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Last updated: September 2022
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CorelDRAW® User Guide
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Contents
Get started...........................................................................................................................................................................................19
What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?..........................................................................................................................................21
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite September 2022 Subscriber Update..................................................................................................... 21
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite March 2022 Subscriber Update............................................................................................................22
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021.5................................................................................................................................................. 27
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021.................................................................................................................................................... 30
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
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
Startup settings.............................................................................................................................................................................. 48
CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
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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..............................................................................................................................................................................................60
Save drawings................................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Locked files.....................................................................................................................................................................................63
Back up and recover files............................................................................................................................................................... 63
Add and access drawing information............................................................................................................................................. 64
Close drawings............................................................................................................................................................................... 64
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
Use and manage images with the Assets inspector........................................................................................................................ 95
Work with Cloud assets..................................................................................................................................................................96
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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
Copy, convert, remove, and replace outlines.................................................................................................................................145
Brushstrokes................................................................................................................................................................................. 147
Brushstrokes and stylus input....................................................................................................................................................... 148
Spray objects along a line............................................................................................................................................................ 150
Connector and callout lines..........................................................................................................................................................152
Dimension lines............................................................................................................................................................................ 156
Pressure-sensitive pens and devices...............................................................................................................................................159
Shapes................................................................................................................................................................................................161
Rectangles and squares................................................................................................................................................................ 161
Ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes............................................................................................................................................ 164
Polygons and stars........................................................................................................................................................................166
Spirals...........................................................................................................................................................................................168
Grids.............................................................................................................................................................................................168
Predefined shapes.........................................................................................................................................................................169
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Use shape recognition.................................................................................................................................................................. 170
Shape objects..................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
Curve objects................................................................................................................................................................................ 174
Select and move nodes................................................................................................................................................................ 175
Align and distribute nodes........................................................................................................................................................... 176
Manipulate segments................................................................................................................................................................... 183
Join curves....................................................................................................................................................................................185
Copy and cut segments................................................................................................................................................................186
Add, remove, and join nodes....................................................................................................................................................... 187
Node types................................................................................................................................................................................... 188
Transform nodes...........................................................................................................................................................................189
Break the path of curve objects....................................................................................................................................................190
Mirror changes in curve objects................................................................................................................................................... 191
Skew and stretch objects..............................................................................................................................................................192
Smudge and smear objects.......................................................................................................................................................... 193
Roughen objects...........................................................................................................................................................................196
Smooth objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 197
Attract or push away nodes to shape.......................................................................................................................................... 199
Apply distortion effects.................................................................................................................................................................200
Add twirl effects...........................................................................................................................................................................202
Shape objects by using envelopes................................................................................................................................................ 203
Crop and erase objects.................................................................................................................................................................211
Split objects..................................................................................................................................................................................216
Trim objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 218
Fillet, scallop, and chamfer corners.............................................................................................................................................. 220
Weld and intersect objects........................................................................................................................................................... 222
PowerClip objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 223
Options for nodes, handles, and previews....................................................................................................................................229
Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 233
Create symmetry...........................................................................................................................................................................234
Edit symmetry...............................................................................................................................................................................236
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Fuse curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................... 241
Remove symmetry and break symmetry links................................................................................................................................ 242
Perspective drawing............................................................................................................................................................................245
Draw in perspective......................................................................................................................................................................246
Edit perspective groups................................................................................................................................................................ 250
Break perspective groups apart.....................................................................................................................................................255
Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 257
Objects............................................................................................................................................................................................... 259
Select objects................................................................................................................................................................................260
Transform objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 263
Copy, duplicate, and delete objects.............................................................................................................................................. 266
Create objects from enclosed areas.............................................................................................................................................. 269
Create a boundary around objects............................................................................................................................................... 269
Feather object edges.................................................................................................................................................................... 270
Use object coordinates to draw and modify objects..................................................................................................................... 271
Copy object properties, transformations, and effects.................................................................................................................... 279
Clone objects................................................................................................................................................................................280
Position objects.............................................................................................................................................................................281
Align and distribute objects..........................................................................................................................................................283
Apply object hinting.....................................................................................................................................................................287
