Corel Corel Designer - X6 Instruction Manual

Corel DESIGNER® X6 User Guide

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Getting started

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Changing languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Changing startup settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Updating Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X6? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Access and repurpose technical design assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Create technical illustrations with precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Illustrate with style and consistency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Publish to technical communication standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Increase performance, speed, and efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Help and tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Macro programming guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Network deployment guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Web-based resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Customized training and integration resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Corel DESIGNER workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Corel DESIGNER application window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Corel DESIGNER workspace tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Corel DESIGNER basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Starting and opening drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Zooming, panning, and scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Previewing drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Choosing viewing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Working with views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Saving drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Backing up and recovering files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Adding and accessing drawing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Closing drawings and quitting Corel DESIGNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Finding and managing content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Exploring Corel CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Accessing content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Browsing and searching for content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Viewing content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Installing pattern fills and fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Managing content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Working with precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Using gravity snapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using dynamic guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Using alignment guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Using constrain keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using object coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Collaborating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Using ConceptShare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Lines, shapes, and outlines

Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Setting the default property values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Drawing lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Closing multiple line segments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Drawing callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Drawing connector lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Drawing dimension lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Formatting lines and outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Adding arrowheads to lines and curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Drawing calligraphic, pressure-sensitive, and preset lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Applying linear-pattern brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Spraying linear patterns along a line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Drawing shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Drawing rectangles and squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Drawing polygons and stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Drawing grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Drawing predefined shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Drawing projected shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Drawing by using shape recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Shaping objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Working with curve objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Shaping curve objects by using Reflect Nodes mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Trimming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners of curve objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Welding and intersecting objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Creating new objects from boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Creating PowerClip objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Smudging and smearing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Adding twirl effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Roughening objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Applying distortion effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Shaping objects by using envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Reference: Shaping objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Projecting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

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Understanding projected drawing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Using projected drawing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Customizing drawing profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Objects, symbols, and layers

Working with objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Selecting objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Changing object properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Copying object properties, transformations, and effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Cloning objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Moving objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Sizing and scaling objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Rotating objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Mirroring objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Skewing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Aligning and distributing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Changing the order of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Grouping objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Combining objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Locking objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Finding and replacing objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Accessing and displaying geometric information about objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Inserting bar codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Working with symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Using symbols in drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Managing collections and libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Creating, editing, and deleting symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Sharing symbols between drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Reference: Working with symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Creating objects for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Exporting bitmaps for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

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Saving and applying Web presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Creating rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Adding hotspots and alternate text to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Creating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Changing layer properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Moving and copying layers and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Object linking and embedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Inserting linked or embedded objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Editing linked or embedded objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Working with object data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Setting up the project database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Managing object data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Applying CGM data to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Color and fills

Working with color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Understanding color models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Understanding color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Choosing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Using the Document palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Creating and editing custom color palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Organizing and displaying color palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Setting the properties of color palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Filling objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

Applying uniform fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Applying fountain fills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Applying hatch fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

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Applying pattern fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Applying texture fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Applying PostScript texture fills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Applying mesh fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Applying fills to areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Working with fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Using color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385

Understanding color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Getting started with color management in Corel DESIGNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Assigning color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

Converting colors to other color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Choosing color-conversion settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Soft proofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Working with color management presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Working with color management policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

Managing colors when opening documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Managing colors when importing and pasting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Managing colors for print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Using a safe CMYK workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Managing colors for online viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Special effects

Adding 3D effects to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Contouring objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Applying perspective to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Creating extrusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

Creating bevel effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

Creating drop shadows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

Blending objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

Changing the transparency of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439

Applying transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439

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Applying merge modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

Using lenses with objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447

Applying lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

Editing lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Text

Adding and manipulating text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453

Importing and pasting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

Adding artistic text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

Adding paragraph text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Adding columns to text frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

Combining and linking paragraph text frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

Aligning text by using the baseline grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467

Selecting text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

Finding, editing, and converting text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469

Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471

Moving text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

Wrapping text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

Fitting text to a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476

Embedding graphics and adding special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

Working with legacy text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483

Choosing typefaces and fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

Formatting characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486

Changing text color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489

Kerning a range of characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

Changing text case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

Working with OpenType features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

Adjusting character and word spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

Adjusting line and paragraph spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

Adding bullets to text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504

Inserting drop caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506

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Changing character position and angle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507

Aligning text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

Adding tabs and indents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Working with text styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514

Hyphenating text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514

Inserting formatting codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517

Displaying nonprinting characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518

Working with text in different languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521

Formatting Asian text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521

Using line-breaking rules for Asian text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522

OpenType support for Asian text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523

Formatting multilingual text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524

Displaying text correctly in any language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526

Managing fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529

Substituting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529

Previewing and displaying fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

Using the Bitstream Font Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532

Using writing tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533

Using QuickCorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

Using the spelling checker and Grammatik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536

Using the thesaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538

Working with languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540

Customizing the writing tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

Using checking styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542

Using rule classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545

Analyzing a drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547

Using word lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548

Checking statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552

Reference: Using writing tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552

Templates and styles

Working with templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .561

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Searching for templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561

Using templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564

Creating templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Editing templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566

Working with styles and style sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .569

Creating styles and style sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569

Applying styles and style sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573

Editing styles and style sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574

Managing default object properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576

Exporting and importing style sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578

Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Finding objects that use a specific style or style set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Breaking the link between objects and styles or style sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580

Working with color styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .581

Creating and applying color styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Editing color styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585

Exporting and importing color styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587

Breaking the link between a color style and an object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587

Pages and layout

Working with pages and layout tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591

Specifying the page layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591

Choosing a page background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595

Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597

Inserting page numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600

Using the rulers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602

Calibrating the rulers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Setting up the document grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

Setting up the baseline grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

Setting up guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607

Modifying guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610

Setting the drawing scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

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Working with tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .613

Adding tables to drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613

Selecting, moving, and navigating table components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615

Inserting and deleting table rows and columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618

Resizing table cells, rows, and columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620

Formatting tables and cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621

Working with text in tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623

Converting tables to text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624

Merging and splitting tables and cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625

Manipulating tables as objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627

Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627

Importing tables in a drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628

Bitmaps

Working with bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .633

Converting vector graphics to bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633

Importing bitmaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636

Cropping bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636

Changing the dimensions and resolution of bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637

Straightening bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641

Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643

Applying special effects in bitmaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643

Working with colors in bitmaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645

Using the Image Adjustment Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647

Adjusting color and tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654

Using the Tone Curve filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657

Transforming color and tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658

Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

Working with bitmap color modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .661

Changing the color mode of bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661

Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662

Changing bitmaps to duotones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663

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Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665

Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .671

Tracing bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671

PowerTRACE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675

Previewing traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677

Fine-tuning traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677

Adjusting colors in traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680

Setting default tracing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684

Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685

Working with RAW camera files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687

Using RAW camera files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687

Bringing RAW camera files into Corel DESIGNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688

Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691

Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694

Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information . . . . . . . . . . . 695

Printing

Printing basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .699

Printing your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699

Laying out print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701

Previewing print jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702

Applying print styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

Fine-tuning print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704

Printing colors accurately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706

Printing to a PostScript printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709

Using print merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712

Viewing preflight summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717

Preparing files for print service providers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719

Preparing a print job for a print service provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719

Working with imposition layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720

Printing printers’ marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723

Maintaining OPI links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726

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Printing color separations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727

Working with color trapping and overprinting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729

Specifying In-RIP trapping settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733

Printing to film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

Working with a print service provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

File formats

Importing and exporting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .741

Importing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741

Exporting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746

Working with 3D models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .751

Installing XVL Studio 3D Corel Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751

Importing 3D models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752

Inserting and adjusting 3D models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754

Exporting to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .757

Exporting documents as PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757

Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . 761

Reducing the size of PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762

Working with text and fonts in PDF files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764

Specifying an encoding format for PDF files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766

Specifying a viewing option for EPS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766

Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767

Setting security options for PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768

Optimizing PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770

Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772

Preparing PDF files for a print provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773

Working with office productivity applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .777

Importing files from office productivity applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777

Exporting files to office productivity applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777

Adding objects to documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777

Exporting to HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .779

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Setting preferences for exporting images to HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779

Creating Web-compatible text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780

Previewing and verifying files before exporting to HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781

Exporting to HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .783

3D file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785

Adobe Illustrator (AI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785

Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789

Windows Bitmap (BMP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790

OS/2 Bitmap (BMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792

CorelDRAW (CDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794

Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796

Corel Symbol Library (CSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797

Cursor Resource (CUR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797

Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797

Microsoft Publisher (PUB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801

Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802

AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format

(DXF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806

PostScript (PS or PRN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813

GIF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814

HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815

JPEG (JPG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816

JPEG 2000 (JP2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817

Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819

PICT (PCT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821

PaintBrush (PCX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824

HPGL Plotter File (PLT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829

Adobe Photoshop (PSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830

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Corel Painter (RIF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833

Adobe Flash (SWF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838

TARGA (TGA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840

TIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841

TrueType Font (TTF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841

Visio (VSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842

WordPerfect Document (WPD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843

WordPerfect Graphic (WPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843

RAW camera file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844

Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845

Windows Metafile Format (WMF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845

Additional file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846

Recommended formats for importing graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848

Recommended formats for exporting graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848

General notes on importing text files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 849

Customizing and automating

Setting basic preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .853

Disabling warning messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 853

Viewing system information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 853

Corel Application Recovery Manager (Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854

Customizing Corel DESIGNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .855

Saving defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855

Using multiple workspaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 856

Customizing keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858

Customizing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861

Customizing toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863

Customizing the property bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867

Customizing the status bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869

Customizing feedback sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870

Customizing filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871

Customizing file associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872

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Using macros to automate tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .875

Working with macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875

Reference

Comparing features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .893

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Getting started

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X6? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Corel DESIGNER workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Corel DESIGNER basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Finding and managing content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Working with precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Collaborating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

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Welcome

Corel DESIGNER® is a precision graphics application that is created to meet the demands of technical illustrators. Its intuitive user interface lets you get started quickly to produce professional results.

