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USER GUIDE
Last updated: March 2023
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CorelDRAW® User Guide
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Contents
Get started...........................................................................................................................................................................................21
Install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite......................................................................................................................................................... 23
System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................................23
Prepare for installation................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite applications................................................................................................................................24
Installation options......................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Modify and repair installations....................................................................................................................................................... 25
Uninstall CorelDRAW Graphics Suite...............................................................................................................................................26
FAQ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Corel accounts and services..................................................................................................................................................................29
Authenticate CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.........................................................................................................................................29
Account settings.............................................................................................................................................................................30
Updates.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Change user credentials..................................................................................................................................................................30
Your privacy and profile..................................................................................................................................................................31
Corel Support Services.................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Submit feedback.............................................................................................................................................................................32
Error logging and reporting........................................................................................................................................................... 32
What’s new in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite?..........................................................................................................................................33
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite March 2023 release............................................................................................................................. 33
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite September 2022 Subscriber Update..................................................................................................... 34
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite March 2022 Subscriber Update............................................................................................................35
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021.5.................................................................................................................................................40
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021.................................................................................................................................................... 42
Learning resources................................................................................................................................................................................49
Get help......................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Learn docker...................................................................................................................................................................................51
Help and tooltips............................................................................................................................................................................52
Hints...............................................................................................................................................................................................53
Welcome screen............................................................................................................................................................................. 53
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Quick Start Guide........................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Practice projects..............................................................................................................................................................................54
Video resources.............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Developers’ website........................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Network deployment guide............................................................................................................................................................ 55
Web-based resources......................................................................................................................................................................55
Start and set up................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Start and quit CorelDRAW..............................................................................................................................................................57
Change the language..................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Startup settings.............................................................................................................................................................................. 58
CorelDRAW basics................................................................................................................................................................................ 59
Vector graphics and bitmaps..........................................................................................................................................................59
Start and open drawings................................................................................................................................................................60
Scan images................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Work with multiple drawings......................................................................................................................................................... 65
Undo, redo, and repeat actions......................................................................................................................................................66
Zoom, pan, and scroll.................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Preview drawings............................................................................................................................................................................71
Viewing modes...............................................................................................................................................................................72
Views..............................................................................................................................................................................................73
Save drawings................................................................................................................................................................................ 74
Locked files.....................................................................................................................................................................................76
Back up and recover files............................................................................................................................................................... 76
Add and access drawing information............................................................................................................................................. 77
Close drawings............................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Explore basic tasks..........................................................................................................................................................................78
Disable warning messages..............................................................................................................................................................79
View system information................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Edit while printing, saving, and exporting documents.................................................................................................................... 79
CorelDRAW workspace tour..................................................................................................................................................................81
CorelDRAW terms...........................................................................................................................................................................81
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Application window....................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Standard toolbar............................................................................................................................................................................ 84
Toolbox...........................................................................................................................................................................................87
Property bar..................................................................................................................................................................................100
Dockers.........................................................................................................................................................................................101
Status bar.....................................................................................................................................................................................103
Document navigator..................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Choose a workspace.....................................................................................................................................................................103
Creative tools and content................................................................................................................................................................. 105
Content types............................................................................................................................................................................... 105
View content with the Assets docker........................................................................................................................................... 106
Find clipart and other local and network assets............................................................................................................................108
Use and manage images with the Assets docker..........................................................................................................................110
Work with Cloud assets................................................................................................................................................................112
Work with linked assets................................................................................................................................................................114
Manage content with the Tray docker..........................................................................................................................................116
Acquire applications, plug-ins, and content..................................................................................................................................117
Change content locations.............................................................................................................................................................119
Touchscreen and wheel devices.......................................................................................................................................................... 121
Touch............................................................................................................................................................................................121
Wheel devices...............................................................................................................................................................................123
Collaborate......................................................................................................................................................................................... 129
