Corel Draw 2018 User guide

User Guide

CorelDRAW® 2018 User Guide

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Contents

Getting started.................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.................................................................................................................................................... 21

System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................21

Preparing for installation................................................................................................................................................................ 22

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications...........................................................................................................................22

Installation options......................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Modifying and repairing installations..............................................................................................................................................24

Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.......................................................................................................................................... 25

Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................................................................................................ 25

Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................27

Authenticating CorelDRAWGraphicsSuite...................................................................................................................................... 27

Checking account settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 28

Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Changing user credentials...............................................................................................................................................................28

Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 29

About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................29

What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?..........................................................................................................................................31

Creative.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Productive.......................................................................................................................................................................................35

Innovative....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Finding out what was new in previous versions............................................................................................................................. 42

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................43

Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 43

Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 44

Using Hints.....................................................................................................................................................................................45

Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 46

Insights from the Experts................................................................................................................................................................46

Video learning resources.................................................................................................................................................................47

Community website for developers.................................................................................................................................................47

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Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 47

Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................47

Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 49

Starting and quitting CorelDRAW...................................................................................................................................................49

Changing the language.................................................................................................................................................................. 49

Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................50

CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 51

Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps...................................................................................................................................51

Starting and opening drawings...................................................................................................................................................... 52

Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 55

Working with multiple drawings.................................................................................................................................................... 56

Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions....................................................................................................................................... 57

Zooming, panning, and scrolling....................................................................................................................................................58

Previewing drawings.......................................................................................................................................................................60

Choosing viewing modes................................................................................................................................................................62

Working with views........................................................................................................................................................................63

Saving drawings............................................................................................................................................................................. 64

Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................... 67

Backing up and recovering files......................................................................................................................................................67

Adding and accessing drawing information....................................................................................................................................68

Closing drawings............................................................................................................................................................................ 69

Exploring basic tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................69

CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................71

CorelDRAW terms........................................................................................................................................................................... 71

Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 72

Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 75

Exploring the toolbox..................................................................................................................................................................... 77

Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................93

Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................93

Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................96

Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................96

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Finding and managing creative tools and content................................................................................................................................99

Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and content.................................................................................................................................99

Finding content with the CONNECT docker.................................................................................................................................. 100

Accessing content.........................................................................................................................................................................103

Browsing and searching for content.............................................................................................................................................105

Viewing content........................................................................................................................................................................... 108

Using content...............................................................................................................................................................................108

Installing fonts..............................................................................................................................................................................111

Managing content........................................................................................................................................................................111

Syncing trays with OneDrive......................................................................................................................................................... 112

Changing content locations..........................................................................................................................................................114

Content types............................................................................................................................................................................... 115

Touch-enabled devices and wheel devices.......................................................................................................................................... 117

Using touch..................................................................................................................................................................................117

Using wheel devices..................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................125

Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes...................................................................................................................................127

Drawing lines................................................................................................................................................................................127

Drawing calligraphic and preset lines........................................................................................................................................... 136

Sketching naturally with intelligent stroke adjustment.................................................................................................................. 138

Formatting lines and outlines....................................................................................................................................................... 144

Adding arrowheads to lines and curves........................................................................................................................................149

Copying, converting, and removing outlines.................................................................................................................................151

Applying brushstrokes.................................................................................................................................................................. 153

Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing......................................................................................... 154

Spraying objects along a line........................................................................................................................................................156

Drawing connector and callout lines............................................................................................................................................ 158

Drawing dimension lines.............................................................................................................................................................. 161

Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices.................................................................................................................................... 164

Drawing shapes.................................................................................................................................................................................. 167

Drawing rectangles and squares...................................................................................................................................................167

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Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes.............................................................................................................................. 170

Drawing polygons and stars......................................................................................................................................................... 172

Drawing spirals.............................................................................................................................................................................174

Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................174

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

Drawing by using shape recognition............................................................................................................................................ 176

Shaping objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 179

Using curve objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 180

Selecting and moving nodes........................................................................................................................................................ 181

Aligning and distributing nodes................................................................................................................................................... 183

Manipulating segments................................................................................................................................................................ 190

Joining curves............................................................................................................................................................................... 191

Copying and cutting segments..................................................................................................................................................... 192

Adding, removing, and joining nodes.......................................................................................................................................... 193

Using node types..........................................................................................................................................................................195