Snap objects.................................................................................................................................................................................288
Dynamic guides............................................................................................................................................................................ 291
Alignment guides......................................................................................................................................................................... 295
Change the order of objects.........................................................................................................................................................299
Size and scale objects...................................................................................................................................................................300
Rotate and mirror objects.............................................................................................................................................................302
Modify objects with the Properties inspector................................................................................................................................ 304
Group objects...............................................................................................................................................................................306
Combine objects...........................................................................................................................................................................307
Lock objects..................................................................................................................................................................................309
Find and replace objects...............................................................................................................................................................309
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Hide and show objects.................................................................................................................................................................311
Constrain objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 312
Export objects...............................................................................................................................................................................313
QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................................315
Insert QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................ 315
Edit QR codes...............................................................................................................................................................................316
Validate QR codes........................................................................................................................................................................ 318
Layers................................................................................................................................................................................................. 321
Create layers................................................................................................................................................................................. 321
View layers, pages, and objects....................................................................................................................................................325
Change layer properties................................................................................................................................................................327
Find, move, and copy layers and objects...................................................................................................................................... 329
Symbols.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 331
Create, edit, and delete symbols...................................................................................................................................................331
Use symbols in drawings.............................................................................................................................................................. 333
Share symbols between drawings.................................................................................................................................................335
Symbol collections and libraries....................................................................................................................................................336
Reference: Symbols.......................................................................................................................................................................337
Manage and track projects.................................................................................................................................................................341
Set up the project database......................................................................................................................................................... 341
Assign and copy object data........................................................................................................................................................ 342
View and print object data...........................................................................................................................................................343
Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................345
Color.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 347
Color models................................................................................................................................................................................ 347
Color depth.................................................................................................................................................................................. 349
Choose colors............................................................................................................................................................................... 350
Find and replace colors................................................................................................................................................................ 355
Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................................356
Create and edit color palettes...................................................................................................................................................... 358
Organize and show color palettes................................................................................................................................................ 360
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Show or hide color palettes......................................................................................................................................................... 361
Fills..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 365
Uniform fills..................................................................................................................................................................................365
Fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................................366
Vector and bitmap pattern fills.....................................................................................................................................................371
Two-color pattern fills...................................................................................................................................................................376
Texture fills................................................................................................................................................................................... 377
PostScript fills............................................................................................................................................................................... 379
Mesh fills......................................................................................................................................................................................379
Apply fills to areas........................................................................................................................................................................383
Work with fills..............................................................................................................................................................................384
Object transparency............................................................................................................................................................................387
Uniform transparency................................................................................................................................................................... 388
Fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................................. 389
Pattern transparency.....................................................................................................................................................................391
Texture transparency..................................................................................................................................................................... 394
Copy, freeze, and remove transparencies......................................................................................................................................395
Merge modes............................................................................................................................................................................... 396
Find, manage, and save fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................. 399
Find and view fills and transparencies.......................................................................................................................................... 399
Manage fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................... 402
Save fills and transparencies......................................................................................................................................................... 403
Color management.............................................................................................................................................................................405
About color management............................................................................................................................................................ 405
Get started with color management.............................................................................................................................................409
Install, load, and embed color profiles......................................................................................................................................... 412
Assign color profiles..................................................................................................................................................................... 413
Convert colors to other color profiles........................................................................................................................................... 414
Color-conversion settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 414
Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................415
Color management presets...........................................................................................................................................................418
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Color management policies.......................................................................................................................................................... 419
Manage colors when opening documents....................................................................................................................................420
Manage colors when importing and pasting files.........................................................................................................................421
Manage colors for print............................................................................................................................................................... 421
Use a safe CMYK workflow.......................................................................................................................................................... 422
Manage colors for online viewing................................................................................................................................................ 422
Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................423
Vector and bitmap effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 425
Bitmap effects.............................................................................................................................................................................. 425
Vector effects............................................................................................................................................................................... 429
Apply bitmap effects.................................................................................................................................................................... 431
Special effects categories....................................................................................................................................................................439
3-D............................................................................................................................................................................................... 439
Art strokes....................................................................................................................................................................................443
Blur...............................................................................................................................................................................................449