Collaboration workflow................................................................................................................................................................ 129
CorelDRAW.app, CorelDRAW, and Cloud...................................................................................................................................... 129
Review and provide feedback....................................................................................................................................................... 131
Collaborate on text.......................................................................................................................................................................139
Use a document management system with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.............................................................................................. 143
About document management systems........................................................................................................................................143
Get started with Microsoft SharePoint..........................................................................................................................................143
Check documents in and out of a document library.....................................................................................................................145
View documents and document properties.................................................................................................................................. 146
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Lines, shapes, and outlines................................................................................................................................................................147
Lines, outlines, and brushstrokes........................................................................................................................................................ 149
Lines............................................................................................................................................................................................. 149
Parallel drawing............................................................................................................................................................................158
Calligraphic and preset lines......................................................................................................................................................... 160
LiveSketch..................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Format lines and outlines............................................................................................................................................................. 168
Add arrowheads to lines and curves.............................................................................................................................................173
Variable outlines........................................................................................................................................................................... 175
Copy, convert, remove, and replace outlines.................................................................................................................................177
Brushstrokes................................................................................................................................................................................. 180
Brushstrokes and stylus input....................................................................................................................................................... 181
Spray objects along a line............................................................................................................................................................ 182
Connector and callout lines.......................................................................................................................................................... 185
Dimension lines............................................................................................................................................................................ 188
Pressure-sensitive pens and devices...............................................................................................................................................191
Shapes................................................................................................................................................................................................195
Rectangles and squares................................................................................................................................................................ 195
Ellipses, circles, arcs, and pie shapes............................................................................................................................................ 198
Polygons and stars........................................................................................................................................................................200
Spirals...........................................................................................................................................................................................202
Grids.............................................................................................................................................................................................202
Predefined shapes.........................................................................................................................................................................203
Use shape recognition.................................................................................................................................................................. 204
Shape objects..................................................................................................................................................................................... 207
Curve objects................................................................................................................................................................................208
Select and move nodes................................................................................................................................................................ 209
Align and distribute nodes........................................................................................................................................................... 210
Manipulate segments................................................................................................................................................................... 217
Join curves....................................................................................................................................................................................219
Copy and cut segments................................................................................................................................................................220
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Add, remove, and join nodes....................................................................................................................................................... 221
Node types................................................................................................................................................................................... 222
Transform nodes...........................................................................................................................................................................223
Break the path of curve objects....................................................................................................................................................224
Mirror changes in curve objects................................................................................................................................................... 225
Skew and stretch objects..............................................................................................................................................................226
Smudge and smear objects.......................................................................................................................................................... 227
Roughen objects...........................................................................................................................................................................230
Smooth objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 231
Attract or push away nodes to shape.......................................................................................................................................... 233
Apply distortion effects.................................................................................................................................................................234
Add twirl effects...........................................................................................................................................................................236
Shape objects by using envelopes................................................................................................................................................ 237
Crop and erase objects.................................................................................................................................................................245
Split objects..................................................................................................................................................................................250
Trim objects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 252
Fillet, scallop, and chamfer corners.............................................................................................................................................. 254
Weld and intersect objects........................................................................................................................................................... 256
PowerClip objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 257
Options for nodes, handles, and previews....................................................................................................................................263
Symmetrical drawing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 267
Create symmetry...........................................................................................................................................................................268
Edit symmetry...............................................................................................................................................................................270
Fuse curves in symmetry groups................................................................................................................................................... 275
Remove symmetry and break symmetry links................................................................................................................................ 276
Perspective drawing............................................................................................................................................................................279
Draw in perspective...................................................................................................................................................................... 280
Edit perspective groups................................................................................................................................................................ 284
Break perspective groups apart.....................................................................................................................................................289
Objects, symbols, and layers............................................................................................................................................................. 291
Objects............................................................................................................................................................................................... 293
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Select objects................................................................................................................................................................................294
Transform objects......................................................................................................................................................................... 297
Copy, duplicate, and delete objects.............................................................................................................................................. 300
Create objects from enclosed areas.............................................................................................................................................. 303
Create a boundary around objects............................................................................................................................................... 303
Feather object edges.................................................................................................................................................................... 304
Use object coordinates to draw and modify objects..................................................................................................................... 305
Copy object properties, transformations, and effects.................................................................................................................... 313
