Corel Corel Draw Graphics Suite - X4 User Guide

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Brief contents

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Welcome to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CorelDRAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Corel PHOTO-PAINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
CorelDRAW Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Corel PHOTO-PAINT Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Section I: Welcome to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Registering Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Updating Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Working with network installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Using the Help, user guide, and tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CorelTUTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Insights from the Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Training videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tips and tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the VBA programming guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using Web-based resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using customized training and integration resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section II: CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
CorelDRAW terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Application window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Workspace tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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CorelDRAW basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Vector graphics and bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting and opening drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Finding content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Zooming, panning, and scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Saving drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Closing drawings and quitting CorelDRAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exploring basic tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Drawing shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Drawing rectangles and squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Drawing polygons and stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Drawing spirals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Drawing predefined shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Drawing by using shape recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Drawing lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drawing calligraphic, pressure-sensitive, and preset lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Formatting lines and outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Copying, converting, and removing outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Applying brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Spraying objects along a line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Drawing flow and dimension lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Working with objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Selecting objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Transforming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Creating objects from enclosed areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating a boundary around selected objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Copying object properties, transformations, and effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Positioning objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Aligning and distributing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Snapping objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using dynamic guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Changing the order of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Grouping objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Combining objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Inserting bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Shaping objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Using curve objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Selecting and moving nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Manipulating segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adding and removing nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Using node types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Breaking the path of curve objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Applying distortion effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Shaping objects by using envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cropping, splitting, and erasing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Welding and intersecting objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Creating PowerClip objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Working with color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Choosing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Creating custom color palettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Filling objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Applying uniform fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Applying fountain fills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Applying pattern fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Applying mesh fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Applying fills to areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Working with fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Adding three-dimensional effects to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Contouring objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Applying perspective to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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Creating extrusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Creating bevel effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Creating drop shadows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Blending objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Changing the transparency of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Applying transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Working with pages and layout tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Specifying the page layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Choosing a page background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using the rulers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Setting up the grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Setting up guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Working with tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Adding tables to drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Selecting, moving, and navigating table components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Inserting and deleting table rows and columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Resizing table cells, rows, and columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Formatting tables and cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Working with text in tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Converting tables to text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Merging and splitting tables and cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Manipulating tables as objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Importing tables in a drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Creating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Changing layer properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Moving and copying layers and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Adding and formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adding and selecting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Changing the appearance of text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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Finding, editing, and converting text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Aligning and spacing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Shifting and rotating text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Moving text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fitting text to a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Formatting paragraph text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Combining and linking paragraph text frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wrapping paragraph text around objects and text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Inserting formatting codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Working with bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Converting vector graphics to bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cropping and editing bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Straightening bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Applying special effects to bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Using the Image Adjustment Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Tracing bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
PowerTRACE controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fine-tuning traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Adjusting colors in traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Setting default tracing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Working with templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Searching for templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Creating templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Using saved templates to create files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Editing templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Managing color for display, input, and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Understanding the Color Management dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Working with color profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
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Printing basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Printing your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Laying out print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Previewing print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Merging files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Working with commercial printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Printing printers’ marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Printing color separations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Printing to film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Publishing to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Saving documents as PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Importing and exporting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Importing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Exporting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Collaborating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Using CorelDRAW ConceptShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Section III: Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Corel PHOTO-PAINT workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Corel PHOTO-PAINT terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Exploring the application window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Property bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Dockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Color palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Status bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Bringing images into Corel PHOTO-PAINT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Opening images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Importing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
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Creating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Displaying images and image information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Viewing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Viewing image information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Cropping and changing orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
Cropping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Straightening images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Rotating and flipping images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Working with color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Choosing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Using spot color channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Changing color modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
Changing the color mode of images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Converting images to the paletted color mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Adjusting color and tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Using the Image Adjustment Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Using individual color-adjustment effects and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Using the Tone Curve filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Working with color channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Changing image dimensions, resolution, and paper size. . . . . . . . . . . .333
Changing image dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Changing image resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Changing paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Removing red-eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Removing dust and scratch marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Cloning image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Sharpening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Erasing image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
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Working with lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Creating lenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Editing lenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Combining lenses with the image background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Working with masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Distinguishing protected and editable areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Defining editable areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Defining editable areas by using color information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Inverting and removing masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Cutting out images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Applying special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
Working with special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Applying color and tone effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Managing plug-ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Drawing and painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Drawing shapes and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Applying brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Spraying images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Using a pressure-sensitive pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Filling images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
Applying uniform fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Applying fountain fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Applying bitmap fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Applying texture fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Applying gradient fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Working with objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Creating objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Grouping and combining objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Modifying objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391
Transforming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Changing the edges of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
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Adding drop shadows to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Working with raw camera files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401
Using raw camera files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Bringing raw camera files into Corel PHOTO-PAINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Adjusting the color and tone of raw camera files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Sharpening and reducing noise in raw camera files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Previewing raw camera files and obtaining image information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Creating images for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Exporting and optimizing images for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Creating and editing rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Saving and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417
Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Exporting images to other file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Printing basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
Printing your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Laying out print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Previewing print jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
CorelDRAW Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
Corel PHOTO-PAINT Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
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Section I: Welcome to
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

