master pages
about, 113
setting layer properties for, 112
using Master Page and Guide layers, 192–193
working with layers and items on, 113–114
Maximize/Restore button, 27
memory requirements, 26
menus. See also flyout menus
pop-up menus, 33–34
popout, 31
merge modes for Transparency tool, 683–686
Mesh fill tool, refinements to, 9–12
mesh fills, 463–467
applying, 463–464
blending colors with, 467
configuring properties for, 463, 464–466
defined, 434
illustrated, 434
sampling and applying color for, 468–469
mesh patch, 466
Mesh Warp effect, 807, 808–809, 810
metadata
defined, 56
metafile formats, 80
Microsoft Office, 83–85
midpoint slider, 681
mirroring
arrowheads, 484–485
image reflections, 824–825
printing transfers using, 877
symmetrical perspective, 546, 547
missing color profiles, 711–712
Mixers tab (Uniform Fill dialog), 515–521
Models tab (Uniform Fill dialog), 496–498
.MOR files, 408
Motion Blur filter
adding photorealism with, 825–826
improving image with, 832–834
sense of motion added with, 827
mouse
adding 3-point curve with, 280–281
adjusting stroke with, 277–278
changing Zoom’s view with, 792
click-dragging with, 212
copying active object with, 248
dragging ellipse shapes, 218
dragging interactive Distort tool markers, 616–619
embedding objects using, 370
marquee-dragging with, 343, 390
moving selected objects with, 245, 246
power erasing with, 317–318
reassigning right-click for Zoom and Hand tool, 100
selecting objects with SHIFT-click, 241
setting spiral direction, 227
time between button release and shape recognition, 209
using wheel for zooming, 97
Movie docker, 837–838, 839, 840
Movie Properties dialog, 922, 923
moving
objects, 245–247
objects precisely, 253–254
tabs in paragraph text, 359, 361
text, 348
multi-object blends, 633, 642–644
multi-page documents, 157–160, 848–851
multi-stage transparencies, 686–687
multiple documents, 52
multiple drawing windows, 26–28
multipoint blends
creating, 634–636
node mapping unavailable for, 638
unavailable as presets, 633
MyFonts.com, 385–387
N
naming
document views, 105
drawing window, 26–28
multiple pages at once, 159–160
navigating
CorelDRAW view modes, 88–93, 101–102
displaying previous or next document page, 156
between layers, 108–110
multi-page documents, 157–158
Print Previews, 874–875
returning to saved views, 104–106
to specific frames, 840
using Object Manager, 106–107
View Navigator for, 102–103
Zoom tool property bar for, 94
zooming and panning pages, 93–101
nested dockers, 36–37
new features
Adobe application
compatibility, 15–16
Corel CONNECT, 16–19
Document palette, 14
expanded import and export support, 71
eyedroppers added, 15
found in Create a New Document, 4–5
Mesh fill tool, 9–12
new corner edits for rectangles, 8–9
PowerTRACE feature, 12–13
scaling arrowhead, 6–7
using Pixel view, 13
New From Template dialog, 63
New Object command, 801
nib size of Smudge brush, 323
Node Color dialog, 807
nodes
about, 283
adding and deleting on Bézier curves, 286
adjusting properties of, 286
aligning, 289
control points on curve become, 282
cusp, 283
defined, 264
deleting mesh fill, 464
elastic mode for, 289
ellipse, 218
envelope, 595–596
illustrated, 283
joining on open path, 286
mapping control object, 637–638
nudging, 289
object, 209
reducing, 279–280, 289, 319–320
removing photo backgrounds with control, 740–744
shapes of line and curve, 282
smooth, 283
stretching or scaling, 288
symmetrical, 283–284
tracking, 243
nondestructive cropping, 739–744
nonprinting layers
guidelines as, 117–118
unable to export, 112
Nudge Distance box, 174
nudging
characters, 340
envelope nodes, 134
nodes, 289
objects, 245–247
rulers, 172–174
setting values for Shape tool, 718
num boxes, 29–30
O
Object Manager docker
about, 106
adjusting guides from, 114
editing across layers, 110, 111
illustrated, 107
setting grid properties from, 114, 180
staging animation from, 919–920
using to PowerClip, 111
viewing Guides layer on, 192–193
working with global desktop layers, 114
object order
commands for, 257–259
setting for Sprayer mode, 274
when combining text objects, 341
Object Pick tool, 831
Object Properties docker
adjusting rectangle properties on, 214
configuring web page properties with, 901
editing glyph nodes in, 234–236
objects. See also extruded objects; transforming objects
acceleration for blended, 632–633, 634
adding node to polygon, 120
adding PowerClips to, 311–313
applying contour effects to, 649
auto-join options when drawing, 292
Back Minus Front command for, 299, 303, 307–309
blending along path, 638–642
changing distance with perspective, 535
changing size with Fish eye lens effect, 668, 669
controlling contoured acceleration, 656–658
converting bitmap image to, 793
converting outlines to, 236, 492–493
converting to background, 802
converting to curves, 110, 295
copying distortion to new, 619
Create Boundary command for, 303–304
creating in PHOTO-PAINT, 801
creating with Perfect Shape tool, 233–234
cropping, 321–322
cutting, 313–316
deleting portions of, 320–321
developing envelopes from, 606–607
drawing mirrored objects, 248, 249, 254, 255
duplicating selected, 64
embedding into text, 370
erasing, 317
exporting selected, 76
filleting, scalloping, and chamfering, 309–310
finding and replacing properties for, 420–423
flipping, 249
fountain fill for, 440–441
free transformations of, 325–326
Front Minus Back command for, 299, 302–303
Internet behavior for, 897
locking/unlocking layer, 112, 243
magnifying selected, 96
making into guideline, 193–194
modifying polygon, 119–120
