User's Manual

Introducing the CorelDRAW™ 9 Product Line
CorelDRAW™ for Windows® was introduced in January 1989, and quickly established a dominant positio n
in the PC graphics market. The application has evolved from a collection of graphics programs with broad
market appeal to a targeted professional design tool to suit the needs of professional graphic desi gners and
desktop publishers.
Corel is committed to offering professional designers powerful graphics tools on key platforms to e nsure the
highest degree of compatibility in a multiplatform environment. CorelDRAW 9 for Windows 95, 98, and
Windows NT® 4.0, CorelDRAW for Windows NT/Alpha™, and CorelDRAW 9 for Power Macintosh®
provide near feature parity across platforms, letting users seamlessly exchange CorelDRAW files. Ba ckward
compatibility will also let users exchange CorelDRAW 9 files with CorelDRAW 8 for Windows and Power
Macintosh, CorelDRAW 7 for Windows, and CorelDRAW 6 Suite for Power Macintosh.
The CorelDRAW 9 product line includes a graphics application and valuable supporting utilities that deliver
the latest in design technology, including productivity-enhancing features, interactive tools, and support for
Internet publishing. CorelDRAW 9 includes the following applications and utilities:
Main Application
CorelDRAW™ 9: CorelDRAW 9 is a powerful and intuitive vector illustration and page layout application that
provides a full range of creation tools, innovative effects, and high-quality output features. Sinc e its first
release, CorelDRAW has won more than 300 industry awards for ease-of-use, value, and product excell ence.
Supporting Applications
Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications 6: Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 6 is the leading
application in customization technology, used by more than three million developers worldwide. It l ets
developers build custom business solutions by automating and integrating off-the-shelf software app lications
to meet specific customer needs. VBA integrates rich development capabilities with host application s.
Developers who use VBA to extend CorelDRAW 9 applications can benefit from the familiar Visual Basi c
programming language, an integrated Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment, and fast runti me
performance. Developers can also benefit from Microsoft Forms Package and support for ActiveX™
controls to create rich user interfaces, provide easy access to the Windows API and the underlying file system,
add connectivity to corporate data, and integrate with other Component Object Model-based software.
Bitstream® Font Navigator™ 3.0: Bitstream Font Navigator 3.0 is a font manager for Windows 95 and Windows
NT 4.0, developed by Bitstream Inc., an industry leader in font technology. Bitstream Font Navigato r 3.0
offers a quick and easy way to find and install fonts, organize fonts into manageable groups, and v iew and
print font samples.
Canto® Cumulus® Desktop 4.0: Cumulus Desktop 4.0 is an award-winning media management system that
delivers fast, flexible, and powerful digital asset management. Cumulus Desktop 4.0 organizes media and
graphics files into a browsable catalogue which can be indexed so that users can find images, desig ns, clipart,
stock photos, and QuickTime® movies quickly and easily.
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