| • | To import a Corel DESIGNER file |
| • | Corel DESIGNER (DSF) technical notes |
| • | Corel DESIGNER (DES) technical notes |
You can import Corel DESIGNER files. Files from version 10 and later have the filename extension .des. Files from Micrografx versions 6 to 9 have the filename extension .dsf. Version 4 files have the filename extension .ds4. The .drw filename extension is used for a Micrografx 2.x or 3.x file. Micrografx template files (DST) are also supported.
| To import a Corel DESIGNER file |
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| 1 . | Click File  Import. |
| 2 . | Locate the folder in which the file is stored. |
| 3 . | Choose DES - Corel DESIGNER (*.des) or DSF, DRW, DST, MGX - Corel/Micrografx Designer (*.dsf; *.drw; *.ds4) from the list box next to the File name box. |
| 4 . | Click the filename. |
| 5 . | In the Import dialog box, adjust any of the settings. |
| 6 . | Click Import. |
| 7 . | Click the drawing page. |
| Corel DESIGNER (DSF) technical notes |
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| • | Guidelines and grid settings are not converted. |
| • | Snap points are not converted — the program preserves the default gravity settings. |
| • | Objects on some pages may be grouped together. You may want to select the group and then ungroup it before editing. |
| • | DSF files display OLE data as picture objects. OLE data object types are lost in the conversion. |
| • | Curvygons are converted to curves. |
| • | Gradient transparency may be offset in some cases. |
| • | Hatch fills are rendered but are actually part of the object fill. They are separate objects that are grouped. |
| • | Unclosed, filled lines are converted to two objects: one for the line and one for the fill. |
| • | Warped text is converted to curves. |
| • | Repelled text (block text that wraps around an object) is converted to multiple text objects. |
| • | Each line of a nonrectangular text object (text placed within an object) is converted to a separate text object. |
| • | For block text that has many transformations, tab stops may stretch or shrink. |
| • | Text flowing between containers is not preserved; each container is converted to a separate object. |
| • | Dimensions of text in small caps vary when the text is imported. |
| Corel DESIGNER (DES) technical notes |
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Some features described in the Help are not included in this version of the product, and are available only in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018.
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