Corel Draw 2023 Macintosh User manual

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USER GUIDE

Last updated: March 2023

CorelDRAW® User Guide

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Contents

Get started...........................................................................................................................................................................................19

What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?..........................................................................................................................................21

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite March 2023 release............................................................................................................................. 21

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite September 2022 Subscriber Update..................................................................................................... 22

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite March 2022 Subscriber Update............................................................................................................23

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021.5................................................................................................................................................. 28

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021.................................................................................................................................................... 31

Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................37

Authenticate CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.........................................................................................................................................37

Account settings.............................................................................................................................................................................37

Updates.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Change user credentials..................................................................................................................................................................38

Your privacy and profile..................................................................................................................................................................39

Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 39

Submit feedback.............................................................................................................................................................................39

Error logging and reporting........................................................................................................................................................... 40

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................41

Get help......................................................................................................................................................................................... 41

Learn inspector............................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Help and tooltips............................................................................................................................................................................43

Hints...............................................................................................................................................................................................44

Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 45

Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Practice projects..............................................................................................................................................................................45

Video resources.............................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Developers’ website........................................................................................................................................................................ 46

Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................46

Start and set up................................................................................................................................................................................... 47

Start and quit CorelDRAW..............................................................................................................................................................47

Change the language..................................................................................................................................................................... 47

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Startup settings.............................................................................................................................................................................. 48

CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 49

Vector graphics and bitmaps..........................................................................................................................................................49

Start and open drawings................................................................................................................................................................50

Work with multiple drawings......................................................................................................................................................... 54

Undo, redo, and repeat actions......................................................................................................................................................55

Zoom, pan, and scroll.................................................................................................................................................................... 56

Preview drawings............................................................................................................................................................................58

Viewing modes...............................................................................................................................................................................59

Views..............................................................................................................................................................................................61

Save drawings................................................................................................................................................................................ 61

Locked files.....................................................................................................................................................................................63

Back up and recover files............................................................................................................................................................... 63

Add and access drawing information............................................................................................................................................. 64

Close drawings............................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Disable warning messages..............................................................................................................................................................65

Edit while printing, saving, and exporting documents.................................................................................................................... 65

Touch Bar Support..........................................................................................................................................................................65

CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................67

CorelDRAW terms........................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 68

The toolbar.....................................................................................................................................................................................70

Toolbox...........................................................................................................................................................................................72

Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................85

Inspectors....................................................................................................................................................................................... 85

Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................86

Document navigator....................................................................................................................................................................... 87

Creative tools and content................................................................................................................................................................... 89

Content types................................................................................................................................................................................. 89

View content with the Assets inspector..........................................................................................................................................90

Find clipart and other local and network assets..............................................................................................................................92

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Use and manage images with the Assets inspector........................................................................................................................ 95

Work with Cloud assets..................................................................................................................................................................96

Work with linked assets..................................................................................................................................................................98

Manage content with the Tray inspector...................................................................................................................................... 100

Acquire applications, plug-ins, and content..................................................................................................................................101

Change content locations............................................................................................................................................................. 102

Collaborate......................................................................................................................................................................................... 105

Collaboration workflow................................................................................................................................................................ 105

CorelDRAW.app, CorelDRAW, and Cloud...................................................................................................................................... 105

Review and provide feedback....................................................................................................................................................... 107

Collaborate on text.......................................................................................................................................................................115

Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................117

Lines, outlines, and brushstrokes........................................................................................................................................................ 119

Lines............................................................................................................................................................................................. 119

Parallel drawing............................................................................................................................................................................ 127

Calligraphic and preset lines.........................................................................................................................................................129

LiveSketch..................................................................................................................................................................................... 131

Format lines and outlines............................................................................................................................................................. 137

Add arrowheads to lines and curves.............................................................................................................................................143

Variable outlines........................................................................................................................................................................... 145

Copy, convert, remove, and replace outlines.................................................................................................................................147

Brushstrokes................................................................................................................................................................................. 149

