Corel Corel Draw - 11 Operation Manual

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Corel R.A.V.E.

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USER GUIDE

CorelDRAW® 11 and Corel R.A.V.E.™ 2 User Guide

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Book Contents

Table of contents ...............i

Welcome .................1

Section 1: CorelDRAW ............13

Section 2: Corel R.A.V.E. ...........329

CorelDRAW Index .............437

Corel R.A.V.E. Index .............457

Table of Contents

Welcome.......................1

About Corel Corporation .................1

Registering Corel products ................1

Customer support ...................2

Customer feedback ...................3

Documentation conventions ................3

Installing and uninstalling applications.............4

Getting help .....................6

Using CorelTUTOR ..................7

VBA Programming Guide

Other resources ....................8

SECTION 1: CorelDRAW

Workspace tour ....................13

CorelDRAW terminology and concepts ............13

CorelDRAW application window ..............14

CorelDRAW workspace tools ...............16

Getting started in CorelDRAW ...............27

Starting and opening drawings ...............27

Finding and inserting drawing content ............29

Exploring the basic features of CorelDRAW ...........30

Working with templates .................31

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions ............33

Accessing drawing information ...............35

Zooming and panning .................35

Previewing a drawing ..................37

Backing up and recovering files ..............39

Saving drawings ...................40

Closing drawings and quitting CorelDRAW...........42

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Working with lines, outlines, and brush strokes .........43

Drawing lines ....................43

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Formatting lines and outlines ...............50

Closing multiple line segments ...............53

Applying brush strokes .................54

Spraying objects along a line ...............55

Drawing flow and dimension lines ..............58

Drawing shapes ...................63

Drawing rectangles and squares ..............63

Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges ...........65

Drawing polygons and stars ................67

Drawing spirals....................69

Drawing grids ....................70

Drawing predefined shapes ................71

Working with objects .................73

Selecting objects ...................73

Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects ...........76

Positioning objects ...................77

Aligning, distributing, and snapping objects ..........79

Changing the order of objects ...............82

Sizing and scaling objects ................83

Rotating and mirroring objects ...............85

Grouping objects ...................87

Combining objects...................89

Shaping objects ...................93

Working with curve objects ................93

Skewing and stretching objects ...............98

Smudging objects ..................101

Roughening objects ..................103

Applying distortion effects ................105

Shaping objects using envelopes ..............109

Splitting and erasing portions of objects ...........111

Trimming objects...................114

Welding and intersecting objects ..............116

Blending objects ...................118

Creating PowerClip objects ...............124

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Working with symbols .................127

Creating, editing, and deleting symbols............127

Using symbols in drawings ...............129

Sharing symbols between drawings .............131

Reference: Working with symbols .............131

Filling objects ....................135

Applying uniform fills .................135

Applying fountain fills .................136

Applying pattern fills .................138

Applying texture fills .................140

Applying mesh fills ..................142

Working with fills ..................144

Working with color ..................147

Choosing colors ...................147

Creating custom color palettes ..............152

Opening and editing custom color palettes ..........153

Understanding color models ...............154

Managing color for display, input, and output .........157

Understanding the Color management dialog box ........157

Working with color profiles ...............159

Choosing advanced color management settings .........162

Correcting colors for display ...............165

Adding three-dimensional effects to objects ..........167

Contouring objects ..................167

Applying perspective to objects ..............170

Creating vector extrusions ................172

Creating drop shadows .................178

Changing the transparency of objects ............181

Applying transparencies ................181

Applying merge modes .................184

Using lenses with objects ................189

Applying lenses ...................189

Editing lenses ....................192

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Working with drawing pages and layout tools .........193

Specifying the page layout ................193

Choosing a page background ...............195

Adding, renaming, and deleting pages ............196

Using the rulers ...................198

Calibrating the rulers .................199

Setting up the grid ..................200

Setting up guidelines .................201

Setting the drawing scale ................204

Working with layers .................207

Creating layers ...................207

Changing layer properties and stacking order ..........210

Moving and copying objects between layers ..........212

Printing layers ...................212

Adding and formatting text ...............215

Adding and selecting text ................215

Changing the appearance of text ..............218

Aligning and spacing text ................221

Shifting and rotating text ................223

Finding, editing, and converting text ............224

Moving text ....................226

Fitting text to a path .................226

Formatting paragraph text ................228

Combining and linking paragraph text frames .........231

Wrapping paragraph text around objects and text ........233

Embedding graphics and adding special characters ........234

Managing fonts ...................237

Substituting unavailable fonts ...............237

Embedding fonts ...................239

Using Font Navigator (Windows) .............240

Using Font Reserve (Mac OS) ...............240

Working with bitmaps .................241

Converting vector graphics to bitmaps ............241

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Adding bitmaps ...................242

Cropping and editing bitmaps ..............243

Applying special effects to bitmaps .............245

Applying color and tone effects ..............248

Changing color modes in bitmaps .............251

Changing the color mode of bitmaps ............251

Changing bitmaps to a black-and-white image .........252

Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode .........254

Changing bitmaps to duotones ..............257

Creating Web-enabled objects ...............261

Using preset Internet objects ...............261

Optimizing bitmaps for the World Wide Web .........263

Creating rollovers ..................264

Creating Web-compatible text ..............266

Working with bookmarks and hyperlinks ...........267

Publishing to the Web .................271

Preparing files and objects for Web publishing .........271

Publishing to HTML .................274

Printing ......................277

Printing your work ..................277

Laying out print jobs .................279

Previewing print jobs .................280

Printing to a PostScript printer ..............282

Commercial printing ..................285

Preparing a print job for a service bureau ...........285

Working with imposition layouts ..............287

Printing printer’s marks ................290

Printing color separations ................293

Specifying In-RIP trapping settings .............295

Printing to film ...................298

Publishing to PDF ..................301

Saving documents as PDF files ..............301

Reducing PDF file size .................303

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Preparing PDF files for a service bureau ...........305

Optimizing PDF files .................307

Importing and exporting files ..............309

Importing files ...................309

Exporting files ...................313

Working with graphic, text, and color styles .........317

Creating, applying, and editing graphic or text styles .......317

Creating and applying color styles .............319

From Adobe Illustrator to CorelDRAW ...........323

Comparing terminology.................323

Comparing tools ...................324

SECTION 2: Corel R.A.V.E.

Workspace tour ...................329

Corel R.A.V.E. terminology and concepts ...........329

Corel R.A.V.E. application window .............330

Corel R.A.V.E. workspace tools ..............332

Getting started in Corel R.A.V.E. .............343

How Corel R.A.V.E. works................343

Starting Corel R.A.V.E. and opening movies ..........344

Setting the properties of movies ..............345

Importing files ...................347

Finding and inserting images ...............348

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions ...........350

Saving movies ....................351

Backing up and recovering files ..............352

Closing movies and quitting Corel R.A.V.E. ..........354

Working with stage layout and views ............357

Setting up the rulers..................357

Setting up the grid ..................358

Setting up guidelines .................359

Zooming and panning .................361

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Animating objects ...................365

Understanding animation methods and terms ..........365

Increasing the life span of objects .............366

Tweening objects ...................367

Tweening groups of objects ...............376

Repeating animated objects ...............377

Animating blends ..................378

Creating animation sequences from groups...........380

Animating objects frame-by-frame .............381

Reference: Animating objects ...............381

Animating text ....................385

Tweening text ....................385

Creating animated text effects...............387

Editing and previewing animation .............391

Working with timelines.................391

Working with tweens .................393

Using sound in movies .................395

Displaying multiple frames on the stage ...........396

Previewing animation .................397

Working with symbols and sprites .............399

Creating, editing, and deleting symbols............399

Using symbols in movies ................401

Creating, editing, and deleting sprites ............403

Using sprites in movies .................405

Sharing symbols and sprites between movies ..........407

Reference: Working with symbols and sprites ..........408

Creating interactive objects................413

Creating rollovers ..................413

Editing rollovers ...................416

Repeating animation in rollovers ..............417

Adding sound to rollovers ................419

Creating hyperlinks ..................419

Using behaviors ...................421

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Playing, stopping, and controlling movies ...........421

Controlling quality, visibility, and sound ...........423

Loading and unloading movies ..............424

Adding sound and hyperlinks ...............425

Adding and removing behaviors ..............426

Viewing and editing behaviors ..............431

Exporting and publishing movies .............433

Exporting movies...................433

Publishing movies to the World Wide Web ..........435

CorelDRAW Index ..................437

Corel R.A.V.E. Index .................457

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Welcome

CorelDRAW® is an intuitive graphics design application that gives designers a more
enjoyable work experience. CorelDRAW is built and designed to meet the demands of
today’s working designer to create ads or collateral for print or for the Web.

Corel R.A.V.E.™ makes it easy to create a wide range of animated graphics — from
animated logos and navigation controls to interactive animated graphics for the Web.
The Corel R.A.V.E. application combines the familiar graphics capabilities and user
interface of CorelDRAW with a powerful yet easy-to-use set of animation features.

In this section, you’ll learn about

Corel Corporation

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registering Corel products

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customer support

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 customer feedback

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documentation conventions

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installing and uninstalling applications

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getting Help

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using CorelTUTOR™

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VBA programming guide

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other resources

About Corel Corporation

Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology
company that offers software for home and small business users, creative professionals
and enterprise customers. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, Corel’s common
stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.

Registering Corel products

Registering Corel products is important. Registration provides you with timely access
to the latest product updates, valuable information about product releases, and access

Welcome 1

to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers. Also, when you register
a product, you are eligible for 30 days of free technical support.

You can register when you install the application, or choose to register at a later date.

You can register using the following methods:

online — you can launch online registration if you are connected to the Internet

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when you install the Corel graphics application. If no Internet connection is
detected, a list of options displays in a dialog box.

FTP — you can complete the registration form and it will be sent automatically

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when an Internet connection is detected
by phone — you can call the Corel Customer Service Center nearest you

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For more information about registering a Corel product, visit
www.corel.com/support/register.

Customer support

Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate information about
Corel product features, specifications, pricing, availability, services, and technical
support.