This section contains the following topics:

• Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications

• Changing languages

• Changing startup settings

• Updating Corel products

• Corel Support Services

•About Corel

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications

The installation wizard makes it easy to install CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications and components. You can choose a typical installation to quickly install the suite, or you can customize the installation by choosing different options.

You can also use the installation wizard to do the following:

• modify the current installation by adding or deleting components

• repair the current installation by reinstalling all application features

• uninstall CorelDRAW Technical Suite

Repairing an installation is helpful when you encounter problems in using the application, or when you suspect that the installation is corrupt. Before repairing an installation, try resetting the current workspace to the default settings by holding down F8 while starting the application.

To install CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications

1 Close all applications, including all virus detection programs.

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2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive.

(Windows® 7 and Windows® 8) If the installation wizard does not start automatically, click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and type X:\autorun.exe in the search box, where X is the letter that corresponds to the DVD drive.

(Windows® XP) If the installation wizard does not start automatically, click Start on the Windows taskbar, and click Run. Type X:\autorun.exe, where X is the letter that corresponds to the DVD drive.

3 Read the license agreement, and then enable the I accept the terms in the license

agreement check box.

4 Click Next.

5 Ty p e y o u r n a m e i n t h e User name text box.

6 Type your serial number in the Serial number text box.

The serial number is not case-sensitive.

7 Click Next.

8 Follow the installation wizard instructions for installing the software.

To modify or repair a CorelDRAW Technical Suite installation

1 Close all applications.

2 On the Windows taskbar, click Start  Control Panel.

3 Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Click Uninstall a program.

• (Windows XP) Click Add or remove programs.

4 Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Double-click CorelDRAW Technical Suite on the Uninstall or change a program page.

• (Windows XP) In the Add or remove programs dialog box, choose

CorelDRAW Technical Suite from the list, and click Change/Remove.

5 Follow the instructions that appear.

To uninstall CorelDRAW Technical Suite

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start  Control Panel.

2 Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Click Uninstall a program.

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• (Windows XP) Click Add or remove programs.

3 Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Double-click CorelDRAW Technical Suite on the Uninstall or change a program page.

• (Windows XP) In the Add or remove programs dialog box, choose CorelDRAW Technical Suite from the list, and click Change/Remove.

4 Enable the Remove option in the wizard that appears, and follow the instructions.

To completely uninstall the product by removing user files, such as presets, usercreated fills, and customized files, enable the Remove user files check box.

Changing languages

If an application has been installed in more than one language, you can change the language of the user interface and Help at any time.

If you did not install a specific Writing Tools language when you first installed the product, you can do so now.

To change the language of the user interface and Help

1 Click To o l s  Options.

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.

To add a language for Writing Tools

1 Close any open applications.

2 On the Windows taskbar, click Start  Control Panel.

3 Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Click Uninstall a program.

• (Windows XP) Click Add or remove programs.

4 Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Double-click CorelDRAW Technical Suite on the Uninstall or change a program page.

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• (Windows XP) Choose CorelDRAW Technical Suite from the Currently installed programs list, and click Change/Remove.

5 Enable the Modify option in the installation wizard, and click Next.

6 On the Feature tab, click Wr iti ng too ls , and enable the check box next to the

language that you want to install.

7 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.

Changing startup settings

You can specify the startup settings for Corel DESIGNER, which control how the application appears when it’s opened. For example, you can start the application with the Welcome screen open or a new blank document.

To change startup settings

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the Wo r ks p a ce list of categories, click General.

3 In the Getting started area, choose an option from the On Corel DESIGNER X6

start-up list box.

If you want to hide the Create a new document dialog box when starting documents, disable the Show New Document dialog box check box.

Updating Corel products

During product installation, you can choose the option to download product updates and service packs. After installing the product, you can view information about product updates by clicking Help  Updates.

By default, you are automatically notified when product updates and news become available. In addition, with the default installation, the application automatically downloads new product updates and asks you for permission to install them. However, you can change the update settings at any time.

To change the update settings

1 Click Help  Welcome screen.

2 Click Settings at the top of the Updates page.

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3 In the Update settings window, enable or disable either of the following check

boxes:

• Notify me of available product updates, news, and tutorials.

• Automatically download product updates and ask me before installing.

Corel Support Services

Corel® Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate information about product features, specifications, pricing, availability, services, and technical support. For the most current information on support services available for your Corel product, please visit www.corel.com/support.

About Corel

Corel is one of the world’s top software companies providing some of the industry's bestknown graphics, productivity and digital media products. Boasting the most comprehensive portfolio of innovative software, we’ve built a reputation for delivering solutions that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of creativity and productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for innovation, design and value.

Used by millions of people around the world, our product lines include CorelDRAW® Graphics Su ite, Core l ® Pai nter®, Co r el® Pa intShop® Pro , Corel® VideoStud io® and Corel® WordPerfect® Office. For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.

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What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X6?

The new and enhanced features of Corel DESIGNER X6 are described in the following topics:

• Access and repurpose technical design assets

• Create technical illustrations with precision

• Illustrate with style and consistency

• Publish to technical communication standards

• Increase performance, speed, and efficiency

Access and repurpose technical design assets

From viewing and adding 3D models to organizing and searching content, Corel DESIGNER X6 offers several improvements that will help you access and repurpose your collection of technical design assets.

3D models in Corel DESIGNER illustrations (New!)

You can insert and view 3D models in Corel DESIGNER illustrations by using the embedded interface of XVL Player, a 3D viewer for XVL files. You can also adjust the view of 3D models by rotating them or changing the zoom level to suit your needs.

You can adjust the view of an inserted 3D model.

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Support for AutoCAD (DWG / DXF) 2013 files (Enhanced!)

You can import or export AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) files version 2013.

Support for Adobe CS6 and Microsoft Publisher 2010 files (Enhanced!)

The enhanced import support for Adobe® Illustrator® CS6, Adobe® Photoshop® CS6, Microsoft® Publisher 2010, and Adobe® Acrobat® X files, as well as enhanced export support for Adobe Illustrator CS5 and Microsoft Publisher 2010 files, ensures that you can easily exchange files with colleagues and clients.

Multiple trays in Corel CONNECT (New!)

Corel® CONNECT™ now lets you work with several trays concurrently, which gives you increased flexibility in organizing assets for multiple projects. Trays help you gather content from various folders or online sources, and are shared between Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, and Corel CONNECT.

With the ability to maintain multiple trays, you can use separate trays for different types of content. For example, you might be working on a project that requires photos, vector graphics, and bitmap icons. By keeping these types of content in separate trays, you can organize project assets for efficient discovery. As an added convenience, you can open files from the tray to get a full-size preview. You can also rename trays or change the default folder to which trays are saved.

Search capability in Corel CONNECT (New!)

The new Corel CONNECT search toolbar lets you instantly extract images from a Web site. You simply type a Web address in the search box and Corel CONNECT immediately gathers all images defined with an HTML <img> tag from the Web site, making it quick and easy to leverage content assets from online sources. You can also type search terms or a folder path to have Corel CONNECT search your computer, network, or other online resources for content.

Create technical illustrations with precision

With new and enhanced drawing tools, improved symbols and text engine, and new features for aligning objects and bringing views of 3D models at the drawing scale you want, Corel DESIGNER makes it easier to create technical illustrations with precision.

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Measurements in projected space (New!)

You can now measure objects and distances in projected space by using the dimension tools.

Thread and well shapes in projected mode (New!)

With the new Projected Shapes tools, you can quickly draw thread shapes, well shapes, cylinders, and prisms in projected view, and create illustrations of bolts, nuts, and well nuts. You can adjust the length and radius of the projected shapes, and you can specify where to begin and end the threads and how to space them. For more information, see “Drawing projected shapes” on page 184.

Projected shapes

Symbols (Enhanced!)

Symbols are enhanced to support object transparency and styles.

Alignment guides (New!)

With Corel DESIGNER X6, the new alignment guides help you position objects more quickly, appearing on the fly with suggested alignment to the existing artwork on your page. These temporary guidelines appear when you create, resize, or move objects in relation to other objects. Alignment guides interactively connect the centers and the edges of objects, and you can also choose to display alignment guides from the edges of one object to the center of another object. By using the Intelligent Spacing and Intelligent Dimensioning features, you can position, scale and rotate an object with precision in relation to other onscreen objects.

