Corel Corel Draw Essentials - 2 Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Wel come to CorelDRAW Es sen tials 2

About Corel Cor po ra tion .................2

Reg is ter ing Corel prod ucts .................2

Corel Sup port Ser vices ..................2

Cus tomer feed back ...................4

Doc u men ta tion con ven tions ................4

In stall ing and uninstalling ap pli ca tions .............5

Get ting help .....................6

Other re sources ....................7

CorelDRAW Es sen tials workspace tour

Ter mi nol ogy and con cepts .................9

CorelDRAW Es sen tials ap pli ca tion win dow ...........10

CorelDRAW Es sen tials workspace tools ............12

Get ting started

Start ing and open ing draw ings ...............19

Ex plor ing the ba sic fea tures of CorelDRAW Es sen tials .......20

Work ing with tem plates .................21

Un do ing and re do ing ac tions ...............22

Sav ing draw ings....................22

Clos ing draw ings and quit ting CorelDRAW Es sen tials .......23

Work ing with ob jects

Se lect ing ob jects ...................25

Copy ing, du pli cat ing, and de let ing ob jects ...........26

Po si tion ing ob jects ...................27

Out lin ing and fill ing ob jects

For mat ting lines and out lines ...............29

Ap ply ing uni form fills ..................29

Add ing and for mat ting text

Add ing and se lect ing text ................31

Chang ing the ap pear ance of text ..............33

Pub lish ing your work

Ta ble of con tents i

Op ti miz ing bitmaps for the World Wide Web ..........35

Print ing ......................36

Sav ing doc u ments as PDF files ...............37

Im port ing and ex port ing files

Im port ing files ....................39

Ex port ing files ....................40

Us ing Corel Photobook and Corel PhotoAlbum

Us ing the Corel Photobook ap pli ca tion win dow .........43

Us ing the tool box ...................46

The Vi sual toolbar ...................47

Start ing Corel Photobook.................48

Cre at ing im age files ..................48

Open ing im age files ..................48

Ac quir ing im ages ...................49

Clos ing im age files ...................50

Sav ing im age files ...................50

Quit ting Corel Photobook ................51

Us ing Corel PhotoAlbum.................51

In dex ............................53

ii Ta ble of con tents

Welcome to CorelDRAW Essentials 2 1

The Corel DRAW® Essentials 2 suite is an easy-to-use, all-in-one drawing
application, with powerful photo-retouching tools, that lets you learn, explore, and
create professional-looking graphics projects. You can create sophisticated graphics,
correct and enhance photos, lay out your project, and publish your work so others can
easily access and view it. Manipulate ready-made templates for fast results. Correct
common photo problems and add stunning effects. See your work in real time — and
publish it in a range of file formats. Use the Quick Start manager to quickly access
applications and files so you can start on special projects without delay.

The CorelDRAW Essentials 2 suite contains the following applications:

 CorelDRAW Essentials –– an intuitive graphics design application that gives you a

more enjoyable work experience. Unique interactive tools set it apart, saving you
time and making the design process easier. CorelDRAW Essentials is built and
designed to help you graphics for print or for the Web.

 Corel® Photobook™ –– a fast , eas y, and pow er ful im age ed i tor for Win dows®.

Corel Photobook of fers pow er ful photo re touch ing; ob jects and lay ers;
nat u ral-me dia brushes; over 130 ef fects, mac ros, and wiz ards; and GIF and JPEG
sup port for the Web.

 Corel® PhotoAl bum™ –– helps you lo cate, view, or ga nize, and distribute image

files

In this section, you’ll learn about

 Corel Corporation
 registering Corel products
 customer support
 customer feedback
 documentation conventions
 installing and uninstalling applications
 using Quick Start
 getting help

 other resources

Welcome to CorelDRAW Essentials 2 1

About Corel Corporation

Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology
company specializing in content creation tools, business process management and
XML-enabled enterprise solutions. The company’s goal is to give consumers and
enterprise customers the ability to create, exchange and instantly interact with visual
content that is always relevant, accurate, and available. Corel Corporation has its
headquarters in Ottawa, Canada.

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
to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers.

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

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

when an Internet connection is detected

 by phone — you can call the Corel Customer Service Center nearest you

For more information about registering a Corel product, visit
www.corel.com/sup port/reg is ter.

Corel Support Services

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

Online support

For information about online support services, visit www.corel.com/support. Please
note, some of the services are available only in English.

