Quick links to procedures on this page:
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CorelDRAW provides an easy way of finding templates on your computer. You can search by the name, category, or reference information associated with a template. When you type a term in the text field and initiate a search, all matching templates are displayed as thumbnail images in the thumbnail viewing area. For example, if you type “contemporary” in the text field, the application automatically filters out all files that do not match, and you see only the files that have the word “contemporary” in the template name, category, or designer notes attached to the file.
Thumbnail zooming makes recognizing a particular template easier and faster. You can narrow the search results by using different criteria, such as document type (for example, brochure, flyer, newsletter, poster, or card) and industry (for example, hospitality, retail, or services). You can choose to view only templates that you have created or all templates (the templates included with CorelDRAW and provided by third-party designers, as well as templates that you have created). When you select a template in the viewing area, additional information is displayed about the template’s category, style, pagination, and fold options, as well as any designer notes related to its intended use.
By default, the application searches all locations that Instant Search (on Windows 7 and Windows Vista) or Windows Desktop Search (on Windows XP) are configured to index. You can also browse for templates in other locations, which Instant Search and Windows Desktop Search are not configured to index. For more information about configuring Instant Search on Windows 7 and Windows Vista, see the Windows Help. For more information about Windows Desktop Search, visit the Microsoft Web site.
You can cancel a search at any time.
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Click File  New from template.
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In the New from template dialog box, do one of the following:
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Type a word in the search text box.
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If you are using Windows XP without Windows Desktop Search, type a word in
the search text box, and press Enter.
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Thumbnails that match the search term appear in the Templates pane. |
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From the View by list box in the Filter pane, choose one of the following
categories:
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Type — sorts templates by document type, such as brochure, flyer, poster, or
newsletter
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Industry — sorts templates by the industry that the template was designed for
(for example, hospitality, retail, or services)
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In the category list, click a category.
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To view all templates (that is, templates included with CorelDRAW, created by third-party designers, or created by you or others), click All. To view only templates that you have created, click My templates. |
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Templates that do not contain any category information are grouped in a
category called Not specified.
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If the CorelDRAW shell integration components are not installed (that is, if
you have disabled the Windows Shell Extension option under Utilities in the
Setup wizard during a custom installation), you can search for templates only
by filename, not by name, keywords, or other reference information.
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If you are using Windows XP, and if Windows Desktop Search is not installed,
the application searches by filename only in the following folders and
subfolders:
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X:\Program Files\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
X5\Languages\EN\Draw\Templates, where X is the drive where
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 is installed
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template folders associated with CorelDRAW 12 and CorelDRAW X3
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My Documents folder
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Desktop
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If you are using Windows XP and install Windows Desktop Search after
installing CorelDRAW, you must add the location of the
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 installation to the indexed locations of
Windows Desktop Search. For more information about modifying search
options in Windows Desktop Search, see “Set search locations” in the Windows
Desktop Search Help.
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Windows Desktop Search is available as a free download from the Microsoft
Download Center. For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/
windows/desktopsearch/downloads/default.mspx.
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To zoom in or out when you view thumbnails, drag the Zoom slider to the right
or left.
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If you are using Windows XP, you can also start a search by entering a search
term in the search text box and clicking the Start search  button.
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to display it.
button in the lower-left corner of the Designer notes pane.
button next to the
Search text field.