World Wide Web

For information about Corel technical and customer service support, visit
www.corel.com/support.

Online service options Description

Support newsgroups Let you exchange information, tips and

techniques with other users of Corel
products

Corel® Knowledge Base Lets you read, print, and download

documents that contain answers to many
technical questions or problems

FAQs Answers common user questions

Downloads Lets you download service packs, printer

drivers, network administration guides, and
product information

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Telephone

You can telephone Corel Support Services with your questions. For information about
the levels of service that Corel provides, visit www.corel.com/support.

North America — you can call Corel Support Services by calling our

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1-800-772-6735 toll-free line. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Outside North America — you can call a local authorized Corel Support Services

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partner from a toll line at [phone].

Mail, fax, and email

You can send specific customer-service questions to Corel Support Services

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representatives by mail, fax, and email.

Corel Corporation
Support Services
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1Z 8R7

fax: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

Customer feedback

If you have any comments or suggestions about CorelDRAW or Corel R.A.V.E., you
can send them by email to [e-mail].

If you have any comments or suggestions about the user guides, Help, and tutorials,
you can send them by email to [e-mail] or by regular mail to the
address below. You can check the product Web site for the latest news, tips and tricks,
and product upgrade information. Go to www.corel.com and follow the links to the
product site.

Creative Products Documentation Manager

Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1Z 8R7

Documentation conventions

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

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Convention Description Examples

Menu } Menu command

list box

Docker™ window
(Windows®)

palette (Mac® OS)

Enter

Click the menu item
followed by the menu
command.

A list of options that drops
down when a user clicks the
down arrow button.

A window containing
available commands and
settings relevant to a
specific tool or task.

Enter key (Windows)

Return key (Mac OS)

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

A tip contains suggestions
for performing the
preceding steps. It can
present alternatives to the
steps, and other benefits and
uses of the procedure. You
can also create a hyperlink
using the Internet toolbar.

Click File } Open.

Choose a value from the
Force field list box on the
property bar

Double-click the name of
the group in the Timeline
Docker window/palette.

Type a value in the Eraser
thickness box on the
property bar, and press
Enter.

You can’t copy or clone a
compound blend.

If you click the Equal
margins button, you must
specify values in the
Top/left margin boxes.

Trimming an object can
reduce the drawing file size.

Installing and uninstalling applications

The application’s Installer makes it easy to install Corel applications and components.
It lets you

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install any Corel applications included in your software package

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add components to a currently installed application

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refresh files and configurations of currently installed applications

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To install an application (Windows)

1 Close all applications.

2 Insert Disc 1 in the CD drive.

If the installation wizard does not start automatically, click Start on the Windows
taskbar, and click Run. Type D:\Setup, where D is the letter that corresponds to
the CD drive.

3 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard and enable one of the following

options:

Typical — to install the default applications and components

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Compact — to install the minimum components for the application to operate

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Custom — to choose applications and writing tool components

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4 Follow the instructions for installing and registering the application.

To install an application (Mac OS)

1 Close all applications.

2 Insert Disc 1 in the CD drive.

3 Double-click the CD icon on your desktop and double-click the Installer.

4 Enable one of the following options:

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Easy install — to install the default applications and components

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Custom install — to choose applications and components

5 Follow the instructions for installing and registering the application.

To uninstall applications (Windows)

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

If your operating system is Windows 2000 or earlier, click Start } Settings }

Control Panel.

2 Double-click Add/Remove programs.

3 Choose a Corel application from the list, click Change/Remove, and enable the

Remove all option in the dialog box.
If your operating system is Windows 2000 or earlier, click the Remove button.

4 Follow the InstallShield® wizard instructions.

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You can choose whether the uninstalling process will remove user files such as
preference, presets, user-created fills, customized files, and so on.

To uninstall applications (Mac OS)

1 Drag the Corel application folder to the Trash.

2 Open the Users\username\Library folder where you have Mac OS installed.

(username is your Mac OS username: for example, jsmith)
If you do not have a user profile, open Users\Corel\ Library.

3 Drag the folder Preferences\Corel application Preferences to the Trash.

(application is the name of the installed Corel application: for example, Corel®
Graphics Suite 11 Preferences.)

Getting help

You can get help from the accompanying user guide or directly from the user
interface. You can find topics from the Help by using the table of contents and search
tool. You can also print a Help topic and display Help topics relevant to the task you
are performing.

Help is available through the following tools:

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User guide — provides commonly used procedures and information. Chapters
ending with From here tables contain keywords that direct you to additional
topics in the Help.

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Help — lets you access Help directly from the user interface and find topics using
the contents topic, index, and word/phrase search tool

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ToolTips — lets you access tips for using the application’s icons and buttons. To
view a ToolTip, position the cursor over an icon, button, or other application
control.

To use Help (Windows)

1 Click Help } Help topics.

2 Click one of the following tabs:

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Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help

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Index — lets you use the index to find a topic

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Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word. For
example, if you are looking for information about RGB color mode, you can
type “RGB” to display a list of relevant topics.

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You can also

View Help for a dialog box

Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, click the frame you

Click the Help button.

want to print, and click Print.

You can also launch Help by pressing F1.

To use Help (Mac OS)

1 Click Help } Help topics.

2 Choose a section title from the contents list.

3 Click a topic title.

You can also

Search for a topic by keyword

Print a specific Help topic

View Help for a dialog box

The Help button returns you to the Mac OS Help Center.

Type a keyword and click Ask.

Click File } Print. Select a printer and
printer options, then click Print.

Click the Help button .

To return to the contents page from a procedure or overview topic, click the
Table of contents button at the bottom of the page.

Using CorelTUTOR

CorelTUTOR provides a series of project-based tutorials that introduce you to basic
and advanced features of CorelDRAW and Corel R.A.V.E.

To access CorelTUTOR

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Click Help } CorelTUTOR.

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VBA Programming Guide

The new VBA Programming Guide for CorelDRAW 11 will help you automate tasks
and create custom solutions using VBA in CorelDRAW. If you installed CorelDRAW
using the Typical install, or a Custom install that included VBA, then the guide is
accessible from a link in the CorelDRAW VBA Help.

Other resources

Corel has training partnerships with other firms and provides professional services for
its software products. The Corel Designer Web site contains a wealth of graphics
resources.

Training

Corel Training Events

Maximize your skills and attend a Corel® Training Camp — special intensive

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Training Events held throughout North America on various Corel products. All
Training Camps are delivered by a Corel Training Specialist, with hands-on
instruction, exercises and practical real-world projects. To look at the training
schedule or to register for a course, please visit:
www.corel.com/trainingschedule.

Corel Customized Training

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Once you have Corel applications running on your computers, our team of expert
Corel Training Specialists can help you make the most of them with customized
training, tailored to the specific needs of your work environment. We will help you
develop a custom curriculum which is practical and relevant to the needs of your
organization. For more information about Corel Customized Training, please visit
www.corel.com/customizedtraining.

Corel Training Partners (CTP)

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A Corel® Training Partner is an independent, officially accredited local
organization that provides training on Corel products and is located worldwide for
your convenience. To find a partner near you, please visit
www.corel.com/trainingpartners.

Corel Corporate Services

Corel is committed to getting you up and running quickly with time and
money-saving workflow solutions. To simplify the process of deploying Corel
applications across your organization, our Corporate Services department offers a

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comprehensive range of cost-effective services to meet your technology needs. This
group brings together highly skilled experts from across the company who are
dedicated to providing top-notch solutions. Our knowledgeable team is ready to offer
assistance through all stages of your project, from application development and
support to software systems integration and training.

For more information on Corel Corporate Services, please contact
[e-mail].

Designer.com

Users are encouraged to visit Corel’s Designer.com Web site. It contains articles, tips
and tricks, free clipart, product news, tutorials, and other graphics resources to
inspire, excite, and illuminate. Visit www.designer.com to start.

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SECTION 1: CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW

Workspace tour 1

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

In this section, you’ll learn about

CorelDRAW terminology and concepts

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CorelDRAW application window

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CorelDRAW workspace tools

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CorelDRAW terminology and concepts

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

Term Description

object An element in a drawing such as an image,

shape, line, text, curve, symbol, or layer.

drawing The work you create in CorelDRAW: for

example, custom artwork, logos, posters,
and newsletters

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

Docker window/palette A window containing available commands

and settings relevant to a specific tool or
task

flyout A button that opens a group of related tools

or menu items

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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

CorelDRAW application window

When you launch CorelDRAW, 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 CorelDRAW application window appears below. A description of its parts
follows.

Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbox

Drawing
window

Drawing
page

Ruler

Document
navigator

Toolbar
(standard)

Property
bar

Docker
window/
palette

Color
palette

Status
bar

Navigator

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Part Description

Menu bar The area containing pull-down menu

options

Property bar A detachable bar with commands that

relate to 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 floating bar with tools for creating,

filling, 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.

Color palette (Windows) A dockable bar that contains

color swatches.

(Mac OS) A free floating bar that contains
the current color mode

Docker window/palette A window containing available commands

and settings relevant to a specific tool or
task

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Part Description

Status bar An area at the bottom of the application

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

Document navigator The area at the bottom left of the

application window that contains controls
for moving between pages and adding pages

Navigator A button at the bottom-right corner

(Windows) or bottom-left corner (Mac OS)
that opens a smaller display to help you
move around a drawing

To toggle between displaying and hiding the status bar, click Window }
Toolbars } Status bar.

To toggle between displaying and hiding the rulers, see “To hide or display
the rulers” on page 198.

CorelDRAW workspace tools

Application commands are accessible through the menu bar, toolbars, toolbox,
property bar, and Docker windows (Windows) and palettes (Mac OS). The property
bar and Docker windows/palettes provide access to commands that relate to the
active tool or current task. The property bar, Docker windows/palettes, toolbars, and
toolbox can be opened, closed, and moved around your screen at any time.

You can customize many of these workspace tools to suit your needs. For more
information, see “Customizing your application” in the Help .

Standard toolbar

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

On Windows, the standard toolbar displays by default. To display the standard
toolbar on Mac OS, see “To customize toolbar position and display” in the Help .