Transforming nodes...................................................................................................................................................................... 196

Breaking the path of curve objects...............................................................................................................................................196

Mirroring changes in curve objects...............................................................................................................................................197

Skewing and stretching objects.................................................................................................................................................... 198

Smudging and smearing objects.................................................................................................................................................. 200

Roughening objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 203

Smoothing objects........................................................................................................................................................................204

Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes..................................................................................................................206

Applying distortion effects............................................................................................................................................................207

Adding twirl effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 209

Shaping objects by using envelopes............................................................................................................................................. 210

Cropping and erasing objects.......................................................................................................................................................218

Splitting objects............................................................................................................................................................................222

Trimming objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 224

Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners................................................................................................................................ 226

Welding and intersecting objects..................................................................................................................................................228

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Creating PowerClip objects........................................................................................................................................................... 230

Setting options for nodes, handles, and previews........................................................................................................................ 235

Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 239

Creating symmetry groups............................................................................................................................................................240

Editing symmetry groups.............................................................................................................................................................. 242

Fusing curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................ 247

Removing symmetry and breaking symmetry links........................................................................................................................ 248

Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 251

Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 253

Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................254

Transforming objects.................................................................................................................................................................... 257

Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects................................................................................................................................... 260

Creating objects from enclosed areas........................................................................................................................................... 263

Creating a boundary around selected objects............................................................................................................................... 263

Using object coordinates to draw and modify objects.................................................................................................................. 264

Copying object properties, transformations, and effects............................................................................................................... 272

Cloning objects.............................................................................................................................................................................273

Positioning objects........................................................................................................................................................................274

Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................276

Applying object hinting................................................................................................................................................................ 279

Snapping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 279

Using dynamic guides.................................................................................................................................................................. 283

Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................286

Changing the order of objects......................................................................................................................................................291

Sizing and scaling objects............................................................................................................................................................ 292

Rotating and mirroring objects.....................................................................................................................................................293

Using the Object Properties docker to modify objects.................................................................................................................. 295

Fitting objects to a path...............................................................................................................................................................297

Grouping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 302

Combining objects........................................................................................................................................................................303

Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................305

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Finding and replacing objects.......................................................................................................................................................305

Hiding and displaying objects.......................................................................................................................................................306

Constraining objects..................................................................................................................................................................... 307

Inserting bar codes.......................................................................................................................................................................308

Inserting and editing QR codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 309

Inserting QR codes....................................................................................................................................................................... 309

Editing QR codes..........................................................................................................................................................................310

Validating QR codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 312

Working with layers............................................................................................................................................................................315

Creating layers..............................................................................................................................................................................315

Changing layer properties.............................................................................................................................................................319

Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................322

Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................325

Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................325

Using symbols in drawings...........................................................................................................................................................327

Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 329

Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................330

Linking and embedding objects..........................................................................................................................................................333

Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................333

Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 334

Managing and tracking projects.........................................................................................................................................................335

Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 335

Assigning and copying object data...............................................................................................................................................336

Viewing an object data summary................................................................................................................................................. 337

Tracking project time.................................................................................................................................................................... 338

Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................345

Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 347

Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................347

Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................349

Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................350

Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................356

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Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 359

Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 362

Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 363

Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 365

Applying fills to objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 367

Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 367

Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 368

Applying vector and bitmap pattern fills...................................................................................................................................... 373

Applying two-color pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................... 378

Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................380

Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 381

Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 382

Applying fills to areas...................................................................................................................................................................386

Working with fills......................................................................................................................................................................... 387

Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 389

Applying uniform transparency.....................................................................................................................................................390

Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 391

Applying pattern transparency......................................................................................................................................................394

Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 397

Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies...........................................................................................................................397

Applying merge modes................................................................................................................................................................ 398

Finding, managing, and saving fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................... 403

Finding and viewing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................403

Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 406

Saving fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................................................... 408

Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 409

Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 409

Getting started with color management in CorelDRAW................................................................................................................ 413

Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 416

Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 418

Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 418

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Choosing color-conversion settings............................................................................................................................................... 419

Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................419

Working with color management presets..................................................................................................................................... 422

Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................423

Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................424

Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................425

Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 425

Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 426

Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 426

Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................427

Using lenses with objects................................................................................................................................................................... 429

Applying lenses.............................................................................................................................................................................429

Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 431

Adding 3D effects to objects..............................................................................................................................................................433

Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 433

Applying perspective.....................................................................................................................................................................436