moving, 245–247
printing, 112
protecting source when editing, 299
providing accurate dimensions of, 203–205
remapping color of, 667
removing color from around, 750–752
replacing backgrounds behind bitmap, 805–810
reshaping, 298–309
scaling and mirroring, 254, 255
selecting, 238–245
setting outlines for new, 491
showing properties on layers, 111
simplifying hidden areas of, 299, 302
sizing, 256
skewing, 256
smudging, 322–323
spacing in blend effects, 629–630
Sprayer, 273–276
transforming, 247–256
treating all as filled, 240
trimming areas of, 299, 301, 306–308
unjoined paths not separate, 287
using multi-object blends, 633, 642–644
Objects docker
New Object button on, 806, 823
renaming entries on, 805
ODBC database data, 886–889
offsets
between callout and line, 197
character, 338
path and sprayer object, 275
setting for rotated duplicates, 255
one-point perspective, 534, 538–540
Open Drawing dialog, 52–53
open paths
defined, 264
filling, 264–265
joining nodes on, 286
opening
dockers, 34–35
files from other applications, 55
first new document, 48–52
Go To Page dialog, 158
View Manager docker, 104
Welcome Screen, 46–48
OpenType fonts, 20
OPI (Open Prepress Interface)
option (Print dialog), 871
option boxes, 32
Options dialog
assigning Zoom and Hand tool shortcuts, 98–99
choosing specialized page layouts, 151–154
configuring ellipse options, 216–217
controlling Bézier and Freehand tool behavior, 291–292
customizing grid properties, 179–181
customizing Scrapbook, 70
defining backup settings, 61–62
designating web export preferences, 909–916
drawing scale settings, 175–176
enabling/disabling Welcome Screen, 47, 48
guideline options from, 187–188
quotation mark options, 417–418
reassigning right-click actions for Zoom and Hand tool, 100
selecting label templates, 154–156
setting extrude facet size, 582–586
setting for Save Drawing dialog, 58, 59–60
setting ruler’s nudge options, 172–174, 246
showing/hiding Create a New Document dialog, 48
working with dynamic guides, 189–192
Options flyout button (Color palette), 42–44
origin of ruler, 169, 170, 171, 174
Outline Color dialog, 478
Outline Pen tool
applying properties of, 474–476
calligraphic effects for, 488–489
flyout selector options for, 476
outlines, 474–493
applying, 474–476
arrowheads for, 482–486
auto-spreading overprinting of, 866
behind fill, 490–491
calligraphic effects for, 488–489
color of, 478
coloring contour, 653
converting to objects, 236, 492–493
creating and editing styles for, 480
defining styles for, 478–480
dotted line style for, 480–481
drawing around item on background, 803–805
edges of, 817
effect of color acceleration on, 658
line caps for, 486–488
perspective effects for, 542
previewing new object position as, 245, 246
roughening object, 326–328
sampling properties of, 477
scaling with image, 490
selecting options from flyout, 476
setting for new objects, 491
taking property of target objects, 305
using Outline Pen dialog, 477–480
output. See also color separations; printing
adjusting In-RIP trapping, 866–868
color proofs, 856
correcting printed color, 857
defining color for printed, 856–857
designating rendering for, 857
enabling color separations, 877
halftone, 864–865
layout out book signatures, 858
merging data for personalized documents, 886–889
preparing color separation, 856, 860–868
preparing files for service bureaus, 855, 885
prepress options for, 868–870
printing single-and multiple-page documents, 848–851
printing to file, 854–855
repositioning images on page, 858
saving print settings as style, 853–854
outside contours, 650, 651, 652
Overlay mode (Objects docker), 785
overprinting
simulating view of, 91–92
P
page size
setting, 50
setting orientation and, 144–146, 164
Page Sorter view
exiting, 165
managing pages in, 162–165
pages. See also web pages
adding at beginning or end, 161
adding guidelines to, 117–118
collating printed, 853
controlling background color, 148–151
crop and registration marks on, 869
deleting, 161
designing workspace options for, 146–148
displaying previous or next, 156
expanding/reducing page tab area, 160
exporting single, 76
fitting within window, 97
importing files with multiple, 75
inserting and setting options for new, 160–161
managing in Page Sorter view, 162–165
mass-editing names of, 159–160
master, 112–114
moving and duplicating, 161–162
moving ruler on, 170, 171, 172
numbering document, 146
print range selection for, 850, 852–853
properties of, 144
selecting layouts for, 151–154
setting number of printed copies for, 853
size and orientation of, 144–146, 164
width and height of, 145
zooming and panning, 93–101
Palette Editor, 524–526
palettes. See also Color palette; dockers
customizing color, 524–526
Document, 14
fixed, 521–523
Palettes tab (Uniform Fill dialog), 522–523
Pan tool, 98–101
panels. See dockers
panning, 99–101. See also zooming and panning pages
paper
orientation of, 848
selecting type and size of, 144–145
paragraph text
adding, moving, and deleting tabs in, 359, 360
adjusting line spacing, 339, 340, 357–358
bulleted lists in, 350, 352–354
changing to/from artistic text, 348–349
columns in, 354–357
converting to curves, 371
creating linked frames for, 344, 345–346
drop caps in, 350–352
entering and editing, 342–344, 390
formatting, 357–363
illustrated, 333
indentation and margins of, 359
pasting from Clipboard, 343
web-compatible, 346–347
wrapping around shapes, 363–369
parent-child colors, 512–513, 514
Paste Special dialog, 66, 67, 333
pasting
Paste Special, 65–67
text from Clipboard when Pick tool active, 333