In addition, the new Alignment and dynamic guides docker makes it easy to modify the default settings for alignment and dynamic guides to suit your needs. For example, if you are working with a group of objects, you can display alignment guides for individual objects within the group, or for the bounding of the group as a whole. You

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can specify margins for alignment guides to help you align objects at a set distance, and you can choose to display the alignment guides to follow the margins only, or to follow the actual edges of the object in addition to the margins.

Using alignment guides to position objects quickly

For more information about alignment guides, see “Using alignment guides” on page 112.

Align and Distribute docker (New!)

The new Align and distribute docker, which replaces the Align and distribute dialog box, lets you see all available alignment options at a glance and instantly view the effect of changes as you modify the settings. By default, objects are aligned and distributed based on their paths. Now you can also align and distribute objects from the edge of their outlines. You can align objects with a reference point by specifying its exact x and y coordinates.

Drawing scale (New!)

You can quickly identify and change the drawing scale from the property bar when the Pick tool is active and no objects are selected.

Drawing scale/Resolution list box

3D models at scale (New!)

You can import 3D models as 2D vector graphics at the drawing scale you want.

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Complex script support (Enhanced!)

With Corel DESIGNER X6, the complex script support built into the overhauled text engine ensures proper typesetting for glyphs used by Asian and Middle Eastern languages.

Text engine improvements ensure that multilingual glyphs are displayed correctly in your documents.

Illustrate with style and consistency

Revamped color and object styles, new color harmonies, page numbering, and OpenType support can help you format your illustrations with consistency.

Styles engine and docker (New!)

In Corel DESIGNER X6, the revamped styles engine introduces a new Object styles docker that simplifies the creation, application, and management of styles. A style is a set of properties that governs the appearance of objects in your document. Corel DESIGNER X6 also introduces style sets, which are groups of styles that make it easier to have consistent formatting across multiple objects, produce iterative versions, and apply formatting with speed and consistency.

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You can quickly change the look of an object by applying a style set.

You can create and apply styles and style sets to graphic objects, artistic and paragraph text, callouts and dimension lines, and objects created with Linear Pattern tools. For example, you can define an outline style by specifying attributes such as outline width, color, and line type. For text objects, you can define a character style by specifying font type, font style and size, text color, background color, character position, caps and more.

With style sets, you can combine multiple styles, which lets you define different properties at the same time. For example, you could use a style set to define fill and outline properties for callouts and dimension lines, or you could define character and paragraph styles to set the appearance of paragraph text. This makes it faster and easier to adjust those properties later, which is especially convenient for creating iterative designs. You can also create child styles or child style sets that retain some but not all of the properties in the parent style or parent style set. This is particularly useful when working with long documents. For example, you could assign a parent character style for headings and a child character style for subheadings.

For more information about object styles, see “Working with styles and style sets” on page 569.

Color styles (New!)

The new Color styles docker lets you add the colors used in a document as color styles, which makes it easier than ever before to implement a color change throughout

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a project. To create a color style from an object, you simply drag the object onto the Color styles docker. If you apply that color style to other objects, you can quickly change the color and have it instantly applied to all objects linked to it.

In addition, you can break the link between an object and its color style at any time, so that you can then edit the object independently. You can also convert color styles to different color modes or to spot colors to prepare your document for production printing.

Managing document colors by using the Color styles docker

Color harmonies (New!)

The new color harmony functionality lets you group a document’s color styles so that you can quickly and easily produce iterative designs with varying color schemes. By combining two or more color styles into a harmony, you are linking the colors into a hue-based relationship. This lets you modify them collectively, altering the color composition of your artwork in one step to quickly prepare a variety of alternate color schemes. You can also edit the individual color styles in a harmony.

In addition, you can also create a special type of color harmony called a gradient, which consists of one master color style and a number of varying shades of that color. When you alter the master color, the gradient colors are automatically adjusted to the same degree that the master color was altered. This is especially useful when outputting multiple color variations of the same design.

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Color harmonies let you change combinations of colors easily.

Halo styles (New!)

Halos on curves can be saved as styles and applied to any curve in a project. Simply right-click a curve with a halo, and click Object styles  New style from  Halo.

Page numbering (New!)

With Corel DESIGNER X6, the new Insert page number command helps you instantly add page numbers on all pages of a document, starting on a specific page, or starting at a particular number. This flexibility is ideal for working with multiple Corel DESIGNER files that will eventually become a single publication.

You can choose from alphabetic and numeric formats, including roman numerals, and you can display page numbers in lower- or upper-case lettering. In addition, 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. For more information, see “Inserting page numbers” on page 600.

Advanced OpenType support (New!)

With Corel DESIGNER X6, the reengineered text engine lets you take greater advantage of advanced OpenType typography features, such as contextual and stylistic alternates, fractions, ligatures, ordinals, ornaments, small caps, swashes, and more. OpenType fonts are based on Unicode, which makes them ideal for cross-platform

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design work. In addition, the extended character sets offer outstanding language support.

OpenType fonts let you choose alternate appearances for selected characters.

Accessible from the Property manager docker, the OpenType features let you choose alternative appearances for individual characters, or glyphs, to suit your stylistic preference provided that the font supports advanced OpenType. For example, you can apply a different number, fraction, or ligature glyph to achieve a certain look for your text. In addition, with the Interactive OpenType feature, Corel DESIGNER X6 will suggest eligible OpenType options that you can apply to your text.

Publish to technical communication standards

Enhanced export support for CGM and SVG files makes it easier to publish you illustrations to technical communication standards.

CGM support (Enhanced!)

When exporting CGM files, you can preserve the level of detail and use full bitmap compression. In addition, it is easier to export to interactive WebCGM 2.x files, preserving the attributes

The attribute

apsname in the Object data manager docker in Corel DESIGNER, only the

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apsid and apsname in the XML Companion File (XCF).

apsname must be added to the objectdata.xml file. If you add

field name is captured in the XML Companion File (XCF), not the apsname attribute.

SVG export (Enhanced!)

SVG export can be automated, while still preserving all detail settings in the exported files.

Increase performance, speed, and efficiency

With streamlined callout creation, improved interaction with 3D views, and enhanced tools for selecting and editing objects, you can now be more efficient and productive.

Streamlined callout creation (New!)

You can link a callout to its source object by snapping the callout arrowhead to a snap point. Linked callouts, also known as “sticky callouts,” are attached to the source objects similarly to connector lines. You can specify how linked callouts move with the object. In addition, any callout text that is based on object properties is automatically updated when the source object property changes. You can include field names in the callout text, and you can access the object properties of callout shapes from the Object data manager docker.

Interactive placement of imported 3D views (New!)

When you import 3D views, you can place them and resize them interactively similarly to other imported objects.

Freehand Pick tool (New!)

The new Freehand pick tool lets you marquee select objects by dragging around areas of irregular shape.

Using the Freehand pick tool to select objects

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New context-sensitive Property Manager docker (New!)

In Corel DESIGNER X6, the redesigned Property manager docker now presents only object-dependent formatting options and properties. By grouping all object settings in one location, this time-saving docker helps you fine-tune your designs faster than ever before.

The redesigned Property manager docker groups all object settings in one location.

For example, if you create a rectangle, the Property manager docker automatically presents outline, fill, and corner formatting options, as well as the rectangle’s properties. If you create a text frame, the docker instantly displays character, paragraph, and frame formatting options, as well as the text frame’s properties.

Multi-core processor support (New!)

Corel DESIGNER X6 has been optimized for the latest multi-core processors. The

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increased support lets you keep working while the suite performs resource-intensive tasks in the background. The result is fast and responsive performance, which means less waiting when you export files, print multiple documents, or copy and paste large objects.

Native 64-bit support (New!)

Corel DESIGNER X6 provides support for 64-bit processors, which lets you work faster than ever before with large files.

Master layers (New and enhanced!)

With Corel DESIGNER X6, the new and improved odd, even, and all-pages master layers make it easier to create page-specific designs for your multi-page documents. If you are laying out multi-page documents, such as brochures and flyers, it’s now easy to incorporate page-specific headers, footers, and page numbers. For example, you might want a different header design to appear on even pages than the one that appears on odd pages.

Examples of page layouts with different odd-page and even-page master layers

Placeholder text (New!)

With Corel DESIGNER X6, the new Insert placeholder text command lets you right-click any text frame and immediately populate it with placeholder text. This makes it easier to assess the appearance of your document prior to finalizing its content.

For convenience and flexibility, you can also use custom placeholder text in any language supported by Corel DESIGNER. You simply create an RTF file containing

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the text you want to use, save it to the default placeholder text folder, and Corel DESIGNER X6 will use that text whenever you invoke the Insert placeholder text command. For more information about creating a custom placeholder text file, see “To insert placeholder text” on page 461.

Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications 7.1 (New!)

Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications 7.1 is available as an application for developing custom solutions.

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Learning resources

You can learn to use the product in various ways: by accessing the Help and tooltips, by completing tutorials, and by exploring the resources on the Corel Web site (www.corel.com). You can also check the Readme file (readme.html), which is installed with the software.

This section contains the following topics:

• Getting help

• Using the Help and tooltips

• Welcome screen

• Macro programming guide

• Network deployment guide

• Web-based resources

• Customized training and integration resources

Getting help

Various learning resources are available. The following table can help you decide what learning resources to consult when you need assistance. You can access more information about some resources by clicking the corresponding links.