Creating extrusions....................................................................................................................................................................... 439

Creating bevel effects................................................................................................................................................................... 443

Creating drop shadows................................................................................................................................................................ 445

Adding block shadows................................................................................................................................................................. 448

Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 451

Creating mosaics................................................................................................................................................................................ 457

Creating vector mosaics with the Pointillizer effect....................................................................................................................... 457

Creating bitmap mosaics with the PhotoCocktail effect................................................................................................................ 461

Adding movement and focus............................................................................................................................................................. 465

Adding impact effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 465

Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................473

Adding and manipulating text............................................................................................................................................................475

Importing and pasting text...........................................................................................................................................................475

Adding artistic text....................................................................................................................................................................... 477

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Adding paragraph text................................................................................................................................................................. 477

Adding columns to text frames.................................................................................................................................................... 481

Combining and linking paragraph text frames..............................................................................................................................482

Aligning text by using the baseline grid....................................................................................................................................... 484

Selecting text................................................................................................................................................................................485

Finding, editing, and converting text............................................................................................................................................486

Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text..............................................................................................................................488

Moving text.................................................................................................................................................................................. 489

Wrapping text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 490

Fitting text to a path....................................................................................................................................................................491

Inserting special characters, symbols, and glyphs..........................................................................................................................493

Embedding graphics..................................................................................................................................................................... 497

Working with legacy text..............................................................................................................................................................498

Formatting text...................................................................................................................................................................................499

Choosing typefaces and fonts.......................................................................................................................................................499

Formatting characters................................................................................................................................................................... 502

Changing text color...................................................................................................................................................................... 504

Kerning a range of characters...................................................................................................................................................... 505

Changing text case....................................................................................................................................................................... 506

Working with OpenType features..................................................................................................................................................507

Adjusting character and word spacing......................................................................................................................................... 511

Adjusting line and paragraph spacing.......................................................................................................................................... 513

Adding bullets to text.................................................................................................................................................................. 514

Inserting drop caps.......................................................................................................................................................................516

Changing character position and angle........................................................................................................................................ 517

Aligning text.................................................................................................................................................................................518

Adding tabs and indents.............................................................................................................................................................. 520

Working with text styles............................................................................................................................................................... 521

Hyphenating text.......................................................................................................................................................................... 521

Inserting formatting codes........................................................................................................................................................... 524

Displaying nonprinting characters.................................................................................................................................................525

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Working with text in different languages........................................................................................................................................... 527

Formatting Asian text................................................................................................................................................................... 527

Using line-breaking rules for Asian text........................................................................................................................................ 528

OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 529

Formatting multilingual text......................................................................................................................................................... 529

Displaying text correctly in any language......................................................................................................................................531

Managing fonts..................................................................................................................................................................................533

Changing the default font............................................................................................................................................................533

Substituting fonts......................................................................................................................................................................... 534

Embedding fonts.......................................................................................................................................................................... 535

Viewing fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 536

Filtering fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 537

Searching for fonts.......................................................................................................................................................................539

Acquiring more fonts................................................................................................................................................................... 540

Identifying fonts........................................................................................................................................................................... 541

Choosing fonts with Font Playground...........................................................................................................................................541

Using Corel Font Manager............................................................................................................................................................544

Using writing tools.............................................................................................................................................................................545

Using QuickCorrect....................................................................................................................................................................... 545

Using the spelling checker and Grammatik...................................................................................................................................547

Using the thesaurus......................................................................................................................................................................549

Working with languages...............................................................................................................................................................550

Customizing the writing tools...................................................................................................................................................... 550

Using checking styles....................................................................................................................................................................551

Using rule classes......................................................................................................................................................................... 554

Analyzing a drawing.....................................................................................................................................................................555

Using word lists............................................................................................................................................................................556

Checking statistics........................................................................................................................................................................ 559

Reference: Using writing tools......................................................................................................................................................559

Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................565

Working with templates..................................................................................................................................................................... 567

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Searching for templates................................................................................................................................................................567

Using templates............................................................................................................................................................................569

Creating templates....................................................................................................................................................................... 570

Editing templates..........................................................................................................................................................................570

Working with styles and style sets......................................................................................................................................................573

Creating styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................ 574

Applying styles and style sets....................................................................................................................................................... 576

Editing styles and style sets.......................................................................................................................................................... 577

