styles palette or the Document palette, click a color style to apply a fill or right-click a color style to apply an outline. To open the Color styles palette, click Window Color palettes Color styles palette. • Drag a color style from a palette or the Color styles docker to the object. • In the Outline or Fill section of the Object properties docker, click the source indicator next to the color picker, and choose from the list of previously created color styles.
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The icons on the harmony folders show that the color harmonies are based on different harmony rules. From top to bottom: Analogous - Accented, Analogous, Complementary, Monochromatic, Tetrad, and Triad. Editing color harmonies You can edit color harmonies in various ways: by removing a previously applied harmony rule, by substituting the base color with the opposite color on the color wheel, by moving colors to different arms on the color wheel, and by dragging the color harmony on the color wheel.
3 Do any of the following: • In the Harmony editor, click a selector ring and drag to edit the color styles in the harmony. To constrain the movement of the selector ring, hold down Ctrl while dragging the selector ring to preserve the original saturation, or hold down Shift to preserve the original hue. • In the Color editor, choose a color by using any of the available controls: Eyedropper tool, color viewers, sliders, and palettes.
To Do the following Change to the opposite color on the color wheel Click the Switch to opposite color button Move a color to another arm Holding down Alt, drag a selector ring to another arm. . This feature is available for color harmonies that are based on the Complementary, Tetrad, or Triad harmony rule as well as custom color harmonies. Edit multiple color harmonies simultaneously Click the color styles you want while holding down Ctrl, and drag a selector ring in the Harmony editor.
Two of the arms in this color harmony, based on the Tetrad harmony rule, do not contain any colors, but are displayed to help with editing tasks. To enable Page Sorter view 1 Click Window Dockers Color styles. 2 In the Color styles docker, click the View options button , and click Page sorter view.
To show empty arms in a color harmony 1 Click Window Dockers Color styles. 2 In the Color styles docker, click the View options button , and click Show empty arms. Exporting and importing color styles You can reuse color styles by adding them to custom palettes, saving them as the new document defaults, or exporting them to a style sheet. You can also import color styles from other documents.
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Working with pages and layout tools CorelDRAW lets you specify the size, orientation, unit of scale, and background of the drawing page. You can customize and display page grids and guidelines to help you organize objects and place them exactly where you want. For example, if you are designing a newsletter, you can set the dimensions of the pages and create guidelines for positioning columns and heading text.
Page orientation The orientation of the page can be landscape or portrait. In landscape orientation, the drawing’s width is greater than its height, and in portrait orientation, the drawing’s height is greater than its width. Any pages you add to a drawing have the current orientation; however, you can change the orientation of individual pages at any time. Layout styles When you use the default layout style (Full Page), each page in a document is considered a single page and prints on one sheet.
You can also specify the page size and orientation by clicking View Page sorter view and adjusting the controls on the property bar. You can also open the Options dialog box with the Page size page displayed by double-clicking the shadow of the drawing page. To add or delete custom preset page sizes 1 Click Layout Page setup. The Options dialog box appears with the Page size page displayed. 2 Perform a task from the following table.
For best results, choose Letter paper size and Portrait orientation before applying a label style. To save the current page layout as the default 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the list of categories, click Document. 3 Enable the Save options as defaults for new documents check box. 4 Enable the Page options check box. Choosing a page background You can choose the color and type of background for a drawing. For example, you can use a solid color if you want a uniform background.
• Default size— lets you use the bitmap’s current size • Custom size — lets you specify the dimensions of the bitmap by typing values in the H and V boxes. If you want to specify nonproportional height and width values, disable the Maintain aspect ratio check box. If the bitmap is smaller than the drawing page, it is tiled across the drawing page. If it is larger than the drawing page, it is cropped to fit the drawing page. A background bitmap is not an object and cannot be edited.
You can also Specify the page size Choose a page size from the Size list box. Specify a custom page size Type values in the Width and Height boxes. Set the page orientation Click the Landscape or the Portrait button. You can also insert a page before or after the current page by clicking one of the Add page buttons in the document navigator. You can also add a page by right-clicking a page tab in the document navigator and clicking Insert page after or Insert page before.
To move an object to another page 1 Drag the object over the appropriate page tab in the document navigator. The destination page appears in the drawing window. 2 Without releasing the mouse button, drag to position the object on the page. You can also move an object to another page by dragging the object name in the Object manager docker over a layer name on the destination page. To manage pages while viewing their contents 1 Click View Page sorter view. 2 Perform a task from the following table.
Page numbers are automatically updated when you add or delete pages in your document. You can also insert a page number inside existing artistic or paragraph text. If the text is located on a local layer, the page number is inserted on the current page only. If the text is located on a master layer, the page number becomes part of the master layer and appears on all pages where the master layer is visible.
• On all even pages — lets you insert page numbers on all even pages. The page number is inserted on a new even-page master layer. By default, the page number is centered at the bottom of the page. In the Object manager docker, the page number appears as an artistic text object with the name “Page number.” You can insert page numbers on odd pages only if the current page is an odd page, and you can insert page numbers on even pages only if the current page is an even page.
To move a ruler • Hold down Shift, and drag a ruler to a new position in the drawing window. To customize ruler settings 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Document list of categories, click Rulers. 3 In the Units area, choose a unit of measure from the Horizontal list box. If you want to use a different unit of measure for the vertical ruler, disable the Same units for horizontal and vertical rulers check box, and choose a unit of measure from the Vertical list box.
Setting up the document grid The document grid is a series of non-printing intersecting lines that you can display in the drawing window. You can use the document grid to precisely align and position objects. You can customize the look of the document grid by changing the grid display and grid spacing. The grid display lets you view the document grid as lines or as dots. The spacing lets you set the distance between the grid lines. The spacing options are based on the unit of measure for the ruler.
The unit of measure used for grid spacing is the same as that used for rulers. For information about ruler settings, see “To customize ruler settings” on page 510. To change the color and opacity of the pixel grid 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Document list of categories, click Grid. 3 In the Pixel grid area, open the Color picker, and click a color. 4 Move the Opacity slider to the right to increase the opacity of the grid.
To Do the following Set spacing In the Baseline grid area, type a value in the Spacing box. Set distance from top Type a value in the Start from top box. Setting this value to 0 makes the first line of the baseline grid overlap with the top edge of the drawing page. Set color Open the Color picker, and choose a color. To turn baseline grid snapping on or off • Click View Snap to Baseline grid. A check mark beside the Baseline grid command indicates that snapping is turned on.
Guidelines can be placed in the drawing window to aid in object placement. To display or hide the guidelines • Click View Guidelines. A check mark beside the Guidelines command indicates that the guidelines are displayed. You can also display or hide the guidelines by clicking Window Dockers Guidelines and clicking the Show or hide guidelines button . You can also access additional guideline options by clicking Tools Options, and then clicking Guidelines in the Document list of categories.
You can also add an angled guideline by dragging from the horizontal or vertical ruler in the drawing window, and typing a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar. To use an object as a guide 1 In the Object manager docker, click the Guides layer on the page you want. If the Object manager docker is not open, click Object Object manager. 2 Draw and position the object you want to use as a guide.
To have objects snap to the guidelines 1 Click View Snap to Guidelines. 2 Drag the object to the guideline. To snap the center of an object to a guideline, select the object, and drag it by its center over the guideline until the center snaps to the guideline. You can also set objects and editable areas to snap to a guideline by clicking Window Dockers Guidelines and clicking the Snap to guidelines button .
To lock or unlock a guideline • Right-click the guideline, and click Lock object or Unlock object. You can also click Window Dockers Guidelines and click the Lock guideline button . To set the line style and color of a guideline 1 Click Window Dockers Guidelines. 2 Open the Guideline color picker, and choose a guideline color. 3 Open the Guideline style picker, and choose a line style.
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Working with tables A table provides a structured layout that lets you present text or images within a drawing. You can draw a table, or you can create a table from paragraph text. You can easily change the look of a table by modifying the table properties and formatting. In addition, because tables are objects, you can manipulate them in various ways. You can also import existing tables from a text file or a spreadsheet.
In this example, a table was used to organize the content. To add a table to a drawing 1 Click the Table tool . 2 Type values in the Rows and columns boxes on the property bar. The value that you type in the top portion specifies the number of rows; the value that you type in the bottom portion specifies the number of columns. 3 Drag diagonally to draw the table.
Selecting, moving, and navigating table components You must select a table, table rows, table columns, or table cells before you insert rows or columns, change the table border properties, add a background fill color, or edit other table properties. You can move selected rows and columns to a new location in a table. You can also copy or cut a row or column from one table and paste it in another table.
To Do the following Select nonadjacent table cells Using the Table tool, click a table. Then, hold down Ctrl, and click each table cell that you want to select. You can also select a cell by inserting the Table tool pointer in an empty cell and pressing Ctrl + A. You can also use the Shape tool to select a single cell by clicking it, or to select adjacent cells by dragging over them. To move a table row or column 1 Select the row or column that you want to move.
2 In the Workspace, Toolbox list of categories, click Table tool. 3 Enable the Move to the next cell option. 4 From the Tab order list box, choose one of the following options: • Left to right, top to bottom • Right to left, top to bottom You can program the Tab key to insert a tab character in the table text by enabling the Insert a tab character into the text option. Inserting and deleting table rows and columns You can insert and delete the rows and columns in a table.
To Do the following Insert multiple columns to the left of the selected column Click Table Insert Insert columns, type a value in the Number of columns box, and enable the Left of the selection option. Insert multiple columns to the right of the selected column Click Table Insert Insert columns, type a value in the Number of columns box, and enable the Right of the selection option.
Table rows and columns of different sizes (left) are distributed evenly (right). To resize a table cell, row, or column 1 Click the Table tool , and then click the table. 2 Select the cell, row, or column that you want to resize. 3 On the property bar, type values in the Table width and height boxes. To distribute table rows and columns 1 Select the table cells that you want to distribute. 2 Perform a task from the following table.