For information about customizing the position, contents, and appearance of toolbars,
see “Customizing toolbars” in the Help.

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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

Export a drawing

Set a zoom level

(Windows) Start Corel applications

(Windows) Launch to Corel Graphics
Community Web site

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More about toolbars

In addition to the standard toolbar, CorelDRAW 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.

For information about customizing the position, contents, and appearance of toolbars,
see “Customizing toolbars” in the Help.

The table below describes toolbars other than the standard toolbar.

Toolbar Description

Text Contains commands for formatting and

aligning text

Zoom Contains commands for zooming in and out

of a drawing page by specifying percentage
of original view, clicking the Zoom tool,
and selecting a page view

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

Transform Contains commands for skewing, rotating,

and mirroring objects

(Windows) Visual Basic® for Applications Contains commands for editing, testing,

and running VBA commands

(Mac OS) You can add or remove toolbars by clicking Window } Toolbars }
More toolbars, and enabling or disabling a toolbar.

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Exploring the toolbox

Flyouts open to display a set of related CorelDRAW tools. A small arrow in the
bottom, right corner of a toolbox button indicates a flyout: for example, the Shape
edit flyout . Clicking a flyout arrow opens a set of related tools. Clicking and
dragging the grab handles at the end of the flyout sets the flyout in its expanded
form.

The following table provides descriptions of the flyouts and tools in the CorelDRAW
toolbox.

Flyouts

Flyout Description

Shape edit

Zoom

Curve

Rectangle

Ellipse

Object

Perfect Shapes™

Lets you access the Shape, Knife, Eraser,

Smudge brush, Roughen brush, and Free
transform tools

Lets you access the Zoom and Hand tools

Lets you access the Freehand, Bézier,

Artistic media, Polyline, Pen, 3 point
curve, Dimension, and Interactive
connector tools

Lets you access the Rectangle and 3 point
rectangle tools

Lets you access the Ellipse and 3 point
ellipse tools

Lets you access the Graph paper, Polygon,
and Spiral tools

Lets you access the Basic shapes, Arrow
shapes, Flowchart shapes, Star shapes,
and Callout shapes tools

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Flyout Description

Interactive tools

Eyedropper

Outline

Fill

Interactive fill

Tools

Lets you access the Interactive blend,
Interactive contour, Interactive
distortion, Interactive envelope,
Interactive extrude, Interactive drop
shadow, and Interactive transparency

tools

Lets you access the Eyedropper and
Paintbucket tools

Lets you access the Color Docker
window/palette, Outline pen and the
Outline color dialog boxes, and a selection
of outlines of various widths

Lets you access the Color Docker
window/palette, Fill color, Fountain fill,

Pattern fill, Texture fill, and PostScript®
fill dialog boxes

Lets you access Interactive fill and
Interactive mesh fill tools

Tool Description

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

The Shape tool lets you edit the shape of
objects.

The Knife tool lets you cut through objects.

The Eraser tool lets you remove areas of your
drawing.

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Tool Description

The Smudge brush tool lets you distort an
vector object by dragging along its outline
and distort a bitmap by dragging outside its
path.

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

The Free transform tool lets you transform
an object by using the Free rotation, Angle
rotation, Scale, and Skew tools.

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

The Hand tool lets you control which part of
the drawing is visible in the drawing window

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

The Polyline tool lets you draw lines and
curves in preview mode.

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

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

The 3 point curve tool lets you draw a curve
by defining the start, end, and center points.

The Artistic media tool provides access to
the Brush, Sprayer, Calligraphic, and
Pressure tools.

The Dimension tool lets you draw vertical,
horizontal, slanted, or angular dimension
lines.

The Interactive connector tool lets you join
two objects with a line.

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Tool Description

The Rectangle tool lets you draw rectangles
and squares.

The 3 point rectangle tool lets you draw a
rectangle by dragging to create the rectangle
baseline and clicking to define its height.

The Ellipse tool lets you draw ellipses and
circles.

The 3 point ellipse tool lets you draw an
ellipse by dragging to create the center line
of the ellipse and clicking to define its height.

The Polygon tool lets you draw symmetrical
polygons and stars.

The Spiral tool lets you draw symmetrical
and logarithmic spirals.

The Graph paper tool lets you draw a grid
of lines similar to that on graph paper.

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

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

The Flowchart shapes tool lets you draw
flowchart symbols.

The Star shapes tool lets you draw ribbon
objects and explosion shapes.

The Callout shapes tool lets you draw
callouts and labels.

The Text tool lets you type words directly on
the screen as artistic or paragraph text.

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Tool Description

The Interactive blend tool lets you blend
two objects.

The Interactive contour tool lets you apply
a contour to an object.

The Interactive distortion tool lets you
apply a Push or Pull distortion, a Zipper
distortion, or a Twister distortion to an
object.

The Interactive envelope tool lets you
distort an object by dragging the nodes of
the envelope.

The Interactive extrude tool lets you apply
the illusion of depth to objects.

The Interactive drop shadow tool lets you
apply a drop shadow to an object.

The Interactive transparency tool lets you
apply transparencies to objects.

The Eyedropper tool lets you select a fill
from an object on the drawing window.

The Paintbucket tool lets you fill an object
on the drawing window after selecting a fill
using the Eyedropper tool.

The Interactive fill tool lets you apply
various fills.

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. Although it looks like a toolbar, 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

Workspace tour 23

only text-related commands. In the example below, the property bar displays text,
formatting, alignment, and editing tools.

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

Docker windows and palettes

Docker windows (Windows) and palettes (Mac OS) 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 Docker windows/palettes open while working on a document, so
you can readily access the commands to experiment with different effects.

An example is the Object
properties Docker

window/palette. When
this Docker
window/palette is open,
you can click an object in
the drawing window and
view formatting,
dimensions, and other
properties of the object.

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

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Status bar

The status bar displays information about selected objects (such as color, fill type, and
outline, cursor position, and relevant commands.

See “Customizing the status bar” in the Help for information about customizing the
contents and appearance of the status bar.

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

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Getting started in CorelDRAW 2

Drawings are the work that you create and edit in CorelDRAW.

In this section, you’ll learn about

starting and opening drawings

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finding and inserting drawing content



exploring the basic features of CorelDRAW



working with templates



undoing, redoing, and repeating actions



accessing drawing information



zooming and panning



previewing a drawing



backing up and recovering files





saving drawings



closing drawings and quitting CorelDRAW

Starting and opening drawings

CorelDRAW lets you start a new drawing from a blank page, from a template, or
from 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 CorelDRAW are available under the
following categories:



Full page



Label



Envelope



Side-fold

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We b

For more information about creating and using templates, see “Working with
templates” on page 31.

Getting started in CorelDRAW 27

Basing a new drawing on an existing drawing lets you reuse objects and page settings.
CorelDRAW lets you open existing drawings saved to a variety of file formats. For
information about the file formats you can open in CorelDRAW, see “File formats” in
the Help.

To start CorelDRAW (Windows)

Click Start } All programs } Corel Graphics Suite 11 } CorelDRAW 11.



To start CorelDRAW (Mac OS)

Double-click the CorelDRAW 11 icon in the application’s folder.



You can also start CorelDRAW from the Dock after you have installed the
application. To add the CorelDRAW icon to the Dock, drag the icon from
the application folder to the left of the line in the Dock.

To start a drawing

To Do the following

Start a drawing from a blank page

Start a drawing from a CorelDRAW
template

Click File } New.

Click File } New from template, click the
tab that corresponds to the template
category you want, and choose a template.

You can specify a layout style (template) by clicking Layout } Page setup
(Windows) or Document setup (Mac OS), clicking Layout in the list of
categories, and choosing a layout style from the Layout list box.

To open a drawing

1 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 open a drawing by clicking the Open button on the toolbar.
(Windows) If you want to view a thumbnail of the drawing, click the

Preview check box.

Finding and inserting drawing content

You can use clipart, photo images, and sounds stored on the Corel content CDs or
that are available online. The digital content manual contains pictures of the graphics
available on the CD and their folder locations.

In Windows, you can also access online images directly from Corel on the Web
through the Scrapbook™ Docker window.

Mac OS X has a content find-and-search tool, Sherlock®. You can use Sherlock to
browse for images using the thumbnail views or use keywords to search for content on
the CDs.

To browse for clipart, photos, and sound files (Windows)

1 Click Window } Dockers } Scrapbook } Browse.

2 Insert a Corel contents CD into the CD drive.

3 Double-click an icon in the CD list and navigate to a folder.

You can also

Browse for files on your computer or
network

Browse for images online

Double-click the Desktop icon, and
navigate to a folder.

Click the Content on the Web button.

To browse for images online, you must be connected to the Internet.

To change your browsing view in the Scrapbook Docker window, click the
flyout arrow, click View, and choose a view type.

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To browse for clipart, photos, and sound files (Mac OS)

1 Insert a Corel contents CD into the CD drive.

2 Double-click the Sherlock icon in the Dock.

3 Double-click the contents CD icon in the list of disks.

4 Choose the folder you want to browse.

When you insert a CD into the CD drive, the CD’s icon displays on your
desktop. You can double-click it to browse through the content folders
inside.

For help on using Sherlock, click Help } Sherlock Help from the desktop.

To search for clipart, photos, and sound files (Windows)

1 Click Window } Dockers } Scrapbook } Search.

2 Insert a Corel contents CD into the CD drive.

3 Type a keyword in the Search for text box.

To search for clipart, photos, and sound files (Mac OS)

1 Insert a Corel contents CD into the CD drive.

2 Double-click the Sherlock icon in the Dock.

3 Enable the CD icon check box in the list of disks.

4 Enable the File names option.

5 Type a keyword.

6 Click the magnifying glass button.

For help on using Sherlock, click Help } Sherlock Help.

To insert an image or sound file



Drag the image or sound file to the drawing window.

Exploring the basic features of CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW has a virtually unlimited number of tools and capabilities to help you
create drawings. The following table provides you with the basic features of
CorelDRAW so that you can get started.