Clone objects................................................................................................................................................................................315
Position objects.............................................................................................................................................................................316
Align and distribute objects..........................................................................................................................................................318
Apply object hinting..................................................................................................................................................................... 322
Snap objects.................................................................................................................................................................................322
Dynamic guides............................................................................................................................................................................ 326
Alignment guides......................................................................................................................................................................... 329
Change the order of objects.........................................................................................................................................................334
Size and scale objects...................................................................................................................................................................335
Rotate and mirror objects.............................................................................................................................................................337
Modify objects with the Properties docker....................................................................................................................................339
Fit objects to a path.....................................................................................................................................................................340
Group objects...............................................................................................................................................................................344
Combine objects...........................................................................................................................................................................346
Lock objects..................................................................................................................................................................................347
Find and replace objects...............................................................................................................................................................348
Hide and show objects.................................................................................................................................................................350
Constrain objects.......................................................................................................................................................................... 351
Export objects...............................................................................................................................................................................352
Bar codes......................................................................................................................................................................................352
Link and embed objects..................................................................................................................................................................... 353
Insert linked or embedded objects................................................................................................................................................353
Edit linked or embedded objects.................................................................................................................................................. 354
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QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................................ 355
Insert QR codes............................................................................................................................................................................ 355
Edit QR codes...............................................................................................................................................................................356
Validate QR codes........................................................................................................................................................................ 358
Layers................................................................................................................................................................................................. 361
Create layers................................................................................................................................................................................. 361
View layers, pages, and objects....................................................................................................................................................364
Change layer properties................................................................................................................................................................366
Find, move, and copy layers and objects...................................................................................................................................... 369
Symbols.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 371
Create, edit, and delete symbols...................................................................................................................................................371
Use symbols in drawings.............................................................................................................................................................. 373
Share symbols between drawings.................................................................................................................................................375
Symbol collections and libraries....................................................................................................................................................376
Reference: Symbols.......................................................................................................................................................................377
Manage and track projects.................................................................................................................................................................381
Set up the project database......................................................................................................................................................... 381
Assign and copy object data........................................................................................................................................................ 382
View and print object data...........................................................................................................................................................383
Track project time.........................................................................................................................................................................384
Color, fills, and transparencies...........................................................................................................................................................391
Color.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 393
Color models................................................................................................................................................................................ 393
Color depth.................................................................................................................................................................................. 395
Choose colors............................................................................................................................................................................... 396
Find and replace colors................................................................................................................................................................ 401
Document palette.........................................................................................................................................................................403
Create and edit color palettes...................................................................................................................................................... 405
Organize and show color palettes................................................................................................................................................ 408
Show or hide color palettes......................................................................................................................................................... 409
Set color palette properties.......................................................................................................................................................... 411
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Fills..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 413
Uniform fills..................................................................................................................................................................................413
Fountain fills.................................................................................................................................................................................414
Vector and bitmap pattern fills.....................................................................................................................................................419
Two-color pattern fills...................................................................................................................................................................424
Texture fills................................................................................................................................................................................... 425
PostScript fills............................................................................................................................................................................... 427
Mesh fills......................................................................................................................................................................................427
Apply fills to areas........................................................................................................................................................................431
Work with fills..............................................................................................................................................................................432
Object transparency............................................................................................................................................................................435
Uniform transparency................................................................................................................................................................... 436
Fountain transparency.................................................................................................................................................................. 437
Pattern transparency.....................................................................................................................................................................439
Texture transparency..................................................................................................................................................................... 442
Copy, freeze, and remove transparencies......................................................................................................................................443
Merge modes............................................................................................................................................................................... 444
Find, manage, and save fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................. 447
Find and view fills and transparencies.......................................................................................................................................... 447
Manage fills and transparencies................................................................................................................................................... 450
Save fills and transparencies......................................................................................................................................................... 451
Color management.............................................................................................................................................................................453
About color management............................................................................................................................................................ 453
Get started with color management.............................................................................................................................................457