Path tool
cursor states for, 803–804
using in PHOTO-PAINT, 800–801
paths. See also nodes
applying contour effects to, 649
auto-join options when drawing, 292
B-spline, 6–7
backtracking and erasing, 210
blending objects along, 638–642
breaking apart, 295
closing, 287
compound, 293–294
controlling blend alignment to, 640, 642
creating smooth arcs for, 280–281
defined, 264
deleting portions of, 320–321
drawing with Pen vs. Bézier tools, 281
editing Bézier, 285–291
effect of Bézier curves on, 282–284
extending curve to close, 287
extracting subpaths, 288
hiding blended object’s, 639
making mask from, 801–805
reducing nodes on, 279–280, 289
reversing direction of, 287–288
roughening object, 326–328
separate objects vs. unjoined, 287
skewing, 288
spraying objects along, 273–276
stroking, 801
Paths docker, 806
Pattern Fill dialog, 452–454
pattern fills, 448–455
controlling interactively, 450–452
creating two- and full-color, 454–455
defined, 434
dialog options controlling, 452–454
illustrated, 435
types of, 448–449
Pattern transparency effect, 687–688
.PDF files, 872
pen pressure for Smudge brush, 323
Pen tool
Bézier vs., 281
drawing with, 284–285
outlining foreground images before trimming background, 744, 745
Perfect Shapes
glyph nodes for, 232–233
reshaping, 211
trapezoids and parallelograms as, 210, 211
using, 232–236
perspective, 534–551
about, 534
adding to 3D objects, 126
adjusting for extruded objects, 538–540
copying, 542–545
creating 3D ground plane, 540–542
enhancing with blends and contours, 622–623
one-point, 538–540
pre-visualizing design with, 546, 547–551
as seen by human eye, 534–535
types of, 536–538
.PFB fonts, 379
.PFM fonts, 379
PHOTO-PAINT
adding shadows in, 810–812
animating GIF files, 834–843
blurring images, 832–834
creating mask with Brush Mask tool, 829–832
Crop tool in, 787
editing bitmap pixels in, 714
flipping images in, 793–798
image touch ups before tracing, 759–761
integrating images in, 812–826
masking placed bitmaps in, 750
pixels and resolution in, 772–773
playing back scripts, 791–792
refining image details in, 827–828
removing images from photo, 828–829
replacing object’s backgrounds, 805–810
resampling and resizing photos, 781–786
resizing photos in, 776–777
resolution of photos, 772–776
saving photos as .CPT or .PSD file, 786
scanning photos into, 778–781
scripts for cropping and resampling, 786–792
selecting edges, 816
sharpening filters in, 781
showing/hiding rulers in, 776
tweening unsupported in, 837
using Path tool in, 800–801
photographs. See bitmap images
photorealism
blurring to add, 825–826
subtle editing enhancing, 827–828
using fills for, 624
Photoshop layers, 15–16
physical properties, 144
Pick tool
alternate state as Shape tool, 242
applying table options with, 424–426
choosing symbols from, 395
contour editing with, 650
editing drop shadows from, 696
editing envelopes using, 596
editing paragraph text with, 342
icon for, 239
moving objects with, 245
options in Print Preview, 877
reselecting while Text tool selected, 332
selecting objects with, 239–240
selection handles for, 239
setting Shape tool nudge values from, 718
transforming objects with cursor, 247–249
uses for, 238
picture (Pi) fonts. See symbols
pie
controlling ellipse to creating, 218–219
pixel-based images. See bitmap images
pixels
bitmap’s association with, 772
defined, 772
editing in bitmap images, 714
effect of scaling on object’s, 819
feathering, 793
measuring for screen display, 706, 775, 780
resampling and resizing photos, 781–786
understanding, 705–706
viewing resolution and image size, 708–709
placed images
masking parts of, 750–752
placing bitmap images, 713–714
viewing resolution for, 739
playing back scripts, 791–792
.PNG files
adjusting images in, 727–730
creating transition between images in, 756–758
exporting as Web images, 910
saving scanned images as, 779
points. See also nodes
about control, 221, 245, 282, 283
defining snap points, 184–185
typographic, 390
Polygon tool, 118–119, 120, 220–226
polygons
adding node to, 120
changing number of sides for, 224
combining into complex stars, 224
editing, 220–224
modifying, 119–120
shaping with typed character, 121–123
working with stars, 224–226
Polyline tool
cursor for, 266
drawing with, 278–280
popout menus, 31
portrait orientation, 145
posterizing color, 527
PostScript fills
applying, 462–463
PostScript Options dialog, 447
PostScript printers
color correction presets for, 857
Duplexing Wizard incompatible with, 884
.PS file extension for, 855
PostScript tab (Print dialog), 870–872
PostScript Texture dialog, 462
power erasing, 317–318
PowerClips
adding to objects, 311–313
using Object Manager to, 111
PowerTRACE
clean ups in, 766
converting hand-drawn to vector artwork, 767–770
illustrated, 763
replacing vector image with traced text, 764–766
touching up images before using, 759–761
tracing bitmap images, 761–763
ppi (pixels per inch), 706, 775
pre-visualizing designs, 546, 547–551
precision settings
calibrating ruler display for, 176–178
specifying ruler’s, 174–175
precision transformations, 252–256
positioning objects precisely, 253–254
rotating objects precisely, 254, 255
scaling and mirroring objects, 254, 255
sizing objects, 256
skewing as, 256
using Transformation docker for, 252–253, 255
preflighting
printing, 872–873
viewing warnings during, 883–884
Web pages, 907–908
Prepress tab (Print dialog), 868–870
preset guidelines, 194–195
Preset strokes, 267–270
presets
blend effects, 633–634
contour effect, 658
distortion, 619–620
extrude, 579–581