Brushstrokes and stylus input....................................................................................................................................................... 150

Spray objects along a line............................................................................................................................................................ 152

Connector and callout lines..........................................................................................................................................................154

Dimension lines............................................................................................................................................................................ 158

Pressure-sensitive pens and devices...............................................................................................................................................161

Shapes................................................................................................................................................................................................163

Rectangles and squares................................................................................................................................................................ 163

Ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes............................................................................................................................................ 166

Polygons and stars........................................................................................................................................................................168

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Spirals...........................................................................................................................................................................................170

Grids.............................................................................................................................................................................................170

Predefined shapes.........................................................................................................................................................................171

Use shape recognition.................................................................................................................................................................. 172

Shape objects..................................................................................................................................................................................... 175

Curve objects................................................................................................................................................................................ 176

Select and move nodes................................................................................................................................................................ 177

Align and distribute nodes........................................................................................................................................................... 178

Manipulate segments................................................................................................................................................................... 185

Join curves....................................................................................................................................................................................187

Copy and cut segments................................................................................................................................................................188

Add, remove, and join nodes....................................................................................................................................................... 189

Node types................................................................................................................................................................................... 190

Transform nodes...........................................................................................................................................................................191

Break the path of curve objects....................................................................................................................................................192

Mirror changes in curve objects................................................................................................................................................... 193

Skew and stretch objects..............................................................................................................................................................194

Smudge and smear objects.......................................................................................................................................................... 195

Roughen objects...........................................................................................................................................................................198

Smooth objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 199

Attract or push away nodes to shape.......................................................................................................................................... 201

Apply distortion effects.................................................................................................................................................................202

Add twirl effects...........................................................................................................................................................................204

Shape objects by using envelopes................................................................................................................................................ 205

Crop and erase objects.................................................................................................................................................................213

Split objects..................................................................................................................................................................................218

Trim objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 220

Fillet, scallop, and chamfer corners.............................................................................................................................................. 222

Weld and intersect objects........................................................................................................................................................... 224

PowerClip objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 225

Options for nodes, handles, and previews....................................................................................................................................231

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Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 235

Create symmetry...........................................................................................................................................................................236

Edit symmetry...............................................................................................................................................................................238

Fuse curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................... 243

Remove symmetry and break symmetry links................................................................................................................................ 244

Perspective drawing............................................................................................................................................................................247

Draw in perspective......................................................................................................................................................................248

Edit perspective groups................................................................................................................................................................ 252

Break perspective groups apart.....................................................................................................................................................257

Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 259

Objects............................................................................................................................................................................................... 261

Select objects................................................................................................................................................................................262

Transform objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 265

Copy, duplicate, and delete objects.............................................................................................................................................. 268

Create objects from enclosed areas.............................................................................................................................................. 271

Create a boundary around objects............................................................................................................................................... 271

Feather object edges.................................................................................................................................................................... 272

Use object coordinates to draw and modify objects..................................................................................................................... 273

Copy object properties, transformations, and effects.................................................................................................................... 281

Clone objects................................................................................................................................................................................282

Position objects.............................................................................................................................................................................283

Align and distribute objects..........................................................................................................................................................285

Apply object hinting.....................................................................................................................................................................289

Snap objects.................................................................................................................................................................................290

Dynamic guides............................................................................................................................................................................ 293

Alignment guides......................................................................................................................................................................... 297

Change the order of objects.........................................................................................................................................................301

Size and scale objects...................................................................................................................................................................302

Rotate and mirror objects.............................................................................................................................................................304

Modify objects with the Properties inspector................................................................................................................................ 306

Group objects...............................................................................................................................................................................308

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Combine objects...........................................................................................................................................................................309

Lock objects..................................................................................................................................................................................311

Find and replace objects...............................................................................................................................................................311

Hide and show objects.................................................................................................................................................................313

Constrain objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 314

Export objects...............................................................................................................................................................................315

QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................................317

Insert QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................ 317