Welcome

CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 delivers powerful software for graphic design, page layout, and photo editing.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 applications
• what’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
• installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications
• changing languages
• registering Corel products
• updating Corel products
• Corel® Support Services™
• working with network installations
• Corel Corporation

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 applications

This section describes the major applications included in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4.
CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW is an intuitive graphics design application that is built to meet the demands of today’s graphics professionals. Whether you work in advertising, printing, publishing, sign making, engraving, or manufacturing, CorelDRAW offers the tools you need to create accurate and creative vector illustrations, and professional-looking page layouts and graphic designs.
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Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Corel PHOTO-PAINT® is a complete image-editing application that lets you retouch and enhance photos. Whether you’re correcting red-eye, color, or exposure problems, cutting out image areas, or creating and preparing images for print and for the Web, Corel PHOTO-PAINT gives you powerful tools that are fast and easy to use.

What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

This section outlines the new features in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.
What’s new in CorelDRAW
The enhanced layout tools, text improvements, new design assets, redesigned user interface, and improved workflow can boost your productivity and give you a more enjoyable work experience.
Independent layers
You can now control and edit layers independently for each page of your document. Local, independent guidelines can be added for individual pages, and master guidelines can be added for the entire document.
Tables
A new interactive table feature lets you create and import tables to provide a structured layout for text and graphics in drawings. You can easily align, resize, or edit tables and cells to adapt them to your designs.
Live text preview
Live text preview lets you directly interact with on-screen text, experiment with different settings, and evaluate the results before applying changes.
Easy font identification
You can quickly identify the font in a client’s artwork by capturing a sample and sending it to the WhatTheFont™ page of the MyFonts® Web site (available in English only): http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont.
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Mirroring paragraph text
Now you can interactively mirror paragraph text horizontally or vertically, or both, when preparing your text for output.
Better support for quotation marks
Quotation marks are customized for specific languages. You can edit the quotation mark styles and choose which styles are automatically inserted when you type in different languages.
Raw camera file support
When importing raw files directly from your digital camera, you can view information about file properties and camera settings, adjust image color and tone, and improve image quality. Interactive controls let you preview changes quickly.
Enhanced compatibility
Supported file formats now include Adobe® Illustrator® CS3 (AI); Photoshop® CS3 (PSD); Acrobat® 8 (PDF); AutoCAD® (DXF™ and DWG™); Microsoft® Word 2007 (DOC or RTF, import only); Microsoft® Publisher 2002, 2003, and 2007 (PUB, import only); Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF 1.7 and PDF/A, including PDF comments); and Corel® Painter™ X.
Templates and search capability for templates
New templates are available to help you get started with your design projects. When starting a new project, you can easily find the right template on your computer. You can browse, preview, or search for templates by name, category, keywords, or notes. You can also view useful information about the template, such as category and style.
Extras
The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 disc puts 4,000 new clipart images at your fingertips. These high-quality vector graphics in CorelDRAW format can be easily searched and adapted for use in your designs.
New fonts
An extended selection of new fonts includes single-line engraving fonts and OpenType® cross-platform fonts that offer enhanced language support for Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic layouts.
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Enhanced search functionality
You can use keywords, notes, file type, date, or text when you search for CorelDRAW X4 files from Windows® Explorer. You can add or edit file properties within the application, or from Windows Explorer, Windows Search, Windows Desktop Search, or Windows Vista® Search.
Updated user interface and improved thumbnails
Redesigned icons, menus, and controls within the application create a fresh look and provide a more intuitive working environment. New high-quality thumbnails let you preview CorelDRAW documents when you browse and organize your files.
Corel PowerTRACE enhancements
Centerline tracing with Corel® PowerTRACE™ produces more accurate curves or strokes for tracing technical illustrations, line drawings, or signatures. Improved smoothing, color, and corner control help you optimize traced results. In addition, you can control the colors of traced results more easily by editing, merging, or deleting colors.
Review and collaboration tools
