Corel Corel Designer - X7 User Guide

Corel DESIGNER® X7 User Guide

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Getting started...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7................................................................................................................................................ 3

System requirements.........................................................................................................................................................................3

Preparing for installation.................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 applications....................................................................................................................... 4

Installation options........................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Modifying and repairing installations................................................................................................................................................6

Uninstalling CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7...................................................................................................................................... 7

Frequently Asked Questions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7

Corel memberships and services............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Technical Suite memberships............................................................................................................................................................ 9

Features that require membership and sign-in................................................................................................................................10

Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Corel Support Services....................................................................................................................................................................11

About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................12

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X7?.....................................................................................................................................................13

Precise technical communication.................................................................................................................................................... 13

Leverage technical assets................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Unmatched publishing options....................................................................................................................................................... 21

Advanced standards compliance..................................................................................................................................................... 23

Work faster and more efficiently.................................................................................................................................................... 24

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................29

Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 30

Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 31

Macro programming guide............................................................................................................................................................ 31

Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 32

Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................32

Customized training and integration resources...............................................................................................................................32

Corel DESIGNER workspace tour...........................................................................................................................................................33

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Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts.............................................................................................................................................. 33

Corel DESIGNER application window.............................................................................................................................................. 34

Corel DESIGNER workspace tools....................................................................................................................................................36

Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 36

More about toolbars...................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Exploring the toolbox..................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................53

Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................53

Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................55

Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................56

Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 59

Starting and quitting Corel DESIGNER............................................................................................................................................ 59

Changing the language..................................................................................................................................................................59

Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................60

Corel DESIGNER basics......................................................................................................................................................................... 61

Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps...................................................................................................................................61

Starting and opening drawings...................................................................................................................................................... 62

Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 65

Working with multiple drawings.................................................................................................................................................... 66

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions....................................................................................................................................... 66

Zooming, panning, and scrolling.................................................................................................................................................... 67

Previewing drawings.......................................................................................................................................................................70

Choosing viewing modes................................................................................................................................................................71

Working with views........................................................................................................................................................................73

Saving drawings............................................................................................................................................................................. 74

Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................... 76

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

Adding and accessing drawing information....................................................................................................................................77

Closing drawings............................................................................................................................................................................ 78

Finding and managing content............................................................................................................................................................ 79

Exploring Corel CONNECT...............................................................................................................................................................79

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Accessing content...........................................................................................................................................................................84

Browsing and searching for content...............................................................................................................................................86

Viewing content............................................................................................................................................................................. 89

Using content.................................................................................................................................................................................89

Installing fonts................................................................................................................................................................................91

Managing content..........................................................................................................................................................................92

Syncing trays with OneDrive........................................................................................................................................................... 93

Content types................................................................................................................................................................................. 95

Working with precision........................................................................................................................................................................ 97

Using gravity snapping...................................................................................................................................................................97

Using dynamic guides.................................................................................................................................................................. 100

Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................106

Using constrain keys.....................................................................................................................................................................109

Using object coordinates.............................................................................................................................................................. 110

Collaborating...................................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Using ConceptShare..................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................121

Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes...................................................................................................................................123

Setting the default property values...............................................................................................................................................123

Drawing lines................................................................................................................................................................................124

Parallel drawing............................................................................................................................................................................129

Closing multiple line segments..................................................................................................................................................... 131

Drawing callouts...........................................................................................................................................................................131

Drawing connector lines...............................................................................................................................................................135

Drawing dimension lines.............................................................................................................................................................. 138

Formatting lines and outlines....................................................................................................................................................... 142

Adding arrowheads to lines and curves........................................................................................................................................ 147

Drawing calligraphic, pressure-sensitive, and preset lines..............................................................................................................149

Applying linear-pattern brushstrokes.............................................................................................................................................151

Spraying linear patterns along a line............................................................................................................................................ 152

Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices.................................................................................................................................... 154

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Support for Real-Time Stylus (RTS) pen tablets and devices...........................................................................................................154

Drawing shapes..................................................................................................................................................................................157

Drawing rectangles and squares................................................................................................................................................... 157

Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges................................................................................................................................... 160

Drawing polygons and stars......................................................................................................................................................... 161

Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................162

Drawing predefined shapes.......................................................................................................................................................... 163

Drawing projected shapes............................................................................................................................................................ 164

Drawing by using shape recognition............................................................................................................................................ 166

Shaping objects..................................................................................................................................................................................169

Working with curve objects.......................................................................................................................................................... 169

Shaping curve objects by using Reflect Nodes mode.................................................................................................................... 174

Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects....................................................................................................................................... 175

Splitting objects............................................................................................................................................................................179

Trimming objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 181

Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners of curve objects.......................................................................................................182

Welding and intersecting objects..................................................................................................................................................184

Creating new objects from boundaries.........................................................................................................................................184

Creating PowerClip objects........................................................................................................................................................... 185

Smudging and smearing objects.................................................................................................................................................. 189

Adding twirl effects......................................................................................................................................................................192

Roughening objects......................................................................................................................................................................193

Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes..................................................................................................................195

Applying distortion effects............................................................................................................................................................196

Shaping objects by using envelopes............................................................................................................................................. 198

Reference: Shaping objects...........................................................................................................................................................200

Projecting objects............................................................................................................................................................................... 203

Understanding projected drawing modes..................................................................................................................................... 203

Using projected drawing modes................................................................................................................................................... 204

Customizing drawing profiles....................................................................................................................................................... 206

Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 209

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Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 211

Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................211

Changing object properties...........................................................................................................................................................214

Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects...................................................................................................................................214

Copying object properties, transformations, and effects............................................................................................................... 216

Cloning objects.............................................................................................................................................................................218

Moving objects.............................................................................................................................................................................218

Sizing and scaling objects............................................................................................................................................................ 220

Rotating objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 222

Mirroring objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 223

Skewing objects............................................................................................................................................................................224

Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................224

Applying object hinting................................................................................................................................................................ 227

Changing the order of objects......................................................................................................................................................227

Grouping objects..........................................................................................................................................................................228

Combining objects........................................................................................................................................................................229

Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................231

Finding and replacing objects.......................................................................................................................................................231

Hiding and displaying objects.......................................................................................................................................................232

Accessing and displaying geometric information about objects.................................................................................................... 232

Inserting bar codes.......................................................................................................................................................................233

Inserting and editing QR codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 235

Inserting QR codes....................................................................................................................................................................... 235

Editing QR codes..........................................................................................................................................................................236

Validating QR codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 238

Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................239

Using symbols in drawings........................................................................................................................................................... 239

Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 242

Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................243

Sharing symbols between drawings..............................................................................................................................................245

Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................246

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Creating objects for the web..............................................................................................................................................................249

Exporting bitmaps for the web.....................................................................................................................................................249

Saving and applying web presets................................................................................................................................................. 255

Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds......................................................................................................... 256

Creating rollovers..........................................................................................................................................................................256

Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents......................................................................................................................... 258

Adding hotspots and alternate text to objects..............................................................................................................................259

Working with layers............................................................................................................................................................................261

Creating layers..............................................................................................................................................................................261

Changing layer properties.............................................................................................................................................................264

Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................267

Object linking and embedding........................................................................................................................................................... 269

Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................269

Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 270

Working with object data...................................................................................................................................................................271

Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 271

Managing object data..................................................................................................................................................................273

Applying CGM data to objects..................................................................................................................................................... 274

Color and fills.................................................................................................................................................................................... 281

Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 283

Understanding color models......................................................................................................................................................... 283

Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................285

Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................286

Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................292

Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 294

Organizing and displaying color palettes......................................................................................................................................297

Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 298

Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 299

Filling objects......................................................................................................................................................................................301

Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 301

Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 302

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Applying hatch fills.......................................................................................................................................................................305

Applying pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................................... 308

Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................312

Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 313

Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 314

Applying fills to areas................................................................................................................................................................... 316

Working with fills.........................................................................................................................................................................317

Managing and sharing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................... 319

Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 319

Saving and sharing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................. 321

Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 323

Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 323

Getting started with color management in Corel DESIGNER......................................................................................................... 327

Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 330

Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 331

Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 332

Choosing color-conversion settings...............................................................................................................................................332

Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................333

Working with color management presets.....................................................................................................................................334

Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................335

Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................336

Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................337

Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 338

Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 338

Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 338

Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................339

Adding 3D effects to objects..............................................................................................................................................................341

Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 341

Applying perspective to objects.................................................................................................................................................... 344

Creating extrusions....................................................................................................................................................................... 345

Creating bevel effects................................................................................................................................................................... 349

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Creating drop shadows................................................................................................................................................................ 351

Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 354

Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 359

Applying uniform transparency..................................................................................................................................................... 359

Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 360

Applying pattern transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 362

Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 364

Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies........................................................................................................................... 365

Applying merge modes................................................................................................................................................................ 366

Using lenses with objects................................................................................................................................................................... 369

Applying lenses.............................................................................................................................................................................369

Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 371

Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................373

Adding and manipulating text............................................................................................................................................................375

Importing and pasting text...........................................................................................................................................................375

Adding artistic text.......................................................................................................................................................................377

Adding paragraph text................................................................................................................................................................. 377

Adding columns to text frames.................................................................................................................................................... 381

Combining and linking paragraph text frames..............................................................................................................................382

Aligning text by using the baseline grid....................................................................................................................................... 385

Selecting text................................................................................................................................................................................386

Finding, editing, and converting text............................................................................................................................................386

Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text..............................................................................................................................388

Moving text..................................................................................................................................................................................389