Edit QR codes...............................................................................................................................................................................318

Validate QR codes........................................................................................................................................................................ 320

Layers................................................................................................................................................................................................. 323

Create layers................................................................................................................................................................................. 323

View layers, pages, and objects....................................................................................................................................................327

Change layer properties................................................................................................................................................................329

Find, move, and copy layers and objects...................................................................................................................................... 331

Symbols.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 333

Create, edit, and delete symbols...................................................................................................................................................333

Use symbols in drawings.............................................................................................................................................................. 335

Share symbols between drawings.................................................................................................................................................337

Symbol collections and libraries....................................................................................................................................................338

Reference: Symbols.......................................................................................................................................................................339

Manage and track projects.................................................................................................................................................................343

Set up the project database......................................................................................................................................................... 343

Assign and copy object data........................................................................................................................................................ 344

View and print object data...........................................................................................................................................................345

Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................347

Color.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 349

Color models................................................................................................................................................................................ 349

Color depth.................................................................................................................................................................................. 351

Choose colors............................................................................................................................................................................... 352

Find and replace colors................................................................................................................................................................ 357

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Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................................358

Create and edit color palettes...................................................................................................................................................... 360

Organize and show color palettes................................................................................................................................................ 362

Show or hide color palettes......................................................................................................................................................... 363

Fills..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 367

Uniform fills..................................................................................................................................................................................367

Fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................................368

Vector and bitmap pattern fills.....................................................................................................................................................373

Two-color pattern fills...................................................................................................................................................................378

Texture fills................................................................................................................................................................................... 379

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

Mesh fills......................................................................................................................................................................................381

Apply fills to areas........................................................................................................................................................................385

Work with fills..............................................................................................................................................................................386

Object transparency............................................................................................................................................................................389

Uniform transparency................................................................................................................................................................... 390

Fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................................. 391

Pattern transparency.....................................................................................................................................................................393

Texture transparency..................................................................................................................................................................... 396

Copy, freeze, and remove transparencies......................................................................................................................................397

Merge modes............................................................................................................................................................................... 398

Find, manage, and save fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................. 401

Find and view fills and transparencies.......................................................................................................................................... 401

Manage fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................... 404

Save fills and transparencies......................................................................................................................................................... 405

Color management.............................................................................................................................................................................407

About color management............................................................................................................................................................ 407

Get started with color management.............................................................................................................................................411

Install, load, and embed color profiles......................................................................................................................................... 414

Assign color profiles..................................................................................................................................................................... 415

Convert colors to other color profiles........................................................................................................................................... 416

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Color-conversion settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 416

Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................417

Color management presets...........................................................................................................................................................420

Color management policies.......................................................................................................................................................... 421

Manage colors when opening documents....................................................................................................................................422

Manage colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................... 423

Manage colors for print............................................................................................................................................................... 423

Use a safe CMYK workflow.......................................................................................................................................................... 424

Manage colors for online viewing................................................................................................................................................ 424

Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................425

Vector and bitmap effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 427

Bitmap effects.............................................................................................................................................................................. 427

Vector effects............................................................................................................................................................................... 431

Apply bitmap effects.................................................................................................................................................................... 433

Special effects categories....................................................................................................................................................................441

3-D............................................................................................................................................................................................... 441

Art strokes....................................................................................................................................................................................445

Blur...............................................................................................................................................................................................451

Camera......................................................................................................................................................................................... 457

Color transform............................................................................................................................................................................ 461

Contour........................................................................................................................................................................................ 462

Correction.....................................................................................................................................................................................464

Creative........................................................................................................................................................................................ 464

Custom.........................................................................................................................................................................................471

Distort.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 472

Noise............................................................................................................................................................................................ 477

Sharpen........................................................................................................................................................................................ 480

Texture..........................................................................................................................................................................................482

Lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................................489

Apply lenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 489

Edit lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................... 491

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Mosaics.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 493

Vector mosaics (Pointillizer effect).................................................................................................................................................493

