Corel Photo Paint X8 User manual

User Guide

Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® X8 User Guide

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Contents

Getting started.................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.................................................................................................................................................... 17

System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................17

Preparing for installation................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications...........................................................................................................................18

Installation options......................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Modifying and repairing installations..............................................................................................................................................20

Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.......................................................................................................................................... 21

Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................................................................................................ 21

Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................23

Authenticating CorelDRAW Graphics Suite..................................................................................................................................... 23

Checking account settings and product details...............................................................................................................................24

Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Upgrade Program........................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Changing user credentials...............................................................................................................................................................24

Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 25

About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................25

What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8?.................................................................................................................................... 27

Jump in.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Craft............................................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Personalize......................................................................................................................................................................................32

Finding out what was new in previous versions............................................................................................................................. 35

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................37

Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 38

Using Hints.....................................................................................................................................................................................40

Learning tours................................................................................................................................................................................ 40

Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Accessing eBooks............................................................................................................................................................................41

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Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Insights from the Experts................................................................................................................................................................42

Video learning resources.................................................................................................................................................................42

Community website for developers.................................................................................................................................................43

Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 43

Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................43

Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 45

Starting and quitting Corel PHOTO-PAINT...................................................................................................................................... 45

Changing the language.................................................................................................................................................................. 45

Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................46

Corel PHOTO-PAINT workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................... 47

Corel PHOTO-PAINT terms.............................................................................................................................................................. 47

Corel PHOTO-PAINT application window........................................................................................................................................ 48

Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................50

Toolbars.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Toolbox...........................................................................................................................................................................................53

Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................62

Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................62

Color palette...................................................................................................................................................................................64

Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................64

Setting options..................................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Changing workspace options..........................................................................................................................................................67

Disabling warning messages...........................................................................................................................................................68

Bringing images into Corel PHOTO-PAINT.............................................................................................................................................69

Opening images............................................................................................................................................................................. 69

Importing files................................................................................................................................................................................ 71

Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 73

Creating images..............................................................................................................................................................................74

Working with multiple images........................................................................................................................................................76

Working with vector graphics.........................................................................................................................................................76

Displaying images and image information............................................................................................................................................79

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Viewing images.............................................................................................................................................................................. 79

Zooming.........................................................................................................................................................................................81

Viewing image information............................................................................................................................................................ 82

Refreshing the image window........................................................................................................................................................ 83

Detecting and embedding Digimarc watermarks............................................................................................................................ 83

Using the guidelines, grid, and rulers...................................................................................................................................................85

Setting up guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................85

Setting up the grid.........................................................................................................................................................................88

Setting up the rulers...................................................................................................................................................................... 90

Undoing, redoing, repeating, and fading actions................................................................................................................................. 93

Undoing and redoing actions.........................................................................................................................................................93

Reverting to an earlier image state.................................................................................................................................................94

Repeating and fading actions......................................................................................................................................................... 95

Saving and closing............................................................................................................................................................................... 97

Saving images................................................................................................................................................................................ 97

Exporting images to other file formats........................................................................................................................................... 99

Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................. 100

Closing images............................................................................................................................................................................. 100

Finding and managing creative tools and content..............................................................................................................................103

Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and extensions...........................................................................................................................103

Finding content with the Get More docker.................................................................................................................................. 105

Accessing content.........................................................................................................................................................................107

Browsing and searching for content.............................................................................................................................................109

Viewing content........................................................................................................................................................................... 112

Using content...............................................................................................................................................................................113

Installing fonts..............................................................................................................................................................................114

Managing content........................................................................................................................................................................115

Syncing trays with OneDrive......................................................................................................................................................... 116

Content types............................................................................................................................................................................... 118

Editing images................................................................................................................................................................................... 121

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Changing image dimensions, resolution, and paper size.................................................................................................................... 123

Changing image dimensions.........................................................................................................................................................123

Changing image resolution...........................................................................................................................................................124

Changing paper size.....................................................................................................................................................................125

Cropping, stitching, scaling, and changing orientation.......................................................................................................................127

Cropping images.......................................................................................................................................................................... 127