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For information on See

Drawing lines “Working with lines, outlines, and brush

strokes” on page 43

Drawing shapes “Drawing shapes” on page 63

Creating and manipulating objects “Working with objects” on page 73

Adding color to objects “Filling objects” on page 135

Adding text to a drawing “Adding and formatting text” on page 215

Creating drawings for use on the World
Wide Web

Printing drawings “Printing” on page 277

“Publishing to the Web” on page 271

Working with templates

A template is a set of styles and page layout settings that govern the layout and
appearance of a drawing. You can use the default template (CorelDRAW.cdt)or
choose one from a wide variety of preset templates available in the application. For
information on starting a drawing from a template, see “Starting and opening
drawings”on page 27. If none of the preset templates meets your requirements, you
can create a template based on styles you create or styles taken from other templates.
For example, if you regularly put together a newsletter, you can save the newsletter’s
page layout settings and styles to a template.

When you create a new drawing using a template, CorelDRAW formats the page
using the template’s page layout settings and loads the template’s styles in the new
file.

You can edit a template by making changes to the styles, page layout settings, or
objects. For example, if you like a template but want to make it more versatile, you
can add styles that you’ve created or that you’ve taken from another template. For
information on setting page layout options, see “Specifying the page layout” on page

193. After you have started a drawing with a template, you can load a different
template. When you load a template, you can choose to load just the styles or to load
styles, page layout settings, and objects.

Getting started in CorelDRAW 31

Use a template for drawing designs that you want to reuse.

To create a template

1 Click File } Save as.

2 Type a name in the File name list box (Windows) or Save as box (Mac OS).

3 Choose CDT - CorelDRAW template from the Save as type list box (Windows)

or choose CorelDRAW template from the Format list box (Mac OS).

4 Locate the folder where you want to save the template.

5 Click Save.

To edit a template

1 Click File } Open.

2 Choose CDT - CorelDRAW template from the Files of type list box (Windows)

or CorelDRAW template from the Show list box (Mac OS).

3 Locate the folder where the template is stored.

4 Double-click a template filename.

5 In the Open dialog box, enable the Open for editing check box.

To preview the contents of a template, enable the Preview check box.

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To create a new file based on a saved template

1 Click File } Open.

2 Choose CDT - CorelDRAW template from the Files of type list box (Windows)

or CorelDRAW template from the Show list box (Mac OS).

3 Locate the folder where the template is stored.

4 Double-click a template filename.

5 Enable the New from template check box in the Open dialog box.

If, in addition to loading the template’s styles, you also want to load page settings
and objects, enable the With contents check box.

To load styles from another template

1 Click Tools } Graphic and text styles.

2 On the Graphic and text styles Docker window/palette, click the flyout button

and click Template } Load.

3 Locate the folder where the template is stored.

4 Click a template whose styles you want to load.

5 Click Open.

When you use the Load command, only the styles are loaded. CorelDRAW
does not use the template’s page layout settings and does not add objects
saved with the template to the page.

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions

You can undo the actions 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.

Getting started in CorelDRAW 33

To undo, redo, and repeat actions

To Do the following

Undo an action

Redo an action

Undo or redo a series of actions

Revert to the last saved version of a drawing

Repeat an action

When you undo a series of actions, all actions listed below the action you
choose are undone.

When you redo a series of actions, the action you choose and all actions listed
between it and the last undone action 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 actions by clicking the Undo button or Redo
button on the Standard toolbar.

Click Edit } Undo.

Click Edit } Redo.

Click Tools } Undo Docker (Windows) or
Undo palette (Mac OS). Choose the action
that precedes all the actions you want to
undo, or choose the last action you want to
redo.

Click File } Revert.

Click Edit } Repeat.

To customize the undo settings

1 Do one of the following:



(Windows) Click Tools } Options.



(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences.

2 In the Workspace list of categories, click General.

3 Type a value in the Regular box.

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

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Accessing drawing information

You can access as you work drawing information such as the number of pages, fonts,
text statistics, color models used, and the types of objects the drawing contains. You
can also save and print this information.

To access drawing information

1 Click File } Document info.

2 Enable the check box beside each type of information you want to display.

You can also

Save drawing information

Print drawing information

Click Save as, specify a folder and filename,
and click Save.

Click Print.

Zooming and panning

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.

Another way in which you can view specific areas of a drawing is by panning. When
you work at high magnification levels or with large drawings, you may not be able to
see the whole drawing. Panning lets you view areas that aren’t displayed by moving
the page around in the drawing window.

While you are panning, you can zoom in and out. While you are zooming, you can
pan. This saves you from having to alternate between the two tools.

You can specify zooming and panning settings to zoom in quickly to detailed parts of
a drawing and zoom out to the larger context.

Getting started in CorelDRAW 35

You can use the Hand tool to pan around a large image and view
particular areas.

To zoom

1 Open the Zoom flyout, and click the Zoom tool .

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



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 when you select one or more
objects before you open the Zoom flyout.

When you are not editing text, you can also access the Zoom tool by
pressing the Z key.

You can also zoom in by double-clicking or dragging anywhere in the
drawing window using the Hand tool. To zoom out, double right-click
(Windows) or Control + double-click (Mac OS) in the drawing window.

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To pan in the drawing window

1 Open the Zoom flyout, and click the Hand tool .

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

When you are not editing text, you can also access the Hand tool by
pressing the H key.

If you want to pan in the drawing window while zoomed in on the
drawing, click the Navigator button in the bottom-right (Windows) or
bottom-left (Mac OS) corner of the drawing window or the N key. Drag
the cross-haired pointer around in the Navigator pop-up window.

To establish default settings for zooming and panning

1 Do one of the following:

(Windows) Click Tools } Options.



(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences.



2 In the list of categories, double-click Toolbox, and click Zoom, Hand tool.

3 To specify what you want the Zoom or Hand tool to do when you right-click

(Windows) or Control + click (Mac OS) it in the drawing window, enable one of
the following options:



Zoom out — zooms out by a factor of two



Context menu — displays a menu of commands that you can choose from to
zoom to a specific level

Previewing a drawing

You can preview a drawing to see how it will look when you print and export. 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 Object Manager. If you want to get a closer look at specific objects in a
drawing, you can select and preview them, too. 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 at which your preview displays and the amount of detail that is
displayed in the drawing window.

You can also display consecutive pages on the screen at the same time and create
objects that span two pages.

Getting started in CorelDRAW 37

To preview a drawing

Click View } Full-screen preview.



Click anywhere on the screen, or press any key, to return to the application
window.

To preview selected objects

1 Select the objects.

2 Click View } Preview selected only.

3 Click View } Full-screen preview.

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.

You can disable Preview selected only mode after you return to the
application window by clicking View } Preview selected only.

To specify the full screen preview mode

1 Do one of the following:



(Windows) Click Tools } Options.



(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences

2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Display.

3 Enable one of the following options:



Use normal view — displays the drawing without PostScript fills or
high-resolution bitmaps without using anti-aliasing



Use enhanced view — displays the drawing with or without PostScript fills
with anti-aliasing to display a sharper version of your drawing

You can have PostScript fills display when you preview in Enhanced mode by
enabling the Show PostScript fills in enhanced view check box.

To view facing pages

1 Do one of the following:

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(Windows) Click Layout } Page setup.



(Mac OS) Click Layout } Document setup.



2 In the Document, Page list of categories, click Layout.

3 Enable the Facing pages check box.

4 Choose one of the following settings from the Start on list box:

Left side — starts the document on a left-facing page



Right side — starts the document on a right-facing page



You will be unable to 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 only available for the Full page and Book layout styles.

Backing up and recovering files

CorelDRAW can automatically save backup copies of drawings and prompt you to
recover them when you restart the program in the event of a system error.

The auto backup feature saves drawings that you have open and modified. During
any working session with CorelDRAW, you can set the time interval for automatically
backing up files and specify where you want the files to be saved: by default in your
temporary folder or to a specified folder.

You can recover backed-up files from the temporary or specified folder when you
restart CorelDRAW. Backup files are stored in either the temporary or the
user-specified folder. You can choose not to recover a file; however, that file is
automatically erased when you shut down the program normally.

To specify auto backup settings

1 Do one of the following:



(Windows) Click Tools } Options.



(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences.

2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Save.

3 Enable the Auto-backup every check box, and choose a value from the Minutes

list box.

4 In the Always back-up to area, enable one of the following options:



Temporary folder — lets you save an auto backup file in the temporary folder



Specific folder — lets you specify the folder for an auto backup file

Getting started in CorelDRAW 39

You can also

Create a backup file every time you save

Disable auto backup

Enable the Make backup on save check
box.

Choose Never from the Minutes list box.

Auto backup files are named auto_backup_of_filename and can be saved
in any folder you specify. Backup files created when you save a drawing are
named backup_of_filename and are always stored in the same folder as the
original drawing.

All open or modified files other than CorelDRAW file format (.cdr) will be
backed up as .cdr files.

You can cancel the creation of an auto backup file by pressing Esc while
saving is in progress.

To recover a backup file

1 Restart CorelDRAW.

2 Click OK in the File recovery dialog box.

3 Save and rename the file in specified folder.

Recovered files are named GraphicsX.cdr, where X is the numbered
increment.

If you click Cancel, CorelDRAW ignores the backup file and deletes it when
you exit the program normally.

Saving drawings

CorelDRAW lets you save a drawing as you work.

CorelDRAW offers advanced options that let you assign notes, keywords, and
thumbnails to drawings so that you can find them more easily.

By default, drawings are saved to the CorelDRAW file format (.cdr); however,
advanced save options let you choose other file formats as well. If you are saving a
drawing to use in another application, you must save it to a file format that is
supported by that application. You can also save a drawing to a previous version of
CorelDRAW. For information about file formats supported by CorelDRAW, see “File

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formats” in the Help. For information about saving files to other formats, see
“Exporting files” on page 313.

A drawing can also be saved as a template, allowing you to create other drawings
with the same properties. CorelDRAW lets you save selected objects in a drawing. If
you are working on a large drawing, saving only the selected objects reduces the file
size, which can decrease the time it takes to load the drawing. For information about
saving a drawing as a template, see “Working with templates” on page 31.