Bitmap mosaics (PhotoCocktail effect).......................................................................................................................................... 496

Add 3D effects................................................................................................................................................................................... 501

Contour objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 501

Apply perspective..........................................................................................................................................................................505

Create extrusions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 508

Create bevel effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 512

Add drop shadows and inner shadows........................................................................................................................................ 514

Add block shadows...................................................................................................................................................................... 519

Blend objects................................................................................................................................................................................ 523

Add movement and focus..................................................................................................................................................................529

Impact effects...............................................................................................................................................................................529

Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................537

Add and manipulate text................................................................................................................................................................... 539

Import and paste text...................................................................................................................................................................539

Artistic text................................................................................................................................................................................... 541

Paragraph text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 541

Add columns to text frames.........................................................................................................................................................545

Combine and link paragraph text frames......................................................................................................................................546

Align text to the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................548

Select text.....................................................................................................................................................................................549

Find, edit, and convert text.......................................................................................................................................................... 549

Shift, rotate, mirror, and flip text..................................................................................................................................................552

Move text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 554

Wrap text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 554

Fit text to a path..........................................................................................................................................................................555

Special characters, symbols, and glyphs........................................................................................................................................558

Embed graphics............................................................................................................................................................................562

Legacy text................................................................................................................................................................................... 562

Format text.........................................................................................................................................................................................565

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Choose typefaces and fonts..........................................................................................................................................................565

Format characters......................................................................................................................................................................... 568

Change text color......................................................................................................................................................................... 569

Kern a range of characters........................................................................................................................................................... 571

Change text case and capitalization............................................................................................................................................. 571

OpenType features........................................................................................................................................................................ 573

Variable fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 577

Adjust character and word spacing.............................................................................................................................................. 579

Adjust line and paragraph spacing............................................................................................................................................... 581

Create bulleted and numbered lists.............................................................................................................................................. 582

Drop caps.....................................................................................................................................................................................586

Change character position and angle........................................................................................................................................... 587

Align text......................................................................................................................................................................................588

Add tabs and indents...................................................................................................................................................................590

Text styles..................................................................................................................................................................................... 591

Hyphenate text............................................................................................................................................................................. 592

Formatting codes..........................................................................................................................................................................593

Nonprinting characters................................................................................................................................................................. 594

Work with text in different languages................................................................................................................................................ 595

Format Asian text......................................................................................................................................................................... 595

Line-breaking rules for Asian text................................................................................................................................................. 596

OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 597

Format multilingual text............................................................................................................................................................... 597

Display text correctly in any language.......................................................................................................................................... 599

Manage fonts.....................................................................................................................................................................................601

Change the default font...............................................................................................................................................................601

Substitute fonts............................................................................................................................................................................ 602

View fonts....................................................................................................................................................................................603

Filter fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 604

Search for fonts............................................................................................................................................................................606

Acquire more fonts...................................................................................................................................................................... 607

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Choose fonts................................................................................................................................................................................ 607

Corel Font Manager......................................................................................................................................................................609

Writing tools...................................................................................................................................................................................... 611

QuickCorrect................................................................................................................................................................................. 611

Spell Check and Grammatik..........................................................................................................................................................613

Thesaurus..................................................................................................................................................................................... 615

Work with languages................................................................................................................................................................... 616

Customize the writing tools......................................................................................................................................................... 617

Checking styles............................................................................................................................................................................. 618

Word lists..................................................................................................................................................................................... 618

Check statistics............................................................................................................................................................................. 620

Reference: Writing tools............................................................................................................................................................... 621

Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................629

Templates........................................................................................................................................................................................... 631

Use templates...............................................................................................................................................................................631

Find templates..............................................................................................................................................................................632

Manage templates........................................................................................................................................................................635

Create templates...........................................................................................................................................................................636

Edit templates.............................................................................................................................................................................. 636

Styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................................637

Create styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................... 638

Apply styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................ 640

Edit styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................... 641