Wrapping text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 390

Fitting text to a path.................................................................................................................................................................... 391

Inserting special characters, symbols, and glyphs..........................................................................................................................393

Embedding graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................396

Working with legacy text..............................................................................................................................................................396

Formatting text...................................................................................................................................................................................397

Choosing typefaces and fonts.......................................................................................................................................................397

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Formatting characters...................................................................................................................................................................400

Changing text color......................................................................................................................................................................401

Kerning a range of characters...................................................................................................................................................... 403

Changing text case.......................................................................................................................................................................404

Working with OpenType features..................................................................................................................................................405

Adjusting character and word spacing......................................................................................................................................... 409

Adjusting line and paragraph spacing.......................................................................................................................................... 410

Adding bullets to text.................................................................................................................................................................. 412

Inserting drop caps.......................................................................................................................................................................413

Changing character position and angle........................................................................................................................................ 414

Aligning text.................................................................................................................................................................................415

Adding tabs and indents.............................................................................................................................................................. 418

Working with text styles............................................................................................................................................................... 419

Hyphenating text.......................................................................................................................................................................... 419

Inserting formatting codes........................................................................................................................................................... 421

Displaying nonprinting characters................................................................................................................................................. 422

Adding equations............................................................................................................................................................................... 423

Working with text in different languages........................................................................................................................................... 425

Formatting Asian text................................................................................................................................................................... 425

Using line-breaking rules for Asian text........................................................................................................................................ 426

OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 427

Formatting multilingual text......................................................................................................................................................... 427

Displaying text correctly in any language......................................................................................................................................428

Working with translated text........................................................................................................................................................ 429

Managing fonts..................................................................................................................................................................................431

Substituting fonts.........................................................................................................................................................................431

Embedding fonts..........................................................................................................................................................................432

Viewing fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 433

Filtering fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 434

Searching for fonts.......................................................................................................................................................................435

Identifying fonts........................................................................................................................................................................... 437

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Choosing fonts with Font Playground...........................................................................................................................................437

Using the Bitstream Font Navigator..............................................................................................................................................440

Using writing tools.............................................................................................................................................................................441

Using QuickCorrect.......................................................................................................................................................................441

Using the spelling checker and Grammatik...................................................................................................................................443

Using the thesaurus......................................................................................................................................................................445

Working with languages...............................................................................................................................................................446

Customizing the writing tools...................................................................................................................................................... 446

Using checking styles....................................................................................................................................................................447

Using rule classes......................................................................................................................................................................... 450

Analyzing a drawing.....................................................................................................................................................................450

Using word lists............................................................................................................................................................................452

Checking statistics........................................................................................................................................................................ 454

Reference: Using writing tools...................................................................................................................................................... 455

Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................461

Working with templates..................................................................................................................................................................... 463

Searching for templates................................................................................................................................................................463

Using templates............................................................................................................................................................................465

Creating templates....................................................................................................................................................................... 465

Editing templates..........................................................................................................................................................................466

Working with styles and style sets......................................................................................................................................................467

Creating styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................ 467

Applying styles and style sets....................................................................................................................................................... 470

Editing styles and style sets.......................................................................................................................................................... 470

Managing default object properties..............................................................................................................................................471

Exporting and importing style sheets............................................................................................................................................473

Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets...................................................................................................................... 473

Finding objects that use a specific style or style set...................................................................................................................... 474

Breaking the link between objects and styles or style sets.............................................................................................................474

Working with color styles................................................................................................................................................................... 475

Creating and applying color styles................................................................................................................................................475

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Editing color styles....................................................................................................................................................................... 478

Viewing color styles......................................................................................................................................................................482

Exporting and importing color styles............................................................................................................................................ 484

Breaking the link between a color style and an object..................................................................................................................484

Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 485

Working with pages and layout tools.................................................................................................................................................487

Specifying the page layout........................................................................................................................................................... 487

Choosing a page background.......................................................................................................................................................490

Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages..................................................................................................................... 491

Inserting page numbers................................................................................................................................................................493

Using the rulers............................................................................................................................................................................495

Calibrating the rulers....................................................................................................................................................................496

Setting up the document grid...................................................................................................................................................... 496

Setting up the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................... 497

Setting up guidelines....................................................................................................................................................................498

Modifying guidelines.................................................................................................................................................................... 500

Setting the drawing scale............................................................................................................................................................. 501

Working with tables...........................................................................................................................................................................503

Adding tables to drawings........................................................................................................................................................... 503

Selecting, moving, and navigating table components...................................................................................................................504

Inserting and deleting table rows and columns............................................................................................................................507

Resizing table cells, rows, and columns........................................................................................................................................ 508

Formatting tables and cells...........................................................................................................................................................509

Working with text in tables.......................................................................................................................................................... 510

Converting tables to text.............................................................................................................................................................. 511

Merging and splitting tables and cells.......................................................................................................................................... 512

Manipulating tables as objects..................................................................................................................................................... 513

Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables...................................................................................................................513

Importing tables in a drawing...................................................................................................................................................... 514

Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 515

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Working with bitmaps........................................................................................................................................................................517

Converting vector graphics to bitmaps......................................................................................................................................... 517

Importing bitmaps........................................................................................................................................................................519

Cropping bitmaps.........................................................................................................................................................................519

Changing the dimensions and resolution of bitmaps.................................................................................................................... 519

Straightening bitmaps.................................................................................................................................................................. 520

Correcting perspective distortions................................................................................................................................................. 521

Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps........................................................................................................................... 522

Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps..........................................................................................................................523

Applying special effects in bitmaps...............................................................................................................................................524

Working with colors in bitmaps................................................................................................................................................... 526

Using the Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................. 527

Adjusting color and tone..............................................................................................................................................................532

Using the Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................... 533

Transforming color and tone........................................................................................................................................................ 534

Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT.....................................................................................................................................535

Working with bitmap color modes.....................................................................................................................................................537

Changing the color mode of bitmaps...........................................................................................................................................537

Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images.............................................................................................................................. 538

Changing bitmaps to duotones.................................................................................................................................................... 539

Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode.............................................................................................................................540

Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results......................................................................................................................................... 543

Tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................ 543

PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................546

Previewing traced results.............................................................................................................................................................. 547

Fine-tuning traced results............................................................................................................................................................. 548

Adjusting colors in traced results..................................................................................................................................................550

Setting default tracing options..................................................................................................................................................... 552

Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results....................................................................................................................... 553

Working with RAW camera files.........................................................................................................................................................555

Using RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................... 555

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Bringing RAW camera files into Corel DESIGNER.......................................................................................................................... 556

Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files.......................................................................................................................558

Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files....................................................................................................................560

Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information................................................................................................... 561

Using AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition to work with RAW files............................................................................................................. 563

Using AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition with CorelDRAW Technical Suite..........................................................................................563

Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 565

Printing basics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 567

Printing your work........................................................................................................................................................................567

Laying out print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 568

Previewing print jobs....................................................................................................................................................................569

Applying print styles.....................................................................................................................................................................570

Fine-tuning print jobs...................................................................................................................................................................571

Printing colors accurately..............................................................................................................................................................572

Printing to a PostScript printer..................................................................................................................................................... 574

Using print merge........................................................................................................................................................................ 576

Viewing preflight summaries........................................................................................................................................................ 579

Preparing files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................581

Preparing a print job for a print service provider.......................................................................................................................... 581

Working with imposition layouts.................................................................................................................................................. 582

Printing printers’ marks................................................................................................................................................................ 584

Maintaining OPI links................................................................................................................................................................... 586

Printing color separations............................................................................................................................................................. 587

Working with color trapping and overprinting............................................................................................................................. 588

Specifying In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................590

Printing to film.............................................................................................................................................................................593

Working with a print service provider...........................................................................................................................................593

File formats........................................................................................................................................................................................595

Importing and exporting files............................................................................................................................................................. 597

Importing files.............................................................................................................................................................................. 597

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Exporting files...............................................................................................................................................................................600

Working with 3D models................................................................................................................................................................... 603

Installing Lattice3D Studio Corel Edition....................................................................................................................................... 603

Importing 3D models................................................................................................................................................................... 604

Inserting and adjusting 3D models...............................................................................................................................................605

Exporting to PDF................................................................................................................................................................................ 607

Exporting documents as PDF files.................................................................................................................................................607

Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files.......................................................................................................610

Reducing the size of PDF files...................................................................................................................................................... 610

Working with text and fonts in PDF files......................................................................................................................................611

Specifying an encoding format for PDF files................................................................................................................................. 613

Specifying a viewing option for EPS files...................................................................................................................................... 613

Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files.......................................................................................................614

Setting security options for PDF files............................................................................................................................................ 614

Optimizing PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................... 616

Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files.................................................................................................................................... 617

Preparing PDF files for a print provider.........................................................................................................................................617

Working with office productivity applications.....................................................................................................................................619

Importing files from office productivity applications..................................................................................................................... 619

Exporting files to office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................619

Adding objects to documents...................................................................................................................................................... 619

Exporting to HTML............................................................................................................................................................................. 621

Setting preferences for exporting images to HTML.......................................................................................................................621

Creating web-compatible text....................................................................................................................................................... 622

Previewing and verifying files before exporting to HTML...............................................................................................................622

Exporting to HTML....................................................................................................................................................................... 623

Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................625

3D file formats............................................................................................................................................................................. 626

Adobe Illustrator (AI)....................................................................................................................................................................626

Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB).............................................................................................................................................................. 629

Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................629

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OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................630

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................630

CorelDRAW (CDR).........................................................................................................................................................................632

Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).............................................................................................................................................. 632

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 633

Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................ 633

Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................633

Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 634

Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 635

Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW).................................................................................................................................... 636

AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................637

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 638

PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................642

GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................643

HTML............................................................................................................................................................................................644

JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 644

JPEG 2000 (JP2)........................................................................................................................................................................... 645

Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD).......................................................................................................................................................646

PICT (PCT).....................................................................................................................................................................................647

PaintBrush (PCX)...........................................................................................................................................................................648

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 649

HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 650

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 651

Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 652

Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 653

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................654

Adobe Flash (SWF)....................................................................................................................................................................... 658

TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................659

TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................659

TrueType Font (TTF).......................................................................................................................................................................660

Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................660

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WordPerfect Document (WPD)......................................................................................................................................................660

WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................661

RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................662

Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI).................................................................................................................................................662

Windows Metafile Format (WMF).................................................................................................................................................662

XML Localization Interchange (XLIFF)............................................................................................................................................662

Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................663

Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................663

Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 664

General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 664

Customizing and automating............................................................................................................................................................667

Setting basic preferences....................................................................................................................................................................669

Disabling warning messages......................................................................................................................................................... 669

Viewing system information......................................................................................................................................................... 669

Customizing Corel DESIGNER..............................................................................................................................................................671

Saving defaults............................................................................................................................................................................. 671

Creating workspaces.....................................................................................................................................................................672

Customizing keyboard shortcuts................................................................................................................................................... 673

Customizing menus...................................................................................................................................................................... 674

Customizing toolbars....................................................................................................................................................................676

Customizing the toolbox.............................................................................................................................................................. 679

Changing the color of window borders........................................................................................................................................679

Customizing the property bar.......................................................................................................................................................680

Changing the desktop color......................................................................................................................................................... 681

Adjusting the contrast of the application workspace.................................................................................................................... 682

Customizing the status bar...........................................................................................................................................................682

Customizing filters........................................................................................................................................................................683

Customizing file associations........................................................................................................................................................ 684

Using macros to automate tasks........................................................................................................................................................ 685

Working with macros................................................................................................................................................................... 685

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Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 693

Comparing features............................................................................................................................................................................ 695

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 699

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Getting started

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7................................................................................................................................................. 3

Corel memberships and services.............................................................................................................................................................. 9

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X7?......................................................................................................................................................13

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Corel DESIGNER workspace tour............................................................................................................................................................ 33

Starting and setting up......................................................................................................................................................................... 59

Corel DESIGNER basics...........................................................................................................................................................................61

Finding and managing content............................................................................................................................................................. 79

Working with precision..........................................................................................................................................................................97

Collaborating....................................................................................................................................................................................... 119

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Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7

This section contains the following topics:

• “System requirements” (page 3)

• “Preparing for installation” (page 3)

• “Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 applications” (page 4)

• “Installation options” (page 4)

• “Modifying and repairing installations” (page 6)

• “Uninstalling CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7” (page 7)

• “Frequently Asked Questions” (page 7)

System requirements

The following list includes the minimum system requirements. Note that for optimum performance, you need more RAM and hard disc space than indicated in the list.

• Operating system with latest service pack: Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions) or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions)

• Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64

• 2 GB RAM

• 1 GB hard disk space Electronic software downloads (ESD) require more space to allow for the download, the uncompressed setup files, and the actual

installation, which includes copies the source files as well.

• Mouse or tablet

• 1280 x 768 screen resolution or greater

• DVD drive

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or later

• Internet connection is required for Membership and Subscription services, installing updates, and accessing some features such as the Content Exchange, QR codes and ConceptShare.

If the Microsoft .NET Framework is not available on your computer, it will be installed during product installation.

Preparing for installation

• Make sure that your system’s date and time are set correctly.

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• Close all applications, including all virus detection programs and applications that are open in the system tray or on the Windows taskbar. Not doing so may increase the installation time and interfere with the installation.

• Log in as an administrator.

• Make sure that you have enough free disk space available on the drive where you want to install the application.

• Delete the contents of the system’s TEMP folders to avoid file and memory conflicts. To navigate to the Temp folders, type %temp% in the Search box on the Windows 7 Start menu or the Windows 8 desktop.

• Install CorelDRAW® Technical Suite X7 in its own directory to avoid conflicts with previous versions.

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 applications

The installation wizard makes it easy to install CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 applications and components. You can choose a typical installation to quickly install the suite, or you can customize the installation by choosing different options.

To install CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 applications

1 Close all applications, including all virus detection programs.

2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive.

If the installation wizard does not start automatically, browse to the root of the DVD, you must locate setup.exe on the DVD, and double-click the file. Be sure to navigate to the folder that corresponds to the version of your operating system: 64-Bit or 32-Bit.

3 Scroll down to read the license agreement, and then click I accept.

4 Click Next.

5 Type your name in the 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 instructions for installing the software.

Installation options

You can choose between the following types of installations:

• Typicalinstallation — automatically installs the main programs and utilities of the suite to a default location in the Program Files folder. If later you need a component that is not installed, you can modify your installation.

• Custominstallation — lets you choose additional features, exclude components that you don’t need, and specify where to install the suite. For example, you can install desktop shortcuts or install Ghostscript for better handling of imported EPS and PDF files.

• Deployment — available only for multiseat purchases. This option lets you create a server image for installing the software to individual workstations. For more information, see the CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 Deployment Guide.

Programs

The following table lists the programs that are installed by default. To exclude a program from the installation, you must choose Custom installation.

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Program Description

Corel DESIGNER®

CorelDRAW®

A full-featured vector graphics application with dedicated technical illustration tools and industry-standard output support

An intuitive and versatile graphics application for creating highquality vector illustrations, logo designs, and page layouts

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Program Description

Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™

A complete image-editing application that lets you retouch and enhance photos as well as create original bitmap illustrations and paintings

Corel® CONNECT™

An application that provides easy access to content such as clipart, photos, and fonts

Corel® CAPTURE™

An easy-to-use application for capturing images from your computer screen

Bitstream Font Navigator An application for browsing, organizing, and managing fonts

Lattice3D Studio Corel Edition A 3D-authoring application for creating high-quality illustrations

and renderings from DWG, 3DS and other 3D file formats

Lattice3D Player An application for viewing 3D files

Program features and utilities

The following table lists the program features that you can install. Not all components are available in all versions of the software.

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Feature or utility Description Notes

Writing Tools Include Spell Checker, Thesaurus, and

Grammatik in various languages to help you proofread and edit documents

Duplexing Wizard Lets you configure a printer for two-sided

printing

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 7.1 A subset of the Microsoft Visual Basic

(VB) programming environment, which is suitable for beginners.

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA)

A built-in program environment that allows developers and other programming experts to use VSTA for creating the most advanced macro projects

Writing tools in the language of the operating system are required and installed by default. For example, the English writing tools are installed by default on an English operating system.

To install additional languages, you must choose Custom installation, or modify your installation later.

Requires Custom installation

You can use VBA to create basic macros for personal use, but you can also use it to create more advanced macro projects.

To use VSTA with CorelDRAW Technical Suite, you must have your own copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 or later installed.

If you install Microsoft Visual Studio after installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite,

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Feature or utility Description Notes

you must re-install the VSTA feature by modifying your CorelDRAW Technical Suite installation. For more information, see “To

modify or repair a CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 installation” on page 7.

Windows Shell Extension Lets you view thumbnails of native Corel

files such as CorelDRAW (CDR), Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT), and pattern fill (FILL) files.

GPL Ghostscript Highly recommended if you import EPS

If you have installed CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or CorelDRAW Technical Suite before, this option does not appear in the installation wizard.

Requires Custom installation and PDF files in your documents. This feature lets you isolate and use individual elements of imported EPS files rather than only header images. It also improves the import of PDF files generated by third-party applications.

Additional options

The following table lists additional installation options.

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Option Description Notes

Language packs Let you use the programs and Help in two

or more languages

This option is included only with

multilingual versions of the software and

requires Custom installation.

Allow product updates Automatically downloads product updates

Included with the Typical installation and asks you before installing them

Install desktop shortcuts Adds product icons to your desktop for easy

access

Included with the Typical installation for trial

versions of the product, this option requires

Custom installation for all other versions.

Copy installation files Lets you maintain and update the software

Included with the Typical installation without using the installation disc

Modifying and repairing installations

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 fixing errors such as missing or corrupt files as well as inaccurate shortcuts and registry entries

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. Note that when you reset the workspace, all workspace preferences are reset.

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To modify or repair a CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 installation

1 Close all applications.

2 On the Windows Control Panel, click Uninstall a program.

3 Double-click CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 on the Uninstall or change a program page.

4 Enable the Modify option or the Repair option in the wizard that appears, and follow the instructions.

Certain features, such as Copy installation files and Install desktop shortcuts, cannot be added by modifying your installation.

Uninstalling CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7

You can uninstall CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 from the Control Panel.

To uninstall CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7

1 On the Windows Control Panel, click Uninstall a program.

2 Double-click CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 on the Uninstall or change a program page.

3 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, user-created fills, and customized files, enable the Remove user files check box.

Any additional applications and components that you installed with the suite such as Lattice3D Studio Corel Edition or Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA).

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question is not included in the list below, visit Corel® Support Services, and search the Corel® Knowledge Base.