saving extrusions as, 557
saving fountain fill as, 448
scripting events with SwishMiniMax, 927–928
pressure modes for Artistic media tool, 277–278
preview mode, 50
Preview Selected Only view, 102
previewing
lens effects, 663
masked areas, 815
OpenType fonts, 384
printing, 873–879
rollovers, 896
primary colors, 516–517
Print dialog
appearance of tabs in, 851
Color tab, 855–857
General tab options for, 851–853
illustrated, 849
Layout tab options for, 857–860
PostScript tab, 870–872
Prepress tab, 868–870
Print To File check box, 854–855
Quick Preview window, 849, 850–851
Separations tab, 860–868
trapping and overprinting options, 865–866
using, 848–851
verifying issues with printing, 850, 872–873
Print Merge dialog, 887
Print Merge Wizard, 886–889
Print Preview
Marks Placement tool, 878, 879
resetting options, 879
tools and property bar for, 876–877
Zoom tool in, 878–879
Print Setup dialog, 147
printable area of printers, 875
printers
device drivers for, 855
driver compatibility options for, 883
Duplexing Wizard and PostScript, 884
effect of resizing photos, 781
image file types and resolution of, 707–708
output color for, 856
printable area of, 875
resolution output of, 775
printing. See also color separations
collated pages, 853
color proofs, 856
configuring Color tab options for, 855–857
contiguous pages, 850
correcting colors for, 857
defining output colors, 856–857
digital image resolution and, 774–776
double-sided documents, 884
enabling/disabling objects for, 112
to file, 854–855
fixed palettes for, 523
labels, 154–156
layers, 848
layout options for, 858–860
logo transfers, 137–139
multiple document copies, 853
paths as PostScript output, 294
personalized documents, 886–889
PostScript tab options for, 870–872
preparing files for service bureaus, 855, 885
prepress options for, 868–870
previewing, 873–879
rendering intent for, 857
saving settings as style, 853–854
selecting color space conversion options, 856
separate files for CMYK process printing, 854
setting printable page area, 146–147
setting rendering resolution for, 50, 51
Simulate Overprints view for, 91–92
single-and multiple-page documents, 848–851
tiled documents, 859–860
transfers using mirroring, 877
trapping options, 865–868
verifying issues with, 850, 872–873
Printing Preferences dialog, 879–884
Driver Compatibility options, 883
General tab options, 880–883
preflight options, 883–884
.PRN files, 855
proofing
color proofs, 856
formatted text, 370–371
importance of language codes to, 403–404
spelling, 404–412
properties. See also Options dialog; property bar
blend effect, 625–626
controlling node, 286
copying envelope, 605–606
corners for rectangles, 213–214
customizing table, 424–427
Eraser tool, 318–319
grid, 179–181
guideline, 187–188
making color adjustments for Extrude tool, 573–575
page and physical, 144
Roughen brush, 326–327
saving document, 157
setting export options for web documents, 909–916
setting user word list, 411
showing object, 111
Smudge brush, 322–323
using special rectangle, 211–212
zipper distortion effect, 612–615
property bar. See also Options dialog; properties
accessing shaping commands on, 298–304
applying Outline Pen tool options, 474–476
beveling options on, 576–579
choosing extruded object properties on, 557–558
configuring mesh fill, 463, 464–466
Contour tool, 647–648
controlling fountain fill interactively from, 441–444
Distort tool, 610
Drop Shadow tool, 694–696
Envelope tool, 591
Extrude tool options from, 560–579
fill options from, 438–439
illustrated, 25
Marks Placement tool, 878, 879
pattern fill options from, 449–450
Print Preview, 876–877
shaping command buttons on, 298–299
texture fill options on, 456
Transparency tool options on, 677–678, 681–682, 683–686
uniform fill options on, 438–439
Zoom tool, 93–97
.PS files, 855
.PSD files, 786
publishing web documents, 904–908
command for, 904
controlling export options for, 904–905
reviewing images, 906
setting export preferences for, 909–916
push and pull distortion effects, 610, 611, 617
Q
Quick Preview window (Print dialog), 849, 850–851
Quick Start tab (Welcome Screen), 46, 47
QuickCorrect feature
about, 402
adding corrections to, 412
using, 416–418
R
Radial fountain fill, 441, 442, 683
radio buttons, 32
raster image processor (RIP), 866–867
rasterizing, about, 88
RAW images
about, 707
defined, 721–722
using CorelDRAW RAW lab for, 722–727
realigning center of distorted objects, 617
Recorder docker, 788–790
Rectangle tool
drawing rectangles with, 211–216
Smart Drawing tool vs., 208
rectangles
drawing, 212–213
Graph Paper, 229
new corner edits for, 8–9
setting corner properties, 213–214
3-point, 215–216
Redo command, 67–68
reducing path nodes, 279–280, 289, 319–320
reflections
adding to integrated image, 822–826
simulating with transparency, 250–251
registration color model, 505
registration marks, 869
relative positioning
absolute vs., 254
vanishing point’s, 564
Remove Face option, 676
removing
blend effects, 627
contour effects, 648
distortion effects, 614
envelopes, 607
extruded effects, 572
items from photo, 828–829
renaming
document pages, 157
entries on Objects docker, 805
pages, 164
rendering
choosing intent for printing, 857
selecting resolution of, 50, 51
Replace Text dialog, 419
Replace Wizard, 423
replacing. See also finding and replacing
background behind bitmap image, 805–810
color, 828–829
fonts, 764
text while typing, 418
vector image with traced text, 764–766
repositioning images for printing, 858
Resample dialog, 777
resampling
photos, 716
scripts for photo, 786–792