Manage and apply default object properties................................................................................................................................ 642

Export and import style sheets..................................................................................................................................................... 644

Find objects that use a specific style or style set...........................................................................................................................645

Break the link between objects and styles or style sets................................................................................................................. 645

Color styles.........................................................................................................................................................................................647

Create and apply color styles........................................................................................................................................................647

Edit color styles............................................................................................................................................................................ 650

View color styles...........................................................................................................................................................................653

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Export and import color styles......................................................................................................................................................655

Break the link between a color style and an object...................................................................................................................... 655

Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 657

Pages.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 659

Page layout...................................................................................................................................................................................659

Page background..........................................................................................................................................................................662

Page views....................................................................................................................................................................................663

Add, duplicate, and delete pages................................................................................................................................................. 667

Select and activate pages............................................................................................................................................................. 669

Resize pages................................................................................................................................................................................. 671

Position and order pages..............................................................................................................................................................673

Rename pages.............................................................................................................................................................................. 674

Find pages....................................................................................................................................................................................674

Export pages................................................................................................................................................................................ 674

Insert page numbers.................................................................................................................................................................... 675

Layout tools........................................................................................................................................................................................677

Rulers............................................................................................................................................................................................677

Document grid and pixel grid.......................................................................................................................................................679

Baseline grid................................................................................................................................................................................. 680

Set up guidelines..........................................................................................................................................................................681

Modify guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................... 684

Drawing scale............................................................................................................................................................................... 685

Tables................................................................................................................................................................................................. 687

Add tables....................................................................................................................................................................................687

Select, move, and navigate table components..............................................................................................................................689

Insert and delete table rows and columns....................................................................................................................................691

Resize table cells, rows, and columns...........................................................................................................................................693

Format tables and cells.................................................................................................................................................................694

Text in tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 697

Convert tables to text...................................................................................................................................................................698

Merge and split tables and cells...................................................................................................................................................699

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Manipulate tables as objects........................................................................................................................................................ 700

Add images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables....................................................................................................................... 701

Import tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 701

Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 703

Work with bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................705

Convert vector graphics to bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................. 705

Place bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 707

Crop bitmaps................................................................................................................................................................................707

Bitmap dimensions and resolution................................................................................................................................................707

Straighten bitmaps....................................................................................................................................................................... 711

Correct perspective distortions......................................................................................................................................................714

Remove artifacts and noise from JPEG images..............................................................................................................................715

Remove dust and scratch marks from bitmaps............................................................................................................................. 715

Sharpen images............................................................................................................................................................................ 716

Change and mask colors in bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................717

Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................................. 718

Adjust color and tone.................................................................................................................................................................. 723

Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................................... 730

Transform color and tone............................................................................................................................................................. 733

Bitmap color modes........................................................................................................................................................................... 735

Change the color mode of bitmaps..............................................................................................................................................735

Change bitmaps to black-and-white............................................................................................................................................. 736

Change bitmaps to duotones....................................................................................................................................................... 737

Change bitmaps to the paletted color mode................................................................................................................................ 738

Trace...................................................................................................................................................................................................741

Trace bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 741

PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................744

Preview traced results................................................................................................................................................................... 746

Fine-tune traced results................................................................................................................................................................ 746

Adjust colors in traced results...................................................................................................................................................... 748

Default tracing options.................................................................................................................................................................751

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Tips for tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................... 751

RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................................... 753

Use RAW camera files.................................................................................................................................................................. 753

Import RAW camera files in CorelDRAW.......................................................................................................................................754

Adjust the color and tone of RAW camera files............................................................................................................................756

Sharpen RAW camera files and reduce noise................................................................................................................................759

Preview RAW camera files and obtain image information.............................................................................................................759

Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 761

Print basics......................................................................................................................................................................................... 763

Print your work............................................................................................................................................................................ 763

Lay out print jobs......................................................................................................................................................................... 764

Preview print jobs.........................................................................................................................................................................765