Install, load, and embed color profiles......................................................................................................................................... 460
Assign color profiles..................................................................................................................................................................... 461
Convert colors to other color profiles........................................................................................................................................... 462
Color-conversion settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 462
Soft proofing................................................................................................................................................................................463
Color management presets...........................................................................................................................................................466
Color management policies.......................................................................................................................................................... 467
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Manage colors when opening documents....................................................................................................................................468
Manage colors when importing and pasting files.........................................................................................................................469
Manage colors for print............................................................................................................................................................... 469
Use a safe CMYK workflow.......................................................................................................................................................... 470
Manage colors for online viewing................................................................................................................................................ 470
Special effects....................................................................................................................................................................................471
Vector and bitmap effects.................................................................................................................................................................. 473
Bitmap effects.............................................................................................................................................................................. 473
Vector effects............................................................................................................................................................................... 477
Apply bitmap effects.................................................................................................................................................................... 479
Special effects categories....................................................................................................................................................................487
3-D............................................................................................................................................................................................... 487
Art strokes....................................................................................................................................................................................492
Blur...............................................................................................................................................................................................498
Camera......................................................................................................................................................................................... 503
Color transform............................................................................................................................................................................ 507
Contour........................................................................................................................................................................................ 509
Correction.....................................................................................................................................................................................510
Creative........................................................................................................................................................................................ 511
Custom.........................................................................................................................................................................................517
Distort.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 518
Noise............................................................................................................................................................................................ 523
Sharpen........................................................................................................................................................................................ 526
Texture..........................................................................................................................................................................................528
Lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................................535
Apply lenses................................................................................................................................................................................. 535
Edit lenses.................................................................................................................................................................................... 537
Add 3D effects................................................................................................................................................................................... 539
Contour objects............................................................................................................................................................................ 539
Apply perspective..........................................................................................................................................................................543
Create extrusions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 546
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Create bevel effects...................................................................................................................................................................... 550
Add drop shadows and inner shadows........................................................................................................................................ 552
Add block shadows...................................................................................................................................................................... 557
Blend objects................................................................................................................................................................................ 561
Mosaics.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 567
Vector mosaics (Pointillizer effect).................................................................................................................................................567
Bitmap mosaics (PhotoCocktail effect).......................................................................................................................................... 570
Add movement and focus..................................................................................................................................................................575
Impact effects...............................................................................................................................................................................575
Text.....................................................................................................................................................................................................583
Add and manipulate text................................................................................................................................................................... 585
Import and paste text...................................................................................................................................................................585
Artistic text................................................................................................................................................................................... 587
Paragraph text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 587
Add columns to text frames.........................................................................................................................................................591
Combine and link paragraph text frames......................................................................................................................................592
Align text to the baseline grid......................................................................................................................................................594
Select text.....................................................................................................................................................................................595
Find, edit, and convert text.......................................................................................................................................................... 596
Shift, rotate, mirror, and flip text..................................................................................................................................................599
Move text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 600
Wrap text..................................................................................................................................................................................... 601
Fit text to a path..........................................................................................................................................................................602
Special characters, symbols, and glyphs........................................................................................................................................604
Embed graphics............................................................................................................................................................................609
Legacy text................................................................................................................................................................................... 609
Format text.........................................................................................................................................................................................611
Choose typefaces and fonts..........................................................................................................................................................611
Format characters......................................................................................................................................................................... 614
Change text color......................................................................................................................................................................... 615
Kern a range of characters........................................................................................................................................................... 617
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Change text case and capitalization............................................................................................................................................. 617
OpenType features........................................................................................................................................................................ 619
Variable fonts............................................................................................................................................................................... 623
Adjust character and word spacing.............................................................................................................................................. 625
Adjust line and paragraph spacing............................................................................................................................................... 627
Create bulleted and numbered lists.............................................................................................................................................. 628
Drop caps.....................................................................................................................................................................................632
Change character position and angle........................................................................................................................................... 633
Align text......................................................................................................................................................................................634
Add tabs and indents...................................................................................................................................................................636