thumbnails, 782–786
resetting Print Preview options, 879
reshaping objects, 298–309
Back Minus Front command for, 299, 303, 307–309
Create Boundary command for, 303–304
Front Minus Back command for, 299, 302–303
intersecting objects, 299, 301–302
protecting source objects when, 299, 304, 305
shaping command buttons on property bar, 298–299
simplifying hidden areas of objects, 299, 302
trimming areas of objects, 299, 301, 306–308
resizing
defined, 776
objects proportionally, 247–248
width or height of objects, 248
resolution
adjusting color separation, 862–863
calculating bitmap image, 715
calculating texture fill, 460
defined, 773
difference in output and, 774
digital image and printing, 774–776
displaying image’s, 739
effect on Pixels view, 91
finding image’s, 714
image file types and printer, 707–708
importance in bitmap images, 703
measuring as dots per inch, 705, 773
measuring displayed images, 706, 775, 780
selecting for screening technology, 864
setting bitmap image export, 735, 836
viewing vs. image, 708–709
resolution-dependent images. See bitmap images
resolving DCS links, 871
restoring Color palette in workspace, 42
reversing
direction of paths, 287–288
object order, 258–259
order of text objects, 341
reverting text to assigned style, 373
RGB color model
about HSB and, 439
as additive color model, 499–503
adjusting in Uniform Fill dialog, 502–503
complementary colors in, 517
defining for printed output, 856
selecting, 50
right tabs, 361
rollovers
creating, 894
defined, 893
Internet toolbar commands for, 896–897
previewing, 896
rotating
crop box, 738–739
extruded objects, 128, 130, 564–569
guidelines, 186–187
images in document, 822
paths, 288
pattern fills, 453
selecting contour color rotation options, 653
sprayer paths, 275
understanding 3D rotational directions, 566–567
rotation cursor, 248–249
rotation handles
displaying, 249
guideline, 186–187
illustrated, 249
rotation reference markers, 567
Roughen brush, 326–328
round rectangles, 214
row offsets for pattern fills, 453
rulers, 168–178
about, 169
accessing, 168
adjusting indent markers on, 359
calibrating for precision, 176–178
dragging guidelines from, 117–118
illustrated, 169
nudge values for, 172–174, 246
setting vanishing point relative to, 564
showing/hiding in PHOTO-PAINT, 776
tab settings on, 361
tick divisions on, 174–175
unit measure for, 172
S
sampling
above and beyond uniform fills, 469–471
and applying fill color, 468–471
applying samples with Attributes eyedropper, 252
colors and saving, 514
mesh fill color, 468–469
outline properties, 477
Save As command, 60
Save Drawing dialog
illustrated, 58
setting options for, 58, 59–60
using, 57–59
Save Settings As dialog, 853
Save Style As dialog, 372
saving
artwork as bitmap image, 734–736
color as style, 511
document properties, 157
document views, 105
documents, 57–59
envelope presets, 598–599
files with new name, 60
fountain fills as preset, 448
GIF animations, 841–843
JPEG image files, 812
original of extruded object, 558
photos as .CPT or .PSD file, 786
print style settings, 853–854
sampled color, 514
templates, 64
text styles, 371–373
texture samples, 460–461
updating backup file when, 62
using Save As command, 60
work with Backup feature, 60–62
scaling
arrowhead, 6–7
during transformations, 247–248
effect on object’s pixels, 819
nodes, 288
outlines with image, 490
size of sprayer objects, 274
scalloping
objects, 309–310
using scalloped rectangles, 214
scanning photos, 778–781
Scatter dialog, 732
Scrapbook, 69–70
screening
angles for spot color, 864
options for basic, 864
selecting technology for, 863
scripts
creating preset guidelines, 194–195
playing back, 791–792
recording and saving, 788–790
using SwishMiniMax preset event, 927–928
seam for outline paths, 481
searching frame-based web pages, 898
secondary colors, 516–517
segment dimensions, 203
selecting, 238–245
and cutting complex objects, 815–819
holding ALT with marquee-selections, 241
lens effects, 663–664
photo area with Brush Mask tool, 813–815, 829–832
Pick and Shape tool states for, 242
pressing TAB for, 243
printers for printing, 852
shaping commands, 304
text, 347–348
by type, 243–245
using SHIFT-click, 241
working with hard-to-select objects, 240
selection handles for Pick tool, 239
selector buttons, 32
separations. See color separations
Separations tab (Print dialog), 860–868
serif typefaces, 377
service bureaus
Corel approved, 885
shades
defined, 503
producing with transparency merge modes, 683
shadows
about flat and perspective, 693
adding to bitmap image, 810–812
adding to layers, 720–722
anchoring, 694
blurring, 812
color of embossed bevel, 691
creating glow effects, 693–694, 697
developing perspective with, 545, 693
editing from Pick tool, 696
flat, 693
manually adjusting, 696–697
property bar options for, 694–696
Shape Recognition Level option, 208–209
Shape tool
adjusting line spacing, 339, 340
applying table options with, 426–427
character formatting with, 337–338
cropping with, 717–718
editing Bézier paths with, 285–291
editing envelope object, 596
nondestructive cropping with, 739–744
Pick tool’s alternate state as, 242
positioning objects with, 245, 246
selecting and moving characters, 338–340
setting nudge values for, 718
unable to edit distorted objects with, 616
shapes, 211–216. See also Perfect Shapes; perspective
adding PowerClips to, 311–313
altering sketched, 210
constraining while drawing, 213
converting outline to object, 236
converting to curves, 234
defining extruded object, 560–562
drawing with Smart Drawing tool, 209–211
