Corel Draw 2019 Macintosh User manual

CorelDRAW® 2019 User Guide

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Contents

Get started...........................................................................................................................................................................................17

Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................19

Authenticate CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.........................................................................................................................................19

Account settings.............................................................................................................................................................................19

Updates.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Change user credentials..................................................................................................................................................................20

Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 21

About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................21

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................23

Get help......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Help and tooltips............................................................................................................................................................................24

Hints...............................................................................................................................................................................................25

Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 26

Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Video resources.............................................................................................................................................................................. 26

Developers’ website........................................................................................................................................................................ 27

Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................27

Start and set up................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Start and quit CorelDRAW..............................................................................................................................................................29

Change the language..................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Startup settings.............................................................................................................................................................................. 30

CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 31

Vector graphics and bitmaps..........................................................................................................................................................31

Start and open drawings................................................................................................................................................................32

Work with multiple drawings......................................................................................................................................................... 35

Undo, redo, and repeat actions......................................................................................................................................................35

Zoom, pan, and scroll.................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Preview drawings............................................................................................................................................................................39

Viewing modes...............................................................................................................................................................................40

Views..............................................................................................................................................................................................41

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Save drawings................................................................................................................................................................................ 42

Locked files.....................................................................................................................................................................................44

Back up and recover files............................................................................................................................................................... 44

Add and access drawing information............................................................................................................................................. 45

Close drawings............................................................................................................................................................................... 46

CorelDRAW.app, CorelDRAW, and Corel Cloud............................................................................................................................... 46

Touch Bar Support..........................................................................................................................................................................47

CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................49

CorelDRAW terms...........................................................................................................................................................................49

Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 50

The toolbar.....................................................................................................................................................................................52

Toolbox...........................................................................................................................................................................................54

Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................67

Inspectors....................................................................................................................................................................................... 67

Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................68

Creative tools and content................................................................................................................................................................... 69

Content types................................................................................................................................................................................. 69

Change content locations...............................................................................................................................................................70

Acquire applications, plug-ins, and content....................................................................................................................................71

Find images with the Connect Content inspector........................................................................................................................... 72

Use and manage images with the Connect Content inspector........................................................................................................74

Lines, shapes, and outlines..................................................................................................................................................................77

Lines, outlines, and brushstrokes.......................................................................................................................................................... 79

Lines............................................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Calligraphic and preset lines........................................................................................................................................................... 87

LiveSketch....................................................................................................................................................................................... 89

Format lines and outlines............................................................................................................................................................... 95

Add arrowheads to lines and curves.............................................................................................................................................101

Copy, convert, remove, and replace outlines.................................................................................................................................103

Brushstrokes................................................................................................................................................................................. 105

Brushstrokes and stylus input....................................................................................................................................................... 107

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Spray objects along a line............................................................................................................................................................ 108

Connector and callout lines.......................................................................................................................................................... 111

Dimension lines............................................................................................................................................................................ 114

Pressure-sensitive pens and devices...............................................................................................................................................117

Shapes................................................................................................................................................................................................119

Rectangles and squares................................................................................................................................................................ 119

Ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes............................................................................................................................................ 122

Polygons and stars........................................................................................................................................................................124

Spirals...........................................................................................................................................................................................126

Grids.............................................................................................................................................................................................126

Predefined shapes.........................................................................................................................................................................127

Use shape recognition.................................................................................................................................................................. 128

Shape objects..................................................................................................................................................................................... 131

Curve objects................................................................................................................................................................................132

Select and move nodes................................................................................................................................................................ 133

Align and distribute nodes........................................................................................................................................................... 135

Manipulate segments................................................................................................................................................................... 142

Join curves....................................................................................................................................................................................143

Copy and cut segments................................................................................................................................................................145

Add, remove, and join nodes....................................................................................................................................................... 145

Node types................................................................................................................................................................................... 147

Transform nodes...........................................................................................................................................................................148

Break the path of curve objects....................................................................................................................................................149

Mirror changes in curve objects................................................................................................................................................... 150

Skew and stretch objects..............................................................................................................................................................151

Smudge and smear objects.......................................................................................................................................................... 152

Roughen objects...........................................................................................................................................................................155

Smooth objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 157

Attract or push away nodes to shape.......................................................................................................................................... 158