To S e e

Start learning the applications Online tutorials

Obtain additional information about product tools and features

Learn to automate tasks by using macros Macro programming guide

Find information about deploying the suite on a network

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Help Web-based resources Welcome screen

Network deployment guide

To S e e

Find information about customized training and workflow solutions

Find specific information about the latest version of the suite

Customized training and integration resources

Readme file, which is installed with the software

Using the Help and tooltips

The Help provides comprehensive information about product features from within the application. If you are connected to the Internet, the application displays the Webbased Help, which contains the latest updates. If no Internet connection is available, the application displays the local Help, which was copied to your computer during product installation.

You can browse through the entire list of topics, look up tools and topics in the index, or search for specific words. You can also access the Corel® Knowledge Base™ on the Corel Web site and other online resources from the Help window.

Tooltips provide helpful information about application controls when you position the pointer over icons, buttons, and other user interface elements.

Documentation conventions

The following table describes important conventions used in the user guide and Help.

Convention Description Examples

 Menu command

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A menu item and menu command that you need to click in sequence

A note contains important information that is relevant to the preceding steps. It may describe conditions under which the procedure can be performed.

Click File

A compound blend cannot be copied or cloned.

If you click the Equal margins button, you must specify values in the To p / l e f t margin boxes.

 Open.

Convention Description Examples

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.

You can change the number of swatches in the color grid by dragging the Size slider.

To use the Help

1 Click Help  Help topics.

2 Click one of the following tabs:

• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help. To open a topic, click the topic heading in the left pane.

• Index — lets you use the index to find a topic

• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase

You can also

View context-sensitive Help from within a dialog box

Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, click the page that you

Click the Help button in the dialog box.

want to print, and click Print at the top of the Help window.

To search the Help

1 Click Help  Help topics.

2 Click the Search tab, and type a word or phrase in the search box.

3 Choose a topic from the list that appears.

If your search results do not include any relevant topics, check whether you spelled the search word or phrase correctly. Note that the English Help uses American spelling (for example, “color,” “favorite,” “center,” and “rasterize”), so searching for British spellings (“colour,” “favourite,” “centre,” and “rasterise”) produces no results.

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To access the user guide in PDF format

• On the Windows Start menu, click Start  All Programs  CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6  Documentation  Corel DESIGNER User Guide PDF.

Welcome screen

The Welcome screen gives you easy access to application resources and lets you quickly complete common tasks, such as opening files and starting files from templates. You can find out about the new features in CorelDRAW Technical Suite, view technical illustration samples on the Gallery page, and receive the latest product updates.

In addition, the following online resources are accessible from the Learning tools page to help you get the most out of Corel DESIGNER:

• Tutorials — show you how to draw with precision, add dimension lines and callouts, create a wiring diagram, add a 3D look to a drawing, and more

• Case studies and white papers — show you how Corel DESIGNER helps many different industries deliver high-quality technical documentation, and help you overcome challenges in creating technical documentation

• Tips and tricks — highlight useful tools and shortcuts, and give you a starting point for exploring some of the CorelDRAW Technical Suite features

The Welcome screen appears when you start Corel DESIGNER. You can also access the Welcome screen after starting the application.

To access the Welcome screen

•Click Help  Welcome screen.

To view and access the available resources, click the tabs.

Macro programming guide

The CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 Macro Programming Guide provides a streamlined instructional approach to programming macros for CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6. You can use either Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) or Microsoft® Visual Studio® Tools for Applications (VSTA) to create macros that automate tasks and provide customized solutions for Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW®, and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™.

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To access the macro programming guide

• On the Windows Start menu, click Start  All Programs  CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6  Documentation  Macro Programming Guide PDF.

Network deployment guide

The CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 Deployment Guide is a step-by-step resource for deploying CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 to a network. This guide is provided to customers who purchase a volume (“multi-seat”) license of CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 for their organization. To purchase a volume license of the software and obtain its deployment guide, please contact Corel Support Services.

Web-based resources

The following Web-based resources can help you get the most out of CorelDRAW Technical Suite:

• Corel Knowledge Base — articles written by the Corel Technical Support Services Team in response to questions by CorelDRAW Technical Suite users

• CorelDRAW.com community — an online environment to share your experience with the product, ask questions, and receive help and suggestions from other users

• Learning resources — a Web page that contains links to online tutorials, case studies, and more

An active Internet connection is required to access Web-based resources.

Customized training and integration resources

Corel Corporation has training partnerships with other firms.

Corel customized training

Corel Training Specialists can provide you with customized training, tailored to your work environment, to help you get the most out of the Corel software that you’ve installed. These experts will help you develop a curriculum that is practical and relevant to the needs of your organization. For more information, please visit www.corel.com/customizedtraining.

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Corel Training Partners

A Corel® Training Partner (CTP) is an independent, officially accredited local organization that provides training and training resources for Corel products. CTPs are located worldwide for your convenience. Please visit www.corel.com/ trainingpartners to find a partner near you.

Corel Technology Partners

Corel Technology Partners are businesses that embed Corel technology in their products, develop plug-in applications for Corel software, or integrate standalone applications into Corel technology solutions. This comprehensive program is designed especially for developers and consultants. It includes the components that are necessary to design, develop, test, and market custom solutions related to Corel products.

For more information about Corel Technology Partners, please email Corel Corporation at techpartner@corel.com.

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Corel DESIGNER workspace tour

Becoming familiar with the terminology and workspace of Corel DESIGNER will help you easily follow this user guide’s concepts and procedures.

This section contains the following topics:

• Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts

• Corel DESIGNER application window

• Corel DESIGNER workspace tools

Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts

Before you get started with Corel DESIGNER, you should be familiar with the following terms.

Term Description

object An element in a drawing, such as an image, shape, line, text,

curve, or symbol

drawing The work you create in Corel DESIGNER: for example,

technical drawings, schematics, and diagrams

vector graphic An image generated from mathematical descriptions that

determine the position, length, and direction in which lines are drawn

bitmap An image composed of grids of pixels or dots

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

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Corel DESIGNER application window

Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbox

Ruler

Drawing window

Drawing page

Document navigator

Status bar

Navigator

Docker

Property bar

Toolbar

Color palette

Document palette

When you launch Corel DESIGNER, the application window opens, containing a drawing window. The rectangle in the center of the drawing window is the drawing page where you create your drawing. Although more than one drawing window can be opened, you can apply commands to the active drawing window only.

The Corel DESIGNER application window appears below. A description of its parts follows.

Part Description

Menu bar The area containing pull-down menu options

Property bar A detachable bar that contains properties of the active tool or

object. For example, when the text tool is active, the text property bar displays commands that create and edit text.

Toolbar A detachable bar that contains shortcuts to menu and other

commands

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Part Description

Title bar The area displaying the title of the currently open drawing

Rulers Horizontal and vertical borders that are used to determine the

size and position of objects in a drawing

Toolbox A floating bar with tools for creating and modifying objects in

the drawing

Drawing window The area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bars

and application controls

Drawing page The rectangular area inside the drawing window. It is the

printable area of your work area.

Docker A window containing available commands and settings relevant

to a specific tool or task

Color palette A dockable bar that contains color swatches

Document palette A color palette that helps you keep track of the colors that you

use in your document and store them for future use.

Status bar An area at the bottom of the application window that contains

information about object properties such as type, size, and resolution. The status bar also shows the current mouse position.

Document navigator The area at the bottom left of the drawing window that

contains controls for moving between pages and adding pages

Navigator A button at the lower-right corner of the drawing window that

opens a smaller display to help you move around a drawing

To toggle between displaying and hiding the status bar, click View  To o l b a r s  Status bar.

For information about displaying and hiding the rulers, see “To hide or display the rulers” on page 603.

Corel DESIGNER workspace tools

Application commands are accessible through the menu bar, toolbars, toolbox, property bar, and dockers. The property bar and dockers provide access to commands that relate

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to the active tool or current task. The property bar, dockers, toolbars, and toolbox can be opened, closed, and moved around your screen at any time.

You can customize many of these workspace elements to suit your needs. For more information, see “Customizing Corel DESIGNER” on page 855.

Standard toolbar

The standard toolbar contains buttons that are shortcuts to many of the menu commands.

The standard toolbar is displayed by default. For information about customizing the position, contents, and appearance of toolbars, see “Customizing toolbars” on page 863.

Click this button To

Start a new drawing

Open a drawing

Save a drawing

Print a drawing

Cut selected objects to the Clipboard

Copy selected objects to the Clipboard

Paste the Clipboard contents into a drawing

Undo an action

Restore an action that was undone

Display the Connect docker and search for content such as

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clipart, photos, fonts, and more

Click this button To

Import a drawing

Export a drawing

Set a zoom level

Start Corel applications

Open the Welcome screen

Enable or disable automatic alignment for the grid, guidelines, objects, and dynamic guides

Open the Options dialog box

More about toolbars

In addition to the standard toolbar, Corel DESIGNER has toolbars for specific kinds of tasks. For example, the Te x t toolbar contains commands relevant to using the Te x t tool. If you use a toolbar frequently, you can display it in the workspace at all times.

The table below describes toolbars other than the standard toolbar.