You can modify both table and table cell borders. Thin table and cell borders (left) are made thicker (right). In addition, you can change the table cell margins and cell border spacing. The cell margins let you increase the space between the cell borders and the text in the cell. By default, table cell borders overlap to form a grid. However, you can increase the cell border spacing to move the borders away from each other.
Separated borders applied to a table. To modify table borders and cell borders 1 Select the table or table area that you want to modify. A table area can include a cell, a group of cells, rows, columns, or the entire table. 2 Click the Border selection button on the property bar, and choose the borders that you want to modify. 3 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Modify the border thickness Choose a border width from the Outline width list box on the property bar.
If you want to apply different values for the margins, click the Lock margins button to unlock the margin boxes, and type values in the Top margin, Bottom margin, Left margin, and Right margin boxes. 5 Press Enter. To modify cell border spacing in tables 1 Click the Table tool , and then click the table. 2 Click Options on the property bar. 3 Enable the Separated cell borders check box. 4 Type a value in the Horizontal cell spacing box.
Another way to insert a tab stop is by pressing the Tab key. To use this method, you must set the Tab key to insert tab stops. For information about changing the Tab key options, see “To change the navigational direction of the Tab key” on page 522. To automatically resize table cells when you type 1 Click the Pick tool , and then click the table. 2 Click Options on the property bar, and enable the Automatically resize cells while typing check box.
You can change the look of a table (left) by merging adjacent table cells (right). The two cells at the bottom of the table (left) have been merged into a single cell (right). You can also split table cells, rows, or columns. Splitting lets you create new cells, rows, or columns without changing the size of the table. You can insert additional rows in a table (left) by splitting table cells (right). To merge table cells 1 Select the cells to be merged. The selected cells must be contiguous.
To unmerge table cells 1 Select the cell that you want to unmerge. 2 Click Table Unmerge cells. To split table cells, rows, or columns 1 Click the Table tool . 2 Select the cell, row, or column that you want to divide. 3 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Split a selection horizontally Click Table Split into rows, and type a value in the Number of rows box. Split a selection vertically Click Table Split into columns, and type a value in the Number of columns box.
To insert an image or a graphic in a table cell 1 Copy an image or a graphic. 2 Click the Table tool, and select the cell where you want to insert the image or graphic. 3 Click Edit Paste. You can also insert a graphic or an image by holding down the right mouse button over the image, dragging the image to a cell, releasing the right mouse button, and then clicking Place inside cell. To add a background color to a table 1 Click the Table tool , and then click the table.
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Working with bitmaps You can convert a vector graphic to a bitmap. You can also import and crop bitmaps in CorelDRAW. You can also add color masks, watermarks, and special effects, and you can change the color and tone of the images.
To convert a vector graphic to a bitmap 1 Select an object. 2 Click Bitmaps Convert to bitmap. 3 Choose a resolution from the Resolution list box. 4 Choose a color mode from the Color mode list box. 5 Enable any of the following check boxes: • Dithered — simulates a greater number of colors than those available. This option is available for images that use 256 or fewer colors. • Always overprint black — overprints black when black is the top color.
Making the background of a bitmap transparent lets you see images or a background otherwise obscured by the bitmap background. Importing bitmaps You can import a bitmap into a drawing either directly or by linking it to an external file. When you link to an external file, edits to the original file are automatically updated in the imported file. After you import a bitmap, the status bar provides information about its color mode, size, and resolution.
The size of the bitmap on your screen depends on the pixel height and width of the bitmap, on the zoom level, and on your monitor settings. As a result, the size of the bitmap may appear different on your screen and in print. Changing bitmap resolution You can change the resolution of a bitmap to increase or decrease its file size. Resolution is measured by the number of dots per inch (dpi) when the bitmap is printed. The resolution you choose depends on how the bitmap is output.
2 Click Bitmaps Resample. 3 In the Resolution area, type values in any of the following boxes: • Horizontal • Vertical If you want to maintain the proportions of the bitmap, enable the Maintain aspect ratio check box. If you want to maintain the file size, enable the Maintain original size check box. When this check box is enabled, the height and width of the bitmap are automatically adjusted as you change the resolution.
Straighten image dialog box Correcting camera lens distortions With photos that contain camera lens distortions, it is recommended that you start with correcting the lens distortion. You can correct two types of lens distortions, which make straight lines in photos appear curved: barrel and pincushion. Barrel distortions make photos appear pushed out at the center. Pincushion distortions make photos appear pushed in at the center.
Cropping By default, the straightened image is cropped to the cropping area that is displayed in the preview window. The final image has the same aspect ratio as the original image, but it has smaller dimensions. However, you can preserve the original width and height of the image by cropping and resampling the image. You can also produce an image at an angle by disabling cropping and then using the Crop tool to crop the image in the drawing window. To straighten an image 1 Select an image.
You can also Display an image at its actual size Click the 100% button. Correcting perspective distortions You can correct perspective distortions in photos that have straight lines and flat surfaces such as architectural photos and photos of buildings. Perspective distortions usually occur when you take pictures of tall or wide objects, and the camera sensor is at an angle to the objects. As a result, the photographed objects may appear to be leaning or to be at an angle.
To Do the following Crop and resample the corrected image to its original size Enable the Crop check box, and then enable the Crop and resample to original size check box. Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps A Digimarc watermark embeds copyright details, contact information, and image attributes in an image. A watermark makes subtle changes to the brightness of pixels in an image.
4 Choose an option from the Target output list box. 5 Type a value in the Watermark durability box. Higher values increase the persistence of the watermark under common image modifications such as dithering, cropping, compression, and scaling. If you want to confirm the information available to viewers when they detect the watermark, enable the Verify check box. This feature is not supported by the 64-bit version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.
Special effect category Description Camera Lets you simulate effects produced by various camera lenses. Effects include Colorize, Photo Filter, Sepia Toning, and Time Machine, which lets you walk your image back through history to recreate some popular photographic styles from the past. Color Transform Lets you create photographic illusions by using color reduction and replacements. Effects include Halftone, Psychedelic, and Solarize. Contour Lets you highlight and enhance the edges of an image.
The Time machine effect recreates photographic styles from the past. To apply a special effect 1 Select a bitmap. 2 Click Bitmaps, choose a special effect type, and click an effect. 3 Adjust any special effect settings. To add a plug-in filter 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the list of categories, double-click Workspace, and click Plug-ins. 3 Click Add. 4 Choose a folder containing a plug-in. 5 Restart the application. The plug-in appears in the Bitmaps Plug-ins menu.
Left to right: Add noise effect, Zoom blur effect, Solarize color transform effect, Edge detect contour effect, Sharpen effect Left to right: Original image, Emboss effect, Cubist artistic effect, Mosaic creative effect, Distort pixelate effect Smart blur The Smart blur effect smooths the surfaces while keeping the edges sharp.
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Cobblestone Elephant skin Etching Plastic Relief sculpture Stone Working with colors in bitmaps CorelDRAW lets you change colors in monochrome images, apply PostScript halftone screens to optimize color and black-and-white bitmaps for printing, hide and show colors, and mask colors. Monochrome bitmaps have two colors: black and white. You can replace the black and white pixels with any color on a color palette.
To apply a screen to a bitmap 1 Select a bitmap by using the Pick tool . 2 In the toolbox, click the Uniform fill button . 3 Click the Palettes tab. 4 Choose a fixed palette from the Palette list box. 5 Click Options, and click PostScript options. 6 Choose an option from the Type list to set the dot shape or line type. 7 Type a value in the Frequency box to set the number of dots or lines that appear in each inch of the screen.
3 Click the Edit color button . 4 Use the controls in the Select color dialog box to edit the color. You can also change a masked color by clicking the Color selector button , selecting another color from the bitmap, and clicking Apply. Using the Image Adjustment Lab The Image Adjustment Lab lets you correct the color and tone of most photos quickly and easily.
1. Rotation tools 5. Select white point 9. Sliders 2. Pan tool 6. Select black point 10. Hint for current tool 3. Zoom tools 7. Undo, Redo, and Reset 11. Histogram 4. Preview Modes 8. Snapshots The Image Adjustment Lab consists of automatic and manual controls, which are organized in a logical order for image correction. By starting in the upper-right corner and working your way down, you can select only the controls you need to correct the problems specific to your image.
Correction of a color cast. The image on the right is the corrected version. Adjusting brightness and contrast across an entire image You can brighten, darken, or improve the contrast in an entire image by using the following controls: • Brightness slider — lets you brighten or darken an entire image. This control can correct exposure problems caused by too much light (overexposure) or too little light (underexposure) at the time the photo was taken.
The histogram plots the brightness values of the pixels in an image on a scale of 0 (dark) to 255 (light). The left part of the histogram represents the shadows, the middle part represents the midtones, and the right part represents the highlights. The height of the spikes indicates how many pixels are at each brightness level. For example, a higher number of pixels on the left side of the histogram indicates the presence of image detail in the dark areas of the image.
To Do the following Brighten or darken specific areas Move the Highlights slider to brighten or darken the lightest areas of the image. Then, move the Shadows slider to lighten or darken the darkest areas of the image. Finally, move the Midtones slider to fine-tune the midrange tones in the image. The Image Adjustment Lab is not available for CMYK images. For CMYK images, you can access the Auto adjust filter and other adjustment filters from the Effects menu.
To Do the following View the image in one window with a divider between the original and corrected versions Click the Before and after split preview button . Move your pointer over the dashed divider line, and drag to move the divider to another area of the image. Adjusting color and tone CorelDRAW lets you adjust the color and tone of bitmaps. For example, you can replace colors and adjust the brightness, lightness, and intensity of colors.
Effect Description Hue/saturation/lightness Lets you adjust the color channels in a bitmap and change the position of colors in the spectrum. This effect allows you to change colors and their richness, as well as the percentage of white in an image. Selective color Lets you change color by changing the percentage of spectrum CMYK process colors from the red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and magenta color spectrums in a bitmap.
