Import files
You can import (place) files created in other applications. For example, you can import an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), JPEG, or Adobe Illustrator (AI) file. You can import a file and place it in the active application window as an object. You can also resize and center a file as you import it. The imported file becomes part of the active file. The Sources inspector lets you add linked files that were saved to a bitmap format such as JPEG or PNG. You can also import linked Corel DESIGNER (DES), CorelDRAW (CDR), Comma-separated Values (CSV) as well as Excel Workbook (XLS or XLSX) files. You can open the source of a linked file for editing, and you can sync the linked content with the latest version of the source file. You can break the link between the imported file and its source at any time so that you can edit the files independently of each other.
When you import a file from an earlier version of CorelDRAW that contains text in a language different from the language of your operating system, you can use code page settings to ensure that object names, keywords, and notes saved with the file are displayed correctly.
To import a file into an active drawing
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Click
File 
Place.
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Choose the folder where the file is stored.
If necessary, you can search for a file by using the search box. You can search for such things as file name, title, subject, author, keyword, comment, bitmap name, object name, and so on.
If the file contains text in a language different from that of your operating system, choose the corresponding option from the
Select code page list box to ensure that object names, keywords, and notes are correctly displayed.
These options are not available for all file formats.
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Click
Place, and do one of the following:
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Click the drawing page to maintain the dimensions of the file and position its top-left corner where you click.
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Drag on the drawing page to resize the file. The import cursor displays the dimensions of the resized file as you drag on the drawing page.
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Press
Return to center the file on the drawing page.
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Press the
Spacebar to place the file in the same position as it was in the original file (CDR and AI files only).
Active snapping options are applied to the imported file.
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Link to a bitmap externally instead of embedding it |
Click Options, and then click Import as externally linked image. If you want to display a list of the linked images, click Window Inspectors Sources. |
Merge layers in an imported bitmap |
Enable the Combine multi-layer bitmap check box. |
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Enable the Extract embedded ICC profile check box to save the ICC profile to the color folder where the application is installed. This option is not available for all file formats. |
Check for watermark or copyright information |
Enable the Check for watermark check box. This option is not available for all file formats. |
Use the default settings for the filter instead of opening the dialog box |
Click Options, and enable the Hide Import filter dialog check box. This option is not available for all file formats. |
Preserve layers and pages in an imported file |
Click Options, and enable the Maintain layers and pages check box. If you disable the check box, all layers are combined into a single layer. This option is not available for all file formats. |
Select the pages to import when importing multi-page TIFF documents |
In the Import TIFF dialog box, enable an option in the Select the page(s) to import area. This option is available only for the TIFF file format. |
Open only part of an image |
In the Load partial file dialog box, type the range of frames to open in the Load frames box. |
Not all importing options are available for all file formats.
You can import multiple files. Hold down Shift and click to select consecutive files in a list. Hold down Command and click to select non-consecutive files.
To import an externally linked file
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Click
Window Inspectors Sources.
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Click the
Add linked file button at the bottom of the
Sources inspector.
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Browse to the drive and folder where the file is stored.
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Click in the workspace to place the file.
To work with externally linked files
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Click
Window Inspectors Sources.
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In the
Sources inspector, click a linked file.
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Perform a task from the following table.
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Open the source of a linked file |
Click the Open source file button  . |
Sync a linked file with the latest version of its source |
Click the Sync linked file button  . Note: If you already modified the linked file in the document, your changes will be lost. To keep the changes in the linked file, you must make the same changes in the source before syncing the file.
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Break the link to the source file |
Click the Break link button  . |