ellipses, 216–220
erasing, 317
inserting characters as, 392
making into guideline, 193–194
outline displayed when repositioning, 184
polygons, 220–221
pouring text into, 366
reshaping polygons, 221–224
setting beveling, 577–578
stars, 224–226
translating sketch into, 208–209
trimming background of photograph, 744–745
using blending between, 626–627
wrapping text around, 363–369
shaping commands, 298–304
Shaping docker, 299, 304–305, 753–754
sharing vanishing point, 564, 565
sharpening filters, 781
SHIFT key, 213
shortcut buttons, 32
Show/Hide Path button (Paths docker), 806
showing/hiding
PHOTO-PAINT rulers, 776
secondary dialog filter for exporting, 76
selection only for visible objects, 243
side-fold card layouts, 153
Simple wireframe view mode, 89
Simulate Overprints view, 91–92
single arc envelope effect
constraining, 604–605
sketching with Smart Drawing tool, 208–211
skew cursor, 248–249
skew handle, 452
skewing
objects, 256
paths, 288
pattern fills, 453
sliders, 33
Smart Drawing tool, 208–211
choosing, 208
Ellipse tool vs., 208
interval between releasing mouse and shape recognition, 209
setting Shape Recognition Level for, 208–209
Smart Smoothing Level for, 208, 209
working with Perfect Shapes, 210, 211
Smart Frames dialog, 838
Smart Smoothing Level option, 208, 209
smooth nodes, 283
smoothing
mesh fill curves, 464
Smudge brush tool, 322–325
snap points, 184–185
snapping
commands for, 181–182
customizing behavior for, 183–184
setting radius for, 183–184
showing location marks for, 184
Soft Edge options on Bevel docker, 691–692
source
linking documents to bitmap, 149–150
protecting source objects when editing, 299, 304, 305
Source brush cursor, 829
spacing
bullets next to text, 354
between objects in blends, 629–630
options for language, 348
special characters, 418–420
specifying values
combo boxes, 30
num boxes, 29–30
Spell Checker, 404–412
changing language for, 407
options available for, 411–412
selecting language for, 406–407
setting options for, 406
Writing Tools dialog for, 404–406
Spell Checker tab (Writing Tools dialog), 406
spinners, 33
Spiral tool, 226–228
setting direction of spiral, 227
symmetrical vs. logarithmic objects, 227, 228
using Logarithmic Expansion slider, 227, 228
splitting and fusing blends, 634–637
spot color
choosing fountain fill for, 447
controlling separation warnings for, 880
converting to CMYK color model, 857
converting to separations, 862
selecting screening angles for, 863
Sprayer mode (Artistic media tool), 273–276
Square fountain fill, 441, 442, 683
sRGB color options, 857
stage, 922
stars, 224–226
starting
fountain fill transparency, 680, 681
multi-object blends, 643
states. See also cursors
controlling ellipse, 218–219
Envelope tool, 595–596
Extrude tool, 560
Pick/Shape cursor, 242
status bar, 25
steps for blend effects, 629
sticky guides. See dynamic guides
straight line envelope effect, 596, 597, 598
stretching nodes, 288
strokes
adding to paths, 801
applying Preset, 267–270
defined, 376
applying color, 510–511
automatically creating color, 513–514
creating color, 511
defining outline, 478–480
drawing, saving, and editing arrowhead, 483–486
editing text, 372–373
modifying outline, 480
saving print, 853–854
working with text, 371–373
subpaths, 288
subtractive color models, 498–499
Summary tab (Export HTML dialog), 907
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) graphics
about, 915–916
color palette for, 523
swatches, 508
.SWF (Flash) files
exporting, 917
exporting to SwishMiniMax, 919–924
organizing in SwishMiniMax, 920–921
SwishMiniMax
about, 916–917
animating objects in, 922–924
creating animation, 925–927
illustrated, 924
importing all actors, 924–925
importing SWF files to, 919–924
install copy of, 20
organizing SWF files in, 920–921
scripting events with presets in, 927–928
terminology for, 922
Symbol Manager, 393–395
symbols, 391–395
about, 391
instanced vs. editable, 395
saving and reusing, 393–395
using Insert Character docker for, 392–393
symmetrical nodes, 283–284
symmetrical perspective, 546, 547
T
T-shirt logo tutorial, 116–139
adding text to logo, 132–135, 136–137
creating compatible subhead, 136–137
designing logo concept, 116–117
extruding objects, 126–128
merging polygon with type, 121–123
page setup for logo, 117–118
printing transfers for logo, 137–139
shaping gear design for, 118–120
skill summary for, 139
3D effects for logo, 125–132
using gradient fills, 123–125
Table tool, 424–430
tables
applying Shape tool options to, 426–427
changing text into, 429
converting to text, 428–429
creating, 424
editing, 428
importing, 429–430
options available with Pick tool, 424–426
using text and graphics in, 428
tabs
adding, moving, and deleting, 359, 360
formatting tab leaders, 359–360
setting on rulers, 361
types of, 361
tangents, 184
templates
about, 20
.CDT format for document, 57, 64
defined, 62
label, 154–156
opening, 62–64
saving modified preset guidelines in, 195
tent layouts, 153
test driving CorelDRAW. See T-shirt logo tutorial
text. See also artistic text; fonts; paragraph text
adding, 136–137
adding to user word list, 411
adjusting line spacing, 339, 340, 357–358
animating, 928–930
assigning language codes, 402–404
case of, 370–371
character spacing, 358
columns, 354–357
converting tables to, 428–429
custom fountain fill in, 135–136
designing compatible subhead for, 136–137
displaying text-editing box for, 334, 337
drop caps in, 350–352
editing, 370–371
embedding objects into, 370
finding and replacing, 418–423
fitting to curve, 365–369