Text styles..................................................................................................................................................................................... 637
Hyphenate text............................................................................................................................................................................. 638
Formatting codes..........................................................................................................................................................................640
Nonprinting characters................................................................................................................................................................. 641
Work with text in different languages................................................................................................................................................ 643
Format Asian text......................................................................................................................................................................... 643
Line-breaking rules for Asian text................................................................................................................................................. 644
OpenType support for Asian text.................................................................................................................................................. 645
Format multilingual text............................................................................................................................................................... 645
Display text correctly in any language.......................................................................................................................................... 647
Manage fonts.....................................................................................................................................................................................649
Change the default font...............................................................................................................................................................649
Substitute fonts............................................................................................................................................................................ 650
Embed fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................651
View fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 652
Filter fonts.................................................................................................................................................................................... 653
Search for fonts............................................................................................................................................................................655
Acquire more fonts...................................................................................................................................................................... 656
Choose fonts................................................................................................................................................................................ 656
Corel Font Manager......................................................................................................................................................................658
Writing tools...................................................................................................................................................................................... 659
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QuickCorrect................................................................................................................................................................................. 659
Spell Check and Grammatik..........................................................................................................................................................661
Thesaurus..................................................................................................................................................................................... 663
Work with languages................................................................................................................................................................... 664
Customize the writing tools......................................................................................................................................................... 664
Checking styles............................................................................................................................................................................. 666
Word lists..................................................................................................................................................................................... 666
Check statistics............................................................................................................................................................................. 668
Reference: Writing tools............................................................................................................................................................... 669
Templates and styles..........................................................................................................................................................................677
Templates........................................................................................................................................................................................... 679
Use templates...............................................................................................................................................................................679
Find templates..............................................................................................................................................................................680
Manage templates........................................................................................................................................................................683
Create templates...........................................................................................................................................................................684
Edit templates.............................................................................................................................................................................. 684
Styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................................685
Create styles and style sets........................................................................................................................................................... 686
Apply styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................ 688
Edit styles and style sets............................................................................................................................................................... 689
Manage and apply default object properties................................................................................................................................ 690
Export and import style sheets..................................................................................................................................................... 692
Assign keyboard shortcuts to styles or style sets...........................................................................................................................693
Find objects that use a specific style or style set...........................................................................................................................693
Break the link between objects and styles or style sets................................................................................................................. 694
Color styles......................................................................................................................................................................................... 695
Create and apply color styles........................................................................................................................................................695
Edit color styles............................................................................................................................................................................ 698
View color styles...........................................................................................................................................................................702
Export and import color styles......................................................................................................................................................703
Break the link between a color style and an object...................................................................................................................... 703
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Pages and layout............................................................................................................................................................................... 705
Pages.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 707
Page layout...................................................................................................................................................................................707
Page background..........................................................................................................................................................................710
Page views....................................................................................................................................................................................711
Add, duplicate, and delete pages.................................................................................................................................................715
Select and activate pages............................................................................................................................................................. 717
Resize pages................................................................................................................................................................................. 719
Position and order pages..............................................................................................................................................................721
Rename pages.............................................................................................................................................................................. 722
Find pages....................................................................................................................................................................................722
Export pages................................................................................................................................................................................ 723
Insert page numbers.................................................................................................................................................................... 723
Layout tools........................................................................................................................................................................................725
Rulers............................................................................................................................................................................................725
Calibrate the rulers....................................................................................................................................................................... 727
Document grid and pixel grid.......................................................................................................................................................727
Baseline grid................................................................................................................................................................................. 729
Set up guidelines..........................................................................................................................................................................730
Modify guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................... 733
Drawing scale............................................................................................................................................................................... 734
Tables................................................................................................................................................................................................. 735
Add tables....................................................................................................................................................................................735
Select, move, and navigate table components..............................................................................................................................737
Insert and delete table rows and columns....................................................................................................................................739
Resize table cells, rows, and columns...........................................................................................................................................741
Format tables and cells.................................................................................................................................................................742