CorelDRAW® ConceptShare™ is a valuable collaboration tool that lets you share designs and ideas and receive real-time feedback from clients in a Web-based environment. You can create multiple workspaces, upload your designs, and invite others to post comments.
Improved print merge functionality
Invitations, labels, and other projects that apply personalized text to the same design are now easier to create. Improved print merge functionality gives you more control and makes it easier to create and edit merged data.
Search capability when saving and opening files
You can organize your projects more easily by adding keywords or notes when saving your files. When opening and saving files, Windows Vista users can search by author, subject, file type, date, keywords, and other file properties.
Enhanced color management
Support has been added for the Adobe Color Management Module (CMM). On the Windows Vista operating system, you can also use the Windows Color System CMM.
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Automatic product updates
Now you can receive messages and information about new content, service packs, and product updates, and conveniently access a product registration site, from within the application.

What’s new in Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Image editing is enhanced by more flexible tone-curve corrections, a quick image-straightening feature, new lens effects, added histogram feedback, and the ability to open and edit raw camera files. In addition, a more efficient workflow, redesigned user interface, and enhanced file compatibility can help you complete your graphic design tasks more quickly.
Raw camera file support
When importing raw files from your digital camera, you can view information about file properties and camera settings, adjust image color and tone, and improve image quality. Interactive controls let you preview changes quickly.
Added histogram feedback
More features and effects now provide real-time histogram feedback, so you can edit images more efficiently. You can preview image adjustments and compare results when you adjust image tone in the Image Adjustment Lab and the Tone Curve dialog box, or when you process raw camera files.
Improved tone-curve manipulation
Interactive settings and a redesigned user interface let you adjust image tone with greater flexibility and control. You can easily perform precise tonal corrections by selecting, adding, or deleting nodes along the tone curve.
Custom image straightening
Images that were scanned or photographed at an angle can be straightened quickly and easily. Interactive controls let you correct image orientation and preview the results.
New lens effects
With the new lens effects, you can convert individual colors to black and white, mix color channels for creative effect, map gradient colors, or apply a photographic filter to your image.
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Enhanced compatibility
You can open or save files in the Photoshop CS3 format, ensuring a smooth image-editing workflow. You can also open Corel Painter X files or save files in the PDF
1.7 or PDF/A format.
Enhanced search functionality
Now you can use keywords, notes, author, subject, date, or file type when viewing, organizing, or searching for files from Windows Explorer. You can add or edit file properties within the application, or from Windows Explorer, Windows Desktop Search, or Windows Vista Search.
Updated user interface and improved thumbnails
Redesigned icons, menus, and controls within the application create a fresh look and provide a more intuitive working environment. New, high-quality thumbnails let you preview Corel PHOTO-PAINT documents when you browse and organize your files.
Extras
The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 disc includes a selection of high-quality photos on various subjects and themes to add inspiration to your projects. The high-resolution images can be easily searched and are suitable for high-quality printing.
Review and collaboration tools
CorelDRAW ConceptShare is a valuable collaboration tool that lets you share designs and ideas and receive real-time feedback from clients in a Web-based environment. You can create multiple workspaces, upload your designs, and invite others to post comments.
Search capability when saving and opening files
You can organize your projects more easily by adding keywords or notes when saving your files. When opening and saving files, Windows Vista users can search by author, subject, file type, date, keywords, and other file properties.
Automatic product updates
Now you can receive messages and information about new content and product updates, and conveniently access a product registration site, from within the application.
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Enhanced color management
Support has been added for the Adobe Color Management Module (CMM). On the Windows Vista operating system, you can also use the Windows Color System CMM.
To highlight what was new in earlier versions of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
•Click Help ` Highlight what’s new, and click one of the following commands:
Since version X3 — highlights menu commands and tools for features introduced or improved in version X4
Since version 12 — highlights menu commands and tools for features introduced or improved in versions X3 and X4
Since version 11 — highlights menu commands and tools for features introduced or improved in version 12 and later
Since version 10 — highlights menu commands and tools for features introduced or improved in version 11 and later
Since version 9 — highlights menu commands and tools for features introduced or improved in version 10 and later
No highlight — removes highlighting from menu commands and tools in the toolbox

