Use content from the CONNECT Browser

If you want to view or edit a file before you incorporate it into your project, you can open it in CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, or its associated application.

You can insert and place content in your document. Images that are obtained from Flickr may be subject to copyright and usage restrictions. Such images, also referred to as "comp images," are often low-resolution or watermarked. To use comp images, you must first check with the owner if you have rights to use them and purchase them if necessary. Then, you can replace the comp images in your document with the purchased images. You can view a list of all comp images in a document.

You can install the fonts that you find, and you can install font families.

To open a file

To	Do the following
Open a file by using the CONNECT Browser	Click Window Dockers CONNECT Browser. Select a thumbnail. Do one of the following: In full view, click the Open button . In single pane view, click the File commands button , and click Open.
Open a file by using the Tray docker	Click Window Dockers Tray. Select a thumbnail. Click the Open button .

You can also open a file by right-clicking it and choosing the option that you want.

You can also open multiple selected files.

To insert a file into an active document

To	Do the following
Insert a file into an active document by using the CONNECT Browser	Do one of the following: Drag a file from the viewing pane of the CONNECT Browser to the active document to insert the file as an embedded object. In single-pane view, select a file in the viewing pane, click the File commands button , click Import to insert the file as an embedded object or Import and link to insert the file as a linked object, and click in your document. In full view, select a file in the viewing pane, click the Import button to insert the file as an embedded object or the Import and link button to insert the file as a linked object, and click in your document.
Insert a file into an active document by using the Tray docker	Select the file, and click one of the following buttons in the Tray docker: Import — lets you insert a file as an embedded object Import and link — lets you insert a file as a linked object Import at original position — lets you import and place a vector graphic at the original position where it was created relative to the page Note that the Import buttons are not available in the standalone utility.
Insert and place a vector graphic in a document	Click the Import or Import and link button and do one of the following: Drag to place and resize the graphic. Press Enter to center the graphic on page. Press Spacebar to place the vector graphic at the original position where it was created relative to the page.

For information about inserting embedded and linked objects, see Link and embed objects.

You can also insert a file into an active document by dragging the file from the viewing pane or the Tray docker to the active document.

You can also insert a file into an active document by right-clicking the file in the viewing pane and choosing an import command.

You can also insert multiple selected files.

To check, purchase, and replace a comp image

Transformations, such as scaling, rotating, and resizing, that were applied to the comp image are preserved in the final image. However, effects, such as envelopes, distortions, perspective, as well as bitmap effects and adjustments, are not preserved.

You can also access the Open comp source and Replace comp commands by right-clicking a comp image.

To view a list of all comp images in a document

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Click File Print, click the Preflight (Issues) tab, and click Some images may be subject to copyright and usage restrictions.

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Click File Document Properties.

When you export a document to the Adobe Illustrator (AI), Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), HTML, or PDF file format, you can view a list of all comp images in the preflight summaries.

To install fonts

1 .	Click Window Dockers CONNECT Browser.

To uninstall a font, right-click the font thumbnail, and click Uninstall.

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