Toolbar Description

Text Contains commands for formatting and aligning text

Zoom Contains commands for zooming in and out of a drawing page

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, using data fields for variable text, and inserting print merge fields

Transform Contains commands for skewing, rotating, and mirroring

objects

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Toolbar Description

Macros Contains commands for editing, testing, and running macros

Layout Contains commands related to the layout of your document,

including PowerClip frames, text frames, columns, and alignment guides.

Drawing plane Contains commands for choosing a drawing plane and a

drawing profile, and lets you access the Projected axes docker. This toolbar is displayed by default.

Exploring the toolbox

The Corel DESIGNER toolbox shows the active tool and the available categories of tools in the upper area. The options symbol indicates that there are additional tools or options.

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When you choose a tool, any additional tools or options appear in the options area at the bottom of the toolbox. When you choose a tool in the options area, it becomes the active tool.

For example, if you click the Curve tools

button in the upper area, you see its associated

tools in the options area. If you click the 2-point line tool in the options area, it becomes the active tool, and its icon appears on the Curve tools button in the upper area.

You can use flyout menus instead of the options area. Click To o l s  Options, click To o l b o x in the Wo r k sp a c e list of categories, and enable Display tool groups as flyout menus.

The following table provides descriptions of the tools in the Corel DESIGNER toolbox.

Pick tools

The Pick tool lets you select, size, skew, and rotate objects.

The Freehand pick tool lets you select objects by using a freehand selection marquee.

Shape tools

The Shape tool lets you edit a curve object or text character by manipulating nodes.

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The Free transform tool lets you transform an object by using the Free rotation, Free angle reflection, Free scale, and Free skew controls on the property bar.

The Smudge brush tool lets you distort a vector object by dragging along its outline.

The Roughen brush tool lets you distort the edge of a vector object by dragging along its outline.

The Smear tool lets you shape an object by pulling extensions or making indents along its outline.

The Tw i r l 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.

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The Repel tool lets you shape objects by pushing nodes away from the cursor.

Curve tools

The 2-point line tool lets you draw a straight two-point line segment.

The Multi-point line tool lets you draw lines and curves one segment at a time, in preview mode.

The Freehand tool lets you draw single line segments and curves.

The Bézier curve tool lets you draw curves one segment at a time.

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The B-spline tool lets you draw curved lines by setting control points that shape the curve without breaking it into segments.

The 3-point curve tool lets you draw a curve by defining the starting point, endpoint, and center point.

The Pen tool lets you draw curves in segments and preview each segment as you draw.

The Smart drawing tool converts your freehand strokes to basic shapes and smoothed curves.

Rectangle tools

The 2-point rectangle tool lets you draw a rectangle by dragging diagonally.

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The 3-point rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles at an angle.

The Graph paper tool lets you draw a grid to simulate graph paper.

Circle tools

The Center-point circle tool lets you draw a circle by specifying the center point and a point on the circumference.

The Center-radius circle tool lets you draw a circle by specifying a value for the radius and then clicking where you want the center to be.

The 3-point circle tool lets you draw a circle by specifying three points on the circumference.

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Ellipse tools

The 2-point ellipse tool lets you draw an ellipse by dragging diagonally.

The 3-point ellipse tool lets you draw ellipses at an angle.

Center-point polygon tools

The Center-point polygon tool lets you draw a polygon by dragging from the center to a point (vertex) on the polygon.

The Star tool lets you draw perfect stars.

The Complex star tool lets you draw complex stars that have intersecting sides.

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Text tool

The Te x t tool lets you add text, create a paragraph text frame and type within it, or type text along a path if a curve is selected.

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.

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The Radial dimension tool lets you display the radius of a circle or circular arc.

The Diametric dimension tool lets you display the diameter of a circle or a circular arc.

Callout tools

The 1-leg callout tool lets you draw a callout with one leading line.

The 2-leg callout tool lets you draw a callout with a two-segment leading line.

The 3-leg callout tool lets you draw a callout with a three-segment leading line.

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The Te x t s o u r c e button lets you enter callout text interactively, from the Clipboard, from object properties, or incrementally.

Connector tools

The Straight-line connector tool lets you draw a straight connector line.

The Right-angle connector tool lets you draw a rightangle connector line.

The Right-angle round connector tool lets you draw a right-angle connector line with curved corners.

The B-spline connector tool lets you draw a curved connector line by using control points.

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The Bézier curve connector tool lets you draw a curved connector line one segment at a time.

The Edit anchor tool lets you modify connector line anchor points.

Projected Shapes tools

The Thread tool lets you draw threaded shapes in projected view.

The We ll tool lets you draw threaded well shapes in projected view.

The Cylinder tool lets you draw cylinders in projected view.

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The Prism tool lets you draw prism shapes in projected view.

Table tool

The Ta b l e tool lets you draw and edit tables.

Perfect Shapes™ tools

The Basic shapes tool lets you choose from a full set of shapes, including a hexagram, a smiley, and a right-angle triangle.

The Arrow shapes tool lets you draw arrows while choosing the shape, direction, and number of heads.

The Flowchart shapes tool lets you draw flowchart symbols. These controls are available on the property bar.

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The Miscellaneous shapes tool lets you draw ribbon objects and explosion shapes. These controls are available on the property bar.

The Callout shapes tool lets you draw callouts and labels. These controls are available on the property bar.

Linear pattern tools

The Linear pattern brush tool lets you apply brush strokes to a curve and create sweep arrows and similar objects.

The Linear pattern sprayer tool lets you draw chains, hoses, pipes, and similar objects.

The Linear pattern preset tool lets you draw curves by using preset strokes.

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The Calligraphic tool lets you draw lines that vary in thickness according to the direction of the line and the angle of the pen nib.

The Pressure tool lets you draw lines that vary in thickness according to the pressure of the pen nib.

Interactive tools

The Extrude tool lets you apply 3D effects to objects to create the illusion of depth.

The Blend tool lets you transform one object into another through a series of intermediate shapes and colors.

The Transparency tool lets you apply a transparency to an object to partially reveal image areas underneath.

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The Envelope tool lets you distort the shape of an object by applying an envelope to it and dragging the nodes of the envelope.

The Drop shadow tool lets you create the illusion of lighting in a two-dimensional drawing by adding a shadow to an object. You can adjust properties such as feathering, opacity, edge style, and color.

The Contour tool lets you create a series of concentric shapes that radiate into or out of an object.

The Distort tool lets you transform objects by applying Push and Pull, Zipper, or Twister effects.

Deletion tools

The Virtual segment delete tool lets you delete portions of objects between intersecting lines.

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The Eraser tool lets you remove unwanted areas in a drawing.

The Knife tool lets you slice an object into two separate objects.

The Crop tool lets you remove the areas outside a selection.

Interactive fill tools

The Fountain fill tool lets you fill an object with a gradient of colors or shades.

The Smart fill tool lets you create objects from enclosed areas and then apply a fill to those objects.

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The Mesh fill tool lets you fill an object by blending multiple colors or shades arranged over a mesh grid.

Eyedropper tools

The Color eyedropper tool lets you sample a color from an object in the drawing window or on the desktop and apply it to other objects.

The Attributes eyedropper tool lets you copy object properties, such as line thickness, size, and effects, from an object in the drawing window and apply them to other objects.

Zoom tool

The Zoom tool lets you change the magnification level in the drawing window.

Pan tool

The Pan tool lets you drag hidden areas of a drawing into view without changing the zoom level.

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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. The property bar content changes depending on the tool or task. For example, when you click the Te x t tool in the toolbox, the property bar displays only text-related commands, such as text, formatting, alignment, and editing tools.

You can customize the contents and position of the property bar to suit your needs. For more information, see “Customizing the property bar” on page 867.

Common property bar buttons

The Add preset button lets you save the current settings for reuse.

The Delete preset button lets you delete the item selected in the Preset list box.

The Fill button lets you open a dialog box where you set up a fill to apply to an object.

The Outline pen button opens a dialog box where you set line properties.

The Geometric properties button opens the Property manager docker and lets you set coordinates for the selected object.

The Keep settings button lets you use the current settings as the defaults for new objects.

Dockers

Dockers display the same type of controls as a dialog box, such as command buttons, options, and list boxes. Unlike most dialog boxes, you can keep dockers open while working on a document, so you can readily access the commands to experiment with different effects.

An example is the Property manager docker. When this docker is open, you can click an object in the drawing window and view formatting, dimensions, and other properties of the object.

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Dockers can be either docked or floating. Docking a docker attaches it to the edge of the application window. Undocking a docker detaches it from other parts of the workspace, so it can be easily moved around. You can also collapse dockers to save screen space.

Status bar

The status bar displays information about selected objects, such as width and height, cursor position, and relevant commands. While you are drawing a non-freehand line or curve, the segment length and total length for all segments are displayed. It also displays document color information, such as the document color profile and color proofing status.

See “Customizing the status bar” on page 869 for information about customizing the contents and appearance of the status bar.

The graphic shows some of the information displayed in a status bar.

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Corel DESIGNER basics

Corel DESIGNER lets you create and edit drawings. In this section, you can find information about commonly performed tasks.

This section contains the following topics:

• Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps

• Starting and opening drawings

• Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras

• Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions

• Zooming, panning, and scrolling

• Previewing drawings

• Choosing viewing modes

•Working with views

• Saving drawings

• Backing up and recovering files

• Adding and accessing drawing information

• Closing drawings and quitting Corel DESIGNER

Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps

The two main types of computer graphics are vector graphics and bitmaps. Vector graphics are made of lines and curves, and they are generated from mathematical descriptions that determine the position, length, and direction in which lines are drawn. Bitmaps, also known as raster images, are composed of small squares called pixels; each pixel is mapped to a location in an image and has numerical color values.