Apply distortion effects.................................................................................................................................................................159

Add twirl effects...........................................................................................................................................................................161

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Shape objects by using envelopes................................................................................................................................................ 162

Crop and erase objects.................................................................................................................................................................170

Split objects..................................................................................................................................................................................174

Trim objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 176

Fillet, scallop, and chamfer corners.............................................................................................................................................. 178

Weld and intersect objects........................................................................................................................................................... 181

PowerClip objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 182

Options for nodes, handles, and previews....................................................................................................................................188

Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 193

Create symmetry...........................................................................................................................................................................194

Editing symmetry..........................................................................................................................................................................196

Fuse curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................... 201

Remove symmetry and break symmetry links................................................................................................................................ 202

Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 205

Objects............................................................................................................................................................................................... 207

Select objects................................................................................................................................................................................207

Transform objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 211

Copy, duplicate, and delete objects.............................................................................................................................................. 214

Create objects from enclosed areas.............................................................................................................................................. 217

Create a boundary around objects............................................................................................................................................... 217

Use object coordinates to draw and modify objects..................................................................................................................... 218

Copy object properties, transformations, and effects.................................................................................................................... 225

Clone objects................................................................................................................................................................................227

Position objects.............................................................................................................................................................................228

Align and distribute objects..........................................................................................................................................................230

Apply object hinting.....................................................................................................................................................................233

Snap objects.................................................................................................................................................................................234

Dynamic guides............................................................................................................................................................................ 237

Alignment guides......................................................................................................................................................................... 241

Change the order of objects.........................................................................................................................................................245

Size and scale objects...................................................................................................................................................................246

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Rotate and mirror objects.............................................................................................................................................................247

Modify objects with the Properties inspector................................................................................................................................ 249

Group objects...............................................................................................................................................................................251

Combine objects...........................................................................................................................................................................252

Lock objects..................................................................................................................................................................................254

Find and replace objects...............................................................................................................................................................254

Hide and show objects.................................................................................................................................................................256

Constrain objects..........................................................................................................................................................................257

QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................................259

Insert QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................ 259

Edit QR codes...............................................................................................................................................................................260

Validate QR codes........................................................................................................................................................................ 262

Layers................................................................................................................................................................................................. 265

Create layers.................................................................................................................................................................................265

View layers, pages, and objects....................................................................................................................................................269

Change layer properties................................................................................................................................................................271

Find, move, and copy layers and objects...................................................................................................................................... 273

Symbols.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 275

Create, edit, and delete symbols...................................................................................................................................................275

Use symbols in drawings.............................................................................................................................................................. 277

Symbol collections and libraries....................................................................................................................................................279

Reference: Symbols.......................................................................................................................................................................280

Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................283

Color.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 285

Color models................................................................................................................................................................................ 285

Color depth.................................................................................................................................................................................. 287

Choose colors...............................................................................................................................................................................288

Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................................294

Create and edit color palettes...................................................................................................................................................... 295

Organize and show color palettes................................................................................................................................................ 298

Show or hide color palettes......................................................................................................................................................... 299

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Fills..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 301

Uniform fills..................................................................................................................................................................................301

Fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................................302

Vector and bitmap pattern fills.....................................................................................................................................................307

Two-color pattern fills...................................................................................................................................................................312

Texture fills................................................................................................................................................................................... 313

PostScript fills............................................................................................................................................................................... 315

Mesh fills......................................................................................................................................................................................316

Apply fills to areas........................................................................................................................................................................319

Work with fills..............................................................................................................................................................................320

Object transparency............................................................................................................................................................................323

Uniform transparency................................................................................................................................................................... 324

Fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................................. 325

Pattern transparency..................................................................................................................................................................... 327

Texture transparency..................................................................................................................................................................... 330

Copy, freeze, and remove transparencies...................................................................................................................................... 331

Merge modes............................................................................................................................................................................... 332

Find, manage, and save fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................. 335

Find and view fills and transparencies.......................................................................................................................................... 335

Manage fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................... 337

Save fills and transparencies......................................................................................................................................................... 339

Color management.............................................................................................................................................................................341

About color management............................................................................................................................................................ 341

Get started with color management.............................................................................................................................................345

Install, load, and embed color profiles......................................................................................................................................... 348