The tone curve shows the balance between the shadows, midtones, and highlights of an image. The original (x) and adjusted (y) pixel values are displayed side by side when you drag the tone curve. This example shows a small adjustment to the tonal range, in which pixel values of 152 are replaced with pixel values of 141. You can fix problem areas by adding nodes to the tone curve and dragging the curve.
• Invert — lets you reverse the colors of an image. Inverting an image creates the appearance of a photographic negative. • Posterize — lets you reduce the number of tonal values in an image. Posterize removes gradations and creates larger areas of flat color. To transform color and tone 1 Select a bitmap.
Working with bitmap color modes Changing an image to another color mode, such as RGB, CMYK, or Grayscale, changes a bitmap’s color structure.
To change the color mode of a bitmap 1 Click a bitmap. 2 Click Bitmaps Mode, and click a color mode. The current mode of the selected bitmap is not available in the menu. Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images You can change any image to a black-and-white image. In addition to conversion settings such as threshold, screen type, and intensity, there are seven conversion options that affect how the converted images will look. Conversion Line art Produces a high-contrast, black-and-white image.
4 Move the Intensity slider. If you want to view different parts of the image, you can drag the image in the Preview window. The Intensity slider is not available for the Halftone conversion option. Changing bitmaps to duotones To convert an image to a duotone, you change a bitmap to the grayscale color mode and enhance it using one to four additional colors, giving the image greater tonal depth.
To change an image to a duotone 1 Click a bitmap. 2 Click Bitmaps Mode Duotone (8-bit). 3 Click the Curves tab. 4 Choose a duotone type from the Type list box. 5 Double-click an ink color in the Type window. 6 In the Select color dialog box, choose a color, and click OK. If you want to adjust the color’s tone curve, click the ink tone curve on the grid to add a node, and drag the node to adjust the percentage of color at that point on the curve. 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each ink color you want to use.
Dithering Changing images to the paletted color mode lets you use dithering to enhance color information. Dithering places pixels with specific colors or values relative to other pixels of a specific color. The relationship of one colored pixel to another creates the appearance of additional colors that do not exist in the color palette. You can use two types of dithering: ordered dithering and error diffusion.
Palette type Description Custom Lets you add colors to create a customized color palette To change an image to the paletted color mode 1 Click a bitmap. 2 Click Bitmaps Mode Paletted (8-bit). 3 Click the Options tab. 4 Choose a color palette type from the Palette list box. 5 Choose an option from the Dithering list box. 6 Move the Dithering intensity slider. If you want to save the conversion settings as a preset, click the Add preset button, and type a name in the Save preset box.
8 Move the range sensitivity sliders. If you want to preview the color palette, click the Processed palette tab.
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Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results CorelDRAW lets you trace bitmaps to convert them to fully editable and scalable vector graphics. You can trace artwork, photos, scanned sketches, or logos and then easily integrate them into your designs. For information about the difference between vector graphics and bitmaps, see “Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps” on page 49.
The Centerline Trace method was used to convert the original bitmap (top) into a vector graphic (bottom). The Outline Trace method uses curve objects with no outlines and is suitable for tracing clipart, logos, and photo images. The Outline Trace method is also referred to as “fill” or “contour tracing.” Choosing a preset style A preset style is a collection of settings that are appropriate for the specific type of bitmap you want to trace (for example, line art or a highquality photo image).
Detailed logo Clipart Low-quality image High-quality image Adjusting traced results You can adjust the traced results by using the controls in the PowerTRACE dialog box. For more information, see “Fine-tuning traced results ” on page 576 and “Adjusting colors in traced results” on page 578. To trace a bitmap by using Quick Trace 1 Select a bitmap. 2 Click Bitmaps Quick Trace. You can also trace a bitmap in one step by clicking the Trace bitmap button on the property bar and clicking Quick Trace.
2 Click Bitmaps Outline trace, and click one of the following: • Line art — lets you trace black-and-white sketches and illustrations • Logo — lets you trace simple logos with little detail and few colors • Detailed logo — lets you trace logos that contain fine detail and many colors • Clipart — lets you trace ready-to-use graphics that vary according to their amount of detail and number of colors • Low quality image— lets you trace photos that lack fine detail (or that contain fine detail that you want t
Control Description 1. Preview window Lets you preview the traced result and compare it to the source bitmap 2. Preview list box Lets you choose one of the following previewing options: •Before and after — lets you display both the source bitmap and the traced result •Large preview — lets you preview a traced result in a single-pane preview window •Wireframe overlay — lets you display a wireframe (outline) view of the traced result on top of the source bitmap 3.
Previewing traced results By default, PowerTRACE displays both the source bitmap and the traced result. You can also preview a traced result in a single-pane preview window, or you can display a wireframe (outline) view of the traced graphic on top of the source bitmap. You can zoom in and out to get a better view of the graphic, and you can pan to view areas that fall outside the preview window.
Outline tracing with a low detail value (left); outline tracing with a high detail value (right) Completing a trace By default, the source bitmap is preserved after being traced, and objects in the traced result are automatically grouped. You can have the source bitmap automatically deleted after the trace is complete. Removing and preserving the background You can choose to remove or preserve the background in the traced result.
You can also Change the tracing method Choose a method from the Trace type list box. Change the preset style Choose a preset style from the Type of image list box. Keep the source bitmap after a trace In the Options area, disable the Delete original image check box. Discard or preserve the background in the traced result Enable or disable the Remove background check box.
Traced graphic that contains 152 colors (left); traced graphic that contains 5 colors (right) Sorting colors To edit the color palette more easily, you can sort colors by similarity or frequency. Sorting by similarity arranges the colors based on their hue and lightness. Colors of similar hue and lightness appear close to each other on the color palette. Sorting by frequency arranges the colors based on how much they are used in the traced results.
To Do the following Change the color mode Choose a color mode from the Color mode list box. Reduce the number of colors in a traced result (Outline Trace) Type a value in the Number of colors box, and click outside the box. Select a color Do one of the following: •Click a color on the color palette. The selected color swatch button appears pressed. • Click the Eyedropper tool , and click a color in the preview window. A marquee appears around the selected color.
To increase the number of colors in a traced result, you need to change the preset style or increase the amount of detail. For information about how to change the preset style and the amount of detail, see “To fine-tune traced results” on page 577. Setting default tracing options You can enable any of the following tracing options. • Quick Trace method — You can change the default Quick Trace settings to any preset style, or to the most recently used settings.
• For best results when you use the Centerline Trace method, convert the bitmap to the black-and-white color mode before tracing. Note that in this case you cannot adjust detail. • When tracing technical illustrations and sketches with faint lines, you can improve the results by applying the Find edges special effect to the source bitmap. To do this, click Bitmaps Contour Find edges.
Working with RAW camera files You can import and process RAW camera files in CorelDRAW.
Bringing RAW camera files into CorelDRAW When you open single or multiple RAW camera files in CorelDRAW, they are first displayed in the Camera RAW Lab. You can use the controls in the Camera RAW Lab to adjust the color and tone of the RAW camera images. If you are satisfied with the adjustments of a file, you can apply the same adjustments to the remaining files. After processing RAW camera files, you can edit them further by using the tools and effects available in CorelDRAW.
Camera RAW Lab: circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the lab.
Component Description 1. Rotation tools Let you rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise and counterclockwise 2. Zooming and panning tools Let you zoom in and out of an image displayed in the preview window, pan an image displayed at a zoom level higher than 100%, and fit an image to the preview window 3. Preview modes and Preview window Let you preview the adjustments made to a RAW camera image in a single or split window.
Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files You can adjust the color and tone of an image by using the following settings. Color depth Color depth refers to the number of colors an image can contain. One of the advantages of using RAW camera files is that they can contain more colors than photos saved as JPEG or TIFF files. This greater number of colors makes it easier to reproduce colors accurately, reveal detail in shadows, and adjust brightness levels.
• Exposure slider — lets you compensate for the lighting conditions at the time the photo was taken. Exposure is the amount of light allowed to fall on the image sensor of a digital camera. High exposure values result in areas that are completely white (no detail); low values result in increased shadows. Exposure values (EV) range from -3.0 to + 3.0. • Brightness slider — lets you brighten or darken an entire image. If you want to darken only the darkest areas of an image, you must use the Shadow slider.
To Do the following Adjust the brightness in the darker areas of an image without changing the lighter areas Move the Shadow slider. Show clipped shadow areas Click the button to the left of the histogram. Show clipped highlight areas Click the button to the right of the histogram. You can capture the current version of your image by clicking Create snapshot. Thumbnails of the snapshots appear in a window below your image.
3 Click the Detail tab. 4 Move any of the following sliders to the right: • Luminance noise — to reduce the amount of luminance noise • Color noise — to reduce the amount of color noise. Note that higher settings may decrease the color accuracy of an image. Adjusting both the Luminance noise and Color noise settings produces better results. Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information By previewing RAW camera files in various ways, you can evaluate the color and tone adjustments you make.
To obtain information about a RAW camera file 1 Click File Import. 2 Select the RAW camera file or files that you want to import, and click Import. 3 In the Camera RAW Lab, click the Properties tab, and view any of the properties that are available for the selected RAW camera file, such as color space, camera manufacturer and model, focal length, exposure time, and ISO speed ratings.
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Printing basics CorelDRAW provides extensive options for printing your work.
2 Click the General tab. 3 In the Destination area, choose a printer from the Printer list box. 4 In the Destination area, choose a page size and orientation option from the Page list box. 5 In the Copies area, type a value in the Number of copies box. If you want the copies collated, enable the Collate check box.
You can also choose an imposition layout, such as 2 x 2 (4-up) or 2 x 3 (6-up), from the Imposition layout list box. For more information, see “Working with imposition layouts” on page 610. To tile a print job 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Layout tab. 3 In the Image position and size area, enable the Print tiled pages check box.
You can preview the composite by clicking View Preview separations Composite. You can view individual color separations by clicking the tabs at the bottom of the application window. To view a summary of issues for a print job 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Preflight tab. If there are no print job issues, the tab name displays as No issues. If there are issues, the tab name displays the number of issues that were found.