Stitching images together.............................................................................................................................................................129

Scaling images by using Smart Carver.......................................................................................................................................... 130

Straightening images....................................................................................................................................................................133

Correcting perspective distortions................................................................................................................................................. 135

Rotating and flipping images....................................................................................................................................................... 136

Retouching......................................................................................................................................................................................... 139

Improving scanned images........................................................................................................................................................... 139

Removing red-eye......................................................................................................................................................................... 140

Removing dust and scratch marks................................................................................................................................................ 141

Cloning image areas.....................................................................................................................................................................144

Sharpening images....................................................................................................................................................................... 146

Removing artifacts and noise from JPEG images...........................................................................................................................148

Erasing image areas......................................................................................................................................................................148

Smearing, smudging, and blending colors....................................................................................................................................150

Adjusting color and tone....................................................................................................................................................................153

Using the Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................. 153

Using individual color-adjustment effects and tools...................................................................................................................... 158

Exploring adjustment filters.......................................................................................................................................................... 162

Working with color channels........................................................................................................................................................ 166

Working with lenses........................................................................................................................................................................... 169

Creating lenses............................................................................................................................................................................. 169

Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 173

Combining lenses with the image background............................................................................................................................. 175

Reshaping image areas.......................................................................................................................................................................177

Smearing image areas.................................................................................................................................................................. 177

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Adding twirl effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 178

Reshaping image areas by pulling or pushing away pixels............................................................................................................ 179

Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................181

Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 183

Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................183

Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................185

Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................186

Using the Image palette............................................................................................................................................................... 192

Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 194

Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 197

Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 199

Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 200

Using spot color channels............................................................................................................................................................ 201

Changing color modes....................................................................................................................................................................... 205

Changing the color mode of images............................................................................................................................................ 205

Converting images to the black-and-white color mode.................................................................................................................207

Converting images to the paletted color mode.............................................................................................................................207

Converting images to the duotone color mode............................................................................................................................ 210

Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 213

Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 213

Getting started with color management in Corel PHOTO-PAINT....................................................................................................217

Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 218

Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 220

Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 220

Choosing color-conversion settings............................................................................................................................................... 221

Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................221

Working with color management presets..................................................................................................................................... 224

Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................225

Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................226

Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................227

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Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 227

Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 228

Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 228

Filling images......................................................................................................................................................................................229

Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 229

Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 230

Applying bitmap pattern fills........................................................................................................................................................ 233

Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................235

Applying transparency patterns to fills..........................................................................................................................................237

Working with transparency.................................................................................................................................................................239

Applying uniform transparency.....................................................................................................................................................239

Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 240

Applying bitmap pattern transparency..........................................................................................................................................242

Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 244

Applying transparency by using brushstrokes............................................................................................................................... 245

Making selected colors in objects transparent.............................................................................................................................. 246

Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 246

Managing and sharing fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................................249

Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 249

Saving and sharing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................. 252

Masks and paths............................................................................................................................................................................... 253

Working with masks...........................................................................................................................................................................255

Distinguishing protected and editable areas................................................................................................................................. 255

Defining editable areas................................................................................................................................................................. 257

Defining editable areas by using color information.......................................................................................................................261

Expanding and contracting editable areas.................................................................................................................................... 264

Inverting and removing masks......................................................................................................................................................266

Moving and aligning editable areas..............................................................................................................................................267

Transforming editable areas..........................................................................................................................................................269

Adjusting the edges of editable areas.......................................................................................................................................... 271

Adjusting the transparency of masks............................................................................................................................................ 274

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Cutting out images.......................................................................................................................................................................274

Using paths to define image areas.....................................................................................................................................................279

Creating paths.............................................................................................................................................................................. 279

Managing paths........................................................................................................................................................................... 281

Shaping paths.............................................................................................................................................................................. 283

Adding and deleting path nodes..................................................................................................................................................285

Joining and breaking paths.......................................................................................................................................................... 286

Changing node types................................................................................................................................................................... 286

Applying brushstrokes to paths.................................................................................................................................................... 288

Working with clipping paths........................................................................................................................................................ 289