formatting characters, 334, 337–338
grammar checking, 405, 412–414
headlines with logo, 132–135
including in animated file, 835–836
indentation and margins of paragraph, 359
inserting characters as, 392
language spacing options for, 348
linked frames for paragraph, 344, 345–346
looking up in Thesaurus, 414–415
mixing with bitmap and vector art, 748–749
moving, 348
pasting, 333
personalizing printed, 886–889
placing in envelopes, 601, 602–604
placing in round text frame, 366–368
pouring into shapes, 366
proofing spelling, 404–412
QuickCorrect for, 402, 412, 416–418
replacing while typing, 418
saving as style, 371–373
shaping edge of, 121–123
snapping to baseline, 185
spacing, 357–359
spell checking, 404–412
switching between artistic and paragraph, 348–349
tab leaders in, 359–360
tabs for paragraph, 359–363
using Text toolbar, 349–350
web-compatible, 346–347, 893, 912–913
wrapping around shapes, 363–369
text formats, 80
Text tool
character formatting with, 337
reselecting Pick tool when selected, 332
using, 332–333
Text toolbar, 349–350
Texture Fill dialog, 457
texture fills, 456–461
applying, 456–460
calculating resolution of, 460
creating and saving texture samples, 460–461
defined, 434
options for, 459–460
property bar options for, 456
Texture Options dialog, 459
Texture transparency effect, 687–688
textures
adding to transparencies, 808, 810
saving or rebuilding, 59
Thesaurus tab (Writing Tools dialog), 414–415
3-point callout tool, 196, 197–199
3-point Curve tool, 280–281
3-point Ellipse tool, 219–220
3-point rectangles, 215–216
3D effects, 125–132. See also extruded objects
adjusting vanishing point for, 563–564
applying extruded object properties, 557–558
beveling extruded objects, 128–130
copying perspective to create, 542–545
creating 3D ground plane, 540–542
creating 3D illusion with extrude effect, 554–556
duplicating extruded properties, 130–132
lighting in, 128–130, 554–556, 569–573
rotating extruded objects, 128, 130, 564–569
rotational directions with, 566–567
saving or rebuilding extruded objects, 60
tutorial for extruded objects, 126–128
thumbnails, resampling, 782–786
tick divisions for rulers, 174–175
.TIFF files, 779
tiles
printed document, 859–860
showing current, 875
texture fill, 456
tilt option for Smudge brush, 324
Tinted grayscale lens effect, 670
tints
creating Color docker, 508
defined, 503
producing with transparency merge modes, 683
title bars on floating dockers, 37
To Center contours, 618, 650–651
toggle buttons, 32
toolbars
docking or floating, 39–40
illustrated, 25
Print Merge, 888
Text, 349–350
toolbox
detaching tool flyouts from, 39
illustrated, 25
using, 37–39
tools. See also specific tools
Artistic media, 266–278
Attributes Eyedropper, 251–252
Calligraphy, 276–277
Clone, 795–796
Color eyedropper, 465, 468–469, 477
Complex Star, 225–226
Contour, 647–654
Curve, 264–266
Dimension, 196–205
Ellipse, 216–220
Envelope, 590–594
Eraser, 316–320
Extrude, 127
Free Transform, 250–251, 325–326
Freehand, 266, 278–280, 291–292
Graph Paper, 228–232
Imposition Layout, 877–878
Interactive Extrude, 125–126
Interactive Fill, 123–125, 437–438
Knife, 313–316
locating in toolbox, 38
Object Pick, 831
Outline Pen, 474–475
Path, 800–801
Polygon, 220–226
Print Preview, 876–877
QuickCorrect, 402, 412, 416–418
Rectangle, 211–216
Smart Drawing, 208–211
Smudge brush, 322–325
Spell Checker, 404–412
Spiral, 226–228
Star, 224
Text, 332–333
toggling between Pick and current, 125
Virtual segment delete, 320–321
Zoom in Print Preview, 878–879
top-fold card layouts, 153
TOYO and DIC color palette, 523
tracing bitmap images, 759–763
tracking nodes, 243
transfer paper
obtaining, 117
printing T-shirt logos on, 138–139
Transformation docker, 252–253, 255
transforming objects, 247–252. See also precision transformations
about, 247
copying transformations, 251–252
flipping objects, 249
Free Transform tool for, 250–251
by rotation, 248–249
using cursor, 247–249
using precision, 252–256
transparencies. See also Transparency tool
applying to mesh fill, 465, 466
contoured objects using, 654
creating image transitions with, 756–758
creating multi-stage, 686–687
dimensional look added with, 678–679
exporting to web, 910–912
filtering bitmap image with, 733
freezing, 688–689
making with image layer and alpha channel, 752–756
merge modes for, 683–686
options controlling, 681–682
Pattern and Texture, 687–688
reflections created with, 250–251, 824–825
selecting fills for, 676–682
using uniform, 680
Transparency lens effect, 671
Transparency tool, 676–689
merge modes for, 683–686
midpoint slider for, 681
properties for, 679–683
property bar for, 677–678, 681–682, 683–686
uses for, 676
trapping
adjusting In-RIP, 866–868
Print dialog options for, 865–868
tri-fold brochure layouts, 154
trimming objects
examples of, 306–308
troubleshooting
changing language for Spell Checker, 407
missing color profiles, 711–712
mouse scroll wheel responsiveness, 97
warnings when opening files, 56
Trumatch color palette, 523
.TTF fonts, 379
tutorial. See T-shirt logo tutorial
tweening, 837
Twister distortion effects, 610, 615–616, 618–619
Two-Color Pattern Editor, 455
two-color pattern fills, 449, 450, 454–455
two-point perspective
copying perspective for 3D effect, 542–545
defined, 534
using, 540–545
vanishing point with, 537
typefaces. See also characters; fonts
accessing installed fonts, 390–391
art of typography, 376
Barock Caps, 351
characteristics of fonts, 380–381
defined, 377
digital, 379
finding fonts, 381–389
options for quotation marks, 417–418
points, 390