Web services Description

Corel® Knowledge Base

kb.corel.com

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Allows you to read, print, and download
documents that contain answers to many
technical questions

Web services Description

Newsgroups (peer-to-peer forums)

www.corel.com/newsgroups

Downloads

www.corel.com/downloads

Allow you to exchange information, tips,
and techniques with other users of Corel
products

Allow you to download product patches,
updates, and trial versions

Telephone support

For detailed information regarding telephone support services, please visit
www.corel.com/support.

Live telephone support for this Corel product is available as a fee-based service only.

North America

 For pricing, purchasing, or general inquiries about Corel products, you can call

Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-772-6735.

 To speak directly to a technician on a Pay-As-You-Go line please dial

1-900-733-8780. To speak directly to a technician on a Pay-Per-Incident line
please dial 1-877-662-6735. The hours of operation are 8:30 A.M. to 7:30 P. M . ,
Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Outside North America

 For pricing, purchasing, or general inquiries about Corel products, call Customer

Service toll-free. For the most up to date contact details, check the international
support numbers page at www.corel.com/support.

 Contact Customer Service for pricing, purchasing, general inquiries, or replacement

CDs. Contact Technical Support should you require technical assistance operating
your Corel software.

Mail and fax support

You can send specific customer-service questions to Corel Support Services
representatives by mail or fax.

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

Fax: [phone]

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Customer feedback

If you have any comments or suggestions about CorelDRAW Essentials 2, you can
send them by email to [e-mail].

If you have any comments or suggestions about the user guide and Help, 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 fol low the links to the prod uct 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.

Convention Description Examples

Menu } Menu com mand

list box

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 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.

Click File } Open.

Choose a lay out style from
the Lay out list box.

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

You can also launch Help
by pressing F1.

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Installing and uninstalling applications

The application’s Installer makes it easy to install Corel applications and components.
It lets you install and uninstall any Corel applications included in your software
package.

To install an application

1 Close all ap pli ca tions.

2 In sert Disc 1 in the CD drive.

If the installation wizard does not start automatically, click Start on the Win dows
taskbar, and click Run. Type D:\Setup, where D is the let ter that cor re sponds to
the CD drive.

3 Fol low the in struc tions in the in stal la tion wiz ard for in stall ing and reg is ter ing the

ap pli ca tion.

To uninstall applications

1 On the Win dows taskbar, click Start } Con trol Panel.

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

Con trol Panel.

2 Dou ble-click Add/Re move pro grams.

3 Choose a Corel ap pli ca tion from the list, click Change/Re move, and en able the

Re move all op tion in the di a log box.
If your operating system is Windows 2000 or earlier, click the Re move but ton.

4 Fol low the InstallShield® wiz ard in struc tions.

Using Quick Start

Quick Start lets you receive information and guidance based on the task you select. It
provides easy access to recent files, documentation, tips, and the Corel online store. It
also consolidates support and third-party information.

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To use Quick Start

1 Click Start } Pro grams } CorelDRAW Essentials 2 } Quick Start.

2 Click one of the following tabs:

 Tas k s –– pro vides sev eral pro ject types and loads the re quired CorelDRAW

Essentials 2 ap pli ca tion with the cor re spond ing category in the tem plate wiz ard

 Re cent documents –– lists re cent files for CorelDRAW Essentials and Corel

Photobook

 Ap pli ca tions –– pro vides in for ma tion on CorelDRAW Essentials, Corel

Photobook, Corel PhotoAlbum, and the third-party ap pli ca tions in cluded with
CorelDRAW Essentials 2

 Tips & Tricks –– provides content, and links to con tent from De signer.com
 Help & Sup port –– links to the online Help systems, as well as to Corel

sup port re sources on www.corel.com

 Up grade now –– links to the lat est in for ma tion on CorelDRAW Graphics

Suite

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 us ing the ta ble of con tents and search
tool. You can also print a Help topic and dis play Help top ics rel e vant to the task you
are per form ing.

Help is available through the following tools:

 User guide — pro vides com monly used pro ce dures and in for ma tion. Chap ters

end ing with From here ta bles con tain keywords that di rect you to ad di tional
top ics in the Help.

 Help — lets you access Help directly from the user interface and find topics using

the contents topic, index, and word/phrase search tool

 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

1 Click Help } Help top ics.

2 Click one of the fol low ing tabs:

 Con tents — lets you browse through top ics in the Help

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 In dex — lets you use the in dex to find a topic

 Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a par tic u lar word. For

ex am ple, if you are look ing for in for ma tion about RGB color mode, you can
type “RGB” to dis play a list of rel e vant topics.