3 Modify any of the printing options. 4 Click Save as. 5 Choose the folder where the print style is stored. 6 Click the filename. 7 Click Save. You should save the modified settings as a print style or apply the changes before canceling; otherwise, you’ll lose all the modified settings. To delete a print style 1 Click File Print preview. 2 Select a print style. 3 Click the Delete print style button . Fine-tuning print jobs You can fine-tune print jobs to ensure print quality.
To print as a bitmap 1 Click File Print. 2 On the General tab, enable the Print as bitmap check box, and type a number in the dpi box to set the resolution. To downsample bitmaps 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Prepress tab.
How to In the Print dialog box Print the document and convert the document colors to the printer colors Choose the printer color profile from the Correct colors using color profile list box. Notes for PostScript printers Most PostScript printers support the use of multiple color spaces in a document. For example, a document can contain colors from multiple colors spaces, such as RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale.
You can also Retain the color values associated with the selected color model Enable the Preserve (color model) numbers check box. To print using color proofing settings 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Enable the Use color proof settings option to apply the color settings that are defined in the Color proof settings docker. If you want to correct the proof colors, you can choose a color profile from the Correct colors using color profile list box. 4 Click Print.
To print to a PostScript device 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the General tab. 3 In the Destination area, choose a PostScript printer from the Printer list box. 4 Click the PostScript tab. 5 From the list box in the Compatibility area, choose the PostScript level that corresponds to the printer. If you want to compress bitmaps when printing, choose an option from the Compression type list box in the Bitmaps area. If you choose JPEG compression, you can move the JPEG quality slider to adjust the compression.
4 Choose one of the following from the Setting list box: • If any spot colors are used • If more than 1 spot color used • If more than 2 spot colors used • If more than 3 spot colors used 5 Choose Many fonts (preflight) from the Special settings list, and choose a number from the Setting list box that appears. To disable the downloading of Type 1 fonts 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the PostScript tab. 3 Disable the Download Type1 fonts check box. Type 1 fonts can be downloaded only for PostScript devices.
Data source document (1), form document (2), and merged documents (3) Creating a data source file Information in a data source file is organized into fields and records. A field can contain one or more characters. Fields can contain alphanumeric data or only numeric data. For example, a record may include a first name, last name, address, and other contact information. Each item within the record, such as first name, last name, or address, is recognized as a field. A record can contain one or more fields.
You can also Apply formatting to the data in a numeric field On the Add fields page of the Print merge wizard, click a numeric field in the list, and choose a format from the Numeric format list box. Different numeric formats are available in CorelDRAW. For example, the X.0 format represents the value 1 as 1.0; the 00X format represents the value 1 as 001.
4 On the next lines, type the data that you want to appear in the merged document. Each line constitutes a record. For example: \Pixie Parsons\\6 September 2016\\Mr. Randy Harris\ \Shirley Wilkinson\\13 January 2016\\Ms. Corinne Pitts\ 5 Save the file as an ANSI text file (.txt extension) or as an RTF file. Backslashes function as markers to indicate the beginning and end of merge fields; therefore, you cannot use them as data in fields. Data in fields must end with a character.
3 Click Print. If you want to print all records and pages, enable the Current document option. To perform a merge and save the document to a new file • Click File Print merge Merge to new document. You can also perform a merge and save the document to a new file by clicking Merge to new document on the Print merge toolbar.
Preparing files for print service providers With CorelDRAW, you can prepare a print job for sending to a print service provider.
The PDF file settings for the print service provider and the Prepress settings are identical. For information about the PDF Prepress style settings, see “Exporting documents as PDF files” on page 653. To print to a file 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the General tab. 3 In the Destination area, enable the Print to file check box.
The layout you choose does not affect the original document, only the way it is printed. To edit an imposition layout 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Layout tab. 3 Choose an imposition layout from the Imposition layout list box. 4 Click Edit. 5 Edit any imposition layout settings. 6 Click File Save imposition layout. 7 Type a name for the imposition layout in the Save as box.
• Sequential auto-ordering • Cloned auto-ordering — arranges the pages from left to right and top to bottom — places the working page in each frame of the printable page If you want to arrange the page numbering manually, click on the page and specify the page number in the Page sequence number box. 5 Choose an angle from the Page rotation list box. To edit gutters 1 Click File Print preview. 2 Click the Imposition layout tool .
• Crop/fold marks — represent the size of the paper and print at the corners of the page. You can print crop/fold marks to use as guides to trim the paper. If you print multiple pages per sheet (for example, two rows by two columns), you can choose to print the crop/fold marks on the outside edge of the page so that all crop/fold marks are removed after the cropping process, or you can choose to add crop marks around each row and column.
To print registration marks 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Prepress tab. 3 In the Registration marks area, enable the Print registration marks check box. 4 Choose a registration mark style from the Style picker. To print registration marks, ensure that the paper on which you print is 0.5 inches larger on all sides than the page size of the image that you are printing. To print color calibration bars and densitometer scales 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Prepress tab.
You can also change the position of printers’ marks by clicking a printers’ mark icon in the print preview window and dragging the bounding box. If you want to affix printers’ marks to the object’s bounding box instead of to the page bounding box, click File Print, click the Prepress tab, and enable the Marks to objects check box. Maintaining OPI links Open Prepress Interface (OPI) lets you use low-resolution images as placeholders for the high-resolution images that appear in your final work.
3 Enable the Print separations option. If you want to print specific color separations, click the Separations tab, and enable the corresponding check box in the list of color separations. You can change the order in which color separations print, by enabling the Use advanced settings check box in the Options area. In the separations list at the bottom of the dialog box, click in the Order column next to the color separation that you want to change. Chose a new order value from the list box.
How overprinted colors mix depends on the type of colors and ink you are mixing and the types of objects you are overprinting. For example, an object that uses a CMYK color overprints differently from an object that uses a spot color. Bitmaps also overprint differently from vector objects. You can preview a simulation of how overprinted colors will mix by enabling the Enhanced viewing mode and the Simulate overprints viewing mode.
• Overprint fill • Overprint bitmap You can also set an object to overprint by right-clicking the object and choosing an overprint option from the context menu. To print text over underlying objects 1 Using the Text tool , select the text. 2 In the Character area of the Object properties docker, enable the Overprint fill check box. To overprint selected color separations 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Enable the Print separations option. 4 Click the Separations tab.
3 Choose Overprint black threshold (PS) from the Option list. 4 Choose a number from the Setting list box. The number you choose represents the percentage of black above which black objects overprint. To trap by auto-spreading 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Color tab.
6 Click the Composite tab. 7 Enable the PostScript level 3 In-RIP trapping check box. 8 Click Settings. 9 Type a value in the Trap width box. If you are trapping to black, type a value in the Black trap width box. To select In-RIP trapping options, you must have selected PostScript 3 from the Compatibility list box under the PostScript tab of the Print dialog box. To specify image trap placement 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Enable the Print composite option. 4 Click the PostScript tab.
To choose In-RIP trapping options, you must have selected PostScript 3 from the Compatibility list box under the PostScript tab in the Print dialog box. To set inks for trapping 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Enable the Print composite option. 4 Click the Composite tab. 5 Enable the PostScript Level 3 In-RIP trapping check box. 6 Click Settings.
2 Click the Prepress tab. 3 In the Paper/film settings area, enable the Invert check box. Do not choose negative film if you are printing to a desktop printer. To specify film with the emulsion down 1 Click File Print. 2 Click the Prepress tab. 3 In the Paper/film settings area, enable the Mirror check box. Preparing banners for printing You can add borders and grommet markers to prepare banners for printing.
To prepare a banner design for printing 1 Click Tools Border and Grommet. To use the Border and Grommet dialog box, you must first download the Border and Grommet extension. For more information, see “To acquire an extension” on page 96. 2 Perform a task from the following table. To Do the following Add a border In the Border area, enable the Add border check box. Add borders and grommet markers to a document based on the active page In the Source area, enable the Page option.
To Do the following •Right — places the grommet markers along the right edge of the page Add grommet markers by specifying the space between them In the Placement and Distribution area, enable the Spacing option, and type values in the Vertical and Horizontal boxes. Working with a print service provider When you send a file to a print service provider, the provider takes your file and converts it directly to film or to plates.
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Creating objects for the web CorelDRAW lets you export objects that are optimized for viewing in a web browser. You can also create interactive rollovers from CorelDRAW objects. In addition, you can add hyperlinks and bookmarks to a drawing. After creating the web-compatible object in CorelDRAW, you can add the object to a design using a web-authoring tool. You can also export the object to HTML. For more information, see “Exporting to HTML” on page 641.
Component Description 1. Preview window Displays a preview of the document. 2. Preview modes Lets you preview the adjustments in a single or split frame.
Component Description 3. Zooming and panning tools Lets you zoom in and out of a document displayed in the preview window, pan an image displayed at zoom level higher than 100%, and fit an image in the preview window. 4. Eyedropper tool and sampled color swatch Lets you sample a color and display the sampled color. 5. Preset list box Lets you choose preset settings for a file format. 6. Export settings Lets you customize export setting, such as color, display options, and size. 7.
Exporting palette-based documents Palette-based documents, such as paletted GIF and 8-bit PNG, allow individual pixels to retain their exact color value. This lets you control the display of colors in the file when exporting. Palette-based documents also allow you to introduce transparency to a file by choosing a color in the image and making it transparent. For information, see “Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds” on page 634.
3 Click Save as. 4 Choose the drive and folder where you want to save the file. 5 Type a name in the File name box. 6 Click Save. You can also Choose a color mode In the Settings area, choose a color mode from the Color mode list box. This option is unavailable for the GIF file format. Embed the color profile In the Advanced area, enable the Embed color profile check box. You can also export to a web-compatible format by clicking File Export, and choosing a file format from the Save as type list box.
