User's Manual

Embedded ICC profiles: ICC profiles may be embedded in various file formats, such as .CPT, .CDR., .TIF, and
.EPS file formats. Users can also extract color profiles from images with embedded profiles. This p rovides
users with greater control over the entire color management process between applications.
Apply ICC profile: By specifying a source ICC profile in CorelDRAW 9, users can convert images that do not
contain embedded ICC profiles into the RGB space of the application.
Professional Output Features
The Professional Output features in CorelDRAW 9 include Publish to PDF, Encapsulated PostScript Exp ort,
and Printing Features.
Publish to PDF
The new Publish to PDF features in CorelDRAW 9 are designed to let users create a PDF identical to their
original file. This gives users increased publishing flexibility. Options in Publish to PDF include advanced text
and font handling, downsampling and compression options, job ticketing capabilities, bookmark and
hyperlink options, and color management options.
Enhanced text and font options: Users can control how fonts will be treated in PDF documents. Fonts can be
included in the document or exported as curves. Users have the option of subsetting fonts. They can also
include base 14 PostScript fonts in case they vary between different systems.
Image controls: Several image controls are included in Publish to PDF. Two compression methods are available:
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) and Lemple-Ziv-Welch (LZW) bitmap compression.
Downsampling options let users downsample color, grayscale, and monochrome bitmap images individual ly.
Users can also output all objects as Red Green Blue (RGB), Cyan Magenta Yellow Black (CMYK), or
grayscale. All of these options are designed to give users the flexibility to manage images within PDF
documents.
Bookmarks and thumbnails: Users can choose to include bookmarks and thumbnails in their PDF documents,
which create an easy way for readers to navigate through a file. Users can also specify how their P DF
documents will appear when they are opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat® Exchange®.
PDF styles: Users can save their favorite PDF settings as a style, easing PDF creation. Three default styles a re
included in CorelDRAW 9: PDF for Prepress, PDF for WEB, and PDF for Document Distribution. Users
can customize their own settings and include them in the PDF Style list box, eliminating the need t o define
settings each time they publish to PDF.
Include hyperlinks: Users can include hyperlinks in the PDF file that have been set in Internet tab in the Object
Properties dialog box. Hyperlinks created in Publish to PDF can launch an Internet browser, go dir ectly to a
specified page number, or link to another object within the document.
Job ticketing: Although job ticketing is still an emerging technology in graphics applications, users can create
basic job tickets with CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT. Job tickets inform a printing company about
the production details for each job, such as the setup and binding instructions. Users can choose a n
embedded or external job ticket in CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
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