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 but ton.

want to print, and click Print.

You can also launch Help by pressing F1.

Other resources

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

Training

Corel Train ing Events

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

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 Cus tom ized Train ing

 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.

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Corel Train ing Part ners (CTP)

 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.

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.de signer.com to start.

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CorelDRAW Essentials workspace tour 2

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

In this section, you’ll learn about

 terminology and concepts
 CorelDRAW Essentials application window

 CorelDRAW Essentials workspace tools

Terminology and concepts

Before you get started with CorelDRAW Essentials, 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 Essentials; 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; also called a

raster image

Docker window 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

drop-shadows

paragraph text A type of text to which you can apply formatting options, and

which can be edited in large blocks

CorelDRAW Essentials application window

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

Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbox

Drawing
window

Ruler

Drawing
page

Document
navigator

Toolbar
(standard)

Property
bar

Docker
window

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 A dockable bar that contains color swatches.

Docker window A window containing available commands and settings

relevant to a specific tool or task

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 that opens a smaller

display to help you move around a drawing

To toggle between displaying and hiding the status bar, click Win dow }
Toolbars } Sta tus bar.

To toggle between displaying and hiding the rulers, see “To hide or display
the rulers” in the Help.

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CorelDRAW Essentials workspace tools

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

Standard toolbar

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

The standard toolbar displays by default.

Click this button To

Start a new drawing

Open a drawing

Save a drawing

Print a drawing

Cut selected objects to the Clipboard

Copy selected objects to the Clipboard

Paste the Clipboard contents into a drawing

Undo an action

Restore an action that was undone

Import a drawing

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Click this button To

Export a drawing

Set a zoom level

Exploring the toolbox

Flyouts open to display a set of related CorelDRAW Essentials tools. A small arrow in
the bottom, right corner of a toolbox button indicates a flyout; for example, the
Shape edit flyout . Click ing a flyout ar row opens a set of re lated tools. Click ing
and drag ging the grab han dles at the end of the flyout sets the flyout in its ex panded
form.

You can use the tools in the toolbox to create, fill, and modify the objects in
your drawings.

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

Flyouts

Flyout Description

Shape edit

Curve

Object

Perfect Shapes™

Interactive tools

Out line

Fill

Lets you access the Shape, Knife, and Eraser
tools

Lets you access the Free hand, Bézier, and
Ar tis tic me dia tools

Lets you access the Graph pa per, Poly gon, and
Spi ral tools

Lets you access the Ba sic shapes, Ar row

shapes, Flowchart shapes, Star shapes, and
Callout shapes tools

Lets you access the In ter ac tive blend,
In ter ac tive con tour, In ter ac tive dis tor tion,
In ter ac tive drop shadow, In ter ac tive
en ve lope, In ter ac tive ex trude, and In ter ac tive
trans par ency tools

Lets you access the Out line pen and the
Out line color di a log boxes, and a se lec tion of

out lines of var i ous widths

Lets you access the Fill color, Foun tain fill,
Pat tern fill, and Tex ture fill di a log boxes

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Tools

Tool Description

The Pick tool lets you se lect and size, skew, and ro tate ob jects.

The Shape tool lets you edit the shape of ob jects.

The Knife tool lets you cut through ob jects.

The Eraser tool lets you re move ar eas of your draw ing.

The Text tool lets you type words di rectly on the screen as
ar tis tic or para graph text.

The Ba sic shapes tool lets you choose from a full set of shapes,
in clud ing a hexa gram, a smiley face, and a right-an gle tri an gle.

The Ar row shapes tool lets you draw ar rows of var i ous shape,
di rec tion, and num ber of heads.

The Flowchart shapes tool lets you draw flowchart sym bols.

The Star shapes tool lets you draw rib bon ob jects and
ex plo sion shapes.

The Callout shapes tool lets you draw callouts and la bels.

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The Free hand tool lets you draw sin gle line seg ments and
curves.

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

The Ar tis tic me dia tool pro vides ac cess to the Brush,
Sprayer, and Cal li graphic tools.

The Graph pa per tool lets you draw a grid of lines sim i lar to
that on graph pa per.

The Poly gon tool lets you draw sym met ri cal poly gons and
stars.