Managing default object properties..............................................................................................................................................578

Exporting and importing style sheets............................................................................................................................................579

Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets...................................................................................................................... 580

Finding objects that use a specific style or style set...................................................................................................................... 580

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

Working with color styles................................................................................................................................................................... 583

Creating and applying color styles................................................................................................................................................ 583

Editing color styles....................................................................................................................................................................... 586

Viewing color styles......................................................................................................................................................................590

Exporting and importing color styles............................................................................................................................................ 592

Breaking the link between a color style and an object..................................................................................................................592

Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 593

Working with pages and layout tools.................................................................................................................................................595

Specifying the page layout........................................................................................................................................................... 595

Choosing a page background.......................................................................................................................................................598

Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages..................................................................................................................... 599

Inserting page numbers................................................................................................................................................................601

Using the rulers............................................................................................................................................................................603

Calibrating the rulers.................................................................................................................................................................... 605

Setting up the document grid......................................................................................................................................................605

Setting up the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................... 607

Setting up guidelines....................................................................................................................................................................608

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

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

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

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

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

Inserting and deleting table rows and columns............................................................................................................................ 617

Resizing table cells, rows, and columns........................................................................................................................................618

Formatting tables and cells...........................................................................................................................................................619

Working with text in tables.......................................................................................................................................................... 622

Converting tables to text.............................................................................................................................................................. 623

Merging and splitting tables and cells..........................................................................................................................................623

Manipulating tables as objects..................................................................................................................................................... 625

Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables...................................................................................................................625

Importing tables in a drawing......................................................................................................................................................626

Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 629

Working with bitmaps........................................................................................................................................................................631

Converting vector graphics to bitmaps......................................................................................................................................... 631

Importing bitmaps........................................................................................................................................................................633

Cropping bitmaps.........................................................................................................................................................................633

Changing the dimensions and resolution of bitmaps....................................................................................................................633

Straightening bitmaps.................................................................................................................................................................. 635

Correcting perspective distortions................................................................................................................................................. 638

Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps........................................................................................................................... 639

Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps.......................................................................................................................... 640

Working with colors in bitmaps................................................................................................................................................... 640

Using the Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................. 642

Adjusting color and tone..............................................................................................................................................................647

Using the Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................... 653

Transforming color and tone........................................................................................................................................................ 656

Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT.....................................................................................................................................657

Applying special effects in bitmaps...............................................................................................................................................657

Special effects categories....................................................................................................................................................................663

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3-D special effects........................................................................................................................................................................ 663

Art strokes special effects............................................................................................................................................................. 668

Blur special effects........................................................................................................................................................................674

Camera special effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 679

Color transform special effects..................................................................................................................................................... 683

Contour special effects................................................................................................................................................................. 685

Creative special effects..................................................................................................................................................................686

Custom special effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 691

Distort special effects....................................................................................................................................................................692

Noise special effects..................................................................................................................................................................... 697

Sharpen special effects................................................................................................................................................................. 700

Texture special effects................................................................................................................................................................... 702

Working with bitmap color modes.....................................................................................................................................................709

Changing the color mode of bitmaps...........................................................................................................................................709

Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images..............................................................................................................................710

Changing bitmaps to duotones.................................................................................................................................................... 711

Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode.............................................................................................................................712

Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results......................................................................................................................................... 717

Tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................ 717

PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................720

Previewing traced results.............................................................................................................................................................. 722

Fine-tuning traced results............................................................................................................................................................. 723

Adjusting colors in traced results..................................................................................................................................................725

Setting default tracing options..................................................................................................................................................... 727

Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results.......................................................................................................................728

Working with RAW camera files.........................................................................................................................................................729

Using RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................... 729

Bringing RAW camera files into CorelDRAW................................................................................................................................. 730

Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files.......................................................................................................................733

Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files....................................................................................................................735

Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information................................................................................................... 736

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Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 739

Printing basics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 741

Printing your work........................................................................................................................................................................741

Laying out print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 742

Previewing print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 743

Applying print styles..................................................................................................................................................................... 744

Fine-tuning print jobs................................................................................................................................................................... 745

Printing colors accurately..............................................................................................................................................................746

Printing to a PostScript printer..................................................................................................................................................... 748

Using print merge........................................................................................................................................................................ 750

Viewing preflight summaries........................................................................................................................................................ 754