To Do the following Control document quality In the Settings area, choose a quality option from the Quality list box, or type a percentage value. Choose an encoding setting In the Settings area, choose an option from the Sub-format list box. Blur the transition between adjacent pixels of different colors In the Settings area, type a value in the Blur box.
To Do the following Choose a color mode In the Settings area, choose a color mode from the Color mode list box. This option is unavailable for the GIF file format. Choose a color palette In the Settings area, choose a palette from the Color palette list box. This option is only available for the PNG file format in the Paletted (8-bit) color mode. Specify a dithering setting and amount In the Settings area, choose a dithering option from the Dithering list box, and type a value in the box.
You can also This option is only available for the PNG file format in the Paletted (8-bit) color mode. You can also add transparency to a palette-based document by choosing a color in the image and making it transparent. For information, see “Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds” on page 634. Saving and applying web presets Web presets allow you to save custom settings for exporting web-compatible file formats.
2 Perform one or more tasks from the following table. To Do the following Make the background of the object transparent In the Settings area, enable the Transparency check box. Make a selected color transparent Click the Eyedropper on the toolbar, and then click the image to choose a color. In the Settings area, click the Make the selected color transparent button Apply a matte color to the object’s background to help blend the edges of anti-aliased objects .
To modify an object’s rollover state 1 Click Window Toolbars Internet. The Internet toolbar appears. 2 Click the rollover object to select it. 3 On the Internet toolbar, click the Edit rollover button . 4 From the Active rollover state list box, choose a state: • Normal • Over • Down 5 Modify the object properties, such as the color. 6 Click the Finish editing rollover button . You can also Delete a rollover state On the Internet toolbar, click the Delete rollover state button .
Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents CorelDRAW lets you add bookmarks and hyperlinks to your document. You can apply these to objects, including text objects, rollovers, and bitmaps. For information, see “Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files” on page 656. Bookmarks To create an internal link within a file, you can assign a bookmark to text or to an object. You can then assign a link to an object so that, when it’s clicked, it opens the bookmark.
To assign a hyperlink to text 1 Click Window Dockers Links and bookmarks. 2 Using the Text tool , select the text characters to which you want to assign a hyperlink. 3 Click the New link button . 4 From the Link type list box, choose one of the following link types: Link types http:// or https:// Type a web address, or URL, for a webpage that opens when you click the link. ftp:// Type a web address, or URL, to the FTP server that opens when you click the link. mailto: Type an email address.
To set a hotspot 1 Click Window Dockers Internet. 2 In the workspace, click the object to which you want to add a hotspot. 3 In the Internet docker, choose Link from the Behavior list box, and type a web address in the URL box. 4 In the Define hotspot using area, click one of the following buttons: • Shape — defines the hotspot using the object’s shape • Bounds — defines the hotspot using the object’s bounding box 5 Open the Background color picker , and click a color.
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Exporting to HTML You can ensure that your CorelDRAW files and objects publish to HTML successfully by setting document elements to be HTML-compatible, selecting the settings you want, and checking Preflight issues. You can then publish to HTML. The resulting HTML code and images can be used in HTML authoring software for creating a website or webpage.
You can also This lets you avoid splitting a single graphic that spans adjacent cells. Specify the amount of white space allowed in an image Type a value in the Position white space box. Create a Server-side image map In the Image map type area, enable the Server check box, and choose a format. Creating web-compatible text When you convert paragraph text to web-compatible text, you can edit the text of the published document in an HTML editor.
To preview a webpage 1 Click File Export for HTML. 2 Click Browser preview. To set HTML preflight options 1 Click File Export for HTML. 2 Click the Issues tab. 3 Click Settings. 4 In the Issues to check for list, expand the Publishing to web tree. 5 Deselect the issues you do not want to check for.
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Importing and exporting files Your application provides filters that convert files from one format to another when you import or export files. This section contains the following topics: • “Importing files” (page 647) • “Exporting files” (page 650) Importing files You can import files created in other applications. For example, you can import an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), JPEG, or Adobe Illustrator (AI) file. You can import a file and place it in the active application window as an object.
• Drag on the drawing page to resize the file. The import cursor displays the dimensions of the resized file as you drag on the drawing page. • Press Enter to center the file on the drawing page. • Press the Spacebar to place the file in the same position as it was in the original file (CDR and AI files only). Active snapping options are applied to the imported file.
Not all importing options are available for all file formats. You can import multiple files. Hold down Shift and click to select consecutive files in a list. Hold down Ctrl and click to select nonconsecutive files. To import a bitmap as an externally linked image 1 Click Window Dockers Links and bookmarks. 2 In the Links and bookmarks docker, click the New linked image button. 3 Browse to the drive and folder where the image is stored. 4 Click Import. 5 Click in the workspace to place the image.
You can also Maintain equal horizontal and vertical resolution values automatically Enable the Identical values check box. If a dialog box for the import format opens, specify the options you want. For detailed information about file formats, see “Supported file formats” on page 669. Not all importing options are available for all file formats. To crop a bitmap while importing 1 Click File Import. 2 Choose the folder where the image is stored.
4 Type a file name in the File name list box. 5 Enable any of the following check boxes: • Export this page only — exports only the current page in a multipage file • Selected only — saves only the objects selected in the active drawing • Do not show filter dialog — suppresses dialog boxes that offer more advanced exporting options These options are not available for all file formats. 6 Click Export. If a dialog box for the export format opens, specify the options you want.
7 Type a file name in the File name list box. 8 Click Save. You can also Zoom in and out in the preview window Using the Zoom in or Zoom out tool, click in the preview window. Pan to view another area of the drawing Using the Pan tool , drag in the preview window until the area that you want to see becomes visible. The Graphic should be best suited for and Optimized for options are available only if you choose the Microsoft Office and Compatibility options.
Exporting to PDF PDF is a file format designed to preserve fonts, images, graphics, and formatting of an original application file.
2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Type a filename in the File name box. 4 Choose one of the following options from the PDF preset list box: • Archiving (CMYK) — creates a PDF/A-1b file, which is suitable for archiving purposes. In comparison to traditional PDF files, PDF/A-1b files are better suited for long-term preservation of documents because they are more self-contained and more device-independent.
To export multiple documents as a single PDF file 1 Click File Publish to PDF. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Type a filename in the File name box. 4 Click Settings. The PDF settings dialog box appears. 5 On the General tab, enable the Documents option from the Export range area. 6 Enable the check box for each document you want to save. 7 Click OK. 8 Click Save. To create a PDF preset 1 Click File Publish to PDF. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.
Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files You can include hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in a PDF file. Hyperlinks are useful for adding jumps to webpages or to Internet URLs. Bookmarks allow you to link to specific areas in a PDF file. You can specify whether bookmarks or thumbnails are displayed when the PDF file is first opened in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
The JP2 (JPEG 2000) option is available only for Adobe Acrobat 6.0, Adobe Acrobat 8.0, and Adobe Acrobat 9.0 If you choose JPEG compression, you can specify the compression quality by moving the JPEG quality slider. To compress text and line art in a PDF file 1 Click File Publish to PDF. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Type a filename in the File name box. 4 Click Settings. The PDF settings dialog box appears. 5 Click the Objects tab.
include a percentage of fonts used. For example, you can create a subset that contains 50 percent of the fonts. If the number of characters used in the document exceeds 50 percent, the whole set of characters is embedded. If the number of characters used in the document is less than 50 percent, only the characters used are embedded. You can also eliminate font variances on different computers by exporting text as curves.
5 Click the Objects tab. 6 Enable the Export all text as curves check box. 7 Click OK. 8 Click Save. Specifying an encoding format for PDF files ASCII and binary are encoding formats for documents. When you publish a file to PDF, you can choose to export ASCII or binary files. The ASCII format creates files that are fully portable to all platforms. The binary format creates smaller files, but they are less portable, because some platforms cannot handle the file format.
Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files You can specify color management options for exporting files to PDF. You can choose a color profile or leave the objects in their original color space. You can also embed the color profile with the PDF. If you have spot colors in your file, you can either preserve the spot colors or convert them to process colors so that the file produces four plates for CMYK output.
Setting security options for PDF files You can set security options to protect PDF files that you create. Security options let you control whether, and to what extent, a PDF file can be accessed, edited, and reproduced when viewed in Adobe Reader. The level of security that is available is also determined by which version of Adobe Reader you use to create the PDF file. The encryption levels provided by Adobe Reader have increased over time.
The Permission password is the master password for the document. It can be used by the file owner to set permissions, or to open the file if an Open password is set. Some PDF compatibility options, such as PDF/X-3 and PDF/A-1b, do not let you set PDF file permissions. If you choose such a compatibility option, all controls on the Security page appear disabled. To change the compatibility, see “To select a compatibility option” on page 662.
To preserve layers and layer properties in the published PDF file, you must choose the Acrobat 6.0, Acrobat 8.0, or Acrobat 9.0 option. Note that master layers will not be preserved. To preserve transparencies in the published PDF file, you must choose the Acrobat 5.0, Acrobat 6.0, Acrobat 8.0, or Acrobat 9.0 option. To optimize a PDF file for viewing on the web 1 Click File Publish to PDF. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Type a filename in the File name box. 4 Click Settings.
Preparing PDF files for a print provider Open Prepress Interface (OPI) lets you use low-resolution images as placeholders for the high-resolution images that appear in your final work. When a print provider receives your file, the OPI server substitutes the low-resolution images with the high-resolution images. Printers’ marks provide information to the print provider about how the work should be printed. You can specify which printers’ marks to include on the page.
Usually, a bleed amount of 0.125 to 0.25 inch is sufficient. Any object extending beyond this amount uses space needlessly and may cause problems when you print multiple pages with bleeds on a single sheet of paper.
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Working with office productivity applications CorelDRAW is highly compatible with office productivity applications such as Microsoft Word and WordPerfect Office. You can import and export files between applications, and you can copy or insert objects from CorelDRAW into office productivity documents.
