CorelDRAW Help : Pages and layout : Working with pages and layout tools : Specifying the page layout
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Specifying the page layout

You can begin working on a drawing by specifying settings for the size, orientation, and layout style of the page. The options you choose when specifying the page layout can be used as a default for all new drawings you create. You can also adjust the page size and orientation settings to match the standard paper settings for printing.

Page size

There are two options for specifying a page size: choosing a preset page size and creating your own. You can choose from many preset page sizes, ranging from legal-size paper and envelopes to posters and webpages. If a preset page size does not meet your needs, you can create a custom page size by specifying a drawing’s dimensions.

You can save custom page sizes as presets for later use, and you can delete any custom preset page sizes that you no longer need.

Page orientation

The orientation of the page can be landscape or portrait. In landscape orientation, the drawing’s width is greater than its height, and in portrait orientation, the drawing’s height is greater than its width. Any pages you add to a drawing have the current orientation; however, you can change the orientation of individual pages at any time.

Layout styles

When you use the default layout style (Full Page), each page in a document is considered a single page and prints on one sheet. You can choose layout styles for multipage publications, such as booklets and brochures. The multipage layout styles — Book, Booklet, Tent Card, Side-fold Card, Top-fold Card, and Tri-fold Brochure — split the page size into two or more equal parts. Each part is considered a separate page. The advantage of working with separate parts is that you can edit each page in upright orientation, and in sequential order in the drawing window, regardless of the layout required to print your document. When you are ready to print, the application automatically arranges the pages in the order required for printing and binding.

Label styles

You can choose from more than 800 preset label formats from different label manufacturers. You can preview the dimensions of labels and see how they fit on a printed page. If CorelDRAW does not provide a label style that meets your requirements, you can modify an existing style or create and save your own original style.

To set the page size and orientation Back to Top

 

To
Do the following
Choose a preset page size
Choose a page size from the Size list box.
Match the page size and orientation to the printer settings
Click the Get page size from printer button.
Specify a custom page size
Type values in the Width and Height boxes.
Set the page orientation
Click the Landscape or the Portrait button.
Set the page size and orientation for an individual page in a multipage document
Make sure that the page you want to change is displayed in the drawing window, choose a page size and orientation, and enable the Apply size to current page only check box.
Display the page border
Enable the Show page border check box.
Add a frame around the page
Click Add page frame.
Choose a rendering resolution for the document
Choose a resolution from the Rendering resolution list box.
Set a bleed limit
Enable the Show bleed area check box, and type a value in the Bleed box.

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You can also specify the page size and orientation by clicking View Page sorter view and adjusting the controls on the property bar.

You can also open the Options dialog box with the Page size page displayed by double-clicking the shadow of the drawing page.

To add or delete custom preset page sizes Back to Top

 

To
Do the following
Add a custom preset page size
Specify a custom page size in the Width and Height boxes, click the Save button, and type a name for the custom page in the Save custom page type as box.
The custom preset page size appears in the Size list box.
Delete a preset page size
Choose a page size from the Size list box, and click the Delete button.

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With the Pick tool active and no objects selected, you can also add or delete custom preset page sizes by clicking Edit this list at the bottom of the Page size list box on the property bar.

To choose a layout style Back to Top
To use a label style Back to Top

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You cannot use label styles if a drawing contains multiple pages.

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For best results, choose Letter paper size and Portrait orientation before applying a label style.

To save the current page layout as the default Back to Top
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