Vector graphics are ideal for logos and illustrations because they are resolutionindependent and can be scaled to any size, or printed and displayed at any resolution, without losing detail and quality. In addition, you can produce sharp and crisp outlines with vector graphics.

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Bitmaps are excellent for photographs and digital paintings because they reproduce color gradations well. Bitmaps are resolution-dependent — that is, they represent a fixed number of pixels. They look good at their actual size, but they can appear jagged or lose image quality when scaled, or when displayed or printed at a resolution higher than their original resolution.

You can create vector graphics in Corel DESIGNER. You can also import bitmaps (such as JPEG and TIFF files) into Corel DESIGNER and add them to your drawings. For information about working with bitmaps, see “Working with bitmaps” on page 633.

Top: A vector graphic consists of lines and fills. Bottom: A bitmap is made up of pixels.

Starting and opening drawings

When you start Corel DESIGNER, you can choose the workspace with which you feel the most comfortable. For example, you can choose a workspace that has the look and feel of CorelDRAW. If you are new to Corel DESIGNER, it is best to choose the default workspace, on which all procedures in the Help and user guide are based.

Corel DESIGNER 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

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customization up to you. The templates included with the application are available under the following categories:

• ANSI (American National Standards Institute)

• Architectural

• DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

• Engineering

• ISO

(International Organization for Standardization®)

For information about starting a drawing from a template, see “To start a document from a template” on page 564. For more information about creating and using templates, see “Working with templates” on page 561.

Notes for starting new drawings

When starting a new drawing, Corel DESIGNER lets you specify page, document, and color management settings. You can choose from a list of preset settings, which are based on how you intend to use the drawing. For example, you can choose the Web option if you are creating a drawing for the Internet, or the Default CMYK option if you are creating a document destined for commercial printing. However, if the preset settings are not suitable for the drawing that you want to create, you can also customize the settings and save them for future use.

Notes for opening existing drawings

Basing a new drawing on an existing drawing lets you reuse objects and page settings. Corel DESIGNER lets you open existing drawings saved to the Corel DESIGNER (DSF or DES) format as well as drawings a nd projects saved to various other file formats, such as CorelDRAW (CDR), Adobe® Illustrator® (AI), Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), Encapsulated PostScript® (EPS), and Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM). However, you may not be able to open certain files, depending on their file type and contents. In such cases, you can try importing the files as objects in an open drawing. For information about the file formats that you can import into Corel DESIGNER, see “Supported file formats” on page 783.

If the drawing you are opening is from an earlier version of Corel DESIGNER and contains text in a language different from the language of your operating system, you can choose code page settings to ensure that text is properly converted according to the Unicode® Standard. Code page settings help you correctly display text such as keywords, file names, and text entries outside the drawing window — for example, in the Object manager and Object data manager dockers. To display text correctly in

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the drawing window, you must use encoding settings. For more information, see “Displaying text correctly in any language” on page 526.

If the drawing you are opening contains an embedded International Color Consortium® (ICC) profile, the embedded color profile remains the document’s color profile. For more information, see “Understanding color management” on page 385.

If you are using Windows 7 or Windows 8, 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 with Windows 7 or Windows 8, see the Windows Help. If your operating system is Windows XP, you can use Windows Desktop Search to find files. For more information about browsing and searching for content, see “Browsing and searching for content” on page 88.

You can also display previous versions of a drawing.

To start Corel DESIGNER

1 Click Start  All programs  CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 

Corel DESIGNER X6.

2 In the Select workspace dialog box, choose a workspace from the list box.

If you do not want the Select workspace dialog box to appear each time you start Corel DESIGNER, enable the Do not show this dialog box on startup check box.

Procedures in the Help are based on the default workspace.

To restore the Select workspace dialog box, click To o l s  Customization, click Wo r ks p a ce , and enable the Select workspace at startup check box.

To start a drawing

1 Do one of the following:

• On the Welcome screen, click Quick start  New blank document.

• In the application window, click File  New.

2 Type a filename in the Name text box.

3 From the Preset destination list box, choose an output destination for the

drawing:

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• Corel DESIGNER default — applies the Corel DESIGNER default settings for

creating graphics that are destined for printing

• Default CMYK — applies settings for creating graphics that are destined for

commercial printing

• Default RGB — applies settings for creating graphics that are destined for

printing to a high-fidelity printer

• We b — applies settings for creating graphics that are destined for the Internet

• Custom — lets you customize destination settings for a document

You can also

Change the unit of measurement for the page

Change the page size Choose a page size for the drawing from the

Change the page orientation Click one of the following page orientation

Set the number of pages Type a value in the Number of pages box.

Set the default color mode for the document to RGB or CMYK

Set the resolution for effects that will likely be rasterized, such as transparency, drop shadow, and bevel effects

Choose the preview mode for the drawing Choose a preview mode from the Preview

Choose an RGB profile for the drawing Choose a default RGB profile from the RGB

Choose a unit of measurement from the

Drawing units list box.

Size list box or type values in the Width and Height boxes.

buttons:

•Portrait

•Landscape

Choose a color mode from the Primary color mode list box.

Choose a rendering resolution from the

Rendering resolution list box.

mode list box.

profile list box.

Choose a CMYK profile for the drawing Choose a default CMYK profile from the

CMYK profile list box.

Choose a Grayscale profile for the drawing Choose a default Grayscale profile from the

Grayscale profile list box.

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You can also

Choose a default method for out-of-gamut colors to be mapped into gamut

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. For example, if you set the color mode to RGB, you can still apply colors from a CMYK color palette to the document.

The primary color mode also specifies the default color mode for exporting documents. For example, if you choose the RGB color mode and export a document as a JPEG, the color mode is automatically set to RGB.

The settings that are displayed in the Color settings area of the Create a new

document dialog box are based on the settings that are specified in the Default color management settings dialog box.

If you do not want to show the Create a new document dialog box and prefer to use the default settings to create new documents, enable the Do not show this dialog again check box.

You can restore the Create a new document dialog box when starting drawings by clicking To o l s  Options, clicking General in the Wo r ks p a ce list of categories, and enabling the Show new document dialog box check box.

Choose an option from the Rendering intent list box.

To create a custom preset

1 In the application window, click File  New.

2 In the Create a new document dialog box, choose the settings that you want to

save as a preset destination.

3 Click the Add preset button.

4 In the Add preset dialog box, type a name for the new destination preset.

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You can delete a destination preset by choosing the preset name from the Preset destination list box and clicking the Remove preset button.

To open a drawing

1 Click File  Open.

2 Locate the folder where the drawing is stored.

3 Click a filename.

4 Click Open.

You can also

Extract an embedded International Color Consortium (ICC) profile to the color folder in which the application is installed

Maintain layers and pages when you open files

View thumbnail of a drawing (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Click the

Enable the Extract embedded ICC profile check box.

This option is not available for all file formats.

Enable the Maintain layers and pages check box.

If you disable the check box, all layers are combined in a single layer.

This option is not available for all file formats.

arrow button next to the Views button, and click Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, or Small icons.

(Windows XP) Do one of the following:

•Enable the Preview check box.

•Click the View menu button, and select Thumbnails.

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You can also

Choose a code page (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Choose a code

page from the Select code page list box. This option is not available for all file formats.

(Windows XP) Choose a code page from the Code page list box.

Search for a drawing (Windows 7 and Windows 8)

Access a previous version of a file (Windows 7 and Windows 8)

To open a file you have recently worked on, click File  Open recent, and click the filename.

If you have multiple files open, you can navigate between them by clicking Window  Document, and then clicking the name of the file that you want to display in the drawing window.

Type a word or phrase in the search box.

The search box looks for files only in the current folder and subfolders. To search for a drawing in another location, you must first navigate to the folder where the drawing is stored.

Right-click a file, and click Restore previous versions.

You can access a previous version of a file only if System Protection is turned on.

For detailed information about accessing previous versions of files, see the Windows Help.

Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras

You can load photos from digital cameras and scan images in Corel DESIGNER.

Corel DESIGNER supports scanners that use Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition (WIA), which provides a standard interface for loading images. If your scanner does not support WIA, you can use the TWAIN driver of your scanner for loading images. TWAIN is supported by both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Corel DESIGNER The

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software interfaces and options vary. For information about using the software associated with your scanner or digital camera, see the manufacturer’s documentation.

To load photos from a digital camera

1 Connect a digital camera to your computer.

2 Click File  Acquire image  Select TWAIN source

3 Choose a digital camera from the Sources box.

4 Click File  Acquire image  Acquire.

5 Choose the images that you want to load from the dialog box that appears.

You are presented with the digital camera’s TWAIN driver interface for loading images. Options vary, depending on the digital camera.

6 Click Get pictures.

On your digital camera’s interface, this button may have a different name.

To load additional photos during the same session, click File  Acquire image  Acquire.

If your digital camera does not have a TWAIN driver, you can still open photos in Corel DESIGNER by clicking File  Import, browsing to the digital camera directory, and selecting the photos that you want to open.

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 (available only on Windows XP and later versions)

• 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.

WIA, in combination with some scanners, supports scanning of multiple areas to separate files.

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6 Click Scan.