Assign color profiles..................................................................................................................................................................... 349

Convert colors to other color profiles........................................................................................................................................... 350

Color-conversion settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 350

Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................351

Color management presets...........................................................................................................................................................354

Color management policies.......................................................................................................................................................... 355

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Manage colors when opening documents....................................................................................................................................356

Manage colors when importing and pasting files.........................................................................................................................357

Manage colors for print............................................................................................................................................................... 357

Use a safe CMYK workflow.......................................................................................................................................................... 358

Manage colors for online viewing................................................................................................................................................ 358

Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................359

Lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................................361

Apply lenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 361

Edit lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................... 363

Mosaics.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 365

Vector mosaics (Pointillizer effect).................................................................................................................................................365

Bitmap mosaics (PhotoCocktail effect).......................................................................................................................................... 369

Add 3D effects................................................................................................................................................................................... 373

Contour objects............................................................................................................................................................................373

Apply perspective..........................................................................................................................................................................376

Create extrusions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 379

Create bevel effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 383

Add drop shadows.......................................................................................................................................................................385

Add block shadows...................................................................................................................................................................... 388

Blend objects................................................................................................................................................................................391

Add movement and focus.................................................................................................................................................................. 397

Impact effects...............................................................................................................................................................................397

Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................405

Add and manipulate text................................................................................................................................................................... 407

Import and paste text...................................................................................................................................................................407

Artistic text................................................................................................................................................................................... 409

Paragraph text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 409

Add columns to text frames......................................................................................................................................................... 413

Combine and link paragraph text frames......................................................................................................................................414

Align text to the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................416

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Select text.....................................................................................................................................................................................417

Find, edit, and convert text.......................................................................................................................................................... 418

Shift, rotate, mirror, and flip text..................................................................................................................................................420

Move text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 422

Wrap text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 422

Fit text to a path..........................................................................................................................................................................423

Special characters, symbols, and glyphs........................................................................................................................................426

Embed graphics............................................................................................................................................................................429

Legacy text................................................................................................................................................................................... 429

Format text.........................................................................................................................................................................................431

Choose typefaces and fonts..........................................................................................................................................................431

Format characters......................................................................................................................................................................... 434

Change text color......................................................................................................................................................................... 435

Kern a range of characters........................................................................................................................................................... 437

Changing text case....................................................................................................................................................................... 437

OpenType features........................................................................................................................................................................ 438

Adjust character and word spacing.............................................................................................................................................. 443

Adjust line and paragraph spacing...............................................................................................................................................444

Add bullets to text....................................................................................................................................................................... 446

Drop caps.....................................................................................................................................................................................447

Change character position and angle........................................................................................................................................... 448

Align text......................................................................................................................................................................................449

Add tabs and indents...................................................................................................................................................................452

Text styles..................................................................................................................................................................................... 453

Hyphenate text............................................................................................................................................................................. 453

Formatting codes..........................................................................................................................................................................455

Nonprinting characters................................................................................................................................................................. 456

Work with text in different languages................................................................................................................................................ 457

Format Asian text......................................................................................................................................................................... 457

Line-breaking rules for Asian text................................................................................................................................................. 458

OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 459

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Format multilingual text............................................................................................................................................................... 459

Display text correctly in any language.......................................................................................................................................... 461

Manage fonts.....................................................................................................................................................................................463

Change the default font...............................................................................................................................................................463

Substitute fonts............................................................................................................................................................................ 464

Embed fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................465

View fonts....................................................................................................................................................................................466

Filter fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 467

Search for fonts............................................................................................................................................................................468

Acquire more fonts...................................................................................................................................................................... 470

Choose fonts................................................................................................................................................................................ 470

Corel Font Manager......................................................................................................................................................................472

Writing tools...................................................................................................................................................................................... 473

QuickCorrect................................................................................................................................................................................. 473

Spell Check and Grammatik..........................................................................................................................................................475

Thesaurus..................................................................................................................................................................................... 477

Work with languages................................................................................................................................................................... 478

Customize the writing tools......................................................................................................................................................... 479

Checking styles............................................................................................................................................................................. 480

Word lists..................................................................................................................................................................................... 480

Check statistics............................................................................................................................................................................. 482

Reference: Writing tools............................................................................................................................................................... 483

Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................489

Templates........................................................................................................................................................................................... 491

Use templates...............................................................................................................................................................................491

Find templates..............................................................................................................................................................................492

Manage templates........................................................................................................................................................................494

Create templates...........................................................................................................................................................................495

Edit templates.............................................................................................................................................................................. 496

Styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................................497

Create styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................... 498

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Apply styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................ 500

Edit styles and style sets...............................................................................................................................................................501

Manage default object properties.................................................................................................................................................502

Export and import style sheets..................................................................................................................................................... 503

Find objects that use a specific style or style set...........................................................................................................................504

Break the link between objects and styles or style sets................................................................................................................. 504

Color styles.........................................................................................................................................................................................505

Create and apply color styles........................................................................................................................................................505

Edit color styles............................................................................................................................................................................ 508

View color styles...........................................................................................................................................................................511

Export and import color styles......................................................................................................................................................513

Break the link between a color style and an object...................................................................................................................... 513

Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 515

Pages and layout tools....................................................................................................................................................................... 517

Page layout...................................................................................................................................................................................517

Page background..........................................................................................................................................................................520

Add, duplicate, rename, and delete pages................................................................................................................................... 521

Insert page numbers.................................................................................................................................................................... 523

Rulers............................................................................................................................................................................................525

Document grid and pixel grid.......................................................................................................................................................527

Baseline grid.................................................................................................................................................................................528

Set up guidelines..........................................................................................................................................................................529

Modify guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................... 532

Drawing scale...............................................................................................................................................................................533

Tables................................................................................................................................................................................................. 535

Add tables....................................................................................................................................................................................535

Select, move, and navigate table components..............................................................................................................................537

Insert and delete table rows and columns....................................................................................................................................539

Resize table cells, rows, and columns...........................................................................................................................................541

Format tables and cells.................................................................................................................................................................542

Text in tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 545

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Convert tables to text................................................................................................................................................................... 546

Merge and split tables and cells................................................................................................................................................... 547

Manipulate tables as objects........................................................................................................................................................ 548

Add images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables....................................................................................................................... 549

Import tables................................................................................................................................................................................549

Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 551

Work with bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................553

Convert vector graphics to bitmaps..............................................................................................................................................553

Place bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 555

Crop bitmaps................................................................................................................................................................................555

Bitmap dimensions and resolution................................................................................................................................................555

Straighten bitmaps....................................................................................................................................................................... 557

Correct perspective distortions......................................................................................................................................................559

Remove dust and scratch marks from bitmaps............................................................................................................................. 560

Change and mask colors in bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................560

Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................................. 562

Adjust color and tone.................................................................................................................................................................. 567

Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................................... 573

Transform color and tone............................................................................................................................................................. 575

Apply special effects to bitmaps................................................................................................................................................... 576

Special effects categories....................................................................................................................................................................583

3-D............................................................................................................................................................................................... 583

Art strokes....................................................................................................................................................................................587

Blur...............................................................................................................................................................................................593

Camera......................................................................................................................................................................................... 598

Color transform............................................................................................................................................................................ 602

Contour........................................................................................................................................................................................ 603

Creative........................................................................................................................................................................................ 605

Custom.........................................................................................................................................................................................609

Distort.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 610

Noise............................................................................................................................................................................................ 615

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Sharpen........................................................................................................................................................................................ 619

Texture..........................................................................................................................................................................................621

Bitmap color modes........................................................................................................................................................................... 627

Change the color mode of bitmaps..............................................................................................................................................627

Change bitmaps to black-and-white.............................................................................................................................................628

Change bitmaps to duotones....................................................................................................................................................... 629

Change bitmaps to the paletted color mode................................................................................................................................ 630

Trace...................................................................................................................................................................................................633

Trace bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 633

PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................636

Preview traced results................................................................................................................................................................... 637

Fine-tune traced results................................................................................................................................................................ 638

Adjust colors in traced results...................................................................................................................................................... 640

Default tracing options.................................................................................................................................................................642

Tips for tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................... 643

RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................................... 645

Use RAW camera files.................................................................................................................................................................. 645

Import RAW camera files in CorelDRAW.......................................................................................................................................646

Adjust the color and tone of RAW camera files............................................................................................................................648