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications

The installation wizard makes it easy to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications and components. You can use the installation wizard to quickly install the applications with the default settings, or you can customize the installation by choosing different options.
You can also use the installation wizard to do the following:
• add and delete components in the current installation
• repair the current installation by reinstalling all application features
• uninstall CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
To install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications
1 Close all applications, including all virus detection programs.
2 Insert the disc in the CD drive.
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If the installation wizard does not start automatically, click Start on the Windows taskbar, and click Run. Type D:\Setup\Setup, where D is the letter that corresponds to the CD drive.
3 Read the license agreement, and then enable the I accept the terms in the license
agreement check box.
4 Click Next.
5 Ty p e y o u r n a m e i n t h e User name text box.
6 Type your serial number in the Serial number text box.
The serial number is not case-sensitive, and the dashes are optional.
7 Click Next.
8 Follow the installation wizard instructions for installing the software.
To add or delete components in a CorelDRAW Graphics Suite installation
1 Close all applications.
2 On the Windows taskbar, click Start ` Control panel.
3 Click Add or remove programs (Windows XP).
If your operating system is Windows Vista, click Uninstall a program.
4 In the Add or remove programs dialog box, choose
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the list, and click Change/Remove.
If your operating system is Windows Vista, double-click
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the Uninstall or change a program page.
5 Follow the instructions that appear.
To repair a CorelDRAW Graphics Suite installation
1 Close all applications.
2 On the Windows taskbar, click Start ` Control panel.
3 Click Add or remove programs.
If your operating system is Windows Vista, click Uninstall a program.
4 In the Add or remove programs dialog box, choose
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the list, and click Change/Remove.
If your operating system is Windows Vista, double-click CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the Uninstall or change a program page.
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5 Follow the instructions that appear.
To uninstall CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start ` Control Panel.
2 Click Add/Remove programs.
If your operating system is Windows Vista, click Uninstall a program.
3 In the Add or remove programs dialog box, choose
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the list, and click Change/Remove.
If your operating system is Windows Vista, double-click
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the Uninstall or change a program page.
4 Follow the installation wizard instructions.