serif and sans serif, 377
styles and types of, 376–380
symbols, 391–395
using fonts appropriately, 395–399
Wingdings, 353
U
unconstrained envelope mode, 596, 597, 598
Undo
Cutout Lab changes, 819
docker for, 68–69
limitations for photo effects via Bitmap menu, 730
nondestructive edits, 744
number of levels available, 68
reversing erasing sessions with, 318
spelling and grammar changes, 405
using, 67–68
undocking
dockers, 35
unfreezing transparency effects, 689
Uniform Fill dialog, 439
adjusting RGB color model in, 499–503
Color docker vs., 505
creating color harmonies in, 515–516
illustrated, 500
Mixers tab, 515–521
Models tab of, 496–498
Palettes tab of, 522–523
uniform fills
applying with Interactive fill tool, 437–438
assigning, 436
defined, 434
illustrated, 435
setting options from property bar, 438–439
uniform transparency effects, 680
units of measure
grid, 181
unlinking contour acceleration, 657
unlocking. See locking/unlocking
Unsharp Mask filter, 781
Updates tab (Welcome Screen), 47–48
URLs
applying hyperlinks to, 897–899
linking to bookmarks, 901
setting object’s behavior as, 897
user interface. See workspace
user word lists, 409–411
.UWL files, 408
V
vanishing point
adjusting for extruded objects, 563–564
adjusting for rotated objects, 568
dragging, 559
two-point perspective with, 537
vector art
adding painterly look to, 322–323
converting to bitmap images, 759–770
creating holes in, 293–294
cropping, 321–322
exporting for web pages, 915–916
formats for exporting, 81
mixing bitmap images with, 746–749
rasterizing, 88
tracing, 764–770
version compatibility. See compatibility
View Manager docker
illustrated, 104
opening and using, 104
Page and Zoom options in, 104, 106
saving and going to views with, 105
View menu, 88
view modes, 88–93. See also zooming and panning pages
about, 88
Draft, 89–90
Enhanced, 91
Full-Screen, 101–102
illustrated, 89
Normal, 90–91
Pixels, 91
Preview Selected Only, 102
returning to last-used, 93
Simulate Overprints, 91–92
Wireframe and Simple wireframe, 89
viewpoint for lens effect, 674–675
views. See also layers; view modes
arranging open document, 52
bookmarking saved, 104–106
choosing modes for, 88–93, 101–102
displaying previous or next page, 156
Layer Manager, 112
navigating to with View Navigator, 102–103
Page Sorter, 101, 102, 162–165
returning to last-used mode, 88–93
setting document display preferences, 144
Virtual segment delete tool, 320–321
visibility. See showing/hiding
W
warning messages
missing color profiles, 711–712
when opening files, 56
web browsers, 912–913
web pages. See also links
applying URL links to, 897–899
assigning bookmark links to graphics, 899–901
backgrounds for, 903
configuring with Object Properties docker, 901
controlling export of content to, 904–905
designing, 892
exporting vector graphics for, 915–916
formatting text for, 913–914
frame-based, 898
hotspots, 898–899
including Flash animation on, 916–932
Internet toolbar options for, 892–893
Links and Bookmarks docker, 902
publishing, 904–908
reviewing before publishing, 906
rollover buttons for, 894–897
viewing in browsers, 912–913
web-compatible typefaces, 346–347, 893, 912–913
web resources for fonts, 389
Welcome Screen
about, 46
illustrated, 47
tabs on, 46–47
welding shapes
art examples of, 307–309
Weld command for, 299, 300–301
.WFN fonts, 54
What’s New tab (Welcome Screen), 46, 47
width
adjusting column, 355–356
eraser, 319
page, 145
resizing object, 248
windows
arranging documents in, 52
working between, 27
Windows operating system, 53–55
Wireframe lens effect
Frozen option with, 672–674
using, 671–672
Wireframe view mode, 89
.WMF files, 919
word lists
main, 408–409
new language codes and, 407
types of, 408
user, 409–411
exporting graphics to, 83–85
QuickCorrect feature in, 402
workflow
overview for bitmap images, 727–730
removing image backgrounds, 801
workspace, 24–44. See also specific workspace components
about, 24
application window features, 24–26
buttons, 32–33
categories of elements in, 24
choosing view modes, 88–93
Color palette, 40–44
controlling guide layer, 192–195
data entry in combo boxes, 30
designing page options for, 146–148
dynamic guides, 189–192
elevator button, 6
entering values in num boxes, 29–30
flyout menus, 30–31
grids, 178–185
guidelines, 185–189
list selectors, 31–32
opening Welcome Screen, 46–48
pop-up menus, 33–34
radio buttons and option boxes, 32
restoring Color palette in, 42
returning to last-used view mode, 93
sliders, 33
specifying toolbar and dialog values, 29–34
spinners, 33
toolbars, 39–40
toolbox in, 37–39
using color and list selectors, 31–32
working with dockers, 34–37
zooming and panning pages, 93–101
wrapping text, 363–369
Writing Tools dialog
Grammatik tab, 413
illustrated, 404
Spell Checker tab, 406
Thesaurus tab, 414–415
X
X axis rotations, 566–567, 568
X Origin options (Pattern Fill dialog), 453
X-Rite, 504
X value for ruler, 169
Y
Y axis rotations, 566–567, 568
Y Origin options (Pattern Fill dialog), 453
Y value, ruler’s, 169
YIQ color model, 504
Z
Z axis rotations, 566–567, 568
zipper distortion effects
amplitude and frequency of, 612, 618
control handles for, 618
inverting direction of, 613
Zoom One-Shot command, 96
Zoom tool
bitmap editing using, 782
changing view with scroll wheel, 792
keyboard shortcuts for, 98–99
properties in Print Preview, 878–879
zooming and panning pages, 93–101
adjusting zoom levels, 94
defined, 93
Pan tool features, 99–101
property bar for Zoom tool’s, 93–97
using mouse for zooming, 97, 100
Zoom One-Shot command, 96
zooming in/out, 94–95