User's Manual

Multicolor guidelines: CorelDRAW 9 lets users organize their guidelines easily by using multicolor guidelines.
Users can change the color of individual guidelines by dragging a color from the on-screen Color Pa lette to
the guidelines, or by selecting a guideline and right-clicking on a color in the Color Palette.
Enhanced Status Bar: The Status Bar in CorelDRAW 9 can always display a tool tip to help users when they are
creating a document. If the Status Bar is active, it will display helpful hints about the tool with which the user
is working.
Enhanced object outline functionality: CorelDRAW 9 lets users highlight objects by changing the outline of a selected
object to a dashed line pattern, creating a contrast between the highlighted objects and any other objects on
the page. This change is for display only, and does not change the properties of the highlighted ob jects.
Sound feedback: Users can associate sounds with certain events in CorelDRAW 9 by using the standard
Windows Sound interface.
Other user interface enhancements in CorelDRAW 9 include:
• redesigned Docker windows
• Roll-Ups converted to Docker windows
• consistent resolutions in the simplified Convert To Bitmap dialog box
• ability to repeat Property Bar transactions
Productivity and Performance Features
New scripting commands: New scripting commands have been added to CorelDRAW 9, making the application
almost completely scriptable. These automation commands increase the exposure of the application to
third-party developers who wish to create CorelDRAW-based solutions for their customers and users.
Link Manager Docker window: The new Link Manager Docker window provides an organized listing of all new
external references in a document, letting users keep track of all external links in a document. Th e listing
refers to both Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) and externally linked bitmap images. It also provid es users
with feedback regarding whether or not their links are valid, broken, or out of date. This feature is important
for users who must deliver files to service bureaus or external contacts, and is useful for Web des igners
creating documents with valid hyperlinks.
Convert Outline To Object: Convert Outline to Object creates an object with a shape identical to the object’s
outline. This creates a new path that can be used for trapping complex objects.
Enhanced hot key for multiple copies: Users can drop multiple copies of duplicated objects into a document by
pressing the Spacebar as they move the object around the screen, making it easy to make multiple du plicates
of an object.
14 February 1999
CorelDRAW™ 9
REVIEWER’S GUIDE