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Supported file formats A file format defines how an application stores information in a file. If you want to use a file created in a different application than the one you are currently using, you must import that file. Conversely, if you create a file in one application and want to use it in another application, you must export the file to a different file format. When you name a file, an application automatically appends a filename extension, usually three characters in length (for example, .cdr, .bmp, .
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • “Portable Network Graphics (PNG)” (page 694) “Adobe Photoshop (PSD)” (page 695) “Corel Painter (RIF)” (page 696) “Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)” (page 697) “Adobe Flash (SWF)” (page 700) “TARGA (TGA)” (page 701) “TIFF” (page 702) “Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)” (page 702) “TrueType Font (TTF)” (page 703) “Visio (VSD)” (page 703) “WordPerfect Document (WPD)” (page 703) “WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)” (page 704) “RAW camera file formats” (page 705) “Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI
• Pages — exports the pages that you specify (This option is only available for CS 4 and later versions.) 8 In the Export text as area, enable one of the following options: • Curves — lets you export text as curves • Text — lets you export text as editable characters You can also Convert transparent areas to bitmaps In the Transparency area, enable the Preserve appearance and convert transparent areas to bitmaps option. (This option is only available for version 8 and lower.
You can save settings by clicking the Add preflight settings button and typing a name in the Save preflight style as box. Adobe Illustrator (AI) technical notes Importing an AI file • You can import AI file formats up to and including Adobe Illustrator CS6. • For files saved in Adobe Illustrator CS or higher with PDF-compatibility, text can be imported as text or curves. • Objects with gradient fills that were created in CS5 may not appear correctly when imported.
• Each exported character constitutes a single object. Before you export multiple objects, you must combine them by clicking Object Combine. You cannot export multiple objects or grouped objects. • For best results, avoid intersecting lines. Any object in your character should lie completely inside or outside of others, as shown in the following example.
• Windows Bitmap files may be black-and-white, 16 colors, grayscale, paletted, or RGB color (24-bit), and print accordingly, depending on your printer. • Run-length encoding (RLE) compression may be used on all bitmaps, except RGB color (24-bit), and black-and-white bitmaps. • The resolution ranges from 72 to 300 dpi, or higher if you choose custom settings. • The maximum image size is 64,535 64,535 pixels.
• Binary Choose an encoding type from the Type list box. Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) technical notes Importing a CGM file • CorelDRAW can import CGM Version 1, 3 and 4 files. • The CGM filter accepts only markers supported by the CGM file format standard. Private-use markers are ignored. • Text is editable, provided the file is exported from the source program with the correct text options specified.
3 Choose one of the following from the list box next to the File name box: • CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange — for files created in Corel Presentations X6 or later • CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange legacy — for files created in Corel Presentations X5 or earlier 4 Click the filename. 5 Click Import. 6 Click the drawing page. To export a Corel Presentation Exchange file 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.
Corel Symbol Library (CSL) files can be stored locally or on a network, allowing easy deployment and management of symbol collections. For more information, see “Managing collections and libraries” on page 269. Cursor Resource (CUR) The Windows 3.x/NT Cursor Resource (.cur files) file format is used to create cursors for Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Windows 95 interfaces. It supports cursor graphic elements that are used in Windows pointers. You can select a color for Transparent and Inverse masks.
You can place your imported text by dragging a marquee to define a paragraph text box, or by pressing the Spacebar to place the imported text in the default location. If you import text and choose not to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, the Install compatibility pack dialog box will reappear the next time you import text, unless you enable the Do not ask me this question again check box. You can reactivate the Install compatibility pack dialog box by clicking Tools Options.
Microsoft Publisher (PUB) Microsoft Publisher (PUB) is the native format for files created in Microsoft Publisher, an application in the Microsoft Office line of products used for creating publications and market materials. Microsoft Publisher (PUB) technical notes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CorelDRAW imports Microsoft Publisher files from versions 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2010. Exporting is not supported. Two-page spread is imported as separate pages. Master pages are not supported.
• • • • • • • • • • • • Objects on some pages may be grouped together. You may want to select the group and then ungroup it before editing. DSF files display OLE data as picture objects. OLE data object types are lost in the conversion. Curvygons are converted to curves. Gradient transparency may be offset in some cases. Hatch fills are rendered but are actually part of the object fill. They are separate objects that are grouped.
If views are specified in your file, they appear automatically in the 3D projection list box. If your computer is missing a font that is included in a file you are importing, a PANOSE font matching dialog box appears and lets you substitute the font with a similar font. To export an AutoCAD Drawing Database file (DWG) or an AutoCAD Drawing Interchange file (DXF) 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.
• • • • Password protection is not available in the exported files. Only the outlines of objects are exported. Filled objects with no outlines have an outline appended to them on export. All text is exported by using a generic font. Text formatting is not preserved. AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) technical notes • CorelDRAW can import and export AutoCAD files from version R2.5 to 2013. • Password protection is not available in the exported files.
Some restrictions apply when you modify EPS files imported as editable. For more information, see “PostScript (PS or PRN) technical notes” on page 686. If the EPS file contains text converted to curves, the text in the imported file is not editable, even if you choose to import the text as text. You can also drag an EPS file from Windows Explorer into the drawing window. To export an encapsulated PostScript file 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.
To Do the following If you want to include PostScript font information with your file, enable the Include fonts check box. Choose a compatibility option From the Compatibility list box, choose a PostScript level that is supported by the printer or the application with which you will be printing or displaying the file. Objects are always output as CMYK. Bitmaps have the option of different color modes.
To Do the following •Bleed limit — lets you specify how far the bleed extends beyond the edge of the area to be printed •Crop marks — lets you use crop marks as alignment aids when you trim the print output to its final size •Floating point numbers — lets you use numbers with decimals Maintain OPI link Enable the Maintain OPI links check box to use low-resolution images as placeholders for high-resolution images.
PostScript (PS or PRN) PostScript (PS) files use PostScript language to describe the layout of text, vector graphics, or bitmaps for printing and display purposes. They can contain multiple pages. PostScript files are imported as a group of objects that you can edit. PostScript files usually have a .ps filename extension, but you can also import PostScript files with a .prn extension. Files with a .
For Internet use, you can also save images to the JPEG and PNG formats. If you want to publish an image to the web and are not sure which format to use, see “Exporting bitmaps for the web” on page 627. To import a GIF file 1 Click File Import. 2 Locate the folder in which the file is stored. 3 Choose GIF - CompuServe Bitmap (*.gif) from the list box next to the File name box. 4 Click the filename. 5 Click Import. 6 Click the drawing page.
You can also Resample a graphic while importing For more information, see “To resample a bitmap while importing” on page 649. Crop a graphic while importing For more information, see “To crop a bitmap while importing” on page 650. You can drag on the drawing page to resize the image. JPEG technical notes • JPEG files can contain EXIF data. This data may affect how the JPEG files open. JPEG 2000 (JP2) The JPEG 2000 (JP2) file format is a JPEG image with advanced compression and file data capabilities.
You can also Embed the color profile In the Advanced area, enable the Embed color profile check box. Control image quality In the Settings area, choose a quality option from the Quality list box or type a value. Set the JPEG 2000 download from low to high resolution so that the size of the entire image increases In the Advanced area, choose Resolution\Quality from the Progression list box.
• Green — lets you specify the amount of green in the image • Blue — lets you specify the amount of blue in the image 7 From the Resolutions list box, choose an image size. 8 From the Image type list box, choose a color mode. 9 Position the import placement start cursor on the drawing window, and click. You can also Resample a graphic while importing For more information, see “To resample a bitmap while importing” on page 649.
To export a PICT file 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Choose PCT - Macintosh PICT from the Save as type list box. 4 Type a filename in the File name list box. 5 Click Export. PICT (PCT) technical notes • • • • • Corel graphics programs can import vector drawings and bitmaps contained in PICT (PCT) files. Objects that contain a fill and an outline open as a group of two objects. One object is the outline, and the other is the fill.
Importing a PCX file • PCX files can be imported if they conform to the following PCX specifications: 2.5, 2.8, and 3.0. • Bitmaps may be black-and-white, 16 colors, grayscale (8-bit), paletted (8-bit), or RGB color (24-bit). • RLE compression is supported and the maximum image size is 64,535 × 64,535 pixels. • These files may contain one, two, or four color planes. Files containing three color planes or more than four color planes cannot be imported.
• Curves — converts text to curves. Choose this option when you do not need to edit the text from the PDF file, and you want to maintain the appearance of the original text. If you are importing a multipage document, select the pages you want to import, and click OK. If the document contains comments that you want to import, check the Import comments and place on a separate layer check box. 7 Click the drawing page.
4 Click the filename. 5 Click Import. 6 In the HPGL options dialog box, adjust any of the settings. To export an HPGL Plotter file 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder where you want to store the file. 3 Choose PLT - HPGL Plotter File from the Save as type list box. 4 Type a filename in the File name list box. 5 Click Export. 6 In the HPGL export dialog box, adjust any of the settings.
The Portable Network Graphics format is designed to work well in online viewing, such as on the web, and it’s fully streamable with a progressive display option. Some web browsers do not support all formatting and features. You can export images to the Portable Network Graphics file format if you want to use transparent backgrounds, image interlacing, image maps, or animation in your webpages.
5 Click Import. 6 Click the drawing page. You can also Resample a graphic while importing For more information, see “To resample a bitmap while importing” on page 649. Crop a graphic while importing For more information, see “To crop a bitmap while importing” on page 650. To export an Adobe Photoshop file 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Choose PSD - Adobe Photoshop from the Save as type list box. 4 Type a filename in the File name list box.
4 Click the filename. 5 Click Import. 6 Click the drawing page. You can also Resample a graphic while importing For more information, see “To resample a bitmap while importing” on page 649. Crop a graphic while importing For more information, see “To crop a bitmap while importing” on page 650. Corel Painter (RIF) technical notes • • • • • • • • The embedded color profile is preserved, but can be changed after importing the file.