Changing languages

If an application has been installed in more than one language, you can change the language of the user interface and Help at any time.
If you did not install a specific Writing Tools language when you first installed the product, you can do so now.
To change the language of the user interface and Help
1 Click To o l s ` Options.
2 In the list of categories, click Global.
3 Choose a language from the Select the language for the user interface list box.
4 Restart the application.
To add a language for Writing Tools
1 Close any open programs.
2 On the Windows taskbar, click Start ` Control panel.
3 Click the Add or remove programs icon.
If your operating system is Windows Vista, click Uninstall a program.
4 Choose CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the Currently installed programs
list.
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If your operating system is Windows Vista, double-click
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite from the Uninstall or change a program page.
5 Click Change/Remove.
6 On the feature tab, click Writing to o l s , and enable the check box next to the
language that you want to install.
7 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.

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 in one of the following ways:
online — If you are connected to the Internet, you can start online registration when you install the Corel graphics application. You can also register online at a later date by clicking Help ` Registration. If no Internet connection is detected, a list of options appears in a dialog box.
by phone — You can call the Corel Customer Service Center nearest you.

Updating Corel products

During product installation, you can choose the option to download product updates and service packs. You can also receive product updates and service packs by clicking Help ` Updates.

Corel Support Services

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

If you purchased multiple licenses of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, you have the option of deploying the applications to your organization’s network. The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Deployment Guide can provide more information about network installations. To acquire a copy of the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Deployment Guide, please contact Corel Support Services.

About Corel Corporation

Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity, and digital media software, with more than 100 million users worldwide. The company’s product portfolio includes some of the world’s most popular and widely recognized software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, and iGrafx®. In 2006, Corel acquired InterVideo, makers of WinDVD®, and Ulead, a leading developer of video, imaging, and DVD authoring software. Designed to help people become more productive and express their creative potential, Corel’s full-featured software products set a higher standard for value in being easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel’s leadership in software innovation, design, and value. Corel’s products are sold in more than 75 countries through a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, online providers, and Corel’s global Web sites. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, the company has major offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and Japan. Corel’s stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol CRE.
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Learning resources

You can learn to use CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 in various ways: by reading the user guide; by accessing the Help, Hints, and tooltips; by completing project-based tutorials; and by exploring the resources on the Corel Web site (www.corel.com). On the Web site, you can access tips, additional tutorials, and training and integration resources. You can also check the Readme file (readme.html), which is installed with the program, to learn the latest information about the software.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• using the Help, user guide, and tooltips
• using Hints
•Welcome screen
•CorelTUTOR™
•Insights from the Experts
• training videos
• tips and tricks
• using the VBA programming guide
• using Web-based resources
• using customized training and integration resources

Using the Help, user guide, and tooltips

This user guide provides information about commonly used product features. The user guide is also available in PDF format.
The Help provides comprehensive information about product features from directly within the program. You can browse through the entire list of topics, check the index, or search the Help for a given word or phrase. From the Help window, you can also access the Corel® Knowledge Base™ on the Corel Web site.
Tooltips provide information about the icons and buttons found in the program. To view a tooltip, position the pointer over an icon, button, or other application control.
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Documentation conventions
The following table describes important conventions used in the user guide and Help.
Convention Description Examples
Menu
` Menu command
list box A list of options that drops
docker A window that contains
Enter Enter key Type a value in the Eraser
A menu item and menu command that you need to click in sequence
down when a user clicks the down arrow button
available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task
A note contains important information that is relevant to the preceding steps. It may describe conditions under which the procedure can be performed.
A tip contains suggestions for performing the preceding steps. It may present alternatives to the steps, or other benefits or uses of the procedure.
Click File
Choose a value from the Force field list box on the property bar.
Double-click the name of the group in the Object
manager docker.
thickness box on the
property bar, and press Enter.
A compound blend cannot be copied or cloned.
If you click the Equal margins button, you must specify values in the To p / l e f t margin boxes.
Trimming an object can reduce the drawing file size.
You can also create a hyperlink by using the Internet toolbar.
` Open.
To use the Help
1 Click Help ` Help topics.
2 Click one of the following tabs:
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