Text in tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 745
Convert tables to text................................................................................................................................................................... 746
Merge and split tables and cells...................................................................................................................................................747
Manipulate tables as objects........................................................................................................................................................ 748
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Add images, graphics, and backgrounds to tables....................................................................................................................... 749
Import tables................................................................................................................................................................................ 749
Bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 751
Work with bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................753
Convert vector graphics to bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................. 753
Import bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................................755
Crop bitmaps................................................................................................................................................................................755
Bitmap dimensions and resolution................................................................................................................................................755
Straighten bitmaps....................................................................................................................................................................... 759
Correct perspective distortions......................................................................................................................................................762
Remove artifacts and noise from JPEG images..............................................................................................................................763
Remove dust and scratch marks from bitmaps............................................................................................................................. 763
Sharpen images............................................................................................................................................................................ 763
Change and mask colors in bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................765
Image Adjustment Lab................................................................................................................................................................. 766
Adjust color and tone.................................................................................................................................................................. 771
Tone Curve filter........................................................................................................................................................................... 778
Transform color and tone............................................................................................................................................................. 781
Edit bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT......................................................................................................................................... 782
Bitmap color modes........................................................................................................................................................................... 783
Change the color mode of bitmaps..............................................................................................................................................783
Change bitmaps to black-and-white............................................................................................................................................. 784
Change bitmaps to duotones....................................................................................................................................................... 785
Change bitmaps to the paletted color mode................................................................................................................................ 786
Trace...................................................................................................................................................................................................789
Trace bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................................... 789
PowerTRACE controls....................................................................................................................................................................792
Preview traced results................................................................................................................................................................... 794
Fine-tune traced results................................................................................................................................................................ 794
Adjust colors in traced results...................................................................................................................................................... 796
Default tracing options.................................................................................................................................................................799
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Tips for tracing bitmaps............................................................................................................................................................... 799
RAW camera files............................................................................................................................................................................... 801
Use RAW camera files.................................................................................................................................................................. 801
Import RAW camera files in CorelDRAW.......................................................................................................................................802
Adjust the color and tone of RAW camera files............................................................................................................................804
Sharpen RAW camera files and reduce noise................................................................................................................................807
Preview RAW camera files and obtain image information.............................................................................................................808
Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 809
Print basics......................................................................................................................................................................................... 811
Print your work............................................................................................................................................................................ 811
Lay out print jobs.........................................................................................................................................................................812
Preview print jobs.........................................................................................................................................................................813
Print styles.................................................................................................................................................................................... 814
Fine-tune print jobs...................................................................................................................................................................... 815
Print colors accurately...................................................................................................................................................................816
Print to a PostScript printer.......................................................................................................................................................... 818
Print merge...................................................................................................................................................................................820
Preflight summaries...................................................................................................................................................................... 823
Prepare files for print service providers............................................................................................................................................... 825
Prepare for a print service provider...............................................................................................................................................825
Imposition layouts........................................................................................................................................................................ 826
Printers’ marks..............................................................................................................................................................................828
Maintain OPI links........................................................................................................................................................................ 830
Color separations..........................................................................................................................................................................831
Color trapping and overprinting................................................................................................................................................... 832
In-RIP trapping settings................................................................................................................................................................ 835
Print to film..................................................................................................................................................................................837
Prepare banners for printing.........................................................................................................................................................838
Work with a print service provider............................................................................................................................................... 840
Web graphics.....................................................................................................................................................................................841
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Create objects for the web.................................................................................................................................................................843
Create pixel-perfect graphics for the web..................................................................................................................................... 843
Export bitmaps for the web......................................................................................................................................................... 844
Export and upload bitmaps to WordPress.................................................................................................................................... 849
Save and apply web presets......................................................................................................................................................... 850
Export objects with transparent colors and backgrounds..............................................................................................................850
Web-compatible text.................................................................................................................................................................... 851
Rollovers....................................................................................................................................................................................... 852
Bookmarks and hyperlinks............................................................................................................................................................ 853
Add hotspots and alternate text to objects.................................................................................................................................. 854
Import and export............................................................................................................................................................................. 857
Import and export files and assets..................................................................................................................................................... 859
Import files................................................................................................................................................................................... 859
Export files....................................................................................................................................................................................863
Export objects and pages............................................................................................................................................................. 865