• “I am upgrading my version of the software. Do I need to uninstall the previous version?” (page 7)

• “What is the difference between an upgrade and an update?” (page 7)

• “What if I lost my serial number and need to reinstall the software?” (page 7)

• “What is the difference between Typical and Custom installation? Which type of installation is suitable for me?” (page 8)

• “How do I deploy CorelDRAW Technical Suite to my organization’s network?” (page 8)

I am upgrading my version of the software. Do I need to uninstall the previous version?

No, you don’t need to uninstall the previous version. By default, the new version is installed to a separate folder, which ensures that you can work with both versions. Do not change the installation folder to install the upgrade and the previous version to the same folder.

What is the difference between an upgrade and an update?

An upgrade lets you install the latest major version of the software. After a major version is released, updates usually follow to offer defect fixes, performance and stability improvements as well as new features for premium members. Updates have the name of the major version with a number appended — for example, .1. By default, the application notifies you when a product update is available,

but you can also check for updates by clicking Help  Updates.

What if I lost my serial number and need to reinstall the software?

For download versions, check the email you received from Corel when you purchased the product. If you are a standard or a premium member, check your My accounts page on corel.com. If you purchased a box, check the cover of the installation disk.

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What is the difference between Typical and Custom installation? Which type of installation is suitable for me?

See “Installation options” on page 4.

How do I deploy CorelDRAW Technical Suite to my organization’s network?

If you purchased multiple licenses of CorelDRAW Technical Suite, you have the option of deploying the applications to your organization’s network. The CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 Deployment Guide provides more information about network installations. To purchase a volume license of the software and obtain its deployment guide, please contact Corel Support Services.

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Corel memberships and services

This section contains the following topics:

• “Technical Suite memberships” (page 9)

• “Features that require membership and sign-in” (page 10)

• “Updating Corel products” (page 11)

• “Corel Support Services” (page 11)

• “About Corel” (page 12)

Technical Suite memberships

Technical Suite memberships provide cloud-based access to product updates, digital content, new product features, and online services. Two membership options are available: Standard and Premium.

Technical Suite Standard Membership

Included with your product purchase, this free membership provides access to:

• performance and stability updates

• online library of content such as clipart, photos, templates, and pattern fills

• extensive online selection of fonts

Technical Suite Premium Membership

This paid membership lets you enrich your product experience with:

• exclusive online content such as clipart, photos, and pattern fills

• exclusive online selection of professional fonts

• early access to new features and services as they become available

• upgrades to the latest versions of CorelDRAW Technical Suite

If you buy a product subscription, Premium Membership is included with your purchase. Subscription is a payment method that allows you to rent the product for a fixed period of time, with the option to renew.

Signing up and signing in

To sign up for a membership and take full advantage of its benefits, you must have a corel.com account and sign in. The Sign in/Sign out button shows your sign-in and membership status.

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Button state Indicates that...

You have not signed in.

You have signed in as a standard member.

You have signed in as a premium member.

Your subscription has expired.

Using your account

You can check your account settings from within the application at any time, and you can download any utilities or applications provided with your membership from Your Account page.

To become a member

Click Help  About membership.

2 Follow the instructions.

If you don’t have a corel.com account, you must create one first.

To sign in

•

Click Help  Sign in.

To check your corel.com account

•

In CorelDRAW, Corel DESIGNER, or Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click Help Account settings.

Features that require membership and sign-in

To use some standard and premium features, you must have the required membership and sign in (Help  Sign in). Otherwise, the features appear shaded in dark gray and are unavailable.

Standard features

The following table lists the standard features that require membership and sign-in. To use these features, you must have Standard or Premium membership.

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Standard feature For more information, see...

QR codes “Inserting and editing QR codes” on page 235.

Installing font families “Installing fonts” on page 91.

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Premium features

The following table lists the premium features included in CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7. To use these features, you must have Premium membership and sign in.

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Premium feature For more information, see...

Hiding and displaying objects “Hiding and displaying objects” on page 232.

Changing the desktop color “Changing the desktop color” on page 681.

Knife (Premium) tool “Splitting objects” on page 179.

Correcting perspective distortions “Correcting perspective distortions” on page 521.

Real-Time Stylus support See “Support for Real-Time Stylus (RTS) pen tablets and devices” on

page 154.

AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition “Using AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition with CorelDRAW Technical

Suite” on page 563.

Finding fonts “Filtering fonts ” on page 434 and “Searching for fonts” on page

435.

Updating Corel products

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.

You can view information about product updates by clicking Help  Updates.

To change the update settings

Click Help  Welcome screen.

2 Click Updates.

3 On the Updates page, 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.

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About Corel

Corel is one of the world’s top software companies providing some of the industry’s best-known 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 Suite, CorelDRAW Technical Suite, Corel® Painter®, Corel® PaintShop® Pro, Corel® VideoStudio® and Corel® WordPerfect® Office. For more information on Corel, please visit

www.corel.com.

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What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X7?

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The new and enhanced features of Corel DESIGNER X7 are described in the following topics:

• “Precise technical communication” (page 13)

• “Leverage technical assets” (page 18)

• “Unmatched publishing options” (page 21)

• “Advanced standards compliance” (page 23)

• “Work faster and more efficiently” (page 24)

Precise technical communication

Create high-quality, technical communication projects using dedicated technical illustration tools, graphic design and layout features, and professional image editing.

New! Parallel Drawing mode

To speed up the creation of all kinds of technical graphics, from wiring diagrams to architectural designs, Corel DESIGNER X7 has added the Parallel Drawing mode. It allows you to simultaneously draw multiple parallel curves while controlling the distance between them. The Parallel drawing toolbar lets you set the number of parallel curves to create and position them with precision, and preview the curves as you draw them. In addition, you can create a series of parallel curves based on an existing curve. For more information, see “Parallel drawing” on

page 129.

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You can draw parallel curves simultaneously.

Enhanced! Node editing

You can now reposition a node in a curve object by specifying its coordinates in the Object coordinates docker. For more information, see

“To specify a node’s coordinate values” on page 174.

You can edit a node in a curve by specifying its coordinates.

Enhanced! Symbol styles options

If a symbol in your drawing uses styles that differ from those in its external definition and you break the link between the symbol and its definition, you can rename the styles or merge them. You also have these options when converting a linked symbol to an object.

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You have more options when breaking a link to a symbol.

New! Corel Equation Editor

You can manage equations as editable elements within technical illustrations using the Corel Equation Editor. It lets you create and format mathematical and scientific equations, and insert them in a Corel DESIGNER X7 drawing as scalable text. For more information, see “Adding

equations” on page 423.

You create equations and insert them in a drawing.

New! Align and Distribute docker

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. For more information, see “Aligning and distributing objects” on page 224.

You can precisely arrange and position, or intuitively scale and rotate, an object in relation to other onscreen objects.

New! Alignment guides

With Corel DESIGNER X7, 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 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.

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Using alignment guides to position objects quickly

For more information about alignment guides, see “Using alignment guides” on page 106.

New! Hiding and displaying objects

Premium feature

Corel DESIGNER allows you to hide objects and groups of objects, helping you edit objects in complex projects and experiment with your designs more easily. For more information, see “Hiding and displaying objects” on page 232.

You can hide and display objects.

New! Selecting adjacent nodes

Corel DESIGNER X7 offers enhanced node selection. You can now select adjacent nodes on curves by using the Shape tool while holding down Shift. For more information, see “To select a node” on page 171.

New! Outline Position

With Corel DESIGNER, the new Outline Position options help you create objects with more precise sizes. The Outside outline, Inside outline, and Centered outline buttons let you specify whether an outline is positioned inside the object, outside the object, or an equal combination of both. By positioning an outline inside an object, you can more easily create elements in your designs, such as walls, with specific sizes because the outline will be rendered within the object's original measurements. For more information, see “Formatting lines and outlines” on

page 142.

New! Splitting objects

Premium feature

With the revamped Knife (Premium) tool in Corel DESIGNER, you can split vector objects, text, and bitmaps. You can split single objects or groups of objects along straight, freehand, or Bézier lines. For more information, see “Splitting objects” on page 179.

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New! Copying curve segments

Corel DESIGNER lets you copy and cut curve segments, and then paste them as objects, making it easy to extract subpaths or create adjacent shapes with similar contours. For more information, see “To copy or cut a curve segment” on page 171.

New! Color harmonies

With new harmony rules, you can use a preset combination to shift all colors in a color harmony by predetermined values. Plus, you can use harmony rules to create a new color harmony from scratch. For more information, see “Harmony rules” on page 478.

Color harmonies let you change combinations of colors easily.

Enhanced! Property Manager docker

The redesigned Property manager docker has a new tab option that can help new users gain efficiency by reducing congestion. The Scroll/ Tab mode button sets the docker to present only one group of formatting controls at a time, making it easier to focus on the task at hand.

Enhanced! Color Styles docker

The enhanced Color styles docker makes it easier to view, arrange, and edit color styles and color harmonies. You can now specify the brightness value for a color, and constrain the Harmony Editor’s selector ring, which preserves saturation and hue while you adjust the color.

New! Object Styles preview

A new pop-up now appears when you hover over a style in the Object styles docker, offering a quick preview of the style before it’s applied.

New! OpenType support for Asian text

You can now use advanced OpenType typography features with Asian text, such as widths, forms, vertical metrics, kana glyph alternatives, and vertical alternates and rotation. For more information, see “OpenType support for Asian text” on page 427.

