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Corel DESIGNER® 2017 User Guide
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Contents
Getting started.................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Installing CorelDRAWTechnicalSuite.................................................................................................................................................... 21
System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................21
Preparing for installation................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Installing CorelDRAWTechnicalSuite applications........................................................................................................................... 22
Installation options......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Modifying and repairing installations..............................................................................................................................................25
Uninstalling CorelDRAWTechnicalSuite.......................................................................................................................................... 25
Frequently Asked Questions............................................................................................................................................................ 25
Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................27
Authenticating CorelDRAWTechnicalSuite......................................................................................................................................27
Checking account settings and product details...............................................................................................................................28
Updating Corel products................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Upgrade Program........................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Changing user credentials...............................................................................................................................................................28
Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 29
About Corel....................................................................................................................................................................................29
What’s new in Corel DESIGNER 2017?.................................................................................................................................................31
Compatibility.................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Precision......................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Productivity.....................................................................................................................................................................................37
Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................45
Getting help................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Using the Help and tooltips........................................................................................................................................................... 46
Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Accessing eBooks............................................................................................................................................................................48
Community website for developers.................................................................................................................................................48
Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 48
Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................48
CorelDESIGNER workspace tour........................................................................................................................................................... 51
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CorelDESIGNER terms and concepts.............................................................................................................................................. 51
CorelDESIGNER application window.............................................................................................................................................. 52
Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
More about toolbars...................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Exploring the toolbox..................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Property bar....................................................................................................................................................................................70
Dockers...........................................................................................................................................................................................71
Status bar.......................................................................................................................................................................................73
Choosing a workspace....................................................................................................................................................................73
Starting and setting up........................................................................................................................................................................ 75
Starting and quitting CorelDESIGNER............................................................................................................................................ 75
Changing the language.................................................................................................................................................................. 75
Changing startup settings...............................................................................................................................................................76
CorelDESIGNER basics..........................................................................................................................................................................77
Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps...................................................................................................................................77
Starting and opening drawings...................................................................................................................................................... 78
Scanning images............................................................................................................................................................................ 81
Working with multiple drawings.................................................................................................................................................... 82
Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions....................................................................................................................................... 83
Zooming, panning, and scrolling....................................................................................................................................................84
Previewing drawings.......................................................................................................................................................................86
Choosing viewing modes................................................................................................................................................................88
Working with views........................................................................................................................................................................89
Saving drawings............................................................................................................................................................................. 90
Working with locked files............................................................................................................................................................... 92
Backing up and recovering files......................................................................................................................................................92
Adding and accessing drawing information....................................................................................................................................93
Closing drawings............................................................................................................................................................................ 94
Finding and managing creative tools and content................................................................................................................................95
Acquiring applications, plug-ins, and extensions.............................................................................................................................95
Finding content with the Get More docker.................................................................................................................................... 97
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Accessing content.........................................................................................................................................................................100
Browsing and searching for content.............................................................................................................................................102
Viewing content........................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Using content...............................................................................................................................................................................105
Installing fonts..............................................................................................................................................................................107
Managing content........................................................................................................................................................................107
Syncing trays with OneDrive......................................................................................................................................................... 109
Content types............................................................................................................................................................................... 111
Working with precision...................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Using gravity snapping................................................................................................................................................................. 113
Using dynamic guides.................................................................................................................................................................. 116
Using alignment guides................................................................................................................................................................122
Using constrain keys.....................................................................................................................................................................126
Using object coordinates.............................................................................................................................................................. 126
Touch and Surface Dial.......................................................................................................................................................................135
Using touch..................................................................................................................................................................................135
Using Microsoft Surface Dial........................................................................................................................................................ 137
Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................139
Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes...................................................................................................................................141
Setting the default property values...............................................................................................................................................141
Drawing lines................................................................................................................................................................................142
Parallel drawing............................................................................................................................................................................ 147
Closing multiple line segments..................................................................................................................................................... 149
Drawing callouts...........................................................................................................................................................................149
Drawing connector lines...............................................................................................................................................................153