Camera......................................................................................................................................................................................... 455
Color transform............................................................................................................................................................................ 459
Contour........................................................................................................................................................................................ 460
Correction.....................................................................................................................................................................................462
Creative........................................................................................................................................................................................ 462
Custom.........................................................................................................................................................................................469
Distort.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 470
Noise............................................................................................................................................................................................ 475
Sharpen........................................................................................................................................................................................ 478
Texture..........................................................................................................................................................................................480
Lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................................487
Apply lenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 487
Edit lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................... 489
Mosaics.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 491
Vector mosaics (Pointillizer effect).................................................................................................................................................491
Bitmap mosaics (PhotoCocktail effect).......................................................................................................................................... 494
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Add 3D effects................................................................................................................................................................................... 499
Contour objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 499
Apply perspective..........................................................................................................................................................................503
Create extrusions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 506
Create bevel effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 510
Add drop shadows and inner shadows........................................................................................................................................ 512
Add block shadows...................................................................................................................................................................... 517
Blend objects................................................................................................................................................................................ 521
Add movement and focus..................................................................................................................................................................527
Impact effects...............................................................................................................................................................................527
Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................535
Add and manipulate text................................................................................................................................................................... 537
Import and paste text...................................................................................................................................................................537
Artistic text................................................................................................................................................................................... 539
Paragraph text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 539
Add columns to text frames.........................................................................................................................................................543
Combine and link paragraph text frames......................................................................................................................................544
Align text to the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................546
Select text.....................................................................................................................................................................................547
Find, edit, and convert text.......................................................................................................................................................... 547
Shift, rotate, mirror, and flip text..................................................................................................................................................550
Move text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 552
Wrap text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 552
Fit text to a path..........................................................................................................................................................................553
Special characters, symbols, and glyphs........................................................................................................................................556
Embed graphics............................................................................................................................................................................560
Legacy text................................................................................................................................................................................... 560
Format text.........................................................................................................................................................................................563
Choose typefaces and fonts..........................................................................................................................................................563
Format characters......................................................................................................................................................................... 566
Change text color......................................................................................................................................................................... 567
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Kern a range of characters........................................................................................................................................................... 569
Change text case and capitalization............................................................................................................................................. 569
OpenType features........................................................................................................................................................................ 571
Variable fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 575
Adjust character and word spacing.............................................................................................................................................. 577
Adjust line and paragraph spacing............................................................................................................................................... 579
Create bulleted and numbered lists.............................................................................................................................................. 580
Drop caps.....................................................................................................................................................................................584
Change character position and angle........................................................................................................................................... 585
Align text......................................................................................................................................................................................586
Add tabs and indents...................................................................................................................................................................588
Text styles..................................................................................................................................................................................... 589
Hyphenate text............................................................................................................................................................................. 590
Formatting codes..........................................................................................................................................................................591
Nonprinting characters................................................................................................................................................................. 592
Work with text in different languages................................................................................................................................................ 593
Format Asian text......................................................................................................................................................................... 593
Line-breaking rules for Asian text................................................................................................................................................. 594
OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 595
Format multilingual text............................................................................................................................................................... 595
Display text correctly in any language.......................................................................................................................................... 597
Manage fonts.....................................................................................................................................................................................599
Change the default font...............................................................................................................................................................599
Substitute fonts............................................................................................................................................................................ 600
View fonts....................................................................................................................................................................................601
Filter fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 602
Search for fonts............................................................................................................................................................................604
Acquire more fonts...................................................................................................................................................................... 605
Choose fonts................................................................................................................................................................................ 605
Corel Font Manager......................................................................................................................................................................607
Writing tools...................................................................................................................................................................................... 609
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QuickCorrect................................................................................................................................................................................. 609
Spell Check and Grammatik..........................................................................................................................................................611
Thesaurus..................................................................................................................................................................................... 613
Work with languages................................................................................................................................................................... 614
Customize the writing tools......................................................................................................................................................... 615
Checking styles............................................................................................................................................................................. 616
Word lists..................................................................................................................................................................................... 616
Check statistics............................................................................................................................................................................. 618
Reference: Writing tools............................................................................................................................................................... 619
Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................627