Enhanced! Special characters, symbols, and glyphs

The revamped Insert character docker presents all characters, symbols, and glyphs associated with a selected font, making it easier than ever to find these items and then insert them in your documents. Available in Corel DESIGNER X7, CorelDRAW X7 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT X7, the docker includes a filtering option that lets you display only the character subsets that you want. For example, you can choose to display only the numbers or mathematical symbols for a selected font.

New! QR codes

With Corel DESIGNER X7, you can now add scalable QR codes to a drawing, allowing you to give technicians in the field the ability to link to online technical documentation from printed documentation or machine labels using a smartphone.

The Property manager docker makes it easy to customize a QR code, and you can create an object style that saves a fixed appearance for the QR code to enable quick and easy reuse.

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You can change the shape, outline width, color, and fill type of the QR code pixels, change the background color and fill type, and more. There’s also a Validate option, which analyzes the QR code to ensure it can be read by QR code readers, smartphones, and scanners. For more information, see “Inserting and editing QR codes” on page 235.

Enhanced! Fountain fills

You can now create elliptical and rectangular fountain fills, apply transparency to individual fill color nodes, repeat a fill within a filled object, adjust a fill’s angle of rotation, and smooth the blend transition of a fountain fill. You can also save personal fountain fills and share them in the new Content Exchange, an online repository of community content that can be downloaded and is accessible to anyone with a corel.com account. Plus, you can apply and adjust fountain fills more quickly, accurately, and creatively by using the new interactive controls in the Property manager docker. For more information, see “Applying fountain fills” on page 302.

New! Bitmap pattern fills

The Property manager docker provides enhanced controls for bitmap pattern fills, making it faster and easier to preview, apply, and interactively transform bitmap fills. You can save personal bitmap pattern fills and share them in the Content Exchange, an online repository of community content that can be downloaded and is accessible to anyone with a corel.com account. Plus, the new .FILL format is supported by Patterns™, a new iOS app that makes it easy to create bitmap patterns from photos.

You can precisely arrange and position, or intuitively scale and rotate, an object in relation to other onscreen objects.

Enhanced! Color Styles docker viewing options

The Color styles docker also offers convenient viewing options, including Hint view, which provides a visual indication of all document objects that use a specific color style, and Page sorter, which displays thumbnails of all pages in a document and previews changes as you

adjust colors. You can also click View  Page sorter to access thumbnails of all pages in a document, with live previews of changes you make to the document’s color styles. For more information, see “Viewing color styles” on page 482.

Leverage technical assets

Access your critical data from various sources to ensure all of your important technical files can be delivered in a readable format.

New! 3D illustration updating

To speed up technical-publication authoring, CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 with the Lattice3D Studio CAD Corel Edition Add-On offers the Auto detection and update command. It lets you automatically generate updated vector illustrations to replace ones in DES files that were created using the Send to Corel DESIGNER command. The illustration specifications, such as view, positions of the objects, line weights and export settings, are fully recognized and maintained. As a result, the illustrations are recreated using the updated 3D model and inserted in the same place as the original, allowing technical illustrators to start a publication with a preliminary 3D design and update it with the final design instantly.

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You can automatically update 3D illustrations.

Enhanced! Insert 3D model

Corel DESIGNER X7 offers you more flexibility when you insert a 3D model in a drawing. You can now embed a 3D model (XVL file), which gives you the option of editing the 3D model within the Corel DESIGNER (DES) file at any time. What’s more, if you share the file with other users, they’ll be able to work directly with the embedded 3D model, eliminating the need to distribute both the DES and external XVL files. And just as in previous versions, you can link a 3D model, which automatically updates it in a DES file whenever the XVL file is modified in Lattice3D Studio CAD Corel Edition. For more information, see “Inserting and adjusting 3D models” on page 605.

You can embed or link 3D models in drawings.

New! Fill selector

Accessible from the property bar, the Property manager docker, and the Edit fill dialog box, the new Fill selector makes searching, previewing, and selecting fills quick and easy. It also provides access to both locally stored fills and those available in the Content Exchange.

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The new Fill selector makes searching, previewing, and selecting fills quick and easy.

New! Fill sharing

You can instantly share personally created or modified fills to both the new Content Exchange repository and the new Patterns iOS app.

You can share your custom pattern fills in the new Content Exchange.

New! Content Exchange

The new Content Exchange is an online repository that integrates with Corel CONNECT and the suite’s applications, making it quick and effortless to access and share vector fills, bitmap fills, and fountain fills with a community of other users. For more information, see

“Accessing content” on page 84.

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You can browse the content available on the Content Exchange.

New! Content Exchange — Favorites

You can instantly set any asset that catches your eye in the Content Exchange as a favorite, which is a quick and convenient way to keep a list of content that you might want to download later.

New! Content Exchange —Vote up and Vote down

A pop-up appears when you hover over an asset in the Content Exchange, which gives you the opportunity to Up Vote or Down Vote the asset. You can sort assets in the Content Exchange based on the results of user voting.

New! Syncing trays with Microsoft OneDrive

You can now sync Corel CONNECT trays with Microsoft OneDrive, which provides cloud-based access to your tray contents on other computers or mobile devices. For more information, see “Syncing trays with OneDrive” on page 93.

You can access to your design assets on other computers or mobile devices.

Unmatched publishing options

Export to over 100 file formats, including 3D PDF, to easily exchange files with colleagues and clients worldwide.

New! 3D PDF support

You can publish technical drawings to 3D PDF from Corel DESIGNER X7 giving you the power to create documents that combine text, vector graphics, images, and embedded 3D models. Using a PDF reader that supports 3D PDF viewing, such as Adobe Reader, the end user can interact with the 3D model, so they can intuitively rotate, move, and size it.

3D PDF is an excellent cross-media format. In addition to being ideal for electronic distribution, it can also be used for print, with the 3D content being printed in its default view.

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You can create 3D PDFs.

Enhanced! Support for AutoCAD (DWG / DXF) files

Enhanced support for the AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) format simplifies working with dimension shapes when you import those files. Corel DESIGNER X7 recognizes dimension shapes in DWG files, allowing you to use the Dimension tools to easily change arrowheads on dimension lines, reposition dimension text, and update associative dimensions when modifying a shape. You also have the option of maintaining the exact look of the dimension shape, which converts it to curves and text. And when you export to DWG/DXF, dimension shapes are editable in CAD applications, such as AutoCAD or CorelCAD™.

Corel DESIGNER X7 recognizes dimension shapes in AutoCAD (DWG/DXF) files.

New! Hotspotting callout shapes

If your drawings are used in interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs), you can now make those files even more information-rich. Corel DESIGNER X7 lets you manually add hotspots to a callout shape when outputting a drawing to a CGM v4 file, making them responsive when clicked or hovered over. Working in the Object data manager docker, you can link a callout shape to a web page, jump to a section in another file specific to the callout shape, or display a screentip. For example, you can link a part in a design to an online parts catalog, allowing for instant access to specific, up-to-date information, such as price and availability. For more information, see “To add a hotspot to

a callout” on page 134.

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You can add hotspots to callout shapes.

New! Font embedding

You can now embed fonts when you save Corel DESIGNER documents so that shared recipients can view, print, and edit the document exactly as designed. This is especially useful when sending a Corel DESIGNER file to a print shop, ensuring that the document can be viewed and printed accurately.

Corel DESIGNER X7 respects any restrictions encoded with each font, so a font must support embedding to be saved with the document. While some fonts cannot be embedded, most will support embedding for either print and preview, or for editing. For more information, see

“Embedding fonts” on page 432.

Font embedding allows others to view, print, and even edit your drawings without having to install or substitute fonts.

Advanced standards compliance

Share your technical designs and documentation using a diverse set of cross-media publishing and distribution capabilities, and create illustrations with localized text for a global market.

New! Translating text objects

Corel DESIGNER X7 simplifies the creation of technical documentation for a global market and reduces localization costs by offering the ability to send text to, and receive text from, a Translation Memory System (TMS). You can export text from a drawing to the XML Localization Interchange file format (XLIFF), the industry-standard format for sharing translatable text between a TMS and software. Then, when you receive the translated text back, it can be imported into the existing document, creating a new, language-specific file with identical content except the translated text strings.

All text in single- or multi-line annotations, tables, callouts — even artistic text, isometric text, or text on a curve — can be exported for translation, all the while maintaining formatting such as font type, bolding, italics, and more. You also have the flexibility to exclude a text

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object from translation or to discard any text formatting. What’s more, Corel DESIGNER X7 supports both XLIFF 1.2 and the new XLIFF 2.0 standard. For more information, see “Working with translated text” on page 429.

Corel DESIGNER X7 simplifies the creation of technical documentation for a global market.

Work faster and more efficiently

Become more efficient and productive by taking advantage of a wide array of new and enhanced features —from fills, and transparencies to improved multiple document and automation workflows.

New! Accessing eBooks

Premium feature

The Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide, CorelDRAW X7 User Guide, and Corel PHOTO-PAINT X7 User Guide are now available as eBooks. Published to the EPUB and MOBI file format, the eBooks bring the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about product features to your eBook reader.

The Corel DESIGNER User Guide X7 is now available in EPUB and MOBI file format.