Using SVG colors SVG colors correspond to color keywords. You can use the SVG color palette available in the application to help ensure that colors in the exported SVG file are defined by color keywords. To ensure that the SVG color names you choose are retained in the SVG exported file, it is recommended that you disable color correction. For information about color correction, see “Understanding color management” on page 335.
To add reference information to a Scalable Vector Graphics object 1 Select an object using the Pick tool 2 Click Window . Dockers Object data manager. 3 In the Name/value list, click a data field name. 4 Type the information in the text box. You can also Rename a data field Click the Open field editor button . Choose the name of the data field, and type a new name. Add a data field Click the Open field editor button. Click the Create new field button, and type the name of the new field.
• The SVG standard allows the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to define font, text, and color properties of objects on a page. • Layers are retained as groups in the exported file. If you import the file back into CorelDRAW, the layer groups are converted into layers with the original layer names preserved. • Only the active page in a drawing is exported. If you want to export only a part of a drawing, enable the Selected only check box in the Export dialog box.
You can save the settings in the Flash export dialog box to a preset by clicking the Add preset button and typing a name in the Setting name box. To preview a Adobe Flash file in a browser, you must have the Adobe Flash Player plug-in installed on your computer. To view the issues summary for an Adobe Flash file 1 Click File Export. 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 Choose SWF - Adobe Flash from the Save as type list box. 4 Type a filename in the File name list box.
TARGA (TGA) technical notes • The following features are supported: uncompressed color-mapped images, uncompressed RGB images, run-length encoding (RLE) compressed color-mapped images, RLE-compressed RGB images (types 1, 2, 9, and 10 as defined by the AT&T Electronic Photography and Imaging Center), and masks. • The type of file produced depends on the number of colors exported. For example, 24-bit color TARGA (TGA) files are exported as RLEcompressed RGB bitmaps.
Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP) technical notes • You can import only Corel Paint Shop Pro files with a .PspImage filename extension. • Text and layers are merged with the background in the imported file. TrueType Font (TTF) The TrueType Font (TTF) file format was created jointly by Apple Computer and Microsoft Corporation. It is the most common format for fonts used in both Macintosh and Windows operating systems.
WordPerfect Document (WPD) technical notes • • • • • • When you import text from a WPD file, you can maintain formatting, maintain fonts and formatting, or discard fonts and formatting. When you import or export a WordPerfect file, only text is transferred. Graphic elements are not imported or exported. The following features are not supported: index functions, text in tables of contents, and style sheets. Equations and formulas created in the WordPerfect equation language are converted to regular text.
RAW camera file formats A RAW camera file is a data file captured by the image censor of a high-end digital camera. RAW camera files contain minimal in-camera processing, such as sharpening or digital zoom, and they give you full control over the sharpness, contrast, and saturation of images. Various RAW camera file formats exist, so the files can have different filename extensions, such as .nef, .crw, .dcr, .orf, or .mrw. You can import RAW camera files directly into CorelDRAW.
• CALS Compressed Bitmap (CAL) — CALS Raster (CAL) is a bitmap format used mainly for document storage by high-end CAD programs. It supports a monochrome (1-bit) color depth and is used as a data graphics exchange format for computer-aided design and manufacturing, technical graphics, and image-processing applications. • Corel ArtShow 5 (CPX) — The CPX file format is a native file format of Corel ArtShow 5. It can contain both vectors and bitmaps.
Application Recommended import format Adobe Illustrator AI, PDF AutoCAD DXF, DWG, HPGL (PLT files) CDR, Clipboard Deneba Canvas, Macromedia FreeHand and other vector packages PCT, AI Microsoft Office WMF, PNG. For more information, see “Working with office productivity applications” in the Help.
The HPGL or DXF outlines formats are recommended for exporting graphics to be output to devices such as plotters and computer-driven cutters. General notes on importing text files • When you import a text file into a Corel program, it appears almost the same as in the source program. However, some formatting attributes and page layout features may not be supported. In such cases, the program tries to simulate the results of a feature when a reasonable substitution can be made.
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Setting basic preferences This section includes the following topics: • “Disabling warning messages” (page 711) • “Viewing system information” (page 711) Disabling warning messages You may encounter warning messages while working in the application. Warning messages explain the consequences of an action you are about to perform, and inform you of permanent changes that might result from that action.
Click the Save button to store system information for printing.
Customizing CorelDRAW You can customize your application by arranging command bars and commands to suit your needs and changing the color of window borders. Command bars include menus, toolbars, the property bar, and the status bar. Help topics are based on the application’s default settings. When you customize command bars, commands, and buttons, the Help topics associated with them do not reflect your changes.
To save specific settings as defaults 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the list of categories, click Document. 3 Enable the Save options as defaults for new documents check box. 4 Enable the check boxes that correspond to the options you want to save. Creating workspaces You can create workspaces to make more accessible the tools that you use most often. For example, you can open dockers or add tools to toolbars. You can also delete the custom workspaces that you create.
To export a workspace 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the list of categories, click Workspace. 3 Click Export. 4 Enable the check boxes beside the workspace items you want to export. 5 Click Save. 6 Choose the folder where you want to save the file. 7 Type a filename in the File name box. 8 Click Save. 9 Click Close. The workspace items available for export are dockers, toolbars (including the property bar and toolbox), menus, and shortcut keys. A workspace is exported as a .cdws file.
Custom desktop color Choosing colors To choose the color you want for the desktop and window borders, you can quickly sample any onscreen color; or you can use color sliders, color viewers, or color palettes. Various tools are available to help you change the desktop or window border color. To set the scaling level for UI items 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Appearance.
To change the color of window borders 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Appearance. 3 In the Color area, open the Window border color picker, and choose a color. To change the desktop color 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Appearance. 3 In the Color area, open the Desktop color picker, and choose a color.
• • • • Print preview — contains shortcut keys for print preview options Table editing table — contains non-text-related shortcut keys for table editing Table text editing table — contains shortcut keys for editing text in tables Text editing table — contains all text-related shortcut keys To assign a keyboard shortcut to a command 1 Click Tools Customization. 2 In the Customization list of categories, click Commands. 3 Click the Shortcut keys tab.
2 In the Customization list of categories, click Commands. 3 Click the Shortcut keys tab. 4 Click View all. 5 Click Export to CSV. 6 Choose the folder where you want to save the file. 7 Type a filename in the File name box. 8 Click Save. Customizing menus Corel customization features let you modify the menu bar and the menus it contains. You can change the order of menus and menu commands; add, remove, and rename menus and menu commands.
3 Choose a command category from the top list box. 4 Drag an item to the menu bar. To add or remove a command on a menu 1 Click Tools Customization. 2 In the Customization list of categories, click Commands. If you want to remove a command from a menu, click the menu name, and when the menu displays, drag the command off the menu. 3 Choose a command category from the top list box. 4 Drag a command to a menu in the application window. To find a menu command quickly 1 Click Tools Customization.
For a The grab area is Floating toolbar The title bar. If the title is not displayed, the grab area is identified by a dotted line at the top or left edge of the toolbar. If you do not want to move docked toolbars by mistake, you can lock them. Locked toolbars do not have a dotted line along their left edge. A locked toolbar To customize toolbar position and display To Do the following Move a toolbar Unlock the toolbar, click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag the toolbar to a new position.
To Do the following Add a custom toolbar Click Tools Customization. In the Customization list of categories, click Command bars, click New, and type a name in the Command bars list. Holding down Alt + Ctrl, drag a tool or button in the application window to the new toolbar. You can also drag commands from the Commands list (Tools Customization Commands). Delete a custom toolbar Click Tools Customization.
• Image only If you want to hide the title when the toolbar is floating, disable the Show title when toolbar is floatingcheck box. You can reset a built-in toolbar to its default settings by clicking Reset. To edit a toolbar button image 1 Click Tools Customization. 2 In the Customization list of categories, click Commands. 3 Choose a command category from the top list box. 4 Click a toolbar command. 5 Click the Appearance tab. 6 Edit the button image using the options in the Imagearea.
You can also Reset the toolbox Click the Reset toolbar button. Customize the toolbox Click the Customize button. Customizing the property bar You have control over the placement and content of the property bar. You can move the property bar anywhere on screen. Placing it inside the application window creates a floating property bar. Placing it on any of the four sides of the application window docks it, making it part of the window border.
You can also customize the property bar by clicking Tools Customization. In the Customization list of categories, click Commands, choose a command category from the top list box, and then drag a toolbar item from the list to the property bar. If you want to remove an item from the property bar, drag the toolbar item icon off the property bar. To rearrange toolbar items on the property bar 1 Click Tools Customization. 2 In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
• Small • Medium • Large Only toolbar items you have added to the status bar are affected by resizing. The size of the default icons remains unchanged. To change the position of the status bar • Right-click the status bar, click Customize Status bar Position, and click Top or Bottom. To restore the status bar default settings • Right-click the status bar, and click Customize Status bar Reset to default. Customizing filters Filters are used to convert files from one format to another.
Customizing file associations You can associate a number of different file types with Corel applications. When you double-click a file you have associated with an application, the application starts and the file opens. When you no longer need a file type association, you can break it. To associate a file type with CorelDRAW 1 Click Tools Options. 2 In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Filters. 3 Click Associate.
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Using macros to automate tasks You can use macros to speed up repetitive tasks, combine multiple or complex actions, or make an option more easily accessible. You create macros by using the built-in features for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA). Using a macro is similar to using the speed-dialing feature on a phone.
To use VSTA macro features with CorelDRAW, you must have Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 or later installed. To use the VSTA Editor, you must first install Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, 2013 or 2015, Community, Professional, Premium, Ultimate or Enterprise Edition; and then reinstall Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2015 from microsoft.com.
The recording feature is disabled for some macro projects. Before recording a macro, make sure that you know exactly which actions you want to record and the order in which you want to record them. When you start recording, the macro recorder captures every change that you make in a drawing. For example, if you create a shape, resize the shape, and then change its color, the macro records all the changes. When you are done making the changes, you must stop recording the macro.