Sharpen RAW camera files and reduce noise................................................................................................................................651

Preview RAW camera files and obtain image information.............................................................................................................651

Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 653

Print basics......................................................................................................................................................................................... 655

Print your work............................................................................................................................................................................ 655

Lay out print jobs.........................................................................................................................................................................656

Preview print................................................................................................................................................................................ 657

Print styles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 658

Fine-tune print jobs...................................................................................................................................................................... 659

Print colors accurately...................................................................................................................................................................659

Print to a PostScript printer.......................................................................................................................................................... 661

Print merge...................................................................................................................................................................................663

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Preflight summaries...................................................................................................................................................................... 666

Prepare files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................... 667

Prepare for a print service provider...............................................................................................................................................667

Imposition layouts........................................................................................................................................................................ 668

Printers’ marks..............................................................................................................................................................................670

Maintain OPI links........................................................................................................................................................................ 672

Color separations..........................................................................................................................................................................672

Color trapping and overprinting................................................................................................................................................... 674

In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................................ 676

Print to film..................................................................................................................................................................................678

Work with a print service provider............................................................................................................................................... 679

Web graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................................681

Create objects for the web.................................................................................................................................................................683

Create pixel-perfect graphics for the web..................................................................................................................................... 683

Export bitmaps for the web......................................................................................................................................................... 684

Export and upload bitmaps to WordPress.................................................................................................................................... 690

Save and apply web presets......................................................................................................................................................... 690

Export objects with transparent colors and backgrounds..............................................................................................................691

Web-compatible text.................................................................................................................................................................... 692

Rollovers....................................................................................................................................................................................... 692

Bookmarks and hyperlinks............................................................................................................................................................ 693

Add hotspots and alternate text to objects.................................................................................................................................. 695

File formats........................................................................................................................................................................................697

Import and export files.......................................................................................................................................................................699

Import files...................................................................................................................................................................................699

Export files....................................................................................................................................................................................701

Export to PDF..................................................................................................................................................................................... 703

Export to PDF............................................................................................................................................................................... 703

PDF hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails.................................................................................................................................705

Reduce PDF file size......................................................................................................................................................................706

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Text and fonts in PDF files............................................................................................................................................................ 707

Encode PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................... 708

View options for EPS files.............................................................................................................................................................709

PDF color management options....................................................................................................................................................709

PDF security options..................................................................................................................................................................... 710

Optimize PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................ 712

PDF preflight summaries...............................................................................................................................................................713

Prepare PDF files for a print provider............................................................................................................................................713

Work with office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................................715

Import files from office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................715

Export files to office productivity applications...............................................................................................................................715

Add objects to documents........................................................................................................................................................... 715

Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................717

Adobe Illustrator (AI)....................................................................................................................................................................718

Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................720

OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................721

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................721

CorelDRAW (CDR).........................................................................................................................................................................722

Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)..............................................................................................................................................722

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 723

Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................723

Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................724

Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 724

Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 725

AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................726

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 728

PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................731

GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................732

JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 732

PaintBrush (PCX)........................................................................................................................................................................... 733

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 734

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HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 735

Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 737

Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 737

Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 738

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................739

TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................741

TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................742

Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................742

WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................742

RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................743

Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................743

Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................744

Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 744

General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 745

Customize and automate.................................................................................................................................................................. 747

Setting basic preferences.................................................................................................................................................................... 749

Disabling warning messages.........................................................................................................................................................749

Customize CorelDRAW........................................................................................................................................................................751

Choose preferences.......................................................................................................................................................................751

Save and restore defaults............................................................................................................................................................. 751

Customize the toolbar.................................................................................................................................................................. 752

Customize filters...........................................................................................................................................................................752

Use scripts to automate tasks.............................................................................................................................................................755

Scripts...........................................................................................................................................................................................755

Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 759

CorelDRAW for Adobe Illustrator users...............................................................................................................................................761

Comparing terminology................................................................................................................................................................ 761

Comparing tools...........................................................................................................................................................................762

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 767

Glossary........................................................................................................................................................................................ 767

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Get started

Corel accounts and services...................................................................................................................................................................19

Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Start and set up.................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

CorelDRAW basics..................................................................................................................................................................................31

CorelDRAW workspace tour...................................................................................................................................................................49

Creative tools and content.....................................................................................................................................................................69

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