To save a drawing

1 Click File } Save as.

2 Locate the folder where you want to save the file.

If you want to save notes or keywords with the file, type them in the



corresponding box.

If you want to specify advanced settings, click Advanced, and specify the



settings you want in the Preferences (Windows) dialog box or Options (Mac
OS) dialog box.

3 Type a filename in the File name list box (Windows) or Save as list box (Mac OS).

4 Click Save.

If you want to save changes made to a previously saved drawing, click File

} Save.
You can also save a drawing by clicking the Save button on the Standard

toolbar.

To save only selected objects

1 Select the objects.

2 Click File } Save as.

3 Enable the Selected only check box.

4 Locate the folder where you want to save the file.

5 Type a filename in the File name list box (Windows) or Save as box (Mac OS).

6 Click Save.

Getting started in CorelDRAW 41

Closing drawings and quitting CorelDRAW

You can close one or all open drawings at any time before quitting CorelDRAW.

To close drawings

To close Do the following

One drawing

All open drawings

Click File } Close.

Click Window } Close all.

To quit CorelDRAW

Do one of the following:



(Windows) Click File } Exit.



(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences } Quit CorelDRAW 11.



You can also quit CorelDRAW by pressing Alt + F4 (Windows) or
Command + Q (Mac OS).

From here

For more information about (Windows) In the Help index, see

(Mac OS) In the Help Viewer, type

Working with views views

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Working with lines,
outlines, and brush strokes

CorelDRAW lets you add lines and brush strokes using a variety of techniques and
tools. After you draw lines or apply brush strokes to lines, you can format them. You
can also format the outlines that surround objects.

CorelDRAW provides preset objects that you can spray along a line.

You can create flow and dimension lines in drawings.

In this section, you’ll learn about

drawing lines

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formatting lines and outlines

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closing multiple line segments

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applying brush strokes

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spraying objects along a line

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drawing flow and dimension lines

3

Drawing lines

CorelDRAW lets you draw all kinds of different lines, from curved or straight lines to
calligraphic lines. You can create a line that is drawn as you drag the mouse. You can
create segments that are straight and curved in the same line. You can draw straight
or curved segments and then add one node at a time. You can also draw a curve by
specifying width and height.

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You can draw a curved line by specifying its width (left), specifying its
height (center), and clicking the page (right).

Some lines have nodes and control points that you can manipulate to shape lines as
you draw. For information about node types, see “Working with curve objects” on
page 93.

You can draw multi-segment lines using the Bézier tool, by clicking each
time you want the line to change direction.

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You can draw curves using the Bézier tool, by dragging the control points
at the ends of the Bézier curve.

CorelDRAW also lets you simulate the effect of a calligraphic pen when you draw
lines. Calligraphic lines vary in thickness according to the direction of the line and the
angle of the pen nib. By default, calligraphic lines display as closed shapes drawn with
a pencil. You can control the thickness of a calligraphic line by changing the angle of
the line you draw in relation to the calligraphic angle you choose. For example, when
the line you draw is perpendicular to the calligraphic angle, the line is at the
maximum thickness specified by the pen width. Lines drawn at the calligraphic angle,
however, have little or no thickness.

A calligraphic pen allows you to draw lines of various thicknesses.

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CorelDRAW lets you create pressure-sensitive lines which vary in thickness. You can
create this effect using the mouse or a pressure-sensitive pen and graphics tablet. Both
methods result in lines with curved edges and varying widths along a path. For
information about using a pressure-sensitive pen on a graphics tablet, see the
manufacturer’s instructions.

A flower drawn by using three different artistic media lines: calligraphic
lines (left); pressure-sensitive lines (center) and the lineflat preset line
(right).

CorelDRAW provides preset lines that let you create thick strokes in a variety of
shapes. After you draw a calligraphic or preset line, you can apply a fill to it as you
would to any other object. For information about applying fills, see “Filling objects”
on page 135.

To draw a straight line

1 Open the Curve flyout , and click the Freehand tool .

2 Click where you want to start the line, and click where you want to end it.

You can also

Draw a straight line using the Polyline tool Open the Curve flyout and click the

Polyline tool . Click where you want to

start the line segment, and click where you
want to end the line segment. Double-click
to end the line.

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You can also

Draw a straight line using the Bézier tool Open the Curve flyout, and click the

Bézier tool . Double-click where you

want to start the line. Click where you want
to end the line. If you want to create a
multi-segment line, double-click where you
want the new line segment to end.
Continue this process until the line has as
many segments as you want. Double-click
to finish the line.

Draw a straight line using the Pen tool Open the Curve flyout, and click the Pen

tool . Double-click where you want to
start the line. Click where you want to end
the line. If you want to create a jagged line,
double-click where you want the new line
segment to end. Continue this process until
the line has as many segments as you want.
Double-click to finish the line.

Preview a line using the Pen tool Click the Preview mode button in the

property bar. Click on the drawing page,
and release the mouse button. Move the
mouse and click to finish the line.

Add line segments to an existing line

Create a closed shape from two or more
connected lines

Using the Freehand tool, click the end
node of a selected line, and click where you
want the new segment to end.

Using the Freehand tool, click the end
node of a line with two segments. Click the
first node.

You can constrain a line created with the Freehand tool to a straight
vertical or horizontal line by holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Shift (Mac
OS) while you drag. You can change the angle of this line by clicking Tools
} Options (Windows) or clicking CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences (Mac
OS), clicking Edit in the Workspace list of categories and changing the
value in the Constrain Angle box.

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To draw a curved line

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Freehand tool.

2 Click where you want to start the curve, and drag to draw the line.

You can also

Draw a curved line using the Polyline tool Open the Curve flyout, and click the

Polyline tool. Click where you want to start

the curve, and drag across the drawing
page. Double-click to finish the curve.

Draw a curved line using the Bézier tool Open the Curve flyout and click the Bézier

tool. Click where you want to place the first
node, and drag the control point in the
direction you want the curve to bend.
Release the mouse button. Position the
cursor where you want to place the next
node, and drag the control point to create
the curve you want. Double-click to finish
the curve.

Draw a curved line using the Pen tool Open the Curve flyout and click the Pen

tool. Click where you want to place the first
node, and drag the control point in the
direction you want the curve to bend.
Release the mouse button. Position the
cursor where you want to place the next
node, and drag the control point to create
the curve you want. Double-click to finish
the curve.

Preview a line using the Pen tool Click the Preview mode button in the

property bar. Click on the drawing page,
and release the mouse button. Move the
mouse and click to finish the curve.

You can erase a portion of a curved freehand line by holding down Shift and
dragging backward over the line before releasing the mouse button.

You can close an object with the Shape tool by opening the Shape flyout

and selecting a shape. Click on the Auto-close curve

button .

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To draw a curve by specifying width and height

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the 3 point curve tool .

2 Click where you want to start the curve, and drag to where you want the curve to

end.

3 Release the mouse button, and click where you want the center of the curve to be.

To draw a calligraphic line

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool .

2 Click the Calligraphic button on the property bar.

3 Type a value in the Calligraphic angle box on the property bar.

If you want to smooth the edges of the line, type a value in the Freehand
smoothing box on the property bar.

4 Drag until the line is the shape you want.

If you want to set the width of the line, type a value in the Artistic media tool
width box on the property bar.

The width you set is the maximum line width. The angle of the line you
draw in relation to the calligraphic angle determines the line’s actual width.

You can also access calligraphic lines by clicking Effects } Artistic media,
and specifying the settings you want on the Artistic media Docker
window/palette.

To draw a pressure-sensitive line

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool.

2 Click the Pressure button on the property bar.

If you want to smooth the edges of the line, type a value in the Freehand
smoothing box on the property bar.

3 Drag until the line is the shape you want.

If you want to change the width of the line, type a value in the Artistic media
tool width box on the property bar.

The width you set represents the line’s maximum width. The amount of
pressure you apply determines the line’s actual width.

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If you are using the mouse, press the Up arrow or Down arrow to simulate
the pen pressure, and, therefore, the width of the line.

You can also access pressure-sensitive lines by clicking Effects } Artistic
media.

To draw a preset line

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool.

2 Click the Preset button on the property bar.

3 Choose a preset line shape from the Preset stroke list list box.

If you want to smooth the edges of the line, type a value in the Freehand
smoothing box on the property bar.

4 Drag until the line is the shape you want.

If you want to set the width of the line, type a value in the Artistic media tool
width box on the property bar.

Formatting lines and outlines

You can change the appearance of both lines and outlines. For example, you can
specify their color, width, style, corner shape, and cap style. You can also remove a
line or outline, and you can create your own line or outline style by adjusting the
distance between segments in the line.

CorelDRAW also lets you copy the color of an outline to other objects, convert
outlines to objects so that you can apply a fill to them, and create calligraphic
outlines. For more information about filling objects, see “Filling objects” on page 135.

You can also add arrowheads to lines and curves. In addition, you can create new
arrowhead and edit current or new ones.

Setting the miter limit for outlines lets you specify at what angle a sharp corner is
either mitered (pointed) or beveled (squared-off).

To specify line and outline settings

1 Select an object.

2 Open the Outline tool flyout , and click the Outline

pen dialog button .

3 Specify the settings you want.

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You can also

Create a line style

Edit a line style

Click Edit style, and move the slider in the
Edit line style dialog box. By clicking the
boxes to the left of the slider, you can
specify the placement and frequency of the
dots in the new line style you create.

Choose a line style from the Style list box,
and click Edit style. Create a line style in
the Edit line style dialog box, and click
Replace.

You can change the outline color of a selected object by choosing a color
from the color picker in the Outline pen dialog box.

To copy outline color to another object

1 Open the Eyedropper flyout , and click the Eyedropper tool .

2 Click the Eyedropper fill/outline button on the property bar.

3 Click the edge of the object whose outline you want to copy.

4 Open the Eyedropper flyout, and click the Paintbucket tool .

5 Click the edge of the object to which you want to copy the outline.

The color of copied outlines may not exactly match the color of the original
outline. In some cases, the closest equivalent RGB color displays.