Templates........................................................................................................................................................................................... 629
Use templates...............................................................................................................................................................................629
Find templates..............................................................................................................................................................................630
Manage templates........................................................................................................................................................................632
Create templates...........................................................................................................................................................................633
Edit templates.............................................................................................................................................................................. 634
Styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................................635
Create styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................... 636
Apply styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................ 638
Edit styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................... 639
Manage and apply default object properties................................................................................................................................ 640
Export and import style sheets..................................................................................................................................................... 642
Find objects that use a specific style or style set...........................................................................................................................643
Break the link between objects and styles or style sets................................................................................................................. 643
Color styles.........................................................................................................................................................................................645
Create and apply color styles........................................................................................................................................................645
Edit color styles............................................................................................................................................................................ 648
View color styles...........................................................................................................................................................................651
Export and import color styles......................................................................................................................................................653
Break the link between a color style and an object...................................................................................................................... 653
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Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 655
Pages.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 657
Page layout...................................................................................................................................................................................657
Page background..........................................................................................................................................................................660
Page views....................................................................................................................................................................................661
Add, duplicate, and delete pages................................................................................................................................................. 665
Select and activate pages............................................................................................................................................................. 667
Resize pages................................................................................................................................................................................. 669
Position and order pages..............................................................................................................................................................671
Rename pages.............................................................................................................................................................................. 672
Find pages....................................................................................................................................................................................672
Export pages................................................................................................................................................................................ 672
Insert page numbers.................................................................................................................................................................... 673
Layout tools........................................................................................................................................................................................675
Rulers............................................................................................................................................................................................675
Document grid and pixel grid.......................................................................................................................................................677
Baseline grid................................................................................................................................................................................. 678
Set up guidelines..........................................................................................................................................................................679
Modify guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................... 682
Drawing scale............................................................................................................................................................................... 683
Tables................................................................................................................................................................................................. 685
Add tables....................................................................................................................................................................................685
Select, move, and navigate table components..............................................................................................................................687
Insert and delete table rows and columns....................................................................................................................................689
Resize table cells, rows, and columns...........................................................................................................................................691
Format tables and cells.................................................................................................................................................................692
Text in tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 695
Convert tables to text...................................................................................................................................................................696
Merge and split tables and cells...................................................................................................................................................697
Manipulate tables as objects........................................................................................................................................................ 698
Add images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables....................................................................................................................... 699
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Import tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 699
Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 701
Work with bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................703
Convert vector graphics to bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................. 703
Place bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 705
Crop bitmaps................................................................................................................................................................................705
Bitmap dimensions and resolution................................................................................................................................................705
Straighten bitmaps....................................................................................................................................................................... 709
Correct perspective distortions......................................................................................................................................................712
Remove artifacts and noise from JPEG images..............................................................................................................................713
Remove dust and scratch marks from bitmaps............................................................................................................................. 713
Sharpen images............................................................................................................................................................................ 714
Change and mask colors in bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................715
Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................................. 716
Adjust color and tone.................................................................................................................................................................. 721
Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................................... 728
Transform color and tone............................................................................................................................................................. 731
Bitmap color modes........................................................................................................................................................................... 733
Change the color mode of bitmaps..............................................................................................................................................733
Change bitmaps to black-and-white............................................................................................................................................. 734
Change bitmaps to duotones....................................................................................................................................................... 735
Change bitmaps to the paletted color mode................................................................................................................................ 736
Trace...................................................................................................................................................................................................739
Trace bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 739
PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................742
Preview traced results................................................................................................................................................................... 744
Fine-tune traced results................................................................................................................................................................ 744
Adjust colors in traced results...................................................................................................................................................... 746
Default tracing options.................................................................................................................................................................749
Tips for tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................... 749
RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................................... 751
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Use RAW camera files.................................................................................................................................................................. 751
Import RAW camera files in CorelDRAW.......................................................................................................................................752
Adjust the color and tone of RAW camera files............................................................................................................................754
Sharpen RAW camera files and reduce noise................................................................................................................................757
Preview RAW camera files and obtain image information.............................................................................................................757
Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 759
Print basics......................................................................................................................................................................................... 761
Print your work............................................................................................................................................................................ 761
Lay out print jobs......................................................................................................................................................................... 762