On your scanner’s interface, this button may have a different name, such as OK or Send.

The WIA interface is available only for the Windows XP and later versions.

To scan additional images during the same session, click File  Acquire image  Acquire.

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.

Undo docker

Customizing the Undo settings lets you increase or decrease the number of actions that you can undo or redo.

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To undo, redo, and repeat actions

To Do the following

Undo an action

Redo an action

Undo or redo a series of actions

Revert to the last saved version of a drawing

Repeat an action

When you undo a series of actions in the Undo docker, all actions listed below the action that you click are undone.

When you redo a series of actions in the Undo docker, the action that you click and all preceding undone actions are redone.

You can repeat an action on another object or group of objects by selecting the object or objects and clicking Edit  Repeat.

You can also undo or redo a series of actions by clicking the arrow button next to the Undo button or Redo button on the Standard toolbar and choosing an action from the list.

Click Edit

Click Window Undo docker, click the action that precedes all the actions that you want to undo, or click the last undone action that you want to redo.

Click File

Click Edit

 Undo.

 Redo.

 Undo manager. In the

 Revert.

 Repeat.

To specify the Undo settings

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the Wo r ks p a ce list of categories, click General.

3 In the Undo levels area, type a value in one or both of the following boxes:

• Regular — specifies the number of actions that can be reversed when you use the Undo command with vector objects

• Bitmap effects — specifies the number of actions that can be reversed when you

work with bitmap effects

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The value that you specify is limited only by your computer’s memory resources. The higher the value you specify, the greater the demand on memory resources.

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.

Panning and scrolling are two additional ways to view specific areas of a drawing. When you work at high magnification levels or with large drawings, you may not be able to see the whole drawing. Panning and scrolling let you move the page around in the drawing window to view previously hidden areas.

You can zoom in and out while you are panning, and you can pan while you are zooming. In this way, you can avoid having to alternate between the two tools.

You can also use the Quick Pan mode to switch from any active tool to the Pan tool. This feature lets you pan without having to change tools.

If you use a mouse wheel, the wheel zooms in and zooms out by default. You can also use the mouse wheel to scroll.

You can specify default zooming and panning settings.

To zoom

1 In the toolbox, click the Zoom tool .

2 On the property bar, click one of the following:

• Zoom in

• Zoom out

• Zoom to selected

• Zoom to all objects

• Zoom to page

• Zoom to page width

• Zoom to page height

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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

Z key.

the

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.

You can also zoom in by using the Pan tool and double-clicking in the drawing window. To zoom out, right-click in the drawing window.

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to zoom during any task, such as when you are drawing an object:

• F2 — zoom in around the pointer

• F3 — zoom out around the pointer

• F4

— zoom to all objects

• F5 — refresh the drawing window

• F6 — zoom to selected objects

• F7 — zoom to the page

The F2 and F3 shortcut keys let you zoom in and out around the pointer.

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To pan in the drawing window

1 In the toolbox, click the Pan tool .

2 Drag in the drawing window until the area you want to view appears.

To pan in the drawing window while zoomed in on the drawing, click the Navigator button in the lower-right corner of the drawing window.

You can quickly center the page in the drawing window by double-clicking the Pan tool in the toolbox.

Using the Navigator (lower-right), you can display any part of a drawing without having to zoom out.

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. For more information, see “To establish default setting for the mouse wheel” on page 67.

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To specify default zoom settings

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the list of categories, double-click Wo r k sp a c e, double-click To o l b o x , and click

Zoom, Pan tool.

3 To specify the action of the Zoom or Pan tool when you right-click in the drawing

window, enable one of the following options:

• Zoom out — zooms out by a factor of 2

• Context menu — displays a menu of commands that let you zoom to a specific level

4 To specify how the page appears when the zoom is set to 100%, enable or disable

the Zoom relative to 1:1 check box.

• When the option is enabled, a 100% zoom displays real-world dimensions.

• When the option is disabled, a 100% zoom displays the full page, regardless of real-world dimensions.

5 To specify how the page appears when you zoom in and out using the mouse wheel,

enable or disable the Center mouse when zooming with the mouse wheel check box.

• When the option is enabled, the area where the mouse pointer is located moves to the center of the screen as you zoom in and out using the mouse wheel.

• When the option is disabled, the area where the mouse pointer is located stays in

the same position as you zoom in and out using the mouse wheel.

You can click Calibrate rulers to ensure that one inch on your screen equals one inch of real-world distance. For more information, see “Calibrating the rulers” on page 604.

To establish default setting for the mouse wheel

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the list of categories, double-click Wo r k sp a c e, and click Display.

3 To specify the default action of the mouse wheel, choose Zoom or Scroll from the

Default action for mouse wheel list box.

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Previewing drawings

You can preview a drawing to see how it will look when printed or exported. When you preview a drawing, only the objects on the drawing page and in the immediate area of the drawing window are displayed, and you can see all layers that are set to print in the Object manager docker. If you want a closer look at specific objects in a drawing, you can select and preview them. When you preview selected objects, the rest of the drawing is hidden.

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. Bleeds are useful when a drawing contains a color page background or objects that are positioned on the page border. Bleeds ensure that no white space appears between the edges of a drawing and the edge of the paper after the printer cuts, binds, and trims the document.

To preview a drawing

•Click View  Full-screen preview.

Click anywhere on the screen, or press any key, to return to the application window.

You can press Page up and Page down to preview pages in a multipage drawing.

To preview selected objects

1 Select the objects.

2 Click View  Preview selected only.

Click anywhere on the screen, or press any key, to return to the application window.

If Preview selected only mode is enabled and no objects are selected, Full- screen preview displays a blank screen.

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After you return to the application window, you can disable Preview selected only mode by clicking View  Preview selected only.

To choose a full-screen preview mode

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the Wo r ks p a ce list of categories, click Display.

3 In the Full-screen preview area, enable one of the following options:

• Use draft view — Drawings appear without PostScript fills or high-resolution bitmaps, and no anti-aliasing is used.

• Use enhanced view — Drawings appear with or without PostScript fills, and

anti-aliasing is used to sharpen the display of the drawings.

You can display PostScript fills when you preview a drawing in Enhanced mode by enabling the Show PostScript fills in enhanced view check box.

To set the page display

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the Document list of categories, click Page size.

3 Enable one of the following options:

• Show page border — displays page borders

• Show bleed area — displays the area of the drawing extending beyond the page

border. To change the bleed area, type a value in the Bleed box.

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 725.

You can also click View  Show  Page border, or View  Show  Bleed.

You can display the printable area of a drawing by clicking View  Show  Printable area. The printable area is usually indicated by two dotted lines inside or around the page, depending on the current printer settings. One outline indicates the area that can be printed on the current printer; the other outline indicates the paper size that your printer is set to use.

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Choosing viewing modes

As you work, Corel DESIGNER lets you display a drawing in any of the following modes:

• Simple wireframe — displays an outline of the drawing by hiding fills, extrusions, contours, drop shadows, and intermediate blend shapes; also displays the bitmaps in monochrome. This mode lets you quickly preview basic elements in a drawing.

• Wireframe — displays a drawing in simple wireframe mode plus intermediate blend shapes

• Draft — displays fills and bitmaps with a low resolution. This mode eliminates some detail to allow you to focus on the color balances in a drawing.

• Normal — displays a drawing without PostScript fills or high-resolution bitmaps. This mode refreshes and opens slightly faster than the Enhanced mode.

• Enhanced — displays a drawing with PostScript fills, high-resolution bitmaps, and anti-aliased vector graphics.

• Pixels — displays a pixel-based rendition of the drawing, which allows you to zoom in on an area of an object, and then position and size the object more precisely. This view also lets you see what the drawing will look like when it is exported to a bitmap file format.

• Simulate overprints — simulates the color of areas where overlapping objects were set to overprint and displays PostScript fills, high-resolution bitmaps, and anti-aliased vector graphics. For information about overprinting objects, see “To overprint selected objects” on page 730.

• Rasterize complex effects — rasterizes the display of complex effects, such as transparencies, bevels, and drop shadows when in Enhanced view. This option is useful for previewing how the complex effects will be printed. To ensure the successful printing of complex effects, most printers require complex effects to be rasterized.

The viewing mode you choose affects the amount of time it takes for a drawing to open or be displayed on the monitor. For example, a drawing displayed in Simple Wireframe view takes less time to refresh or open than does a drawing displayed in Simulate Overprints view.

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Left to right: Simple wireframe, Draft, and Enhanced views

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. For more information about overprinting, see “Working with color trapping and overprinting” on page 729.

You can set the default viewing mode by clicking To o l s  Options, clicking

General in the Document list of categories, and choosing an option from the View mode list box.

You can quickly switch between the selected viewing mode and the previous viewing mode by pressing Shift + F9.

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Working with views

You can save a view of any part of a drawing. For example, you can save a view of an object at 230% magnification and then return to this specific view at any time.

If a document contains multiple pages, you can view them all at once by using the Page Sorter view. You can also display consecutive left-hand and right-hand pages on the screen at the same time (facing pages) and create objects that span two pages.

To save a view

1 Click Window  View manager.

2 Use the Zoom tools in the View manager docker to set up a view.

3 Click the Add current view button .

You can also

Rename a view Double-click a view name, and type a new

name.

Delete a saved view Click a view, and click the Delete current

view button .