Managing multiple masks with alpha channels.................................................................................................................................. 291

Creating and editing alpha channels............................................................................................................................................ 291

Saving masks and alpha channels................................................................................................................................................ 292

Loading masks and alpha channels.............................................................................................................................................. 293

Managing alpha channels.............................................................................................................................................................294

Painting and special effects...............................................................................................................................................................297

Drawing and painting........................................................................................................................................................................ 299

Drawing shapes and lines.............................................................................................................................................................299

Applying brushstrokes.................................................................................................................................................................. 303

Spraying images........................................................................................................................................................................... 306

Painting symmetrical patterns and orbits...................................................................................................................................... 309

Repeating brushstrokes.................................................................................................................................................................310

Creating custom brushes.............................................................................................................................................................. 311

Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices.................................................................................................................................... 313

Understanding merge modes....................................................................................................................................................... 315

Applying special effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 319

Working with special effects.........................................................................................................................................................319

Applying preset styles................................................................................................................................................................... 321

Applying color and tone effects................................................................................................................................................... 322

Special effects categories..............................................................................................................................................................322

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Applying Bevel effects...................................................................................................................................................................329

Applying the Bokeh Blur effect.....................................................................................................................................................329

Applying Lens Flare effects........................................................................................................................................................... 331

Applying Lighting effects.............................................................................................................................................................. 331

Adding photo frames................................................................................................................................................................... 332

Gallery of special effects...............................................................................................................................................................333

Managing plug-ins....................................................................................................................................................................... 345

Objects...............................................................................................................................................................................................347

Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 349

Creating objects............................................................................................................................................................................350

Changing object properties...........................................................................................................................................................351

Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................352

Moving, copying, and deleting objects.........................................................................................................................................354

Displaying and arranging objects..................................................................................................................................................355

Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................357

Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................358

Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................361

Grouping and combining objects................................................................................................................................................. 361

Choosing a merge mode for grouped objects.............................................................................................................................. 363

Working with clipping groups...................................................................................................................................................... 364

Modifying objects...............................................................................................................................................................................367

Transforming objects.................................................................................................................................................................... 367

Cropping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 371

Changing the edges of objects.....................................................................................................................................................372

Adding drop shadows to objects..................................................................................................................................................374

Using clip masks...........................................................................................................................................................................377

Protecting the area around an object...........................................................................................................................................379

Linking and embedding objects..........................................................................................................................................................381

Inserting linked or embedded objects into another application.....................................................................................................381

Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 382

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Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................383

Creating and formatting text..............................................................................................................................................................385

Adding and selecting text.............................................................................................................................................................385

Adding color to text.....................................................................................................................................................................387

Formatting text.............................................................................................................................................................................388

Working with OpenType features..................................................................................................................................................390

Inserting special characters, symbols, and glyphs..........................................................................................................................394

Kerning, shifting, and rotating text...............................................................................................................................................397

Aligning text.................................................................................................................................................................................398

Adjusting line, character, and word spacing................................................................................................................................. 398

Anti-aliasing text...........................................................................................................................................................................399

Fitting text to a path....................................................................................................................................................................399

Working with legacy text..............................................................................................................................................................401

Managing fonts..................................................................................................................................................................................403

Viewing fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 403

Filtering fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 404

Searching for fonts.......................................................................................................................................................................406

Identifying fonts........................................................................................................................................................................... 407

Choosing fonts with Font Playground...........................................................................................................................................407

Using Corel Font Manager............................................................................................................................................................410

Working with text in different languages........................................................................................................................................... 411

Modifying encoding settings to display text correctly................................................................................................................... 411

Working with Asian and Middle Eastern text................................................................................................................................412

OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 413

Web images and movies................................................................................................................................................................... 415

Creating and editing movies...............................................................................................................................................................417

Opening and playing movies........................................................................................................................................................ 417

Creating movies............................................................................................................................................................................418

Modifying frame sequence and frame display time...................................................................................................................... 421

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Saving movies...............................................................................................................................................................................423

