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Comparing tools

The following table lists Adobe Illustrator tools and the corresponding CorelDRAW tools. Many of the tools create the same result but operate slightly differently.

Adobe Illustrator tool	CorelDRAW tool
Add Anchor Point tool	Shape tool . See To add or delete a node.
Area Type tool	Text tool . See To add paragraph text.
Blend tool	Blend tool . See To blend objects.
Bloat tool	Envelope tool . See To apply an envelope.
Convert Anchor Point tool	Shape tool . See To shape a curve object by using cusp, smooth, or symmetrical nodes.
Delete Anchor Point tool	Shape tool . See To add or delete a node.
Direct Selection tool	Shape tool . See To select a node.
Drop Shadow tool	Drop shadow tool . See To add a drop shadow.
Gradient tool	Interactive fill tool . See Applying fountain fills.
Line Segment tool	Freehand tool . See To draw a curve by using the 3-point curve tool. Polyline tool . See Drawing lines.
Live Paint Bucket tool	Smart fill tool . See To apply a fill to an enclosed area.
Live Trace command	Bitmaps Quick Trace command Bitmaps Centerline Trace command Bitmaps Outline Trace command. See To trace a bitmap by using the Outline Trace method.
Measure tool	Dimension tool . See Drawing connector and callout lines.
Mesh tool	Mesh fill tool . See To apply a mesh to an object.
Paintbrush tool	Artistic media tool . See To draw a calligraphic line. Brush tool . See Applying brushstrokes.
Pan tool	Pan tool . See To pan in the drawing window.
Path Type tool	Text tool . See To fit text to a path.
Pathfinder effects	Object Shaping commands. See Trimming objects and Welding and intersecting objects.
Pencil tool	Freehand tool . See To draw a line by using the Freehand tool.
Pucker tool	Envelope tool . See To apply an envelope.
Reflect tool	Mirror buttons. See To mirror an object.
Reshape tool	Shape tool . See To stretch, scale, rotate, or skew nodes.
Rotate tool	Pick tool . See To rotate an object.
Rounded Rectangle tool	Rectangle tool . See To draw a rectangle or square with rounded, scalloped, or chamfered corners.
Save For Microsoft Office command	File Export for Office command
Scale tool	Pick tool . See Sizing and scaling objects.
Scissors tool	Knife tool . See To split an object.
Selection tool	Pick tool . See To select objects.
Shear tool	Pick tool . See Skewing and stretching objects.
Star tool	Star and Complex star tools. See To draw a star.
Symbol Sprayer tool	Sprayer tool . See To spray a pattern.
Twirl tool	Distort tool . See To distort an object.
Type tool	Text tool . See To add paragraph text and To add artistic text.
Vertical Type tool	Paragraph formatting docker. See To choose a text orientation for Asian text.
Warp tool	Smudge tool . See To smudge an object. Envelope tool. See Shaping objects by using envelopes.
Wrinkle tool	Roughen tool . See To roughen an object.