New! Workspaces

A variety of tailor-made, workflow-specific workspaces have been introduced in Corel DESIGNER X7. We’ve worked with experts from a variety of industries who use the suite routinely to arrange tools and features for specific tasks, such as diagramming and technical illustration. There are also CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator workspaces, which will help new users get up to speed within a familiar environment. Another option for new users is the Lite workspaces, which provide exploration-friendly, scaled-down options in the toolboxes and property bars. And for longtime users, there’s a Micrografx Designer workspace containing legacy menu commands and toolbar settings. For more information, see “Choosing a workspace” on page 56.

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You can choose from a variety of workspaces.

New! Instant customization

The toolbox, dockers, and property bars contain handy new Quick customize buttons which will help you tailor the interface to suit your workflow. These buttons offer a faster and more convenient way to add dockers to your workspace, add or remove tools from the toolbox, and add or remove items from a property bar. For more information, see “Customizing the toolbox ” on page 679, “Dockers ” on page

53, and “To add or remove a toolbar item on the property bar ” on page 680.

New! Multiple document interface

You can now work with multiple documents in a tabbed view, which helps you stay organized and quickly switch between several active documents.

New! Vector pattern fills

You can efficiently preview, apply, and interactively transform vector pattern fills by using the enhanced controls in the Property manager docker. You can also save personal vector pattern fills and share them in the new Content Exchange, an online repository of community content that can be downloaded and is accessible to anyone with a corel.com account.

New! Overflow buttons

For tablet and mobile device users, new overflow buttons have been added to the toolbox, property bar, dockers, and color palettes to indicate the presence of additional controls that do not fit within the workspace. You simply click an overflow button to instantly access the hidden tools or controls.

New! Changing the desktop color

Premium feature

You can change the color of the desktop, the area surrounding the drawing page in Corel DESIGNER and CorelDRAW or the image in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, to suit your documents. For more information, see “Changing the desktop color” on page 681.

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Custom desktop color in Corel DESIGNER

New! Undocking documents

When working with multiple documents, you can now drag a document outside of the application window to undock it, which is especially useful for dual-monitor workflows.

New! Changing the color of window borders

You can customize the application window and dialog boxes by changing the color of their borders (Tools  Customization ). To choose the color you want, you can quickly sample any onscreen color; or you can use color sliders, color viewers, or color palettes. For more information, see “Changing the color of window borders” on page 679.

New! Support for high resolution monitors

Corel DESIGNER X7 has been optimized for high DPI resolutions, ensuring that user interface elements appear crisp and legible when displayed on high resolution monitors. And for those who work with multiple monitors, you can drag a document out of the application window and place it within a second screen, dedicating one monitor to the illustration and the other to frequently used dockers and toolbars.

New! Transparency

You can now apply transparency to individual color nodes within a fountain fill, allowing you to adjust an object’s transparency so that all objects beneath it are partially visible.

In addition, transparency settings have been added to the Property manager docker in Corel DESIGNER X7, making it faster and easier to apply and adjust object transparency. New options help you to quickly specify whether transparency is applied to an object’s outline, fill, or both. Plus, you can instantly save transparency settings as a style to enable effortless reuse of the effects you use most often.

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It is faster and easier to apply and adjust object transparency.

New! Welcome Screen — Workspace selection

The revamped Welcome Screen now includes a Workspace tab, which lets you choose from a variety of workspaces that were designed for different proficiency levels and specific tasks. For example, there are Diagramming and Technical Illustration workspaces, a Micrografx Designer 9 option for longtime users, as well as a Lite option for new users.

New! Welcome Screen navigation

The Welcome Screen has been completely redesigned, making it easier to navigate and discover the abundance of available resources, including Workspace selection, What’s New, application updates, Tips & Tricks, CorelDRAW.com, as well as Membership & Subscription information.

New! Welcome Screen docking

You can now keep the Welcome Screen open as a docked tab in the workspace or as a separate floating window, providing constant access to its wealth of versatile resources.

New! Welcome Screen — content notification

The redesigned Welcome Screen now provides update notifications directly in the navigation pane, so that you will be immediately informed of any available new content. This makes it easier to stay current with CorelDRAW Technical Suite application updates, content, learning resources, and more.

New! Fill creation

You can now instantly create new bitmap and vector fills from selected objects in your workspace by using the New from document button in the Property manager docker. For more information, see “Saving and sharing fills and transparencies” on page 321.

New! Edit Fill dialog box

In Corel DESIGNER X7, the new Edit fill dialog box gives you more efficient access to all available controls for uniform, fountain, vector pattern, bitmap pattern, two-color pattern, texture, PostScript, and vector hatch fills. The Edit fill dialog box also provides a real-time preview as you make adjustments.

New! Fill saving

Accessible from both the Property manager docker and the Edit fill dialog box, the new Save as new button makes it easy to save personally modified fills. Plus, the new .FILL format preserves and exposes all fill settings, making it quick and simple to modify both saved fills and fills downloaded from the Content Exchange.

New! Font Playground

The new Font playground docker introduces an easier way to browse, experiment with, and choose the perfect font. You can easily add sample text to view its appearance in different fonts, and a handy Zoom slider lets you quickly adjust the size of sample text. With a single click, you can also choose whether the sample text appears as a single line, multiple lines, or a cascading series of increased sizes.

The Font playground docker also provides access to advanced features within OpenType fonts. If a text sample uses an OpenType font, you simply select the text to display the Interactive OpenType arrow and then choose which features to apply. For more information, see

“Choosing fonts with Font Playground” on page 437.

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Choosing fonts with Font Playground

New! Microsoft Visual Studio for Applications

The inclusion of Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications provides access to the latest development tools, making it easy for developers to create VSTA automations for all applications in the suite.

New! Multi-Seat license

You can now purchase a single serial number for use by several registered users, which includes access to Corel membership benefits such as online content and application updates.

New! Font list box

With the new Font list box in Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can view, filter, and find fonts easily. In addition to the font filters available before, you can filter fonts based on weight, width, supported scripts, and more. Font search has also been enhanced, allowing you to use keywords to search for fonts.

New! Drop shadows with Gaussian Blur feathering

Drop shadows in Corel DESIGNER now look more realistic because they use Gaussian Blur feathering. You can change the feathering of drop shadows from the Feathering direction button on the property bar.

New! Support for Real-Time Stylus (RTS)

You can now take full advantage of the pressure and tilt of your RTS-compatible pen tablet or device to control your brushstrokes in Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTOPAINT. Update 4 includes support for the Real-Time Stylus (RTS) interface, which was introduced with Windows 7.

New! AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition

AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition is a RAW converter, non-destructive photo editor and high-speed photo manager in one. It gives you the tools to control every aspect of your photo workflow whether you are making detailed adjustments to a single photo or batch processing multiple RAW images.

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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 website (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” (page 29)

• “Using the Help and tooltips” (page 30)

• “Welcome screen” (page 31)

• “Macro programming guide” (page 31)

• “Network deployment guide” (page 32)

• “Web-based resources” (page 32)

• “Customized training and integration resources” (page 32)

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.

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To See

Obtain additional information about product tools and features Help

“Web-based resources” (page 32)

“Welcome screen” (page 31)

Learn to automate tasks by using macros “Macro programming guide” (page 31)

Find information about deploying the suite on a network “Network deployment guide” (page 32)

Find information about customized training and workflow solutions “Customized training and integration resources” (page 32)

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To See

Find specific information about the latest version of the suite Readme file, which is accessible from the installation wizard

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 web-based 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 website and other online resources from the Help window.

The Help is also available online in PDF format.

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 documentation.

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Convention Description Examples

Menu Menu command

A menu item and menu command that you

Click File  Open. 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.

A compound blend cannot be copied or

cloned.

If you click the Equal margins button, you

must specify values in the Top/left margin

boxes.

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

Click Help  Product Help.

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

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You can also 

View context-sensitive Help from within a dialog box Click the Help button in the dialog box.

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You can also

Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, click the page that you want to print, and click

Print at the top of the Help window.

You can also access the Help by pressing F1.

You can also access the Help from the Welcome screen.

To search the Help

Click Help  Product Help.

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

For example, if you are looking for information about the RGB color mode, you can type “RGB” to display a list of relevant topics. To search for a phrase, type the phrase, and enclose it in quotation marks (for example, type “dynamic guides” or “color mode”).

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.

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 X7, access learning resources, and learn about membership and subscription options.

In addition, the following online resources are accessible from the Need Help? 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 X7 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 links on the left side of the Welcome screen.

To stop displaying the Welcome screen each time you start the application, disable the Always show the Welcome screen at launch check box in the lower-left corner.

Macro programming guide

The CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 Macro Programming Guide provides a streamlined instructional approach to programming macros for CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7. 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 X7  Documentation Macro Programming

Guide PDF.

Network deployment guide

The CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 Deployment Guide is a step-by-step resource for deploying CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 to a network. This guide is provided to customers who purchase a volume (“multi-seat”) license of CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 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 users

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

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 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” (page 33)

• “Corel DESIGNER application window” (page 34)

• “Corel DESIGNER workspace tools” (page 36)

• “Standard toolbar” (page 36)

• “More about toolbars” (page 37)

• “Exploring the toolbox” (page 38)

• “Dockers” (page 53)

• “Status bar” (page 55)

• “Choosing a workspace” (page 56)

Corel DESIGNER terms and concepts

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

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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

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Term Description

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

Corel DESIGNER application window

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.

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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

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 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  Toolbars Status bar.