Drawing dimension lines.............................................................................................................................................................. 157
Formatting lines and outlines....................................................................................................................................................... 161
Adding arrowheads to lines and curves........................................................................................................................................166
Drawing calligraphic and preset lines........................................................................................................................................... 168
Applying linear-pattern brushstrokes.............................................................................................................................................170
Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing......................................................................................... 171
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Sketching naturally with intelligent stroke adjustment.................................................................................................................. 172
Spraying linear patterns along a line............................................................................................................................................ 177
Using pressure-sensitive pens and devices.................................................................................................................................... 179
Support for Real-Time Stylus (RTS) pen tablets and devices...........................................................................................................180
Drawing shapes.................................................................................................................................................................................. 183
Drawing rectangles and squares...................................................................................................................................................183
Drawing ellipses, circles, arcs, and wedges...................................................................................................................................186
Drawing polygons and stars......................................................................................................................................................... 187
Drawing grids...............................................................................................................................................................................189
Drawing predefined shapes.......................................................................................................................................................... 189
Drawing projected shapes............................................................................................................................................................ 190
Drawing by using shape recognition............................................................................................................................................ 192
Shaping objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 195
Using curve objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 195
Selecting and moving nodes........................................................................................................................................................ 196
Manipulating segments................................................................................................................................................................ 198
Joining curves............................................................................................................................................................................... 199
Copying and cutting segments..................................................................................................................................................... 200
Adding, removing, joining, and aligning nodes............................................................................................................................ 201
Using node types..........................................................................................................................................................................202
Transforming nodes...................................................................................................................................................................... 203
Breaking the path of curve objects...............................................................................................................................................204
Mirroring changes in curve objects...............................................................................................................................................205
Smudging and smearing objects.................................................................................................................................................. 206
Roughening objects...................................................................................................................................................................... 208
Shaping objects by attracting or pushing away nodes..................................................................................................................210
Applying distortion effects............................................................................................................................................................211
Adding twirl effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Shaping objects by using envelopes............................................................................................................................................. 214
Cropping and erasing objects.......................................................................................................................................................216
Splitting objects............................................................................................................................................................................220
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Trimming objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 222
Filleting, scalloping, and chamfering corners................................................................................................................................ 224
Welding and intersecting objects..................................................................................................................................................226
Creating PowerClip objects........................................................................................................................................................... 227
Setting options for nodes, handles, and previews........................................................................................................................ 232
Projecting objects............................................................................................................................................................................... 235
Understanding projected drawing modes..................................................................................................................................... 235
Using projected drawing modes...................................................................................................................................................236
Customizing drawing profiles....................................................................................................................................................... 238
Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 241
Working with objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 243
Selecting objects...........................................................................................................................................................................243
Changing object properties...........................................................................................................................................................246
Copying, duplicating, and deleting objects................................................................................................................................... 246
Copying object properties, transformations, and effects............................................................................................................... 248
Creating new objects from boundaries.........................................................................................................................................250
Cloning objects.............................................................................................................................................................................250
Moving objects.............................................................................................................................................................................251
Sizing and scaling objects............................................................................................................................................................ 253
Rotating objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 255
Mirroring objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 256
Skewing objects............................................................................................................................................................................256
Aligning and distributing objects..................................................................................................................................................257
Applying object hinting................................................................................................................................................................ 260
Changing the order of objects......................................................................................................................................................260
Grouping objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 261
Combining objects........................................................................................................................................................................262
Locking objects.............................................................................................................................................................................264
Finding and replacing objects.......................................................................................................................................................264
Hiding and displaying objects.......................................................................................................................................................265
Accessing and displaying geometric information about objects.................................................................................................... 266
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Inserting bar codes.......................................................................................................................................................................266
Inserting and editing QR codes.......................................................................................................................................................... 269
Inserting QR codes....................................................................................................................................................................... 269
Editing QR codes..........................................................................................................................................................................270
Validating QR codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 272
Working with symbols........................................................................................................................................................................275
Using symbols in drawings...........................................................................................................................................................275
Managing collections and libraries............................................................................................................................................... 278
Creating, editing, and deleting symbols........................................................................................................................................279
Sharing symbols between drawings..............................................................................................................................................282
Reference: Working with symbols.................................................................................................................................................283
Creating objects for the web..............................................................................................................................................................285
Exporting bitmaps for the web.....................................................................................................................................................285
Saving and applying web presets................................................................................................................................................. 292