Print styles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 766

Fine-tune print jobs...................................................................................................................................................................... 767

Print colors accurately...................................................................................................................................................................767

Print to a PostScript printer.......................................................................................................................................................... 769

Print merge...................................................................................................................................................................................771

Preflight summaries...................................................................................................................................................................... 774

Prepare files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................... 775

Prepare for a print service provider...............................................................................................................................................775

Imposition layouts........................................................................................................................................................................ 776

Printers’ marks..............................................................................................................................................................................778

Maintain OPI links........................................................................................................................................................................ 780

Color separations..........................................................................................................................................................................780

Color trapping and overprinting................................................................................................................................................... 782

In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................................ 784

Print to film..................................................................................................................................................................................786

Prepare banners for printing.........................................................................................................................................................787

Work with a print service provider............................................................................................................................................... 789

Web graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................................791

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Create objects for the web.................................................................................................................................................................793

Create pixel-perfect graphics for the web..................................................................................................................................... 793

Export bitmaps for the web......................................................................................................................................................... 794

Export and upload bitmaps to WordPress.................................................................................................................................... 799

Save and apply web presets......................................................................................................................................................... 800

Export objects with transparent colors and backgrounds..............................................................................................................801

Web-compatible text.................................................................................................................................................................... 801

Rollovers....................................................................................................................................................................................... 802

Bookmarks and hyperlinks............................................................................................................................................................ 803

Add hotspots and alternate text to objects.................................................................................................................................. 804

Import and export............................................................................................................................................................................. 807

Import and export files and assets..................................................................................................................................................... 809

Import files...................................................................................................................................................................................809

Export files....................................................................................................................................................................................811

Export objects and pages............................................................................................................................................................. 813

Export to PDF..................................................................................................................................................................................... 817

Export to PDF............................................................................................................................................................................... 817

PDF hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails................................................................................................................................. 819

Comments in PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................820

Reduce PDF file size......................................................................................................................................................................820

Text and fonts in PDF files............................................................................................................................................................ 822

Encode PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................... 823

View options for EPS files.............................................................................................................................................................823

PDF color management options....................................................................................................................................................824

PDF security options..................................................................................................................................................................... 825

Optimize PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................ 826

PDF preflight summaries...............................................................................................................................................................827

Prepare PDF files for a print provider............................................................................................................................................828

Work with office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................................831

Import files from office productivity applications.......................................................................................................................... 831

Export files to office productivity applications...............................................................................................................................831

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Add objects to documents........................................................................................................................................................... 831

Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................833

Adobe Illustrator (AI)....................................................................................................................................................................834

Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................836

OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................837

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................837

CorelDRAW (CDR)......................................................................................................................................................................... 838

Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).............................................................................................................................................. 838

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 839

Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................839

Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................840

Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 840

Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 841

AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................842

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 844

PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................847

GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................848

High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF).......................................................................................................................................848

JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 849

PaintBrush (PCX)........................................................................................................................................................................... 849

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 850

HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 852

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 853

Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 854

Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 854

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................855

TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................857

TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................858

Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................859

Google Web Picture (WEBP)......................................................................................................................................................... 859

WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................861

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RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................861

Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................861

Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................862

Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 863

General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 863

Customize and automate.................................................................................................................................................................. 865

Customize CorelDRAW........................................................................................................................................................................867

Choose preferences.......................................................................................................................................................................867

Configure GPUs............................................................................................................................................................................ 868

Save and restore defaults............................................................................................................................................................. 868

Customize keyboard shortcuts...................................................................................................................................................... 869

Customize the toolbar.................................................................................................................................................................. 870

Customize filters........................................................................................................................................................................... 871

Use scripts to automate tasks.............................................................................................................................................................873

Scripts...........................................................................................................................................................................................873

Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 877

CorelDRAW for Adobe Illustrator users...............................................................................................................................................879

Compare terminology................................................................................................................................................................... 879

Compare tools.............................................................................................................................................................................. 880

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 885

Glossary........................................................................................................................................................................................ 885

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