For information about displaying and hiding the rulers, see “To hide or display the rulers” on page 495.

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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 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

671.

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 676.

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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

Import a drawing

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Click this button To

Export a drawing

Publish to PDF

Display the Connect docker and search for content such as clipart, photos, fonts, and more

Start Corel applications

Open the Welcome screen

Set a zoom level

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 Text toolbar contains commands relevant to using the Text 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.

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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

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Toolbar Description

Transform Contains commands for skewing, rotating, and mirroring objects

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.

Parallel drawing Contains commands for drawing parallel curves

Exploring the toolbox

The toolbox contains tools for drawing and editing images. Some of the tools are visible by default, while others are grouped in flyouts. Flyouts open to display a set of related Corel DESIGNER tools. A small flyout arrow in the lower-right corner of a toolbox button indicates a flyout. You can access the tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout arrow. After you open a flyout, you can easily scan the contents of other flyouts by hovering over any of the toolbox buttons which have flyout arrows. Flyouts function like toolbars when you drag them away from the toolbox. This lets you view all the related tools while you work.

In the default workspace, clicking the flyout arrow on the Shape tool opens the Shape edit flyout.

Some tools in the toolbox are not visible by default. You can choose which tools to display in the toolbox.

To toggle between displaying and hiding the toolbox, click Window  Toolbars  Toolbox.

To hide or display tools in the toolbox, click the Quick customize button , and enable or disable the corresponding check boxes.

Locating tools in the toolbox

The following illustration shows the other flyouts in the default Corel DESIGNER toolbox and can help you locate tools more easily.

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Tools

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

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Pick tools

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Shape 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.

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

The Freetransform tool lets you transform an object by using the Free rotation,

Freeangle reflection , Free scale, and Free skew controls on the property bar.

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

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

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

The Twirl tool lets you create swirl effects by dragging along the edge of objects.

The Attract tool lets you shape objects by attracting nodes to the cursor.

The Repel tool lets you shape objects by pushing 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.

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

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

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

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

Linear pattern tools

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.

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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.

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.

Rectangle tools

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

The Rectangle tool lets you draw a rectangle by dragging diagonally.

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Center-point polygon tools

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.

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

Circle tools

The Star tool lets you draw perfect stars.

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

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

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Ellipse tools

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.

The Ellipse tool lets you draw an ellipse by dragging diagonally.

Dimension tools

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

The Parallel dimension tool lets you draw slanted dimension lines.

The Horizontal or vertical dimension tool lets you draw horizontal or vertical dimension lines.

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The Angular dimension tool lets you draw angular dimension lines.

The Segment dimension tool lets you display the distance between end nodes in single or multiple segments.

The 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.

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Connector tools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Projected Shapes tools

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

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

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

Table tool

Perfect Shapes™ tools

The Cylinder tool lets you draw cylinders in projected view.

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

The Table tool lets you draw and edit tables.

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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.

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

Text tool

Interactive tools

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

The Text 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.

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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.

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.

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Deletion tools

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

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

The Knife (Premium) tool lets you split vector objects, text, and bitmaps along straight, freehand, or Bézier lines. To use this tool, you must have Premium membership and sign in.

Interactive fill tools

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

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

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

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Eyedropper tools

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

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

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.

Zoom tool

Pan tool

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.

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

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 Text 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, and add controls. For more information, see

“Customizing the property bar” on page 680.

Common property bar buttons

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

The Delete preset button lets you delete user-created presets from 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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The Property Manager docker

Dockers can be either docked or floating. A docked docker is attached to the edge of the application window, a toolbar, or a palette. A floating docker is not attached to a workspace element. If you open several dockers, they usually appear nested, with only one docker fully displayed. You can quickly display a docker hidden from view by clicking the docker’s tab.

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Nested dockers

You can move dockers, and you can collapse dockers to save screen space.

To open a docker

• Click Window, and click a docker name.

To open or close dockers, you can also click the Quick customize button on the right side of a docker, and enable or disable the

corresponding check boxes.

You can also close a docker by clicking the X button on its title bar. Clicking the X button on the title bar closes all nested dockers in a group. To close only a specific docker, click the X button on the docker’s tab.

To move dockers

To move Do the following

A docker Drag the docker’s tab to a new

location.

Multiple nested dockers Drag the title bar of the active docker

to a new location.

To dock a floating docker

• Drag the docker’s title bar or tab to an edge of the drawing window and position the pointer along the edge. When a grey preview of

the docker’s position appears, release the mouse button.

To collapse a docker

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Click the Collapse docker button on the docker’s title bar.

To expand a collapsed docker, click its tab.

Status bar

The status bar displays information about selected objects or the active tool. While you are drawing a non-freehand line or curve, the segment length and total length for all segments are displayed. It also displays color information and color proofing status.

See “Customizing the status bar ” on page 682 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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Choosing a workspace

Corel DESIGNER includes a collection of specialized workspaces that are designed to help you increase your productivity. A workspace is a configuration of settings that specifies how the various command bars, commands, and buttons are arranged when you open the application. You can choose a workspace from the Welcome Screen that displays when you first launch the application or you can switch to a different workspace from within the application.

The specialized workspaces in Corel DESIGNER are configured according to specific workflows or tasks, such as page layout work or illustrating. Their purpose is to make more accessible the tools that you use most often.

The following table describes the available workspaces.

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Workspace Description

Lite This workspace makes CorelDRAW’s most commonly used tools

and features more accessible. If you are new to CorelDRAW, the Lite workspace is ideal for getting started.

Default The default workspace has been redesigned to provide a more

intuitive placement of tools and controls. This workspace is ideal for users who have experience with other vector graphics software, as well as users who are familiar with Corel DESIGNER.

Help topics are based on the Default workspace.

Micrografx Designer 9 The Micrografx Designer 9 workspace is ideal for users who prefer

the look and feel of Micrografx Designer 9.

Technical Illustration The Technical Illustration workspace is optimized for users who

create technical manuals and catalogs of interactive parts.

Diagramming The Diagramming workspace features tools and a layout that are

essential for creating diagrams.

CorelDRAW The CorelDRAW workspace can help you transition easily from

CorelDRAW to Corel DESIGNER.

Adobe Illustrator Simulates the Adobe Illustrator workspace by positioning the Corel

DESIGNER features where you would find the equivalent feature in Adobe Illustrator. This workspace is useful if you recently switched from Adobe Illustrator to Corel DESIGNER and you are not familiar with the Corel DESIGNER workspace.

If you have a unique workflow, you can create a custom workspace that is optimized for your specific needs. For more information, see

“Creating workspaces” on page 672.

To choose a workspace

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Click Window  Workspace, and choose one of the available workspaces.

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You can also choose a workspace from the Welcome Screen or by clicking Tools  Customization, clicking Workspace in the list of categories, and then enabling the check box beside a workspace in the Workspace list.

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Starting and setting up

This section contains the following topics:

• “Starting and quitting Corel DESIGNER” (page 59)

• “Changing the language” (page 59)

• “Changing startup settings” (page 60)

Starting and quitting Corel DESIGNER

You can start Corel DESIGNER from the Windows taskbar and end a Corel DESIGNER session from the application window.

To start and quit Corel DESIGNER

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To Do the following

Start Corel DESIGNER Do one of the following:

• (Windows 7) From the Windows taskbar, click

Start Programs CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 Corel DESIGNER X7.

• (Windows 8) Click the Corel DESIGNER X7 tile on your desktop.

Quit Corel DESIGNER

Click File  Exit.

Changing the language

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

Click Tools Options .

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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.

On the Windows taskbar, click Start Control Panel.

3 Click Uninstall a program.

4 Double-click CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 on the Uninstall or change a program page.

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

6 In the Writing tools area on the Program features page, open the list box, 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

Click Tools Options .

2 In the Workspace list of categories, click General.

3 In the Getting started area, choose an option from the On Corel DESIGNER X7 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.

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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” (page 61)

• “Starting and opening drawings” (page 62)

• “Scanning images” (page 65)

• “Working with multiple drawings” (page 66)

• “Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions” (page 66)

• “Zooming, panning, and scrolling” (page 67)

• “Previewing drawings” (page 70)

• “Choosing viewing modes” (page 71)

• “Working with views” (page 73)

• “Saving drawings” (page 74)

• “Working with locked files” (page 76)

• “Backing up and recovering files” (page 76)

• “Adding and accessing drawing information” (page 77)

• “Closing drawings” (page 78)

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 resolution-independent 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.

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 517.

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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 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 465. For more information about creating and using templates, see “Working with templates” on page 463.

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 and 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 625.

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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 the drawing window, you must use encoding settings. For more information, see “Displaying text correctly in any language” on page 428.

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 323.

You can search for drawings by different criteria, such as filename, title, subject, author, keyword, comment, text within the file, and other properties attached to the file. For more information about searching for files, see the Windows Help. For more information about browsing and searching for content, see “Browsing and searching for content ” on page 86.

You can also display previous versions of a drawing.

To start a drawing

1 Do one of the following:

•

On the Welcome screen, click Get started New 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:

• 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

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

• Custom — lets you customize destination settings for a document

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Change the unit of measurement for the page Choose a unit of measurement from the Drawing units list box.

Change the page size Choose a page size for the drawing from the Size list box or type

values in the Width and Height boxes.

Change the page orientation Click one of the following page orientation buttons:

•Portrait

•Landscape

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

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

Choose a rendering resolution from the Rendering resolution list box.