Preview print jobs.........................................................................................................................................................................763
Print styles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 764
Fine-tune print jobs...................................................................................................................................................................... 765
Print colors accurately...................................................................................................................................................................765
Print to a PostScript printer.......................................................................................................................................................... 767
Print merge...................................................................................................................................................................................769
Preflight summaries...................................................................................................................................................................... 772
Prepare files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................... 773
Prepare for a print service provider...............................................................................................................................................773
Imposition layouts........................................................................................................................................................................ 774
Printers’ marks..............................................................................................................................................................................776
Maintain OPI links........................................................................................................................................................................ 778
Color separations..........................................................................................................................................................................778
Color trapping and overprinting................................................................................................................................................... 780
In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................................ 782
Print to film..................................................................................................................................................................................784
Prepare banners for printing.........................................................................................................................................................785
Work with a print service provider............................................................................................................................................... 787
Web graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................................789
Create objects for the web.................................................................................................................................................................791
Create pixel-perfect graphics for the web..................................................................................................................................... 791
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Export bitmaps for the web......................................................................................................................................................... 792
Export and upload bitmaps to WordPress.................................................................................................................................... 797
Save and apply web presets......................................................................................................................................................... 798
Export objects with transparent colors and backgrounds..............................................................................................................799
Web-compatible text.................................................................................................................................................................... 799
Rollovers....................................................................................................................................................................................... 800
Bookmarks and hyperlinks............................................................................................................................................................ 801
Add hotspots and alternate text to objects.................................................................................................................................. 802
Import and export............................................................................................................................................................................. 805
Import and export files and assets..................................................................................................................................................... 807
Import files................................................................................................................................................................................... 807
Export files....................................................................................................................................................................................809
Export objects and pages............................................................................................................................................................. 811
Export to PDF..................................................................................................................................................................................... 815
Export to PDF............................................................................................................................................................................... 815
PDF hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails.................................................................................................................................817
Comments in PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................818
Reduce PDF file size......................................................................................................................................................................818
Text and fonts in PDF files............................................................................................................................................................ 820
Encode PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................... 821
View options for EPS files.............................................................................................................................................................821
PDF color management options....................................................................................................................................................822
PDF security options..................................................................................................................................................................... 823
Optimize PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................ 824
PDF preflight summaries...............................................................................................................................................................825
Prepare PDF files for a print provider............................................................................................................................................826
Work with office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................................829
Import files from office productivity applications.......................................................................................................................... 829
Export files to office productivity applications...............................................................................................................................829
Add objects to documents........................................................................................................................................................... 829
Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................831
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Adobe Illustrator (AI)....................................................................................................................................................................832
Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................834
OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................835
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................835
CorelDRAW (CDR)......................................................................................................................................................................... 836
Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).............................................................................................................................................. 836
Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 837
Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................837
Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................838
Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 838
Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 839
AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................840
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 842
PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................845
GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................846
High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF).......................................................................................................................................846
JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 847
PaintBrush (PCX)........................................................................................................................................................................... 847
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 848
HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 850
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 851
Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 852
Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 852
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................853
TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................855
TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................856
Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................857
Google Web Picture (WEBP)......................................................................................................................................................... 857
WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................859
RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................859
Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................859
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Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................860
Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 861
General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 861
Customize and automate.................................................................................................................................................................. 863
Customize CorelDRAW........................................................................................................................................................................865
Choose preferences.......................................................................................................................................................................865
Configure GPUs............................................................................................................................................................................ 866
Save and restore defaults............................................................................................................................................................. 866
Customize keyboard shortcuts...................................................................................................................................................... 867
Customize the toolbar.................................................................................................................................................................. 868
Customize filters........................................................................................................................................................................... 869
Use scripts to automate tasks.............................................................................................................................................................871
Scripts...........................................................................................................................................................................................871
Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 875
CorelDRAW for Adobe Illustrator users...............................................................................................................................................877
Compare terminology................................................................................................................................................................... 877
Compare tools.............................................................................................................................................................................. 878
Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 883
Glossary........................................................................................................................................................................................ 883
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