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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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