Exporting objects with transparent colors and backgrounds......................................................................................................... 292
Creating rollovers..........................................................................................................................................................................293
Adding bookmarks and hyperlinks to documents......................................................................................................................... 294
Adding hotspots and alternate text to objects..............................................................................................................................296
Working with layers............................................................................................................................................................................297
Creating layers..............................................................................................................................................................................297
Changing layer properties.............................................................................................................................................................301
Moving and copying layers and objects........................................................................................................................................303
Object linking and embedding........................................................................................................................................................... 305
Inserting linked or embedded objects...........................................................................................................................................305
Editing linked or embedded objects............................................................................................................................................. 306
Working with object data...................................................................................................................................................................307
Setting up the project database................................................................................................................................................... 307
Managing object data.................................................................................................................................................................. 309
Applying CGM data to objects..................................................................................................................................................... 310
Color and fills.................................................................................................................................................................................... 317
Working with color............................................................................................................................................................................ 319
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Understanding color models.........................................................................................................................................................319
Understanding color depth...........................................................................................................................................................321
Choosing colors............................................................................................................................................................................322
Using the Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................328
Creating and editing custom color palettes.................................................................................................................................. 330
Organizing and displaying color palettes...................................................................................................................................... 333
Displaying or hiding color palettes in the Palette libraries............................................................................................................. 335
Setting the properties of color palettes........................................................................................................................................ 336
Filling objects......................................................................................................................................................................................339
Applying uniform fills................................................................................................................................................................... 339
Applying fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................. 340
Applying hatch fills.......................................................................................................................................................................343
Applying pattern fills.................................................................................................................................................................... 347
Applying texture fills.....................................................................................................................................................................350
Applying PostScript fills................................................................................................................................................................ 352
Applying mesh fills....................................................................................................................................................................... 352
Applying fills to areas...................................................................................................................................................................354
Working with fills......................................................................................................................................................................... 355
Managing and sharing fills and transparencies...................................................................................................................................357
Managing fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................ 357
Saving and sharing fills and transparencies.................................................................................................................................. 359
Using color management................................................................................................................................................................... 361
Understanding color management............................................................................................................................................... 361
Getting started with color management in CorelDESIGNER......................................................................................................... 365
Installing, loading, and embedding color profiles......................................................................................................................... 368
Assigning color profiles................................................................................................................................................................ 369
Converting colors to other color profiles...................................................................................................................................... 370
Choosing color-conversion settings............................................................................................................................................... 370
Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................371
Working with color management presets..................................................................................................................................... 372
Working with color management policies.....................................................................................................................................373
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Managing colors when opening documents.................................................................................................................................374
Managing colors when importing and pasting files......................................................................................................................375
Managing colors for print............................................................................................................................................................ 376
Using a safe CMYK workflow....................................................................................................................................................... 376
Managing colors for online viewing............................................................................................................................................. 376
Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................377
Adding 3D effects to objects..............................................................................................................................................................379
Contouring objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 379
Applying perspective to objects.................................................................................................................................................... 382
Creating extrusions....................................................................................................................................................................... 383
Creating bevel effects................................................................................................................................................................... 387
Creating drop shadows................................................................................................................................................................ 389
Blending objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 392
Changing the transparency of objects................................................................................................................................................ 397
Applying uniform transparency.....................................................................................................................................................397
Applying fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................... 398
Applying pattern transparency......................................................................................................................................................400
Applying texture transparency...................................................................................................................................................... 403
Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies...........................................................................................................................403
Applying merge modes................................................................................................................................................................ 404
Using lenses with objects................................................................................................................................................................... 407
Applying lenses.............................................................................................................................................................................407
Editing lenses............................................................................................................................................................................... 409
Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................411
Adding and manipulating text............................................................................................................................................................413
Importing and pasting text...........................................................................................................................................................413
Adding artistic text....................................................................................................................................................................... 415
Adding paragraph text................................................................................................................................................................. 415
Adding columns to text frames.................................................................................................................................................... 419
Combining and linking paragraph text frames..............................................................................................................................420
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Aligning text by using the baseline grid....................................................................................................................................... 423
Selecting text................................................................................................................................................................................424
Finding, editing, and converting text............................................................................................................................................424
Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text..............................................................................................................................426
Moving text.................................................................................................................................................................................. 427
Wrapping text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 428
Fitting text to a path....................................................................................................................................................................429
Inserting special characters, symbols, and glyphs..........................................................................................................................431
Embedding graphics..................................................................................................................................................................... 434
Working with legacy text..............................................................................................................................................................434
Formatting text...................................................................................................................................................................................437
Choosing typefaces and fonts.......................................................................................................................................................437
Formatting characters................................................................................................................................................................... 440
Changing text color...................................................................................................................................................................... 441
Kerning a range of characters...................................................................................................................................................... 443
Changing text case....................................................................................................................................................................... 444
Working with OpenType features..................................................................................................................................................445
Adjusting character and word spacing......................................................................................................................................... 449
Adjusting line and paragraph spacing.......................................................................................................................................... 451
Adding bullets to text.................................................................................................................................................................. 452
Inserting drop caps.......................................................................................................................................................................454
Changing character position and angle........................................................................................................................................ 455
Aligning text.................................................................................................................................................................................456
Adding tabs and indents.............................................................................................................................................................. 458
Working with text styles............................................................................................................................................................... 459
Hyphenating text.......................................................................................................................................................................... 459
Inserting formatting codes........................................................................................................................................................... 462
Displaying nonprinting characters.................................................................................................................................................463
Adding equations............................................................................................................................................................................... 465
Working with text in different languages........................................................................................................................................... 467
Formatting Asian text................................................................................................................................................................... 467
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Using line-breaking rules for Asian text........................................................................................................................................ 468
OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 469
Formatting multilingual text......................................................................................................................................................... 469
Displaying text correctly in any language......................................................................................................................................471
Working with translated text........................................................................................................................................................ 471
Managing fonts..................................................................................................................................................................................473
Changing the default font............................................................................................................................................................473
Substituting fonts......................................................................................................................................................................... 474
Embedding fonts.......................................................................................................................................................................... 475
Viewing fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 475
Filtering fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 477
Searching for fonts.......................................................................................................................................................................478
Acquiring more fonts................................................................................................................................................................... 479
Identifying fonts........................................................................................................................................................................... 481
Choosing fonts with Font Playground...........................................................................................................................................481
Using Corel Font Manager............................................................................................................................................................483
Using writing tools.............................................................................................................................................................................485
Using QuickCorrect....................................................................................................................................................................... 485
Using the spelling checker and Grammatik...................................................................................................................................487
Using the thesaurus......................................................................................................................................................................489
Working with languages...............................................................................................................................................................490
Customizing the writing tools...................................................................................................................................................... 490
Using checking styles....................................................................................................................................................................491
Using rule classes......................................................................................................................................................................... 494
Analyzing a drawing.....................................................................................................................................................................495
Using word lists............................................................................................................................................................................496
Checking statistics........................................................................................................................................................................ 499
Reference: Using writing tools......................................................................................................................................................499
Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................505
Working with templates..................................................................................................................................................................... 507
Searching for templates................................................................................................................................................................507
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Using templates............................................................................................................................................................................509
Creating templates....................................................................................................................................................................... 509
Editing templates..........................................................................................................................................................................510
Working with styles and style sets......................................................................................................................................................511
Creating styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................ 512
Applying styles and style sets....................................................................................................................................................... 514
Editing styles and style sets.......................................................................................................................................................... 515
Managing default object properties..............................................................................................................................................516
Exporting and importing style sheets............................................................................................................................................517
Assigning keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets...................................................................................................................... 518
Finding objects that use a specific style or style set...................................................................................................................... 518
Breaking the link between objects and styles or style sets.............................................................................................................518
Working with color styles................................................................................................................................................................... 521
Creating and applying color styles................................................................................................................................................ 521
Editing color styles....................................................................................................................................................................... 524
Viewing color styles......................................................................................................................................................................528
Exporting and importing color styles............................................................................................................................................ 530
Breaking the link between a color style and an object..................................................................................................................530
Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 531
Working with pages and layout tools.................................................................................................................................................533