Choose the preview mode for the drawing Choose a preview mode from the Preview mode list box.

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Choose an RGB profile for the drawing In the Color settings area, choose a default RGB profile from the

RGB 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.

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

Choose an option from the Rendering intent list box.

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 last used 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 Tools Options, clicking General in the

Workspace list of categories, and enabling the Show new document dialog box check box.

To create a custom preset

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.

Click the Add preset button .

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

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

Click File  Open.

2 Locate the folder where the drawing is stored.

3 Click a filename.

4 Click Open.

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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 Enable the Maintain layers and pages check box.

View thumbnail of a drawing Click the arrow button next to the Views button, and click Extra

Choose a code page Choose a code page from the Select code page list box. This

Search for a drawing Type a word or phrase in the search box.

Access a previous version of a file Right-click a file, and click Restore previous versions.

Enable the Extract embedded ICC profile check box.

This option is not available for all file formats.

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

This option is not available for all file formats.

large icons, Large icons , Medium icons, or Small icons.

option is not available for all file formats.

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.

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.

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.

Scanning images

You can scan images in Corel DESIGNER. Corel DESIGNER supports scanners that use Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition (WIA), which provides a standard interface for scanning images.

If your scanner does not support WIA, but has a compatible TWAIN driver, you may be able to use this driver for scanning images in Corel DESIGNER. TWAIN is supported by both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Corel DESIGNER. However, note that there are very few 64-bit TWAIN drivers available.

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

To scan images

Click File  Acquire image, and click one of the following commands:

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• Select WIA source — for a scanner that uses a WIA driver

• Select TWAIN source — for a scanner that uses a TWAIN driver A command appears disabled if a compatible WIA or TWAIN scanner driver is not installed.

2 Choose a scanner from the dialog box that appears.

3 Click Select.

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.

6 Click Scan.

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

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

Working with multiple drawings

Multiple drawings can be opened in a single drawing window, making it easy to handle many drawings simultaneously. You can access each open drawing from its tab at the top of the drawing window, and you can start new drawings.

Open drawings appear docked, but you can undock any drawing you want and drag it inside or outside the application window.

To work with multiple drawings

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To Do the following

Switch to another open drawing At the top of the drawing window, click the tab that has the

filename you want.

Start another drawing Click the New button to the left of the last tab in the drawing

window.

Undock a drawing Drag the tab to a new position inside or outside the application

window.

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.

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

To undo, redo, and repeat actions

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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 manager docker, all actions listed below the action that you click are undone.

When you redo a series of actions in the Undo manager 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  Undo manager.

Click Edit  Redo.

Click Window  Undo manager. In the Undo manager 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  Revert.

Click Edit  Repeat.

To specify the Undo settings

Click Tools Options .

2 In the Workspace 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

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.

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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

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

The Zoom to selected button is available only if one or more objects are selected before you click the Zoom tool.

When you are not editing text, you can also access the Zoom tool by pressing Shift +Z.

Using the Zoom tool, you can also zoom in by clicking anywhere in the drawing window or dragging to select a specific area to magnify. To zoom out, right-click in the drawing window, or drag with the right mouse button to select a specific area.

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

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

To pan in the drawing window

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 70.

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To specify default zoom settings

Click Tools Options .

2 In the Workspace list of categories, double-click Toolbox, 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 496.

To establish default setting for the mouse wheel

Click Tools Options .

2 In the Workspace list of categories, 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.

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

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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.

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To preview selected objects

1 Select the objects.

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.

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

Click Tools Options .

2 In the Workspace 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

Click Tools 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 585.

You can also click View  Page Page border, or View Page Bleed.

You can display the printable area of a drawing by clicking View  Page Printable area. The printable area is usually indicated by two dotted lines inside or around the page, depending on the current printer settings. 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.

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.

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• 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 589.

• 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.

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 588.

You can set the default viewing mode by clicking Tools  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 lefthand and right-hand pages on the screen at the same time (facing pages) and create objects that span two pages.

To save a view

Click Window  View manager.

2 Use the Zoom tools in the View manager docker to set up a view.

Click the Add currentview button .

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Rename a view Double-click a view name, and type a new name.

Delete a saved view

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.

Click a view, and click the Delete current view button .

To switch to a saved view

Click Window  View manager.

2 Click a view in the View manager docker.

You can also switch to a saved view by selecting it from the Zoom levels list box on the standard toolbar.

To view all pages in a multipage document

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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

Click Layout  Page setup.

2 In the Document list of categories, click Layout.

3 Enable the Facing pages check box.

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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 lefthand 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 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 600.

When saving a drawing, you can embed the used fonts to facilitate file sharing. By default, Corel DESIGNER embeds all used fonts, with the exception of Asian fonts and fonts that do not have embedding permissions. For more information, see “Embedding fonts” on page 432.

When you save a drawing, Corel DESIGNER lets you add reference information so that you can easily find and organize drawings later on. You can attach tags (also known as properties) such as title, subject, and rating.

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 463.

To save a drawing

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 Enable the Selected only check box.

This option is available only if there are selected objects in the drawing.

Embed fonts Enable the Embed fonts check box.

This check box is unavailable when you save a drawing to an earlier version of CorelDRAW.

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Add reference information Do any of the following:

•Type a title and subject in the corresponding box.

•Assign a rating to the file.

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.

When you save a drawing to the latest version of the CorelDRAW file format, the option Make compatible with version 17.0 is enabled by default. This option ensures that the file can be opened in CorelDRAW X7.3 and earlier X7 versions. If the file contains new features such as drop shadows with Gaussian blur feathering, this option results in a bigger file size.

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

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

• 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

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 Version list box.

5 Click Save.

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If the drawing includes new features; enable one of the following options in the Save to a previous version dialog box:

• Keep appearance — preserves the appearance of text, fills, outlines and transparencies when the file is opened in a previous version of Corel DESIGNER. However, this option may limit editing.

• Keep editable — preserves the file editable. However, this option may change the appearance of text, outlines, fills, and transparencies when the file is opened in a previous version of Corel DESIGNER.

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Specify save settings

Click Tool Options . In the Workspace list of categories, click Save, and enable one of the following options:

•Keep appearance (suitable for limited edits)

•Keep editable (may change appearance)

Disable the prompt that appears when saving to an earlier version

Click Tool Options . In the Workspace list of categories, click Save, and disable the Ask when saving check box.

Working with locked files

In a corporate environment you may open a locked file that is already being edited by another user. You can save changes that you make to a locked file in one of the following ways:

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If the other user has modified the file or still has the file open, you must save the file with a new name by clicking File  Save As.

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If the other user has closed the file without modifying it, you can save the changes by clicking File  Save.

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.

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

Click Tools Options .

2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Save.

3 Enable the Back up 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:

• Temporary folder — lets you save auto-backup files in the temporary folder

• Specific folder — lets you specify the folder for auto-backup files

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Create a backup file before saving Enable the Back up original file before saving check box.

Disable the auto-backup feature Choose Never from the Minutes list box.

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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.

3 Save and rename the file in the specified folder.

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 language, title, author, subject, keywords, rating, and other notes to a drawing. Although adding document information is optional, doing so makes it easier to organize and locate drawings later on.

The application also lets you access other important document information, such as the number of pages and layers, fonts, object and text statistics, and the types of objects the drawing contains. You can also 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

Click File  Document properties.

2 In the Document properties dialog box, type text in any of the following boxes:

• Language

• 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

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Click File  Document properties.

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Closing drawings

You can close one drawing, or multiple drawings, at any time before quitting Corel DESIGNER.

To close drawings

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To Do the following

Close one drawing

Close all drawings

Click File  Close.

Click File  Close all.

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.

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Finding and managing content

Corel DESIGNER lets you access, search and browse the Content Exchange, 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 website 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 and Windows 8. 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” (page 79)

• “Accessing content” (page 84)

• “Browsing and searching for content” (page 86)

• “Viewing content” (page 89)

• “Using content” (page 89)

• “Installing fonts” (page 91)

• “Managing content” (page 92)

• “Syncing trays with OneDrive” (page 93)

• “Content types” (page 95)

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.

The image below shows the main components of the Corel CONNECT utility:

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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. Tray pane Lets you collect files from one or more folders

5. Zoom slider Lets you adjust the size of thumbnails in the viewing pane

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Corel Corel Designer - X7 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Getting started

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7

System requirements

Preparing for installation

Installing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 applications

Installation options

Modifying and repairing installations

Uninstalling CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7

Frequently Asked Questions

Corel memberships and services

Technical Suite memberships

Features that require membership and sign-in

Updating Corel products

Corel Support Services

About Corel

What’s new in Corel DESIGNER X7?

Precise technical communication

Leverage technical assets

Unmatched publishing options

Advanced standards compliance

Work faster and more efficiently

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

Standard toolbar

More about toolbars

Exploring the toolbox

Property bar

Dockers

Status bar

Choosing a workspace

Starting and setting up

Starting and quitting Corel DESIGNER

Changing the language

Changing startup settings

Corel DESIGNER basics

Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps

Starting and opening drawings

Scanning images

Working with multiple drawings

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions

Zooming, panning, and scrolling

Previewing drawings

Choosing viewing modes

Working with views

Saving drawings

Working with locked files

Backing up and recovering files

Adding and accessing drawing information

Closing drawings

Finding and managing content

Exploring Corel CONNECT