The outline’s thickness is not copied.

To convert an outline to an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Arrange } Convert outline to object.

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To create a calligraphic outline

1 Select an object.

2 Open the Outline tool flyout, and click the Outline pen dialog button.

3 In the Corners area, enable a corner style option.

4 Type a value in the Stretch box.

5 Type a value in the Angle box.

To remove an object’s outline

1 Select and object.

2 Open the Outline tool flyout, and click No Outline .

You can also remove an object’s outline by selecting the object and
right-clicking (Windows) or holding Option and clicking (Mac OS) No
Color on the color palette.

To add an arrowhead

1 Select a line or curve.

2 Open the Outline tool flyout, and click the Outline pen dialog button.

3 In the Arrows area, open the Start Arrowhead picker, and click a line-ending

shape.

4 Open the End Arrowhead picker, and click a line-ending shape.

You can also

Create an arrowhead

Edit an arrowhead

In the Arrows area, click Options } New.
Drag the side handles and hollow nodes to
shape the arrowhead.

Using the Pick tool, select an object with
an arrowhead. Click the Arrowhead
Selector button on the property bar. In the
arrowhead picker, click Other.IntheEdit
window, drag the side handles and hollow
nodes to shape the arrowhead.

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Closing multiple line segments

You can quickly create a closed object from line segments by selecting which lines you
want to connect and the shape of the connecting line.

You can connect lines using the closest nodes between lines. The connecting line can
be either straight or curved. You can also connect lines using the start to end nodes of
the lines. The end node of the first selected line connects directly with the starting
node of the closest selected line. The connected lines will take on the properties of the
first line selected.

Closing multiple line segments can be the starting point for more complex
drawings.

To close multiple line segments

1 Hold down Shift, and select each object using the Pick tool .

2 Click Arrange } Close path, and click one of the following:

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Closest nodes with straight lines

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Closest nodes with curvy lines

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Start to end with straight lines

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Start to end with curvy lines

Text and blends fitted to a path will be detached from their paths when the
paths are closed.

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You can also connect the subpaths in a group of objects.
You can also select lines by marquee selecting. If the lines are marquee

selected, the properties from the top object on a layer are used. To see which
object is the top one, open the Object manager Docker window/palette by
clicking Window } Dockers / Palette } Object manager.

Applying brush strokes

CorelDRAW lets you apply a variety of preset brush strokes, ranging from strokes
with arrowheads to ones that are filled with rainbow patterns. When you draw a
preset brush stroke, you can specify some of its attributes. For example, you can
change the width of a brush stroke and specify its smoothness.

The above image was created using different kinds of brush strokes and
widths.

You can also create custom brush strokes using an object or a group of vector objects.
When you create a custom brush stroke, you can save it as a preset.

To apply a preset brush stroke

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool.

2 Click the Brush button on the property bar.

3 Choose a brush stroke from the Brush stroke list box.

If you want to smooth the edges of the brush stroke, type a value in the Freehand
smoothing box on the property bar.

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4 Drag until the stroke is the shape you want.

If you want to set the width of the stroke, type a value in the Artistic media tool
width box on the property bar.

If you have access to a brush stroke that isn’t listed in the Brush stroke list
box, you can apply it by clicking the Browse button on the property bar,
and locating the brush stroke file.

To create a custom brush stroke

1 Select an object or a set of grouped objects.

2 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool.

3 Click the Brush button on the property bar.

4 Click the object or grouped objects.

5 Click the Save artistic media stroke button on the property bar.

6 Type a filename for the brush stroke.

7 Click Save.

You can create custom brush strokes by clicking Effects } Artistic media,
and specifying the settings you want on the Artistic media Docker
window/palette.

Spraying objects along a line

CorelDRAW lets you spray a series of objects in a line. Besides graphic and text
objects, you can import bitmaps and symbols to spray along a line.

You can control how a sprayed line appears by adjusting the spacing between objects,
so they are closer or farther apart from each other. You can also vary the order of
objects in the line. For example, if you are spraying a series of objects that includes a
star, a triangle, and a square, you can change the spray order so that the square
appears first, followed by the triangle and then the star. CorelDRAW also lets you
shift the position of objects in a sprayed line by rotating them along the path or
offsetting them in one of four different directions: alternating, left, random, or right.

For instance, you can choose a left offset direction to align the objects you spray to the
left of the path.

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Objects sprayed along a curved line. The objects and line can be edited
after the objects have been sprayed.

You can also create a new spraylist with objects of your own.

To spray a line

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool.

2 Click the Sprayer button on the property bar.

3 Choose a spraylist from the Spraylist file list box on the

property bar.
If the spraylist you want is not listed, click the Browse button on the property bar

to select the folder in which the file is located.

4 Drag to draw the line.

You can also

Adjust the number of objects sprayed at
each spacing point

Adjust the spacing between dabs Type a number in the bottom box of the

Type a number in the top box of the

Dabs/spacing of objects to be sprayed

box on the property bar.

Dabs/spacing of objects to be sprayed

box on the property bar.

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You can also

Set the spray order

Adjust the size of spray objects

Increase or decrease the size of the spray
objects as they progress along the line

Reset a spraylist to its saved settings

Choose a spray order from the Choice of
spray order list box on the property bar.

Type a number in the top box of the Size of
objects to be sprayed box on the property
bar.

Type a number in the bottom box of the
Size of objects to be sprayed box on the
property bar.

Click the Reset values button on the
property bar.

Increasing the value for the size of spray objects along the line causes
objects to become larger as they are distributed along the path.

Spraylists that have more complex objects use more system resources.
CorelDRAW takes longer to produce lines using complex objects, and these
objects will increase the file size. Using symbols for each group in the list
can help reduce file size and demands on your system. For more
information about creating symbols, see “Working with symbols” on page

127.

To rotate the lines that you spray

1 Select the spraylist that you want to adjust.

2 Click the Rotation button on the property bar.

3 Type a value between zero and 360 in the Angle box on the property bar.

If you want each object in the spray to rotate incrementally, enable the Use
Increment check box and type a value in the Increment box.

4 Enable one of the following options:

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Path based — rotates objects in relation to the line.

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Page based — rotates objects in relation to the page.

5 Press Enter.

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To offset the lines that you spray

1 Select a spraylist.

2 Click the Offset button on the property bar.

3 Enable the Use offset check box to offset objects from the path of the line

sprayed.
If you want to adjust the offset distance, type a new value in the Offset box.

4 Choose an offset direction from the Offset direction list box.

If you want to alternate between the left and right of the line, choose Alternating.

To create a new spray list

1 Click Effects } Artistic media.

2 Select an object, a set of grouped objects, or a symbol.

3 Click the Save button on the Artistic media Docker window/palette.

4 Enable Object sprayer.

5 Click OK.

6 Type a filename in the Filename box.

7 Click Save.

Drawing flow and dimension lines

You can draw flow lines in flowcharts and organizational charts to connect chart
shapes. Objects stay connected by these lines even when you move one or both
objects. For information about drawing flowchart shapes, see “Drawing pre-defined
shapes” on page 71.

You can draw callout lines that label and draw attention to objects.

You can also draw dimension lines to indicate the distance between two points in a
drawing or the size of objects. Dimension lines and the measurements shown on the
lines change with an object. You can also set how dimension lines are displayed.

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Dimension lines can show the sizes of parts of an object.

To draw a flow line between two or more objects

To Do the following

Draw a flow line

Move a flow line

Open the Curve flyout, and click the
Interactive connector tool . Drag
from a node on one object to a node on
another object.

Select a flow line using the Shape tool, and
drag the node you want to move.

You can draw a flow line horizontally or vertically, but not both. All angles
in a flow line, therefore, are right angles.

To draw a callout

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Dimension tool .

2 Click the Callout tool on the property bar.

3 Click where you want the first callout segment to start.

4 Click where you want the second segment to start.

5 Type the callout text.

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When you draw a callout line, a text cursor displays at the end of line,
showing where to type a label for the object.

To draw a dimension line

1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Dimension tool.

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

Vertical dimension tool

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Horizontal dimension tool

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Slanted dimension tool

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3 Click the start and end points of the dimension line.

4 Click where you want to place the dimension text.

You can also

Draw an angular dimension line

Open the Curve flyout, and click the

Dimension tool. Click the Angular
dimension tool button on the property bar.

Click where you want the two lines that
measure the angle to intersect. Click where
you want the first line to end, and click
where you want the second line to end.
Click where you want the angle’s label to
appear.

To set how the dimension units are displayed

1 Select a dimension line.

2 Click the Show units for dimension button on the property bar.

3 On the property bar, choose options from the following list boxes:

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Dimension style

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Dimension precision

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Dimension units

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You can also

Specify the position of the dimension units

Change the point size and font of the
dimension units

Click the Text position drop down button
on the property bar, and click a text
position.

Select a dimension line. Click Text }

Format text. Choose a font style from the
Font list box, and type a value in the Size

box.

From here

For more information about (Windows) In the Help index, see

(Mac OS) In the Help Viewer, type

Setting the miter limit miter limit

Working with lines, outlines, and brush strokes 61

Drawing shapes 4

CorelDRAW lets you draw basic shapes, which you can modify using special effects
and reshaping tools.

In this section, you’ll learn about

drawing rectangles and squares

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drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges

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drawing polygons and stars

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drawing spirals

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drawing grids

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drawing predefined shapes

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Drawing rectangles and squares

CorelDRAW lets you draw rectangles and squares. You can draw a rectangle or square
by dragging diagonally or draw a rectangle by specifying the width and height. After
you draw a rectangle or square, you can reshape it by rounding one or more of its
corners.

You can create a rectangle by drawing its baseline first and then its
height.

Drawing shapes 63

To draw a rectangle or a square by dragging diagonally

To draw Do the following

A rectangle

A square Open the Rectangle flyout, and click the

Open the Rectangle flyout , and
click the Rectangle tool . Drag in the
drawing window until the rectangle is the
size you want.