Specifying the page layout........................................................................................................................................................... 533
Choosing a page background.......................................................................................................................................................536
Adding, duplicating, renaming, and deleting pages..................................................................................................................... 537
Inserting page numbers................................................................................................................................................................539
Using the rulers............................................................................................................................................................................541
Calibrating the rulers.................................................................................................................................................................... 542
Setting up the document grid......................................................................................................................................................542
Setting up the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................... 544
Setting up guidelines....................................................................................................................................................................544
Modifying guidelines.................................................................................................................................................................... 546
Setting the drawing scale............................................................................................................................................................. 547
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Working with tables........................................................................................................................................................................... 549
Adding tables to drawings........................................................................................................................................................... 549
Selecting, moving, and navigating table components................................................................................................................... 550
Inserting and deleting table rows and columns............................................................................................................................ 553
Resizing table cells, rows, and columns........................................................................................................................................554
Formatting tables and cells...........................................................................................................................................................555
Working with text in tables.......................................................................................................................................................... 556
Converting tables to text.............................................................................................................................................................. 557
Merging and splitting tables and cells..........................................................................................................................................558
Manipulating tables as objects..................................................................................................................................................... 559
Adding images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables...................................................................................................................559
Importing tables in a drawing......................................................................................................................................................560
Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 563
Working with bitmaps........................................................................................................................................................................565
Converting vector graphics to bitmaps......................................................................................................................................... 565
Importing bitmaps........................................................................................................................................................................567
Cropping bitmaps.........................................................................................................................................................................567
Changing the dimensions and resolution of bitmaps....................................................................................................................567
Straightening bitmaps.................................................................................................................................................................. 569
Correcting perspective distortions................................................................................................................................................. 570
Using Digimarc watermarks to identify bitmaps........................................................................................................................... 571
Removing dust and scratch marks from bitmaps.......................................................................................................................... 573
Applying special effects in bitmaps...............................................................................................................................................573
Working with colors in bitmaps................................................................................................................................................... 575
Using the Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................. 576
Adjusting color and tone..............................................................................................................................................................581
Using the Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................... 583
Transforming color and tone........................................................................................................................................................ 584
Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT.....................................................................................................................................584
Working with bitmap color modes.....................................................................................................................................................587
Changing the color mode of bitmaps...........................................................................................................................................587
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Changing bitmaps to black-and-white images..............................................................................................................................588
Changing bitmaps to duotones.................................................................................................................................................... 589
Changing bitmaps to the paletted color mode.............................................................................................................................590
Tracing bitmaps and editing traced results......................................................................................................................................... 593
Tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................ 593
PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................596
Previewing traced results.............................................................................................................................................................. 598
Fine-tuning traced results............................................................................................................................................................. 598
Adjusting colors in traced results..................................................................................................................................................600
Setting default tracing options..................................................................................................................................................... 602
Tips for tracing bitmaps and editing traced results.......................................................................................................................603
Working with RAW camera files.........................................................................................................................................................605
Using RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................... 605
Bringing RAW camera files into CorelDESIGNER.......................................................................................................................... 606
Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files.......................................................................................................................609
Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files....................................................................................................................611
Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information................................................................................................... 611
Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 613
Printing basics.................................................................................................................................................................................... 615
Printing your work........................................................................................................................................................................615
Laying out print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 616
Previewing print jobs.................................................................................................................................................................... 617
Applying print styles..................................................................................................................................................................... 618
Fine-tuning print jobs................................................................................................................................................................... 619
Printing colors accurately..............................................................................................................................................................620
Printing to a PostScript printer..................................................................................................................................................... 622
Using print merge........................................................................................................................................................................ 624
Viewing preflight summaries........................................................................................................................................................ 627
Preparing files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................ 629
Preparing a print job for a print service provider.......................................................................................................................... 629
Working with imposition layouts.................................................................................................................................................. 630
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Printing printers’ marks................................................................................................................................................................ 632
Maintaining OPI links................................................................................................................................................................... 634
Printing color separations............................................................................................................................................................. 635
Working with color trapping and overprinting............................................................................................................................. 636
Specifying In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................639
Printing to film............................................................................................................................................................................. 641
Working with a print service provider...........................................................................................................................................641
File formats........................................................................................................................................................................................643
Importing and exporting files............................................................................................................................................................. 645