Creating images for the web..............................................................................................................................................................427

Exporting images for the web...................................................................................................................................................... 427

Saving and applying web presets................................................................................................................................................. 433

Creating palette-based images with transparent colors and backgrounds..................................................................................... 434

Slicing images...............................................................................................................................................................................435

Creating and editing rollovers.......................................................................................................................................................438

E-mailing images.......................................................................................................................................................................... 441

Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 443

Printing basics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 445

Printing your work........................................................................................................................................................................445

Laying out print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 446

Previewing print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 447

Applying print styles..................................................................................................................................................................... 448

Fine-tuning print jobs................................................................................................................................................................... 449

Printing colors accurately..............................................................................................................................................................450

Printing to a PostScript printer..................................................................................................................................................... 452

Viewing preflight summaries........................................................................................................................................................ 453

Preparing files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................ 455

Preparing a print job for a print service provider.......................................................................................................................... 455

Working with imposition layouts.................................................................................................................................................. 456

Printing printers’ marks................................................................................................................................................................ 458

Printing color separations............................................................................................................................................................. 460

Working with color trapping and overprinting............................................................................................................................. 461

Printing to film............................................................................................................................................................................. 462

Preparing images for canvas printing........................................................................................................................................... 463

Working with a print service provider...........................................................................................................................................463

File formats........................................................................................................................................................................................465

Exporting to PDF................................................................................................................................................................................ 467

Exporting documents as PDF files................................................................................................................................................. 467

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Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files.......................................................................................................469

Reducing the size of PDF files...................................................................................................................................................... 470

Specifying an encoding format for PDF files................................................................................................................................. 471

Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files.......................................................................................................471

Setting security options for PDF files............................................................................................................................................ 472

Optimizing PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................... 473

Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files.................................................................................................................................... 474

Preparing PDF files for a print provider.........................................................................................................................................474

Working with office productivity applications..................................................................................................................................... 477

Exporting files to office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................477

Adding objects to documents...................................................................................................................................................... 477

Working with RAW camera files.........................................................................................................................................................479

Using RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................... 479

Bringing RAW camera files into Corel PHOTO-PAINT.....................................................................................................................480

Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files.......................................................................................................................483

Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files....................................................................................................................485

Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information................................................................................................... 486

Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................489

Adobe Illustrator (AI).................................................................................................................................................................... 490

Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................490

OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................491

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................491

CorelDRAW (CDR)......................................................................................................................................................................... 492

Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).............................................................................................................................................. 492

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 493

Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................493

AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................493

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 494

PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................496

GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................497

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JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 498

JPEG 2000 (JP2)........................................................................................................................................................................... 499

Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD).......................................................................................................................................................500

PICT (PCT)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 501

PaintBrush (PCX)........................................................................................................................................................................... 502

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 503

HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 503

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 504

Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 505

Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 506

TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................ 507

TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................508

Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)............................................................................................................................................................508

WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................509

RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................509

Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI).................................................................................................................................................509

Windows Metafile Format (WMF).................................................................................................................................................509

Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................510

Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................510

Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 511

Customizing and automating............................................................................................................................................................ 513

Customizing Corel PHOTO-PAINT........................................................................................................................................................515

Creating workspaces.....................................................................................................................................................................515

Customizing workspace appearance............................................................................................................................................. 516

Customizing keyboard shortcuts................................................................................................................................................... 518

Customizing menus...................................................................................................................................................................... 520

Customizing toolbars....................................................................................................................................................................521

Customizing the toolbox.............................................................................................................................................................. 524

Customizing the property bar.......................................................................................................................................................524

Customizing the status bar...........................................................................................................................................................525

Customizing filters........................................................................................................................................................................ 527

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Customizing file associations........................................................................................................................................................ 527

Using macros and scripts to automate tasks...................................................................................................................................... 529

Working with macros................................................................................................................................................................... 529

Working with scripts.................................................................................................................................................................... 534

Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 539

Corel PHOTO-PAINT for Adobe Photoshop users.................................................................................................................................541

Comparing terminology................................................................................................................................................................ 541