Preparing files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................ 755

Preparing a print job for a print service provider.......................................................................................................................... 755

Working with imposition layouts.................................................................................................................................................. 756

Printing printers’ marks................................................................................................................................................................ 758

Maintaining OPI links................................................................................................................................................................... 760

Printing color separations............................................................................................................................................................. 761

Working with color trapping and overprinting............................................................................................................................. 762

Specifying In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................765

Printing to film............................................................................................................................................................................. 767

Preparing banners for printing..................................................................................................................................................... 767

Working with a print service provider...........................................................................................................................................769

Web graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................................771

Creating objects for the web..............................................................................................................................................................773

Exporting bitmaps for the web.....................................................................................................................................................773

Exporting and uploading bitmaps to WordPress...........................................................................................................................780

Saving and applying web presets................................................................................................................................................. 780

Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds......................................................................................................... 781

Creating web-compatible text.......................................................................................................................................................782

Creating rollovers..........................................................................................................................................................................782

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Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents......................................................................................................................... 784

Adding hotspots and alternate text to objects..............................................................................................................................786

File formats........................................................................................................................................................................................787

Importing and exporting files............................................................................................................................................................. 789

Importing files.............................................................................................................................................................................. 789

Exporting files...............................................................................................................................................................................792

Exporting to PDF................................................................................................................................................................................ 795

Exporting documents as PDF files................................................................................................................................................. 795

Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files.......................................................................................................798

Reducing the size of PDF files...................................................................................................................................................... 798

Working with text and fonts in PDF files...................................................................................................................................... 799

Specifying an encoding format for PDF files................................................................................................................................. 801

Specifying a viewing option for EPS files...................................................................................................................................... 801

Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files.......................................................................................................802

Setting security options for PDF files............................................................................................................................................ 803

Optimizing PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................... 804

Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files.................................................................................................................................... 805

Preparing PDF files for a print provider.........................................................................................................................................806

Working with office productivity applications..................................................................................................................................... 809

Importing files from office productivity applications..................................................................................................................... 809

Exporting files to office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................809

Adding objects to documents...................................................................................................................................................... 809

Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................811

Adobe Illustrator (AI).................................................................................................................................................................... 812

Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB).............................................................................................................................................................. 814

Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................815

OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................816

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................816

CorelDRAW (CDR)......................................................................................................................................................................... 817

Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).............................................................................................................................................. 817

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 818

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Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................818

Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................819

Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 819

Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 821

CorelDESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW).................................................................................................................................... 821

AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................822

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 824

PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................828

GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................828

JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 829

JPEG 2000 (JP2)........................................................................................................................................................................... 830

Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD).......................................................................................................................................................831

PICT (PCT)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 832

PaintBrush (PCX)........................................................................................................................................................................... 833

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 834

HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 836

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 837

Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 838

Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 839

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................839

Adobe Flash (SWF)....................................................................................................................................................................... 842

TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................843

TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................844

Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)............................................................................................................................................................844

TrueType Font (TTF).......................................................................................................................................................................845

Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................845

WordPerfect Document (WPD)......................................................................................................................................................846

WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................846

RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................847

Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI).................................................................................................................................................847

Windows Metafile Format (WMF).................................................................................................................................................847

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Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................848

Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................849

Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 849

General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 850

Customizing and automating............................................................................................................................................................ 851

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

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

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

Customizing CorelDRAW.................................................................................................................................................................... 855

Saving and restoring defaults....................................................................................................................................................... 855

Creating workspaces.....................................................................................................................................................................856

Importing and exporting workspaces............................................................................................................................................856

Customizing workspace appearance............................................................................................................................................. 857

Customizing keyboard shortcuts................................................................................................................................................... 860

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

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

Customizing the toolbox.............................................................................................................................................................. 866

Customizing the property bar.......................................................................................................................................................866

Customizing the status bar...........................................................................................................................................................867

Customizing filters........................................................................................................................................................................ 868

Customizing file associations........................................................................................................................................................ 869

Using macros to automate tasks........................................................................................................................................................ 871

Working with macros................................................................................................................................................................... 871

Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 879

CorelDRAW for Adobe Illustrator users...............................................................................................................................................881

Comparing terminology................................................................................................................................................................ 881

Comparing tools...........................................................................................................................................................................882

Using the Adobe Illustrator workspace......................................................................................................................................... 885

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 887

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