Corel Designer X7 User guide

Corel DESIGNER® X7 User Guide

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Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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