If you disable the page icon next to a saved view in the docker, Corel DESIGNER switches to the magnification level only, not the page, when you switch to that view. Similarly, if you disable the magnifying glass icon , Corel DESIGNER switches to the page only, not the magnification level.

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  View manager.

2 Click a view in the View manager docker.

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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.

To return to the default page view, click the Page sorter view button on the property bar.

To view facing pages

1 Click Layout  Page setup.

2 In the Document list of categories, click Layout.

3 Enable the Facing pages check box.

4 Choose one of the following settings from the Start on list box:

• Left side — starts the document on a left-hand page

• Right side — starts the document on a right-hand page

You cannot view facing pages if the document uses a Tent Card or Top-fold Card layout style, or if it contains multiple page orientations. The Left side option is available only for the Full Page and Book layout styles.

When you enable the Facing pages check box, the content on the facing pages is merged on one page. The layer structure for the merged page is based on the left-hand page. The layers from the right-hand page are inserted above the layers on the left-hand page. This rule also applies if you reorder the pages. If you disable the Facing pages check box, the layers and content are redistributed across separate pages. Objects that cross both pages are assigned to a page according to where the center of the object is found.

It is recommended that you avoid switching back and forth between individual pages and facing pages within the same document.

Saving drawings

By default, drawings are saved to the Corel DESIGNER file format (DES). You can save a drawing to other vector file formats as well. If you want to use a drawing in another

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application, you must save it to a file format that is supported by that application. For information about saving files to other formats, see “Exporting files” on page 746.

When you save a drawing, Corel DESIGNER lets you add reference information so that you can easily find and organize drawings later on. On Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can attach tags (also known as properties) such as title, subject, and rating. On Windows XP, you can assign notes and keywords to a drawing.

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. For information about saving a drawing as a template, see “Working with templates” on page 561.

To save a drawing

1 Click File  Save as.

2 Type a filename in the File name box.

3 Locate the folder where you want to save the file.

If you want to save the drawing to a vector file format other than DES Corel DESIGNER, choose a file format from the Save as type list box.

You can also

Save only selected objects

Add reference information (Windows 7 and Windows 8)

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With objects selected, click File and enable the Selected only check box. Locate the folder where you want to save the file, type a filename in the File name box, and click Save.

Do any of the following:

•Type a title, subject, tag, comment, author, or revision number in the corresponding box.

•Assign a rating to the file.

•Add copyright information.

 Save as,

You can also

Save notes or keywords with the file (Windows XP)

Type notes or keywords in the corresponding box.

If you are using an expired trial version of Corel DESIGNER, you will not be able to save drawings.

Saving a drawing to a previous version of Corel DESIGNER may result in loss of certain effects that were not available in the previous version of the application.

You can also save a drawing by clicking File  Save.

You can also save a drawing by clicking the Save button on the Standard toolbar.

To use advanced options when saving

1 Click File  Save as.

2 Click Advanced.

3 Enable any of the following check boxes:

• Save presentation exchange (CMX) — saves a drawing as a Corel® Presentations™ Exchange (CMX) file so that you can open and edit it in other Corel applications, such as WordPerfect

• Use bitmap compression — reduces the file size by compressing bitmap effects, such as bitmap extrusions, transparencies, and drop shadows

• 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.

4 If a drawing contains texture fills, enable one of the following options:

• Save textures with the file — saves custom texture fills with the file

• Rebuild textures when opening the file — re-creates texture fills when you open the saved drawing

5 If a drawing contains blends and extrusions, enable one of the following options:

• Save blends and extrudes with the file — saves all blends and extrusions included in a drawing

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• Rebuild blends and extrudes when opening the file — re-creates blends and extrusions when you open the saved drawing

Choosing to save textures, blends, and extrusions with the file increases the file size but lets you open and save a drawing more quickly. Conversely, choosing to rebuild textures, blends, and extrusions when a saved drawing is opened decreases the file size but increases the time required for saving or opening a drawing.

To save a drawing that is compatible with an older version of Corel DESIGNER

1 Click File  Save as.

2 Type a filename in the File name box.

3 Locate the folder where you want to save the file.

4 Choose a version from the Ve rs io n list box.

5 Click Save.

If the drawing includes text, enable one of the following options from the Save to a previous version dialog box:

• Keep text appearance — converts text to curves so it displays correctly when

opened in a previous version of Corel DESIGNER. However, the text is no longer editable.

• Keep text editable — preserves text so it remains editable. However, this

option may change the appearance and flow of text when opened in a previous version of Corel DESIGNER.

Backing up and recovering files

Corel DESIGNER 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 Corel DESIGNER, 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.

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You can recover the backup files from the temporary or specified folder when you restart Corel DESIGNER after a system error. If you choose not to recover the backup file, it is automatically erased when you quit the application.

To specify auto-backup settings

1 Click To o l s  Options.

2 In the Wo r ks p a ce list of categories, click Save.

3 Enable the Auto-backup every check box, and choose a value from the Minutes

list box.

4 In the Always back up to area, enable one of the following options:

• Users temporary folder — lets you save auto-backup files in the temporary folder

• Specific folder — lets you specify the folder for auto-backup files

You can also

Create a backup file every time you save Enable the Make backup on save check

box.

Disable the auto-backup feature Choose Never from the Minutes list box.

Auto-backup files are named auto_backup_of_filename and can be saved in any folder you specify. Backup files are created when you save a drawing. They are named backup_of_filename and are always stored in the same folder as the original drawing.

All open or modified files that are not in the Corel DESIGNER (DES) file format are backed up as Corel DESIGNER files.

You can cancel the creation of an auto-backup file by pressing Esc while a file is being saved.

To recover a backup file

1 Restart Corel DESIGNER.

2 Click OK in the file recovery dialog box that appears.

The file recovery dialog box appears upon startup after a system error.

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3 Save and rename the file in the specified folder.

Recovered files are named GraphicsX.des, where X is a numbered increment.

If you click Cancel, Corel DESIGNER ignores the backup file and deletes it when you quit the application.

Adding and accessing drawing information

Corel DESIGNER lets you add reference information, such as 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 view color information such as the color profiles that are used to define document colors as well as the primary color mode and rendering intent.

To add drawing information

1 Click File  Document properties.

2 In the Document properties dialog box, type text in any of the following boxes:

• Title

• Subject

• Author

• Copyright

• Keywords

• Notes

3 To specify a rating, choose a rating from the Rating list box.

4 Click OK.

You can modify the drawing information at any time.

To access drawing information

•Click File  Document properties.

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Closing drawings and quitting Corel DESIGNER

You can close one drawing, or multiple drawings, at any time before quitting Corel DESIGNER.

To close drawings

To Do the following

Close one drawing

Close all drawings

If you are unable to close a document, you may have a task, such as printing or saving, in progress or a task that has failed. Please refer to the status bar to view the status of a task.

To quit Corel DESIGNER

•Click File  Exit.

You can also quit Corel DESIGNER by pressing Alt + F4.

Click File

 Close.

 Close all.

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Finding and managing content

Corel DESIGNER lets you access, search and browse CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 Content, a collection of clipart, photos, fonts, symbols, frames, patterns, and image lists. In addition, you can find content located on your computer, local network, or the Web site of an online content provider. When you find the content that you need, you can import it into your document, open it in its associated application, or collect it in a tray for future reference.

Corel DESIGNER is fully integrated with the search capabilities that are offered by Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Vista. On Windows XP, you must have Windows Search installed and running to search for content by using keywords. By default, the application searches all locations that Windows Search is configured to index. For information about modifying indexing options in Windows Search, see the Windows Help. Windows Search is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center. For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ desktopsearch/downloads/default.mspx. If you are using another third-party computer indexing and search tool (for example, Google Desktop) or you don’t have Windows Search installed, the application has limited search capabilities and lets you search only by filename.

This section contains the following topics:

• Exploring Corel CONNECT

• Accessing content

• Browsing and searching for content

•Viewing content

• Using content

• Installing pattern fills and fonts

• Managing content

Exploring Corel CONNECT

You can browse and search for content by using Corel CONNECT. Corel CONNECT is available both as a standalone utility and as a docker. You can choose whichever mode better suits your workflow.

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The image below shows the main components of the Corel CONNECT utility:

Part Description

1. Libraries pane Lets you access content provided by Corel and Corel partners

2. Favorite folders pane Provides quick access to frequently used folders

3. Folders pane Displays a representation of the file structure available on your computer

4. Tr a y pane Lets you collect files from one or more

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folders

Corel Corel Designer - X6 Instruction Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Getting started

Welcome

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite applications

Changing languages

Changing startup settings

Updating Corel products

Corel Support Services

About Corel

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X6?

Access and repurpose technical design assets

Create technical illustrations with precision

Illustrate with style and consistency

Publish to technical communication standards

Increase performance, speed, and efficiency

Learning resources

Getting help

Using the Help and tooltips

Welcome screen

Macro programming guide

Network deployment guide

Web-based resources

Customized training and integration resources

Corel DESIGNER workspace tour

Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts

Corel DESIGNER application window

Corel DESIGNER workspace tools

Corel DESIGNER basics

Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps

Starting and opening drawings

Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions

Zooming, panning, and scrolling

Previewing drawings

Choosing viewing modes

Working with views

Saving drawings

Backing up and recovering files

Adding and accessing drawing information

Closing drawings and quitting Corel DESIGNER

Finding and managing content

Exploring Corel CONNECT