Export to PDF..................................................................................................................................................................................... 869
Export to PDF............................................................................................................................................................................... 869
PDF hyperlinks, bookmarks, and thumbnails.................................................................................................................................872
Comments in PDF files..................................................................................................................................................................872
Reduce PDF file size......................................................................................................................................................................872
Text and fonts in PDF files............................................................................................................................................................874
Encode PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................... 875
View options for EPS files.............................................................................................................................................................876
PDF color management options....................................................................................................................................................876
PDF security options..................................................................................................................................................................... 877
Optimize PDF files........................................................................................................................................................................ 879
PDF preflight summaries...............................................................................................................................................................880
Prepare PDF files for a print provider............................................................................................................................................880
Work with office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................................883
Import files from office productivity applications..........................................................................................................................883
Export files to office productivity applications...............................................................................................................................883
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Add objects to documents........................................................................................................................................................... 883
Supported file formats........................................................................................................................................................................885
Adobe Illustrator (AI).................................................................................................................................................................... 886
Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB).............................................................................................................................................................. 888
Windows Bitmap (BMP)................................................................................................................................................................889
OS/2 Bitmap (BMP).......................................................................................................................................................................890
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)..............................................................................................................................................890
CorelDRAW (CDR)......................................................................................................................................................................... 891
Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)..............................................................................................................................................891
Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 892
Corel Symbol Library (CSL)............................................................................................................................................................892
Cursor Resource (CUR)..................................................................................................................................................................893
Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF).......................................................................................................................................... 893
Microsoft Publisher (PUB)............................................................................................................................................................. 895
Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW).................................................................................................................................... 895
AutoCAD Drawing Database (DWG) and AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format (DXF).................................................................896
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)....................................................................................................................................................... 898
PostScript (PS or PRN)...................................................................................................................................................................902
GIF................................................................................................................................................................................................903
High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF).......................................................................................................................................903
JPEG (JPG).................................................................................................................................................................................... 904
JPEG 2000 (JP2)........................................................................................................................................................................... 904
Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD).......................................................................................................................................................906
PICT (PCT)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 907
PaintBrush (PCX)...........................................................................................................................................................................907
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)...................................................................................................................................... 908
HPGL Plotter File (PLT).................................................................................................................................................................. 910
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)................................................................................................................................................. 911
Adobe Photoshop (PSD)............................................................................................................................................................... 912
Corel Painter (RIF)......................................................................................................................................................................... 913
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).....................................................................................................................................................914
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Adobe Flash (SWF)....................................................................................................................................................................... 917
TARGA (TGA)................................................................................................................................................................................ 918
TIFF...............................................................................................................................................................................................919
TrueType Font (TTF).......................................................................................................................................................................919
Visio (VSD)....................................................................................................................................................................................920
Google Web Picture (WEBP)......................................................................................................................................................... 920
WordPerfect Document (WPD)......................................................................................................................................................922
WordPerfect Graphic (WPG)..........................................................................................................................................................922
RAW camera file formats..............................................................................................................................................................923
Wavelet Compressed Bitmap (WI).................................................................................................................................................923
Windows Metafile Format (WMF).................................................................................................................................................924
Additional file formats..................................................................................................................................................................924
Recommended formats for importing graphics.............................................................................................................................925
Recommended formats for exporting graphics............................................................................................................................. 926
General notes on importing text files........................................................................................................................................... 926
Customize and automate.................................................................................................................................................................. 929
Customize CorelDRAW........................................................................................................................................................................931
Choose options.............................................................................................................................................................................931
Configure GPUs............................................................................................................................................................................ 932
Save and restore defaults............................................................................................................................................................. 933
Create workspaces........................................................................................................................................................................ 933
Import and export workspaces..................................................................................................................................................... 934
Customize workspace appearance................................................................................................................................................ 935
Customize keyboard shortcuts...................................................................................................................................................... 937
Customize menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 939
Customize toolbars and other command bars.............................................................................................................................. 940
Customize the toolbox................................................................................................................................................................. 943
Customize the property bar..........................................................................................................................................................943
Customize the status bar..............................................................................................................................................................945
Customize filters........................................................................................................................................................................... 946
Use macros and scripts to automate tasks......................................................................................................................................... 947
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