Importing files.............................................................................................................................................................................. 645
Exporting files...............................................................................................................................................................................648
Working with 3D models................................................................................................................................................................... 651
Installing Lattice3D Studio Corel Edition....................................................................................................................................... 651
Importing 3D models................................................................................................................................................................... 652
Inserting and adjusting 3D models...............................................................................................................................................653
Exporting to PDF................................................................................................................................................................................ 655
Exporting documents as PDF files................................................................................................................................................. 655
Including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails in PDF files.......................................................................................................658
Reducing the size of PDF files...................................................................................................................................................... 658
Working with text and fonts in PDF files...................................................................................................................................... 659
Specifying an encoding format for PDF files................................................................................................................................. 661
Specifying a viewing option for EPS files...................................................................................................................................... 661
Specifying color management options for exporting PDF files.......................................................................................................662
Setting security options for PDF files............................................................................................................................................ 662
Optimizing PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................... 664
Viewing preflight summaries for PDF files.................................................................................................................................... 665
Preparing PDF files for a print provider.........................................................................................................................................665
Working with office productivity applications..................................................................................................................................... 667
Importing files from office productivity applications..................................................................................................................... 667
Exporting files to office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................667
Adding objects to documents...................................................................................................................................................... 667
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Exporting to HTML............................................................................................................................................................................. 669
Setting preferences for exporting images to HTML....................................................................................................................... 669
Creating web-compatible text.......................................................................................................................................................670
Previewing and verifying files before exporting to HTML...............................................................................................................670
Exporting to HTML....................................................................................................................................................................... 671
Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................673
3D file formats............................................................................................................................................................................. 674
Adobe Illustrator (AI).................................................................................................................................................................... 674
Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB).............................................................................................................................................................. 677
Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................677
OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................678
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................678
CorelDRAW (CDR)......................................................................................................................................................................... 680
Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX).............................................................................................................................................. 681
Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 681
Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................682
Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................682
Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 682
Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 684
CorelDESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW).................................................................................................................................... 684
AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................685
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 687
PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................691
GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................692
HTML............................................................................................................................................................................................693
JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 693
JPEG 2000 (JP2)........................................................................................................................................................................... 694
Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD).......................................................................................................................................................695
PICT (PCT)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 696
PaintBrush (PCX)........................................................................................................................................................................... 697
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 698
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HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 700
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 701
Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 702
Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 703
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................703
Adobe Flash (SWF)....................................................................................................................................................................... 707
TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................ 708
TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................709
TrueType Font (TTF).......................................................................................................................................................................709
Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................710
WordPerfect Document (WPD)......................................................................................................................................................710
WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................711
RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................711
Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI).................................................................................................................................................712
Windows Metafile Format (WMF).................................................................................................................................................712
XML Localization Interchange (XLIFF)............................................................................................................................................712
Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................712
Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................713
Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 714
General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 714
Customizing and automating............................................................................................................................................................ 717
Setting basic preferences.................................................................................................................................................................... 719
Disabling warning messages.........................................................................................................................................................719
Viewing system information......................................................................................................................................................... 719
Customizing CorelDESIGNER..............................................................................................................................................................721
Saving and restoring defaults....................................................................................................................................................... 721
Creating workspaces.....................................................................................................................................................................722
Importing and exporting workspaces............................................................................................................................................722
Customizing workspace appearance............................................................................................................................................. 723
Customizing keyboard shortcuts................................................................................................................................................... 725
Customizing menus...................................................................................................................................................................... 727
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Customizing toolbars....................................................................................................................................................................728
Customizing the toolbox.............................................................................................................................................................. 731
Customizing the property bar.......................................................................................................................................................731
Customizing the status bar...........................................................................................................................................................733
Customizing filters........................................................................................................................................................................ 734
Customizing file associations........................................................................................................................................................ 734
Using macros to automate tasks........................................................................................................................................................ 737
Working with macros................................................................................................................................................................... 737
Reference........................................................................................................................................................................................... 745
Comparing features............................................................................................................................................................................ 747
Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 751
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