Rectangle tool. Hold down Ctrl
(Windows) or Shift (Mac OS), and drag in
the drawing window until the square is the
size you want.

You can draw a rectangle from its center outward by holding down Shift
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag. You can also draw a square
from its center outward by holding down Shift + Ctrl (Windows) or Shift
+ Option (Mac OS) as you drag.

You can draw a rectangle that covers the drawing page by double-clicking
the Rectangle tool.

To draw a rectangle by specifying height and width

1 Open the Rectangle flyout , and click the 3-point rectangle tool .

2 In the drawing window point to where you want to start the rectangle, drag to

draw the width, and release the mouse button.

3 Move the mouse perpendicularly to the first line to draw the height, and click.

To adjust the size of the rectangle, type values in the Object(s) size boxes on the

property bar.

Tip

Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS) as you drag to constrain the
angle of the baseline to 15 degree increments.

To round the corners of a rectangle or a square

1 Click a rectangle or a square.

2 Type values in the Corner roundness areas on the property bar.

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To apply the same roundness to all corners click the Round corners
together button on the property bar.

To set default corner roundness do one of the following:
(Windows) Click Tools } Options, double-click Toolbox in the list of

categories, click Rectangle tool, and move the slider or enter a number.
(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences, double-click Toolbox in

the list of categories, click Rectangle tool, and move the slider or enter a
number.

Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges

You can draw an ellipse or circle by dragging diagonally or you can draw an ellipse by
specifying its width and height. You can draw an ellipse or circle and change the
shape into an arc or wedge.

You can draw an ellipse by first drawing its centerline and then its
height.

To draw an ellipse or a circle by dragging diagonally

To draw Do the following

An ellipse

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Open the Ellipse flyout , and click
the Ellipse tool . Drag in the drawing
window until the ellipse is the shape you
want.

To draw Do the following

A circle Open the Ellipse flyout, and click the

Ellipse tool. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or
Shift (Mac OS), and drag in the drawing
window until the circle is the size you want.

You can draw an ellipse or a circle from its center outward by holding down
Shift (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag.

To draw an ellipse by specifying width and height

1 Open the Ellipse flyout, and click the 3-point ellipse tool .

2 Click in the drawing window, drag to draw the centerline of the ellipse, and release

the mouse button.
The centerline runs through the center of the ellipse and determines its width.

3 Move the mouse perpendicularly to the first line to define the height of the ellipse,

and click.

To draw an arc or a wedge

To draw Do the following

An arc

A wedge

Open the Ellipse flyout and click the
Ellipse tool. Click the Arc button on the
property bar. Drag in the drawing window
until the arc is the shape you want.

Open the Ellipse flyout and click the
Ellipse tool. Click the Wedge button on
the property bar. Drag in the drawing
window until the wedge is the shape you
want.

To draw an arc, the ellipse or circle must have an outline.

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You can change the direction of a selected arc or a wedge by clicking the
Clockwise/counterclockwise arcs or pies button on the property
bar.

You can constrain the movement of the node to 15-degree increments by
holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS) as you drag.

To create a wedge, drag the node of the ellipse (left) to the inside of the
ellipse (center). To create an arc, drag the node to the outside of the ellipse
(right).

Drawing polygons and stars

CorelDRAW lets you draw polygons and stars and then reshape them. For example,
you can convert polygons to stars and stars to polygons, change the number of sides
on a polygon or the number of points on a star, and sharpen the points of a star.

You can also draw a predefined star shape. For more information, see “To draw a
predefined shape” on page 71.

To draw a polygon or a star

To draw Do the following

A polygon

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Open the Object flyout , click
the Polygon tool , and drag in the
drawing window until the polygon is the
size you want.

To draw Do the following

A star

Open the Object flyout, click the Polygon
tool, drag in the drawing window until the
polygon is the size you want, and click the
Star button on the property bar.

You can draw a polygon or a star from its center by holding down Shift
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag.

You can draw a symmetrical polygon or a star by holding down Ctrl
(Windows) or Shift (Mac OS) as you drag.

To reshape a polygon or a star

To Do the following

Change a polygon to a star or a star to a
polygon

Reshape a polygon or a star

Change the number of sides of a polygon or
number of points on a star

Select a polygon or a star, and click the
Polygon button or the Star button

on the property bar.

Click the Shape tool and click a node on
the object. Drag the node to change the
object’s shape.

Select a polygon or star, type a value in the
Number of points on polygon box on the
property bar, and press Enter.

Sharpen a star’s points

Select a star, and move the Sharpness slider
on the property bar.

The Sharpness slider displays only if the star you select has at least seven
points. The sensitivity of the slider increases with the number of points.

You can change a polygon to a star by selecting the polygon, clicking a node
on one of the sides, and dragging toward the center of the polygon.

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Drawing spirals

You can draw two types of spirals: symmetrical and logarithmic. Symmetrical spirals
expand evenly so that the distance between each revolution is equal. Logarithmic
spirals expand with increasingly larger distances between revolutions. You can set the
rate by which a logarithmic spiral expands outward.

A symmetrical spiral (left) and a logarithmic spiral (right)

To draw a spiral

1 Open the Object flyout, and click the Spiral tool .

2 Type a value in the Spiral revolutions box on the property bar.

3 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:

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Symmetrical spiral

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Logarithmic spiral

If you want to change the amount by which the spiral expands as it moves
outward, move the Spiral expansion slider.

4 Drag diagonally in the drawing window until the spiral is the required size.

You can draw a spiral from its center outward by holding down Shift
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag.

You can also draw a spiral with even horizontal and vertical dimensions by
holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS) as you drag.

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Drawing grids

You can draw a grid and set the number of rows and columns. A grid is a grouped set
of rectangles, which you can break ungroup.

To draw a grid

1 Open the Object flyout, and click the Graph paper tool .

2 Type values in the top and bottom portions of the Graph paper columns and

rows box on the property bar.

The value you type in the top portion specifies the number of columns; the value
in the bottom portion specifies the number of rows.

3 Point to where you want the grid to display.

4 Drag diagonally to draw the grid.

If you want to draw the grid from its center point outward, hold down Shift
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag; if you want to draw a grid with
square cells, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS) as you drag.

To ungroup a grid

1 Select a grid using the Pick tool .

2 Click Arrange } Ungroup.

You can also break apart a grid by clicking the Ungroup button on the
property bar.

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Drawing predefined shapes

You can draw predefined shapes, such as basic shapes, arrows, stars, and callouts using
the Perfect Shapes collection. Basic shapes, arrows shapes, star shapes, and callout
shapes have glyphs which let you modify their appearance.

You can drag a glyph to alter a shape.

You can add text to the inside or outside of the shape. For example, you might want
to put a label inside a flowchart symbol or a callout.

To draw a predefined shape

1 Open the Perfect Shapes flyout , and click one of the following tools:

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Basic shapes

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Arrows shapes

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Flowchart shapes

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Star shapes

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Callout shapes

2 Open Perfect Shapes picker on the property bar, and click a shape.

3 Drag in the drawing window until the shape is the size you want.

Perfect Shapes can be modified like any other shapes.

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To modify a predefined shape

1 Select a shape with a glyph.

2 Drag a glyph until the shape is the form you want.

The right-angle, heart, lightning bolt, explosion, and flowchart shapes do not
have glyphs.

To add text to a predefined shape

1 Click the Text tool .

2 Position the cursor inside the shape’s outline until it changes to a Text cursor

box .

3 Type and format the font inside the shape.

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Working with objects 5

Working with objects is an essential part of creating drawings.

In this section, you’ll learn about

selecting objects

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copying, duplicating, and deleting objects

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positioning objects

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aligning, distributing, and snapping objects

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changing the order of objects

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sizing and scaling objects

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rotating and mirroring objects

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grouping objects

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combining objects

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Selecting objects

Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects,
hidden objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group, and each object in
the order in which it is created. You can also select all objects at once and deselect
objects.

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A bounding box displays around a selected object, and an “X” appears at
its center.

You can select a single object from a group.

To select objects

To select Do the following

An object

Multiple objects

Click an object using the Pick tool .

Hold down Shift, and click each object you
want to select.

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To select Do the following

An object, starting with the first object
created and moving toward the last object
created

An object, starting with the last object
created and moving toward the first object
created

All objects

An object in a group

An object in a nested group

A hidden object

Multiple hidden objects

Press Shift + Tab until a selection box
displays around the object you want to
select.

Press Tab until a selection box displays
around the object you want to select.

Click Edit } Select all } Objects.

Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS), and click an object in a group.

Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS), and click an object you want to
select until a selection box displays around
it.

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac
OS), and click the topmost object until a
selection box displays around the hidden
object you want to select.

Hold down Shift + Alt (Windows) or Shift
+ Option (Mac OS) and click the topmost
object until a selection box displays around
the hidden objects you want to select.

A hidden object in a group

Hold down Ctrl + Alt (Windows) or
Command + Option (Mac OS) and click
the topmost object until a selection box
displays around the hidden object you want
to select.

The status bar displays a description of each hidden object as you select it.

You can also select one or more objects by dragging around the object or
objects using the Pick tool.

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To deselect objects

To deselect Do the following

All objects

A single object in multiple selected objects

Click the Pick tool, and click a blank space
in the drawing window.

Hold down Shift, and click the object using
the Pick tool.

Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects

CorelDRAW gives you two ways to copy objects. You can cut or copy an object to
place it on the Clipboard and paste it into a drawing or you can duplicate an object.
Cutting an object to the Clipboard removes it from the drawing; copying an object to
the Clipboard leaves the original in the drawing; and duplicating an object places a
copy directly in the drawing window, not the Clipboard. Duplicating is also faster
than copying and pasting. You can copy entire objects or their properties.

When you no longer need an object, you can delete it.

To cut or copy an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Edit, and click one of the following:

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Cut

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Copy

You can also cut or copy an object by right-clicking (Windows) or Control +
clicking (Mac OS) the object, and clicking Cut or Copy.

To paste an object into a drawing

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Click Edit } Paste.

To duplicate an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Edit } Duplicate.