Comparing tools...........................................................................................................................................................................542

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 545

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Getting started | 15

Getting started

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite..................................................................................................................................................... 17

Corel accounts and services................................................................................................................................................................... 23

What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8?..................................................................................................................................... 27

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................. 37

Starting and setting up......................................................................................................................................................................... 45

Corel PHOTO-PAINT workspace tour...................................................................................................................................................... 47

Setting options...................................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Bringing images into Corel PHOTO-PAINT..............................................................................................................................................69

Displaying images and image information............................................................................................................................................. 79

Using the guidelines, grid, and rulers.................................................................................................................................................... 85

Undoing, redoing, repeating, and fading actions.................................................................................................................................. 93

Saving and closing.................................................................................................................................................................................97

Finding and managing creative tools and content...............................................................................................................................103

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Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

This section contains the following topics:

• “System requirements” (page 17)

• “Preparing for installation” (page 18)

• “Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications” (page 18)

• “Installation options” (page 18)

• “Modifying and repairing installations” (page 20)

• “Uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite” (page 21)

• “Frequently Asked Questions” (page 21)

System requirements

The following list includes the minimum system requirements. Note that for optimum performance, you need more RAM and hard disk

space than indicated in the list.

• Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, in 32-bit or 64-bit, with the latest updates and service pack

• Intel Core i3/5/7 or AMD Athlon 64

• 2 GB RAM

• 1 GB hard disk space

Electronic software downloads require more space to allow for the download, the uncompressed setup files, and the actual installation,

which includes copies of the source files as well.

• Multi-touch screen, mouse, or tablet

• 1280 x 720 screen resolution at 100% (96 dpi), 1920 x 1080 at 150%, and 2560 x 1440 at 200%

• DVD drive (required for installing the box version of the software)

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later

• Internet connection is required to sign in to authenticate CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, receive performance and stability updates, access

online content, and use some features, such as QR Codes or the Content Exchange.

If the Microsoft .NET Framework is not available on your computer, it will be installed during product installation.

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Preparing for installation

• Make sure that your system’s date and time are set correctly.

• Close all applications, including all virus detection programs and applications that are open in the system tray or on the Windows

taskbar. Not doing so may increase the installation time and interfere with the installation.

• Log in as a user with administrative privileges.

• Make sure that you have enough free disk space available on the drive where you want to install the application.

• Delete the contents of the system’s TEMP folders to avoid file and memory conflicts. To navigate to the Temp folders, type %temp% in

the Search box on the Windows 7 or Windows 10 Start menu or the Windows 8 desktop.

• Install CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X8 in its own directory to avoid conflicts with previous versions.

Installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications

The installation wizard makes it easy to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications and components. You can choose a typical installation

to quickly install the suite, or you can customize the installation by choosing different options.

To install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications

1 Close all applications, including all virus detection programs.

2 Do one of the following:

• Insert the DVD in the DVD drive.

If the installation wizard does not start automatically, browse to the root of the DVD, you must locate setup.exe on the DVD, and

double-click the file. Be sure to navigate to the folder that corresponds to the version of your operating system: 64-Bit or 32-Bit.

• Download the product.

3 In the installation wizard, scroll down to read the license agreement, and then accept the terms by enabling the check box.

4 Click Next.

5 Type your name in the User name text box.

6 Type your serial number in the Serial number text box.

The serial number is not case-sensitive, and the dashes are optional.

7 Click Next.

8 Follow the instructions for installing the software.

Installation options

You can choose between the following types of installations:

• Typicalinstallation — automatically installs the main programs and utilities of the suite to a default location in the Program Files folder.

If later you need a component that is not installed, you can modify your installation.

• Custominstallation — lets you choose additional features, exclude components that you don’t need, and specify where to install the

suite. For example, you can install desktop shortcuts.

• Deployment — available only for multiseat purchases. This option lets you create a server image for installing the software to individual

workstations. For more information, see the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 Deployment Guide.

Programs

The following table lists the programs that are installed by default. To exclude a program from the installation, you must choose Custom

installation.

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