• Very high — allows only macros installed in trusted locations to run. All other signed and unsigned macros are disabled. • High — allows only signed macros from trusted sources to run. Unsigned macros are automatically disabled. • Medium — lets you choose which macros run, even if they are potentially harmful • Low (not recommended) — allows all potentially unsafe macros to run. Enable this setting if you have virus-scanning software installed, or if you check the safety of all documents that you open.
You can also Copy a GMS-based macro project Right-click the project in the list, click Copy to, and then choose the target location for the copied project. NOTE: You cannot copy a document-based macro project. Such projects are stored within a document and cannot be managed separately from that document. Display or hide all modules in the list Click the Simple mode button Add a module to a VBA macro project Do one of the following: •Click the project in the list, click New, and then click New module.
You can also Delete a macro Do one of the following: • Click the macro in the list, and then click the Delete button . •Right-click the macro in the list, and then click Delete. Some macro projects are locked and cannot be modified. To record a macro 1 Click Tools Macros Start recording. The Record macro dialog box appears. 2 In the Macro name box, type a name for the macro. Macro names can contain numerals, but they must begin with a letter.
The application begins recording your actions. If you want to pause recording, click Tools Macros Pause recording. Repeat this step to resume recording. 3 To stop recording, click Tools Macros Stop recording. The macro is temporarily saved to the default recording project. When the current session is ended, the macro is deleted from that project. You cannot record a temporary macro if all available macro projects are locked. Not all actions can be recorded.
You can also display information for any item in the Code window of the Macro Editor by clicking that item and pressing F1.
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CorelDRAW for Adobe Illustrator users Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW have many similarities, which makes it easy to move from one graphics application to the other. Although they share most basic drawing and design capabilities, Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW are distinguished by some differences in both terminology and tools. Understanding these differences lets you make a quick transition to CorelDRAW.
Adobe Illustrator term CorelDRAW term Gradient fill Fountain fill Live Color Color styles, color harmonies Outline view Wireframe view Panels Dockers Path Curve Placing files Importing files Rasterizing Converting to a bitmap Stroke Outline Swatches panel Color palette Comparing tools The following table lists Adobe Illustrator tools and the corresponding CorelDRAW tools. Many of the tools create the same result but operate slightly differently.
Adobe Illustrator tool CorelDRAW tool Direct Selection tool Shape tool Drop Shadow tool Drop shadow tool . See “To select a node” on page 161. . See “To add a drop shadow” on page 371. Gradient tool Interactive fill tool Line Segment tool Freehand tool . See “Applying fountain fills” on page 302. . See “To draw a curve by using the 3-point curve tool ” on page 123. Polyline tool Live Paint Bucket tool . See “Drawing lines” on page 115. Smart fill tool .
Adobe Illustrator tool CorelDRAW tool Pencil tool Freehand tool . See “To draw a line by using the Freehand tool” on page 118. Pucker tool Envelope tool Reflect tool Mirror buttons. See “To mirror an object” on page 240. Reshape tool Shape tool . See “To apply an envelope” on page 181. . See “To stretch, scale, rotate, or skew nodes” on page 166. Rotate tool Pick tool Rounded Rectangle tool Rectangle tool . See “To rotate an object” on page 239. .
Adobe Illustrator tool CorelDRAW tool Vertical Type tool Paragraph formatting docker. See “To choose a text orientation for Asian text” on page 435. Warp tool Smudge tool . See “To smudge an object” on page 171. Envelope tool. See “Shaping objects by using envelopes” on page 180. Wrinkle tool Roughen tool . See “To roughen an object” on page 173. Using the Adobe Illustrator workspace CorelDRAW includes a workspace that has the look and feel of Adobe Illustrator.
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Glossary ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWZ A accelerator table A file that contains a list of shortcut keys. Different tables are active depending on the task that you are performing. add-in A separate module that extends the functionality of an application. alignment guides Temporary guidelines that help align objects as you create, resize, or move them in relation to other nearby objects. anchor point The point that remains stationary when you stretch, scale, mirror, or skew an object.
B base color The color of the object that appears under a transparency. The base color and the color of the transparency combine in various ways depending on the merge mode you apply to the transparency. baseline An invisible line upon which text characters sit. baseline grid A series of evenly spaced horizontal lines that follow the pattern of a ruled notebook and help align text and objects. baseline shift The process of moving text characters above or below the baseline.
brightness The amount of light that is transmitted or reflected from a given pixel. In the HSB color mode, brightness is a measure of how much white a color contains. For example, a brightness value of 0 produces black (or shadow in photos), and a brightness value of 255 produces white (or highlight in photos). C calligraphic angle The angle that controls the orientation of a pen to the drawing surface, like the slant of the nib on a calligraphy pen.
color depth The maximum number of colors an image can contain. Color depth is determined by the bit depth of an image and the displaying monitor. For example, an 8-bit image can contain up to 256 colors, while a 24-bit image can contain roughly up to 16 million colors. A GIF image is an example of an 8-bit image; a JPEG image is an example of a 24-bit image. CMY A color mode made up of cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y). This mode is used in the three-color printing process.
See also spread, choke, and overprinting. color value A set of numbers that define a color in a color mode. For example, in the RGB color mode, color values of 255 for red (R) and zero for both green (G) and blue (B) result in the color red. combined object An object created by combining two or more objects and converting them into a single curve object. A combined object takes on the fill and outline attributes of the last selected object. Sections where an even number of objects overlapped have no fill.
D desktop The area in a drawing where you can experiment and create objects for future use. This area is outside the borders of the drawing page. You can drag objects from the desktop area to the drawing page when you decide to use them. DeviceN A type of color space and device color model. This color space is multi-component, allowing color to be defined by other than the standard set of three (RGB) and four (CMYK) color components.
envelope A closed shape that can be placed around an object to change the object’s shape. An envelope consists of segments connected by nodes. After an envelope has been placed around an object, the nodes can be moved to change the shape of the object. exposure A photographic term referring to the amount of light used to create an image. If not enough light is permitted to interact with the sensor (in a digital camera) or film (in a traditional camera), the image appears too dark (underexposed).
glyph (typographic) A typographic glyph corresponds to a single character of a typeface. grab area The area of a command bar that can be dragged. Dragging the grab area moves the bar, while dragging any other area of the bar has no effect. The location of the grab area depends on the operating system you are using, the orientation of the bar, and whether the bar is docked or undocked. Command bars with grab areas include toolbars, the toolbox, and the property bar.
hot zone The distance from the right margin at which hyphenation begins. HSB (hue, saturation, brightness) A color model that defines three components: hue, saturation, and brightness. Hue determines color (yellow, orange, red, and so on); brightness determines perceived intensity (lighter or darker color); and saturation determines color depth (from dull to intense). HTML The World Wide Web authoring standard comprised of markup tags that define the structure and components of a document.
JPEG 2000 An improved version of the JPEG file format that features better compression and allows you to attach image information and assign a different compression rate to an image area. justify To modify the spacing between characters and words so that the edges on the left, right, or both margins of a block of text are even. K kerning The space between characters, and the adjustment of that space. Often, kerning is used to place two characters closer together than usual, for example WA, AW, TA, or VA.
LZW A lossless file compression technique that results in smaller file size and faster processing time. LZW compression is commonly used on GIF and TIFF files. M marquee select To select objects or nodes by dragging the Pick tool or Shape tool diagonally and enclosing objects in a marquee box with a dotted outline. master object An object that has been cloned. Most changes you make to the master object are automatically applied to the clone.
nonprinting characters Items that appear on the screen but do not print. They include the rulers, guidelines, table gridlines, hidden text, and formatting symbols, such as spaces, hard returns, tabs, and indents. nudge To move an object in increments. See also micro nudge and super nudge. O object (CorelDRAW) A generic term for any item you create or place in a drawing. Objects include lines, shapes, graphics, and text.
PANOSE font matching A feature that lets you choose a substitute font if you open a file that contains a font not installed on your computer. You can make a substitution for the current working session only, or you can make a permanent substitution, so that the new font is automatically displayed when you save and reopen the file. PANTONE process colors The colors that are available through the PANTONE Process Color System, which is based on the CMYK color model.
progressive In JPEG images, a method of having the image appear on screen in its entirety, at a low, blocky resolution. As the image data loads, the image quality progressively improves. Q QuickCorrect™ A feature that automatically displays the fully worded form for abbreviations or the correct form for errors as you type.
ruler A horizontal or vertical bar marked off in units and used to determine the size and position of objects. By default, the rulers appear on the left side and along the top of the application window, but they can be hidden or moved. S saturation The purity or vividness of a color, expressed as the absence of white. A color that has 100 percent saturation contains no white. A color with 0 percent saturation is a shade of gray.
spread In commercial printing, a type of trap that is created by extending the foreground object into the background object. style A set of attributes that controls the appearance of a specific type of object. There are three style types: graphic styles, text styles (artistic and paragraph), and color styles. stylus A pen device, used in conjunction with a pen tablet, that allows you to draw paint strokes. A pressure-sensitive stylus allows you to vary your strokes with subtle changes in pressure.
temperature A way of describing light in terms of degrees Kelvin — lower values correspond to dim lighting conditions that cause an orange cast, such as candlelight or the light from an incandescent light bulb. Higher values correspond to intense lighting conditions that cause a blue cast, such as sunlight. template A predefined set of information that sets the page size, orientation, ruler position, and grid and guideline information. A template may also include graphics and text that can be modified.
TrueType fonts A font specification developed by Apple. TrueType fonts print the way they appear on the screen and can be resized to any height. TWAIN By using the TWAIN driver supplied by the manufacturer of the imaging hardware, Corel graphics applications can acquire images directly from a digital camera or scanner. two-point perspective An effect created by lengthening or shortening two sides of an object to create the impression that the object is receding from view in two directions.
In image correction, the white point determines the brightness value that is considered white in a bitmap image. In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can set the white point to improve the contrast of an image. For example, in a histogram of an image, with a brightness scale of 0 (dark) to 255 (light), if you set the white point at 250, all pixels with a value greater than 250 are converted to white.