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To copy an object’s fill properties to another object

1 Click the Pick tool .

2 Select the object to which you want to copy another object’s properties.

3 Click Edit } Copy properties from.

4 Enable any of the following check boxes:

Outline pen

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Outline color

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Fill

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Text properties

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5 Click OK.

6 Click the object whose properties you want to copy.

(Windows) You can copy fill or outline properties or both by clicking an
object with the right-mouse button, dragging over another object, and
choosing Copy fill here, Copy outline here,orCopy all properties.

To delete an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Edit } Delete (Windows) or Clear (Mac OS).

You can also delete an object by right-clicking (Windows) or by Control +
clicking (Mac OS) the object and pressing Delete.

Positioning objects

You can position objects by dragging them to a new location, by nudging, or by
specifying their horizontal and vertical position.

The values you set in super nudging, and micro nudging allow you to move objects
into place by increments. By default, you can nudge objects in 0.1-inch increments,
but you can change the nudge values to suit your needs.

When you specify the position of an object, you can set horizontal and vertical
coordinates that are relative to the object’s center anchor point or to another anchor
point. You can also position objects by placing them at specific horizontal and vertical
coordinates in the drawing window according to the object’s anchor point.

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To move an object

Drag an object to a new position in the drawing.

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You can move an object to another page by dragging the object over a page
number tab and then dragging over the page.

To move an object to another page

1 Drag the object over a page number tab of the page you want to move the object

to.

2 Drag the object over the page.

To nudge an object

To Do the following

Nudge a selected object by the nudge
distance

Nudge a selected object by a fraction of the
nudge distance

Nudge a selected object by a multiple of the
nudge distance

Press an Arrow key.

Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS) and press an Arrow key.

Hold down Shift, and press an Arrow key.

To set nudge distances

1 Do one of the following:

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(Windows) Click Tools } Options.

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(Mac OS) Click CorelDRAW 11 } Preferences.

2 In the Document list of categories, click Rulers.

3 Type a value in the Nudge box.

4 Type a value in one of the following boxes:

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Super nudge

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Micro nudge

You can also set the nudge distance by deselecting all objects and typing a
value in the Nudge offset box on the property bar.

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To position an object by x and y coordinates

1 Select an object.

2 On the property bar, type values in the following boxes:

x — lets you position the object on the x axis

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y — lets you position the object on the y axis

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3 Press Enter.

Aligning, distributing, and snapping objects

CorelDRAW lets you precisely align and distribute objects in a drawing as well as
snap objects to one another.

You can align objects to each other and to parts of the drawing page such as the
center, edges, and grid. When you align objects to objects, you can line them up by
their centers or by their edges.

CorelDRAW lets you align multiple objects to the center of the drawing page
horizontally or vertically. Single or multiple objects can also be arranged along the
edge of the page and to the nearest point on a grid.

You can distribute objects at equal intervals in a specified area.

The scattered objects (left) with vertical alignment applied to them (right).

When you snap one object to another, you select an object and drag it to the second
— or target — object. The selected object’s nodes or the point at which the cursor
has selected the object can be used to snap to one of the following areas in the target
object: nodes, areas between nodes, center, or bounding box.

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You can choose the distance at which objects will snap to one another by setting the
snapping threshold.

To align an object to an object

1 Select the objects.

2 Click Arrange } Align and distribute, and click one of the following:

Align left

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Align right

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Align top

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Align bottom

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Align centers horizontally

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Align centers vertically

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The object used to align the left, right, top, or bottom edges is determined
by the order of creation or order of selection. If you marquee select the
objects before you align them, the last object created will be used. If you
select the objects one at a time the last object selected will be the reference
point for aligning the others.

You can also align objects by selecting them and clicking the Align and
distribute button on the property bar.

To align an object to the page center

1 Select an object.

If you want to align multiple objects, marquee select the objects.

2 Click Arrange } Align and distribute, and click one of the following:

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Center to page — aligns all objects to the page center

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Center to page vertically — aligns objects to the page center along a vertical
axis

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Center to page horizontally — aligns objects to the page center along a
horizontal axis

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To align an object to the page edge

1 Select an object.

If you want to align an object group, select the group.

2 Click Arrange } Align and distribute } Align and distribute.

3 Click the Align tab.

4 Enable the check boxes that correspond to the horizontal and vertical alignment

you want.
If you want to align objects vertically, enable the Left, Center,orRight option.
If you want to align objects horizontally, enable the Top, Center,orBottom

option.

5 In the Align to area, enable the Edge of page option.

You can also align objects by selecting them and clicking the Align and
distribute button on the property bar.

You can align an object to the grid by clicking Align to grid.

To distribute objects

1 Select the objects.

2 Click Arrange } Align and distribute } Align and distribute.

3 Click the Distribute tab.

4 Enable the check boxes that correspond to the distribution you want.

5 In the Distribute area, enable a check box that corresponds to the distribution

area.

To snap objects

1 Click View } Snap to objects setup.

2 Enable the Snap to objects check box.

3 Enable one of the following check boxes in the Object(s) being moved area:

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Use cursor position — snaps to the spot where you clicked the selected object

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Use object nodes — snaps at any of the selected object’s nodes

4 Enable one of the following check boxes in Object(s) in drawing window:

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Snap to nodes — snaps to any of the target object’s nodes

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Snap between nodes — snaps to any point between two nodes on a path

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Snap to object center point — snaps to the center of the target object

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Snap to bounding box — snaps to the bounding box of the target object

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A new node is created when you use Snap between nodes. If the new node
is deleted, snapping will switch automatically to the nearest node.

An object’s center point is identified by an X in the bounding box.

To set snapping threshold

1 Click View } Snap to objects setup.

2 Choose one of the following snapping distances from the Snapping threshold list

box:

Low — snaps objects at four screen pixels

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Medium — snaps objects at eight screen pixels

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High — snaps objects at 16 screen pixels

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Changing the order of objects

You can change the stacking order of objects on a layer by sending objects to the front
or back, or behind or in front of other objects. You can also position objects precisely
in the stacking order, as well as reverse the stacking order of multiple objects.

The four objects (left) are ordered from top to bottom to create the final
image (right).

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To change the order of an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Arrange } Order, and click one of the following:

To front — moves the selected object to the front of all other objects

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To back — moves the selected object behind all other objects

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Forward one — moves the selected object forward one position

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Back one — moves the selected object behind one position

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In front of — moves the selected object in front of a specific object

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Behind — moves the selected object behind a specific object

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To reverse the order of multiple objects

1 Select the objects.

2 Click Arrange } Order } Reverse order.

Sizing and scaling objects

CorelDRAW lets you size and scale objects. In both cases, you change the dimensions
of an object proportionally by preserving its aspect ratio. You can size an object’s
dimensions by specifying values or changing the object directly. Scaling changes an
object’s dimensions by a specified percentage.

You can change an object’s anchor point from its center to any of its eight selection
handles.

To size an object

To Do the following

Size a selected object Drag any of the corner selection handles.

Size a selected object from its center

Size a selected object to a multiple of its
original size

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Hold down Shift, and drag one of the
selection handles.

Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Shift (Mac
OS) and drag one of the selection handles.

To Do the following

Stretch a selected object as you size it

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS) and drag one of the selection
handles.

You can also set a precise size for the object by typing values in the Object
size boxes on the property bar.

To scale an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Window } Dockers / Palettes } Transformations } Scale.

3 In the Transformations Docker window/palette, type values in the following

boxes:

H — lets you specify a percentage by which you want to scale the object

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horizontally

V — lets you specify a percentage by which you want to scale the object

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vertically

If you want to change the object’s anchor point, enable the check box that
corresponds to the anchor point you want to set.

If you want to maintain the aspect ratio, disable the Non-proportional check
box.

You can also scale an object by dragging a selection handle.

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Rotating and mirroring objects

CorelDRAW lets you rotate and create mirror images of objects.

You can rotate an object in a drawing by specifying horizontal and vertical
coordinates. You can move the center of rotation to a specific ruler coordinate or to a
point that is relative to the current position of the object.

Rotating objects around a single point

Mirroring an object flips it from left to right or top to bottom. By default, the mirror
anchor point is in the center of the object.

Mirroring an object from top to bottom

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To rotate an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Window } Dockers / Palettes } Transformations } Rotate.

3 Disable the Relative center check box in the Transformations Docker

window/palette.

To rotate an object around a point relative to its current position, enable the

Relative center check box.

4 Type a value in the Angle box.

You can also

Specify the point around which you want to
rotate the object

Type values in the H and V boxes to specify
the horizontal and vertical positions. Click
Apply.

You can also rotate a selected object by dragging a rotation handle clockwise
or counterclockwise.

To rotate an object around a ruler coordinate

1 Select an object.

2 Open the Shape edit flyout, and click the Free transform tool .

3 Disable the Relative to object button on the property bar.

4 Type values in any of the following Center of rotation position boxes :

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x — lets you specify the point on the horizontal ruler around which the object
will rotate

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y — lets you specify the point on the vertical ruler around which the object will
rotate

5 Type a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar.

6 Press Enter.

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To mirror an object

1 Select an object.

2 Click Window } Dockers / Palettes } Transformations } Scale.

3 In the Transformations Docker window/palette, click one of the following:

Horizontal mirror — lets you flip the object left to right

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Vertical mirror — lets you flip the object top to bottom

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If you want to flip the object on a specific anchor point, enable the check box that
corresponds to the anchor point you want to set.

4 Click Apply.

You can also mirror a selected object by holding down Ctrl (Windows) or
Shift (Mac OS) and dragging a selection handle to the opposite side of the
object.

You can open the Transformations Docker window/palette by clicking
Arrange } Transformations and selecting an option from the flyout.

Grouping objects

You can group objects in CorelDRAW.

When you group two or more objects, they are treated as a single unit. This lets you
apply the same formatting, properties, and other changes to all the objects within the
group at the same time. CorelDRAW also lets you group other groups to create
nested groups.

You can also add and remove objects to and from a group and delete objects that are
members of a group. If you want to edit a single object in a group, you can ungroup
the objects.

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